In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, the Roman emperor, that a census should be taken to register all the inhabited world under Roman rule.
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
NMVAnd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar [venerable] Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
OJBAnd it came about at that time that a dvar malchut (decree) was sent out from Caesar Augustus to register everyone in the entire Roman Empire.
RVNow it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.
TCENTIn those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered in a census.
T4TAbout that time the Emperor Augustus commanded that ◄his officials must write down the names/a census be taken► of all the people who lived in countries controlled by the Roman government {that the Roman government controlled}, so that the government could collect taxes from them.