¹Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

¹O Theophilus: But narodo zumade te ramon pa so kerdilia mashkar amende,

²Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

²ai won ramosarde so kerdilia sar sas amenge, kodola kai dikhle de anda gor, ai kai sas lenge phendo te phenen e vorba le Devleski.

³It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

³Ai akana me lem o gor mishto te zhanav so godi kerdilia de anda gor, miazilia mange mishto lasho te ramov tumenge pa kadala dieli kai sas.

⁴That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

⁴Me kerav kadia saxke tume te sai len po gor o chachimos kai sas tumenge phendo.

⁵THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

⁵Kana o Herod sas o amperato ande Judea, sas iek rashai kai bushol Zechariah, wo sas andal rasha kai busholas Abijah. Leski rhomni busholas Elizabeth, ai woi sas andai vitsa le rashaske kai busholas Aaron, o baro rashai.

⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

⁶Won le dui zhene sas vorta angla Del, ai kerdia mishto sa le zakonuria ai sa le krisa le Devleski.

⁷And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

⁷Nas le glati ke e Elizabeth nashti avelas le glate, ai vi le dui zhene sas phure.

⁸And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

⁸Iek dies o Zechariah kerelas peski buchi le rashaski angla Del.

⁹According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

⁹Ke pala zakono le rashango, o Zacharias sas alosardia te zhal ande tampla te phabarelas e thumwiia pe altari.

¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

¹⁰Sa o narodo rhugilaspe avri ka chaso kai phabarenas e Thumwiia.

¹¹And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹¹Ek angelo le Devlesko antunchi sikadilo ka Zachariah, wo beshelas pe chachi rik kai sas o altari kai phabarenas e Thumwiia.

¹²And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹²Kana o Zechariah dikhlia o angelos, wo sas nekezhisailo ai darailo.

¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹³Numa o angelo phendia leske, "Na dara o Zechariah! O Del ashundia cho rhugimos, ai Elizabeth, chi rhomni dela tu iek shav kai akharesa les Iovano.

¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁴Ai tu avesa defial raduime, ai but narodo raduilape kana kerdiola!

¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

¹⁵Ke baro manush avela anglal iakha Devleske, ai shoxar chi pela mol ai chi iek pimos kai si alkolsa. Avela pherdo le Swuntone Duxoske kana kerdiola.

¹⁶And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

¹⁶Anelas palpale buten andal Zhiduvuria ka lenge Del.

¹⁷And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

¹⁷Wo zhala mai anglal lestar le duxosa ai la putierasa le profetoske o Elijah te thon pale andek than le daden ai le shaven ai te anen palpale kodolen kai chi pachaie o mui ka goji le manushenge kai sas chache; wo lasharela narodos vorta angla Del."

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

¹⁸O Zechariah phenel le angeloske, "Sar te zhanav ke so phenes si chaches? Ke phuro sim ai vi murhi rhomni."

¹⁹And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

¹⁹Ai o angelo del les atweto, "Me sim o Gabriel, me beshav angla Del, vo tradia ma te dav tusa duma ai te anav tuke kadia lashi vorba.

²⁰And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

²⁰Num chi pachaian murhe vorbi, kai savon avena pe kana avela e vriama. Anda kodia si te kerdios muto ai nashti desa duma zhi ka dies kai avela pe so phendem tuke."

²¹And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

²¹Ande kodia vriama le kolaver narodo azhukerenas o Zechariah, ai chudinaspe sostar beshel kadia but vriama kotse andre tampla.

²²And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

²²Kana anklisto avri nashti delas lensa duma, ai o narodo aliardia ke O Del sikadiasas leske vari so ande tampla. Wo sikavelas lenge le vastensa numa nashti delas duma.

²³And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

²³Kana o Zechariah getosardia peski vriama kai trobulas te podail ande tampla, gelo peste khere.

²⁴And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

²⁴Xantsi vriama pala kodia e Elizabeth leski rhomni pharisas, ai garadile panzh shon ando kher.

²⁵Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

²⁵Woi motholas ande peste, "Eta, so kerdia O Del mange, manglia te ankalavel ma akana so sas mange lazhav anglal manush!"

²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

²⁶Ai ando shovto shon O Del tradia o angelo kai bushol Gabriel andek foro kai bushol Galilee ando Nazareth.

²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

²⁷Kai iek shei bari kai trobulas te ansurilpe ieke manushesa kai bushol Josef, wo sas andai vitsa le amperatoski o David, o anav kodola zhuvliako kay sas shei bari busholas Maria.

²⁸And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁸O angelo gelo late khere ai phendia lake, "Pacha tuke, tu kai O Del andia mishtimos, O Del tusa."

²⁹And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

²⁹E Maria daraili xantsi palal vorbia kai phendia lake, ai gindilas pa so phendia lake o angelo,

³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

³⁰O angelo phendia lake, "Na dara, Maria, ke drago sanas le Devleske.

³¹And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³¹Si te aves phari ai avela tu iek shav kai desa les o anav Jesus.

³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

³²Baro avela ai akharena les O Shav le Devlesko kai si opre. O Del kerela anda leste amperato, sar sas o David, kodo kai sas mai anglal lestar.

³³And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³³Ai poronchila po narodo kai si ande Israel kai bushon zhiduvuria sagda, ai leski amperetsia shoxar chi getolpe!"

³⁴Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

³⁴E Maria phendia le angeloske, "Sar sai kerdiola so mothos mange, ke shei bari sim?"

³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

³⁵O angelo dia atweto, "O Swunto Duxo avela pe tute, ai e putiera le Devleski. Vusharela tu sar iek vushalin, anda kodia avela akhardo Swunto O Shav le Devlesko ek glata kai kerdiola.

³⁶And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

³⁶Ai eta, Elizabeth chi vara, vi woi azhukerel iek shav. Marka ke si phuri, mothonas ke nashti avela glate, ai akana ka pesko shovto shon la.

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

³⁷Ke kanchi nai so O Del nashti kerel."

³⁸And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁸Antunchi Maria phendia, "Me sim e sluga Devleski, te avel mange sar tu phenes", ai o angelo gelotar.

³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

³⁹Ande kodia vriama e Maria sigo gelitar karing le plaia andek gav kai sas ande Judea.

⁴⁰And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

⁴⁰Geli ando kher ka Zechariah ai dia dies lasho kai Elizabeth.

⁴¹And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

⁴¹Kana Elizabeth ashundia so phendia lake e Maria, o glata mishtisailo ande late. Elizabeth pherdo sas le Swuntone Duxosa.

⁴²And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

⁴²Ai tsipisardia zurales. "O Del swuntsosardia tu mai but ke sar sa le zhuvlia ai lesko swuntsomos beshel pe glata kai avela tu!

⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴³Kon si me, kai e dei murhi Devleski avel mande?

⁴⁴For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁴Ke dikhes kana ashundem ke dian ma dies lasho o glata mishtisailo raduimastar ande mande.

⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

⁴⁵Tu raduime san kai pachaian tu so sas tuke phendo katar O Del ai kerdiola!"

⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁶E Maria phendia, "Murho ilo naisil o barimos le Devlesko;

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁷Murho ilo pherdo raduimos lo pala Del murho skepitori.

⁴⁸For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁸O Del dikhlia pe mande, leski sluga kai nai kanch! Numa akana ai sagda sa o manush akharena ma raduime.

⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

⁴⁹Ke O Del kai si les e putiera kerdia mange lasho dieli. Lesko anav si Swunto.

⁵⁰And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

⁵⁰Sikavel leski mila sagda ka kodola kai daran lestar, katar e vitsa po vitsa.

⁵¹He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵¹Kerdia bare dieli leske vastesa, le zuralesa lia pal manush le barimata kai sas le ande ilo.

⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵²Lia le amperaton anda penge amperetsia ai dia iek than kai si opre kal manush kai si lashe.

⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵³Wo dia but lashimos ka kodola kai sas bokhale, ai tradia palpale le barvalen le vastensa mange.

⁵⁴He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁴Wo garado leski vorba kai shinado sas ka le Zhidovon, ai avilo te zhutil leske naroduria le Zhidovon.

⁵⁵As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁵Chi busterdia te sikavel leski mila karing o Abraham ai kodola kai sas mai palal lestar sagda.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁶E Maria beshli peska varasa Elizabeth trin shon, porme gelitar peste khere.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁷Kana e vriama avili kai Elizabeth trobulas te avel la iek glata sas la iek shav.

⁵⁸And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁸O narodo kai beshelas pashai Elizabeth ai lake naimuria dine po gor ke O Del dias la kodo mishtimos, vi won raduisaile lasa.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁵⁹Kana o tsinorho sas kurkesko avile te shinen kotor anda lesko boriko; ai mangenas te del anav peske dadesko Zechariah,

⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶⁰numa leski dei phendia, "Nichi, Iovano busholas." Numa phende lake,

⁶¹And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶¹"Na khonik ande chi familia kai si les kado anav!"

⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶²Antunchi phushle le vastensa le dades, te zhanen sar mangel te akharel o shav.

⁶³And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶³O Zechariah manglia iek skafidi te ramol ai ramosardia, "Iovano busholas." ai savorhe chudisaile!

⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁴Strazo o Zechariah sai delas duma ai liape te naisil le Devles zurales.

⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

⁶⁵Katar godi antunchi sa narodo kai beshelas pasha leste daraile, ai sa e viasta pa so kerdili geli kruglom karing le plaia ande Judea.

⁶⁶And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁶Kon godi ashunelas so kerdilia denas pe goji ai denas pe duma, so avela kodia glata e putiera le Devleski sas chaches lesa.

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁷O Zechariah, o dat la glatako sas pherdo le Swuntone Duxosa, ai dia duma E Vorba le Devleski.

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁸Luvudime te avel le Devles, O Del le Zhidovongo, ke andia te lia sama pe pesko narodo ai skepisardia les.

⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

⁶⁹Dia ame iek putiera ai iek skepitori amenge kai sam andai vitsa le amperatoski o David leski sluga.

⁷⁰As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

⁷⁰Kadia si kai phendias, de mult katar swuntso profeturia:

⁷¹That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷¹Phendiasas te skepil ame katar amare duzhmaia; ai katar e putiera katar kodola kai sam lenge griatsa.

⁷²To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

⁷²Inker sikavela peski mila amenge sar si kadia kodolenge kai sas mai anglal amendar, ai serela pe peski swinto vorba kai phendiasas te beshel amensa;

⁷³The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

⁷³Ke O Del phendiasas le Abramoske kadala dieli kai sas mai anglal amendar.

⁷⁴That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

⁷⁴Te ankalavel ame katar e putiera amare duzhmange, ai te podaisaras le Devles bi darako;

⁷⁵In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

⁷⁵Te sai avas swintsi ai vorta angla Del, swako dies ande amaro traio.

⁷⁶And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

⁷⁶Ai tu, murho tsinorho, avesa akhardo o profeto le Devlesko kai si opre, ke phiresa angla Del te lashares lesko drom;

⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

⁷⁷Ai te sikaves leske narodoske ke skepila le kana iertila lenge bezexa.

⁷⁸Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

⁷⁸Ke amaro Del lasholo, ai kerela te strefial pe amende iek vediara kai avel opral.

⁷⁹To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁷⁹Te sikavel e vediara kodolenge kai si ando tuniariko ai kai si ande vushalin la martiake, te ingerel amare punrhe po drom la pachako."

⁸⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

⁸⁰Ai tsinorho bariolas ai o Swunto Duxo le Devlesko lel les zor ande leste. Wo beshlo ande pusta zhi ka dies kai sikadilo kal Zhiduvuria.