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

¹Keďže sa už mnohí podujali po poriadku sostaviť rozpravu o veciach, ktoré sa udialy u nás,

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

²ako nám to podali tí, ktorí boli od prvopočiatku očitými svedkami a služobníkmi slova,

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,

³videlo sa dobrým aj mne, ktorý som odhora všetko dôkladne sledoval, napísať ti to zaradom, výborný Teofile,

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

⁴aby si náležite poznal istotu vecí, ktorým ťa učili.

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.

⁵Za dní Heródesa kráľa nad Judskom, bol nejaký kňaz, menom Zachariáš, z triedy Abiášovej, a jeho manželka bola z dcér Áronových, ktorej bolo meno Alžbeta.

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

⁶Obidvaja boli spravedliví pred Bohom chodiac vo všetkých prikázaniach a ustanoveniach Pánových bezúhonní.

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

⁷A nemali dieťaťa, pretože Alžbeta bola neplodná, a boli už obidvaja pokročilí vo svojich dňoch.

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

⁸A stalo sa, keď konal kňazskú službu v poriadku svojej triedy pred Bohom,

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

⁹že podľa obyčaje kňazského úradu dostal losom, aby kadil, vojdúc do chrámu Pánovho.

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

¹⁰A všetko množstvo ľudu modlilo sa vonku v hodinu kadenia.

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

¹¹A ukázal sa mu anjel Pánov stojac po pravej strane oltára na kadenie.

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

¹²A keď ho uvidel Zachariáš zľakol sa, a bázeň pripadla na neho.

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.

¹³Ale anjel mu povedal: Neboj sa, Zachariášu lebo tvoja prosba je vyslyšaná, a tvoja manželka, Alžbeta, ti porodí syna, a nazovieš jeho meno Ján.

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

¹⁴A budeš mať radosť a plesanie, a mnohí sa budú radovať jeho narodeniu;

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.

¹⁵lebo bude veľký pred Pánom a vína ani nijakého nápoja opojného nebude nikdy piť a Svätým Duchom bude naplnený ešte od života svojej matky.

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

¹⁶A mnohých zo synov Izraelových obráti k Pánovi, ich Bohu.

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.

¹⁷A on sám pojde pred ním v duchu a v moci Eliášovej obrátiť srdcia otcov na deti a neposlušných k rozumnosti spravedlivých, aby prihotovil Pánovi pripravený ľud.

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

¹⁸A Zachariáš povedal anjelovi: Po čom to poznám? Lebo ja som už starý, aj moja manželka je pokročilá vo svojich dňoch.

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.

¹⁹Vtedy odpovedal anjel a riekol mu: Ja som Gabriel, ktorý stojím pred Bohom, a som poslaný na to, aby som hovoril s tebou a zvestoval ti tieto radostné veci.

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.

²⁰Nuž hľa, budeš mlčať, nemý, a nebudeš môcť prehovoriť až do toho dňa, keď sa to všetko stane, pretože si neuveril mojim slovám, ktoré sa naplnia svojím časom.

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

²¹A ľud očakával Zachariáša a divil sa, keď predlieval v chráme.

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.

²²A keď vyšiel, nemohol k nim prehovoriť, a poznali, že videl videnie v chráme, lebo im dával náveštie a zostal nemý.

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

²³A stalo sa, keď sa vyplnily dni jeho bohoslužby, že odišiel do svojho domu.

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

²⁴A po tých dňoch počala Alžbeta, jeho manželka, a kryla sa päť mesiacov

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

²⁵a hovorila: Takto mi učinil Pán vo dňoch, v ktorých pohliadol na mňa, aby odňal moje pohanenie medzi ľuďmi.

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

²⁶Potom v šiestom mesiaci bol poslaný anjel Gabriel od Boha do galilejského mesta, ktorému je meno Nazaret,

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

²⁷k panne, zasnúbenej mužovi, ktorému bolo meno Jozef, z domu Dávidovho, a meno panny bolo Mária.

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.

²⁸A keď vošiel ku nej anjel, povedal: Raduj sa, obdarená milosťou! Pán s tebou, ty požehnaná medzi ženami!

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

²⁹A ona vidiac ho zľakla sa nad jeho rečou a rozmýšľala, jaký to má byť pozdrav.

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

³⁰Ale anjel jej povedal: Neboj sa Mária, lebo si našla milosť u Boha

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

³¹a hľa, počneš v živote a porodíš syna a nazovieš jeho meno Ježiš.

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:

³²Ten bude veľký a bude sa volať Synom Najvyššieho. A Pán Bôh mu dá trón Dávida, jeho otca,

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

³³a bude kraľovať nad domom Jakobovým až na veky, a jeho kráľovstvu nebude konca.

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

³⁴A Mária povedala anjelovi: Jako sa to stane, keď neznám muža?

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.

³⁵A anjel odpovedal a riekol jej: Svätý Duch prijde na teba, a moc Najvyššieho ti zatôni, a preto aj to splodené sväté bude sa volať Syn Boží.

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.

³⁶A hľa, Alžbeta, tvoja pokrevná, aj ona počala syna vo svojej starobe, a toto jej je už šiesty mesiac, tej, ktorú volajú neplodnou,

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

³⁷lebo u Boha nebude nemožným niktoré slovo.

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

³⁸Vtedy povedala Mária: Hľa, som dievka Pánova; nech sa mi tedy stane podľa tvojho slova. A anjel odišiel od nej.

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

³⁹A v tých dňoch vstala Mária a ponáhľajúc sa išla na vrchy, do mesta Júdovho.

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

⁴⁰A vošla do domu Zachariášovho a pozdravila Alžbetu.

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:

⁴¹A stalo sa, keď počula Alžbeta pozdrav Máriin, že poskočilo nemluvňa v jej živote, a Alžbeta bola razom naplnená Svätým Duchom

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

⁴²a zvolala veľkým hlasom a riekla: Požehnaná ty medzi ženami a požehnaný plod tvojho života!

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

⁴³Odkiaľ mi to, aby prišla ku mne matka môjho Pána?!

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

⁴⁴Lebo hľa, jako zavznel hlas tvojho pozdravu v moje uši, s plesotom poskočilo nemluvňa v mojom živote,

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

⁴⁵a blahoslavená tá, ktorá uverila, lebo sa naplní to, čo jej bolo hovorené od Pána.

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

⁴⁶A Mária riekla: Moja duša zvelebuje Pána,

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁷a môj duch plesá nad Bohom, mojím Spasiteľom

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

⁴⁸pretože pohliadol na poníženie svojej dievky. Lebo hľa, odteraz ma budú blahoslaviť všetky pokolenia,

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

⁴⁹pretože mi učinil veľké veci ten Mocný, a sväté je jeho meno,

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

⁵⁰a jeho milosrdenstvo do pokolení a pokolení tým, ktorí sa ho boja.

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

⁵¹Dokázal silu svojím ramenom, rozptýlil pyšných mysľou ich srdca,

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

⁵²svrhnul mocnárov s trónov a povýšil ponížených,

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

⁵³lačných naplnil dobrými vecami a bohatých poslal preč prázdnych.

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

⁵⁴Zaujal sa Izraela, svojho služobníka, aby sa rozpamätal na svoje milosrdenstvo,

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

⁵⁵tak ako hovoril našim otcom, na milosrdenstvo, sľúbené Abrahámovi a jeho semenu na večnosť.

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

⁵⁶A Mária zostala s ňou asi tri mesiace a potom sa navrátila do svojho domu.

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

⁵⁷A Alžbete sa naplnil čas, aby porodila, i porodila syna.

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

⁵⁸A počuli okolní súsedia i jej príbuzní, že jej učinil Pán svoje veľké milosrdenstvo, a radovali sa s ňou.

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.

⁵⁹Potom stalo sa ôsmeho dňa, že prišli obrezať dieťatko a volali ho po mene jeho otca Zachariášom.

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

⁶⁰Ale jeho matka odpovedala a riekla: Nie, ale sa bude volať Ján.

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

⁶¹A povedali jej: Veď nie je nikoho z tvojho príbuzenstva, kto by sa volal tým menom!

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

⁶²A dávali náveštie jeho otcovi, jako by asi chcel, aby sa volal.

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

⁶³A on si vypýtal tabuľku a napísal: Ján je jeho meno. A všetci sa divili.

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

⁶⁴A naskutku sa otvorily jeho ústa i jeho jazyk, a hovoril dobrorečiac Bohu.

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

⁶⁵Vtedy prišla bázeň na všetkých, ktorí bývali okolo nich, a po celom tom vrchovatom kraji judskom hovorilo sa o všetkých týchto veciach.

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.

⁶⁶A všetci, ktorí to počuli, složili to vo svojom srdci a hovorili: Čo to len bude z toho dieťaťa! A ruka Pánova bola s ním.

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

⁶⁷A Zachariáš, jeho otec, bol razom naplnený Svätým Duchom a prorokoval:

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

⁶⁸Požehnaný Pán Bôh Izraelov, že navštívil a učinil vykúpenie svojmu ľudu

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

⁶⁹a vyzdvihol nám roh spasenia v dome Dávida, svojho služobníka, -

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

⁷⁰jako hovoril skrze ústa svojich svätých od veku prorokov -

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

⁷¹spasenie z moci našich nepriateľov a z ruky všetkých tých, ktorí nás nenávidia,

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

⁷²aby učinil milosrdenstvo našim otcom a rozpamätal sa na svoju svätú smluvu,

⁷³The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

⁷³na prísahu, ktorú prisahal Abrahámovi, nášmu otcovi, že nám dá,

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

⁷⁴aby sme vytrhnutí súc z ruky svojich nepriateľov slúžili jemu bez strachu

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

⁷⁵v svätosti a v spravedlivosti pred ním po všetky dni svojho života.

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;

⁷⁶A ty, dieťatko, budeš sa volať prorokom Najvyššieho, lebo pojdeš pred tvárou Pánovou prihotoviť jeho cesty,

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

⁷⁷dať jeho ľudu známosť spasenia, záležajúceho v odpustení ich hriechov

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

⁷⁸pre vnútornosti milosrdenstva nášho Boha, ktorými nás navštívil východ z výsosti,

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

⁷⁹aby sa ukázal tým, ktorí sedia vo tme a v tôni smrti, aby upravil naše nohy na cestu pokoja.

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

⁸⁰A dieťatko rástlo a silnelo duchom a bolo na pustinách až do dňa svojho ukázania sa Izraelovi.