¶ And there were in the same region shepherds abiding in the field, and watching their flock by night.
And she brought forth her first begotten son. And wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them within, in the hostry.
And lo: the angel of the Lord stood hard by them, and the brightness of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.