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

¹Zgodi se pa tiste dni, da izide povelje od cesarja Avgusta, naj se popiše ves svet.

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

²To popisovanje je bilo prvo, ko je vladal v Siriji Cireniji.

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

³In šli so vsi, da se zapišejo, vsak v svoje mesto.

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;

⁴Napoti pa se tudi Jožef iz Galileje, iz mesta Nazareta, v Judejo, v mesto Davidovo, ki se imenuje Betlehem, ker je bil iz hiše in rodovine Davidove,

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

⁵da se zapiše z Marijo, zaročeno mu ženo, ki je bila noseča.

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

⁶Zgodi se pa, ko sta bila tam, da se dopolnijo dnevi, da porodi.

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.

⁷In rodi sina svojega prvenca ter ga povije v plenice in ga položi v jasli, ker jima ni bilo prostora v prenočišču.

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

⁸In pastirji so čuli v tistem kraju pod milim nebom in so stražili po noči svojo čredo.

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

⁹In angel Gospodov pristopi k njim, in slava Gospodova jih obsije, in silno se prestrašijo.

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.

¹⁰In angel jim reče: Ne bojte se, kajti glejte, oznanjam vam veliko veselje, ki bo vsemu ljudstvu:

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

¹¹Ker vam se je danes rodil Zveličar, ki je Kristus Gospod, v mestu Davidovem.

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

¹²In to vam bodi znamenje: Našli boste dete v plenice povito, ležeče v jaslih.

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

¹³In hipoma se pokaže z angelom množica nebeške vojske, ki so hvalili Boga in govorili:

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

¹⁴Slava na višavah Bogu in na zemlji mir ljudem, ki so mu po volji.

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.”

¹⁵In zgodi se, ko odidejo angeli od njih v nebesa, pa reko pastirji med seboj: Pojdimo do Betlehema in poglejmo to reč, ki se je zgodila, ki nam jo je oznanil Gospod.

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

¹⁶In pridejo jadrno in najdejo Marijo in Jožefa in dete, da leži v jaslih.

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

¹⁷Ko ga pa vidijo, oznanijo vest, ki jim je bila povedana o tem detetu.

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

¹⁸In vsi, ki slišijo, se čudijo temu, kar jim pripovedujejo pastirji.

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

¹⁹Marija pa ohrani vse te besede, premišljujoč jih v srcu svojem.

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

²⁰In vrnejo se pastirji, slaveč in hvaleč Boga za vse, kar so slišali in videli, kakor jim je bilo povedano.

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.

²¹In ko se dopolni osem dni, da ga obrežejo, mu dado ime Jezus, katero je bil imenoval angel, preden je bil spočet v telesu.

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

²²In ko se jima dopolnijo dnevi očiščevanja po postavi Mojzesovi, ga prineso v Jeruzalem, da ga postavijo pred Gospoda,

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

²³kakor je pisano v postavi Gospodovi: „Vsak moški prvorojenec naj se imenuje svet Gospodu“,

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

²⁴in da opravijo daritev po tem, kar je rečeno v postavi Gospodovi: dve grlici ali dva golobiča.

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.

²⁵In glej, v Jeruzalemu je bil človek, ki mu je bilo ime Simeon, in ta človek je bil pravičen in pobožen in je čakal tolažbe Izraelove, in sveti Duh je bil nad njim.

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”

²⁶In sveti Duh mu je razodel, da ne bo videl smrti, dokler ne zazre Kristusa Gospodovega.

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,

²⁷In pride po Duhu v tempelj. In ko prineso starši otroka Jezusa v tempelj, da opravita zanj po šegi postave,

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

²⁸ga vzame tudi on v naročje svoje in hvali Boga in reče:

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

²⁹Sedaj odpuščaš hlapca svojega, Gospod, po besedi svoji v miru,

³⁰ker so videle oči moje zveličanje tvoje,

³¹ki si ga pripravil pred obličjem vseh narodov,

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

³²luč v razsvetljenje poganov in v slavo ljudstva tvojega Izraela.

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

³³In njegov oče in mati njegova se čudita temu, kar se je govorilo o njem.

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.

³⁴In blagoslovi ju Simeon in reče Mariji, materi njegovi: Glej, ta je postavljen v padec in v vstajenje mnogim v Izraelu in za znamenje, kateremu se bo nasprotovalo

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

³⁵(a tebi sami presune meč dušo), da se razodenejo misli iz mnogih src.

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,

³⁶In bila je tu prorokinja Ana, hči Fanuelova, iz Aserjevega rodu. Ta je učakala visoko starost: ko je bila živela z možem sedem let po devištvu svojem,

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.

³⁷je bila zdaj vdova okoli štiriinosemdesetih let. Ona ni odhajala od templja in je s postom in z molitvami služila Bogu noč in dan.

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.

³⁸In ta pristopi ravno tisto uro, in je hvalila Gospoda in govorila o njem vsem, ki so čakali odrešitve Jeruzalema.

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

³⁹In ko vse po postavi Gospodovi izvrše, se vrnejo v Galilejo, v mesto svoje Nazaret.

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

⁴⁰A dete je raslo in se krepilo v duhu in se napolnjevalo modrosti, in milost Božja je bila ž njim.

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

⁴¹In njegovi starši so hodili vsako leto v Jeruzalem na velikonočni praznik.

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

⁴²In ko mu je bilo dvanajst let in so šli v Jeruzalem po navadi tega praznika, je šel ž njimi.

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,

⁴³In ko so dopolnili praznične dni in se napotili domov, je ostal deček Jezus v Jeruzalemu; in njegovi starši tega niso vedeli.

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

⁴⁴Misleč pa, da je pri potni druščini, preideta dan hodá in ga iščeta pri sorodnikih in pri znancih.

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

⁴⁵In ko ga ne najdeta, se vrneta v Jeruzalem in ga iščeta.

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.

⁴⁶In zgodi se po treh dneh, da ga najdeta v templju, kjer je sedel sredi učenikov ter jih poslušal in jih vpraševal.

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

⁴⁷Čudili so se pa vsi, ki so ga poslušali, razumu njegovemu in odgovorom njegovim.

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.”

⁴⁸In ko ga ugledata, se zavzameta, in reče mu mati njegova: Sin, kaj si nama storil tako? Glej, oče tvoj in jaz sva te z žalostjo iskala.

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

⁴⁹On jima pa reče: Kaj, da sta me iskala? Nista li vedela, da moram biti v tem, kar je Očeta mojega?

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

⁵⁰In ona nista razumela besede, ki jo je jima rekel.

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.

⁵¹Ter gre ž njima in pride v Nazaret, in bil jima je pokoren. In mati njegova je hranila vse te besede v srcu svojem.In Jezus je napredoval v modrosti in rasti, in v milosti pri Bogu in pri ljudeh.

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

⁵²In Jezus je napredoval v modrosti in rasti, in v milosti pri Bogu in pri ljudeh.