Lucas 2
1 Pa taq ri qꞌij riꞌ, xya jun taqanik rumal ri César Augusto rech konojel ri winaq kakitzꞌibꞌaj kibꞌ.
Now in those days, it came about that Caesar Augustus sent out a decree ordering that a census be taken of all the people living in the world.
2 (Are waꞌ ri nabꞌe ajilanik ri xbꞌanik che riꞌ are qꞌatal tzij ri Cirenio pa ri tinimit Siria.)
This was the first census made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 Konojel xetzalij pa taq ri kitinimit, rech kakitzꞌibꞌaj kibꞌ pa ri ajilanik.
So everyone went to his own city to be registered for the census.
4 Ri José xel bꞌik pa ri leꞌaj Nazaret, xeꞌ pa Galilea pa ri tinimit Belén ri kꞌo pa ri tinimit Judea, najtir ukꞌolibꞌal ri David.
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 line of David.
5 Xukꞌam bꞌik ri rixoqil María rech kuꞌtzꞌibꞌaj ribꞌ, yawabꞌ ixoq chik.
He went there to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.
6 Are kꞌo pa ri tinimit Belén, xopan ri qꞌij kalax ri neꞌ.
Now it came about that while they were there, the time came for her to deliver her baby.
7 Xkꞌojiꞌ kꞌu ri nabꞌe ral ala ri María, xubꞌalqꞌotij kꞌut pa atzꞌyaq, xuqꞌoyobꞌa pa jun rechabꞌal awaj rumal cher man xkiriq ta chi jun kꞌolibꞌal jawjeꞌ kekanaj wi kanoq.
She gave birth to a son, her firstborn child, and she wrapped him in long strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 E kꞌo kꞌu aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ cho taq ri saq che ri chaqꞌabꞌil riꞌ tajin keꞌkichajij ri kichij.
There were shepherds in that region who were staying in the fields, guarding their flock at night.
9 Xaq kꞌa teꞌ xukꞌut ribꞌ chikiwach jun ángel taqom loq rumal ri Ajawxel Dios. Ri ujuluwem ri Dios xsutin chikij. Ri aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ xkixiꞌj kibꞌ.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
10 Ri ángel xubꞌij chike: Man kixiꞌj ta iwibꞌ, nukꞌamom loq utz laj tzij chiꞌwe, ri kuya na kiꞌkotemal chike konojel ri winaq.
Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, because I bring you the good news that will bring great joy to all the people.
11 Kamik xalax pa ri utinimit ri David jun Kolonel, are ri Mesías ri Ajawxel.
Today a savior was born for you in the city of David! He is Christ the Lord!
12 Ri retal chiꞌwe are chi: Kiriq na jun laj akꞌal, bꞌalqꞌotital pa atzꞌyaq, qꞌoyobꞌatal pa jun rechabꞌal awaj.
This is the sign that will be given to you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
13 Xaq kꞌa te xepe sibꞌalaj e kꞌi angelibꞌ rukꞌ ri nabꞌe ángel, xkiqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios, xkibꞌij:
Suddenly there was together with the angel a great, heavenly army praising God and saying,
14 ¡Juluwem che ri Dios ri kꞌo pa ri kaj, jaꞌmaril kukꞌ ri winaq ri kuꞌloqꞌaj ri Dios, ri e kꞌo cho ri uwachulew!
“Glory to God in the highest, and may there be peace on earth among people with whom he is pleased.”
15 Are xetzalij ri angelibꞌ pa ri kaj, ri aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ xkibꞌij chibꞌil taq kibꞌ: Joꞌ pa Belén, jeꞌqila ri xutzijoj ri Ajawxel chaqe.
It came about that when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 Aninaq xebꞌe pa ri leꞌaj, xeꞌkiriqa ri María, ri José xuqujeꞌ ri kꞌin laj akꞌal qꞌoyol pa ri rechabꞌal awaj.
They hurried there and found Mary and Joseph, and saw the baby lying in the manger.
17 Are xiltaj kumal, ri aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ xkitzijoj chike konojel ri winaq, ri xkilo xuqujeꞌ ri xubꞌij ri ángel chike.
After they had seen him, they made known what had been said to them about this child.
18 Konojel ri winaq ri xetow ronojel ri xkitzijoj ri aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ xemayijanik.
All who heard it were amazed at what was spoken to them by the shepherds.
19 Are kꞌu ri María xuyak pa ranimaꞌ ronojel we jastaq riꞌ, amaqꞌel xuchomaj rij.
But Mary kept thinking about all the things she had heard, treasuring them in her heart.
20 Ri aꞌjyuqꞌabꞌ xetzalij chuchajixik ri kichij, xkiqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios rumal ri xkilo xuqujeꞌ xkito. Je xkꞌulmatajik jetaq ri xutzijoj ri ángel chike.
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything that they had heard and seen, just as it had been spoken to them.
21 Are xikꞌow wajxaqibꞌ qꞌij, xkoj retal ri neꞌ, Jesús xkoj che ubꞌiꞌ. Are waꞌ ri ubꞌiꞌ ri xbꞌix rumal ri ángel are majaꞌ kalaxik.
When it was the end of the eighth day, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name he had been given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 Xopan ri qꞌij ri katzuj ri sipanik rech chꞌajchꞌojil jetaq ri kutoqꞌij ri utaqanik ri Moisés, are kakꞌojiꞌ jun akꞌal, xaq jeriꞌ ri utat unan xkikꞌam bꞌik pa Jerusalén chutzujik cho ri Ajawxel.
When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
23 Kubꞌij ri taqanik: We ala ri nabꞌyal ral ri ixoq, rajawaxik katzuj cho ri Dios e kebꞌ tukmux o jukꞌulaj palomax.
As it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb will be set apart to the Lord.”
24 Xaq jeriꞌ xkitzuj ri sipanik jetaq ri kubꞌij ri utaqanik ri Ajawxel, kebꞌ tukmux o jukꞌulaj palomax.
So they offered a sacrifice according to what was said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
25 Pa taq ri qꞌij riꞌ, kꞌo jun achi ubꞌiꞌ Simeón pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, we achi riꞌ sukꞌ xuqujeꞌ utz ranimaꞌ rayeꞌm chi kulkubꞌisax ukꞌuꞌx ri tinimit Israel.
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 Kꞌuttal kꞌu choch chi man kakam taj we man nabꞌe karil kan uwach ri Mesías rech ri Ajawxel.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 Che ri qꞌij riꞌ, xkꞌam bꞌik rumal ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel, xeꞌ pa ri Templo rech ri Dios. Xaq jeriꞌ are xopan ri María rachiꞌl ri José chutzujik ri neꞌ Jesús, jetaq ri kubꞌij ri utaqanik ri Ajawxel.
Led by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple. When the parents brought in the infant Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
28 Ri Simeón kꞌo chilaꞌ, xuqꞌaluj ri akꞌal, xuqujeꞌ xuqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios, xubꞌij:
he took him into his arms and praised God and he said,
29 Ajawxel, chanim ya bꞌa la bꞌe kakam we patanil e la pa jaꞌmaril jetaq ri bꞌim la loq.
“Now let your servant depart in peace, Lord, according to your word.
30 Xinwil rukꞌ ri nubꞌoqꞌoch ri koltajem la.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 Ri xtaq la loq chike konojel ri winaq.
which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:
32 Areꞌ ketunan na ri winaq rech kakil ri Dios, areꞌ ujuluwem ri tinimit Israel.
A light for revelation to the Gentiles and glory to your people Israel.”
33 Ri utat unan ri Jesús sibꞌalaj xemayijanik che ri kabꞌix che ri Jesús.
His father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.
34 Ri Simeón xuꞌtewechiꞌj, xubꞌij che ri María, ri unan: E kꞌi winaq aꞌj Israel ketzaq na rumal re we akꞌal riꞌ, xuqujeꞌ kuya na kiꞌkotem chike nikꞌaj chik. Kux xuqujeꞌ na jun etal rech tijoj chuqꞌabꞌ.
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the downfall and rising up of many people in Israel and for a sign that is rejected—
35 Rumal rech, kaqꞌalajin na ri chomabꞌal rech ri kanimaꞌ ri winaq, chawe at ri at unan, ronojel we jastaq riꞌ je ri kok na jun chꞌichꞌ che ri awanimaꞌ.
and a sword will pierce your own soul—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
36 Kꞌo xuqujeꞌ jun qꞌalajisal utzij ri Dios, jun ixoq ubꞌiꞌ Ana ri kꞌo pa ri Templo rech ri Dios, umiꞌal ri Fanuel, rech ri jupuq winaq Aser. Wuqubꞌ junabꞌ e kꞌulanik xkam ri rachajil.
A prophetess named Anna was there. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old. She had lived with her husband for seven years after her virginity,
37 Junmuchꞌ kajibꞌ ujunabꞌ, man kel ta wi pa ri Templo. Chi paqꞌij chi chaqꞌabꞌ kuqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios, kubꞌan chꞌawem xuqujeꞌ man kawaꞌtaj.
and was a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple but was serving with fastings and prayers, night and day.
38 Ri ixoq xopanik are tajin katzijon ri Simeón rukꞌ ri María rachiꞌl ri José, xuchapleꞌj uqꞌijilaꞌxik ri Dios, xutzijoj rij ri akꞌal chike konojel ri kayeꞌm kakolotaj ri tinimit Jerusalén, rumal ri Dios.
At that very hour she came near to them and began giving thanks to God and she spoke about the child to everyone who had been waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 Are xtzꞌaqat ubꞌanik ronojel ri kutoqꞌij ri utaqanik ri Ajawxel kumal ri utat unan ri Jesús, xetzalij cho kachoch je laꞌ pa Nazaret pa Galilea.
When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40 Chilaꞌ xkꞌiy wi ri akꞌal, utz uwach xuqujeꞌ xkꞌojiꞌ uchuqꞌabꞌ. Sibꞌalaj xkꞌiy retaꞌmabꞌal, ri utoqꞌobꞌ ri Dios kꞌo rukꞌ.
The child grew and became strong, increasing in wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
41 Ronojel junabꞌ ri utat unan ri Jesús xebꞌe pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, pa ri nimaqꞌij Pascua.
His parents went every year to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
42 Are kabꞌlajuj ujunabꞌ ri Jesús, xebꞌe pa Jerusalén jetaq ri naqꞌatal chike.
When he was twelve years old, they again went up at the customary time for the feast.
43 Are xkꞌis ri nimaqꞌij, xkichapleꞌj tzalijem loq pa ri tinimit Nazaret, ri utat unan ri Jesús man xkinabꞌej taj chi xkanaj kan ri Jesús pa Jerusalén.
After they had stayed the full number of days for the feast, they began to return home. But the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know it.
44 Pa kikꞌuꞌx chi kꞌo chikixoꞌl ri nikꞌaj winaq chik. Are xuriq chaqꞌabꞌ, xkichapleꞌj utzukuxik chikixoꞌl ri e rech chꞌabꞌeꞌn xuqujeꞌ ri rachalal, man xkiriq ta kꞌut.
They assumed that he was with the group that was traveling with them, so they traveled a day's journey. Then they started looking for him among their relatives and friends.
45 Are man xkiriq taj, xetzalij pa ri tinimit Jerusalén chutzukuxik.
When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem and started looking for him there.
46 Oxibꞌ qꞌij chik ikꞌowinaq are xeꞌkiriqa ri Jesús kꞌo pa ri Templo, tꞌuyul chkixoꞌl ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik, tajin kuꞌtatabꞌej xuqujeꞌ tajin kukꞌot kichiꞌ.
It came about that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 Konojel ri tajin ketatabꞌenik xemayijan che ri retaꞌmabꞌal xuqujeꞌ ri tzalibꞌal wach ri xuya ri Jesús.
All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 Are xkilo, xemayijanik ri unan xubꞌij che: Ala, ¿jas che je xabꞌan we riꞌ chaqe? In rachiꞌl ri atat tajin katqatzukuj pa ronojel kꞌolibꞌal.
When they saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Listen, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 Ri Jesús xubꞌij chike: ¿Jas che kintzukuj alaq? ¿La man etaꞌm alaq chi pa rachoch ri nuTat rajawaxik kinkꞌojiꞌ wi?
He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I had to be about my Father's business?
50 Man xkichꞌobꞌ ta kꞌu ri utat unan jas che jewaꞌ xubꞌij.
But they did not understand what he meant by those words.
51 Xtzalij kꞌu kukꞌ ri utat unan pa ri tinimit Nazaret xuqujeꞌ xniman chike. Ri unan xukꞌol pa ranimaꞌ ronojel ri jastaq ri xkꞌulmatajik.
Then he went back home with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 Xkꞌiy kꞌu ri Jesús, pa ri utoqꞌobꞌ ri Dios, xkꞌojiꞌ retaꞌmabꞌal, xuqujeꞌ xqaj ri unoꞌjibꞌal chikiwach konojel ri winaq.
But Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and stature, and increased in favor with God and people.
