ولادة السيد المسيح..المجد لله في الاعالي وعلى الارض السلام وبالناس المسرة»
انجيل القديس لوقا/الإصحاح الثاني/من01حتى19
وفي تلك الايام صدر امر من اوغسطس قيصر بان يكتتب كل المسكونة. وهذا الاكتتاب الاول جرى اذ كان كيرينيوس والي سورية. فذهب الجميع ليكتتبوا كل واحد الى مدينته. فصعد يوسف ايضا من الجليل من مدينة الناصرة الى اليهودية الى مدينة داود التي تدعى بيت لحم لكونه من بيت داود وعشيرته 5 ليكتتب مع مريم امراته المخطوبة وهي حبلى. 6 وبينما هما هناك تمت ايامها لتلد. فولدت ابنها البكر وقمطته واضجعته في المذود اذ لم يكن لهما موضع في المنزل. وكان في تلك الكورة رعاة متبدين يحرسون حراسات الليل على رعيتهم واذا ملاك الرب وقف بهم ومجد الرب اضاء حولهم فخافوا خوفا عظيما. فقال لهم الملاك: «لا تخافوا. فها انا ابشركم بفرح عظيم يكون لجميع الشعب: انه ولد لكم اليوم في مدينة داود مخلص هو المسيح الرب. وهذه لكم العلامة: تجدون طفلا مقمطا مضجعا في مذود». وظهر بغتة مع الملاك جمهور من الجند السماوي مسبحين الله وقائلين: «المجد لله في الاعالي وعلى الارض السلام وبالناس المسرة». ولما مضت عنهم الملائكة الى السماء قال الرعاة بعضهم لبعض: «لنذهب الان الى بيت لحم وننظر هذا الامر الواقع الذي اعلمنا به الرب». فجاءوا مسرعين ووجدوا مريم ويوسف والطفل مضجعا في المذود. فلما راوه اخبروا بالكلام الذي قيل لهم عن هذا الصبي. وكل الذين سمعوا تعجبوا مما قيل لهم من الرعاة. واما مريم فكانت تحفظ جميع هذا الكلام متفكرة به في قلبها. ثم رجع الرعاة وهم يمجدون الله ويسبحونه على كل ما سمعوه وراوه كما قيل لهم”.
Merry Christmas/Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests
Luke/02/01-20/In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus 2 that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. 3 She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. “When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.”
