Lucas 2

Ang Pagsilang ni Jesus

(Mt. 1:18-25)

1 Nang panahong iyon, iniutos ni Emperador Augusto na magkaroon ng sensus sa lahat ng nasasakupan ng Imperyo ng Roma. 2 Ang unang sensus na ito ay ginawa nang si Cirenio ang gobernador ng Siria.

3 Kaya't umuwi ang bawat isa sa sari-sariling bayan upang magpatala.
4 Mula sa Nazaret, isang lunsod sa Galilea, si Jose ay pumunta sa Judea, sa Bethlehem na bayang sinilangan ni Haring David, sapagkat siya'y mula sa angkan ni David. 5 Kasama niyang umuwi upang magpatala rin si Maria na kanyang magiging asawa, na noon ay kabuwanan na. 6 Habang sila'y nasa Bethlehem, sumapit ang oras ng panganganak ni Maria.

7 Isinilang niya ang kanyang panganay, na isang lalaki. Binalot niya sa lampin ang sanggol at inihiga sa isang sabsaban, sapagkat wala nang lugar para sa kanila sa bahay-panuluyan.

Ang mga Pastol at ang mga Anghel

8 Doon ay may mga pastol na nasa parang at nagbabantay ng kanilang mga tupa nang gabing iyon. 9 Lumapitt at tumayo sa kalagitnaan nila ang isang anghel ng Panginoon at nagliwanag sa kapaligiran nila ang nakakasilaw na kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon. Ganoon na lamang ang kanilang pagkatakot. 10 Ngunit sinabi sa kanila ng anghel, “Huwag kayong matakot! Ako'y may dalang magandang balita para sa inyo na magdudulot ng malaking kagalakan sa lahat ng tao. 11 Isinilang ngayon sa bayan ni David ang inyong Tagapagligtas, ang Cristong Panginoon.

12 Ito ang inyong palatandaan: matatagpuan ninyo ang isang sanggol na nababalot ng lampin at nakahiga sa isang sabsaban.”

13 Bigla nilang nakitang kasama ng anghel ang isang malaking hukbo ng mga anghel sa kalangitan. Sila'y nagpupuri sa Diyos at umaawit,

14 “Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan,
at sa lupa ay kapayapaan sa mga taong kinalulugdan niya!”
15 Nang makaalis na ang mga anghel pabalik sa langit, ang mga pastol ay nag-usap-usap, “Tayo na sa Bethlehem! Tingnan natin ang pangyayaring ito na ibinalita sa atin ng Panginoon.” 16 Nagmamadali silang pumaroon at natagpuan nila sina Maria at Jose, at ang sanggol na nakahiga sa sabsaban. 17 Isinalaysay ng mga pastol ang sinabi ng anghel tungkol sa sanggol. 18 Namangha ang lahat ng nakarinig sa sinabi ng mga pastol.

19 Tinandaan ni Maria ang mga bagay na ito, at ito'y kanyang pinagbulay-bulayan.

20 Umalis ang mga pastol na nagpupuri sa Diyos at nagpapahayag ng kanyang kadakilaan dahil sa lahat ng narinig nila at nakita, ayon sa sinabi sa kanila ng anghel.

Pinangalanan si Jesus

21 Pagsapitt ng ikawalong araw, tinuli ang bata at pinangalanang Jesus. Ito ang pangalang sinabi ng anghel bago pa siya ipaglihi.

Dinala si Jesus sa Templo

22 Nangt sumapit ang araw ng kanilang pagtupad sa seremonya ng paglilinis ayon sa Kautusan ni Moises, pumunta sila sa Jerusalem. Dinala rin nila ang sanggol upang ihandog sa Panginoon, 23 sapagkatt ganito ang nasusulat sa Kautusan ng Panginoon, “Bawat panganay na lalaki ay itatalaga sa Panginoon.”

24 Nag-alay din sila ng handog na ayon sa hinihingi ng Kautusan ng Panginoon, maaaring mag-asawang batu-bato, o kaya'y dalawang inakay na kalapati.
25 May isang tao noon sa Jerusalem na ang pangala'y Simeon, isang lalaking matuwid, may takot sa Diyos at naghihintay sa katubusan ng Israel. Nasa kanya ang Espiritu Santo. 26 Ipinahayag ng Espiritu Santo sa kanya na hindi siya mamamatay hangga't hindi niya nakikita ang Cristo na ipinangako ng Panginoon. 27 Sa patnubay ng Espiritu, si Simeon ay pumasok sa Templo. At nang dalhin doon nina Jose at Maria ang sanggol na si Jesus upang tuparin ang ayon sa hinihingi ng Kautusan,

28 kinarga ni Simeon ang sanggol. Pagkatapos, nagpuri siya sa Diyos,

29 “Ngayon, Panginoon, maaari na pong yumaong mapayapa
ang inyong abang alipin ayon sa inyong pangako.

30 Yamang nakita na po ng aking mga mata ang inyong pagliligtas,

31 na inyong inihanda sa harapan ng lahat ng bansa.

32 Itot po ay liwanag na tatanglaw sa mga Hentil
at magbibigay-dangal sa inyong bansang Israel.”
33 Namangha ang mga magulang ng sanggol dahil sa sinabi ni Simeon tungkol sa bata. 34 Binasbasan sila ni Simeon, at sinabi kay Maria, “Tandaan mo, ang batang ito'y nakatalaga sa ikapapahamak o ikaliligtas ng marami sa Israel. Siya ang magiging tanda mula sa Diyos ngunit tutuligsain siya ng marami,

35 kaya't mahahayag ang kanilang iniisip. Dahil dito, magdaranas ka ng matinding kapighatiang parang isang patalim na itinarak sa iyong puso.”
36 Naroont din sa Templo ang isang propetang babae na ang pangalan ay Ana, anak ni Fanuel at mula sa angkan ni Aser. Siya'y napakatanda na. Pitong taon pa lamang silang nagsasama ng kanyang asawa, 37 at ngayo'y walumpu't apat na taon na siyang biyuda. Lagi siya sa Templo, at araw-gabi'y sumasamba sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayuno at pananalangin.

38 Nang oras na iyon, lumapit din siya kina Jose at Maria, at nagpasalamat sa Diyos. Nagsalita rin siya tungkol sa sanggol sa lahat ng naghihintay sa pagpapalaya ng Diyos sa Jerusalem.

Ang Pagbalik sa Nazaret

39 Nangt maisagawa na nila ang lahat ng ayon sa hinihingi ng kautusan ng Panginoon, umuwi na sila sa bayan ng Nazaret sa Galilea.

40 Ang bata'y lumaking malusog, matalino, at kalugud-lugod sa Diyos.

Ang Batang si Jesus sa Loob ng Templo

41 Taun-taon,t tuwing Pista ng Paskwa, ang mga magulang ni Jesus ay pumupunta sa Jerusalem. 42 Nang siya'y labindalawang taon na, dumalo sila sa pista, ayon sa kanilang kaugalian. 43 Sila'y umuwi na pagkatapos ng pista. Si Jesus ay nagpaiwan sa Jerusalem ngunit hindi ito napansin ng kanyang mga magulang. 44 Maghapon na silang nakapaglakbay na inaakalang kasama nila ang bata ngunit napansin nilang wala pala siya. Siya ay hinanap nila sa kanilang mga kamag-anak at mga kakilala, ngunit 45 hindi nila natagpuan si Jesus. Kaya't bumalik sila sa Jerusalem upang doon maghanap. 46 Pagkalipas ng tatlong araw, si Jesus ay natagpuan nila sa loob ng Templo. Siya'y nakaupong kasama ng mga guro. Nakikinig siya at nagtatanong sa kanila, 47 at ang lahat ng nakakarinig sa kanya ay hangang-hanga sa kanyang katalinuhan.

48 Namangha rin ang kanyang mga magulang nang siya'y makita. Sinabi ng kanyang ina, “Anak, bakit mo naman ginawa ito sa amin? Lubha ang aming pag-aalala ng iyong ama sa paghahanap sa iyo.”
49 Sumagot si Jesus, “Bakit po ninyo ako hinahanap? Hindi po ba ninyo alam na ako'y dapat mamalagi sa bahay ng aking Ama?”t

50 Ngunit hindi nila naunawaan ang pananalitang ito.
51 Siya'y sumama sa kanila pauwi sa Nazaret, at siya'y naging masunurin sa kanila. Ang lahat ng bagay na ito ay iningatan ng kanyang ina sa kanyang puso. 52 Patuloyt na lumaki si Jesus; lumawak ang kanyang karunungan at lalong naging kalugud-lugod sa Diyos at sa mga tao.

LUKE 2

The Birth of Jesus

(Matthew 1.18-25)

1 About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books.t

2 These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.t
3 Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed.

4 So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.
5 Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby, 6 and while they were there,

7 she gave birth to her first-bornt son. She dressed him in baby clothest and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Shepherds

8 That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep. 9 t All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord's glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened. 10 But the angel said, “Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy. 11 This very day in King David's hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.

12 You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay.”

13 Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:

14 “Praise God in heaven!
Peace on earth to everyone
who pleases God.”
15 After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”

16 They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay.
17 When the shepherds saw Jesus, they told his parents what the angel had said about him. 18 Everyone listened and was surprised.

19 But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant.

20 As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.

21  t Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands.t And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.

Simeon Praises the Lord

22  t The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Moses says a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born.t
They took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and presented him to the Lord, 23 t just as the Law of the Lord says, “Each first-bornt baby boy belongs to the Lord.”

24 The Law of the Lord also says parents have to offer a sacrifice, giving at least a pair of doves or two young pigeons. So that is what Mary and Joseph did.
25 At this time a man named Simeon was living in Jerusalem. Simeon was a good man. He loved God and was waiting for him to save the people of Israel. God's Spirit came to him

26 and told him that he would not die until he had seen Christ the Lord.
27 When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to do what the Law of Moses says should be done for a new baby, the Spirit told Simeon to go into the temple.

28 Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms and praised God,

29 “Lord, I am your servant,
and now I can die in peace,
because you have kept
your promise to me.

30 With my own eyes I have seen
what you have done
to save your people,

31 and foreign nations
will also see this.

32  t Your mighty power is a light
for all nations,
and it will bring honor
to your people Israel.”
33 Jesus' parents were surprised at what Simeon had said. 34 Then he blessed them and told Mary, “This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

35 and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking.”

Anna Speaks about //the Child Jesus

36  t The prophet Anna was also there in the temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. In her youth she had been married for seven years, but her husband died.

37 And now she was 84 years old.t Night and day she served God in the temple by praying and often going without eating.t

38 At this time Anna came in and praised God. She spoke about the child Jesus to everyone who hoped for Jerusalem to be set free.

The Return to Nazareth

39  t After Joseph and Mary had done everything that the Law of the Lord commands, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

40 The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

41  t Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for Passover. 42 And when Jesus was twelve years old, they all went there as usual for the celebration. 43 After Passover his parents left, but they did not know that Jesus had stayed on in the city. 44 They thought he was traveling with some other people, and they went a whole day before they started looking for him.

45 When they could not find him with their relatives and friends, they went back to Jerusalem and started looking for him there.
46 Three days later they found Jesus sitting in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions.

47 Everyone who heard him was surprised at how much he knew and at the answers he gave.

48 When his parents found him, they were amazed. His mother said, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been very worried, and we have been searching for you!”
49 Jesus answered, “Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I would be in my Father's house?”t

50 But they did not understand what he meant.

51 Jesus went back to Nazareth with his parents and obeyed them. His mother kept on thinking about all that had happened.
52  t Jesus became wise, and he grew strong. God was pleased with him and so were the people.