Chapter 2

  As haink eh gy-kione ayns ny laghyn shen, dy jagh sarey magh veih Cesar Augustus, dy beagh coontey er ny ghoaill jeh'n slane rheam.  

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  (As va'n recortys shoh jeant magh roish my va Cyremus ny chiannoort er Syria.)  

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  As hie ad ooilley dy chur stiagh nyn enmyn, dagh unnane gys e ard-valley hene.  

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  As hie Joseph myrgeddin seose veih Galilee, veih ard-valley Nazareth, gys Judea, gys ard-valley Ghavid, ta enmyssit Bethlehem (son dy row eh jeh thie as kynney Ghavid.)  

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  Dy chur stiagh e ennym hene as ennym Moirrey yn ven va nasht rish, va trome torragh.  

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  As shen myr ve, choud as v'ad ayns shen, dy row yn traa er jeet jeeish dy ve livreit.  

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  As hug ee son y theihll yn chied mac rug jee, as hoill ee eh ayns aanrityn soïllee, as hug ee eh ny lhie ayns manjoor, er-y-fa nagh row room er nyn son ayns y thie-oast.  

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  Nish v'ayns y cheer cheddin bochilley mooie er y vagher freayll arrey er nyn shioltaneyn 'syn oie.  

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  As cur-my-ner haink ainle y Chiarn neose orroo, as ren gloyr y Chiarn soilshean mygeayrt-y-moo; as v'ad fo aggle feer atchimagh.  

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  As dooyrt yn ainle roo, Ny bee aggle erriu: son cur-my-ner, ta mish coyrt lhiam hiu naightyn mie dy voggey mooar vees gys dy chooilley phobble.  

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  Son diuish t'er ny ruggey jiu ayns ard valley Ghavid, Saualtagh, ta shen Creest yn Chiarn.  

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  As bee shoh son cowrey diu; Yiow shiu yn oikan ayns aanrityn soillee, as ny lhie ayns manjoor.  

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  As ayns y tullogh va marish yn ainle ymmodee jeh'n cheshaght flaunyssagh cur moylley da Jee, as gra,  

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  Gloyr dy row gys Jee ayns yn yrjid, as er y thalloo shee, aigney-mie gys deiney.  

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  As haink eh gy-kione, cha leah as va ny ainleyn er n'gholl ersooyl voue gys niau, dy dooyrt ny bochillyn yn derrey yeh rish y jeh elley, Lhig dooin goll nish derrey Bethlehem, dy akin yn red shoh t'er jeet gy-kione, ta'n Chiarn er hoilshaghey dooin.  

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  As haink ad lesh siyr, as hooar ad Moirrey as Joseph, as yn oikan ny lhie ayns manjoor.  

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  As tra honnick ad eh, hoilshee ad magh yn raa va er ny insh daue mychione y lhiannoo shoh.  

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  As ghow dy chooilley unnane cheayll eh, yindys jeh ny reddyn va inshit daue liorish ny bochillyn.  

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  Agh hasht Moirrey ooilley ny raaghyn shoh (ayns e haigney) as smooinee ee orroo dy dowin ayns e cree.  

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  As haink ny bochillyn roue, cur gloyr as moylley da Jee son dy chooilley nhee v'ad er chlashtyn as er vakin, myr ve inshit daue.  

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  As tra va hoght laa ec kione son giarey-chymmylt y lhiannoo, v'eh enmyssit YEESEY, son shen yn ennym hug yn ainle er, roish my row eh er ny ghiennaghtyn 'sy vrein.  

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  As tra va laghyn nyn ghlenney, cordail rish leigh Voses, er jeet, hug ad lhieu eh gys Jerusalem, dy hebbal eh gys y Chiarn,  

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  (Myr te scruit ayns leih yn Chiarn, Bee dy chooilley chied-ruggit yrrynagh er ny chasherickey gys y Chiarn.)  

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  As dy hebbal yn oural t'er ny harey ayns leigh yn Chiarn, Piyr dy chalmaneyn turtle, ny daa chalmane aegey.  

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  As cur-my-ner va dooinney ayns Jerusalem va enmyssit Simeon; as va'n dooinney cheddin cairagh as crauee, farkiaght son gerjagh Israel: as va'n Spyrryd Noo ersyn.  

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  As ve er ny hoilshaghey da liorish y Spyrryd Noo, nagh noghe eh baase, roish da v'er vakin Creest yn Chiarn.  

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  As haink eh liorish y Spyrryd stiagh ayns y chiamble: as tra va'n ayr as y voir er chur lhieu yn lhiannoo Yeesey stiagh, dy yannoo er e hon, lurg cliaghtey yn leigh;  

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  Eisht ghow eh seose eh ayns e roihaghyn, as hug eh moylley da Jee, as dooyrt eh,  

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  Hiarn nish t'ou cur kied da dty harvaant paartail ayns she, cordail rish dty ghoo.  

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  Son ta my hooillyn er vakin dty haualtys;  

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  T'ou er chiarail dy ve er ny hoilshaghey fenish dy chooilley phobble;  

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  Soilshey dy hoilshean er ny Ashoonee as gloyr dty phobble Israel.  

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  As ghow Joseph as e voir yindys jeh ny reddyn va loayrit my-e-chione,  

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  As vannee Simeon ad, as dooyrt eh rish Moirrey e voir, Cur-my-ner ta'n lhiannoo shoh soit dy chur sheese as dy hoiaghey seose ymmodee ayns Israel; as son cowrey dy oltooan.  

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  (As dy jarroo hed cliwe trooid dty annym hene neesht) dy vod smooinaghtyn ymmodee creeaghyn v'er ny chronnaghey.  

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  As va myrgeddin phadeyrben enmyssit Anna, inneen Phanuel, jeh kynney Aser: v'ee dy eash vooar, as v'ee er veaghey marish e sheshey shiaght bleeaney neayr as v'ee ny moidyn.  

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  As v'ee ny ben-treoghe mysh kiare feed as kiare bleeaney dy eash, as v'ee dy kinjagh taaghey yn chiamble, shirveish Jee lesh trostey as padjeryn oie as laa.  

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  As haink ish stiagh ec y traa cheddin, as hug ee booise myrgeddin da'n Chiarn, as loayr ee jeh roosyn ooilley va jeeaghyn son livrey-ys ayns Jerusalem.  

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  As tra v'ad er chooilleeney dy chooilley nhee cordail rish leigh yn Chiarn, haink ad reesht gys Galilee, gys yn ard-valley oc hene Nazareth.  

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  As daase y lhiannoo, as v'eh er ny niartaghey 'sy spyrryd, as lhieent lesh creenaght, as va grayse Yee mârish.  

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  Nish va e ayr as e voir goll seose gys Jerusalem dy chooilley vlein ec feailley ny caisht.  

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  As tra v'eh daa vlein jeig dy eash, hie ad seose gys Jerusalem lurg cliaghtey ny feailley.  

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  As tra va ny laghyn harrish, as ad goll thie reesht, duirree yn lhiannoo Yeesey nyn yei ayns Jerusalem, gyn-yss da Joseph as e voir.  

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  Agh smooinaghtgn dy row eh ayns y cheshaght, hie ad jurnah laa; as v'ad briaght er e hon mastey nyn gheiney mooinjerey as nyn ainjys.  

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  As tra nagh dooar ad eh, hie ad reesht gys Jerusalem shirrey er e hon.  

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  As haink eh gy-kione, lurg three laa dy dooar ad eh ayns y chiamble, ny hoie mastey ny fir-ynsee, chammah geaishtagh roo, as cur feyshtyn orroo.  

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  As ghow ooilley ny va geaishtagh rish yindys jeh'n toiggal as jeh ny ansooryn echey.  

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  As tra honnick ad eh, v'ad fo mooarane atchim; as dooyrt e voir rish, Vac, cre'n-fa t'ou er n'yannoo myr shoh rooin? cur-my-ner, ta dty ayr as mish er ve briaght dy trimshagh er dty hon.  

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  As dooyrt eh roo, Kys dy row shiu briaght er my hon's? nagh row fys eu dy beign dou ve mysh obbyr my Ayrey ?  

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  As cha row toiggyl oc jeh'n raa loayr eh roo.  

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  As hie eh sheese mâroo, as haink eh gys Nazareth, as v'eh biallagh daue: as hasht e voir ooilley ny raaghyn shoh ayns e cree.  

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  As ren Yeesey bishaghey ayns creenaght as aase, as ayns foayr rish Jee as dooinney.  

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