Luka 2
1 A khohnin a pha vaengah Kaisar Augustus taengkah oltloek te lunglai pum ah a pat.
NOW it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole land should be registered.
2 Te hlangmi soepnah tah Syria Kurenius kah a taem vaengah lamhmacuek la om.
(And this first enrolment was made by Cyrenius, afterwards governor of Syria)
3 Te dongah hlang boeih loh minghlum ham amah kho la rhip cet uh.
And all went to be registered, every one to his own city.
4 Te vaengah Joseph khaw Galilee, Nazareth kho lamloh Judea kah Bethlehem la a khue David khopuei la cet. Anih te David imkhui kah nurhui pahrhui la om.
Then Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David;
5 Minghlum ham vaengah amah ham a bae Mary te pumrhih la om pueng.
to be enregistered with Mary, the wife espoused to him, who was big with child.
6 A om rhoi kuelhuelh ah a caom tue loh a kae.
And it came to pass, while they were there, that her time was up, that she should be delivered.
7 Tedae a capa camingomthang te a cun vaengah tah impahnah ah hmuen a om pawt dongah a yol tih khongduk dongah a soei.
And she brought forth a son, her first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Te vaengah amah tekah pingpang ah tudawn rhoek om uh. A tuping te khoyin ah thongim la a khoem uh tih a rhaeh thil uh.
And there were shepherds in that country abiding in the open air, and keeping guard over their flock by night.
9 Te vaengah Boeipa kah puencawn tah amih taengah a phoe pah. Amih te Boeipa kah thangpomnah loh a tue dongah rhihnah neh bahoeng a rhih uh.
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were exceedingly affrighted.
10 Tedae amih te puencawn loh, “Rhih uh boeh, pilnam boeih taengah aka om ham omngaihnah tanglue te nangmih taengah olthangthen kan thui he.
And the angel said unto them, Be not affrighted: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people.
11 Tihnin ah nangmih ham khangkung om coeng. Anih tah David khopuei ah Khrih Boeipa la om coeng.
Because this day there is born for you a Saviour, which is Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.
12 Nangmih ham miknoek pakhat om vetih, cahni te a yol phoeiah kongduk dongah a yalh te na hmuh uh ni,” a ti nah.
And this shall be a sign for you; Ye shall find the babe in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.
13 Te vaengah puencawn te vaan caempuei rhaengpuei loh tarha a om puei tih Pathen te a thangthen uh.
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,
14 Te vaengah, “Pathen te a sangkoek ah thangpomnah om saeh, diklai ah rhoepnah neh hlang rhoek soah a kolonah om saeh,” a ti uh.
Glory in the highest heavens to God! and upon earth, peace! towards men complacence.
15 A om van bangla puencawn rhoek tah amih taeng lamloh vaan la cet uh. Tudawn rhoek loh khat neh khat taengah, “Bethlehem la cet pawn sih lamtah olthang aka thoeng he so uh sih. Te tah Boeipa long ni mamih ham a phoe sak,” a ti uh.
And it came to pass, as the angels went from them into heaven, the men, the shepherds, said also to each other, Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which hath happened, which the Lord hath made known to us.
16 Te phoeiah, tatloe la cet uh tih Mary, Joseph neh kongduk dong ah aka yalh cahni te a hmuh uh.
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe, lying in the manger:
17 A hmuh uh vaengah, te camoe kawng neh amih taengah a thui olka te a doek uh.
and when they saw it, they made a public report of the declaration delivered to them respecting this child.
18 Amih taengah tudawn rhoek loh a thui te aka ya rhoek boeih tah a ngaihmang uh.
And all who heard it, marvelled at the things told them by the shepherds.
19 Tedae Mary loh tekah olka te boeih a kuem tih a thinko ah a khing a mong.
But Mary carefully preserved all these declarations, laying them together in her heart, in order to apprehend their meaning.
20 Tudawn rhoek tah amih taengah a thui pah bangla boeih a hmuh uh. A yaak uh dongah te Pathen a thangpom uh tih a thangthen uh phoeiah bal uh.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, exactly as had been told them.
21 Hnin rhet cup coeng tih, camoe te yahvin a rhet vaengah tah a ming te Jesuh a sui. Te tah bung khuikah a yom hlanah puencawn kah a sui pah coeng ni.
And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising the child, his name also was called JESUS, the name imposed by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 Moses kah olkhueng bangla amih kah imcim khohnin te a pha vaengah Jesuh te Boeipa taengah nawn ham Jerusalem la a khuen rhoi.
And when the days of her purification were accomplished according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23 Boeipa kah olkhueng dongah a daek bangla bung aka va tongpa boeih tah Boeipa ham cimcaih la a khue ni.
as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male child, that openeth the womb, shall be called holy to the Lord;
24 Te dongah Boeipa kah olkhueng dongah, “Vahu phiknit mai khaw, vahui ca panit mai khaw,” a ti bangla hmueih te a paek rhoi.
and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.
25 Te vaengah hlang pakhat, a ming ah Simeon te Jerusalem ah khoem om. Tekah hlang tah dueng tih cuep. Te dongah Israel kah thaphohnah te a lamtawn tih Mueihla Cim loh anih a om thil.
And, behold, there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 Mueihla Cim loh anih taengah, “Boeipa kah Khrih te a hmuh hlan atah dueknah na hmu mahpawh, “tila a mangthui tangtae te om.
And it had been divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, till he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
27 Simeon te mueihla loh bawkim khuila a pawk puei. Te vaengah camoe Jesuh amah te olkhueng kah khosing la saii ham a manu pana loh a khuen.
And he came by the spirit into the temple; just as the parents were bringing in the child Jesus, that they might do according to what was the custom of the law concerning him;
28 Te phoeiah Simeon loh a kut dongah a doe tih Pathen te a uem.
and he took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29 Te vaengah, “Boeikung na sal he na olthui bangla ngaimongnah neh nan hlah coeng.
Now dismiss thy servant, Lord, according to thy word, in peace;
30 Namah kah khangnah te ka mik loh a hmuh coeng.
for my eyes have seen thy salvation,
31 Te ni pilnam tom kah mikhmuh ah na tawn pah.
which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
32 Vangnah he namtom a pumphoenah la, thangpomnah te na pilnam Israel hamla om coeng,” a ti.
A light to give revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to thy people Israel.
33 Camoe kawng a thui soah a napa neh a manu tah a ngaihmang rhoi.
And Joseph and his mother were amazed at the things spoken concerning him.
34 Simeon loh amih te yoethen a paek tih a manu Mary taeng ah, “Anih he Israel khuiah a yet kah a bungnah neh thohkoepnah ham neh boekoek miknoek la a khueh coeng he.
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall, and rising again of many in Israel; and for a marked object to be spoken against;
35 Namah neh namah khaw na hinglu thunglang loh n'rhaih ni. Te daengah ni thinko kah poeknah te poeng a pumphoe eh?,” a ti nah.
(so shall a dart pierce through thy own soul) that the reasonings of many hearts may be laid open,
36 Te vaengah Asher koca kah Phanuel canu tonghmanu Anna om tih a kum khaw muep patong coeng. Anih he a hula lamloh a va neh kum rhih bueng hing rhoi.
And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asser: she was far advanced in old age, having lived but seven years with a husband, from her virgin state:
37 Te phoeiah kum sawmrhet kum li hil nuhmai la om. Anih tah bawkim te hlah tlaih kolla khoyin khothaih yaehnah neh, rhenbihnah neh tho a thueng.
though she was now a widow, of about eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, attending the divine service, with fastings and prayers night and day:
38 Pathen uem tue a pai kuelhuelh vaengah Jerusalem kah tlannah aka lamtawn rhoek boeih ham camoe kawng te a thui pah.
and at the very same moment coming up, she also in turn confessed the Lord, and spake of him to all who were expecting redemption in Jerusalem.
39 Boeipa kah olkhueng bangla boeih a soep vaengah te amah kho Galilee, Nazareth la bal rhoi.
And when they had finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own city Nazareth.
40 Camoe tah a rhoeng vaengah rhaang tih cueihnah neh bae. Pathen kah lungvatnah long khaw a om thil.
And the child grew, and became endued with great powers of spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.
41 Kum takuem yoom khotue ah a manu napa te Jerusalem la cet.
And his parents went annually to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.
42 Kum hlainit a lo vaengah khotue kah khosing bangla amih te cet uh.
And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast.
43 Khohnin te cup tih a a bal uh vaengah cadong Jesuh tah Jerusalem ah uelh tih a manu napa loh ming pawh.
And when they had concluded the days, as they were returning, the child Jesus remained at Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother knew it not:
44 Jesuh te lambong khuiah om tila a poek uh dae hnin at long caeh phoeiah tah a huiko neh a hmat taengah a tlap rhoi.
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their relations and acquaintances;
45 A hmuh rhoi pawt dongah anih tlap ham Jerusalem la mael rhoi.
and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him.
46 A thum khohnin a pha phoeiah Jesuh te bawkim khuikah saya rhoek kah a laklung ah ana ngol, amih taengah a hnatun tih amih ana dawt te a hmuh rhoi.
And it came to pass after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
47 Anih kah yakmingnah neh ollannah boeih te aka ya rhoek boeih tah limlum uh.
And all who heard him, were in a transport of admiration, at his understanding and answers.
48 Jesuh te a hmuh rhoi vaengah let rhoi tih a manu loh, “Ka capa, balae tih kaimih rhoi tlam he nang khueh? Na pa neh kai loh nang kan toem rhoi tih n'yuek sut coeng he,” a ti nah.
And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.
49 Te vaengah amih rhoi te, “Balae kai nan toem rhoi? A pa im ah ka om ham a kuek te na ming rhoi mahnim?” a ti nah.
And he said unto them, Wherefore did ye seek me? did you not know, that I must be occupied with my Father’s affairs?
50 Tedae amih rhoi taengah a thui pah olka te amih rhoi loh a hmuhming rhoi moenih.
And they understood not the meaning of what he spake to them.
51 Te phoeiah amih rhoi taengah cet tih Nazareth la pawk uh. A taengah boengai la om tih olka te a manu loh a thinko ah boeih a khoem.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was in subjection to them: though his mother preserved all these sayings in her heart.
52 Jesuh tah cueihnah neh pumrho ah rhoeng tih Pathen neh hlang taengah lungvatnah a dang.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
