Nowδὲit happenedἘγένετοinἐνthoseἐκείναιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςthata decreeδόγμαwent outἐξῆλθενfromπαρὰCaesarΚαίσαροςAugustusΑὐγούστουthat allπᾶσανthe inhabited worldτὴν οἰκουμένηνshould be registered.ἀπογράφεσθαι
Thisαὕτηwasἐγένετοthe firstπρώτηregistration,ἀπογραφὴwhen QuiriniusΚυρηνίουwas governingἡγεμονεύοντοςSyria.τῆς Συρίας
Andκαὶallπάντεςwere goingἐπορεύοντοto be registered,ἀπογράφεσθαιeachἕκαστοςtoεἰςhis ownτὴν ἑαυτοῦtown.πόλιν
AndδὲJosephἸωσὴφalsoκαὶwent upἈνέβηfromἀπὸGalilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίαςfromἐκthe townπόλεωςof Nazareth,ΝαζαρὲθtoεἰςJudea,τὴν Ἰουδαίανtoεἰςthe cityπόλινof David,Δαυὶδwhichἥτιςis calledκαλεῖταιBethlehem,Βηθλέεμbecauseδιὰ τὸheαὐτὸνwasεἶναιofἐξthe houseοἴκουandκαὶfamilyπατριᾶςof David,Δαυίδ
to be registeredἀπογράψασθαιwithσὺνMary,Μαριὰμwho wasτῇengagedἐμνηστευμένῃto him,αὐτῷbeingοὔσῃpregnant.ἐγκύῳ
Andδὲit happenedἐγένετοwhileἐν τῷtheyαὐτοὺςwereεἶναιthereἐκεῖthatthe daysαἱ ἡμέραιwere completedἐπλήσθησανfor herαὐτήνto give birth.τοῦ τεκεῖν
Andκαὶshe gave birth toἔτεκενherαὐτῆςfirstbornτὸν πρωτότοκονson,τὸν υἱὸνandκαὶwrappedἐσπαργάνωσενhimαὐτὸνin swaddling clothsἐσπαργάνωσενandκαὶlaidἀνέκλινενhimαὐτὸνinἐνa manger,φάτνῃbecauseδιότιthere wasἦνnoοὐκplaceτόποςfor themαὐτοῖςinἐνthe guest room.τῷ καταλύματι
AndΚαὶthere wereἦσανshepherdsποιμένεςinἐνthat sameτῇ αὐτῇregion,τῇ χώρᾳliving out in the fieldsἀγραυλοῦντεςandκαὶkeepingφυλάσσοντεςwatchφυλακὰςby nightτῆς νυκτὸςoverἐπὶtheir flock.τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν
Andκαὶan angelἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουstood beforeἐπέστηthem,αὐτοῖςandκαὶthe gloryδόξαof the Lordκυρίουshone aroundπεριέλαμψενthem,αὐτούςandκαὶthey were afraidἐφοβήθησανwith greatμέγανfear.φόβον
Andκαὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Do notΜὴbe afraid;φοβεῖσθεforγὰρlook,ἰδοὺI bringεὐαγγελίζομαιyouὑμῖνgood newsεὐαγγελίζομαιof greatμεγάληνjoyχαρὰνthatἥτιςwill beἔσταιfor allπαντὶthe people;τῷ λαῷ
forὅτιtodayσήμερονa Saviorσωτὴρhas been bornἐτέχθηto youὑμῖνwhoὅςisἐστινthe Messiah,χριστὸςthe Lord,κύριοςinἐνthe cityπόλειof David.Δαυίδ
Andκαὶthisτοῦτοwill bethe signτὸ σημεῖονfor you:ὑμῖνyou will findεὑρήσετεa babyβρέφοςwrapped in swaddling clothsἐσπαργανωμένονandκαὶlyingκείμενονinἐνa manger.”φάτνῃ
Andκαὶsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςthere wasἐγένετοwithσὺνthe angelτῷ ἀγγέλῳa multitudeπλῆθοςof the heavenlyοὐρανίουarmyστρατιᾶςpraisingαἰνούντωνGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶsaying,λεγόντων
“GloryΔόξαto Godθεῷinἐνthe highest,ὑψίστοιςandκαὶonἐπὶearthγῆςpeaceεἰρήνηamongἐνpeopleἀνθρώποιςof his good pleasure.”εὐδοκίας
AndΚαὶit happened,ἐγένετοwhenὡςthe angelsοἱ ἄγγελοιwent awayἀπῆλθονfromἀπ’themαὐτῶνintoεἰςheaven,τὸν οὐρανὸνthatthe shepherdsοἱ ποιμένεςwere sayingἐλάλουνtoπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλους“Let us goΔιέλθωμενthenδὴover toἕωςBethlehemΒηθλέεμandκαὶseeἴδωμενthisτοῦτοthingτὸ ῥῆμαthatτὸhas happened,γεγονὸςwhichὃthe Lordὁ κύριοςhas made knownἐγνώρισενto us.”ἡμῖν
Andκαὶthey wentἦλθανin hasteσπεύσαντεςandκαὶfoundἀνεῦρανbothτήν τεMaryΜαριὰμandκαὶJoseph,τὸν Ἰωσὴφandκαὶthe babyτὸ βρέφοςlyingκείμενονinἐνthe manger.τῇ φάτνῃ
Andδὲwhen they saw this,ἰδόντεςthey made knownἐγνώρισανthe wordπερὶ τοῦ ῥήματοςthatτοῦhad been spokenλαληθέντοςto themαὐτοῖςaboutπερὶthisτούτουchild.τοῦ παιδίου
Andκαὶallπάντεςwhoοἱheard itἀκούσαντεςwere amazedἐθαύμασανatπερὶthe thingsτῶνspokenλαληθέντωνbyὑπὸthe shepherdsτῶν ποιμένωνtoπρὸςthem.αὐτούς
ButδὲMaryἡ Μαρίαwas keepingσυνετήρειallπάνταtheseταῦταwords,τὰ ῥήματαpondering themσυμβάλλουσαinἐνher heart.τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς
Andκαὶthe shepherdsοἱ ποιμένεςreturned,ὑπέστρεψανglorifyingδοξάζοντεςandκαὶpraisingαἰνοῦντεςGodτὸν θεὸνforἐπὶallπᾶσινthatοἷςthey had heardἤκουσανandκαὶseen,εἶδονjust asκαθὼςit had been toldἐλαλήθηtoπρὸςthem.αὐτούς
AndΚαὶwhenὅτεeightὀκτὼdaysἡμέραιwere completedἐπλήσθησανfor his circumcision,τοῦ περιτεμεῖν αὐτόνhis nameτὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦwas calledκαὶ ἐκλήθηJesus,Ἰησοῦςthe nameτὸgivenκληθὲνbyὑπὸthe angelτοῦ ἀγγέλουbeforeπρὸheαὐτὸνwas conceivedτοῦ συλλημφθῆναιinἐνthe womb.τῇ κοιλίᾳ
AndΚαὶwhenὅτεthe daysαἱ ἡμέραιof their purificationτοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶνaccording toκατὰthe lawτὸν νόμονof MosesΜωϋσέωςwere completed,ἐπλήσθησανthey broughtἀνήγαγονhimαὐτὸνupἀνήγαγονtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαto present himπαραστῆσαιto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ
(asκαθὼςit is writtenγέγραπταιinἐνthe lawνόμῳof the Lord,κυρίου“EveryΠᾶνmaleἄρσενthat opensδιανοῖγονthe wombμήτρανwill be calledκληθήσεταιholyἅγιονto the Lord”),τῷ κυρίῳ
andκαὶto offerτοῦ δοῦναιa sacrificeθυσίανaccording toκατὰwhat was saidτὸ εἰρημένονinἐνthe lawτῷ νόμῳof the Lord,κυρίου“a pairζεῦγοςof turtledovesτρυγόνωνorἢtwoδύοyoungνοσσοὺςpigeons.”περιστερῶν
AndΚαὶlook,ἰδοὺthere wasἦνa manἄνθρωποςinἐνJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμwhoseᾧnameὄνομαwasSimeon;Συμεώνandκαὶthisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςwasrighteousδίκαιοςandκαὶdevout,εὐλαβήςwaiting forπροσδεχόμενοςthe comfortπαράκλησινof Israel,τοῦ Ἰσραήλandκαὶthe Holy Spiritπνεῦμα ἅγιονwasἦνuponἐπ’him.αὐτόν
Andκαὶit had beenἦνrevealedκεχρηματισμένονto himαὐτῷbyὑπὸthe Holy Spiritτοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίουthat he would notμὴseeἰδεῖνdeathθάνατονbeforeπρὶν ἢ ἂνhe had seenἴδῃthe Lord’sκυρίουMessiah.τὸν χριστὸν
Andκαὶhe cameἦλθενinἐνthe Spiritτῷ πνεύματιintoεἰςthe temple;τὸ ἱερόνandκαὶwhenἐν τῷthe parentsτοὺς γονεῖςbrought inεἰσαγαγεῖνthe childτὸ παιδίονJesus,Ἰησοῦνfor themαὐτοὺςto doτοῦ ποιῆσαιforπερὶhimαὐτοῦaccording toκατὰthe customτὸ εἰθισμένονof the law,τοῦ νόμου
andκαὶheαὐτὸςtookἐδέξατοhimαὐτὸintoεἰςhis armsτὰς ἀγκάλαςandκαὶblessedεὐλόγησενGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν
“NowΝῦνyou are releasingἀπολύειςyour slave,τὸν δοῦλόν σουSovereign,δέσποταaccording toκατὰyour word,τὸ ῥῆμά σουinἐνpeace;εἰρήνῃ
forὅτιmy eyesοἱ ὀφθαλμοί μουhave seenεἶδονyour salvation,τὸ σωτήριόν σου
whichὃyou have preparedἡτοίμασαςin the presenceκατὰ πρόσωπονof allπάντωνthe peoples,τῶν λαῶν
a lightφῶςforεἰςrevelationἀποκάλυψινto the nationsἐθνῶνandκαὶgloryδόξανfor your peopleλαοῦ σουIsrael.”Ἰσραήλ
Andκαὶhis fatherὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦandκαὶmotherἡ μήτηρwereἦνmarvelingθαυμάζοντεςatἐπὶthe thingsτοῖςbeing saidλαλουμένοιςaboutπερὶhim.αὐτοῦ
AndκαὶSimeonΣυμεὼνblessedεὐλόγησενthemαὐτοὺςandκαὶsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςMaryΜαριὰμhis mother,τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ“Look,Ἰδοὺthis childοὗτοςis setκεῖταιforεἰςthe fallπτῶσινandκαὶrisingἀνάστασινof manyπολλῶνinἐνIsrael,τῷ Ἰσραὴλandκαὶforεἰςa signσημεῖονthat will be spoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον
—andδὲa swordῥομφαίαwill pierceδιελεύσεταιyourσοῦownαὐτῆςsoulτὴν ψυχὴνtooκαὶ—so thatὅπως ἂνthe thoughtsδιαλογισμοίfromἐκmanyπολλῶνheartsκαρδιῶνmay be revealed.”ἀποκαλυφθῶσιν
AndΚαὶthere wasἦνa prophetess,προφῆτιςAnna,Ἅνναdaughterθυγάτηρof Phanuel,Φανουήλofἐκthe tribeφυλῆςof Asher.ἈσήρSheαὕτηwas advancedπροβεβηκυῖαinἐνmanyπολλαῖςdays,ἡμέραιςhaving livedζήσασαwithμετὰa husbandἀνδρὸςsevenἑπτὰyearsἔτηfromἀπὸher virginity,τῆς παρθενίας αὐτῆς
andκαὶsheαὐτὴwasa widowχήραuntil she wasἕωςeighty-fourὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνyears old.ἐτῶνSheἣdid notοὐκleaveἀφίστατοthe temple,τοῦ ἱεροῦserving Godλατρεύουσαwith fastingsνηστείαιςandκαὶpetitionsδεήσεσινnightνύκταandκαὶday.ἡμέραν
Andκαὶcoming upἐπιστᾶσαat that veryαὐτῇ τῇhour,ὥρᾳshe was giving thanksἀνθωμολογεῖτοto Godτῷ θεῷandκαὶwas speakingἐλάλειaboutπερὶhimαὐτοῦto allπᾶσινwhoτοῖςwere waiting forπροσδεχομένοιςthe redemptionλύτρωσινof Jerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ
AndΚαὶwhenὡςthey had completedἐτέλεσανeverythingπάντα τὰaccording toκατὰthe lawτὸν νόμονof the Lord,κυρίουthey returnedἐπέστρεψανtoεἰςGalilee,τὴν Γαλιλαίανtoεἰςtheir ownἑαυτῶνtown,πόλινNazareth.Ναζαρέθ
Andδὲthe childΤὸ παιδίονgrewηὔξανενandκαὶbecame strong,ἐκραταιοῦτοbeing filledπληρούμενονwith wisdom;σοφίᾳandκαὶthe graceχάριςof Godθεοῦwasἦνuponἐπ’him.αὐτό
AndΚαὶhis parentsοἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦused to goἐπορεύοντοeveryκατ’yearἔτοςtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμfor the feastτῇ ἑορτῇof Passover.τοῦ πάσχα
Andκαὶwhenὅτεhe wasἐγένετοtwelveδώδεκαyears old,ἐτῶνas they went upἀναβαινόντων αὐτῶνaccording toκατὰthe customτὸ ἔθοςof the feast,τῆς ἑορτῆς
andκαὶwhen they had completedτελειωσάντωνthe days,τὰς ἡμέραςasἐν τῷtheyαὐτοὺςwere returning,ὑποστρέφεινthe boyὁ παῖςJesusἸησοῦςstayed behindὑπέμεινενinἐνJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμandκαὶhis parentsοἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦdid notοὐκknow it.ἔγνωσαν
Butδὲsupposingνομίσαντεςhimαὐτὸνto beεἶναιinἐνthe caravan,τῇ συνοδίᾳthey wentἦλθονa day’sἡμέραςjourneyὁδὸνandκαὶwere searching forἀνεζήτουνhimαὐτὸνamongἐνthe relativesτοῖς συγγενεῦσινandκαὶthe acquaintances;τοῖς γνωστοῖς
andκαὶwhen they did notμὴfind him,εὑρόντεςthey returnedὑπέστρεψανtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλὴμsearching forἀναζητοῦντεςhim.αὐτόν
Andκαὶit happenedἐγένετοafterμετὰthreeτρεῖςdaysἡμέραςthatthey foundεὗρονhimαὐτὸνinἐνthe temple,τῷ ἱερῷsittingκαθεζόμενονinἐνthe midstμέσῳof the teachers,τῶν διδασκάλωνbothκαὶlistening toἀκούονταthemαὐτῶνandκαὶquestioningἐπερωτῶνταthem.αὐτούς
Andδὲallπάντεςwhoοἱheardἀκούοντεςhimαὐτοῦwere astonishedἐξίσταντοatἐπὶhisαὐτοῦunderstandingτῇ συνέσειandκαὶhis answers.ταῖς ἀποκρίσεσιν
Andκαὶwhen they sawἰδόντεςhim,αὐτὸνthey were astounded;ἐξεπλάγησανandκαὶhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“Child,Τέκνονwhyτίhave you treatedἐποίησαςusἡμῖνlike this?οὕτωςLook,ἰδοὺyour fatherὁ πατήρ σουandκαὶIἐγὼhave been searching forἐζητοῦμένyouσεin anguish.”ὀδυνώμενοι
Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Why is it thatΤί ὅτιyou were searching forἐζητεῖτέme?μεDid you notοὐκknowᾔδειτεthatὅτιIμεmustδεῖbeεἶναίinἐνthe thingsτοῖςof my Father?”τοῦ πατρός μου
Butκαὶtheyαὐτοὶdid notοὐunderstandσυνῆκανthe wordτὸ ῥῆμαthatὃhe spokeἐλάλησενto them.αὐτοῖς
Andκαὶhe went downκατέβηwithμετ’themαὐτῶνandκαὶcameἦλθενtoεἰςNazareth,Ναζαρέθandκαὶhe wasἦνsubjectὑποτασσόμενοςto them.αὐτοῖςAndκαὶhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦkeptδιετήρειallπάνταtheseταῦταwordsτὰ ῥήματαinἐνher heart.τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς
AndΚαὶJesusἸησοῦςkept advancingπροέκοπτενin wisdomσοφίᾳandκαὶstatureἡλικίᾳandκαὶfavorχάριτιwithπαρὰGodθεῷandκαὶpeople.ἀνθρώποις