< Luke 2 >
1 Ó sì ṣe ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì, àṣẹ ti ọ̀dọ̀ Kesari Augustu jáde wá pé, kí a kọ orúkọ gbogbo ayé sínú ìwé.
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered in a census.
2 (Èyí ni ìkọ sínú ìwé èkínní tí a ṣe nígbà tí Kirene fi jẹ baálẹ̀ Siria.)
This was the first census, and it took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 Gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn sì lọ láti kọ orúkọ wọn sínú ìwé, olúkúlùkù sí ìlú ara rẹ̀.
So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.
4 Josẹfu pẹ̀lú sì gòkè láti Nasareti ni Galili, sí ìlú Dafidi ní Judea, tí à ń pè ní Bẹtilẹhẹmu; nítorí ti ìran àti ìdílé Dafidi ní í ṣe,
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
5 láti kọ orúkọ rẹ̀, pẹ̀lú Maria aya rẹ̀ àfẹ́sọ́nà, tí oyún rẹ̀ ti tó bí.
to register himself along with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
6 Ó sì ṣe, nígbà tí wọ́n wà níbẹ̀, ọjọ́ rẹ̀ pé tí òun yóò bí.
While they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth,
7 Ó sì bí àkọ́bí rẹ̀ ọmọkùnrin, ó sì fi ọ̀já wé e, ó sì tẹ́ ẹ sínú ibùjẹ ẹran; nítorí tí ààyè kò sí fún wọn nínú ilé èrò.
and she gave birth to her firstborn son. Then she wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn ń bẹ tí wọ́n ń gbé ní ìlú náà, wọ́n ń ṣọ́ agbo àgùntàn wọn ní òru ní pápá tí wọ́n ń gbé.
In the same region there were shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 Angẹli Olúwa sì yọ sí wọn, ògo Olúwa sì ràn yí wọn ká, ẹ̀rù sì bà wọ́n gidigidi.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
10 Angẹli náà sì wí fún wọn pé, “Má bẹ̀rù: sá wò ó, mo mú ìyìnrere ayọ̀ ńlá fún yín wá, tí yóò ṣe ti ènìyàn gbogbo.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people.
11 Nítorí a ti bí Olùgbàlà fún yín lónìí ní ìlú Dafidi, tí í ṣe Kristi Olúwa.
For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 Èyí ni yóò sì ṣe àmì fún yín; ẹ̀yin yóò rí ọmọ ọwọ́ tí a fi ọ̀já wé, ó dùbúlẹ̀ ní ibùjẹ ẹran.”
This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ogun ọ̀run sì darapọ̀ mọ́ angẹli náà ní òjijì, wọ́n ń yin Ọlọ́run, wí pé,
Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
14 “Ògo ni fún Ọlọ́run lókè ọ̀run, àti ní ayé àlàáfíà, ìfẹ́ inú rere sí ènìyàn.”
“Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will among men.”
15 Ó sì ṣe, nígbà tí àwọn angẹli náà padà kúrò lọ́dọ̀ wọn lọ sí ọ̀run, àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn náà bá ara wọn sọ pé, “Ẹ jẹ́ kí á lọ tààrà sí Bẹtilẹhẹmu, kí á lè rí ohun tí ó ṣẹ̀, tí Olúwa fihàn fún wa.”
When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 Wọ́n sì wá lọ́gán, wọ́n sì rí Maria àti Josẹfu, àti ọmọ ọwọ́ náà, ó dùbúlẹ̀ nínú ibùjẹ ẹran.
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
17 Nígbà tí wọ́n sì ti rí i, wọ́n sọ ohun tí a ti wí fún wọn nípa ti ọmọ yìí.
After seeing him, they made widely known what they had been told about the child,
18 Ẹnu sì ya gbogbo àwọn tí ó gbọ́ sí nǹkan wọ̀nyí tí a ti wí fún wọn láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn wá.
and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
19 Ṣùgbọ́n Maria pa gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí mọ́, ó ń rò wọ́n nínú ọkàn rẹ̀.
But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
20 Àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn sì padà lọ, wọ́n ń fi ògo fún Ọlọ́run, wọ́n sì yìn ín, nítorí ohun gbogbo tí wọ́n ti gbọ́ àti tí wọ́n ti rí, bí a ti wí i fún wọn.
Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 Nígbà tí ọjọ́ mẹ́jọ sì pé láti kọ ọmọ náà nílà, wọ́n pe orúkọ rẹ̀ ní Jesu, bí a ti sọ ọ́ tẹ́lẹ̀ láti ọ̀dọ̀ angẹli náà wá kí á tó lóyún rẹ̀.
When the eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 Nígbà tí ọjọ́ ìwẹ̀nù Maria sì pé gẹ́gẹ́ bí òfin Mose, Josẹfu àti Maria gbé Jesu wá sí Jerusalẹmu láti fi í fún Olúwa
When the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (bí a ti kọ ọ́ sínú òfin Olúwa pé, “Gbogbo ọmọ ọkùnrin tí ó ṣe àkọ́bí, òun ni a ó pè ní mímọ́ fún Olúwa”),
(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”).
24 àti láti rú ẹbọ gẹ́gẹ́ bí èyí tí a wí nínú òfin Olúwa: “Àdàbà méjì tàbí ọmọ ẹyẹlé méjì.”
They also went up to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25 Sì kíyèsi i, ọkùnrin kan wà ní Jerusalẹmu, orúkọ rẹ̀ a máa jẹ́ Simeoni; ọkùnrin náà sì ṣe olóòtítọ́ àti olùfọkànsìn, ó ń retí ìtùnú Israẹli, Ẹ̀mí mímọ́ sì bà lé e.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 A sì ti fihàn án láti ọ̀dọ̀ Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ náà wá pé, òun kì yóò rí ikú, kí ó tó rí Kristi Olúwa.
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 Ó sì ti ipa Ẹ̀mí wá sínú tẹmpili. Nígbà tí àwọn òbí rẹ̀ sì gbé Jesu wá, láti ṣe fún un bí ìṣe òfin.
So he came in the Spirit into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the law,
28 Nígbà náà ni Simeoni gbé e ní apá rẹ̀, ó fi ìbùkún fún Ọlọ́run, ó ní:
Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,
29 “Olúwa Olódùmarè, nígbà yìí ni ó tó jọ̀wọ́ ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ lọ́wọ́ lọ, ní àlàáfíà, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ.
“Now, Master, yoʋ are releasing yoʋr servant in peace according to yoʋr word,
30 Nítorí tí ojú mi ti rí ìgbàlà rẹ ná,
for my eyes have seen yoʋr salvation,
31 tí ìwọ ti pèsè sílẹ̀ níwájú ènìyàn gbogbo;
which yoʋ have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 ìmọ́lẹ̀ láti mọ́ sí àwọn aláìkọlà, àti ògo Israẹli ènìyàn rẹ̀.”
a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for the glory of yoʋr people Israel.”
33 Ẹnu sì ya Josẹfu àti ìyá rẹ̀ sí nǹkan tí a ń sọ sí i wọ̀nyí.
Joseph and the child's mother were amazed at what was being said about him.
34 Simeoni sì súre fún wọn, ó sì wí fún Maria ìyá rẹ̀ pé, “Kíyèsi i, a gbé ọmọ yìí kalẹ̀ fún ìṣubú àti ìdìde ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn ní Israẹli; àti fún àmì tí a ń sọ̀rọ̀-òdì sí;
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, the child's mother, “Behold, this child is appointed to bring about the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
35 (idà yóò sì gún ìwọ náà ní ọkàn pẹ̀lú) kí á lè fi ìrònú ọ̀pọ̀ ọkàn hàn.”
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce yoʋr own soul as well.”
36 Ẹnìkan sì ń bẹ, Anna wòlíì, ọmọbìnrin Penueli, nínú ẹ̀yà Aṣeri: ọjọ́ ogbó rẹ̀ pọ̀, ó ti bá ọkọ gbé ní ọdún méje láti ìgbà wúńdíá rẹ̀ wá;
There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was far advanced in days. Her husband had died seven years after they were married,
37 Ó sì ṣe opó títí ó fi di ẹni ọdún mẹ́rìnlélọ́gọ́rin, ẹni tí kò kúrò ní tẹmpili, ṣùgbọ́n ó ń fi àwẹ̀ àti àdúrà sin Ọlọ́run lọ́sàn án àti lóru.
and she was a widow of about eighty-four years of age. She did not depart from the temple, but served night and day with fasting and prayer.
38 Ó sì wólẹ̀ ní àkókò náà, ó sì dúpẹ́ lọ́wọ́ Ọlọ́run pẹ̀lú, ó sì sọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó ń retí ìdáǹdè Jerusalẹmu.
She came at that very hour and began giving praise to the Lord and speaking about the child to all who were waiting for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 Nígbà tí wọ́n sì ti ṣe nǹkan gbogbo tán gẹ́gẹ́ bí òfin Olúwa, wọ́n padà lọ sí Galili, sí Nasareti ìlú wọn.
When Joseph and Mary had finished everything that was required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40 Ọmọ náà sì ń dàgbà, ó sì ń lágbára, ó sì kún fún ọgbọ́n: oore-ọ̀fẹ́ Ọlọ́run sì ń bẹ lára rẹ̀.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; he was filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
41 Àwọn òbí rẹ̀ a sì máa lọ sí Jerusalẹmu ní ọdọọdún sí àjọ ìrékọjá.
Now Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.
42 Nígbà tí ó sì di ọmọ ọdún méjìlá, wọ́n gòkè lọ sí Jerusalẹmu gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìṣe àjọ náà.
When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.
43 Nígbà tí ọjọ́ wọn sì pé bí wọ́n ti ń padà bọ̀, ọmọ náà, Jesu dúró lẹ́yìn ní Jerusalẹmu; Josẹfu àti ìyá rẹ̀ kò mọ̀.
And when they had completed their days there and started returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But Joseph did not know it, and neither did Jesus' mother.
44 Ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ṣe bí ó wà ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ èrò, wọ́n rin ìrìn ọjọ́ kan; wọ́n wá a kiri nínú àwọn ará àti àwọn ojúlùmọ̀ wọn.
They assumed that he was in the company of travelers, so they went a day's journey before they began looking for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
45 Nígbà tí wọn kò sì rí i, wọ́n padà sí Jerusalẹmu, wọ́n ń wá a kiri.
When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
46 Ó sì ṣe, lẹ́yìn ọjọ́ mẹ́ta wọ́n rí i nínú tẹmpili ó jókòó ní àárín àwọn olùkọ́ni, ó ń gbọ́ tiwọn, ó sì ń bi wọ́n léèrè.
After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 Ẹnu sì ya gbogbo àwọn tí ó gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ fún òye àti ìdáhùn rẹ̀.
And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 Nígbà tí wọ́n sì rí i, háà ṣe wọ́n, ìyá rẹ̀ sì bi í pé, “Ọmọ, èéṣe tí ìwọ fi ṣe wá bẹ́ẹ̀? Sá wò ó, baba rẹ̀ àti èmi ti ń fi ìbànújẹ́ wá ọ kiri.”
When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Child, why have yoʋ treated us like this? Behold, yoʋr father and I have been looking for yoʋ in great distress.”
49 Ó sì dáhùn wí fún wọn pé, “Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin fi ń wá mi kiri? Ẹ̀yin kò mọ̀ pé èmi kò lè ṣàìmá wà níbi iṣẹ́ Baba mi?”
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”
50 Ọ̀rọ̀ tí o sọ kò sì yé wọn.
But they did not understand what he said to them.
51 Ó sì bá wọn sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí Nasareti, sì fi ara balẹ̀ fún wọn, ṣùgbọ́n ìyá rẹ̀ pa gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí mọ́ nínú ọkàn rẹ̀.
Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
52 Jesu sì ń pọ̀ ní ọgbọ́n, sì ń dàgbà, ó sì wà ní ojúrere ní ọ̀dọ̀ Ọlọ́run àti ènìyàn.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.