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.

¹Ande kodia vriama iek baro manush kai busholas Ceasar Augustus dia ordina te dikhen sode narodo sas ando them.

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

²Kana jinde le narodos e pervo data kana inker aver manush kai busholas Cyrenius sas baro pe them kai busholas Syria.

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

³Savorhe gele te ramonpe ando foro kai kerdiol.

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,

⁴O Josef gelotar anda kado foro Nazareth kai sas ande Galilee te zhal ande Judea, andek foro kai busholas Bethlehem, kai kerdilo o amperato David. Ke wo sas andai vitsa le Davidoski.

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

⁵Gelo vi wo te ramol pe la Mariasa, kodia kai sas tomnime pala leste.

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

⁶Woi azhukerelas iek glata, kana sas ando Bethlehem e vriama avili kai o shav trobulas te kerdiol.

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.

⁷O Shav kerdilo, o pervo andai lake glate, pachardia les andel poxtan ai thodia les ande liagano pel suluma ke nas than lenge ando hotelo.

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

⁸Ande kodo foro sas pastuxuria kai nakhavenas e riat pel kimpuria te garaven le bakriorhan.

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.

⁹Ek angelo le Devlesko sikadilo lenge, ai o barimos le Devlesko strefial pe lende: ai won daraile,

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;

¹⁰Numa o angelo phendia lenge, "Na daran! Ke me anav tumenge ek lashi viasta, kai raduila zurales sa le narodos.

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

¹¹Kadia dies ando foro le Davidosko ek skepitori kerdilo, wo si o Kristo le Devles.

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

¹²Sar te prinzharen les arakhena iek tsinorho kai si pachardo andel poxtan ai ande liagano."

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

¹³Strazo angelosa but aver angeluria anda cheri luvudinas le Devles ai mothonas,

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

¹⁴"O barimos ka Del ke si ando rhaio, ai leski pacha dinila pe phuv kal manush kai si leske drago!"

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.

¹⁵Kana le angeluria geletar katar le pastuxuria te zhantar ando rhaio, le pastuxuria denas pe duma mashkar pende, "Aven ando Bethlehem ke trobul te dikhas so si so O Del phendia amenge."

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

¹⁶Grebisaile te zhan ai kotse arakhle la Maria ai Josefos, ai dikhle o tsinorho kai sas ande liagano.

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

¹⁷Kana dikhle les phende so phendiasas lenge o angelo pai glata.

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

¹⁸Savorhe kai ashunde le pastuxuria chudisaile so phendesas lenge.

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

¹⁹Numa e Maria garavelas kodola dieli ande peske goji ai delas pe goji ande peste.

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

²⁰Porme le pastuxria geletar palpale khere, jilabenas pa drom o barimos le Devlesko ai naisinas leske anda so ashunde ai dikhle; ke swako diela kerdili sar o angelo phendiasas lenge.

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.

²¹Ek kurko pala kodia, kana e vriama avili te shinen lesko boriko, ai dine les o anav kai si Jesus, o anav kai phendiasas lenge o angelo te thon leske mai anglal sar te avel e Maria phari.

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

²²Porme e vriama avili le Josefoske ai la Mariake te keren so o zakono le Mosesoske sas te vuzharenpe, antunchi andine o tsinorho ando foro kai si ando Jerusalem te sikaven o tsinorho ka Del.

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

²³Ke ramome ando zakono le Devlesko, swako mursh glata o pervo kai kerdilo avela thodino rigate le Devlesko."

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.

²⁴Ai mai kerde vari so kai o zakono le Devlesko mangelas te den dui terne golumburia. (Turtledoves vai pigeons)

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.

²⁵Sas ando Jerusalem iek manush kai busholas Simeon. Kodo manush lasho sas ai respektilas le Devles, ai azhukerelas pala e vriama kana le Zhiduvuria avena skepime, ai O Swunto Duxo sas lesa.

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.

²⁶Ai O Swunto Duxo phendia leske ke chi merela mai anglal sar te dikhel le skepitores kai si tradino katar O Del.

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,

²⁷O Swunto Duxo sikavelas leske kai te zhal, o Simeon gelo ande tampla. O dat ai e dei le Kristoske andine pengo Shav O Jesus ande tamplo te keren so mangelas o zakono.

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

²⁸O Simeon lia le Kristos ande peske vas ai naisilas le Devles, ai motholas:

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

²⁹"Devla, akana so phendian kerdilia, ai sai mekes man te merav pachasa.

³⁰for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

³⁰Ke dikhlem murhe iakhensa cho skepimos, kai dian ka sa le thema:

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

³²Vediara te sikavel sa le themenge kai si ande lumia, ai dela barimos ande Israel kai si cho narodo."

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

³³O dat ai e dei le Kristoske chudisaile so motholas o Simeon pa Jesus.

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

³⁴O Simeon swuntsosardia le ai phendia la Mariake e dei le Kristoski, O Del alosardia kadala glata te pherel ai te vazdel buten kai si ande Israel. Wo avela katar O Del kai le manush chi mangena.

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;

³⁵Ai kadia sikavela le ginduria kai si garade ando lengo ilo. Numa tu zhuvlio, e dukh dukhavela cho duxo sar ek sabia."

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

³⁶Sas ek profeti, Anna busholas, woi sas e shei le manusheske kai busholas Phanuel, ande vitsa kodolenge kai bushon Asher. Phuri sas, traiisardiasas efta bersh le manushesa kai ansurisailisas lesa kana sas terni.

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,

³⁷Ai akana kai si phivli areslisas kal bersh kai sas oxtovardesh tai shtar bersh. Chi zhalastar anda tampla, numa podailas le Devles e diese ai e riate chi xalas ai rhugilaspe.

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

³⁸Ande kodia momento aresli ai naisilas le Devles, ai delas duma pai glata sa kodolenge kai azhukerenas te skepil O Del o Jerusalem.

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.

³⁹kana kerde so godi mangelas o zakono le Devlesko geletar palpale ande Galilee, ande pengo foro kai bushol Nazareth.

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

⁴⁰O tsinorho bariolas, ai zuriavolas ando duxo; ai gojaver sas e goji, ai o mishtimos le Devlesko sas po leste.

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

⁴¹Swako bersh o dat ai e dei le Kristoske zhanas ando Jerusalem pala O Dies O Baro le Zhidovongo.

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

⁴²Kana O Jesus pherdilo desh u do bershengo gele te xan O Baro Dies le Zhidovongo sar keren swako bersh.

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

⁴³Kana getosaile le diesa kana xanas O Baro Dies le Zhidovongo geletar, numa O Jesus beshlo ande Jerusalem, ai lesko dat ai leski dei chi zhanenas.

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

⁴⁴Won gindinas ke O Jesus sas penge vortakonsa kai zhanas pa drom, phirde iek dies, porme rodenas les ka penge naimuria ai ka penge vortacha.

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:

⁴⁵Numa chi arakhle les, pale gele ande Jerusalem te roden les.

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

⁴⁶O trito dies arakhel les ande tampla, beshelas tele mashkar le Zhiduvuria kai sicharenas o zakono le Devlesko, O Jesus ashunelas lende ai phushelas le vari so.

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.

⁴⁷Ai sa kai ashunde les chudinaspe che gojaver sas ai sar delas le atweto.

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

⁴⁸Lesko dat ai leski dei chudisaile zurales kana dikhle les. Leski dei phendia leske, "Murho shav, sostar kerdian kadia? Cho dat ai me nekezhisas ai rodasas tu."

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.

⁴⁹Ai wo dia le atweto, "Sostar roden ma? Pate tume chi zhanen ke trobul te avav ando kher murho Dadesko?"

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?

⁵⁰Numa won chi haliarde so motholas lenge.

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

⁵¹Porme O Jesus gelotar palpale lensa ande Nazareth, ai pachalas lenge mui, leski dei garavelas sa le vorbi ande pesko ilo.

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.

⁵²O Jesus bariolas ande pesko stato ai vi leski goji, ai bariolas ande dragostia le Devleski ai le manushengi.

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