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

¹And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled —

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

²this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria —

³Savorhe gele te ramonpe ando foro kai kerdiol.

³and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

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.

⁴and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

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

⁵to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

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

⁶And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

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.

⁷and she brought forth her son — the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

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

⁸And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

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

⁹and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

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

¹⁰And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people —

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

¹¹because there was born to you to-day a Saviour — who is Christ the Lord — in the city of David,

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

¹²and this [is] to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.`

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

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

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

¹⁴`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men — good will.`

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."

¹⁵And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.`

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

¹⁶And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

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

¹⁷and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

¹⁸Savorhe kai ashunde le pastuxuria chudisaile so phendesas lenge.

¹⁸And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

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

¹⁹and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;

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.

²⁰and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

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.

²¹And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

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.

²²And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,

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

²³as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, — `Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,`

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

²⁴and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, `A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.`

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.

²⁵And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

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

²⁶and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

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.

²⁷And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

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

²⁸then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,

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

²⁹`Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

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

³⁰because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,

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

³¹which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

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

³²a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.`

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.

³³And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,

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

³⁴and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —

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.

³⁵(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) — that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.`

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.

³⁶And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

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

³⁷and she [is] a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

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

³⁸and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

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

³⁹And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

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

⁴⁰and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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

⁴¹And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,

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.

⁴²and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

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.

⁴³and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,

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

⁴⁴and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day`s journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

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.

⁴⁵and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

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

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

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."

⁴⁷and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

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

⁴⁸And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.`

⁵⁰Numa won chi haliarde so motholas lenge.

⁴⁹And he said unto them, `Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?`

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

⁵⁰and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

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

⁵¹and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

⁵²and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.