Luke 2
1 About that time the Emperor Augustus commanded that ([his officials must] write down the names/[a census be taken]) of all the people who lived in countries [controlled] by the Roman [government] {that the Roman [government controlled]}, [so that the government could collect taxes from them].
Karon niadtong mga adlawa, nahitabo kadto nga si Cesar Agustus nagpadala ug usa ka kasugoan nga nagmando nga kinahanglang mapahigayon ang sensus sa tanang mga tawo nga nagpuyo sa kalibotan sa Roma.
2 That was the first time that they (wrote down the names/took a census) in Syria [province, which included Judea district]. They did this while Quirinius was the governor of the province.
Mao kini ang unang sensus nga gipahigayon sa dihang si Cirenio mao ang gobernador sa Syria.
3 Every person had to go to the town where his [most famous ancestor] had lived, so that [the officials] could write down their names.
Busa ang tanan nangadto sa ilang kaugalingon nga lungsod aron matala alang sa sensus.
4 So, because Joseph was a descendant of [King] David, he went up from Nazareth, the town in Galilee [district where he lived], to the town of Bethlehem in Judea [district]. That was the town where [King] David [grew up].
Si Jose mibiya usab gikan sa siyudad sa Nazaret sa Galilea ug milakaw didto sa lungsod sa Judea nga anaa sa Betlehem, nga gitawag nga siyudad ni David, tungod kay siya usa man ka kaliwat gikan sa pamilya ni David.
5 Joseph went with Mary, who [was considered] {whom [people considered]} [to be] his wife, who was now pregnant. They went so that they could put his name and Mary’s name [in the record book].
Siya miadto didto aron matala kauban ni Maria, nga iyang pangasaw-onon ug nagpaabot sa usa ka anak.
6 When they arrived [in Bethlehem], there was no place for them to stay in the house where travelers stay. [So they stayed in a cattle shed]. When the time for Mary to give birth arrived, she gave birth to her first son there. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and placed him in a trough where [people] put food for the animals.
Karon nahitabo kadto nga samtang atua sila didto, ang takna miabot na alang kaniya nga manganak.
Siya nanganak ug usa ka batang lalaki, nga iyang kamagulangang anak, ug iyang giputos ug maayo sa panapton. Unya gipahimutang niya siya didto sa pakan-anan sa mga mananap, tungod kay wala nay luna alang kanila didto sa lawak sa mga dumudoong.
8 That night, there were [some] shepherds who were taking care of their sheep [as usual] in the fields near [Bethlehem].
Sa samang rehiyon, adunay mga magbalantay sa mga karnero nga nagpuyo didto sa mga kaumahan ug nagtan-aw kanunay sa panon sa mga karnero sa takna sa kagabihion.
9 An angel from God appeared to them. A great light (from the Lord/from God) shone on them and around them. [So] they became very afraid.
Sa kalit lang, ang anghel sa Ginoo mitungha kanila, ug ang himaya sa Ginoo midan-ag palibot kanila, ug nahadlok sila pag-ayo.
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! I have come to tell you good news, which will [make you] very happy! This message is for everyone [to hear].
Unya ang anghel miingon kanila, “Ayaw kamo kahadlok, tungod kay ako magpahibalo kaninyo sa maayong balita nga makahatag ug dako kaayong kalipay sa tanang katawhan.
11 [The message is that] today a baby has been born in [Bethlehem, the town where King] David grew up. That baby will [eventually] save you [from the guilt of your sins]! He is the Messiah, [your] Lord!
Karong adlawa ang usa ka manluluwas natawo alang kaninyo sa siyudad ni David! Siya mao ang Cristo nga Ginoo!
12 I will tell you how [you will recognize him] (OR, how you will know [that what I say is true]): [In Bethlehem] you will find a baby who has been wrapped {[whose mother] has wrapped him} in strips of cloth and placed in a trough where [people] put food for the animals.”
Mao kini ang timailhan nga ihatag kaninyo, makaplagan ninyo ang usa ka bata nga giputos sa panapton ug naghigda didto sa pakan-anan sa mga mananap.”
13 Suddenly a large group of angels from heaven appeared and joined the other angel. They all praised God, singing/saying,
Sa kalit lang uban sa mga anghel adunay dakong panon sa langitnong kasundalohan nga nagdayeg sa Dios, ug nag-ingon,
14 “May [all the angels] in the highest heaven praise God! And on the earth may the people to whom God has shown his favor have peace [with him]!”
“Himaya sa Dios sa kahitas-an, ug aduna untay kalinaw sa kalibotan taliwala sa katawhan nga iyang gikahimut-an.”
15 After the angels left them [and returned] to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem to see this [wonderful] thing that has happened, which (the Lord/God) has told us about!”
Nahitabo kadto nga sa dihang ang mga anghel nahanaw na gikan kanila ug mibalik sa langit, ang mga magbalantay sa karnero miingon sa usag-usa, “Mangadto na kita karon sa Betlehem, ug tan-awon nato kining butang nga nahitabo, nga maoy gipahibalo sa Ginoo kanato.”
16 So they went quickly. They found the [place where] Mary and Joseph [were staying], and [they saw] the baby lying in the trough where [people] put food for the animals.
Sila nagdali sa pag-adto didto ug nakaplagan nila si Maria ug si Jose, ug nakita nila ang bata nga naghigda didto sa pakan-anan sa mga mananap.
17 Then they told [Mary and Joseph and others] what had been told them {what [the angel] had told them} about this child.
Human nila kini nakita, ilang gipahibalo sa katawhan kung unsa ang gisulti kanila mahitungod niining bataa.
18 Everyone who heard what was said by the shepherds {what the shepherds said} to them was amazed.
Ang tanan nga nakadungog niini nahibulong kung unsa ang gisulti kanila sa mga magbalantay sa mga karnero.
19 But Mary [did not talk to others about what the angels said]; she just kept thinking very much about it.
Apan si Maria kanunay nga naghunahuna mahitungod sa tanang butang nga iyang nadunggan, ug gitipigan kini niya sa iyang kasingkasing.
20 The shepherds returned [to their sheep]. They kept praising God very much for all the things that they had heard and seen, [because] everything [happened] exactly like [the angels] told them.
Ang mga magbalantay sa mga karnero mibalik, nga naghimaya ug nagdayeg sa Dios sa tanang butang nga ilang nadungog ug nakita, sama sa giingon kanila.
21 Seven days later, when [the priests] circumcised the baby, [his parents] named him Jesus. That was the name that [they were told by] the angel {the angel [told them]} [to] give him before Mary became pregnant.
Sa ikawalo ka adlaw ug mao kadtong panahona sa pagtuli sa bata, sila nagngalan kaniya ug Jesus, ang ngalan nga gihatag sa anghel sa wala pa siya gipanamkon sa sabakan.
22 It had been written by Moses {Moses had written} [long ago] in a law that God gave him, that when a woman gave birth to her first son, the parents had to take him [to the Temple] in Jerusalem in order that they might dedicate him (to the Lord/to God). So when the time came for them to do those rituals so that [God would consider] them pure again, Mary and Joseph took Jesus there.
Sa dihang ang gikinahanglan nga gidaghanon sa mga adlaw alang sa ilang paghinlo nilabay na, sumala sa balaod ni Moises, si Jose ug Maria ilang gidala ang ilang bag-ong natawo nga anak nga lalaki padulong sa templo sa Jerusalem aron ihalad siya sa Ginoo.
Sumala sa nahisulat sa balaod sa Ginoo, “Ang tanang lalaki nga anak nga migula sa sabakan pagatawagon nga balaan alang sa Ginoo.”
24 God had commanded in his laws that if the first child [of a couple] was a boy, his parents should offer as a sacrifice to God two turtledoves or two young pigeons. [So Joseph and Mary gave the priest two birds so he could offer them].
Sila usab miadto aron sa paghalad ug usa ka halad sumala sa giingon sa balaod sa Ginoo, “Usa ka pares nga salampati o duha ka pispis nga tukmo.”
25 At that time there was an [old] man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He habitually did what was pleasing to God and he obeyed God’s laws. The Holy Spirit was [directing] him as he was waiting for [God] [MTY] [to] encourage the Israeli [people by sending the Messiah].
Tan-awa, adunay usa ka tawo sa Jerusalem nga ginganlan ug Simeon. Kining tawhana matarong ug mainampuon. Siya naghulat sa manghuhupay sa Israel, ug ang Balaang Espiritu anaa kaniya.
26 It was [previously] revealed by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit [previously] revealed} to him that he would see God’s [promised] Messiah before he died.
Gipadayag na kaniya sa Balaang Espiritu nga dili usa siya mamatay sa dili pa niya makita ang Ginoo nga Cristo.
27 When Joseph and Mary brought their baby Jesus [to the Temple] in order to perform the rituals that [God had commanded] in his laws, the Spirit led Simeon to enter the Temple [courtyard, and revealed to him that Jesus was the Messiah].
Usa ka adlaw niana miadto siya sa templo, giniyahan sa Balaang Espiritu. Sa dihang ang ginikanan nagdala sa bata, nga si Jesus, aron himoon niya kung unsa ang nabatasan nga gisugo sa balaod,
28 So he took Jesus up in his arms and praised God, saying,
unya si Simeon nagdawat kaniya sa iyang mga bukton, ug nagdayeg sa Dios ug nag-ingon,
29 Lord, you promised me that I would see the one [MTY] who would enable you to save people of all people-groups from the guilt of their sins. He will be [MET] like a light that will reveal your truth to non-Jews, and he will cause people to think highly of your people, the Israeli people. Since I [SYN] have now seen this one that you promised to send, now let me die peacefully.
“Karon tugoti nga ang imong alagad mobiya sa kalinaw, Ginoo, sumala sa imong pulong.
Kay nakita na sa akong mga mata ang imong kaluwasan,
nga imong giandam sa panan-aw sa tanang katawhan.
Mahimo siya nga kahayag nga mopadayag sa kamatuoran ngadto sa mga Gentil ug mahimong himaya sa imong katawhan Israel.”
33 His parents marveled about what [Simeon] said about [Jesus]. Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary,
Ang amahan ug inahan sa bata nahibulong sa mga butang nga gipanulti mahitungod kaniya.
34 “Note what I say: [God] has determined that because of this child, many Israeli people will [turn away from God], and many others will turn to God [MET]. Although he will be like a sign [MET] [to warn people], [many] people will oppose him.
Unya si Simeon nagpanalangin kanila ug miingon kang Maria nga iyang inahan. “Paminaw pag-ayo! Kini nga bata gitagana alang sa pagkapukan ug pagbangon sa daghang katawhan sa Israel ug timailhan sa gipamulong batok kaniya.
35 As a result, the [evil] thoughts of many people will be made evident {he will reveal the [evil] thoughts of many people}. [Furthermore, the cruel things that they will do to him] [MET] [will be like] a sword that will pierce your (soul/inner being).”
Usab, ang usa ka espada molagbas sa imong kaugalingon nga kalag, aron ang mga hunahuna gikan sa daghang kasingkasing mahimong mapadayag.”
36 There was also [in the Temple courtyard] a very old woman named Anna. She was a prophetess. Her father Phanuel was a member of the tribe of Asher. After she had been married seven years, her husband died.
Ang babaye nga propeta nga ginganlan ug Ana atua usab didto. Siya mao ang anak nga babaye ni Fanuel gikan sa tribo ni Aser. Edaran na kaayo siya. Siya nagpuyo kauban sa iyang bana sulod sa pito ka tuig pagkahuman sa iyang kaminyuon,
37 After that, she lived until she was 84 years old, and she was still a widow. She stayed in the Temple [area] all the time, night and day, worshipping God. She often (abstained from food/fasted) as she prayed.
ug unya siya nabiyuda sa 84 ka tuig. Siya wala gayod mobiya sa templo ug nagpadayon sa pagsimba sa Dios inubanan sa pagpu-asa ug mga pag-ampo, gabii ug adlaw.
38 [While Joseph and Mary and the baby were] still [in the Temple, Anna came to them. She thanked God for the baby]. Then she spoke about Jesus to many people who were expecting [God to send the Messiah] [MTY] to set [the people of] [MTY] Jerusalem free [from their enemies].
Niana gayong higayona, siya miadto ngadto kanila ug nagsugod sa pagpasalamat sa Dios. Siya nagsulti mahitungod sa bata ngadto sa tanan nga nagahulat alang sa pagtubos sa Jerusalem.
39 After Joseph and Mary had finished performing the rituals that (the Lord/God) required [the parents of a first son] to perform, they returned to their own town, Nazareth, in Galilee [district].
Sa dihang sila nahuman na sa tanan nilang gikinahanglang buhaton sumala sa balaod sa Ginoo, sila mibalik sa Galilea, sa ilang kaugalingon nga siyudad, sa Nazaret.
40 As Jesus grew up, he became strong and very wise, and God was very pleased with him.
Ang bata nagdako ug nahimong kusgan, nagataas ang kaalam, ug ang grasya sa Dios anaa kaniya.
41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem to [celebrate] the Passover festival.
Ang iyang ginikanan moadto kada tuig sa Jerusalem alang sa Kasaulogan sa Pagsaylo.
42 So when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up [to Jerusalem] as they always did.
Sa dihang nag-edad na siya ug dose ka tuig, sila mitungas na usab alang sa nabatasan nga panahon sa kasaulogan.
43 When the celebration ended, his parents started to return home, but Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. [His parents] did not realize that [Jesus stayed there].
Pagkahuman nila ug puyo sa gigahin nga mga adlaw alang sa kasaulogan, nagsugod na silag pamauli sa ilang pinuy-anan. Apan ang bata nga si Jesus nagpabilin didto sa Jerusalem ug ang iyang ginikanan wala makabalo niini.
44 They thought that he was with the other people who were traveling with them. They walked all day. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends.
Sila nagdahom nga siya uban sa panon nga nanglakaw uban kanila, busa sila nakalakaw na ug usa ka adlaw nga panaw. Unya sila nagsugod na sa pagpangita kaniya sa ilang mga kaparyentihan ug mga kahigalaan.
45 They did not find him, so they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.
Sa dihang wala nila siya makaplagi, mibalik sila sa Jerusalem ug nagsugod sa pagpangita kaniya didto.
46 Two days later, they found him. He was in the Temple [courtyard], sitting with the [Jewish] religious teachers. He was listening to what they said, and he was asking them questions.
Nahitabo kadto sa pagkahuman sa tulo ka adlaw, ilang nakaplagan siya didto sa templo, naglingkod didto sa taliwala sa mga magtutudlo, naminaw kanila ug nangutana kanila sa mga pangutana.
47 Everyone who heard what he [said] was amazed at how much he understood and [how well] he answered [the questions that the teachers asked].
Ang tanan nga naminaw kaniya nahibulong sa iyang pagpanabot ug sa iyang mga tubag.
48 When his parents saw him, they were very surprised. His mother said to him, “My son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried as we [(exc)] have been searching for you!”
Sa dihang ila siyang nakita, sila nahibulong. Ang iyang inahan nag-ingon kaniya, “Anak, nganong gitagad mo man kami niini nga paagi? Paminaw, ang imong amahan ug ako nabalaka pag-ayo sa pagpangita kanimo.”
49 He said to them, [speaking about the Temple being God his Father’s house], “(I am surprised that you [(dl)] did [not know] where to find me!/Why did you [not know] where to find me?) [RHQ] (You [(dl)] should have known that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house!/Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house?) [RHQ]”
Siya miingon kanila, “Nganong nangita man kamo kanako? Wala ba kamo nakabalo nga kinahanglan nga ako anaa sa balay sa akong Amahan?”
50 But they did not understand [the meaning of] what he said to them.
Apan wala sila nakasabot kung unsa ang iyang gipasabot niadto nga mga pulong.
51 Then he returned with them down to Nazareth. He always obeyed them. But his mother kept thinking about all those things.
Unya siya mibalik pauli kauban nila padulong sa Nazaret ug nagmasinugtanon kanila. Ang iyang inahan nagtipig niining tanan nga mga butang sa iyang kasingkasing.
52 [As the years passed], Jesus continued to become wiser and he grew taller. God and people continued to approve of him more and more.
Apan si Jesus nagpadayon nga nagtubo sa kaalam ug gidak-on, ug nadugangan ang kaluoy diha sa Dios ug sa katawhan.
