25 Og se, det var en mann i Jerusalem ved navn Simeon, og denne mann var rettferdig og gudfryktig og ventet på Israels trøst; og den Hellige Ånd var over ham,

26 og det var åpenbaret ham av den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulde se døden før han hadde sett Herrens salvede.

27 Han kom, drevet av Ånden, inn i templet, og da foreldrene førte barnet Jesus inn for å gjøre med ham som skikk var efter loven,

28 da tok han ham på sine armer og lovet Gud og sa:

29 Herre! nu lar du din tjener fare herfra i fred, efter ditt ord;

30 for mine øine har sett din frelse,

31 som du har beredt for alle folks åsyn,

32 et lys til åpenbarelse for hedningene, og en herlighet for ditt folk Israel.

25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law, 28 then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

29 "Now you are releasing your servant, Master,

according to your word, in peace;

30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,

31 which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

32 a light for revelation to the nations,

and the glory of your people Israel."