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

¹Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

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

²This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

³Savorhe gele te ramonpe ando foro kai kerdiol.

³All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own 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.

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;

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

⁵to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.

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

⁶It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.

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.

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.

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

⁸There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

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

⁹Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

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

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.

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

¹¹For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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

¹²This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”

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

¹³Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army 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 to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”

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."

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.”

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

¹⁶They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

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

¹⁷When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

¹⁸Savorhe kai ashunde le pastuxuria chudisaile so phendesas lenge.

¹⁸All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

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

¹⁹But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them 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.

²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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”

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.

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,

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

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

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

²⁹“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

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

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

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

³²a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your 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.

³³Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were 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 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.

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.

³⁵Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts 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.

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,

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 had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

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

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.

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

³⁹When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

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

⁴⁰The child was growing, and was becoming strong 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.

⁴¹His parents went every year 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.

⁴²When he was twelve years old, they went 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 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,

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

⁴⁴but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and 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.

⁴⁵When they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

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

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.

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."

⁴⁷All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

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

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.”

⁵⁰Numa won chi haliarde so motholas lenge.

⁴⁹He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

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

⁵⁰They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke 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. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.