It was the Lord who directed Augustus to give this edict, that he might minister unto the coming of the Only-begotten; for it was this edict that brought Christ’s mother into her country as the prophets had foretold, namely, to Bethlehem of Judæa, according to the word, to a city of David, which is called Bethlehem.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: in diem natal. Christi.