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

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

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

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

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

³Savorhe gele te ramonpe ando foro kai kerdiol.

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;

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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."

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁸Savorhe kai ashunde le pastuxuria chudisaile so phendesas lenge.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), Exodus 13:2,12

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 that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” Leviticus 12:8

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

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.

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.

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”

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

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,

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.

²⁸then 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:

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

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

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."

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

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

³³Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken 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, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

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

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

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.

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,

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 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.

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

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.

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

³⁹When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into 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.

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

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

⁴¹His parents went every year 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.

⁴²When he was twelve years old, 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 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,

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, they went a day’s journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.”

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

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

⁵⁰Numa won chi haliarde so motholas lenge.

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

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

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