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

¹¶ Na, i te mea he tokomaha kua anga ki te whakakaupapa i te korero o nga mea kua whakatutukitia nei i waenganui i a tatou,

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

²He mea whakarite ki nga mea i homai ki a tatou e te hunga i kite a kanohi, i mahi hoki i te kupu,

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

³Koia ahau i mahara ai, i te mea kua ata whakatakina iho e ahau nga mea katoa i te timatanga mai, kia tuhituhi whakatepe atu ki a koe, e Tiopira, e te tangata pai rawa,

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

⁴Kia matau ai koe ki te tuturutanga o nga mea i whakaakona ai koe.

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;

⁵¶ No mua, no nga ra o Herora kingi o Huria, tera tohunga, ko Hakaraia te ingoa, no te wiki o Apiata: ko tana wahine hoki no nga tamahine a Arona, ko Erihapeti tona ingoa.

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

⁶He hunga tika hoki raua i te aroaro o te Atua, kahore he he o ta raua haere i runga i nga kupu ako katoa, i nga tikanga a te Ariki.

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

⁷Na kahore a raua tamariki, he pakoko hoki a Erihapeti, a i taua wa kua maha haere rawa nga ra o tetahi, o tetahi.

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

⁸Na tupono tonu, i a ia e mahi ana i a te tohunga mahi i te aroaro o te Atua i te takanga o tana wiki,

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

⁹E whakarite ana i nga ritenga o nga tohunga, ka taka mana te haere ki roto ki te whare tapu o te Ariki, tahu ai te whakakakara.

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

¹⁰Na i waho te nuinga katoa o te iwi e inoi ana i te haora whakakakara.

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

¹¹A ka puta mai ki a ia tetahi anahera a te Ariki e tu ana i te taha matau o te aata whakakakara.

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

¹²Na ka ohorere a Hakaraia i tona kitenga i a ia, a tau ana te wehi ki a ia.

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,

¹³Otira ka mea te anahera ki a ia, kaua e wehi, e Hakaraia: kua rangona hoki tau inoi, a ka whanau i tau wahine, i a Erihapeti, he tama mau, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Hoani.

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

¹⁴A ka whiwhi koe i te hari me te harakoa; a he tokomaha hoki e hari i tona whanautanga.

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;

¹⁵E nui hoki ia i te aroaro o te Atua: e kore ia e inu i te waina, i te wai whakahaurangi ranei: a ka ki ia i te Wairua Tapu, mai ano o te kopu o tona whaea.

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

¹⁶He tokomaha ano hoki o nga tama a Iharaira ka whakatahuritia e ia ki te Ariki, ki to ratou Atua.

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.`

¹⁷Ka haere ano ia i tona aroaro i runga i te wairua, i te mana, o Iraia, hei whakatahuri i nga ngakau o nga matua ki nga tamariki, i te hunga whakatuturi ki nga whakaaro o te hunga tika; hei whakarite mo te Ariki i tetahi iwi i ata taka mona.

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

¹⁸Na ko te meatanga a Hakaraia ki te anahera, Ma te aha ka matau ai ahau ki tenei mea? he koroheke nei hoki ahau, kua maha haere hoki nga ra o taku wahine.

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,

¹⁹Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ko Kapariera ahau, kei te aroaro o te Atua toku turanga; kua tonoa mai hoki ahau ki te korero ki a koe, ki te whakapuaki i tenei rongo pai ki a koe.

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.`

²⁰Nana, ka noho puku koe, kahore hoki e puta te korero i a koe, kia tae mai ra ano te ra e meatia ai enei mea, mou kihai i whakapono ki aku kupu, ka mana nei i te wa e rite ai.

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

²¹A tatari tonu te iwi ki a Hakaraia, me te miharo ano i a ia e whakaroa ana i roto i te whare tapu.

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.

²²A, i tona putanga mai ki waho, kihai ia i ahei te korero ki a ratou: a ka mohio ratou kua kite ia i tetahi putanga atua ki a ia i roto i te whare tapu: hono tonu tana waitohu ki a ratou me te wahangu ano.

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

²³A ka rite nga ra hei minitatanga mana, ka hoki ia ki tona whare.

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

²⁴Na muri iho i aua ra ka hapu tana wahine, a Erihapeti, a e rima nga marama i whakangaro ai i a ia, a i mea ia,

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

²⁵Ko ta te Ariki tenei i mea ai ki ahau, i nga ra i titiro mai ai ia, ki te whakamutu i toku tawainga i roto i nga tangata.

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

²⁶¶ Na i te ono o nga marama ka tonoa a Kapariera, te anahera, e te Atua ki tetahi pa o Kariri, ko Nahareta te ingoa,

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

²⁷Ki tetahi wahine i taumautia ma tetahi tangata, ko Hohepa te ingoa, no te whare o Rawiri; ko te ingoa o te wahine ko Meri.

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

²⁸Na, ko tona haerenga ki roto, ki a ia, ka mea, Tena koe, e te wahine kua manakohia nei; kei a koe te Ariki: ko koe te manaakitia i roto i nga wahine.

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

²⁹Otira he nui tona oho ki taua kupu, ka whakaaroaro ki te tikanga o tenei ohatanga.

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

³⁰Na ka mea te anahera ki a ia, Kei wehi koe, e Meri; kua paingia hoki koe e te Atua.

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

³¹Nana, tera koe e hapu, ka whanau he tama, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Ihu.

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,

³²Ka nui ia, ka kiia hoki ko te Tama a te Runga Rawa: a ka hoatu ki a ia e te Ariki, e te Atua, te torona o Rawiri, o tona papa.

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

³³Hei kingi hoki ia mo te whare o Hakopa ake ake; e kore ano e mutu tona rangatiratanga.

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

³⁴Na ka mea a Meri ki te anahera, E peheatia tenei, kahore nei hoki ahau e mohio ki te tane?

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;

³⁵Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ka tae te Wairua Tapu ki runga ki a koe, ka taumarumaru iho te kaha o te Runga Rawa ki runga ki a koe: no reira hoki ka kiia te mea e whanau mai he tapu, ko te Tama a te Atua.

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;

³⁶Na, ko tou whanaunga, ko Erihapeti, kua hapu hoki ia i tona ruruhitanga, he tama; a koe te ono tenei o nga marama ki a ia, i kiia ra he pakoko.

³⁷because nothing shall be impossible with God.`

³⁷Kahore hoki he kupu i ahu mai i te Atua i kore e whai mana.

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.

³⁸Ano ra ko Meri, Ina, te pononga a te Ariki; kia peratia ahau me tau i korero ai. A mawehe atu ana te anahera i a ia.

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

³⁹¶ Na ka whakatika a Meri i aua ra, a haere kaika ana ki te whenua pukepuke ki tetahi pa o Hura;

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

⁴⁰A ka tomo ki te whare o Hakaraia, ka oha ki a Erihapeti.

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,

⁴¹A, no te rongonga o Erihapeti i te oha a Meri, ka koiri te tamaiti i roto i tona kopu; na kua ki a Erihapeti i te Wairua Tapu:

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

⁴²A he nui tona reo ki te karanga, ka mea, Ka manaakitia koe i roto i nga wahine, ka manaakitia ano te hua o tou kopu.

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

⁴³No hea hoki tenei ki ahau, kia haere mai te whaea o toku Ariki ki ahau?

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

⁴⁴Na, pa kau mai te reo o tau oha ki oku taringa, ka oho te tamaiti i toku kopu i te hari.

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

⁴⁵Ka koa ano ia e whakapono ana: ka whakaritea hoki nga mea i korerotia ki a ia e te Ariki.

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

⁴⁶A ka mea a Meri, Ka whakanui toku wairua i te Ariki,

⁴⁷And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁷E hari ana toku wairua ki te Atua, ki toku Kaiwhakaora;

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

⁴⁸Mona i titiro ki te iti o tana pononga; ta te mea hoki katahi ahau ka kiia e nga whakatupuranga katoa e haere ake nei, he wahine hari.

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

⁴⁹He nui hoki nga mahi a te Mea Kaha ki ahau; he tapu hoki tona ingoa.

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

⁵⁰He mahi tohu tana ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia, ki tenei whakatupuranga, ki tenei whakatupuranga.

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

⁵¹Kua whakaputaina he kaha e ia, ara e tona ringa; nana te hunga whakakake i marara ai, i te whakaaro o o ratou ngakau.

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

⁵²Kua whakataka e ia nga piriniha i o ratou torona, a whakateiteitia ake ana te hunga iti.

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

⁵³Kua whakakiia e ia te hunga mate hiakai ki nga mea pai; kua tonoa kautia atu te hunga taonga.

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

⁵⁴Kua tautokona e ia a Iharaira, tana pononga, he whakamahara hoki ki tana mahi tohu;

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

⁵⁵Ki a Aperahama ratou ko tana whanau ake tonu atu, pera hoki me tana i korero ai ki o tatou matua.

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

⁵⁶Na tata tonu ki te toru marama a Meri e noho ana ki a ia, a hoki ana ki tona whare.

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

⁵⁷¶ A ka rite te taima o Erihapeti e whanau ai; na ka whanau he tama.

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

⁵⁸A ka rongo te hunga e noho tata ana, me ona whanaunga, kua whakanuia e te Ariki tona aroha ki a ia; na ka hari tahi me ia.

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,

⁵⁹A i te waru o nga ra ka haere mai ratou ki te kokoti i te tamaiti; ka mea kia huaina e ratou ko Hakaraia, ko te ingoa o tona papa.

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

⁶⁰Na ka whakahoki tona whaea, ka mea, Kahore; engari me hua ia ko Hoani.

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

⁶¹Na ko ta ratou meatanga ki a ia, Ara, kahore tenei ingoa i huaina ki tetahi o ou whanaunga.

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

⁶²Na ka ui ratou ki tona papa, he mea waitohu, ko wai tana e pai ai kia huaina ki a ia.

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

⁶³Ka mea ia ki tetahi papa tuhituhi, a ka tuhituhi, ka mea, Ko Hoani hei ingoa mona. A miharo ana ratou katoa.

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

⁶⁴Na whai reo tonu iho tona mangai, ka matara tona arero, ka korero ia, ka whakapai ki te Atua.

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

⁶⁵A tau ana te wehi ki te hunga katoa e noho tata ana ki a ratou: ka korerotia enei mea katoa puta noa i te whenua pukepuke katoa o Huria.

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.

⁶⁶Na ka rongoatia enei mea e te hunga katoa i rangona ai ki roto ki o ratou ngakau, ka mea, He tamaiti aha ianei tenei? i a ia hoki te ringa o te Ariki.

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

⁶⁷¶ Na kua ki a Hakaraia, tona papa, i te Wairua tapu, ka poropiti, ka mea,

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

⁶⁸Kia whakapaingia te Ariki, te Atua o Iharaira; kua titiro mai hoki ia, kua hoko i tana iwi,

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

⁶⁹Kua whakaarahia ake e ia he haona whakaora mo tatou, i roto i te whare o Rawiri, o tana pononga;

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

⁷⁰Ko tana hoki ia i korerotia e te mangai o ana poropiti tapu, no te timatanga mai ano o te ao:

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

⁷¹Hei whakaora i a tatou i o tatou hoa whawhai, i te ringa ano o te hunga katoa e kino ana ki a tatou;

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

⁷²Hei whakaputa i te mahi tohu ki o tatou tupuna, hei whakamahara ki tana kawenata tapu;

⁷³An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

⁷³Ki te oati i oati ai ia ki a Aperahama, ki to tatou tupuna,

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

⁷⁴Kia tukua mai e ia ki a tatou he ora i te ringa o o tatou hoa whawhai, kia mahi wehikore tatou ki a ia,

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

⁷⁵I runga i te tapu, i te tika, ki tona aroaro, i nga ra katoa e ora ai tatou.

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.

⁷⁶A ko koe, e tama, ka kiia ko te poropiti a te Runga Rawa: e haere hoki koe i te aroaro o te Ariki, hei whakapai i ona ara;

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

⁷⁷Hei whakamatau i tana iwi ki te ora, i o ratou hara e murua ana;

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

⁷⁸He mea hoki na te aroha, na te mahi tohu a to tatou Atua; na reira hoki i puta mai ai te puaotanga o runga ki a tatou,

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

⁷⁹Hei whakamarama i te hunga e noho ana i te pouri, i te atarangi hoki o te mate, hei whakatika i o tatou waewae ki te huarahi o te rangimarie.

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

⁸⁰Na ka tupu taua tamaiti, a ka kaha haere tona wairua, a noho ana i nga koraha, taea noatia te ra e whakakitea ai ia ki a Iharaira.