En ekeinaiV de taiV hmeraiV exhlqe diatagma para tou KaisaroV Augoustou na apografh pasa h oikoumenh. Auth h apografh egeine prwth, ote hgemoneue thV SuriaV o KurhnioV. Kai hrconto panteV na apografwntai, ekastoV eiV thn eautou polin. Anebh de kai Iwshf apo thV GalilaiaV ek thV polewV Nazaret eiV thn Ioudaian eiV thn polin tou Dabid, htiV kaleitai Bhqleem, epeidh autoV hto ek tou oikou kai thV patriaV tou Dabid, dia na apografh meta thV Mariam thV hrrabwnismenhV me auton eiV gunaika, htiV hto egkuoV. Kai enw hsan ekei, eplhrwqhsan ai hmerai tou na gennhsh× kai egennhse ton uion authV ton prwtotokon, kai esparganwsen auton kai kateklinen auton en th fatnh, dioti den hto topoV di' autouV en tw katalumati. Kai poimeneV hsan kata to auto meroV dianuktereuonteV en toiV agroiV kai fulattonteV fulakaV thV nuktoV epi to poimnion autwn. Kai idou, aggeloV Kuriou exaifnhV efanh eiV autouV, kai doxa Kuriou elamye peri autouV, kai efobhqhsan fobon megan. Kai eipe proV autouV o aggeloV× Mh fobeisqe× dioti idou, euaggelizomai eiV esaV caran megalhn, htiV qelei eisqai eiV panta ton laon, dioti shmeron egennhqh eiV esaV en polei Dabid swthr, ostiV einai CristoV KurioV. Kai touto qelei eisqai to shmeion eiV esaV× qelete eurei brefoV esparganwmenon, keimenon en th fatnh. Kai exaifnhV meta tou aggelou efanh plhqoV stratiaV ouraniou umnountwn ton Qeon kai legontwn× Doxa en uyistoiV Qew kai epi ghV eirhnh, en anqrwpoiV eudokia. Kai kaqwV oi aggeloi anecwrhsan ap' autwn eiV ton ouranon, oi anqrwpoi oi poimeneV eipon proV allhlouV. AV upagwmen loipon ewV Bhqleem kai aV idwmen to pragma touto to gegonoV, to opoion o KurioV efanerwsen eiV hmaV. Kai hlqon meta spoudhV kai euron thn te Mariam kai ton Iwshf kai to brefoV keimenon en th fatnh. Kai idonteV, diekhruxan ton logon ton lalhqenta proV autouV peri tou paidiou toutou× kai panteV oi akousanteV eqaumasan peri twn lalhqentwn upo twn poimenwn proV autouV. H de Mariam efulatte pantaV touV logouV toutouV, dialogizomenh peri autwn en th kardia authV. Kai upestreyan oi poimeneV, doxazonteV kai umnounteV ton Qeon dia panta osa hkousan kai eidon, kaqwV elalhqhsan proV autouV.