It also celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

这一节日还庆祝耶路撒冷第二圣殿的再次开启。

At the time Jewish prayer services and sacrifices were performed in the temple in Jerusalem.

当时，犹太人的祈祷仪式和祭祀活动都在耶路撒冷的神庙里进行。

He would purify the holy Temple in Jerusalem.

祂能洁净耶路撒冷的圣殿。

And then, in the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the menorah had been held up as one of the most important symbols in Judaism.

然后，在耶路撒冷的第二圣殿，烛台被奉为犹太教最重要的象征之一。

Hanukkah celebrates when the Jewish people were able to re-dedicate and worship in their Temple, in Jerusalem, again following many years of not being allowed to practice their religion.

光明节庆祝犹太人在多年不被允许信奉他们的宗教之后再次能够在他们位于耶路撒冷的圣殿中献身和敬拜。

At the time of Jesus’s birth, Judea was under the control of Herod the Great, best known for building the massive temple in Jerusalem, that the Romans would later destroy.

耶稣诞生时，犹太地处于希律大帝的控制之下， 希律大帝以在耶路撒冷建造宏伟的圣殿而闻名， 后来被罗马人摧毁。

More damagingly, the Jews were prohibited from rebuilding the  temple in Jerusalem and the city was occupied by a Roman legion going forward, with army  veterans also established in colonies there in a direct assault on Jewish heritage and their  religion.

更具破坏性的是， 犹太人被禁止在耶路撒冷重建圣殿， 这座城市被罗马军团占领，退伍军人也在那里建立了殖民地， 直接攻击犹太遗产及其宗教。