Dutch · Beginner
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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Scene 1 · Beginner
Elisabet was zes maanden zwanger toen God de engel Gabriël naar Nazaret in Galilea stuurde. Daar woonde Maria. Ze was verloofd met Jozef, een nakomeling van David. Maria was nog maagd.
Elizabeth was six months pregnant when God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee. Mary lived there. She was engaged to Joseph, a descendant of David. Mary was still a virgin.
Gabriël kwam bij haar binnen en zei: ‘Wees blij, Maria. God is goed voor je en de Heer is met je.’
Gabriel came in and said to her, “Rejoice, Mary. God has shown you favor, and the Lord is with you.”
Maria schrok van zijn woorden. Wat betekende deze begroeting?
Mary was startled by his words. What did this greeting mean?
‘Wees niet bang,’ zei de engel. ‘God heeft je uitgekozen. Je zult een zoon krijgen en je moet hem Jezus noemen. Hij zal groot zijn en de Zoon van de Allerhoogste worden genoemd. God zal hem koning maken, net als zijn voorvader David. Hij zal voor altijd over de nakomelingen van Jakob regeren.’
“Don’t be afraid,” the angel said. “God has chosen you. You will have a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. God will make him king, just like his ancestor David. He will rule over the descendants of Jacob forever.”
‘Hoe kan ik een kind krijgen?’ vroeg Maria. ‘Ik heb nog nooit met een man geslapen.’
“How can I have a child?” Mary asked. “I have never slept with a man.”
De engel antwoordde: ‘De Heilige Geest zal bij je komen. Door de kracht van God zul je een kind krijgen. Daarom zal dit heilige kind de Zoon van God worden genoemd. Ook je familielid Elisabet krijgt een zoon. Ze is al oud en de mensen dachten dat ze geen kinderen kon krijgen. Toch is ze nu zes maanden zwanger.
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you. Through God’s power, you will have a child. That is why this holy child will be called the Son of God. Your relative Elizabeth will also have a son. She is already old, and people thought she could not have children. Yet she is now six months pregnant.”
Voor God is niets onmogelijk.’
“Nothing is impossible for God.”
Maria zei: ‘Ik wil de Heer dienen. Laat met mij gebeuren wat u hebt gezegd.’
Mary said, “I want to serve the Lord. May what you have said happen to me.”
Toen ging de engel weg.
Then the angel left.
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