We're at Ein Fawwar on the West Bank, 我們在約旦河西岸的埃因法瓦，
the site of an ancient spring, and also there was a Byzantine church here before. 這裡是一座古泉的所在地，而且這裡以前也曾經有一座拜占庭教堂。
It's just a brief drive from Jerusalem, 從耶路撒冷開車到這裡只有一小段路。
and it's amazing how little time it actually takes to get from the big city to natural landscapes like this. 在這麼短的時間內竟然就能夠擺脫大城市而來到自然的景觀當中，實在讓人訝異。
And the best way to see it -- just take a hike. 欣賞這片景觀最好的方式，就是來一趟健行。
We're going where many have gone before since the dawn of history -- 我們的目的地，是自從歷史起源以來就有許多人去過的地方——
down ancient footpaths in the wilds of the West Bank. 踏入西岸地區荒野中的古老蹊徑。
We're following in what could be the footsteps of Abraham, 我們追隨的可能是亞伯拉罕的腳步，
the biblical patriarch revered in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. 也就是猶太教、基督教與伊斯蘭教都一致崇敬的那位聖經元老。
Our guide, Habib, knows every twist and turn in these rocky valleys. 我們的導遊哈比對於這些佈滿岩礫的山谷每個彎道轉角都瞭若指掌。
His specialty is this, the so-called Abraham Trail, 他的專長是這條所謂的亞伯拉罕步道，
the brainchild of a European diplomat who was based in Jerusalem. 這是一位曾經駐在耶路撒冷的歐洲外交官所發想的成果。
The path is strewn with history going back millennia. 這條路徑充滿了歷史，甚至可追溯至幾千年前。
The Bible says Abraham was born in Ur of the Chaldeans, in what is today southern Iraq. 聖經上記載亞伯拉罕誕生於迦勒底的吾珥，位於現今伊拉克的南部。
At God's command, Abraham and his family left Ur and went to Harran, believed to be in southeastern Turkey, 在上帝的神諭下，亞伯拉罕帶領家人離開吾珥前往哈蘭，據信位於土耳其東南部，
then westward and from there down through Syria to the Land of Canaan, 然後再往西穿越敘利亞前往迦南之地，
eventually ending up in the Negev, then Egypt, then back to Canaan. 最終抵達內蓋夫，接著又到埃及，再回到迦南。
Now, nobody knows if Abraham actually came this way. The Bible doesn't mention the route he took. 實際上沒有人知道亞伯拉罕是不是真的走這條路，聖經裡沒有記載他所走的路線。
But logically he would have gone through an area like this 不過，按理說他應該會行經類似這樣的地區，
because back then, of course, you could not go to the store and buy a bottle of water. You had to stay close to sources of water. 因為那時候你可沒辦法去商店買瓶裝水喝，所以不能離水源太遠。
Nowadays, this wadi is dry because there's a pump taking all the water out at the head of the valley. 現在這條河谷乾涸了是因為河谷上游地區有一座泵浦抽走了所有的水。
But before that pump was put in place, there was water going through here year-round. 但在架設那座泵浦之前，這裡本來全年都有水流過。
So, who knows? 所以，誰知道呢？
Only small stretches of the Abraham Trail have been set up in Turkey, Jordan, the West Bank and Israel. 亞伯拉罕小徑只有在土耳其、約旦、西岸與以色列設置了幾條短短的路段。
It's an ambitious, indeed wildly idealistic, project, hardly feasible in a region convulsed by war and unrest. 這是一項充滿野心而且理想遠大的計畫，在這個飽受戰爭與動盪所苦的地區實在不太可行。
But here the unhappy present seems far away. 但在這裡，充滿苦難的現實顯得遠在天邊。
The harsh, dry hills suddenly spring to life at Ein Auja, where cool, clear water gushes to the surface. 險峻乾燥的山丘在埃恩歐加突然顯得生機蓬勃，因為涼爽清澈的水在這裡湧出了地面。
It's a place where weary hikers can rest and refresh themselves, and pray, perhaps, for a safe journey. 在這裡，疲憊的步行旅客可以休息一下，提提神，也許也祈禱自己旅途平安。
Habib recounts that archaeologists found an inscription in an old Byzantine church imploring God not to let this spring run dry. 哈比說考古學家在一座古老的拜占庭教堂裡發現一道銘文，祈求上帝不要讓這座泉水乾涸。
You see here, this is a large Byzantine mosaic. 各位看看這裡，這是一大片拜占庭馬賽克拼貼地磚。
But the... it appears that nobody is taking care of it. It's just exposed to the elements. 可是……看起來沒有人在照顧，就這樣遭受風吹雨打。
Of course, the West Bank is full of thousands and thousands of sites like this where you can come and go. 當然，西岸布滿了數以千計類似這樣的地點，都可以任人隨意出入。
If nobody's looking, you can do other things as well. 如果沒有人看見，你還可以做別的事情。
The trade in stolen antiquities is a global multimillion-dollar business, 盜竊古物的交易是一門價值千百萬美元的全球生意，
and the crumbs off that table help feed some residents of the West Bank. 西岸的部分居民也藉著在其中分食一杯羹而謀生。
This is clearly some sort of pottery shard dating back to the Byzantine period. 這明顯可能是一塊拜占庭時代的陶器破片。
You can just sort of come along with a stick and dig up what you like. 你可以帶著一根棍子，到這裡來挖出你想要的東西。
Now, I did not dig this up. I just sort of found it here, 這不是我挖出來的，只是在地面上找到的。
but, you know, it just shows how it's open season on these ruins. 不過，由此即可看出這些廢墟完全任人開採。
We're now in the Jordan Valley, still following the Abraham Trail. 現在，我們來到了約旦河谷，仍然依循著亞伯拉罕小徑前進。
Abraham's journey, however, was divinely inspired, 不過，亞伯拉罕的旅程是受到聖靈感召，
but it doesn't take too much imagination to feel some of that inspiration in these hills. 儘管如此，在這些山丘當中也不難感受到當初的那種感召。