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Luke 2:1-14

1NowδὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a decreeδόγμαdogmaG1378went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromπαρὰparaG3844CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828that a census should be takenἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthaiG583of theτὴνtēnG3588wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956empireοἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnG3625.
2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778was thefirstπρώτηprōtēG4413censusἀπογραφὴapographēG582to take placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096whileQuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230ofτῆςtēsG3588SyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.
3AndκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198ἕκαστοςhekastosG1538toεἰςeisG1519his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588townπόλιν.polinG4172to registerἀπογράφεσθαι,apographesthaiG583.
4SoδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoκαὶkaiG2532went upἀνέβηanebēG305fromἀπὸapoG575ἐκekG1537πόλεωςpoleōsG4172NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449,toεἰςeisG1519thecityπόλινpolinG4172of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138ἥτιςhētisG3748calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,sinceδιὰdiaG1223heαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588wasG1510fromἐξexG1537thehouseοἴκουoikouG3624andκαὶkaiG2532lineπατριᾶςpatriasG3965of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138.
5He went thereto registerἀπογράψασθαιapograpsasthaiG583withσὺνsunG4862MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,who wasτῇtēaG3588pledged to him in marriageἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷemnēsteumenē autōG3423G846andwas expectingοὔσῃousēG1510a childἐγκύῳ.¶egkuōG1471.
6δὲdeG1161WhileἘγένετο ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺςEgeneto en tō autousG1096G1722G846G3588they wereG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,theαἱhaiG3588timeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250cameἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130forτοῦtouG3588herαὐτήν,autēnG846Child to be bornτεκεῖνtekeinG5088.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532she gave birth toἔτεκενetekenG5088herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸνtonG3588firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416τὸνtonG3588,a SonυἱὸνhuionG5207καὶkaiG2532.She wrapped Him in swaddling clothsἐσπαργάνωσενesparganōsenG4683αὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347HimαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a mangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360there wasἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.
8AndΚαὶKaiG2532there wereἦσανēsanG1510shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166residing in the fieldsἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountesG63nearbyἐν χώρᾳ αὐτῇen chōra autēaG1722G3588G846G5561καὶkaiG2532,keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438overἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846G3588flocksποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167G3588by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.
9Just thenκαὶkaiG2532an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962stood beforeἐπέστηepestēG2186themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shone aroundπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they were terrifiedἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν.ephobēthēsan phobon meganG3173G5401G5399.
10ButκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399!ForγὰρgarG1063beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I bring you good newsεὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖνeuangelizomai huminG2097G4771ofgreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thatἥτιςhētisG3748will beἔσταιestaiG1510for allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992:
11ὅτιhotiG3754TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722thecityπόλειpoleiG4172of DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138a SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990has been bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.HeὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962!
12AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778will beaτὸtoG3588signσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592to youὑμῖνhuminG4771:You will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025wrapped in swaddling clothsἐσπαργανωμένονesparganōmenonG4683andκαὶkaiG2532lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749inἐνenG1722a mangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.”
13AndκαὶkaiG2532suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there appearedἐγένετοegenetoG1096withσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32a great multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756,praisingαἰνούντωνainountōnG134τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004:
14“GloryδόξαdoxaG1391to Godθεῷ,theōG2316inἐνenG1722thehighestὑψίστοιςhupsistoisG5310,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515toἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444on whom His favor restsεὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasG2107!”
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