Luke 2
1 Tua hun laitak in Caesar Augustus in leitung bup misimna vawt tu in thupia hi.
About that time an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole Empire.
2 Hi misimna masabel a vawt ciang in Syrenius sia Syria ngam uk a hihi.
(This was the first census taken while Quirinius was Governor of Syria).
3 Taciang mi theampo misimna nei tu in amate khua tek ah pai uh hi.
And everyone went to his own town to be registered.
4 Joseph sia Galilee ngam, Nazareth khua pan in David khua, Judah ngam Bethlehem khua ah pai hi; banghangziam cile ama sia David i suan le minam a hihi:
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 Misimna nei tu in dokzu a piaksa Mary taw pai uh hi, Mary sia a ngil lian mama zo hi.
to be registered with Mary, his engaged wife, who was about to become a mother.
6 Bethlehem ah a om uh laitak in, Mary sia a naunei tu ni hong cing hi.
While they were there her time came,
7 A tacil tapa hong nei a, puan taw a tun zawkciang, khui ankuang sung ah sial hi, banghangziam cile zintun inn ah amate atu inndoi om nawn ngawl hi.
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 Tua ngamsung ah tuucing te duisung ah ngiak uh a, zan in a tuuhon te cing in om uh hi.
In that same countryside were shepherds out in the open fields, watching their flocks that night,
9 Taciang, en vun, Topa vantungmi amate kung ah hongpai a, Topa vangletna sia amate kiim teng ah taang hi: taciang amate lau mama uh hi.
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 Vantungmi in amate tung ah, lau heak vun: banghangziam cile, en vun, note tung ah lungdamna thu hong puak khi hi, tua thu sia mi theampo atu in lungdamna lianpi hi tu hi.
“Have no fear,” the angel said. “For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.
11 Banghangziam cile tuni in David khuapi sung ah Ngumpa Christ Topa suak zo hi.
This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.
12 Hisia in note atu musakna a hihi; nausen sia puan taw tun a, khui ankuang sung ah a kisial na mu tu uh hi, ci hi.
And this will be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger.”
13 Thakhatthu in vantungmi taw vantungmi honpi te Pathian pok in,
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing –
14 Van a sangbel na ah Pathian minthang tahen, leitung ah thinnop na om tahen a, mihing te tung ah deisakna pha om tahen, ci hi.
“glory to God on high, and on earth peace among those in whom he finds pleasure.”
15 Vantungmi te amate kung pan van ah a heakkik zawkciang in tuucing te in, tu in Bethlehem khua ah pai tawng, Topa i hong heaksak thu en tawng, khat le khat kici uh hi.
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 Taciang manlangtak in pai uh a, Mary, Joseph le khui ankuang sung ah a kisial nausen mu uh hi.
So they went quickly, and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger;
17 Tuucing te in ama a mu uh ciang in, vantungmi in hi nausen thu taw kisai amate a son thu te midang te tung ah son uh hi.
and, when they saw it, they told of all that had been said to them about this child.
18 Tuucing te i son thu te a za theampo in lamdangsa mama uh hi.
All who heard the shepherds were astonished at their story,
19 Ahihang Mary in hi thu te theampo sia, a thinsung ah keam in ngaisun hi.
while Mary treasured in her heart all that they said, and thought about it often.
20 Vantungmi in amate tung ah a son bang in, a zak uh le a mu uh thu te hang in tuucing te in Pathian vangletna le minthanna pok in heakkik uh hi.
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 Nausen sia vunteap tan tu ni liat a cin ciang, a min sia Jesus ci hi, tua min sia a nu in a ngilsung a pai ma in vantungmi i a phuakholsa min a hihi.
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 Mary sia Moses thukham bang in thianthona hun a cin ciang in, Topa kung ah ap tu in nausen sia Jerusalem ah paipui hi;
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 Topa thukham sung ah, sulhong tapa masabel peuma Topa kung ah a thiangtho, kici tu hi; ci in ki at hi.
in compliance with the Law of the Lord that every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord,
24 Topa thukham sung ah a om bangma in, khutun kop khat, a hibale khutheh ni taw biakpiakna piak tu a hihi.
and also to offer the sacrifice required by the Law of the Lord – a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.
25 Taciang en vun, Jerusalem ah Simeon a kici pasal khat om hi; ama sia mi pha thutang le biakna sang ah a ki pumpiak hi a, Israel te henepna a ngak khat zong a hihi: ama tung ah Tha Thiangtho om hi.
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 Topa i Messiah na mu mateng na thi buatu hi, ci in Tha Thiangtho in pualak hi.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 Tha ompui na taw in Simeon sia biakinn sung ah hong pai a: thukham ngeina bang in vawtsak tu in nulepa te in nausen Jesus paipui uh hi,
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 Simeon in nausen a kang ah toai a, Pathian pok kawm in,
Simeon himself took the child in his arms, and blessed God, and said:
29 Topa awng, tu in, na thu bang in na sal keima thinnuamtak in hong paisak ta in:
“Now, Lord, you will let your servant go, according to your word, in peace,
30 Banghangziam cile na ngupna ka mit taw mu zo khi hi,
for my eyes have seen the salvation
31 Tua thu sia mi theampo mai ah na vawtsa a hihi;
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations –
32 Gentile te tung khuavaksak tu le na minam Israel te minthan natu a hihi, ci hi.
a light to bring light to the Gentiles, and to be the glory of your people Israel.”
33 Simeon pau nate sia Joseph le Mary te in lamdangsa mama uh hi.
While the child’s father and mother were wondering at what was said about him,
34 Taciang Simeon in amate thupha pia a, a nu Mary kung ah, hi nausen sia Israel mitampi te lutu na le mitampi te ki phokkik na hi tu hi; banghangziam cile kam ki nial na musakna hi tu hi;
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 Hi hi, namsau in na nuntakna hong sun tu hi, taciang mitampi te thinsung ngaisutna te kilangsak tu hi.
Yes, the sword will pierce your own heart – and so the thoughts in many minds will be disclosed.”
36 Asher suan, Phanuel tanu Anna a kici kamsang nu khat om a, ama sia huai mama zo hi: ama sia ngaknu thiangtho a hi na pan in a pasal taw kum sali sung bek omkhawm hi;
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 Ama sia meingong hi a, kum sawm liat le kum li pha zo hi, biakinn pan pusuak ngawl in sun tawzan taw antang le thungen in Pathian naseam hi.
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 Jesus biakinn ah a thetpui laitak in Anna zong hong theng a, Topa tung ah lungdam ko hi, taciang Jerusalem ah ngupna a ngakla te theampo tung ah nausen thu son hi.
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 Joseph le Mary te in Topa thukham bang in na theampo a vawt zawk uh ciang in, Galilee ngam Nazareth khua ah ciakik uh hi.
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 Nausen hong khang a, tha lam ah thahat in, ciimna taw dim a: Pathian hesuakna ama tung ah om hi.
The child grew and became strong and wise, and the blessing of God was on him.
41 Jesus i nulepa te kumsim paisanpoai ciang in Jerusalem ah pai bul uh hi.
Every year the child’s parents used to go to Jerusalem at the Passover Festival.
42 Jesus kum sawm le kum ni a cin ciang in, Jerusalem ah ngeina bang in poai mun ah pai hi.
When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,
43 Poai man ciang in a inn ah ciakik uh hi, ahihang nauno Jesus sia Jerusalem ah tanglai hi; Joseph le a nu in tuathu a he bua uh hi.
and had finished their visit; but, when they started to return, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, without their knowing it.
44 Ahihang, mi honpi sung ah hi tu hi, ci ngaisun uh a nikhat sung pai uh hi; taciang amate mealheak te le a ki naipui uh te sung ah zong uh hi.
Thinking that he was with their fellow travelers, they went one day’s journey before searching for him among their relatives and acquaintances;
45 Amate in a mu ngawl uh ciang in, Jerusalem ah heakkik in zong uh hi.
and then, as they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching everywhere for him.
46 Nithum zawkciang in amate in biakinn sung ah mu hi, doctor te laizang ah to a, thu ngai le thu dong in om hi.
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 A thu heak le a zo kik nate a za theampo in lamdangsa uh hi.
All who listened to him marveled at his intelligence and his answers.
48 Amate in a mu uh ciang in lamdangsa mama uh a: a nu in, ka Tapa awng, banghang hibang in hong vawt ni ziam? en in, na pa taw thinngim mama in hong zong khu hi, ci hi.
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 Jesus in, Banghang in hong zong nu ziam? ka Pa nasep seam hamtang tu khi hi, ci he ngawl nu ziam? amate tung ah ci hi.
“What made you search for me?” he answered. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50 Taciang amate in a sonnop na a tel bua uh hi.
His parents did not understand what he meant.
51 Taciang amate taw pai a, Nazareth ah ciakik in amate thu ni in om hi: ahihang a nu in Ama kampau te a thinsung ah keamcing hi.
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 Jesus sia a ciimna le a pumpi khang a, Pathian mai le mihing te mai ah maipha nga hi.
And Jesus grew in wisdom as he grew in years, and gained the blessing of God and people.
