2:10. And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people:
2:11. For, this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
2:12. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.
2:13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying:
2:14. Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.
2:15. And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.
2:16. And they came with haste: and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger.
2:17. And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child.
2:18. And all that heard wondered: and at those things that were told them by the shepherds.
2:19. But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.