1Deg ussan-nni, yeffeɣ-ed yiwen n lqanun s ɣuṛ Qayṣeṛ ameqqran ; yefka lameṛ ad țțujerrden imezdaɣ meṛṛa yellan di tmura-ines.
1Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
2Ajerred-agi amezwaru yedṛa asmi yella Kirinyus d lḥakem n tmurt n Surya.
2This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3Imdanen meṛṛa ṛuḥen ad țțujerden mkul yiwen di taddart n lejdud-is.
3All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
4Yusef yellan seg izuṛan n Sidna Dawed, yuli ula d nețța si taddart n Naṣaret n tmurt n Jlili ɣer Bitelḥem, taddart n lejdud-is yellan di tmurt n Yahuda.
4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
5Iṛuḥ ad ițțujerred nețța ț-țxedibt-is Meryem yellan s tadist.
5to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.
6Mi ten-yuɣ lḥal dinna, yewweḍ-d lweqt i deg ara terbu ( tarew ) Meryem.
6It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.
7Tesɛa-d mmi-s amenzu, tețțel-it, tessegen-it di lmedwed, imi ur ufin ara amkan deg wexxam n yemsafren.
7She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8Di tmurt-nni, llan imeksawen ițnusun di lexlawi, țɛassan lmal-nsen deg yiḍ.
8There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
9Ataya lmelk n Sidi Ṛebbi iḍheṛ-asen-d, tamanegt n Sidi Ṛebbi tecceɛceɛ tezzi-yasen-d, ikcem-iten lxuf d ameqqran.
9Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
10Lmelk yenna-yasen : Ur țțagadet ! Aql-i wwiɣ-awen-d lexbaṛ lxiṛ ara isfeṛḥen wugdud meṛṛa.
10The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
11Ass-agi di taddart n Sidna Dawed, ilul-awen-d yiwen wemsellek, d nețța i d Lmasiḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi !
11For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12Atan wamek ara t-tɛeqlem : aț-țafem llufan yețțel, yeṭṭes di lmedwed.
12This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”
13Imiren kan, ț-țirebbaɛ n lmalayekkat i d-yernan ɣer lmelk nni, cennunt țḥemmident Sidi Ṛebbi, qqaṛent :
13Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,
14Lḥemd i Sidi Ṛebbi deg imukan eɛlayen, lehna di ddunit ɣef yemdanen eɛzizen fell-as.
14“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
15Akken uɣalent lmalayekkat-nni ɣer yigenni, imeksawen nnan wway gar-asen : Kkret a nṛuḥet ɣer Bitelḥem, a nẓer ayen i gedṛan, d wayen akka s wayes i ɣ-d-ixebbeṛ Sidi Ṛebbi.
15It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16Imiren kan ṛuḥen, ufan dinna Meryem d Yusef akk-d llufan-nni yeṭṭes di lmedwed.
16They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.
17Mi walan aqcic-nni, ḥkan-d wayen i sen-d-yenna lmelk fell-as.
17When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
18Wid akk yeslan s wayen i d-ḥkan imeksawen-nni, dehcen.
18All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
19Meryem teḥrez imeslayen-nni deg wul-is, tețxemmim fell-asen.
19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
20Mi uɣalen imeksawen-nni, țḥemmiden țcekkiṛen Sidi Ṛebbi ɣef wayen slan d wayen ẓran, imi ufan kullec akken i sen-d-ițțuxebbeṛ.
20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
21Yewweḍ-ed wass wis tmanya i deg ara s-sḍehṛen i weqcic-nni ; semman-as Ɛisa, isem-nni i s-yefka lmelk uqbel ad yili di tɛebbuṭ n yemma-s.
21When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22Asmi wwḍen ṛebɛin wussan ɣef tlalit n weqcic-nni, Yusef d Meryem wwin-t ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken ad ițțuqeddem i Sidi Ṛebbi,
22When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
23akken yura di ccariɛa n Sidna Musa : yal aqcic amenzu, ilaq ad ițțuqeddem i Sidi Ṛebbi.
23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), Exodus 13:2,12
24Yerna ṛuḥen iwakken ad fken d asfel snat n tmilliwin neɣ sin yetbiren imeẓyanen akken yella di ccariɛa n Sidna Musa.
24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” Leviticus 12:8
25Di temdint n Lquds yella yiwen wergaz isem-is Semɛun. Argaz-agi d aḥeqqi, iḍuɛ Sidi Ṛebbi, yețṛaǧu amsellek n wat Isṛail, Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen yețțili yid-es.
25Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26Iweḥḥa-yas-ed belli ur ițmețțat ara alamma yeẓra Lmasiḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi.
26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew) both mean “Anointed One”
27Ṛṛuḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi iwelleh Semɛun ad iṛuḥ ɣer lǧameɛ iqedsen.Atnaya kecmen-d Yusef d Meryem, wwin-d llufan-nni iwakken ad xedmen wayen i d-tenna ccariɛa n Musa fell-as.
27He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
28Semɛun yeṭṭef aqcic-nni ger ifassen-is, iḥmed Sidi Ṛebbi yenna :
28then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29Tura a Sidi Ṛebbi ɣas ad mmteɣ aql-i di lehna imi amsellek i ɣ-tweɛdeḍ,
29“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
30yewweḍ-ed yerna walaɣ-t s wallen-iw :
30for my eyes have seen your salvation,
31win akken i theggaḍ i leǧnas meṛṛa,
31which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
32d nețța ara yessalin ccan n wat Isṛail agdud-ik, ara yilin ț-țafat ara d-icceɛceɛen ula ɣef leǧnas nniḍen.
32a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
33Baba-s d yemma-s n weqcic-nni tɛeǧǧben ɣef wayen i d-qqaṛen fell-as.
33Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,
34Semɛun iburek-iten, yenna i Meryem, yemma-s n weqcic-nni : Atan weqcic-agi ad yili i kra seg wat Isṛail d sebba n tuccḍa, ma d wiyaḍ a ten-id-yerr ɣer webrid. ?ef ddemma-s ara yili lxilaf ger yemdanen ;
34and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
35s wakka ara d-banen ixemmimen n diri deg wulawen, ma d kemm aț-țejreḥ tasa-m, am akken tețwet s ujenwi.
35Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
36Tella daɣen yiwet n tmeṭṭut isem-is ?anna, meqqṛet di leɛmeṛ, ula d nețțat si lenbiya, d yelli-s n Fanwil n wedrum n Azir. Seg wasmi i tedda ț-țislit, tɛac d wergaz is sebɛa n yiseggasen
36There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
37dɣa teǧǧel. Di leɛmeṛ-is ṛebɛa utmanyin n yiseggasen. Am yiḍ am ass ur teṭṭixiṛ si lǧameɛ iqedsen, tɛebbed Sidi Ṛebbi, tețțuẓum, tețẓalla.
37and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
38Ula d nețțat tewweḍ-ed di teswiɛt-nni, teḥmed Sidi Ṛebbi, theddeṛ ɣef weqcic-nni i wid akk yețṛaǧun leslak n temdint n Lquds.
38Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
39Mi fukken imawlan n Ɛisa ayen akk i d-tenna ccariɛa n Sidi Ṛebbi, uɣalen ɣer taddart-nsen Naṣaret yellan di tmurt n Jlili.
39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40Aqcic-nni yețțimɣuṛ yețnerni di tmusni, lbaṛaka n Sidi Ṛebbi tella fell-as.
40The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
41Imawlan n Sidna Ɛisa țṛuḥun mkul aseggas ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken ad sɛeddin Tafaska n izimer n leslak.
41His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42Asmi yesɛa Ɛisa tnac yiseggasen, yedda akk-d imawlan-is ɣer temdint n Lquds, akken tella di lɛadda n lɛid.
42When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,
43Mi tɛedda Tafaska, lɣaci țțuɣalen ɣer yexxamen-nsen, ma d Ɛisa yeqqim di temdint Lquds, imawlan-is ur d-wwin ara s lexbaṛ,
43and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,
44ɣilen yedda-d ț-țerbaɛt nniḍen. Lḥan ass kamel dɣa bdan țqelliben fell-as. Steqsan wid akk i sen-yețțilin d wid meṛṛa ssnen,
44but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
45lameɛna ur t-ufin ara. Uɣalen ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken ad qellben fell-as.
45When they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
46Ass wis tlata, ufan-t di lǧameɛ iqedsen yeqqim ger lecyux, ismeḥsis asen, isteqsay-iten.
46It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
47Wid akk i s isellen wehmen di lefhama-s d wayen i d-ițarra i yesteqsiyen-nsen.
47All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48Mi t-walan imawlan-is, qqimen wehmen, dɣa tenna-yas yemma-s : A mmi, acuɣeṛ i ɣ-txedmeḍ akka ? Nekk d baba-k neṛwa aḥebbeṛ, acḥal i nqelleb fell-ak !
48When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
49Nețța yenna-yasen : Acuɣeṛ i tețqellibem fell-i ? Eɛni ur teẓrim ara ilaq-iyi ad xedmeɣ lecɣal n baba ?
49He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50Lameɛna nutni ur fhimen ara ayen i sen-d-yenna.
50They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.
51Ɛisa yedda d imawlan-is ɣer temdint n Naṣaret, yețțaɣ-asen awal. Yemma-s teḥrez annect-agi meṛṛa deg wul-is.
51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52Ɛisa ițțimɣuṛ, yetɛeqqil ; eɛziz ɣer Ṛebbi, eɛziz ɣer yemdanen.
52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.