¹But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.

¹¶ I aua ra ka whakatakotoria he tikanga e Hiha Akuhata kia tuhituhia te ao katoa.

²The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government of Syria.

²Ko te tuhituhinga tuatahi tenei i meatia i te wa ko Kuirinia te kawana o Hiria.

³And all went to be inscribed in the census roll, each to his own city:

³A ka haere nga tangata katoa kia tuhituhia, ia tangata, ia tangata, ki tona ake pa.

⁴and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

⁴I haere atu ano a Hohepa i Kariri, i te pa, i Nahareta, ki Huria, ki te pa o Rawiri, ko Peterehema te ingoa: no te mea no te whare ia, no te kawei o Rawiri:

⁵to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him [as his] wife, she being great with child.

⁵Kia tuhituhia ai raua ko tana wahine taumau, ko Meri, e hapu ana ia.

⁶And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth [to her child] were fulfilled,

⁶A, i a raua i reira, ka rite nga ra e whanau ai ia.

⁷and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁷Na ka whanau tana matamua, a takaia ana e ia ki nga kakahu, ka whakatakotoria ki te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe; no te mea kahore he wahi mo ratou i te whare.

⁸And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

⁸¶ I taua wahi hoki etahi hepara e noho koraha ana, e tiaki ana i ta ratou kahui i te po.

⁹And lo, an angel of [the] Lord was there by them, and [the] glory of [the] Lord shone around them, and they feared [with] great fear.

⁹Na tu ana tetahi anahera a te Ariki i o ratou taha, a whiti ana te kororia o te Ariki ki a ratou a tawhio noa; a nui whakaharahara to ratou wehi.

¹⁰And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

¹⁰Na ka mea te anahera ki a ratou, Kaua e mataku: ta te mea he kaikauwhau tenei ahau ki a koutou mo te hari nui, meake puta mai ki te iwi katoa.

¹¹for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.

¹¹Nonaianei hoki i whanau ai he Kaiwhakaora mo koutou i te pa o Rawiri, ara a te Karaiti, te Ariki.

¹²And this is the sign to you: ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, and lying in a manger.

¹²Ko te tohu tenei ki a koutou; E kite koutou i te tamaiti ka oti te takai ki te kakahu, e takoto ana i te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe.

¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

¹³Na ohorere tonu ko tetahi ope nui o te rangi e tu tahi ana me taua anahera, e whakamoemiti ana ki te Atua, e mea ana,

¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

¹⁴Kia whai kororia te Atua i runga rawa, kia mau te rongo ki runga ki te whenua, me te whakaaro pai ki nga tangata.

¹⁵And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

¹⁵A, ka mawehe atu nga anahera i a ratou ki te rangi, ka mea nga hepara tetahi ki tetahi, Tatou ka haere ki Peterehema, kia kite i tenei mea kua puta nei, kua whakapuakina mai nei e te Ariki ki a tatou.

¹⁶And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;

¹⁶Na kaika tonu ta ratou haere, a ka kite i a Meri, i a Hohepa, i te tamaiti hoki e takoto ana i te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe.

¹⁷and having seen [it] they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

¹⁷A, no ka kite, ka whakapuakina te mea i korerotia ki a ratou mo tenei tamaiti.

¹⁸And all who heard [it] wondered at the things said to them by the shepherds.

¹⁸A miharo ana nga kaiwhakarongo katoa ki enei mea, i korerotia nei ki a ratou e nga hepara.

¹⁹But Mary kept all these things [in her mind], pondering [them] in her heart.

¹⁹Ko Meri ia i ata rongoa i enei mea katoa, me te whakaaroaro i roto i tona ngakau.

²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

²⁰Na ka hoki nga hepara, me te whakakororia, me te whakamoemiti ki te Atua mo nga mea katoa i rongo nei, i kite nei ratou, i rite nei ki nga mea i korerotia ki a ratou.

²¹And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

²¹¶ A, no ka rite nga ra e waru, e kotia ai te tamaiti, ka huaina tona ingoa ko IHU, ko ta te anahera i hua ai ia te mea kahore ano i hapu tona whaea.

²²And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord

²²A ka rite nga ra e purea ai te whaea, e whakaritea ai te ture a Mohi, ka kawea ia e ratou ki Hiruharama, kia tapaea ki te Ariki.

²³(as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

²³Kia peratia me te mea i tuhituhia ki te ture a te Ariki, Ko nga tane katoa e oroko puta mai i te kopu, e kiia he tapu ki te Ariki.

²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of [the] Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

²⁴Kia hoatu ano he patunga tapu, te mea i korerotia i roto i te ture a te Ariki, Kia rua kukupa, kia rua ranei pi kukupa.

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁵¶ Na, i Hiruharama tetahi tangata, ko Himiona te ingoa; he tangata tika, he tangata whakaaro, e tatari ana ki te whakaharinga o Iharaira: kei runga hoki te Wairua Tapu i a ia.

²⁶And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

²⁶Na kua whakamaharatia ia e te Wairua Tapu, e kore ia e kite i te mate, kia kite ra ano ia i ta te Ariki Karaiti.

²⁷And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law,

²⁷Na ka haere ia ki te temepara, he meatanga na te Wairua: a i nga matua e mau ana i te tamaiti, i a Ihu, kia meatia ai e raua ki a ia ta te ture i whakarite ai,

²⁸*he* received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

²⁸Ka tango ia i a ia ki ona ringa, ka whakapai ki te Atua, ka mea,

²⁹Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;

²⁹Katahi, e te Ariki, ka tukua tau pononga kia haere i runga i te rangimarie, ka pera me tau i korero ai:

³⁰for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

³⁰Ka kite nei hoki oku kanohi i tau whakaoranga,

³¹which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

³¹Ka whakatakotoria nei e koe ki te aroaro o nga iwi katoa;

³²a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.

³²Hei whakamarama e kite ai nga tauiwi, hei kororia hoki mo tau iwi, mo Iharaira.

³³And his father and mother wondered at the things which were said concerning him.

³³A miharo tonu a Hohepa raua ko tona whaea ki nga kupu i korerotia mona.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Lo, this [child] is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;

³⁴Na ka manaaki a Himiona i a raua, a ka mea ki tona whaea, ki a Meri, Nana, ka waiho tenei tama hei takanga, hei aranga, mo te tini o te tangata i roto i a Iharaira; hei tohu hoki e korerotia kinotia;

³⁵(and even a sword shall go through thine own soul;) so that [the] thoughts may be revealed from many hearts.

³⁵Ae ra, ka tika atu ano te hoari, a puta noa i tou ake wairua, e hurahia ai nga whakaaro o nga ngakau maha.

³⁶And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of [the] tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with [her] husband seven years from her virginity,

³⁶A tera hoki tetahi ko Ana, he poropiti, he tamahine na Panuera, no te iwi o Ahera; kua kaumatua ia, e whitu nga tau o tona wahinetanga ake i noho ai i te tane;

³⁷and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;

³⁷He pouaru, kua waru tekau ma wha rawa ona tau e pera ana; heoi kihai i mahue i a ia te temepara; he karakia tonu tana, he nohopuku, he inoi, i te po, i te ao.

³⁸and she coming up the same hour gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.

³⁸Na ka tae atu ia i taua haora ano, ka whakawhetai ki te Ariki, a korerotia ana ia e ia ki te hunga katoa o Hiruharama e tatari ana ki te whakaoranga.

³⁹And when they had completed all things according to the law of [the] Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth.

³⁹A, no ka oti nga mea katoa e rite ana ki ta te Ariki ture, ka hoki ratou ki Kariri, ki to ratou ake pa, ki Nahareta.

⁴⁰And the child grew and waxed strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him.

⁴⁰Na ka tupu te tamaiti, ka pakari haere, ka ki i nga whakaaro nunui: a i runga i a ia te aroha noa o te Atua.

⁴¹And his parents went yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

⁴¹¶ A i haere ona matua i ia tau, i ia tau ki Hiruharama i te hakari o te kapenga.

⁴²And when he was twelve years old, and they went up [to Jerusalem] according to the custom of the feast

⁴²A ka tekau ma rua ona tau, ka haere ratou i runga i nga ritenga o te hakari.

⁴³and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not [of it];

⁴³A ka rite nga ra, i a raua e hoki ana, ka whakaware iho te tamaiti, a Ihu, i Hiruharama; kihai hoki ona matua i mohio.

⁴⁴but, supposing him to be in the company that journeyed together, they went a day's journey, and sought him among their relations and acquaintances:

⁴⁴I mahara hoki raua kei roto ia i te tira, na ka haere, kotahi te ra ki te ara; a ka rapu raua i a ia i roto i nga whanaunga, i a raua tangata hoki i mohio ai.

⁴⁵and not having found him they returned to Jerusalem seeking him.

⁴⁵A, no te korenga i kitea ia, hoki ana raua ki Hiruharama, ki te rapu i a ia.

⁴⁶And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

⁴⁶A, muri iho i nga ra e toru ka kitea ia i roto i te temepara, e noho ana i waenganui o nga kaiwhakaako, e whakarongo ana ki a ratou, e ui ana ki a ratou.

⁴⁷And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

⁴⁷A miharo katoa ki tona matauranga, ki ana korero, te hunga i rongo ki a ia.

⁴⁸And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

⁴⁸A, no ka kite raua i a ia, ka tino miharo: ka mea tona whaea ki a ia, E tama, he aha koe i penei ai ki a maua? na, pouri noa iho maua ko tou papa, i a maua i rapu nei i a koe.

⁴⁹And he said to them, Why [is it] that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be [occupied] in my Father's business?

⁴⁹Ka mea ia ki a raua, he aha korua i rapu ai i ahau? Kihai korua i mahara kia noho ahau i te whare o toku Matua?

⁵⁰And they understood not the thing that he said to them.

⁵⁰Heoi kihai raua i matau ki te kupu i korerotia ra e ia ki a raua.

⁵¹And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was in subjection to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

⁵¹Na ka haere tahi atu ia me raua ka tae ki Nahareta, ka ngohengohe ia ki a raua: ko tona whaea ia i rongoa i enei kupu katoa i roto i tona ngakau.

⁵²And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

⁵²Na ka kake haere a Ihu te whakaaro nui, te kaumatua, ka paingia ano e te Atua, e te tangata.