The Christmas Bible Story

amazed - v úžasu, ohromený

adjective - very surprised by something, esp. in a positive way

ancestor - předek (předchůdce)

noun - a forefather, a person in the family who lived a very long time before

bless - požehnat

verb - to make holy, to ask God to favour something

descendant - potomek

noun - a person related to someone who lived before them, e.g. a child, grandchild etc.

desire - touha

noun - a very strong wish

disgrace - zneuctít, zostudit

verb - to do something that makes people stop respecting you

engage - zasnoubit

verb - to agree or promise to marry somebody

eternal - věčný, nekonečný

adjective - without end, everlasting

feed - krmit, nakrmit

verb - to give food to

frightened - vyděšený

adjective - very afraid

glory - sláva

noun - great admiration, fame, honor etc. that you get for having achieved something

grace - milost (náb.), milosrdenství (náb.)

noun - God's kindness to people

guilty - vinen, provinilý

adjective - having done something bad or illegal

holy - svatý, posvátný

adjective - belonging to or related to a god

Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone

inn - hostinec

noun - a small business offering accommodation, food, and drink to travelers, typically located along highways or in rural areas

joy - radost, veselí

noun - great happiness

judge - soudit, posuzovat, odsuzovat

verb - to give an opinion about something, especially about what is right and what is wrong

kingdom - království

noun - a country ruled by a king or queen, a monarchy

overpower - přemoci, přemoct, porazit

verb - to defeat somebody by greater strength, to be stronger than somebody

own - vlastní

adjective - belonging to a person and nobody else

praise - chválit, pochválit

verb - to speak well about somebody or something, to tell someone that he did something well

pregnant - těhotná, těhotný, gravidní, březí

adjective - (of a woman or a female animal) about to have a baby

prophet - prorok

noun - a person sent by a god to deliver a message to people

register - registr, seznam, soupis, evidence, rejstřík, docházka (jmen apod.)

noun - an official list of names etc.

right - právo

noun - something you are allowed to do or should have by law

rule - vládnout

verb - to have the power over a country, people etc. and use it

saviour - spasitel

noun - a person/god who saves people from death or sin; in Christian religion it is the Christ

servant - sluha, služebník

noun - a person who works in somebody's household, usually as a cook, gardener etc.

shepherd - pastýř

noun - a person whose job it is to take care of sheep etc. in a field

sin - hřích, nepravost

noun - an act that is considered wrong by your religion

startle - vylekat, vystrašit, polekat

verb - to surprise somebody in a frightening way

throne - trůn

noun - the official chair where a king or queen sits

virgin - panna

noun - a girl or a woman who has never had sexual intercourse

wonder - říkat si, uvažovat, zajímat se

verb - to ask yourself questions, to keep thinking about

wrap - zabalit, balit (např. dárek)

verb - to cover from all sides with paper etc.