The First Noel

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

Rojen je kralj Izraela.

The first Noel the angel did say

Prvi božič je angel rekel

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

Nekaterim revnim pastirjem, ki so ležali na polju;

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,

Na poljih, kjer so pazili na svoje ovce,

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Na mrzlo zimsko noč, ki je bila tako globoka.

They looked up and saw a star

Pogledali so navzgor in videli zvezdo.

Shining in the east, beyond them far;

Svetleč na vzhodu, daleč onkraj njih;

And to the earth it gave great light,

In zemlji je dala veliko svetlobe,

And so it continued both day and night.

In tako se je nadaljevalo podnevi in ponoči.

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

Ta zvezda se je približala severozahodu,

Over Bethlehem it took its rest;

Ustavila se je nad Betlehemom;

And there it did both stop and stay,

In tam se je ustavila in ostala,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Prav nad mestom, kjer je ležal Jezus.