Luke 2
1 Pea pehē, naʻe fai ʻae fono ʻe Sisa ʻAokositusi, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ke tohi ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe puleʻanga.
Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.
2 (Pea naʻe fuofua fai ʻae tohi ni ʻi he pule ʻa Kilinio ʻi Silia.)
It was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria;
3 Pea naʻe taki taha ʻalu ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki hono potu, ke tohi ai ia.
and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged.
4 Pea ʻalu hake foki ʻa Siosefa mei Kāleli, mei he kolo ko Nāsaleti, ki Siutea, ki he Kolo ʻo Tevita, ʻoku ui ko Petelihema; (he naʻa ne ʻoe fale mo e faʻahinga ʻo Tevita; )
So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 Ke tohi ia mo hono uaifi ko Mele, naʻe fakanofo, kuo feitama ia.
to have himself registered together with Mary, who was betrothed to him and was with child.
6 Pea naʻe lolotonga ʻena ʻi ai, pea pehē, kuo kakato hono ngaahi ʻaho ke fāʻele ai ia.
But while they were there, her full time came,
7 Pea fāʻeleʻi ʻe ia ʻae tama ko hono ʻolopoʻou, pea ne takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae kofu, ʻo fakatokoto ia ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau hao ʻi he fale talifononga.
and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Pea naʻe ʻi he fonua ko ia ʻae kau tauhi sipi ʻoku nofo ʻi he ngoue, ʻo leʻohi ʻenau fanga sipi ʻi he poʻuli.
Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country, keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields,
9 Pea ʻiloange, naʻe tuʻu mai kiate kinautolu ʻae ʻāngelo ʻae ʻEiki, pea malama ʻae nāunau ʻoe ʻEiki ʻo takatakai ʻakinautolu: pea naʻa nau manavahē ʻaupito.
when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.
10 Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate kinautolu, “ʻOua ʻe manavahē: vakai, he ʻoku ou ʻomi kiate kimoutolu ʻae ongoongolelei ʻoe fiefia lahi, ʻaia ʻe hoko ki he kakai fulipē.
But the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good news of great joy--joy for all the People.
11 He kuo ʻaloʻi kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho ni, ʻi he Kolo ʻo Tevita, ʻae Fakamoʻui, ʻaia ko Kalaisi ko e ʻEiki.
For a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of David.
12 Pea ko e fakaʻilonga eni kiate kimoutolu; te mou ʻilo ʻae tamasiʻi kuo takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae kofu, pea tokoto ia ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu.”
And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
13 Pea fakafokifā pe kuo ʻi he ʻāngelo ʻae tokolahi ʻoe kau ʻāngelo mei he langi, ʻonau fakamālō ki he ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
And immediately there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising God and saying,
14 “Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻi ʻolunga, Pea ʻi māmani ʻae melino, ko e ʻofa ki he kakai.”
"Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And on earth peace among men who please Him!"
15 Pea pehē, ʻi he liliu ange ʻae kau ʻāngelo ki he langi meiate kinautolu, naʻe fepehēʻaki ʻe he kau tauhi sipi, “Ke tau ō eni ki Petelihema, ʻo mamata ki he meʻa ni kuo fai, ʻaia kuo fakahā mai ʻe he ʻEiki kiate kitautolu.”
Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
16 Pea naʻa nau omi fakavave, ʻo ʻilo ʻa Mele, mo Siosefa, mo e tama ʻoku tokoto ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu.
So they made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying in the manger.
17 Pea kuo nau mamata, pea nau ongoongoa ʻae lea naʻe fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻi he tama ni.
And when they saw the child, they told what had been said to them about Him;
18 Pea ofo ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe he kau tauhi sipi kiate kinautolu.
and all who listened were astonished at what the shepherds told them.
19 Ka naʻe faʻoa ʻe Mele ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki hono loto, ʻo fifili ki ai.
But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.
20 Pea naʻe liu mai ʻae kau tauhi sipi, ʻo fakamālō mo fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo nau fanongo mo mamata ai, ʻo hangē ko ia ne fakahā kiate kinautolu.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.
21 Pea ʻi heʻene kakato ʻae ʻaho ʻe valu naʻe kamu ʻae tama, pea ui hono huafa ko Sisu, ʻaia naʻe fakahingoa ʻe he ʻāngelo kae teʻeki tuituʻia ia ʻi he manāva.
When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.
22 Pea kuo hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻena fakamaʻa, ʻo fakatatau ki he fono ʻa Mōsese, naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema ke ʻatu [ia ]ki he ʻEiki;
And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--
23 (ʻO hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he fono ʻae ʻEiki, “Ko e tama kotoa pe, ʻae ʻolopoʻou, ʻe ui ia ko e tapu ki he ʻEiki;”)
as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."
24 Pea ke ʻatu ʻae feilaulau, ʻo fakatatau mo ia ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he fono ʻae ʻEiki, “Ko e ongo kulukulu, pe ko e lupe mui ʻe ua.”
And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."
25 Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi Selūsalema ʻae tangata, ko Simione hono hingoa; pea naʻe angatonu ʻae tangata ko ia mo faʻa lotu, mo tatali ki he fiemālieʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 Pea naʻe fakahā mai kiate ia ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai mate ia, kaeʻoua ke ne mamata ki he Kalaisi ʻae ʻEiki.
To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.
27 Pea haʻu ia ʻi he Laumālie ki he falelotu tatau ki hono anga ʻoe fono,
Led by the Spirit he came to the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do with regard to Him according to the custom of the Law,
28 Naʻa ne toki toʻo hake ia ʻi hono nima, pea fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē,
he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 “ʻE ʻEiki, ko eni, ʻoku ke tukuange ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ke fononga ʻi he fiemālie, ʻO hangē ko hoʻo folofola:
"Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,
30 He kuo mamata ʻa hoku mata ki hoʻo fakamoʻui,
Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
31 ʻAia kuo ke teuteu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē;
Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--
32 Ko e maama ke fakamaamaʻaki ʻae Senitaile, Mo e nāunau ʻo hoʻo kakai ko ʻIsileli.”
A light to shine upon the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel."
33 Pea ofo ʻa Siosefa mo ʻene faʻē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻiate ia.
And while the child's father and mother were wondering at the words of Symeon concerning Him,
34 Pea tāpuakiʻi ʻe Simione ʻakinaua, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene faʻē ko Mele, “Vakai, kuo fokotuʻu ʻae tamasiʻi ni ko e tūkiaʻanga mo e toetuʻuʻanga ʻoe tokolahi ʻi ʻIsileli pea ko e fakaʻilonga ke lea kovi [ki ai];
Symeon blessed them and said to Mary the mother, "This child is appointed for the falling and the uprising of many in Israel and for a token to be spoken against;
35 koeʻuhi ke hā ai ʻae ngaahi mahalo ʻoe loto ʻoe tokolahi: (ʻio, ʻe tui pea ʻasi ʻae heletā ʻi ho laumālie foki.”)
and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."
36 Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae fefine palōfita ko ʻAna, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Fanueli, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo ʻAsa: naʻe lahi hono motuʻa, pea naʻa na nonofo mo [hono ]husepāniti ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu talu ʻene tāupoʻou;
There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, belonging to the tribe of Asher. She was of a very great age, having had after her maidenhood seven years of married life,
37 ka ka nofo ai pe ia ko e fefine ia kuo mate hono husepāniti, pea kuo valungofulu ma fā ʻae taʻu [ʻo ʻene motuʻa], pea ne ʻikai mahuʻi ia mei he falelotu lahi, ka naʻa ne ngāue ʻi he ʻaukai mo e faʻa lotu he pō mo e ʻaho.
and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.
38 Pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻo feʻunga mo ia, naʻa ne ʻatu foki ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻEiki, ʻo ne fakahā ia kiate kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe tatali ki he huhuʻi ʻi Selūsalema.
And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God, and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.
39 Pea hili ʻena fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻo fakatatau ki he fono ʻae ʻEiki, naʻa nau foki mai ki Kāleli, ki hona kolo ko Nāsaleti.
Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
40 Pea tupu ʻae tamasiʻi, pea mālohi ʻi he laumālie, pea fonu ia ʻi he poto: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.
And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.
41 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻene mātuʻa ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē ki Selūsalema, ki he kātoanga [ʻoe Lakaatu].
Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.
42 Pea kuo hongofulu ma ua hono taʻu, pea nau ō hake ki Selūsalema, ʻo hangē ko hono anga ʻoe kātoanga.
And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,
43 Pea kuo nau fakaʻosi ʻae ngaahi ʻaho, ka ʻi heʻenau liliu mai, naʻe nofo pe ʻae tama ko Sisu ʻi Selūsalema: pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe Siosefa mo ʻene faʻē.
after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,
44 Ka naʻe mahalo ʻakinaua ʻoku ʻi he fononga ia, pea fononga ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha; pea [toki ]kumi ia ʻi hona kāinga mo e kau fononga.
but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;
45 Pea ʻi he ʻikai te na ʻilo ia, naʻa na foki atu ki Selūsalema, ko hono kumi.
but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.
46 Pea pehē, kuo hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea na [toki ]ʻilo ia ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻoku nofo ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe kau akonaki, ʻo fakafanongo kiate kinautolu, mo fakafehuʻi kiate kinautolu.
On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
47 Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo kiate ia, naʻa nau ofo ʻi heʻene poto mo ʻene tali ʻae fehuʻi.
while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.
48 Pea ʻi heʻena mamata kiate ia, ne na ofo ai ʻaupito: pea pehē ʻe heʻene faʻē kiate ia, “Tama, ko e hā kuo ke fai pehē ai kiate kimaua? Vakai, ko hoʻo tamai mo au kuo ma kumi koe ʻi he mamahi.”
When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."
49 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinaua, “Ko e hā ʻoku mo kumi ai au? ʻIkai te mo ʻilo ʻoku ʻaʻaku ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻa ʻeku Tamai?”
"Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?"
50 Ka naʻe ʻikai te na ʻilo [hono ʻuhinga ]ʻoe lea ne ne lea ʻaki kiate kinaua.
But they did not understand the significance of these words.
51 Pea ʻalu hifo ia mo kinaua, ʻo hoko ki Nāsaleti, pea anganofo ia kiate kinaua: ka naʻe faʻo ʻe heʻene faʻē ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē ki hono loto.
Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.
52 Pea tupulaki ʻae poto ʻia Sisu mo e lahi, pea naʻe ʻofeina ia ʻe he ʻOtua mo e tangata.
And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
