Luke 2:8 - Catholic Public Domain Version

And there were shepherds in the same region, being vigilant and keeping watch in the night over their flock.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.

American Standard Version (1901)

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Common English Bible

Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock.

English Standard Version 2016

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Luke 2:8 Tagairtí Cros

Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, says the Lord God, since my flocks have become a prey, and my sheep have been devoured by all the wild beasts of the field, since there was no shepherd, for my shepherds did not seek my flock, but instead the shepherds fed themselves, and they did not feed my flocks:

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her firstborn son. And she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn.

Luke 2:9

And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near them, and the brightness of God shone around them, and they were struck with a great fear.