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The angel came closer to the man, and, with tenderness, led him to a bench nearby, where they sat down."
天使走到老人身邊，親切地拉著老人坐在一條長椅上。
'The verses of your son who was the poet were very popular in Rome,' the angel said.
‘令郎的詩句當年在羅馬家喻戶曉，’天使說道。
'Everyone loved them and enjoyed them. But when the reign of Tiberius ended, his poems were forgotten.
‘人人喜歡吟誦，樂此不疲。但隨著提比略王朝結束，他的詩句也就被人遺忘了。
The words you're hearing now are those of your son in the military.'
此刻人們念誦的是你那從軍的兒子說過的話。’
The man looked at the angel in surprise.
老人驚訝地望著天使。
'Your son went to serve at a distant place, and became a centurion. He was just and good.
‘他在一個偏遠地區服役，當上了百夫長。他是個正直善良的人。
One afternoon, one of his servants fell ill, and it appeared that he would die.
一天下午，他的一名奴仆生病了，生命危在旦夕。
Your son had heard of a rabbi who was able to cure illnesses, and he rode out for days and days in search of this man.
當聽說有一位猶太教教士能治百病，他便四方奔走，尋找此人。
Along the way, he learned that the man he was seeking was the Son of God.
趕路途中他發現，他要找的人正是上帝之子。
He met others who had been cured by him, and they instructed your son in the man's teachings.
他遇到了一些被上帝之子治愈的人，學會了上帝的教義。
And so, despite the fact that he was a Roman centurion, he converted to their faith.
盡管他是羅馬帝國的百夫長，卻改變了信仰。
Shortly thereafter, he reached the place where the man he was looking for was visiting.'
有一天早上，他終于找到猶太教教士。’
'He told the man that one of his servants was gravely ill, and the rabbi made ready to go to his house with him.
‘他告訴教士，他的一個奴仆病了。教士便準備去他家。
But the centurion was a man of faith, and, looking into the eyes of the rabbi, he knew that he was surely in the presence of the Son of God.'
但是，百夫長是有信仰的人，他看著教士深邃的眼睛，領悟到面前的人正是上帝之子。此時，他們周圍的人紛紛站起身來。’
'And this is what your son said,' the angel told the man.
‘這就是令郎說的話，’天使對老人說。
'These are the words he said to the rabbi at that point, and they have never been forgotten:
‘那是當時他對猶太教教士所說的話，從此永遠流傳：
My Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only speak a word and my servant will be healed.'"
主啊，我不配勞您進我的家，但您只要說上一句話，我的奴仆即可得救。’”
The alchemist said, "No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it."
煉金術士說道：“做什么并不重要，世上的每個人都在歷史中扮演著重要角色，但通常懵然不知。”
The boy smiled. He had never imagined that questions about life would be of such importance to a shepherd.
男孩笑了。他從來沒想到，人生對一個牧羊人竟如此重要。
"Good-bye," the alchemist said.
“再見！”煉金術士說。
"Good-bye," said the boy.
“再見！”男孩回應道。
