ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 2
1 ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏌ ᎣᎦᏍᏓ ᎤᏁᏨᎯ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏤ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ.
About that time an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole Empire.
2 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏎᎵᏙᎴ ᎠᏏ ᏌᎵᏂ ᏏᎵᏱ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏂᎨᏎᎢ.
(This was the first census taken while Quirinius was Governor of Syria).
3 ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏁᏅᏎ ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎨᏒ ᏙᏓᏂᏚᎲᎢ.
And everyone went to his own town to be registered.
4 ᎠᎴ ᏦᏩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎨᎵᎵ ᎤᏂᎩᏎᎢ ᎤᏄᎪᏤ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᏭᎷᏤ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᏕᏫ ᏧᏪᏚᎲᎢ, ᎦᏚᏱ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏕᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ ᎤᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᏎᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᏫ,
Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea – because he belonged to the family and house of David –
5 ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎺᎵ ᎤᏓᏴᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏁᎵᏛ ᎨᏎᎢ.
to be registered with Mary, his engaged wife, who was about to become a mother.
6 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏏ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᏙᎮᎢ, ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎮ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ.
While they were there her time came,
7 ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏣᏄᎳᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎤᎸᏁᎢ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏳᏜᏓᏅᏕ ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
and she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him around and laid him in a manger.
8 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᏁᏙᎮ ᎤᏜᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎠᏫ ᏓᏂᎦᏘᏰ ᏒᏃᏱ.
In that same countryside were shepherds out in the open fields, watching their flocks that night,
9 ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏂᎷᏤᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏚᎸᏌᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏚᎾᏚᏫᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᎴᎢ.
when an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.
10 ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏰᏃ ᎢᏨᏲᎯᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ.
“Have no fear,” the angel said. “For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.
11 ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᎦ ᎢᏣᏕᏁᎸ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏚᎲᎢ, ᎢᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.
This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.
12 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏙᎯᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᏓᏰᏥᏩᏛᎯ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎠᏥᏣᏄᎴᏍᏗ, ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎦᏅᎨᏍᏗ.
And this will be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger.”
13 ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎬᏩᎵᎪᏁᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏂᎸᏉᏗᏍᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ;
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing –
14 ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ, ᎡᎶᎯᏃ ᏙᎯᎣ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ.
“glory to God on high, and on earth peace among those in whom he finds pleasure.”
15 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᎾᏓᏅᎡᎸ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᎤᏂᎶᏒ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏪᏎᎴ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ; Ꭷ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎦᏚᏱ ᎢᏕᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏫᏓᏙᎴᎰᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎬᏂᏏ.
Now, when the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, of which the Lord has told us.”
16 ᎤᎵᏍᏗᏳᏃ ᏭᏂᎷᏤᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏂᏩᏛᎮ ᎺᎵ ᎠᎴ ᏦᏩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎦᏅᎨᎢ.
So they went quickly, and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger;
17 ᎤᏂᎪᎲᏃ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎵᏙᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎨᏥᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎠᏥᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
and, when they saw it, they told of all that had been said to them about this child.
18 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏎ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᏩᏂᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ.
All who heard the shepherds were astonished at their story,
19 ᎺᎵᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎯᎶᎡ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
while Mary treasured in her heart all that they said, and thought about it often.
20 ᎠᏫᏃ-ᏗᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᎢᎤᎾᏨᏎᎢ, ᎠᏂᎸᏉᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᏤᎮ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎨᏥᏃᏁᎸᎢ.
And the shepherds went back, giving glory and praise to God for all that they had heard and seen. It had all happened as they had been told.
21 ᏧᏁᎵᏁᏃ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎱᏍᏕᏎᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎵ, ᏥᏌ ᏚᏃᎡᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏂᏚᏬᎡ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎾᏥᏁᎵᎬᎾ ᎨᏎᎢ.
Eight days after the birth of the child, when it was time to circumcise him, he received the name Jesus – the name given him by the angel before his conception.
22 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᏅ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎼᏏ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ, ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎤᏂᏃᎴ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏂᎧᏁᏗᏱ;
When the period of purification of mother and child, required by the Law of Moses, came to an end, his parents took the child up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,
23 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎸ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎼᎰᏩ ᏣᏥᎵᎦ; ᎾᏂᎥ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎾᏕᏅᎯ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏣᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᎪᏎᎮᏍᏗ;
in compliance with the Law of the Lord that every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord,
24 ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎳᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏧᎴᏗᏂᏍᎪᏂᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏛ ᏬᏱ.
and also to offer the sacrifice required by the Law of the Lord – a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.
25 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎡᎮ ᏏᎻᏯᏂ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎦᏘᏰ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎨᏥᏄᏬᎯᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏔᎵ ᎤᏛᏗᏕᎨᎢ.
There was at that time in Jerusalem a man named Simeon, a righteous and devout man, who lived in constant expectation of Israel’s consulation, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
26 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎪᎲᎯ ᏱᎩ
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎮᎸᎯ ᏭᎷᏤ ᎤᏛᎾ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ; ᏧᎦᏴᎵᎨᏃ ᎤᏂᏴᏔᏂᎸ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎬᏅ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ,
Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the Law,
28 ᎿᎭᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ;
Simeon himself took the child in his arms, and blessed God, and said:
29 ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎯᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏕᎯᏲᏍᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏣᏪᏒ ᏣᏁᏨᎢ;
“Now, Lord, you will let your servant go, according to your word, in peace,
30 ᏗᏥᎦᎵᏰᏃ ᎬᏗ ᏥᎪᏩᏛ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ.
for my eyes have seen the salvation
31 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏓᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations –
32 ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏘ ᏧᏂᎸᏌᏓᏕᏗ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ.
a light to bring light to the Gentiles, and to be the glory of your people Israel.”
33 ᏦᏩᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᏥ ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏥᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ.
While the child’s father and mother were wondering at what was said about him,
34 ᎻᎻᏯᏂᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏚᏁᏤᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎺᎵ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎤᏥ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎠᏥᎧᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏧᏂᏅᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎴᎯᏐᏙᏗᏱ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎤᎾᏡᏙᏗ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ.
Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child’s mother, “This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against –
35 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏱ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ: ᎥᎥ, ᎠᏰᎳᏍᏗ-ᎦᏅᎯᏛ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏨᏒ ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏓᏣᏘᎵ.
Yes, the sword will pierce your own heart – and so the thoughts in many minds will be disclosed.”
36 ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎡᏂ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎡᎮᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏆᏄᎡᎵ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎡᏌ ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᎸ ᎤᏠᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎢᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏛᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏛᏉ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏨᏛ;
There was also a prophet named Hannah, a daughter of Phanuel and of the tribe of Asher. She was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband for seven years after marriage,
37 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏁᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᏅᎩᎦᎵ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏓᏅᏍᎨ ᎤᏛᎾ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏉ ᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏎᎢ ᎠᎹᏟ ᎬᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᏚᎵᏏᏂᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᎩᏨᏂᏒᎢ.
and then a widow, until she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.
38 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᎯᏳᏉ ᎤᎷᏤ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏤᎴ ᏱᎰᏩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎧᏁᎢᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᎦᏖᏃᎯ ᎠᎫᏴᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
At that moment she came up, and began publicly to thank God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the deliverance of Jerusalem.
39 ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏛᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᏅ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎢᎤᎾᏨᏎ ᎨᎵᎵ ᏭᏂᎶᏎ, ᎤᏅᏒ ᏧᏂᏚᎲ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᏭᏂᎷᏤᎢ.
When the child’s parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
40 ᎠᏲᎵᏃ ᎠᏛᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ ᎠᎵᏂᎪᏍᎨᎢ, ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᎢ.
The child grew and became strong and wise, and the blessing of God was on him.
41 ᏧᎦᏴᎵᎨᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏁᎨ ᏂᏓᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᎧᏃᎯᏰᎩ ᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎠᏍᏆᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᎢ.
Every year the child’s parents used to go to Jerusalem at the Passover Festival.
42 ᏔᎳᏚᏃ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎨᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎤᏁᏅᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏓᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᎢ.
When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,
43 ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏛᏃ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᏚᎵᏒᏍᏛᎢ, ᎥᎤᎾᏨᏏᏗᏒ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏥᏌ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏗᎤᏗᎩᏰᎢ, ᏦᏩᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏁᎵᏍᎨᎢ.
and had finished their visit; but, when they started to return, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, without their knowing it.
44 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏑᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎠᎾᎢᏒ ᎨᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎬ ᏏᎦ ᎡᏅᏍᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏁᏅᏎᎢ; ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏃ ᏧᏅᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᎦᏔᎯ ᎠᏂᏅ ᎤᏂᏲᎴᎢ.
Thinking that he was with their fellow travelers, they went one day’s journey before searching for him among their relatives and acquaintances;
45 ᎬᏩᏠᏨᏃ ᎢᎤᎾᏨᏎᎢ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏭᏂᎶᏎ ᎬᏩᏲᎮᎢ.
and then, as they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching everywhere for him.
46 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏂᏩᏛᎮ ᎤᏛᏃᎯ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏬᎴ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᏂᏅ ᏗᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᏓᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏛᏛᎮᎸᎥᏍᎨᎢ.
It was not until the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.
47 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎬᏩᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏎ ᏃᏒ ᎪᎵᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏛᏛᎲᏍᎬ ᏕᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
All who listened to him marveled at his intelligence and his answers.
48 ᏧᎦᏴᎵᎨᏃ ᎬᏩᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏎᎢ; ᎤᏥᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᏅᏍᎩᎾᏛᏂᏏᏉ? ᏣᏙᏓ ᎢᏍᏛᏲᎲᎩ ᎤᏪᎵᎯᏍᏗ ᎣᎩᎾᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎬᎩ.
His parents were amazed when they saw him, and his mother said to him, “My child, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”
49 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᏍᎩᏂᏲᎮᎢ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᏱᏍᏗᎦᏔᎮ ᎡᏙᏙᏱ ᎠᏎ ᎠᏇᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ?
“What made you search for me?” he answered. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎵᏤ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎢ.
His parents did not understand what he meant.
51 ᏚᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᏃ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᏭᎷᏤᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎤᏁᎶᏕᎢ. ᎤᏥᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏁ ᎤᎾᏫᏱ.
However he went down with them to Nazareth, and submitted himself to their control; and his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.
52 ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎧᏁᏉᏥᏎ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎬᏩᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.
And Jesus grew in wisdom as he grew in years, and gained the blessing of God and people.
