Does that mean World War III is imminent?

這是否表示第三次世界大戰迫在眉睫？

Here's why the year 2023 has his followers horrified.

以下是 2023 年讓他的追隨者感到驚恐的原因。

French physician, astrologer, and seer Michel de Nostradame is best known for the prophecies he left behind.

米歇爾·德·諾特雷達姆是一名法國醫生、占星家和預言家，以其留下來的預言聞名。

Nostradamus lived in the 1500s, a time of plagues and disease when the occult and astrology were part of everyday life.

諾斯特拉達穆斯生活在 16 世紀，一個充滿瘟疫和疾病的時代，當時神祕學和占星術是日常生活的一部分。

For years, he worked as a plague doctor and earned a bit of celebrity status for providing herbal remedies that seemed to, at least, help some of the infected.

多年來，他擔任著鼠疫醫生，並因提供了大量醫療服務而獲得些許名人地位，他的草藥療法似乎至少可以幫助一些染疫的人。

After the death of his wife and children, however, Nostradamus abandoned medicine and his focus switched to the occult.

然而，在他的妻兒去世後，諾斯特拉達穆斯放棄了醫學，並將焦點轉向神秘學。

He eventually started writing down his famous prophecies, publishing them in book form in 1555.

他最終開始撰寫他著名的預言，在 1555 年以書籍形式出版。

By 1558, Nostradamus had published an expanded version of his book of prophecies, which now covered more than 2,000 years into the future.

到了 1558 年，諾斯特拉達穆斯已經出版了他預言書的擴展版本，此刻涵蓋未來 2 千多年後的內容。

Because Nostradamus prophecies were often vague and enigmatic, they can easily be interpreted to fit different events throughout history.

因為諾斯特拉達穆斯的預言往往是模糊、神祕的，它們可以很輕易地被詮釋到符合歷史上的不同事件。

The cryptic writing means it's easy to speculate and read what you want to read in them.

其隱晦的寫作方式表示很容易臆測，並解讀你自己想要解讀的成分。

It is well known that Nostradamus concealed the nature of his prophecies.

眾所皆知的是，諾斯特拉達穆斯隱瞞了他預言的性質。

The ancient seer has been credited with predicting everything from the French Revolution to the atomic bomb to the 9/11 attack.

這位古老的預言家被認為預言了從法國大革命到原子彈到 911 事件之間的一切。

Whether he actually got those historical events right depends on how willing you are to accept the lack of specific details in those prophecies.

至於他是否真的說中這些歷史事件，取決於你有多願意接受這些預言中所缺乏的特定細節。

For example, Nostradamus is said to have predicted the rise of Hitler.

舉例而言，據說諾斯特拉達穆斯預言了希特勒的崛起。

His prophecy reads,

他的預言是這樣的：

"From the depths of the West of Europe / A young child will be born of poor people / He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop."

「從歐洲西部深處／一個年幼孩子將在窮苦之中出生／他將用他的口舌吸引強大部隊。」

This is supposed to refer to Hitler's oratory abilities and his massive army.

這據說應該是指希特勒的演說能力和他龐大的軍隊。

While the wording is quite vague, many believe this is a good interpretation of his prophecy.

雖然措辭相當模糊，但許多人認為這是對預言的良好解釋。

Nostradamus had pretty dark predictions for 2022, including things like inflation, starvation, and a potential asteroid strike.

諾斯特拉達穆斯對 2022 年有著相當黑暗的預言，包括通貨膨脹、飢餓以及可能的行星撞擊。

With the COVID-19 pandemic seriously affecting the economy of many nations and issues with gas prices and inflation affecting so many,

隨著新冠肺炎流行病嚴重影響許多國家的經濟，以及汽油價格和通貨膨脹問題影響了許多人，

at least that part of the prophecy seems to have been somewhat correct.

至少預言的這個部分似乎有些正確。

But for 2023, the predictions are even scarier.

但是他對 2023 年的預言更是可怕。

They start with a prediction of a large conflict that could potentially change the world forever.

帶頭的預言是可能永遠改變世界的巨大衝突。

The prophecy reads, "Seven months of the Great War / people dead from wickedness."

預言寫著：「七個月的大戰／人們因邪惡而亡。」

With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of ending anytime soon, the prediction of a great war could refer to the start of World War III in 2023.

有鑒於烏克蘭戰爭沒有結束的跡象，一場大戰的預言可能指的是 2023 年第三次世界大戰的開端。

Some of Nostradamus' biggest prophecies revolve around the idea that the world would see three Antichrists.

諾斯特拉達穆斯一些最大的預言圍繞著世界將看到三個反基督者的想法。

He didn't see the Antichrist as a biblical figure, but instead, as a tyrant who would start massive wars resulting in the death of many people.

他並沒有將敵基督視為聖經人物，而是將其看作暴君，將展開大規模戰爭，使得無數人喪命。

Many believe Napoleon and Hitler were the first two, leaving space for the third one to appear.

許多人認為拿破崙和希特勒是前兩位，為第三個人的出現留下了空間。

With the Ukrainian War underway and the threat of nuclear war closer than ever, could the third evil figure be about to rise?

隨著烏克蘭戰爭的進行、核戰爭威脅比過往任何時候都更迫近，第三個邪惡人物是否即將崛起？

If Nostradamus' predictions are correct, we are in the right time for the next major tyrant to show his face.

如果諾斯特拉達穆斯的預言正確，我們正處於下一個大暴君露面的合適時機。

He predicted a long global war that modern Nostradamus experts believe would arrive in the next few years.

他預言了一場漫長的全球戰爭，而現代諾斯特拉達穆斯專家認為，它將在未來幾年內到來。

Nostradamus' predictions continue until the year 3797, so, this is, perhaps, a sign of good news⏤

諾斯特拉達穆斯的預言一直持續到 3797 年，所以這也許是一個好消息的徵兆——

the world as we know it will likely not end in 2023.

我們所知的世界可能不會在 2023 年結束。

But Nostradamus experts do agree that 2023 is meant to be a year of deep changes and disasters.

但諾斯特拉達穆斯專家都同意，2023 年注定是充滿深刻變化和災難的一年。

A major war is a constant in his predictions for 2023, and so are mentions of the destruction of a large empire⏤

在他對 2023 年的預測中，一場大戰爭以及提及大帝國的毀滅是常態——

which could be interpreted as China or, even more timely, Russia⏤and the loss of a large number of people in Europe.

我們可以解讀為中國或更具時事性的俄羅斯——以及歐洲的大量人民流失。

In addition to a global war,

除了全球戰爭，

Nostradamus also predicts financial chaos, political instability, poverty, a new Pope who will spell disaster for the church, and civil chaos and immigration problems for 2023.

諾斯特拉達穆斯也預言了金融混亂、政治不穩定、貧窮、一個將給教會帶來災難的新教皇，以及 2023 年的民間混亂和移民問題。

While many of these predictions are vague enough to apply to many situations and countries,

雖然這些預言許多內容模糊到足以應用在許多情況和國家，

it's very clear that at least the war prophecy is very much related to Europe, which makes it particularly terrifying if you're a believer.

很明顯的是，至少戰爭預言與歐洲有很大關係，而如果你是個信徒，這會變得格外可怕。