4. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
5. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.
6. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.
7. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
8. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.