Luke 2
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The Birth of Jesus
Mt 1:18–25
1#Lk 3:1; Mt 24:14In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the entire inhabited earth should be taxed. 2#Lk 3:1This taxation was first made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3And everyone went to his own city to be taxed.
4#Jn 7:42; 1Sa 16:1So Joseph also departed from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to the City of David which is called Bethlehem, in Judea, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5to be taxed with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6So while they were there, the day came for her to give birth. 7#Mt 1:25; Lk 2:11–12And she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in strips of cloth, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8And in the same area there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9#2Co 3:18And then an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were very afraid. 10#Ge 12:3; Isa 40:9But the angel said to them, “Listen! Do not fear. For I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all people. 11#Mt 1:21; Lk 1:43; Mt 16:16For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12#1Sa 2:34; 2Ki 19:29And this will be a sign to you: You will find the Baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”
13#Ge 28:12; 32:1–2Suddenly there was with the angel a company of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14#Lk 1:79; 19:38 “Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, and good will toward men.”
15When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16#Lk 2:7; 2:12So they came hurrying and found Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in a manger. 17When they had seen Him, they made widely known the word which was told them concerning this Child. 18And all those who heard it marveled at what the shepherds told them. 19#Lk 2:51; Ge 37:11But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
21#Lk 1:31; 1:59When eight days had passed and the Child was circumcised, He was named JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
22When the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23#Ex 13:2; Nu 3:13(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord”#Ex 13:2, 12; Nu 3:13; 8:17.) 24and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”#Lev 5:11; 12:8.
25#Lk 1:6; 2:38Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26#Jn 8:51; Heb 11:5It was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27#Lk 2:41; 2:48Led by the Spirit, he came into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28#Lk 1:64he received Him in his arms and blessed God and said:
29#Ge 15:15; Lk 2:26 “Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace,
according to Your word;
30#Lk 3:6; Isa 52:10 for my eyes have seen Your salvation
31which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32#Isa 49:6; 9:2; 60:19 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of Your people Israel.”
33Joseph and His mother were amazed at those things which were spoken about Him. 34#1Co 1:23; Mt 21:44; Ac 28:22Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Listen, this Child is destined to cause the fall and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign which will be spoken against, 35so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And a sword will pierce through your own soul also.”
36#Ac 21:9; Ex 15:20And there was Anna a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity. 37#1Ti 5:5; Ac 14:23And she was a widow of about eighty-four years of age who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fasting and prayer night and day. 38#Lk 2:25; 1:68Coming at that moment she gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those who looked for the redemption of Jerusalem.
The Return to Nazareth
39#Lk 2:4When they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. 40#Lk 2:52; 1:80And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him.
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41#Dt 16:1–8; 1Sa 1:3Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42When He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43When the days of the feast were complete, as they returned, the Child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know of it. 44But supposing Him to be in their company, they went a day’s journey. Then they searched for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for Him. 46#Lk 5:17After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47#Mt 7:28; Mk 1:22All who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers. 48When they saw Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You dealt with us like this? Look, Your father and I have anxiously searched for You.”
49#Jn 4:34He said to them, “How is it that you searched for Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” 50#Lk 18:34; Mk 9:32But they did not understand the word which He spoke to them.
51#Lk 2:19; Mk 6:3Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. But His mother kept all these words in her heart. 52#1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:40And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and men.
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Lukas 2
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1And it came about at that time that a dvar malchut (decree) was sent out from Caesar Augustus to register everyone in the entire Roman Empire.
2This former mifkad was that taken while Quirinius was ruling in Syria (see Ac 5:37 for latter).
3And everyone was traveling to register, each to his own shtetl.
4Now Yosef#2:4 ben Dovid also went up from the Galil, from the shtetl of Natzeret, to Yehudah, to the Ir Dovid (City of David), which is called Beit-Lechem, because he was of the mishpochah and Bais of Dovid.
5And Yosef#2:5 ben Dovid went up to register with Miryam, who had been given to him in erusin (betrothal) and who was with child.
6And it came about, while they were there, the yamim (days) were fulfilled for Miryam to give birth.
7And she bore her ben, her Bechor (firstborn); and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in an evus (animal feeding trough), because there was no place for them in the malon (inn).
8And ro'im (shepherds) were in the same region, living outside in the open air, and keeping shomer over their eder (flock) balailah.
9And, suddenly, a malach Hashem stood before them, and the kavod Hashem shone around them; and they were afraid with a yirah gedolah (great fear).
10And the malach said to them, Do not have pachad (fear, terror); for hinei I announce Besuras HaGeulah to you of great simcha (joy) which will be for kol Am Berit (all the People of the Covenant);
11Because hayom, in Ir Dovid, has been born to you a Moshia (Go'el, Savior, Oisleizer), who is Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach HaAdon.#2:11 Isa 9:6[5]; Mal 3:1
12And this will be HaOt (The Sign) to you: you will find a small child, an infant, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in an evus.#2:12 1Sm 2:34; 2Kgs 19:29; Ps 86:17; Isa 7:14
13And, suddenly, there was with the malach a multitude of the Tzivos Hashem, the Tzivos HaShomayim (Armies or Hosts of Heaven) praising Hashem, and saying,
14Kavod to Hashem in the Highest; and on haaretz shalom among Bnei Adam kavvanah tovah (of good intention).#2:14 Isa 9:5-6; 52:7; 53:5; Mic 5:4-5
15And it came about, when the malachim withdrew from them to Shomayim, the roim (shepherds) were saying to one another, Let us go now up to Beit-Lechem and let us see this thing that has come about which Hashem has made known to us.
16And they came in haste and found both Miryam and Yosef,#2:16 ben Dovid and the child was lying in the evus (animal feeding trough).#2:16 See Isa 53:7 on Moshiach the Seh
17And when the roim saw this, they made known the dvar concerning this yeled which had been told them.
18And all who heard it were amazed about the things which were told them by the roim (shepherds).
19But Miryam was treasuring up all these things, pondering them in her lev.
20And the roim went back, and as they returned, they cried, Baruch Hashem! They gave kavod to G-d for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been foretold to them.
21And when shemonah yamim were completed for his bris milah, YEHOSHUA was given as SHMO, which he was called by the malach, before he was conceived in the womb.#2:21 Zech 6:11-12; 3:8
22And when the yamim (days) for their tohorah (purification) according to the Torah of Moshe were completed, they brought him up to Yerushalayim to present him to Hashem.#2:22 Lv 12:2-8; also see NUM 3 on Pidyon haben
23As it has been written in the Torat Hashem, KHOL ZACHAR opening the RECHEM KODESH to Hashem,#2:23 Ex 13:2,12,15; Num 3:13
24And to offer a korban according to the thing having been said in the Torat Hashem, SHTEI TORIM O SHNEI BENI YONAH (a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons).#2:24 Lv 12:8
25And there was an ish in Yerushalayim whose shem was Shim'on, a tzaddik, a chasid, awaiting the Nechamat Yisroel (Consolation of Israel), and the Ruach Hakodesh was upon him.#2:25 Isa 52:9
26And it had been revealed to him by the Ruach Hakodesh that he was not to see mavet until he had seen Hashemʼs Moshiach.
27And Shim'on came in the Ruach Hakodesh into the courts of the Beis HaMikdash; and when the horim (parents) brought in the yeled, Yehoshua, to do concerning him the required mitzvah of the Torah,#2:27 Lv 12:6-8
28Then Shim'on took him into his arms, saying, Baruch Hashem, and the following:
29And now, Adonoi, dismiss Your eved in shalom, according to Your dvar (word);
30Because my eynayim have beheld the Yeshu'at Eloheinu,#2:30 Isa 40:5; 52:10
31Which You prepared in the presence of kol haammim (all the peoples),
32An Ohr (Light) to give hisgalus (revelation) to the Nations and the kavod (glory) of Your Am (people), Yisroel.#2:32 Isa 42:6; 49:6
33And the Abba and Em of the yeled were amazed at the things being spoken about him.
34And Shim'on said a bracha over them and said to Miryam his Em, Hinei this one is destined for the michshol (stumbling) and tekumah (revival) of RABBIM#2:34 Isa 53:11-12 in Yisroel and for an Ot (Sign) that will be opposed (against which there will be mitnaggedim, opponents).#2:34 Isa 8:14; 53:3
35And a cherev (sword) will pierce the neshamah of you yourself also so that the machshavot of many levavot (hearts) will be revealed.
36And there was a neviah (prophetess) named Chanah Bat Pnuel, of the shevet (tribe) of Asher. This isha (woman) was advanced in age, having lived with her baal (husband) sheva shanim (seven years) from her betulim (virginity),
37And then to the age of eighty-four she had lived as an almanah (widow) who was not departing from the Beis HaMikdash, serving yomam valailah (day and night) with tzomot (fastings) and tefillos.
38And at that very moment she came and stood nearby, exclaiming, Baruch Hashem. And she continued speaking about him to all the ones anticipating the Geulah (Redemption) of Yerushalayim.#2:38 Isa 40:2; 52:9
39And when they had been shomer mitzvot and completed everything according to the Torat Hashem, they returned to the Galil and to their own shtetl of Natzeret.
40And the yeled continued growing and was given chozek (strength), being filled with chochmah (wisdom), and the Chen vChesed Hashem was upon him.
41And his horim (parents) used to make aliyah lerCegel (pilgrimage) to Yerushalayim shanah bshanah (year by year) for Chag HaPesach (the Feast of Pesach).#2:41 Ex 23:15; Dt 16:1-8
42And when he became a bocher of twelve years of age, they made aliyah leregel (pilgrimage), as usual, according to the mitzvah and minhag of the Chag.
43And as they were returning, having fulfilled the prescribed number of yamim (days), the bocher Yehoshua stayed behind in Yerushalayim. And his horim (parents) did not have daas (knowledge) of this,
44But supposed him to be in the caravan, and went a dayʼs journey. And they began looking for him among the krovim (relatives) and acquaintances.
45And, not having found him, they returned to Yerushalayim, looking for him.
46And it came about, that after shlosha yamim (three days) they found him in the courts of the Beis HaMikdash, sitting in the midst of the rabbis, both listening to them and asking them she'elot (kashes, questions).
47And all the ones listening to him where amazed at his binah and at his teshuvot (answers).
48And when his horim (parents) saw him, they were astounded, and his Em (mother) said to him, Beni, why did you do thus to us? Hinei, your abba and I were anxiously looking for you.
49And he said to them, Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not have daas that I must be in the Beis Avi?#2:49 i.e., dealing with His affairs
50And they did not have binah of the dvar which he spoke to them.
51And he went down with them, and they came to Natzeret; and he continued in mishmaat (obedience) to his horim (parents). And his Em (mother) was treasuring all these things in her lev (heart).
52And Yehoshua kept increasing in chochmah V'GADEL VATOV GAM IM HASHEM VGAM IM ANASHIM (and in stature and favor with Hashem and men).#2:52 1Sm 2:26
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