你知道通常人們說的“東方三博士”的由來嗎？他們帶給剛剛降生的小耶酥三樣禮物，你知道這些禮物代表什麼意思嗎？一起來看一看——

　　After Jesus was born, wise men came to look for Him, from an area which is now in either Iran or Saudi Arabia. Although they are often called the "Three Kings", the Bible does not say how many there were, or that they were kings. Three is only a guess because they brought with them three gifts: Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
 
　　They were certainly men of learning - probably today we would call them philosophers or scientists. They had seen an unusual new star in the sky, and knew that it told of the birth of a special king. (The star they saw was probably a exploding "supernova" and is known from astronomical records.)

　　They followed the direction of the star- East - and eventually found the place where Mary, Joseph and Jesus were staying. To bring honour to the child, they brought rich gifts: gold, frankincense (a resin which burns with a beautiful smell), and myrrh (plant oil with a very strong sweet smell).

　　These gifts tell us in pictures three key things about Jesus: Gold: a gift fit for a King; Frankincense: burnt in worship of God; Myrrh: a sign of mortal humanness - it was used to bury the dead.

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　　耶酥降生之後，三智者從今天靠近伊朗和阿拉伯的地方出發，去尋找他。雖然通常他們被稱為“三王”，但是聖經上並沒有記載他們確切是幾個人，或者他們是不是國王。這樣叫叫他們只是一個猜測，因為他們給小耶酥帶去了三樣禮物：金冠，乳香和沒藥。

　　當然總有人在研究他們的。今天我們可能會叫他們哲學家或科學家。他們在天空中看到升起一顆不同尋常的星，因此認定一位特殊的王降生了。（他們看到的星星很可能是顆爆炸的“超新星”，這從天文學的記錄可以得知。）

　　他們跟隨著星星指引的方向——東方——並最終找到了瑪利亞，約瑟夫和耶酥的所在地。為了讓這位不平凡的王榮耀加身，他們帶去了豐厚的禮物：金冠，乳香（一種燃燒時會發出香味的樹脂），和沒藥（一種很香的植物油）。

　　這些禮物為我們描繪了關於耶酥的最重要的資訊：金冠：最適合王者的禮物；乳香：為崇凈上帝而燒；沒藥：人性的短淺，生命的終將逝去——用來祭奠死人。(競學生活)