When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!

他们看见那星，就大大地欢喜；

他们看见那星，就非常欢喜；

他们看见那星，就非常欢喜；

他们看见那颗星，喜出望外。

他们看见那颗星，欢喜极了；

他们看见那颗星，极其欢喜快乐。

他們看見那星，就大大地歡喜；

他們看見那星，就非常歡喜；

他們看見那星，就非常歡喜；

他們看見那顆星，喜出望外。

他們看見那顆星，歡喜極了；

他們看見那星，就大大歡喜，極為快樂。

他們看見那顆星，極其歡喜快樂。

博士見星、喜不自勝、

博士見星、喜不自勝、

博士見星、喜不自勝、

哲士視星、歡欣雀躍。

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

When they saw the star, they were filled with joy.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

but the angel reassured them.“ Don’t be afraid!” he said.“ I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.

Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude

He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:“ For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”And in another place it is written,“ Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”And yet again,“ Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Praise him, all you people of the earth.”And in another place Isaiah said,“ The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.”I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord.

He let them ride over the highlands and feast on the crops of the fields. He nourished them with honey from the rock and olive oil from the stony ground.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared,“ It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.For the Lord gave us this command when he said,‘ I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.