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Quil u wäch ri a Jesús

Pa tak ri kˈij riˈ, ri nimalaj takanel Augusto César xuya takanic chque conojel winak chi cätzˈibax ri qui biˈ. Aretak ri tat Cirenio are kˈatal tzij re ri tinimit Siria, xbantaj we nabe tzˈiban biˈaj riˈ. Are jun censo waˈ. Xebeˈ cˈu conojel ri winak chquijujunal pa tak ri qui tinimit rech cätzˈibax ri qui biˈ. Xa je riˈ xel lok ri tat José pa ri tinimit Nazaret re Galilea, xeˈc, xopan pa jun tinimit re Judea, Belén u biˈ. Chilaˈ xeˈ wi ri tat José rumal chi are rachalaxic ri mam David. Ri tinimit Belén are u tinimit ri mam David pa ojer tak kˈij canok. Aretak xeˈ ri tat José rech cätzˈibax ru biˈ, xucˈam bi ri al María ri u toˈm chic che rixokil, yawab winak chi cˈut. Aretak e cˈo chilaˈ pa Belén, xopan ri kˈij ri cutzir ri al María. Xril cˈu u wäch ru nabeal, jun ala. Xucoj atzˈiak rech nuˈch acˈal che. Xukˈoyoba pa jun echaˈbal rumal chi man cˈo tä chi jawijeˈ ri quecˈoji wi pa ri mesón.

Ri ángeles cäquichˈabej ri ajyukˈab

E cˈo cˈu ajyukˈab pa tak ri juyub chunakaj ri tinimit Belén ri quequiwaraj ri cawaj chilaˈ. Xak teˈtalic cˈut jun ángel takom lok rumal ri Kajaw Dios xtaqˈui chquiwäch. Xjuluw cˈu ri jeˈlalaj u juluwem ri Dios pa qui wiˈ. Sibalaj cˈu xquixej quib ri ajyukˈab.

10 Xubij cˈu ri ángel chque: Mixej iwib, ―cächaˈ. Kas tzij quinbij na jun utzalaj tzij chiwe. Ri u patän waˈ we utzalaj tzij riˈ are chi cuya nimalaj quicotemal chque conojel winak. 11 Are quinbij chiwe chi cämic riˈ xil u wäch jun Toˈl Iwe pa ru tinimit ri mam David. Are Cristo waˈ ri Kajaw, ―cächaˈ. 12 Are cˈu retal waˈ chiwe: Quirik na jun alaj neˈ, cojom cˈu atzˈiak rech nuˈch acˈal chrij, kˈoyobam pa jun echaˈbal, ―xcha chque.

13 Xak teˈtalic cˈut e cˈo chic rucˈ ri ángel qˈuialaj tak ángeles ajchicaj. Cäquinimarisaj cˈu u kˈij ri Dios, cäquibij:
14     ¡Kanimarisaj baˈ u kˈij ri Dios
ri cˈo chicaj! ¡Chuxlan na canimaˈ
    ri winak cho ruwächulew, e are cˈu
    winak waˈ ri utz queril wi ri Dios! ―xecha ri ángeles.

15 Te cˈu riˈ aretak xebeˈ ri ángeles chicaj, ri ajyukˈab xquitzijobela quib, xquibij: Joˈ pa Belén, ―quechaˈ. Jekila na we xcˈulmatajic riˈ ri u tzijom ri Kajaw Dios chke, ―xecha riˈ.

16 Aninak xebeˈc. Xequirika cˈu ri nan María, ri tat José rucˈ ri alaj neˈ. Kˈoyobam cˈu ri neˈ pa jun echaˈbal. 17 Aretak xquilo, xquitzijoj ri xubij ri ángel chque chrij ri acˈal. 18 Xquicajmaj cˈu waˈ conojel ri winak ri xetow ri qui tzij ri ajyukˈab. 19 Are cˈu ri nan María xak xucˈol conojel we tzij riˈ pa ranimaˈ, xchoman cˈu chquij. 20 Xetzelej cˈu bic ri ajyukˈab, tajin cäquiya u kˈij, cäquinimarisaj cˈu u kˈij ri Dios rumal ri xbix chque, xukujeˈ rumal chi xquilo chi kas jeˈ jas ri xutzijoj ri ángel chque.

Ri a Jesús cäyiˈ chuwäch ri Dios

21 Chuwajxak kˈij cˈut, xquicoj ri retal ri ojer trato che ru cuerpo ri acˈal, xquicoj cˈu Jesús che ru biˈ. Are u biˈ waˈ ri xucoj can ri ángel aretak mäjok calcˈualax chucˈux ri kˈapoj al María.

22 Xopan ri kˈij ri quesax ri rawasil ri nan María. Jeˈ jas ri cubij chupam ru Pixab ri mam Moisés, xquicˈam lok ri acˈal chuyiˈc chuwäch ri Kajaw Dios pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. 23 Je riˈ xcaˈno rumal chi tzˈibam waˈ pa ru Pixab ri Kajaw Dios, cubij: “Ronojel nabeal ala cätas waˈ chupatänixic ri Kajaw Dios,” ―cächaˈ. 24 Xebeˈ cˈu ri tat José, ri nan María pa Jerusalén chusipaxic ri cäbix pa ru Pixab ri Kajaw Dios: Are jucˈulaj ut waˈ. We man cˈo tä ri ut cuyaˈ queyiˈ quieb alaj tak tucumux che sipanic.

25 Xcˈoji cˈu pa ri tinimit Jerusalén jun tataˈ, Simeón u biˈ. We tataˈ riˈ are utzalaj achi waˈ ri cäniman che ri Dios pa ronojel, jicom cˈu ranimaˈ chuwäch. Ri areˈ reyeˈm ri Dios chi queutoˈ ri winak aj Israel. Cˈo cˈu ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu rucˈ. 26 Xkˈalajisax che ri tat Simeón rumal ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu chi man cäcäm tä na chanim, xane nabe cäril na ri Cristo ri chaˈtal rumal ri Kajaw Dios. 27 Xunaˈ cˈu ru rayinic ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu pa ranimaˈ, xeˈ pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios. Aretak ru tat, u nan ri alaj a Jesús xquicˈam bic, xeopan pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios chubanic che ri acˈal jas ri cubij pa ri Pixab chi rajwaxic u banic waˈ. 28 Ri tat Simeón xukˈaluj ri ala, xuya u kˈij ri Dios. Xuban orar, xubij:

29 Kajaw Dios, ya la chwe cämic
chi ri in, ri in patänil e la,
chi quincäm na, cuxlan ri wanimaˈ,
jeˈ jas ri bim la lok chwe, ―cächaˈ.
30 Wilom cˈu in ri Toˈl Ke,
31 ri takom la lok chquiwäch conojel winak.
32 Are jeˈ jas jun chäj, jun candela
ri cätununic. Cuya na ri sakil
re ri Pixab la pa canimaˈ ri niqˈuiaj
winak chic ri man e aj Israel taj.
Rumal waˈ ri takom la lok, cänimarisax
na u kˈij ri tinimit la, ri Israel, ―xcha ri tat Simeón.

33 Ri tat José rucˈ ru nan ri acˈal xquicajmaj ronojel ri cätzijox chrij ri a Jesús.

34 Ri tat Simeón xeutewchij, xubij che ri nan María, u nan ri acˈal: Chilampe la we acˈal riˈ, ―cächaˈ. Cäcoj na waˈ rech quetzak qˈuia winak aj Israel, cäsach cˈu na qui wäch. Quetoˈ cˈu na ri juleˈ winak chic aj Israel rumal ri Areˈ, quewalijisax na. Xukujeˈ we acˈal riˈ cäcoj na rumal ri Dios che etal chquiwäch ri winak. Cäquetzelaj cˈu na u wäch, ―cächa riˈ. 35 Cuban na ri Kajaw Jesús chi cäkˈalajinic jas ri quechoman ri winak pa canimaˈ, ―cächa chque. Ri lal, nan, cäqˈuis na ib la che okˈej, ―xcha che ri nan María.

36 Xukujeˈ xcˈoji chilaˈ jun chichuˈ kˈalajisanel, Ana u biˈ. Are u miaˈl ri tat Fanuel re ri rachalaxic ri mam Aser. Sibalaj nim winak chic ri chichuˈ riˈ. Xa wukub junab xcˈoji rucˈ ri rachajil, xcäm cˈu ri tataˈ. 37 Jumuchˈ quiejeb junab malcaˈn canok. Man quel tä chi bi pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios. Cäpatänin cˈu che ri Dios chilaˈ chi pakˈij chi chakˈab. Cuban orar, xukujeˈ cuban ayunar. 38 Xtacˈatob cˈu waˈ chquiwäch ri tat José, ri nan María pa we hora riˈ, xuban maltioxinic che ri Dios. Xtzijon chrij ri a Jesús chquiwäch conojel ri winak ri e eyeninak che ri Dios chi cutoˈ ri tinimit Israel.

Quetzelej cˈu bic, quebeˈ pa ri tinimit Nazaret

39 Qui banom cˈu ronojel ri cäbix pa ru Pixab ri Kajaw Dios, xetzelej cˈu bic, xebeˈ pa Galilea, pa ri qui tinimit Nazaret. 40 Qˈuiyem re ri acˈal, tajin cäcowiric, sibalaj cˈo ru noˈj. Ri Dios sibalaj tajin cätewchin ri a Jesús.

Ri a Jesús cˈo pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios cucˈ ri ajtijab

41 Ronojel junab cˈut xebeˈ ru tat, ru nan pa ri tinimit Jerusalén che ri nimakˈij ri cäbix Pascua che. 42 Aretak cablajuj u junab chic ri a Jesús, xepaki bic, xebeˈ pa Jerusalén jas ri qui nakˈatisam wi quib pa ri nimakˈij riˈ. 43 Xqˈuis cˈu ri nimakˈij, tzelejem cäcaˈn bic ri tat José, ri nan María. Xcanaj can ri alaj a Jesús pa Jerusalén, man cˈo tä cˈu quetam ru tat, u nan chrij waˈ. 44 Xquichomaj chi cˈo cucˈ ri cachiˈl. E benak jun kˈij pa ri be, xquitzucuj ri a Jesús chquixol ri cachalal, chquixol ri cachiˈl. 45 Man xquirik tä cˈut. Xa je riˈ xetzelej chic pa Jerusalén. Xquitzucuj ri ala chilaˈ.

46 Qui tzucum cˈu oxib kˈij, xquirik cˈu pa ri nimalaj rachoch Dios. Tˈuyul ri a Jesús chquixol ri tijonelab re ri Pixab, tajin cutatabej ri qui tijonic. Cucˈot cˈu qui chiˈ ri tataˈib. 47 Conojel ri quetowic xquicajmaj chi utz cächoman ri ala, chi retam jas cubij chque ri tijonelab.

48 Aretak ru tat, u nan xquil u wäch ri acˈal, xquicajmaj waˈ. Xubij ru nan che: Wal, ¿jas che jeˈ a banom waˈ chke? ―cächaˈ. ¿A mat cawilo chi ra tat, ri in, uj elinak chˈuj chatzucuxic? ―xcha che.

49 Xubij cˈu ri a Jesús chque: ¿Jas che quintzucuj alak? ¿A mat etam alak chi rajwaxic chi quinban ri u rayinic ri nu Tat? ―xcha chque.

50 Ri e areˈ man xquichˈob tä cˈu ri cubij ri acˈal chque.

51 Xeˈ cˈu ri a Jesús rucˈ ri tat José, rucˈ ru nan pa ri tinimit Nazaret. U yoˈm cˈu rib pa takic chque. Ru nan xucˈol pa ranimaˈ ronojel ri xbantajic. 52 Xqˈuiy ri a Jesús, cˈo na ru noˈj, xukujeˈ xcowiric. Ri a Jesús sibalaj utz cuban cho ri Dios, xukujeˈ utz cäquil wi ri winak.

The Birth of Jesus

In those days Caesar Augustus(A) issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.(B) (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)(C) And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem(D) the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him(E) and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel(F) of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.(G) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior(H) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,(I) the Lord.(J) 12 This will be a sign(K) to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace(L) to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.(M) 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.(N) 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(O) for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child,(P) he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.(Q)

Jesus Presented in the Temple

22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,(R) Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[b]),(S) 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[c](T)

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(U) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(V) and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,(W) 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,(X)
    you may now dismiss[d] your servant in peace.(Y)
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,(Z)
31     which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”(AA)

33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:(AB) “This child is destined to cause the falling(AC) and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

36 There was also a prophet,(AD) Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[e](AE) She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.(AF) 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.(AG)

39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.(AH) 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.(AI)

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.(AJ) 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed(AK) at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother(AL) said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father(AM) and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[f](AN) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(AO)

51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(AP) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(AQ) 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:2 Or This census took place before
  2. Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:2,12
  3. Luke 2:24 Lev. 12:8
  4. Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss
  5. Luke 2:37 Or then had been a widow for eighty-four years.
  6. Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business