Merry Christmas

Luke 2:1-14, Anglo-Saxon:

Soþlice on þam dagum wæs geworden gebod fram þam casere Augusto, þæt eall ymbehwyrft wære tomearcod. Þeos tomearcodnes wæs æryst geworden fram þam deman Syrige Cirino. And ealle hig eodon, and syndrige ferdon on hyra ceastre. Ða ferde Iosep fram Galilea of þære ceastre Nazareth on Iudeisce ceastre Dauides, seo is genemned Beþleem, for þam þe he wæs of Dauides huse and hirede; þæt he ferde mid Marian þe him beweddod wæs, and wæs geeacnod. Soþlice wæs geworden þa hi þar wæron, hire dagas wæron gefyllede þæt heo cende. And heo cende hyre frumcennedan sunu, and hine mid cildclaþum bewand, and hine on binne alede, for þam þe hig næfdon rum on cumena huse. And hyrdas wæron on þam ylcan rice waciende, and nihtwæccan healdende ofer heora heorda. Þa stod Drihtnes engel wiþ hig, and Godes beorhtnes him ymbe scean; and hi him mycelum ege adredon. And se engel him to cwæð, Nelle ge eow adrædan; soþlice nu ic eow bodie mycelne gefean, se bið eallum folce; for þam to dæg eow ys Hælend acenned, se is Drihten Crist, on Dauides ceastre. And þis tacen eow byð: Ge gemetað an cild hræglum bewunden, and on binne aled. And þa wæs færinga geworden mid þam engle mycelnes heofenlices werydes, God heriendra and þus cweþendra, Gode sy wuldor on heahnesse, and on eorðan sybb mannum godes willan.

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Luke 2:1-20, tr. William Tyndale, 1530

And it chaunced in thoose dayes: yt ther went oute a comaundment from Auguste the Emperour that all the woorlde shuld be taxed. :: And this taxynge was ye fyrst and executed when Syrenius was leftenaut in Syria. :: And every man went vnto his awne citie to be taxed. :: And Ioseph also ascended from Galile oute of a cite called Nazareth into Iurie: vnto ye cite of David which is called Bethleem because he was of the housse and linage of David :: to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde. :: And it fortuned whyll they were there her tyme was come that she shuld be delyvered. :: And she brought forth her fyrst begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadlynge cloothes and layed him in a manger because ther was no roume for them within in the ynne. :: And ther were in the same region shepherdes abydinge in the felde and watching their flocke by nyght. :: And loo: the angell of ye lorde stode harde by the and the brightnes of ye lorde shone rounde aboute them and they were soare afrayed. :: But the angell sayd vnto them: Be not afrayed. For beholde I bringe you tydinges of greate ioye yt shal come to all ye people: :: for vnto you is borne this daye in the cite of David a saveoure which is Christ ye lorde. :: And take this for a signe: ye hall fynde ye chylde swadled and layed in a mager. :: And streight waye ther was with the angell a multitude of hevenly sowdiers laudynge God and sayinge: :: Glory to God an hye and peace on the erth: and vnto men reioysynge. :: And it fortuned assone as the angels were gone awaye fro them in to heven the shepherdes sayd one to another: let vs goo eve vnto Bethleem and se this thynge that is hapened which the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs. :: And they cam with haste and founde Mary and Ioseph and the babe layde in a mager. :: And when they had sene it they publisshed a brode the sayinge which was tolde them of that chylde. :: And all that hearde it wondred at those thinges which were tolde the of the shepherdes. :: But Mary kept all thoose sayinges and pondered them in hyr hert. :: And the shepherdes retourned praysinge and laudinge God for all that they had herde and sene evyn as it was told vnto them.

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Luke 2:1-14, King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, she being great with child.

And so it was that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered; and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes; and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: That ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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And from a place I have lived (source):

1 ამ დღეებში გამოქვეყნდა კეისარ ავგუსტუსის ბრძანება, აღწერა ჩაეტარებინათ მთელს ქვეყანაში.
2 ეს იყო პირველი აღწერა სირიაში კვირინუსის გამგებლობისას.
3 და ყველამ თავ-თავის ქალაქს მიაშურა ჩასაწერად.
4 წავიდა იოსებიც გალილეიდან, ქალაქ ნაზარეთიდან, იუდეაში, დავითის ქალაქში, რომელსაც ჰქვია ბეთლემი, ვინაიდან დავითის სახლისა და გვარისა იყო,
5 რათა ჩაწერილიყო მარიამთან, თავის დანიშნულთან ერთად, რომელიც ფეხმძიმედ იყო.
6 და იქ ყოფნისას მოაწია მისი მშობიარობის ჟამმა.
7 და შობა ძე, თავისი პირმშო, ჩვრებში შეახვია და ბაგაში ჩააწვინა, ვინაიდან ფუნდუკში ადგილი არ იყო მათთვის.
8 იყვნენ იმ მხარეში მწყემსები, რომლებიც ველად იდგნენ და თავიანთ ფარას დარაჯობდნენ ღამით.
9 და აჰა, უფლის ანგელოზი წარუდგა მათ, გამოუბრწყინდათ დიდება უფლისა და შეშინდნენ დიდი შიშით.
10 ანგელოზმა უთხრა მათ: ნუ გეშინიათ; აჰა, მე გახარებთ დიად სიხარულს, რომლითაც იხარებს მთელი ხალხი.
11 რადგან დღეს დავითის ქალაქში დაიბადა თქვენი მაცხოვარი, რომელიც არის ქრისტე უფალი.
12 და აი, თქვენი ნიშანი: იპოვით ყრმას შეხვეულს და მწოლარეს ბაგაში.
13 ანაზდად გაჩნდა ანგელოზთან ციურ მოლაშქრეთა სიმრავლე, ადიდებდნენ ღმერთს და ამბობდნენ:
14 დიდება მაღალთა შინა ღმერთს, მშვიდობა ქვეყნად და სათნოება კაცთა შორის.