Danish · Beginner

Jesu fødsel

Adapted from The Birth of Jesus

The angel announces Jesus’ birth; Jesus is born in Bethlehem, visited by shepherds and wise men, and taken to safety in Egypt.

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En engel besøger Maria

An angel visits Mary

Maria boede i Nazaret i Galilæa og var forlovet med Josef. Josef var af kong Davids slægt. En dag sendte Gud englen Gabriel til Maria. Englen hilste på hende og sagde at Gud var med hende. Maria blev urolig. Hvad betød den hilsen?

Mary lived in Nazareth in Galilee and was engaged to Joseph. Joseph was a descendant of King David. One day God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary. The angel greeted her and said that God was with her. Mary was troubled. What did the greeting mean?

»Vær ikke bange, Maria,« sagde englen. »Du skal have en søn. Du skal kalde ham Jesus. Gud vil give ham Davids plads som konge. Hans rige vil aldrig få ende.«

“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel said. “You will have a son. You are to name him Jesus. God will give him David’s place as king. His kingdom will never end.”

»Hvordan kan det ske? Jeg er jo jomfru,« sagde Maria.

“How can this happen? But I’m a virgin,” Mary said.

Englen forklarede at Helligånden ville komme over hende. Derfor skulle barnet kaldes Guds søn. Englen fortalte også at Marias slægtning Elisabeth ventede en søn. Hun var gammel, og folk troede at hun ikke kunne få børn. Nu var hun i sjette måned. Intet var umuligt for Gud.

The angel explained that the Holy Spirit would come upon her. That was why the child would be called the Son of God. The angel also told her that Mary’s relative Elizabeth was expecting a son. She was old, and people thought she couldn’t have children. Now she was in her sixth month of pregnancy. Nothing was impossible for God.

»Jeg tjener Gud. Lad det ske som du har sagt,« svarede Maria. Så gik englen.

“I serve God. Let it happen as you have said,” Mary replied. Then the angel left.

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SpanishBeginner · El nacimiento de Jesús FrenchBeginner · La naissance de Jésus GermanBeginner · Die Geburt Jesu ItalianBeginner · La nascita di Gesù PortugueseBeginner · O nascimento de Jesus PolishBeginner · Narodziny Jezusa RomanianBeginner · Nașterea lui Isus HungarianBeginner · Jézus születése DutchBeginner · De geboorte van Jezus SwedishBeginner · Jesu födelse NorwegianBeginner · Jesu fødsel EnglishBeginner · The Birth of Jesus

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