Luke 2
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea pehē, naʻe fai ʻae fono ʻe Sisa ʻAokositusi, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ke tohi ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe puleʻanga.
1Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
2(Pea naʻe fuofua fai ʻae tohi ni ʻi he pule ʻa Kilinio ʻi Silia.)
2This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3Pea naʻe taki taha ʻalu ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki hono potu, ke tohi ai ia.
3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4Pea ʻalu hake foki ʻa Siosefa mei Kāleli, mei he kolo ko Nāsaleti, ki Siutea, ki he Kolo ʻo Tevita, ʻoku ui ko Petelihema; (he naʻa ne ʻoe fale mo e faʻahinga ʻo Tevita;)
4So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
5Ke tohi ia mo hono uaifi ko Mele, naʻe fakanofo, kuo feitama ia.
5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.
6Pea naʻe lolotonga ʻena ʻi ai, pea pehē, kuo kakato hono ngaahi ʻaho ke fāʻele ai ia.
6While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
7Pea fāʻeleʻi ʻe ia ʻae tama ko hono ʻolopoʻou, pea ne takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae kofu, ʻo fakatokoto ia ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau hao ʻi he fale talifononga.
7And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8Pea naʻe ʻi he fonua ko ia ʻae kau tauhi sipi ʻoku nofo ʻi he ngoue, ʻo leʻohi ʻenau fanga sipi ʻi he poʻuli.
8And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
9Pea ʻiloange, naʻe tuʻu mai kiate kinautolu ʻae ʻāngelo ʻae ʻEiki, pea malama ʻae nāunau ʻoe ʻEiki ʻo takatakai ʻakinautolu: pea naʻa nau manavahē ʻaupito.
9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
10Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate kinautolu, “ʻOua ʻe manavahē: vakai, he ʻoku ou ʻomi kiate kimoutolu ʻae ongoongolelei ʻoe fiefia lahi, ʻaia ʻe hoko ki he kakai fulipē.
10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
11He kuo ʻaloʻi kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho ni, ʻi he Kolo ʻo Tevita, ʻae Fakamoʻui, ʻaia ko Kalaisi ko e ʻEiki.
11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
12Pea ko e fakaʻilonga eni kiate kimoutolu; te mou ʻilo ʻae tamasiʻi kuo takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae kofu, pea tokoto ia ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu.”
12And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
13Pea fakafokifā pe kuo ʻi he ʻāngelo ʻae tokolahi ʻoe kau ʻāngelo mei he langi, ʻonau fakamālō ki he ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
13And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
14“Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻi ʻolunga, Pea ʻi māmani ʻae melino, ko e ʻofa ki he kakai.”
14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
15Pea pehē, ʻi he liliu ange ʻae kau ʻāngelo ki he langi meiate kinautolu, naʻe fepehēʻaki ʻe he kau tauhi sipi, “Ke tau ō eni ki Petelihema, ʻo mamata ki he meʻa ni kuo fai, ʻaia kuo fakahā mai ʻe he ʻEiki kiate kitautolu.”
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16Pea naʻa nau omi fakavave, ʻo ʻilo ʻa Mele, mo Siosefa, mo e tama ʻoku tokoto ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu.
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
17Pea kuo nau mamata, pea nau ongoongoa ʻae lea naʻe fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻi he tama ni.
17After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
18Pea ofo ai ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe he kau tauhi sipi kiate kinautolu.
18And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
19Ka naʻe faʻoa ʻe Mele ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki hono loto, ʻo fifili ki ai.
19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20Pea naʻe liu mai ʻae kau tauhi sipi, ʻo fakamālō mo fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo nau fanongo mo mamata ai, ʻo hangē ko ia ne fakahā kiate kinautolu.
20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
21Pea ʻi heʻene kakato ʻae ʻaho ʻe valu naʻe kamu ʻae tama, pea ui hono huafa ko Sisu, ʻaia naʻe fakahingoa ʻe he ʻāngelo kae teʻeki tuituʻia ia ʻi he manāva.
21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
22Pea kuo hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻena fakamaʻa, ʻo fakatatau ki he fono ʻa Mōsese, naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki Selūsalema ke ʻatu ia ki he ʻEiki;
22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
23(ʻO hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he fono ʻae ʻEiki, “Ko e tama kotoa pe, ʻae ʻolopoʻou, ʻe ui ia ko e tapu ki he ʻEiki;”)
23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
24Pea ke ʻatu ʻae feilaulau, ʻo fakatatau mo ia ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he fono ʻae ʻEiki, “Ko e ongo kulukulu, pe ko e lupe mui ʻe ua.”
24and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi Selūsalema ʻae tangata, ko Simione hono hingoa; pea naʻe angatonu ʻae tangata ko ia mo faʻa lotu, mo tatali ki he fiemālieʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.
25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26Pea naʻe fakahā mai kiate ia ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai mate ia, kaeʻoua ke ne mamata ki he Kalaisi ʻae ʻEiki.
26The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27Pea haʻu ia ʻi he Laumālie ki he falelotu tatau ki hono anga ʻoe fono,
27Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
28Naʻa ne toki toʻo hake ia ʻi hono nima, pea fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, ʻo ne pehē,
28Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
29“ʻE ʻEiki, ko eni, ʻoku ke tukuange ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ke fononga ʻi he fiemālie, ʻO hangē ko hoʻo folofola:
29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30He kuo mamata ʻa hoku mata ki hoʻo fakamoʻui,
30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
31ʻAia kuo ke teuteu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē;
31which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32Ko e maama ke fakamaamaʻaki ʻae Senitaile, Mo e nāunau ʻo hoʻo kakai ko ʻIsileli.”
32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
33¶ Pea ofo ʻa Siosefa mo ʻene faʻē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻiate ia.
33The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
34Pea tāpuakiʻi ʻe Simione ʻakinaua, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene faʻē ko Mele, “Vakai, kuo fokotuʻu ʻae tamasiʻi ni ko e tūkiaʻanga mo e toetuʻuʻanga ʻoe tokolahi ʻi ʻIsileli pea ko e fakaʻilonga ke lea kovi ki ai ;
34Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
35koeʻuhi ke hā ai ʻae ngaahi mahalo ʻoe loto ʻoe tokolahi: (ʻio, ʻe tui pea ʻasi ʻae heletā ʻi ho laumālie foki.”)
35so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
36Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae fefine palōfita ko ʻAna, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Fanueli, ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo ʻAsa: naʻe lahi hono motuʻa, pea naʻa na nonofo mo hono husepāniti ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu talu ʻene tāupoʻou;
36There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
37ka ka nofo ai pe ia ko e fefine ia kuo mate hono husepāniti, pea kuo valungofulu ma fā ʻae taʻu ʻo ʻene motuʻa , pea ne ʻikai mahuʻi ia mei he falelotu lahi, ka naʻa ne ngāue ʻi he ʻaukai mo e faʻa lotu he pō mo e ʻaho.
37and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
38Pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻo feʻunga mo ia, naʻa ne ʻatu foki ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻEiki, ʻo ne fakahā ia kiate kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe tatali ki he huhuʻi ʻi Selūsalema.
38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39Pea hili ʻena fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻo fakatatau ki he fono ʻae ʻEiki, naʻa nau foki mai ki Kāleli, ki hona kolo ko Nāsaleti.
39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40Pea tupu ʻae tamasiʻi, pea mālohi ʻi he laumālie, pea fonu ia ʻi he poto: pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua.
40And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
41Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻene mātuʻa ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē ki Selūsalema, ki he kātoanga ʻoe Lakaatu .
41Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
42Pea kuo hongofulu ma ua hono taʻu, pea nau ō hake ki Selūsalema, ʻo hangē ko hono anga ʻoe kātoanga.
42And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
43Pea kuo nau fakaʻosi ʻae ngaahi ʻaho, ka ʻi heʻenau liliu mai, naʻe nofo pe ʻae tama ko Sisu ʻi Selūsalema: pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe Siosefa mo ʻene faʻē.
43When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
44Ka naʻe mahalo ʻakinaua ʻoku ʻi he fononga ia, pea fononga ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha; pea toki kumi ia ʻi hona kāinga mo e kau fononga.
44Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
45Pea ʻi he ʻikai te na ʻilo ia, naʻa na foki atu ki Selūsalema, ko hono kumi.
45When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
46Pea pehē, kuo hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea na toki ʻilo ia ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻoku nofo ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe kau akonaki, ʻo fakafanongo kiate kinautolu, mo fakafehuʻi kiate kinautolu.
46Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo kiate ia, naʻa nau ofo ʻi heʻene poto mo ʻene tali ʻae fehuʻi.
47And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
48Pea ʻi heʻena mamata kiate ia, ne na ofo ai ʻaupito: pea pehē ʻe heʻene faʻē kiate ia, “Tama, ko e hā kuo ke fai pehē ai kiate kimaua? Vakai, ko hoʻo tamai mo au kuo ma kumi koe ʻi he mamahi.”
48When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
49Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinaua, “Ko e hā ʻoku mo kumi ai au? ʻIkai te mo ʻilo ʻoku ʻaʻaku ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻa ʻeku Tamai?”
49“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
50Ka naʻe ʻikai te na ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻoe lea ne ne lea ʻaki kiate kinaua.
50But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
51Pea ʻalu hifo ia mo kinaua, ʻo hoko ki Nāsaleti, pea anganofo ia kiate kinaua: ka naʻe faʻo ʻe heʻene faʻē ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē ki hono loto.
51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
52Pea tupulaki ʻae poto ʻia Sisu mo e lahi, pea naʻe ʻofeina ia ʻe he ʻOtua mo e tangata.
52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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