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路加福音 2
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
路加福音 2
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
耶稣基督降生
2 就在那些日子里，凯撒奥古斯都颁布谕令，要普天下的人都登记户口[a]。 2 这是头一次户口登记，在居里尼乌斯任叙利亚总督的时候进行的。 3 于是众人都各回自己的城镇去登记。
4 约瑟也从加利利的拿撒勒城上犹太去，到了那叫做伯利恒的大卫之城，因为他是大卫一家一族的人。 5 他和已经许配给他[b]、怀有身孕的玛丽亚一起去登记。 6 他们在伯利恒的时候，玛丽亚的产期到了， 7 就生了她的头胎儿子。她用布把他包起来放在马槽里，因为客店里没有地方给他们。
牧羊人与天使们
8 当时在同一个地区，有些牧人露宿在野地里，夜间守更看守羊群。 9 这时候，主的一位天使站在他们旁边[c]，主的荣光四面照射他们，他们就大为惊恐。 10 那位天使对他们说：“不要怕！因为看哪，我传给你们一个大喜的信息，是要给万民的。 11 今天，在大卫的城里，为你们诞生了一位救主，他就是主基督。 12 你们会看见一个婴孩，用布包着，躺在马槽里；这就是给你们的标记。”
13 忽然有一大队天军出现，与那位天使一起赞美神，说：
14 “在至高之处，荣耀归于神！
在地上，平安[d]临到他所喜悦的人！”
15 天使们离开他们往天上去了，[e]牧人就彼此说：“来，我们到伯利恒去，看看这件已成就的事，就是主让我们明白的事！”
16 于是他们急忙赶去，找到了玛丽亚、约瑟和那躺在马槽里的婴孩。 17 他们看见以后，就把天使告诉他们有关这孩子的话传开了。 18 所有听见的人，对那些牧人告诉他们的事，都感到惊奇。 19 玛丽亚却把这一切事存在心里，反复思想。 20 那些牧人因为所见所闻的一切正如天使向他们所说的，就荣耀、赞美神，于是回去了。
耶稣受割礼
21 满了八天，为孩子行割礼的时候，他们就给他起名叫耶稣。这名字是他在母腹[f]成胎以前天使所起的。 22 按照摩西的律法，洁净的日子满了以后，约瑟和玛丽亚领着孩子上耶路撒冷去，要把他献给主。 23 正如主的律法上所记载的：“所有头胎的男孩都将被称为圣归给主；”[g] 24 并按照主的律法上所说的，献上了“一对斑鸠或两只雏鸽”[h]为祭物。
西面的颂赞
25 看哪，在耶路撒冷有一个名叫西面的人。这个人又公义又虔诚，一直期待着以色列得蒙安慰；圣灵也在他身上。 26 他得了圣灵的启示：自己在经历死亡[i]以前会看见主的基督。 27 他受了圣灵的感动，来到圣殿。这时候，耶稣的父母抱着孩子进来，要按照律法的规矩为他办事。 28 西面把孩子抱在怀里，颂赞神说：
29 “主啊，
现在可以照你的话，
让你的奴仆平平安安地离去，
30 因为我的眼睛已经看见你的救恩，
31 就是你为万民[j]所预备的：
32 他是启示外邦人的光，
是你子民以色列的荣耀。”
33 他的父母[k]对这些关于孩子的话，感到惊奇。 34 西面祝福他们，并对孩子的母亲玛丽亚说：“看哪，这孩子注定要使以色列中许多人跌倒、许多人兴起，并要成为一个遭受反对的标记[l]， 35 这样，许多人的心思意念将被显露出来；你自己的灵魂也要被剑刺透。”
安娜的见证
36 有一个女先知安娜，是亚设支派法努埃的女儿。她已经上了年纪，是出嫁以后与丈夫生活了七年的， 37 后来守寡了，现在已经[m]八十四岁。她从不离开圣殿，禁食祈祷，日夜事奉神。 38 就在这时候，她也上前来赞颂神[n]，向所有期待着耶路撒冷得救赎的人[o]讲说这孩子的事。
返回拿撒勒
39 约瑟和玛丽亚按照主的律法办完了一切事以后，就返回加利利，到自己的城拿撒勒去了。 40 那孩子渐渐长大，刚强[p]起来，充满智慧，并且有神的恩典在他身上。
耶稣在父家
41 每年逾越节，耶稣的父母都上耶路撒冷去。 42 当耶稣十二岁的时候，他们按照节日的规矩上去[q]。 43 守完了节期，他们回去的时候，孩童耶稣仍然留在耶路撒冷，他的父母[r]却不知道， 44 以为他在同行的人群中。他们走了一天的路，才开始在亲戚和熟人中找他。 45 他们找不到他，就回到耶路撒冷去找。 46 到了第三天，他们发现耶稣在圣殿里，坐在教师们当中，一边听，一边问。 47 所有听他讲说的人，都对他的悟性和对答十分惊讶。 48 他的父母看见他，感到吃惊，他的母亲就对他说：“孩子啊，为什么对我们这样做呢？你看，你父亲和我一直在焦急地找你呢！”
49 耶稣对他们说：“你们为什么找我呢？难道不知道我必须在我父的家里[s]吗？” 50 可是他们没有领悟他对他们说的话。
神与人的喜爱
51 于是耶稣与他们一起下去，回到拿撒勒，一直服从他们。他的母亲把这一切事都珍藏在心里。 52 耶稣的智慧和身量，以及神和人对他的喜爱[t]，都不断增长。
Footnotes
- 路加福音 2:1 户口——辅助词语。
- 路加福音 2:5 有古抄本附“做妻子”。
- 路加福音 2:9 站在他们旁边——或译作“向他们显现”。
- 路加福音 2:14 平安——或译作“和平”。
- 路加福音 2:15 有古抄本附“而那些人——”
- 路加福音 2:21 母——辅助词语。
- 路加福音 2:23 《出埃及记》13:2,12。
- 路加福音 2:24 《利未记》5:11；12:8。
- 路加福音 2:26 经历死亡——原文直译“见到死亡”。
- 路加福音 2:31 为万民——原文直译“在万民面前”。
- 路加福音 2:33 他的父母——有古抄本作“约瑟和孩子的母亲”。
- 路加福音 2:34 遭受反对的标记——或译作“被攻击的对象”。
- 路加福音 2:37 现在已经——有古抄本作“约”。
- 路加福音 2:38 神——有古抄本作“主”。
- 路加福音 2:38 期待着耶路撒冷得救赎的人——有古抄本作“在耶路撒冷期待救赎的人们”。
- 路加福音 2:40 刚强——有古抄本作“灵里刚强”。
- 路加福音 2:42 上去——有古抄本作“上耶路撒冷去”。
- 路加福音 2:43 他的父母——有古抄本作“约瑟和孩子的母亲”。
- 路加福音 2:49 在我父的家里——或译作“从事于我父的事”。
- 路加福音 2:52 神和人对他的喜爱——或译作“在神和人面前的喜爱”。
Lukas 2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Lukas 2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
2 And it came about at that time that a dvar malchut (decree) was sent out from Caesar Augustus to register everyone in the entire Roman Empire.
2 This mifkad (census) was before that taken while Quirinius was governor in Syria.
3 And everyone was traveling to register, each to his own shtetl.
4 Now Yosef [ben Dovid] also went up from the Galil, from the shtetl of Natzeret, to Yehudah, to the Ir Dovid (City of David), which is called Beit-Lechem, because he was of the mishpochah and Bais of Dovid.
5 And Yosef [ben Dovid] went up to register with Miryam, who had been given to him in erusin (betrothal) and who was with child.
6 And it came about, while they were there, the yamim (days) were fulfilled for Miryam to give birth.
7 And she bore her ben, her Bechor (firstborn); and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in an evus (animal feeding trough), because there was no place for them in the malon (inn).
8 And ro’im (shepherds) were in the same region, living outside in the open air, and keeping shomer over their eder (flock) balailah.
9 And, suddenly, a malach Hashem stood before them, and the kavod Hashem shone around them; and they were afraid with a yirah gedolah (great fear).
10 And the malach said to them, Do not have pachad (fear, terror); for hinei I announce Besuras HaGeulah to you of great simcha (joy) which will be for kol Am Berit (all the People of the Covenant);
11 Because hayom, in Ir Dovid, has been born to you a Moshia (Go’el, Savior, Oisleizer), who is Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach HaAdon. [YESHAYAH 9:5(6)]
12 And this will be HaOt [The Sign] to you: you will find a small child, an infant, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in an evus. [SHMUEL ALEF 2:34; MELACHIM BAIS 19:29; TEHILLIM 86:17; YESHAYAH 7:14]
13 And, suddenly, there was with the malach a multitude of the Tzivos Hashem, the Tzivos HaShomayim (Armies or Hosts of Heaven) praising Hashem, and saying,
14 Kavod to Hashem in the Highest; and on haaretz shalom among Bnei Adam kavvanah tovah (of good intention). [YESHAYAH 9:5-6; 52:7; 53:5; MICHOH 5:4-5]
15 And it came about, when the malachim withdrew from them to Shomayim, the roim (shepherds) were saying to one another, Let us go now up to Beit-Lechem and let us see this thing that has come about which Hashem has made known to us.
16 And they came in haste and found both Miryam and Yosef [ben Dovid], and the child was lying in the evus (animal feeding trough, see Isa 53:7 on Moshiach the Seh).
17 And when the roim saw this, they made known the dvar concerning this yeled which had been told them.
18 And all who heard it were amazed about the things which were told them by the roim (shepherds).
19 But Miryam was treasuring up all these things, pondering them in her lev.
20 And the roim went back, and as they returned, they cried, Baruch Hashem! They gave kavod to G-d for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been foretold to them.
21 And when shemonah yamim were completed for his bris milah, YEHOSHUA was given as SHMO, which he was called by the malach, before he was conceived in the womb. [ZECHARYAH 6:11-12; 3:8]
22 And when the yamim (days) for their tohorah (purification) according to the Torah of Moshe were completed, they brought him up to Yerushalayim to present him to Hashem [VAYIKRA 12:2-8; also see NUM 3 on Pidyon haben]
23 As it has been written in the Torat Hashem, KHOL ZAKHAR opening the RECHEM KODESH to Hashem [SHEMOT 13:2,12,15; BAMIDBAR 3:13]
24 And to offer a korban according to the thing having been said in the Torat Hashem, SHTEI TORIM O SHNEI BENI YONAH (a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons). [VAYIKRA 12:8]
25 And there was an ish in Yerushalayim whose shem was Shimon, a tzaddik, a chasid, awaiting the Nechamat Yisroel (Consolation of Israel), and the Ruach Hakodesh was upon him. [YESHAYAH 52:9]
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Ruach Hakodesh that he was not to see mavet until he had seen Hashem’s Moshiach.
27 And Shimon came in the Ruach Hakodesh into the courts of the Beis HaMikdash; and when the horim (parents) brought in the yeled, Yehoshua, to do concerning him the required mitzvah of the Torah [Lv 12:6-8],
28 Then Shimon took him into his arms, saying, Baruch Hashem, and the following:
29 And now, Adonoi, dismiss Your eved in shalom, according to Your dvar (word);
30 Because my eynayim have beheld the Yeshu’at Eloheinu, [YESHAYAH 40:5; 52:10]
31 Which You prepared in the presence of kol haammim (all the peoples),
32 An Ohr (Light) to give hisgalus (revelation) to the Nations and the kavod (glory) of Your Am (people), Yisroel. [YESHAYAH 42:6; 49:6]
33 And the Abba and Em of the yeled were amazed at the things being spoken about him.
34 And Shimon said a bracha over them and said to Miryam his Em, Hinei this one is destined for the michshol (stumbling) and tekumah (revival) of RABBIM [YESHAYAH 53:11-12] in Yisroel and for an Ot (Sign) that will be opposed (against which there will be mitnaggedim, opponents). [YESHAYAH 8:14; 53:3]
35 And a cherev (sword) will pierce the neshamah of you yourself also so that the machshavot of many levavot (hearts) will be revealed.
36 And there was a neviah (prophetess) named Chanah Bat Pnuel, of the shevet (tribe) of Asher. This isha (woman) was advanced in age, having lived with her baal (husband) sheva shanim (seven years) from her betulim (virginity),
37 And then to the age of eighty-four she had lived as an almanah (widow) who was not departing from the Beis HaMikdash, serving yomam valailah (day and night) with tzomot (fastings) and tefillos.
38 And at that very moment she came and stood nearby, exclaiming, Baruch Hashem. And she continued speaking about him to all the ones anticipating the Geulah (Redemption) of Yerushalayim. [YESHAYAH 40:2; 52:9]
39 And when they had been shomer mitzvot and completed everything according to the Torat Hashem, they returned to the Galil and to their own shtetl of Natzeret.
40 And the yeled continued growing and was given chozek (strength), being filled with chochmah (wisdom), and the Chen vChesed Hashem was upon him.
41 And his horim (parents) used to make aliyah leregel (pilgrimage) to Yerushalayim shanah bshanah (year by year) for Chag HaPesach (the Feast of Pesach). [SHEMOT 23:15; DEVARIM 16:1-8]
42 And when he became a bocher of twelve years of age, they made aliyah leregel (pilgrimage), as usual, according to the mitzvah and minhag of the Chag.
43 And as they were returning, having fulfilled the prescribed number of yamim (days), the bocher Yehoshua stayed behind in Yerushalayim. And his horim (parents) did not have daas (knowledge) of this,
44 But supposed him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey. And they began looking for him among the krovim (relatives) and acquaintances.
45 And, not having found him, they returned to Yerushalayim, looking for him.
46 And it came about, that after shlosha yamim (three days) they found him in the courts of the Beis HaMikdash, sitting in the midst of the rabbis, both listening to them and asking them she’elot (kashes, questions).
47 And all the ones listening to him where amazed at his binah and at his teshuvot (answers).
48 And when his horim (parents) saw him, they were astounded, and his Em (mother) said to him, Beni, why did you do thus to us? Hinei, your abba and I were anxiously looking for you.
49 And he said to them, Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not have daas that I must be in the Beis Avi [i.e., dealing with His affairs]?
50 And they did not have binah of the dvar which he spoke to them.
51 And he went down with them, and they came to Natzeret; and he continued in mishmaat (obedience) to his horim (parents). And his Em (mother) was treasuring all these things in her lev (heart).
52 And Yehoshua kept increasing in chochmah VGADEL VATOV GAM IM HASHEM VGAM IM ANASHIM (and stature and favor with Hashem and men, SHMUEL ALEF 2:26).
Luke 2
New International Version
Luke 2
New International Version
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus(A) issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.(B) 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)(C) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem(D) the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him(E) and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel(F) of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.(G) I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior(H) has been born to you; he is the Messiah,(I) the Lord.(J) 12 This will be a sign(K) to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace(L) to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.(M) 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.(N) 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(O) for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child,(P) he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.(Q)
Jesus Presented in the Temple
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,(R) Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”[b]),(S) 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[c](T)
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(U) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(V) and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,(W) 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,(X)
you may now dismiss[d] your servant in peace.(Y)
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,(Z)
31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(AA)
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:(AB) “This child is destined to cause the falling(AC) and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
36 There was also a prophet,(AD) Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[e](AE) She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.(AF) 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.(AG)
39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.(AH) 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.(AI)
The Boy Jesus at the Temple
41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.(AJ) 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed(AK) at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother(AL) said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father(AM) and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[f](AN) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(AO)
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(AP) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(AQ) 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(AR)
Lukas 2
BasisBijbel
Lukas 2
BasisBijbel
De geboorte van Jezus
2 In die tijd wilde de Romeinse keizer Augustus laten tellen hoeveel mensen er in zijn hele rijk woonden. Daarom gaf hij het bevel dat iedereen zich moest laten inschrijven.[a] 2 Dit gebeurde voor de eerste keer in de tijd dat Quirinius bestuurder was van Syrië. 3 Om geteld te worden, moesten de mensen naar de stad gaan waar hun familie oorspronkelijk vandaan kwam. Daar moesten ze zich laten inschrijven.
4 Ook Jozef ging op reis. Hij reisde van de stad Nazaret in Galilea naar Betlehem in Judea. Dat was de stad waar vroeger koning David geboren was. Jozef was namelijk uit de familie van koning David. 5 Daar moest hij zich laten inschrijven, samen met Maria met wie hij was verloofd. Maria was in verwachting.
6 Toen ze daar waren aangekomen, werd het kind geboren. 7 Het was haar eerste kind, een zoon. Maria wikkelde Hem in een doek en legde Hem in een voerbak van de dieren. Want in de herberg was voor hen geen plaats.
De herders
8 Diezelfde nacht waren er buiten de stad herders in het veld. Ze hielden de wacht bij hun schapen. 9 Plotseling stond er een engel van de Heer God bij hen. De stralende aanwezigheid van God was om hen heen. Ze schrokken hevig en waren bang. 10 Maar de engel zei tegen hen: "Jullie hoeven niet bang te zijn. Want ik breng jullie goed nieuws. Dat goede nieuws is voor het hele volk: 11 Vandaag is in de stad waar vroeger koning David geboren is, de Messias geboren.[b] Hij is de Redder, de Heer. 12 Dit is voor jullie het teken dat het waar is wat ik zeg: jullie zullen een kind vinden dat in doeken is gewikkeld en in een voerbak ligt." 13 Plotseling waren er bij de engel nog heel veel meer engelen. 14 Ze prezen God en zeiden: "Prijs God in de hoogste hemel! Vrede op aarde voor de mensen waar God blij mee is!" 15 Toen gingen de engelen naar de hemel terug.
De herders zeiden tegen elkaar: "Kom, we gaan naar Betlehem! We gaan kijken naar wat de Heer God ons heeft verteld!" 16 Ze gingen haastig op weg. En ze vonden Maria en Jozef, en het kind dat in de voerbak lag. 17 Toen gingen ze aan iedereen vertellen wat de engel hun over dit kind had gezegd. 18 Iedereen was erg verbaasd over hun verhaal. 19 Maria onthield alles wat ze hadden verteld en dacht er over na in haar hart. 20 De herders gingen terug naar hun schapen en prezen en dankten God voor alles wat ze gezien en gehoord hadden. Alles was zoals de engel tegen hen had gezegd.
21 Toen het kind acht dagen oud was, werd het besneden[c] en kreeg het de naam Jezus. Dat was de naam die de engel had genoemd nog voordat Maria in verwachting raakte.
Simeon en Anna
22 Maria en Jozef deden alles wat volgens de wet van Mozes moet gebeuren als er een kind is geboren.[d] Daarna namen ze Hem mee naar Jeruzalem om Hem naar de Heer God te brengen. 23 Want in de wet staat: 'Elke eerste zoon en elk eerstgeboren dier is voor de Heer.' 24 Ook gingen ze, zoals dat moet van de wet, het offer brengen: een paar tortelduiven of twee jonge duiven.[e]
25 Er woonde in Jeruzalem een man die Simeon heette. Hij was een gelovig man die leefde zoals God het wil. Hij keek uit naar de dag dat God zijn volk Israël zou redden en troosten. De Heilige Geest was op hem. 26 En de Heilige Geest had tegen hem gezegd dat hij vóór zijn dood de Messias zou zien.
27 Die dag stuurde de Heilige Geest hem naar de tempel. Jozef en Maria brachten Jezus binnen om met Hem te doen wat ze volgens de wet van Mozes moesten doen. 28 Toen nam Simeon Jezus in zijn armen en hij prees God. 29 Hij zei: "Nu laat U, Heer, uw dienaar in vrede sterven, zoals U ook heeft gezegd. 30 Want nu heb ik Hem gezien 31 door wie U alle volken gaat redden. 32 Hij is het Licht voor alle volken. En vanwege Hem zullen de mensen het volk Israël dankbaar zijn."
33 Zijn vader en moeder waren verbaasd over de dingen die Simeon over Jezus zei. 34 Simeon zegende hen en zei tegen Maria: "Veel mensen zullen door Hem ten val komen. Maar veel andere mensen zullen juist door Hem gered worden. Hij zal een teken zijn waar veel mensen niet in zullen willen geloven. 35 Door Hem zullen zelfs de diepst verborgen gedachten van de mensen zichtbaar worden. En voor jou zal het zijn alsof er een zwaard door je hart gaat."
36 Er was daar ook een vrouw die Anna heette. Zij was een profetes, een dochter van Fanuël, uit de stam van Aser. Ze was zeven jaar getrouwd geweest. Toen was haar man gestorven, zodat ze weduwe werd. 37 Nu was ze een oude vrouw van ongeveer 84 jaar. Ze was alle dagen in de tempel. Ze diende God dag en nacht en bad zonder ophouden. 38 Op dat moment kwam zij er ook bij staan en ook zij prees God. En aan alle mensen die op de redding van Jeruzalem wachtten, vertelde ze over Hem.
39 Jozef en Maria deden alles wat ze volgens de wet van de Heer God moesten doen. Daarna gingen ze terug naar hun stad Nazaret in Galilea.
40 Het kind groeide op en werd sterk. Hij was vol wijsheid en God was in alle dingen goed voor Hem.
Jezus in de tempel
41 Jezus' ouders reisden elk jaar naar Jeruzalem om daar het Paasfeest te vieren.[f] 42 Toen Jezus twaalf jaar oud was, reisden zijn ouders weer zoals elk jaar naar Jeruzalem. 43 Na de feestdagen gingen zijn ouders weer naar huis. Maar Jezus bleef in Jeruzalem achter. Zijn ouders hadden dat niet gemerkt. 44 Ze dachten dat Hij meeliep met de andere mensen die ook naar huis terugreisden. Zo reisden ze één dag en zochten Hem intussen bij familie en kennissen. 45 Maar toen ze Hem niet vonden, gingen ze terug om Hem in Jeruzalem te zoeken.
46 Na drie dagen vonden ze Hem in de tempel. Hij zat daar tussen de wetgeleerden.[g] Hij luisterde naar hen en stelde vragen. 47 De mensen die Hem hoorden, waren verbaasd hoe verstandig Hij was. Ook verbaasden ze zich over de antwoorden die Hij gaf. 48 Toen zijn ouders Hem daar vonden, waren ze boos. Zijn moeder zei tegen Hem: "Kind, hoe kun je zoiets doen? Je vader en ik zijn zó ongerust geweest! We hebben overal naar je gezocht!" 49 Maar Hij zei tegen hen: "Waarom heeft u naar Mij gezocht? Wist u dan niet dat Ik bezig moet zijn met de dingen van mijn Vader?" 50 Maar ze begrepen niet wat Hij bedoelde. 51 Hij ging met hen mee terug naar Nazaret en was gehoorzaam aan zijn ouders. Zijn moeder onthield alles wat er gebeurd en gezegd was en dacht er over na in haar hart.
52 Terwijl Jezus opgroeide, werd Hij steeds wijzer. En God en de mensen hielden van Hem.
Footnotes
- Lukas 2:1 Dit had te maken met de belastingen. Hij wilde in feite weten hoeveel belasting hij kon ophalen in zijn rijk.
- Lukas 2:11 Het woord 'Messias' is Hebreeuws en betekent 'Gezalfde'. 'De gezalfde' is in de Joodse Boeken de man die speciaal door God met zijn Geest is gevuld ('gezalfd') om Israël te redden. In het Grieks, de taal waarin het Nieuwe Testament is geschreven, werd hij de 'Christus' genoemd, wat hetzelfde betekent.
- Lukas 2:21 Alle Joodse mannen moesten hun geslachtsdeel laten besnijden. Dat was het teken van het verbond van God met het Joodse volk. Lees Genesis 17:9-14.
- Lukas 2:22 Lees Leviticus 12:1-8.
- Lukas 2:24 Eerstgeboren dieren moesten aan de Heer God geofferd worden, maar eerstgeboren zonen werden vrijgekocht met een offer en niet zelf geofferd. Arme mensen offerden twee duiven. Lees Exodus 13:2 en 15.
- Lukas 2:41 De Joden vieren daarmee het vertrek van het volk Israël uit de slavernij in Egypte. Lees Exodus 12. God had gezegd dat alle Israëlieten elk jaar naar Jeruzalem moesten komen om het Paasfeest te vieren.
- Lukas 2:46 De wetgeleerden bestudeerden de wet van God en leerden die aan de mensen.
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