1 I aua ra ka whakatakotoria he tikanga e Hiha Akuhata kia tuhituhia te ao katoa.

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --

2 K o te tuhituhinga tuatahi tenei i meatia i te wa ko Kuirinia te kawana o Hiria.

this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --

3 A ka haere nga tangata katoa kia tuhituhia, ia tangata, ia tangata, ki tona ake pa.

and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

4 I haere atu ano a Hohepa i Kariri, i te pa, i Nahareta, ki Huria, ki te pa o Rawiri, ko Peterehema te ingoa: no te mea no te whare ia, no te kawei o Rawiri:

and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

5 K ia tuhituhia ai raua ko tana wahine taumau, ko Meri, e hapu ana ia.

to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

6 A , i a raua i reira, ka rite nga ra e whanau ai ia.

And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

7 N a ka whanau tana matamua, a takaia ana e ia ki nga kakahu, ka whakatakotoria ki te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe; no te mea kahore he wahi mo ratou i te whare.

and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

8 I taua wahi hoki etahi hepara e noho koraha ana, e tiaki ana i ta ratou kahui i te po.

And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

9 N a tu ana tetahi anahera a te Ariki i o ratou taha, a whiti ana te kororia o te Ariki ki a ratou a tawhio noa; a nui whakaharahara to ratou wehi.

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

10 N a ka mea te anahera ki a ratou, Kaua e mataku: ta te mea he kaikauwhau tenei ahau ki a koutou mo te hari nui, meake puta mai ki te iwi katoa.

And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

11 N onaianei hoki i whanau ai he Kaiwhakaora mo koutou i te pa o Rawiri, ara a te Karaiti, te Ariki.

because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

12 K o te tohu tenei ki a koutou; E kite koutou i te tamaiti ka oti te takai ki te kakahu, e takoto ana i te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe.

and this to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

13 N a ohorere tonu ko tetahi ope nui o te rangi e tu tahi ana me taua anahera, e whakamoemiti ana ki te Atua, e mea ana,

And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

14 K ia whai kororia te Atua i runga rawa, kia mau te rongo ki runga ki te whenua, me te whakaaro pai ki nga tangata.

`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

15 A , ka mawehe atu nga anahera i a ratou ki te rangi, ka mea nga hepara tetahi ki tetahi, Tatou ka haere ki Peterehema, kia kite i tenei mea kua puta nei, kua whakapuakina mai nei e te Ariki ki a tatou.

And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

16 N a kaika tonu ta ratou haere, a ka kite i a Meri, i a Hohepa, i te tamaiti hoki e takoto ana i te takotoranga kai ma nga kararehe.

And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

17 A , no ka kite, ka whakapuakina te mea i korerotia ki a ratou mo tenei tamaiti.

and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

18 A miharo ana nga kaiwhakarongo katoa ki enei mea, i korerotia nei ki a ratou e nga hepara.

And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

19 K o Meri ia i ata rongoa i enei mea katoa, me te whakaaroaro i roto i tona ngakau.

and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;

20 N a ka hoki nga hepara, me te whakakororia, me te whakamoemiti ki te Atua mo nga mea katoa i rongo nei, i kite nei ratou, i rite nei ki nga mea i korerotia ki a ratou.

and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

21 A , no ka rite nga ra e waru, e kotia ai te tamaiti, ka huaina tona ingoa ko IHU, ko ta te anahera i hua ai ia te mea kahore ano i hapu tona whaea.

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

22 A ka rite nga ra e purea ai te whaea, e whakaritea ai te ture a Mohi, ka kawea ia e ratou ki Hiruharama, kia tapaea ki te Ariki.

And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,

23 K ia peratia me te mea i tuhituhia ki te ture a te Ariki, Ko nga tane katoa e oroko puta mai i te kopu, e kiia he tapu ki te Ariki.

as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- `Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

24 K ia hoatu ano he patunga tapu, te mea i korerotia i roto i te ture a te Ariki, Kia rua kukupa, kia rua ranei pi kukupa.

and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, `A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

25 N a, i Hiruharama tetahi tangata, ko Himiona te ingoa; he tangata tika, he tangata whakaaro, e tatari ana ki te whakaharinga o Iharaira: kei runga hoki te Wairua Tapu i a ia.

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

26 N a kua whakamaharatia ia e te Wairua Tapu, e kore ia e kite i te mate, kia kite ra ano ia i ta te Ariki Karaiti.

and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

27 N a ka haere ia ki te temepara, he meatanga na te Wairua: a i nga matua e mau ana i te tamaiti, i a Ihu, kia meatia ai e raua ki a ia ta te ture i whakarite ai,

And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

28 K a tango ia i a ia ki ona ringa, ka whakapai ki te Atua, ka mea,

then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,

29 K atahi, e te Ariki, ka tukua tau pononga kia haere i runga i te rangimarie, ka pera me tau i korero ai:

`Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

30 K a kite nei hoki oku kanohi i tau whakaoranga,

because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,

31 K a whakatakotoria nei e koe ki te aroaro o nga iwi katoa;

which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

32 H ei whakamarama e kite ai nga tauiwi, hei kororia hoki mo tau iwi, mo Iharaira.

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

33 A miharo tonu a Hohepa raua ko tona whaea ki nga kupu i korerotia mona.

And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,

34 N a ka manaaki a Himiona i a raua, a ka mea ki tona whaea, ki a Meri, Nana, ka waiho tenei tama hei takanga, hei aranga, mo te tini o te tangata i roto i a Iharaira; hei tohu hoki e korerotia kinotia;

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

35 A e ra, ka tika atu ano te hoari, a puta noa i tou ake wairua, e hurahia ai nga whakaaro o nga ngakau maha.

(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) -- that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'

36 A tera hoki tetahi ko Ana, he poropiti, he tamahine na Panuera, no te iwi o Ahera; kua kaumatua ia, e whitu nga tau o tona wahinetanga ake i noho ai i te tane;

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

37 H e pouaru, kua waru tekau ma wha rawa ona tau e pera ana; heoi kihai i mahue i a ia te temepara; he karakia tonu tana, he nohopuku, he inoi, i te po, i te ao.

and she a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

38 N a ka tae atu ia i taua haora ano, ka whakawhetai ki te Ariki, a korerotia ana ia e ia ki te hunga katoa o Hiruharama e tatari ana ki te whakaoranga.

and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

39 A , no ka oti nga mea katoa e rite ana ki ta te Ariki ture, ka hoki ratou ki Kariri, ki to ratou ake pa, ki Nahareta.

And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

40 N a ka tupu te tamaiti, ka pakari haere, ka ki i nga whakaaro nunui: a i runga i a ia te aroha noa o te Atua.

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

41 A i haere ona matua i ia tau, i ia tau ki Hiruharama i te hakari o te kapenga.

And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,

42 A ka tekau ma rua ona tau, ka haere ratou i runga i nga ritenga o te hakari.

and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

43 A ka rite nga ra, i a raua e hoki ana, ka whakaware iho te tamaiti, a Ihu, i Hiruharama; kihai hoki ona matua i mohio.

and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,

44 I mahara hoki raua kei roto ia i te tira, na ka haere, kotahi te ra ki te ara; a ka rapu raua i a ia i roto i nga whanaunga, i a raua tangata hoki i mohio ai.

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

45 A , no te korenga i kitea ia, hoki ana raua ki Hiruharama, ki te rapu i a ia.

and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

46 A , muri iho i nga ra e toru ka kitea ia i roto i te temepara, e noho ana i waenganui o nga kaiwhakaako, e whakarongo ana ki a ratou, e ui ana ki a ratou.

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

47 A miharo katoa ki tona matauranga, ki ana korero, te hunga i rongo ki a ia.

and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

48 A , no ka kite raua i a ia, ka tino miharo: ka mea tona whaea ki a ia, E tama, he aha koe i penei ai ki a maua? na, pouri noa iho maua ko tou papa, i a maua i rapu nei i a koe.

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

49 K a mea ia ki a raua, he aha korua i rapu ai i ahau? Kihai korua i mahara kia noho ahau i te whare o toku Matua?

And he said unto them, `Why that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

50 H eoi kihai raua i matau ki te kupu i korerotia ra e ia ki a raua.

and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

51 N a ka haere tahi atu ia me raua ka tae ki Nahareta, ka ngohengohe ia ki a raua: ko tona whaea ia i rongoa i enei kupu katoa i roto i tona ngakau.

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

52 N a ka kake haere a Ihu te whakaaro nui, te kaumatua, ka paingia ano e te Atua, e te tangata.

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.