an orderly account of the things that have taken place among us,

按順序寫下來

so that you may know the absolute truth about everything.

好使你知道每件事情絕對真實的過程

In the days when Caesar Augustus was emperor of Rome

當凱撒亞古士督 是羅馬的皇帝

and when Herod the great was king of Judea,

希律是猶太王的時侯

God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a virgin girl in the city of Nazareth.

上帝派遣天使長加百列 到拿撒勒城拜訪一位童真女子

And the virgin's name was Mary.

這位女子名為瑪利亞的

Fear not Mary,

瑪利亞 別怕

For you have found favor with God.

你在上帝面前已經蒙恩了

You will conceive and give birth to a Son

你要懷孕生子

and you will call His name, Jesus.

並要給他起名叫耶穌

How can this be? I am a virgin.

這怎麼可能呢 我還是個童貞女

The Holy Spirit will come upon you.

聖靈要降臨到你身上

For this reason the Holy Child will be called

因此 這位即將出生的嬰孩

the Son of the Most High God. His kingdom will never end.

將要稱為至高上帝的兒子 他的國度沒有窮盡

So Mary traveled to a town in Judea

瑪利亞 動身前往猶大城

to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was also miraculously with child.

拜訪她的親戚 伊利莎白 長年不孕的伊利沙伯也懷了孕

Elizabeth!

伊利莎白

Mary! Cousin Mary!

瑪利亞 瑪利亞

You are the most blessed of all women.

你在女子中是最有福的

And blessed is the Child you will bear.

你所懷的胎兒也是有福的

For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me jumped with joy!

一聽到你問安的聲音 我腹中的胎兒就歡喜跳躍

My soul magnifies the Lord,

我心尊主為大

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

我靈以上帝我的救主為樂

From now on, all generations will call me blessed.

從今以後 萬代要稱我為有福的

Know all men of Nazareth,

拿撒勒的百姓注意到

that by command of Caesar Augustus,

凱撒亞古士督下令

there will be conducted a census

對臣屬地區加利利

of the subject territories of Galilee and Judea.

和猶太進行人口普查

All men must register forthwith

眾人必須在自己的祖籍地區

in the towns and cities of their ancestral birth.

進行登記

And Mary went to Bethlehem in Judea

於是 馬利亞的未婚夫約瑟和瑪利亞

to register with Joseph her betrothed.

一起到猶太的伯利恒去登記

But there was no room for them in Bethlehem.

伯利恒的客店全被住滿了

And the only lodging they could find was a humble stable.

他們只能住在一個簡陋的馬棚裡

Now there were some shepherds in that part of the country who were

在這一帶的荒野裡 有一些牧羊人

taking care of their flock at night when an angel of God appeared to them

當天使出現在他們面前的時候，他們在夜間牧羊

and the glory of God was shining around them.

主的榮光在他們周圍閃耀

This very day in David's town, your Savior was born,

就在這天 救世主誕生在大衛王的出身地

Christ the Lord.

耶穌基督是主

The shepherds hurried to see the newborn Babe in the manger,

牧羊人急忙去馬槽看聖嬰

and were the first to spread the Good News or Gospel

他們是第一個傳播

of the virgin mother and the Savior's birth.

童女生子與救世主降臨的福音的人