¹Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

¹Juba mitmed on võtnud kätte koostada jutustus neist asjust, mis meie seas on aset leidnud,

²as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —

²nõnda nagu seda on meile edasi andnud need, kes ise algusest peale on seda oma silmaga näinud ja on saanud sõna sulasteks.

³it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

³Seepärast on mullegi tundunud õige, pärast kõigega algusest peale täpset tutvumist, kirjutada sinu jaoks, üliauline Teofilos, järgemööda kõik üles,

⁴that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

⁴et sa võiksid õppida tundma sulle õpetatud asjade usaldusväärsust.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

⁵Juuda kuninga Heroodese päevil elas preester, nimega Sakarias, Abija teenistuskorrast, ta naine oli Aaroni tütardest ja tema nimi oli Eliisabet.

⁶and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

⁶Nad mõlemad olid õiged Jumala silmis, elades laitmatult kõigi Issanda käskude ja nõudmiste järgi.

⁷and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

⁷Aga neil ei olnud last, sest Eliisabet oli sigimatu, ja nad mõlemad olid väga eakad.

⁸And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

⁸Sündis aga, kui Sakarias oli oma teenistuskorra aegu preestritalituses Jumala ees,

⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

⁹et liisk langes ametikombe järgi talle minna Issanda templisse suitsutama.

¹⁰and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

¹⁰Kui kogu rahvahulk palvetas õues suitsutamistunnil,

¹¹And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

¹¹ilmus talle Issanda ingel, seistes suitsutusaltari paremal pool.

¹²and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

¹²Teda nähes Sakarias kohkus ja kartus langes ta peale.

¹³and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹³Aga ingel ütles talle: 'Ära karda, Sakarias, sest su anumist on kuuldud ja su naine Eliisabet toob sulle ilmale poja, ja sa paned talle nimeks Johannes.

¹⁴and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁴Ja temast on sul rõõmu ja hõiskamist ning paljud rõõmustavad tema sündimisest,

¹⁵for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother`s womb;

¹⁵sest ta saab suureks Issanda silmis. Ta ei tohi juua veini ega muud vägijooki, ja ta täidetakse Püha Vaimuga juba oma ema ihus.

¹⁶and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

¹⁶Ja ta pöörab palju Iisraeli lapsi Issanda, nende Jumala poole.

¹⁷and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.`

¹⁷Ja ta ise käib tema eel Eelija vaimus ning väes, et pöörata isade südant laste poole ja sõnakuulmatuid õigete meelsusse, et kujundada Issandale valmistatud rahvast.'

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the messenger, `Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?`

¹⁸Sakarias küsis inglilt: 'Millest ma võiksin seda ära tunda? Mina olen ju vana mees ja mu naine on väga eakas.'

¹⁹And the messenger answering said to him, `I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

¹⁹Ja ingel vastas talle: 'Mina olen Gabriel, kes seisab Jumala ees, ja mind on läkitatud rääkima sinuga ja kuulutama sulle seda rõõmusõnumit.

²⁰and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.`

²⁰Ja vaata, sa jääd keeletuks ega saa kõnelda kuni päevani, mil see sünnib, seepärast et sa ei ole uskunud mu sõnu, mis lähevad täide omal ajal.'

²¹And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

²¹Rahvas oli ootamas Sakariast ja pani imeks, et ta nii kaua viibis templis.

²²and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

²²Aga kui ta oli välja tulnud, ei saanud ta nendega rääkida. Ja nad mõistsid, et ta oli templis näinud nägemust. Tema üksnes viipas neile käega ning jäi tummaks.

²³And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

²³Kui Sakariase teenistuskorra päevad lõppesid, läks ta koju.

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

²⁴Aga pärast neid päevi jäi ta naine Eliisabet lapseootele ja hoidis ennast varjul viis kuud, öeldes:

²⁵`Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.`

²⁵'Nõnda on Issand mulle teinud neil päevil, mil ta minu peale vaatas, et võtta ära häbi, mis mul oli inimeste silmis.'

²⁶And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,

²⁶Aga kuuendal kuul läkitas Jumal ingel Gabrieli Galilea külla, mille nimi on Naatsaret,

²⁷to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.

²⁷neitsi juurde, kes oli kihlatud Taaveti soost Joosepi-nimelise mehega. Selle neitsi nimi oli Maarja.

²⁸And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;`

²⁸Tema juurde tulles ütles Gabriel: 'Rõõmusta, sa armuleidnu! Issand on sinuga!'

²⁹and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

²⁹Tema oli aga vapustatud nende sõnade pärast ja imestas, mida see teretus võiks tähendada.

³⁰And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

³⁰Ja ingel ütles talle: 'Ära karda, Maarja, sest sa oled leidnud armu Jumala juures!

³¹and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

³¹Ja vaata, sa jääd lapseootele ja tood ilmale poja ja paned talle nimeks Jeesus.

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

³²Tema saab suureks ja teda hüütakse Kõigekõrgema Pojaks ja Issand Jumal annab talle tema isa Taaveti trooni.

³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.`

³³Ja ta valitseb kuningana Jaakobi soo üle igavesti ning tema valitsusele ei tule lõppu.'

³⁴And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?`

³⁴Aga Maarja küsis inglilt: 'Kuidas see võib juhtuda, kui ma ei ole mehega olnud?'

³⁵And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

³⁵Ja ingel vastas talle: 'Püha Vaim tuleb sinu peale ja Kõigekõrgema vägi on varjuks sinu kohal, seepärast hüütaksegi Püha, kes sinust sünnib, Jumala Pojaks.

³⁶and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

³⁶Ja vaata, ka su sugulane Eliisabet on pojaootel oma raugapõlves ja see on kuues kuu temal, keda hüüti sigimatuks,

³⁷because nothing shall be impossible with God.`

³⁷sest Jumala käes ei ole ükski asi võimatu.'

³⁸And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,` and the messenger went away from her.

³⁸Aga Maarja ütles: 'Vaata, siin on Issanda teenija, sündigu mulle sinu sõna järgi!' Ja ingel läks ära tema juurest.

³⁹And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

³⁹Neil päevil asus Maarja teele ja ruttas mäestikku Juuda linna

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

⁴⁰ja tuli Sakariase kotta ning teretas Eliisabetti.

⁴¹And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴¹Ja sündis, kui Eliisabet kuulis Maarja tervitust, et laps hüppas ta ihus. Ja Eliisabet sai täis Püha Vaimu

⁴²and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb;

⁴²ja hüüdis suure häälega: 'Õnnistatud oled sina naiste seas ja õnnistatud on sinu ihu vili!

⁴³and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

⁴³Miks saab mulle osaks, et mu Issanda ema tuleb minu juurde?

⁴⁴for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

⁴⁴Sest vaata, kui su tervituse hääl mu kõrvu kostis, hüppas lapsuke mu ihus rõõmu pärast.

⁴⁵and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.`

⁴⁵Ja õnnis on naine, kes on uskunud, et läheb täide, mis Issand talle on kõnelnud.'

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

⁴⁶Ja Maarja ütles: 'Mu hing ülistab Issandat

⁴⁷And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁷ja mu vaim hõiskab Jumala, minu Päästja pärast,

⁴⁸Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

⁴⁸sest ta on vaadanud oma teenija madaluse peale. Sest vaata, nüüdsest peale kiidavad mind õndsaks kõik sugupõlved,

⁴⁹For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,

⁴⁹sest mulle on suuri asju teinud Vägev, ja püha on tema nimi

⁵⁰And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

⁵⁰ja tema halastus kestab põlvest põlveni neile, kes teda kardavad.

⁵¹He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

⁵¹Ta on näidanud oma käsivarre kangust, ta on pillutanud need, kes on ülbed oma südame meelelt.

⁵²He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

⁵²Ta on tõuganud maha võimukad troonidelt ja ülendanud alandlikke,

⁵³The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

⁵³näljaseid on ta täitnud heade andidega, ent rikkad saatnud minema tühjalt.

⁵⁴He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

⁵⁴Ta on võtnud oma hooleks oma sulase Iisraeli, pidades meeles oma halastust,

⁵⁵As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.`

⁵⁵nõnda nagu ta on rääkinud meie vanematele, Aabrahamile ja tema järglastele igavesti.'

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

⁵⁶Ja Maarja jäi Eliisabeti juurde umbes kolmeks kuuks ja pöördus siis tagasi koju.

⁵⁷And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

⁵⁷Eliisabetil sai aeg täis sünnitada ja ta tõi ilmale poja.

⁵⁸and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

⁵⁸Ja ta naabrid ja sugulased kuulsid, et Issand oli olnud temale armuline, ja nad rõõmustasid koos temaga.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

⁵⁹Nad tulid kaheksandal päeval lapsukest ümber lõikama ja tahtsid anda talle tema isa nime Sakarias.

⁶⁰and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.`

⁶⁰Ent tema ema kostis: 'Ei sugugi, vaid tema nimi peab olema Johannes!'

⁶¹And they said unto her — `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,`

⁶¹Nemad ütlesid talle: 'Su suguvõsas pole kedagi selle nimega.'

⁶²and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

⁶²Ja nad viipasid ta isale, et saada teada, kuidas tema tahaks last nimetada.

⁶³and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;` and they did all wonder;

⁶³Sakarias palus lauakese ning kirjutas: 'Johannes on tema nimi.' Ja kõik imestasid.

⁶⁴and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

⁶⁴Aga otsekohe läksid ta suu ja keelepaelad lahti ning ta hakkas rääkima, ülistades Jumalat.

⁶⁵And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

⁶⁵Ja kartus tuli kõikide ümberkaudsete peale ja kõigist neist asjust kõneldi kogu Juuda mäestikus.

⁶⁶and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?` and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁶Kõik, kes seda kuulsid, jätsid selle oma südamesse ja küsisid: 'Mis saab küll sellest lapsest?' Sest Issanda käsi oli temaga.

⁶⁷And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

⁶⁷Tema isa Sakarias sai täis Püha Vaimu ja rääkis prohvetina:

⁶⁸`Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

⁶⁸'Kiidetud olgu Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, et ta on tulnud oma rahva ligi ja toonud talle lunastuse

⁶⁹And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

⁶⁹ja on meile äratanud päästesarve oma sulase Taaveti soost,

⁷⁰As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

⁷⁰nagu ta on rääkinud ajastute algusest oma pühade prohvetite suu läbi -

⁷¹Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

⁷¹päästmist meie vaenlastest ja kõigi nende käest, kes meid vihkavad,

⁷²To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

⁷²et halastust anda meie vanematele ja pidada meeles oma püha lepingut,

⁷³An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

⁷³vannet, mille ta on vandunud meie isale Aabrahamile.

⁷⁴To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

⁷⁴Nõnda ta laseb meid, vaenlaste käest päästetuid, kartmatult teenida teda

⁷⁵To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

⁷⁵vagaduses ja õigluses tema ees kõik meie elupäevad.

⁷⁶And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

⁷⁶Ja sina, lapsuke, sind hüütakse Kõigekõrgema prohvetiks, sest sa lähed Issanda eel temale teed valmistama,

⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

⁷⁷et anda tema rahvale pääste tunnetus nende pattude andeksandmises

⁷⁸Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

⁷⁸meie Jumala südamliku halastuse läbi, millega meile tuleb päikesetõus kõrgustest.

⁷⁹To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.`

⁷⁹See paistab nende peale, kes elavad pimeduses ja surmavarjus, see suunab meie jalgu rahuteele.'

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

⁸⁰Aga lapsuke kasvas ja sai tugevaks vaimus. Ja ta oli kõrbes selle päevani, mil ta astus Iisraeli ette.