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December 25, 2016 |
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We begin after Elizabeth become pregnant with John the Baptist
26 But in the sixth month, Gabriel the Angel was sent from the presence of God to Galilee to the city whose name was Nazareth, 27 to a virgin who was engaged to a man from the house of David, whose name was Yoseph, and the name of the virgin was Maryam.
28 The Angel entered her presence, and he said to her, "Peace to you, full of grace, our lord is with you; you are blessed among women." 29 But when she saw him, she was alarmed at his word, and she was wondering, "What is this greeting?" 30 And the Angel said to her, "Do not fear, Maryam, for you have found favor with God, 31 for behold, you shall conceive and you shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Yeshua. 32 This one will be great and he will be called the Son of the Highest and the lord Yahweh will give to him the throne of David his father, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jaqob eternally and to his Kingdom there will not be an end."
34 Maryam said to the Angel, "how will this be, for no man has known me?" 35 the Angel answered and said to her, "the Spirit of Holiness shall come and the power of the Highest shall rest upon you, therefore he who shall be begotten in you shall be holy and he shall be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, Elizabeth your cousin also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her, who is called barren, 37 Because nothing is difficult for God."
38 Maryam said, "behold, I am the handmaid of the lord Yahweh; let it be done to me according to your word", and the Angel departed from her.
1 But it occurred in those days that a command also went out from Augustus Caesar that every nation of his empire would be registered. 2 This census was the first in the government of Quraynus in Syria. 3 And everyone was going to be registered in his own city. 4 But Yoseph had come up from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, to Judea to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was from the house and from the lineage of David, 5 with Maryam his bride when she was pregnant, that he might be registered there.
6 And it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son and she wrapped him in swaddling bands, and she laid him in a manger because there was no place for them where they might lodge. 8 But there were some shepherds in the region lodging there and they kept the nightly watch over their flocks; 9 and behold, the Angel of God came to them and the glory of the lord Yahweh shone upon them and they were greatly afraid;
10 And the Angel said to them, "do not be afraid, for behold, I proclaim to you great joy which will be to the entire universe, 11 for today, the Savior has been born to you, who is the lord Yahweh the Messiah, in the city of David. 12 And this is a sign for you: You will find the baby wrapped in swaddling bands and lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly, the great armies of Heaven appeared with the Angel, while shouting praises to God, and they were saying: 14 "Glory to God in Heaven, and upon earth peace, Good News to the children of men."
15 It was that as the Angels went from them into Heaven, the shepherds spoke one with another and they were saying, "Let us go as far as Bethlehem, and we shall see this event that has occurred as the lord Yahweh has revealed to us." 16 And they came quickly and they found Maryam and Yoseph and the baby who was lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen, they made known the words that had been spoken with them about the boy. 18 And all who heard marveled concerning those things that were spoken to them by the shepherds. 19 But Maryam was keeping all these words and was pondering in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned as they glorified and praised God concerning everything, because they had seen and heard just as it had been spoken with them.
18 The birth of Yeshua the Messiah was thus: when Maryam his mother was engaged to Yoseph before they would have a conjugal relation she was found pregnant from the Spirit of Holiness. 19 But Yoseph her lord was righteous and did not want to expose her, and he was considering divorcing her secretly. 20 But as he considered these things, the Angel of the lord Yahweh appeared to him in a dream and said unto him, "Yoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Maryam your woman, for he who is begotten in her is from the Spirit of Holiness. 21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and she shall call his name Yeshua, for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this happened, that the thing which was spoken from the lord Yahweh by the Prophet would be fulfilled: 23 "Behold the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is translated, 'Our God is with us'". 24 And when Yoseph arose from his sleep, he did according to that which the Angel of the lord Yahweh had commanded him, and he took his wife. 25 And he did not know her sexually until she delivered her firstborn son, and she called his name Yeshua.
1 Now when Yeshua was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herodus the King, the Magi came from the East to Jerusalem. 2 And they were saying, "Where is the King of the Judaeans who has been born"? We have seen his star in the East and we have come to worship him. 3 But Herodus the King heard and he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And he gathered the Chief Priests and the Scribes together and was asking them, "Where would the Messiah be born?." 5 And they said, "In Bethlehem of Judaea", for thus it is written in the Prophets: 6 "You, Bethlehem of Judea, were not the least among the Kings of Judaea, for from you shall proceed the King who shall shepherd my people Israel."
7 And then Herodus secretly called the Magi and learned from them at what time the star had appeared to them. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said to them, "Go inquire about the boy very carefully and when you find him, come show me, so that I also may go worship him." 9 But when they heard from the King, they went, and behold, that star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came and stood over where the boy was.
10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with a very great joy. 11 And they entered the house and saw the boy with Maryam his mother, and they fell and worshiped him and opened their treasures and offered him gifts: gold, myrrh, and frankincense. 12 And it was seen by them in a dream that they should not return to Herodus, and they went to their country by another road.
13 And as they went, the Angel of the lord Yahweh appeared in a dream to Yoseph, and said to him, "Arise, take the boy and his mother, and flee to Egypt and stay there, until I speak to you, for Herodus is going to seek the boy to destroy him." 14 So Yoseph arose, took the boy and his mother in the night, and fled to Egypt.
15 And he was there until the death of Herodus, that the thing might be fulfilled that was spoken from the lord Yahweh through the Prophet which says, "From Egypt I have called my Son." 16 And Herodus, when he saw that he was mocked by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and he sent and killed all the boys of Bethlehem and of all of its borders, from two years old and under. 17 Then the thing was fulfilled which was spoken by Jeremiah the Prophet which says: 18 "In Ramtha was heard weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping over her children, and she is unwilling to be comforted, because they are not."
21 And when the eight days were complete that the boy should be circumcised, his name was called Yeshua, which he was called by the Angel before he would have been conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days were fulfilled that they should be purified according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem to present him before the lord Yahweh, 23 as it is written in the Law (Torah) of the lord Yahweh, "every male who opens the womb will be called a holy one of the lord Yahweh," 24 and to offer a sacrifice, just like that which was said in the Law (Torah) of the lord Yahweh, "A pair of turtle doves or two young doves."
25 But one man was there in Jerusalem, whose name was Shimeon, and this man was just and righteous and he was waiting for the consolation of Israel and the Spirit of Holiness was upon him. 26 And it was told him by the Spirit of Holiness that he would not see death until he would see the Messiah of the lord Yahweh. 27 This one had come by the Spirit of Holiness to the Temple, and as his parents brought the boy Yeshua to do for him just as it was commanded in the Law (Torah), 28 He took him in his arms and he blessed God and said:
29 "Now send your servant in peace, my Lord, according to your word. 30 Behold, my eyes have seen your mercy, 31 Him whom you have prepared in the sight of all the peoples. 32 The Light for the revelation of the Gentiles and the Glory to your people Israel." 33 But Yoseph and his mother were marveling at those things which were spoken about him.
34 And Shimeon blessed them and said to Maryam his mother, "Behold, this nne is appointed for the fall and the rise of many in Israel and for a sign of contention. 35 A lance will pass through into your soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
36 And Hannah the Prophetess, daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, she was also in her old age, and had lived with her husband seven years after her virginity. 37 And she had been a widow about 84 years, and she had not departed from the Temple, and with fastings and with prayers she was serving by day and night. 38 She was also standing in it at that hour and she gave thanks to the lord Yahweh and was speaking about him with everyone who was waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had finished everything according to that which is in the law of the lord Yahweh, they returned to Galilee to Nazareth their city. 40 But the boy was growing and being strengthened in spirit and he was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.