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

¹Deg ussan-nni, yeffeɣ-ed yiwen n lqanun s ɣuṛ Qayṣeṛ ameqqran ; yefka lameṛ ad țțujerrden imezdaɣ meṛṛa yellan di tmura-ines.

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

²Ajerred-agi amezwaru yedṛa asmi yella Kirinyus d lḥakem n tmurt n Surya.

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

³Imdanen meṛṛa ṛuḥen ad țțujerden mkul yiwen di taddart n lejdud-is.

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;

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.

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

⁵Iṛuḥ ad ițțujerred nețța ț-țxedibt-is Meryem yellan s tadist.

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

⁶Mi ten-yuɣ lḥal dinna, yewweḍ-d lweqt i deg ara terbu ( tarew ) Meryem.

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.

⁷Tesɛa-d mmi-s amenzu, tețțel-it, tessegen-it di lmedwed, imi ur ufin ara amkan deg wexxam n yemsafren.

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

⁸Di tmurt-nni, llan imeksawen ițnusun di lexlawi, țɛassan lmal-nsen deg yiḍ.

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

⁹Ataya lmelk n Sidi Ṛebbi iḍheṛ-asen-d, tamanegt n Sidi Ṛebbi tecceɛceɛ tezzi-yasen-d, ikcem-iten lxuf d ameqqran.

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.

¹⁰Lmelk yenna-yasen : Ur țțagadet ! Aql-i wwiɣ-awen-d lexbaṛ lxiṛ ara isfeṛḥen wugdud meṛṛa.

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

¹¹Ass-agi di taddart n Sidna Dawed, ilul-awen-d yiwen wemsellek, d nețța i d Lmasiḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi !

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

¹²Atan wamek ara t-tɛeqlem : aț-țafem llufan yețțel, yeṭṭes di lmedwed.

¹³Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

¹³Imiren kan, ț-țirebbaɛ n lmalayekkat i d-yernan ɣer lmelk nni, cennunt țḥemmident Sidi Ṛebbi, qqaṛent :

¹⁴“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”

¹⁴Lḥemd i Sidi Ṛebbi deg imukan eɛlayen, lehna di ddunit ɣef yemdanen eɛzizen fell-as.

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.”

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.

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

¹⁶Imiren kan ṛuḥen, ufan dinna Meryem d Yusef akk-d llufan-nni yeṭṭes di lmedwed.

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

¹⁷Mi walan aqcic-nni, ḥkan-d wayen i sen-d-yenna lmelk fell-as.

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

¹⁸Wid akk yeslan s wayen i d-ḥkan imeksawen-nni, dehcen.

¹⁹But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

¹⁹Meryem teḥrez imeslayen-nni deg wul-is, tețxemmim fell-asen.

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

²⁰Mi uɣalen imeksawen-nni, țḥemmiden țcekkiṛen Sidi Ṛebbi ɣef wayen slan d wayen ẓran, imi ufan kullec akken i sen-d-ițțuxebbeṛ.

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.

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.

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

²²Asmi wwḍen ṛebɛin wussan ɣef tlalit n weqcic-nni, Yusef d Meryem wwin-t ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken 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

²³akken yura di ccariɛa n Sidna Musa : yal aqcic amenzu, ilaq ad ițțuqeddem i Sidi Ṛebbi.

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

²⁴Yerna ṛuḥen iwakken ad fken d asfel snat n tmilliwin neɣ sin yetbiren imeẓyanen akken yella di ccariɛa n Sidna Musa.

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.

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.

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”

²⁶Iweḥḥa-yas-ed belli ur ițmețțat ara alamma yeẓra Lmasiḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi.

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,

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.

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

²⁸Semɛun yeṭṭef aqcic-nni ger ifassen-is, iḥmed Sidi Ṛebbi yenna :

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

²⁹Tura a Sidi Ṛebbi ɣas ad mmteɣ aql-i di lehna imi amsellek i ɣ-tweɛdeḍ,

³⁰yewweḍ-ed yerna walaɣ-t s wallen-iw :

³¹win akken i theggaḍ i leǧnas meṛṛa,

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

³²d nețța ara yessalin ccan n wat Isṛail agdud-ik, ara yilin ț-țafat ara d-icceɛceɛen ula ɣef leǧnas nniḍen.

³³Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

³³Baba-s d yemma-s n weqcic-nni tɛeǧǧben ɣef wayen i d-qqaṛen fell-as.

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.

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 ;

³⁵Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁵s wakka ara d-banen ixemmimen n diri deg wulawen, ma d kemm aț-țejreḥ tasa-m, am akken tețwet s ujenwi.

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,

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

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.

³⁷dɣa teǧǧel. Di leɛmeṛ-is ṛebɛa utmanyin n yiseggasen. Am yiḍ am ass ur teṭṭixiṛ si lǧameɛ iqedsen, tɛebbed Sidi Ṛebbi, tețțuẓum, tețẓalla.

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.

³⁸Ula d nețțat tewweḍ-ed di teswiɛt-nni, teḥmed Sidi Ṛebbi, theddeṛ ɣef weqcic-nni i wid akk yețṛaǧun leslak n temdint n Lquds.

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

³⁹Mi fukken imawlan n Ɛisa ayen akk i d-tenna ccariɛa n Sidi Ṛebbi, uɣalen ɣer taddart-nsen Naṣaret yellan di tmurt n Jlili.

⁴⁰The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

⁴⁰Aqcic-nni yețțimɣuṛ yețnerni di tmusni, lbaṛaka n Sidi Ṛebbi tella fell-as.

⁴¹His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

⁴¹Imawlan n Sidna Ɛisa țṛuḥun mkul aseggas ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken ad sɛeddin Tafaska n izimer n leslak.

⁴²When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

⁴²Asmi yesɛa Ɛisa tnac yiseggasen, yedda akk-d imawlan-is ɣer temdint n Lquds, akken tella di lɛadda n lɛid.

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,

⁴³Mi tɛedda Tafaska, lɣaci țțuɣalen ɣer yexxamen-nsen, ma d Ɛisa yeqqim di temdint Lquds, imawlan-is ur d-wwin ara s lexbaṛ,

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

⁴⁴ɣilen yedda-d ț-țerbaɛt nniḍen. Lḥan ass kamel dɣa bdan țqelliben fell-as. Steqsan wid akk i sen-yețțilin d wid meṛṛa ssnen,

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

⁴⁵lameɛna ur t-ufin ara. Uɣalen ɣer temdint n Lquds iwakken ad qellben fell-as.

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.

⁴⁶Ass wis tlata, ufan-t di lǧameɛ iqedsen yeqqim ger lecyux, ismeḥsis asen, isteqsay-iten.

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

⁴⁷Wid akk i s isellen wehmen di lefhama-s d wayen i d-ițarra i yesteqsiyen-nsen.

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.”

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 !

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

⁴⁹Nețța yenna-yasen : Acuɣeṛ i tețqellibem fell-i ? Eɛni ur teẓrim ara ilaq-iyi ad xedmeɣ lecɣal n baba ?

⁵⁰They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

⁵⁰Lameɛna nutni ur fhimen ara ayen i sen-d-yenna.

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.

⁵¹Ɛisa yedda d imawlan-is ɣer temdint n Naṣaret, yețțaɣ-asen awal. Yemma-s teḥrez annect-agi meṛṛa deg wul-is.

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

⁵²Ɛisa ițțimɣuṛ, yetɛeqqil ; eɛziz ɣer Ṛebbi, eɛziz ɣer yemdanen.