Luke 2:8-20

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Angels Announce The Birth of The Savior To Shepherds In The Field

⁸ And shepherds were in the same region, living-in-the-fields and watching over their flock for watches of the night. ⁹ And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shined around them, and they feared a great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Do not be fearing. For behold— I am announcing-as-good-news to you a great joy which will be for all the people, ¹¹ because^[a] a Savior was born for you today in the city of David, Who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby having been wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger”. ¹³ And suddenly a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying, ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest [heavens]. And peace on earth among people of ^[b] [His] good-will^[c]”. ¹⁵ And it came about that when the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing having taken place which the Lord made-known to us”. ¹⁶ And they came, having hurried, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. ¹⁷ And having seen Him, they made-known about the thing having been spoken to them about this Child. ¹⁸ And all the ones having heard it marveled about the things having been spoken to them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary was preserving^[d] all these things, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything which they heard and saw, just as it was spoken to them.