Lucas 2 - Bíblia Online

Ja tapahtui niinä päivinä, että keisari Augustukselta kävi käsky, että kaikki maailma oli verolle pantava. 
Tämä verollepano oli ensimmäinen ja tapahtui Kyreniuksen ollessa Syyrian maaherrana. 
Ja kaikki menivät verolle pantaviksi, kukin omaan kaupunkiinsa. 
Niin Joosefkin lähti Galileasta, Nasaretin kaupungista, ylös Juudeaan, Daavidin kaupunkiin, jonka nimi on Beetlehem, hän kun oli Daavidin huonetta ja sukua, 
verolle pantavaksi Marian, kihlattunsa, kanssa, joka oli raskaana. 
Niin tapahtui heidän siellä ollessaan, että Marian synnyttämisen aika tuli. 
Ja hän synnytti pojan, esikoisensa, ja kapaloi hänet ja pani hänet seimeen, koska heille ei ollut sijaa majatalossa. 
Ja sillä seudulla oli paimenia kedolla vartioimassa yöllä laumaansa. 
Niin heidän edessään seisoi Herran enkeli, ja Herran kirkkaus loisti heidän ympärillään, ja he peljästyivät suuresti. 
teille on tänä päivänä syntynyt Vapahtaja, joka on Kristus, Herra, Daavidin kaupungissa. 
Ja yhtäkkiä oli enkelin kanssa suuri joukko taivaallista sotaväkeä, ja he ylistivät Jumalaa ja sanoivat: 
Kunnia Jumalalle korkeuksissa, ja maassa rauha ihmisten kesken, joita kohtaan hänellä on hyvä tahto! 
Ja he menivät kiiruhtaen ja löysivät Marian ja Joosefin ja lapsen, joka makasi seimessä. 
Ja kun he tämän olivat nähneet, ilmoittivat he sen sanan, joka oli puhuttu heille tästä lapsesta. 
Ja kaikki, jotka sen kuulivat, ihmettelivät sitä, mitä paimenet heille puhuivat. 
Mutta Maria kätki kaikki nämä sanat ja tutkisteli niitä sydämessänsä. 
Ja paimenet palasivat kiittäen ja ylistäen Jumalaa kaikesta, minkä olivat kuulleet ja nähneet, sen mukaan kuin heille oli puhuttu. 
Kun sitten kahdeksan päivää oli kulunut ja lapsi oli ympärileikattava, annettiin hänelle nimi Jeesus, jonka enkeli oli hänelle antanut, ennenkuin hän sikisi äitinsä kohdussa. 
Ja kun heidän puhdistuspäivänsä, Mooseksen lain mukaan, olivat täyttyneet, veivät he hänet ylös Jerusalemiin asettaaksensa hänet Herran eteen 
ja uhrataksensa, niinkuin Herran laissa on säädetty, parin metsäkyyhkysiä tai kaksi kyyhkysenpoikaa. 
Ja katso, Jerusalemissa oli mies, nimeltä Simeon; hän oli hurskas ja jumalinen mies, joka odotti Israelin lohdutusta, ja Pyhä Henki oli hänen päällänsä. 
Ja Pyhä Henki oli hänelle ilmoittanut, ettei hän ollut näkevä kuolemaa, ennenkuin oli nähnyt Herran Voidellun. 
Ja hän tuli Hengen vaikutuksesta pyhäkköön. Ja kun vanhemmat toivat Jeesus-lasta sisälle tehdäkseen hänelle, niinkuin tapa oli lain mukaan, 
otti hänkin hänet syliinsä ja kiitti Jumalaa ja sanoi: 
sillä minun silmäni ovat nähneet sinun autuutesi, 
jonka sinä olet valmistanut kaikkien kansojen nähdä, 
Ja hänen isänsä ja äitinsä ihmettelivät sitä, mitä hänestä sanottiin. 
Ja oli naisprofeetta, Hanna, Fanuelin tytär, Asserin sukukuntaa. Hän oli jo tullut iälliseksi. Mentyään neitsyenä naimisiin hän oli elänyt miehensä kanssa seitsemän vuotta, 
ja oli nyt leski, kahdeksankymmenen neljän vuoden ikäinen. Hän ei poistunut pyhäköstä, vaan palveli siellä Jumalaa paastoilla ja rukouksilla yötä ja päivää. 
Ja juuri sillä hetkellä hän tuli siihen, ylisti Jumalaa ja puhui lapsesta kaikille, jotka odottivat Jerusalemin lunastusta. 
Ja täytettyään kaiken, mikä Herran lain mukaan oli tehtävä, he palasivat Galileaan, kaupunkiinsa Nasaretiin. 
Ja lapsi kasvoi ja vahvistui ja täyttyi viisaudella, ja Jumalan armo oli hänen päällänsä. 
Ja hänen vanhempansa matkustivat joka vuosi Jerusalemiin pääsiäisjuhlille. 
Hänen ollessaan kaksitoistavuotias he niinikään vaelsivat ylös sinne juhlan tavan mukaan. 
Ja kun ne päivät olivat kuluneet ja he lähtivät kotiin, jäi poikanen Jeesus Jerusalemiin, eivätkä hänen vanhempansa sitä huomanneet. 
He luulivat hänen olevan matkaseurueessa ja kulkivat päivänmatkan ja etsivät häntä sukulaisten ja tuttavien joukosta; 
mutta kun eivät löytäneet, palasivat he Jerusalemiin etsien häntä. 
Ja kolmen päivän kuluttua he löysivät hänet pyhäköstä, jossa hän istui opettajain keskellä kuunnellen heitä ja kysellen heiltä. 
Ja kaikki, jotka häntä kuulivat, ihmettelivät hänen ymmärrystänsä ja vastauksiansa. 
Mutta he eivät ymmärtäneet sitä sanaa, jonka hän heille puhui. 
Ja hän lähti heidän kanssansa ja tuli Nasaretiin ja oli heille alamainen. Ja hänen äitinsä kätki kaikki nämä sanat sydämeensä. 
Ja Jeesus varttui viisaudessa ja iässä ja armossa Jumalan ja ihmisten edessä. 

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world. 
This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria. 
And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town. 
And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David, 
To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother. 
And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 
And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house. 
And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night. 
And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them. 
And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people: 
For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord. 
And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food. 
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, 
Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased. 
And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us. 
And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food. 
And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child. 
And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep. 
But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them. 
Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them. 
And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth. 
And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord 
(As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord), 
And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds. 
And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him. 
And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ. 
And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law, 
Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said, 
Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said; 
For my eyes have seen your salvation, 
Which you have made ready before the face of all nations; 
A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. 
And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him. 
And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said; 
(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light. 
And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life 
She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day. 
And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem. 
And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living. 
And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. 
And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover. 
And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast; 
And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it: 
And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends, 
And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him. 
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them. 
And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave. 
And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow. 
And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house? 
And his words seemed strange to them. 
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart. 
And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men. 

Lucas 3

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