The Old Testament story of Esther, about a plot to destroy the Jews of Persia, or modern-day Iran.

《旧约》中以斯帖的故事，讲的是一个摧毁波斯犹太人或现代伊朗人的阴谋。

You know, Job, from the Old Testament?

您知道旧约全书里的约伯吗?

The Old Testament heroine is shown daringly nude and sensual, holding the head of the Holofernes like a trophy.

这位旧约中的女主人公大胆地裸露和感性，手持荷罗孚尼的头像奖杯一样。

It's a story from the old testament.

那是旧约的一个故事。

During the time of the Old Testament, there was law, but not grace.

旧约时代有律法，但没有恩典。

And the songs of their deeds, which were the deeds of their god, are the Old Testament of the Bible.

这些歌，他们用这些歌来歌唱他们的事迹，这些事迹是他们的神的事迹，这就是《圣经》中的《旧约全书》。

This name has another Biblical connection, too, as it shows up in the Old Testament as an alternate name for Jerusalem.

这个名字也与圣经存在联系，因为它出现在旧约中，作为耶路撒冷的替代名称。

In the Old Testament, Abraham had two, Jacob had four, and Solomon had 1,000, but those were largely for political alliances.

在《旧约圣经》里，亚伯拉罕有两个妻子，雅各有四个，所罗门有一千个，不过那些妻子大多数是为了外柔和亲用的。

The 'fiery serpents' mentioned in the Old Testament are thought to be an early description of a painful condition caused by Guinea worms.

《旧约全书》中提到的“火蛇”被认为是对几内亚蠕虫引起的疼痛的最早描述。

Does that come from the Old Testament?

这是出自旧约吗？

The Old Testament commands that the people shall not make any image of God.

旧约命令人们不可制造任何上帝的形象。

They were now working steadily through the Old Testament.

他们现在正在稳步地研究旧约。

In the mid-19th century, archaeologists were working in Mesopotamia looking for physical evidence to corroborate the stories from the Old Testament of the Bible.

19 世纪中期，考古学家在美索不达米亚工作，寻找实物证据来证实《圣经旧约》中的故事。

Perhaps even, unlike the Old Testament, something with almost as much power as God.

甚至，与旧约不同， 它甚至可能拥有与上帝一样强大的力量。

'Mostly from the Old Testament I been wondering about that for a long time'.

“主要来自旧约，我很长一段时间都在想这个问题”。

Plenty of literature deals with the subject, from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamish to the poems of Homer and the writings of the Old Testament.

不论是苏美尔人的《《吉尔迦美什史诗》，还是荷马的诗歌，亦或是《旧约》，大量的文学作品都以此为主题。

It's actually from the Old Testament, so it's from the Jewish scriptures, as well.

它实际上来自旧约，所以它也来自犹太经文。

Throughout the Old Testament, God is portrayed as a great gathering force.

整部旧约中，天主都被描绘为一种超凡的召叫力量。

I tend to associate the word " smite" with a very particular context, which is the Old Testament.

我倾向于将“击打” 一词与一个非常特殊的上下文相关联，即旧约。

One of the Old Testament words for " god" has the same semantic root as the Muslim Allah.

旧约中表示“神” 的词之一与穆斯林真主有着相同的语义根源。