1 Neil päevil sündis, et keiser Augustus andis käsu üles kirjutada kogu maailm.

2 See üleskirjutus oli esimene ja toimus, kui Küreenius oli Süüria maavalitseja.

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4 Siis läks ka Joosep Galileast Naatsareti linnast üles Juudamaale Taaveti linna, mida hüütakse Petlemaks, sest ta oli pärit Taaveti kojast ning soost,

5 ennast laskma kirja panna ühes Maarja, oma kihlatud naisega, kes oli käima peal.

1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; 5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.