4.Magdalen’s Reputation

Sts. Zachary and Elizabeth being long since dead，

St John the Baptist has been preaching and baptizing publicly and is gaining fame and followers. Jesus has just begun His public life, but is yet to perform any miracles.

4.玛达肋纳的声望

圣匝加利亚和依撒伯尔早已过世，

圣施洗若翰一直在公开讲道和施洗，

并赢得了声望和门徒。 耶稣刚刚开始他的公开生活，

还没有行任何神迹。

Six men who were coming from the baptism of John met Jesus. Among them were Levi, known later as Matthew, and two sons of the widowed relatives of Elizabeth. They all knew Jesus, some through relationship, others by hearsay; and they strongly suspected, though they had no assurance of it, that He was the One of whom John had spoken. They spoke of John, of Lazarus and his sisters, especially of Magdalen. They supposed she had a devil, for she was already living apart from her family in the castle of Magdalum. These men accompanied Jesus, and were filled with astonishment at His discourse. The aspirants to baptism going from Galilee to John used to tell him all that they knew and heard of Jesus, while they that came from Ainon, where John baptized, used to tell Jesus all they knew of John............

Magdalen’s castle in Magdalum was not far off, and Magdalen herself was at this time at the height of her glory.    (Vol. 1,pp. 342,352)

那时，有六个受过若翰洗礼的人来见耶稣。其中包括肋未，后来被称为玛窦，以及依撒伯尔的寡居亲戚的两个儿子。他们都认识耶稣，有的通过关系，有的通过传闻；他们虽然不能肯定，却十分怀疑他就是若翰所说的那一位。他们谈到若翰，谈到拉匝禄和他的姐妹们，尤其是玛达肋纳。他们怀疑玛达肋纳里面有个邪魔，因为她已经和家人分开住在玛格达伦城堡。这些人陪伴着耶稣，对他的讲道充满惊愕。从加里肋亚来到若翰处的受洗者过去经常告诉若翰他们所知道和听到的关于耶稣的一切，而那些从若翰施洗的艾农来的人，又经常告诉耶稣他们所知道的关于若翰的一切…… 。

玛达肋纳的玛格达伦的城堡就在不远处，而玛达肋纳此时正处于她在荣耀的顶峰。 （第 1 卷，第 342,352 页）