1 But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.

2 The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government of Syria.

3 And all went to be inscribed in the census roll, each to his own city:

4 and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

5 to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him {as his} wife, she being great with child.

1 En ce temps-là parut un édit de César Auguste, ordonnant un recensement de toute la terre.

2 Ce premier recensement eut lieu pendant que Quirinius était gouverneur de Syrie.

3 Tous allaient se faire inscrire, chacun dans sa ville.

4 Joseph aussi monta de la Galilée, de la ville de Nazareth, pour se rendre en Judée, dans la ville de David, appelée Bethléhem, parce qu'il était de la maison et de la famille de David,

5 afin de se faire inscrire avec Marie, sa fiancée, qui était enceinte.