New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:7-11

7And shegaveG5088birthG5088to her firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;and she wrappedG4683Him in clothsG4683,and laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347Him in amangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360there was noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117for them in the innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.

8In the sameG846regionχώρᾳchōraG5561there were someshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166stayingG63out in the fieldsG63and keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438overἐπὶepiG1909their flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

9Andan angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962suddenlystoodG2186beforeG2186them, and the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034aroundG4034them; and they were terriblyμέγαν.meganG3173frightenedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399.

10But the angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004to them, “Do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;for beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I bringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiG2097you goodG2097newsG2097of greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whichἥτιςhētisG3748will be for allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷlaōG2992;

11for todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172of DavidG1160there has been bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088for you aSaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990,whoὅςhosG3739isChristχριστὸςchristosG5547the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

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