(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, ¹  seemingly insignificant ²  among the clans of Judah – from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, ³  one whose origins ⁴  are in the distant past. ⁵ 

For this is the way ¹  God loved the world: He gave his one and only ²  Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish ³  but have eternal life. ⁴ 

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

You also know that ¹  the angels who did not keep within their proper domain ²  but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept ³  in eternal chains ⁴  in utter ⁵  darkness, locked up ⁶  for the judgment of the great Day.

Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”

Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,

the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures,

the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures,

and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures,

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,

and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love endures,

Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures,

Og, king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures,

and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures,

as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,

and snatched us away from our enemies, for his loyal love endures,