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OET (OET-RV) because a saviour for all people was born today in David’s town. He’s the messiah, Yahweh,
OET-LV because today a_saviour was_born to_you_all, who is the_chosen_one/messiah, the_master, in the_city of_Dawid.
SR-GNT ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτὴρ, ὅς ἐστιν ˚Χριστὸς, ˚Κύριος, ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ. ‡
(hoti eteⱪthaʸ humin saʸmeron Sōtaʸr, hos estin ˚Ⱪristos, ˚Kurios, en polei Dawid.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
GHT that [a] savior is-offspring-ed to {you} today who is-being Anointed, Lord, in to {[the] city} [of-]David,
ULT For today has been born for you in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord!
UST They will rejoice because today, in Bethlehem, King David’s hometown, the person was born who will save you from your sins! He is the Messiah, the Lord!
BSB & MSB Today in [the] city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ [the] Lord!
BLB For today in the City of David a Savior has been born to you, who is Christ the Lord.
AICNT for today a Savior has been born to you, who is Christ[fn] the Lord, in the city of David.
2:11, Christ: The Greek word for Christ is defined by BDAG as: (1) fulfiller of Israelite expectation of a deliverer, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Christ, (2) the personal name ascribed to Jesus, Christ. (BDAG, Χριστός).
OEB This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Saviour, who is Christ and Lord.
2DT because today a Deliverer, who is Lord Christos, has been birthed for you in Dauid’s city.
WEBBE For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Saviour, who is Christ[fn] the Lord.
2:11 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
WMBB For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Saviour, who is Messiah[fn] the Lord.
2:11 “Messiah” means “Anointed One”.
NET Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
LSV because today in the city of David a Savior was born to you, who is Christ the LORD!
FBV The Savior has been born to you today, here in David's city. He is the Messiah, the Lord.
TCNT For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
T4T The message is that today a baby has been born in Bethlehem, the town where King David grew up. That baby will eventually save you from the guilt of your sins! He is the Messiah, your Lord!
LEB that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.
TLB The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born tonight in Bethlehem!†
BBE For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
Moff To-day you have a saviour born in the town of David, the Lord messiah.
Wymth For a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of David.
ASV for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
DRA For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
YLT because there was born to you to-day a Saviour — who is Christ the Lord — in the city of David,
Drby for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.
RV for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
SLT For this day a Saviour was born to you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
Wbstr For to you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
KJB-1769 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
KJB-1611 For vnto you is borne this day, in the citie of Dauid, a Sauiour, which is Christ the Lord.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps For vnto you is borne this daye, in the citie of Dauid, a sauiour, which is Christ the Lorde.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Gnva That is, that vnto you is borne this day in the citie of Dauid, a Sauiour, which is Christ the Lord.
(That is, that unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.)
Cvdl for vnto you this daye is borne ye Sauioure, eue Christ ye LORDE, in the cite of Dauid.
(for unto you this day is born ye/you_all Saviour, eve/even Christ ye/you_all LORD, in the cite of David.)
TNT for vnto you is borne this daye in the cite of David a saveoure which is Christ the lorde.
(for unto you is born this day in the cite of David a savioure which is Christ the lorde.)
Wycl For a sauyoure is borun to dai to you, that is Crist the Lord, in the citee of Dauid.
(For a savioure is born to day to you, that is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.)
Luth denn euch ist heute der Heiland geboren, welcher ist Christus, der HErr, in der Stadt Davids.
(because/than you is today the/of_the saviour born, which is Christ, the/of_the LORD, in the/of_the city David’s.)
ClVg quia natus est vobis hodie Salvator, qui est Christus Dominus, in civitate David.
(because born it_is to_you(pl) today/at_this_time Salvator, who/which it_is Christ/Messiah Master, in/into/on city David.)
UGNT ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτὴρ, ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς, Κύριος, ἐν πόλει Δαυείδ.
(hoti eteⱪthaʸ humin saʸmeron Sōtaʸr, hos estin Ⱪristos, Kurios, en polei Daueid.)
SBL-GNT ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτὴρ ὅς ἐστιν χριστὸς κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ·
(hoti eteⱪthaʸ humin saʸmeron sōtaʸr hos estin ⱪristos kurios en polei Dawid;)
RP-GNT ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτήρ, ὅς ἐστιν χριστὸς κύριος, ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ.
(hoti eteⱪthaʸ humin saʸmeron sōtaʸr, hos estin ⱪristos kurios, en polei Dawid.)
TC-GNT ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτήρ, ὅς ἐστι Χριστὸς Κύριος, ἐν πόλει [fn]Δαυίδ.
(hoti eteⱪthaʸ humin saʸmeron sōtaʸr, hos esti Ⱪristos Kurios, en polei Dawid.)
2:11 δαυιδ ¦ δαβιδ ʜꜰ ᴛʀ ¦ δαυειδ ᴛʜ ᴡʜ
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
In this section some shepherds were taking care of their sheep in fields near Bethlehem. An angel came to them and told them that Christ the Savior had been born that night in Bethlehem. He told them that they would find the baby lying in a feeding box for animals. Then other angels came and praised God. After the angels left, the shepherds went to Bethlehem and found the baby, just as the angel had said they would.
It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:
Angels tell shepherds about Jesus’ birth and the shepherds visit him
The Shepherds and the Angels (GNT)
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you.
Today in David’s town a Savior has been born for you.
This good news is that he who will save you has been born here tonight in King David’s home town.
Today a woman has borne a child in David’s home town. This child is the one who will save/rescue you.
In Greek, 2:11 begins with a word that connects 2:10 to 2:11–12. The BSB does not translate this word. There are two ways to interpret the word in this context:
It indicates that 2:11 is the content of the angel’s announcement. Most English versions that do not translate this word are probably following this interpretation. For example:
10bI bring you good news…. 11aToday there has been born… (REB) (BSB, NIV, GNT, NJB, NET, REB, GW, NLT, CEV, JBP, NCV)
It indicates that 2:11 is the reason that all the people will have great joy. This meaning can be translated in English as “because/for.” For example:
10bI bring you good news…11afor today…there has been born… (NASB) (RSV, NASB, KJV)
It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you: In Greek this is a passive clause. Use a natural way in your language to announce a birth. Another way to translate this is:
This very day in David's town your Savior was born (GNT)
Today: To the Jews, each new day began at sunset, about 6:00 p.m. Verse 8 indicates that the angel spoke to the shepherds at night. When the angel announced that Jesus had been born, the angel said Today. Because a new day had begun at 6:00 p.m., it is clear that Jesus was born at night after the sun had already set. For this reason, it may be more natural in some languages to say “tonight” rather than Today. For example:
The Savior…has been born tonight. (NLT96)
the city of David: The shepherds understood that the city of David referred to the town that was called Bethlehem, where David was born. Another way to translate this phrase is:
the hometown of David
the town where David was born
This phrase, the city of David, also occurs in 2:4b. You may translate it the same way in both places.
Savior: The word Savior means “someone who saves/rescues (others) from harm or danger.” This same word occurs in 1:47. Other ways to translate this are:
he who will save you
deliverer (REB)
one who will rescue you
If you must indicate from what he will save, you can say:
he who will save you from your sins
See save in the Glossary (see the note on Savior).
born to you: The pronoun you is plural. It refers to the shepherds, but in this context it also applies to “all the people” in 2:10b. The phrase born to you indicates that the Savior’s birth would benefit them. Some ways to translate this include:
born for you
born for your benefit
born to help you
If you have translated the word “Savior” as a clause such as “he who will save you,” you may not need to repeat the idea to you. For example, you may be able to translate “a Savior has been born to you” as:
he who will save you has been born
He is Christ the Lord!
He is the Christ/Messiah, and he is the Lord.
He is the Christ/Deliverer. He is the Lord.
He is the Christ/Rescuer whom God promised to send. He is the Lord.
Christ the Lord: Both the word Christ and the word Lord are descriptive titles. If it is not natural in your language to put two titles together like this, you may be able to say:
he is the Christ, he is the Lord
Christ: Here the word Christ is used as a title. It is not just one of Jesus’ names. The Jews used this title to refer to the person whom God had appointed and promised to send as King and Savior. The title Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word “Messiah,” and the two words have the same meaning.
Some ways to translate Christ are:
Use a title or a descriptive phrase in your language that has the same meaning as Christ. For example:
Messiah
Promised Deliverer
the Rescuer-King whom God sent
Transliterate Christ and include a phrase that explains the meaning. For example:
Karisiti, the appointed one
Cristo, the Savior whom God promised to send
Transliterate Christ and indicate in some way that it is a title. For example:
the Kirisita
You may want to explain the meaning of Christ in a footnote or in a glossary. For example:
The word/title “Christ” refers to the King and Savior whom God had promised to send.
See also Christ in the Glossary.
the Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as the Lord was one of the terms that the Jews used to refer to God.This is not meant to imply that they used kurios when speaking to each other in Hebrew or Aramaic. It is assumed that they might use it when they spoke or wrote in Greek, as Luke was doing here. Its basic meaning in Greek was “master” or “one who has authority over others.” Use a term from your language that is appropriate for this context. See Lord, Context 2 in the Glossary.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτὴρ, ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς, Κύριος, ἐν πόλει Δαυείδ
˓was˒_born ˱to˲_you_all today (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτήρ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός Κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ)
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, has been born for you today in the city of David]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον
˓was˒_born ˱to˲_you_all today
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [we are announcing the birth for you today]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐν πόλει Δαυείδ
in ˓the˒_city (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτήρ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός Κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ)
This means Bethlehem. See the explanation in the note to [2:4](../02/04.md). Alternate translation: [in Bethlehem]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς, Κύριος
who (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτήρ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός Κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ)
Christ is the Greek word for “Messiah.” Alternate translation: [who is the Messiah, the Lord]
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