Audiobook Dictation: “The city was crowded with travelers…”

The city was crowded with travelers from all over Palestine, and from foreign countries too.

城裡擠滿了來自巴勒斯坦各地、也有來自外國的旅客。

They were the pilgrims who had come for the Passover feast.

他們是來過逾越節的朝聖者。

The crowds saw the procession coming.

人群看見隊伍走來了。

They saw the donkey, and they remembered what the Scriptures said.

他們看見了那頭驢，想起了經上所說的話。

They heard the shouting, and they understood the words.

他們聽見了歡呼聲，也明白了那些話的意思。

Some of the crowds began to shout with the disciples.

人群中有些人開始跟門徒們一起歡呼。

A great cry of "Hosanna!" went ringing down the street.

一片「和散那！」的呼聲響徹了整條街。

Everyone seemed to be saying it.

似乎人人都在喊。

"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." Some cut branches from the trees, and waved them before the Messiah.

「奉主名來的是應當稱頌的。」有些人從樹上砍下枝子，在彌賽亞面前揮舞。

It was a royal welcome.

這是一場迎接君王般的歡迎。