Etheridge - Luke - 2

2:1  NOW it was in those days that there went forth a mandate from Augustus Caesar to enrol the people of his dominion.

2:2  This enrolment was first made under the government of Qurinos in Suria.

2:3  And every man went to be enrolled in his city.

2:4  And Jauseph also went up from Natsrath of Galila, unto Jehud, to the city of David, which is called Beth-lechem, because he was of the house and of the family of David,

2:5  with Mariam his espoused while with child, there to be enrolled.

2:6  And it was that while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should give birth:

2:7  and she brought forth her son, the first-born, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in the manger; because there was no place for them where they stayed.

2:8  But there were shepherds in the country who were staying there, and keeping watch by night over their flocks.

2:9  And, behold, the angel of Aloha came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone upon them; and they feared with great fear.

2:10  And the angel said to them, Fear not; for, behold, I announce to you great joy, which shall be to all people:

2:11  for there is born for you to-day the Redeemer, who is the Lord the Meshicha, in the city of David.

2:12  And this is to you the sign, You shall find the infant wrapped in bandages, and laid in a manger.

2:13  And instantly there were seen with the angel many hosts of the heavens, glorifying Aloha,

2:14  and saying, Glory to Aloha in the heights, and upon earth peace and good hope for the sons of men.

2:15  And when the angels were gone from them into heaven, the shepherds spake one with another, and said, Let us go unto Beth-lechem, and see the thing which the Lord hath made known to us.

2:16  And they came with speed, and found Mariam, and Jauseph, and the infant who was laid in the manger;

2:17  and when they saw, they showed the word which had been spoken to them concerning the child.

2:18  And all who heard wondered at those (things) which were told them by the shepherds.

2:19  But Mariam kept all these words, and compared them in her heart.

2:20  And those shepherds returned, glorifying and praising Aloha for all that they had seen and heard as they had been spoken to them.

2:21  AND when the eight days completed to circumcise the child, his name was called Jeshu, for he was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb

2:22  And when were completed, the days of their purification according to the law of Musha, they carried him up to Urishlem, to present him before the Lord:

2:23  (as it is written in the law of the Lord, That every male openeth the matrix the holy to the Lord shall be called:)

2:24  and to offer the sacrifice as it is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two of the young of pigeons.

2:25  But there was a certain man in Urishlem, whose name was Shemun; and this man was just and righteous, and he had waited for the consolation of Isroel, and the Spirit of Holiness was upon him.

2:26  And it was said to him from the Spirit of Holiness, that he should not see death, until he had seen the Meshicha of the Lord.

2:27  Behold, this man came in the Spirit to the temple, and when his parents brought in Jeshu the child, to do for him as it is commanded in the law,

2:28  he took him upon his arms and blessed Aloha, and said,

2:29  Now dismiss thy servant, my Lord, according to thy word, in peace;

2:30  For lo, mine eyes have seen thy grace,

2:31  Which thou hast prepared in the face of all the nations;

2:32  A light for the revelation of the peoples, And the glory of thy people Isroel.

2:33  But Jauseph and his mother wondered at these words which were spoken concerning him.

2:34  And Shemun blessed them, and said to Mariam his mother, Behold, this child is set for the ruin and uprising of many in Isroel, for the sign of contention.

2:35  And through thine own soul shall pass a spear, that may be revealed the reasonings of the hearts of many.

2:36  NOW Chana, the prophetess, (was) the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was aged also in her days, and seven years with her husband had lived from her virginity.

2:37  And she was a widow as of years eighty and four, and she removed not from the temple, and with fasting and with prayer she worshipped in the day and in the night.

2:38  And she also arose in that hour and confessed the Lord, and discoursed concerning him with all who were expecting the redemption of Urishlem.

2:39  And when they had fulfilled every thing according to the law of the Lord, they returned unto Galila, to Natsrath their city.

2:40  But the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and was filled with wisdom; and the grace of Aloha was upon him.

2:41  And his relatives every year went unto Urishlem at the feast of Petscha.

2:42  AND when he was a son of twelve years, they went up, as they were used, to the festival.

2:43  And when the days (were) fulfilled, they returned. But Jeshu, the child, remained in Urishlem, and Jauseph and his mother knew not.

2:44  For they thought that he was with the sons of the company; and when they had gone the journey of one day, they sought him with the men and with any who knew him.

2:45  And they found him not: and they returned again to Urishlem, and sought him.

2:46  And after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and questioning them.

2:47  And all of them were astonished, as they heard him, at his wisdom and at his answers.

2:48  And when they saw him, they wondered; and his mother said to him, My son, why hast thou done with us thus? for, behold, I and thy father with great anxiety have sought thee.

2:49  He saith to them, Why have you sought me (elsewhere)? Knew you not that (in) the house of my Father it behoveth me to be?

2:50  But they did not comprehend the word that he spake to them.

2:51  And he went down with them, and came to Natsrath, and was subject to them. But his mother kept all these words in her heart.

2:52  But Jeshu increased in his stature, and in his wisdom, and in favour with Aloha and men.