Luke 2:1
And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled —Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'Anefē
Ko hai
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- ΑὐγοῦστοςAugoûstosAugustus, a title of the Roman emperor
- δόγμαdógmaa law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
- οἰκουμένηoikouménēland, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
- ΚαῖσαρKaîsarCæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
- παράparáproperly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with d
- ἐξέρχομαιexérchomaito issue (literally or figuratively)
- ἐκεῖνοςekeînosthat one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
- ἡμέραhēméraday, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but sev
+lea 'e 4 kehe 'i he veesi ni
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.
Ko e me'a 'oku kei toe
- Quirinius, the census, and a date that will not settleFakakikihi'iRoman provincial censuses are well documented, and Quirinius is a real governor with a datable census — but that census falls about a decade after Herod's death, and the two datings have not been reconciled.