Then Simeon gien thaim a blissin, an toul Mary tha mither tae tak heed o thïs: “Tha wean wull hae a pooerfu effect on monie a bodie ïn Israel. Some'll rise up an some wull faa. He ïs a sign frae God, but a lock o fowk wull hae naethin tae dae wi hïm.
Then thair wus a wee weeda wumman, echtie-fower yeir oul, caad Anna, that wus a proaphitess. She haed bin merriet tae hir man fer seiven yeir afore he deed. She wus a dochtèr o Phanuel o tha tribe o Asher. She wud stap ïn tha Hoose o God, prayin an fastin nicht an day,