¹Kalz o vezañ kemeret ar garg da skrivañ istor an traoù c'hoarvezet, hag anavezet mat evit bezañ gwir en hon touez,

¹Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

²hervez m'o deus degaset deomp ar re o deus o gwelet adalek ar penn-kentañ, hag a zo bet ministred ar Ger,

²even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

³kredet em eus ivez, Teofil mat-meurbet, e tleen o skrivañ dit dre urzh, goude bezañ graet un enklask pizh warno holl, gant evezh,

³it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

⁴evit ma'c'h anavezi ar wirionez diwar-benn ar pezh a zo bet desket dit.

⁴that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.

⁵En amzer Herodez, roue Judea, e oa ur beleg anvet Zakaria, eus lignez Abia; e wreg a oa eus lignez Aaron, hag en em c'halve Elizabed.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

⁶Reizh e oant o-daou dirak an Aotrou, hag e heulient holl gourc'hemennoù hag urzhioù an Aotrou, en un doare divlam.

⁶They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

⁷N'o devoa ket a vugale, rak Elizabed a oa gaonac'h, hag o-daou, e oant aet war an oad.

⁷But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

⁸Erruout a reas, evel ma rae Zakaria e garg a veleg dirak Doue, hervez urzh e dro,

⁸Now it happened, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division,

⁹ma voe galvet dre ar sord, hervez giz ar velegiezh, da vont e-barzh templ an Aotrou, evit deviñ an ezañs.

⁹according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰An holl bobl a oa er-maez o pediñ, d'an eur ma teved an ezañs.

¹⁰The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹Neuze un ael eus an Aotrou en em ziskouezas dezhañ en e sav, en tu dehou da aoter an ezañs.

¹¹An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹²Zakaria, o welout anezhañ, a voe trubuilhet, hag ar spont a grogas ennañ.

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

¹³Met an ael a lavaras dezhañ: Zakaria, na'z pez ket aon, rak da bedenn a zo bet selaouet, Elizabed a c'hano dit ur mab, hag e roi dezhañ an anv a Yann.

¹³But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴Bez' e vo evidout un abeg a joa hag a laouenidigezh, ha kalz en em laouenaio eus e c'hanedigezh.

¹⁴You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵Rak bras e vo dirak an Aotrou; n'evo na gwin, nag evaj kreñv ebet, ha leuniet e vo eus ar Spered-Santel adalek kof e vamm;

¹⁵For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶distreiñ a raio kalz eus bugale Israel d'an Aotrou o Doue,

¹⁶He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.

¹⁷hag e valeo dirazañ e spered hag e nerzh Elia, evit treiñ kalonoù an tadoù ouzh ar vugale, hag ar re disentus ouzh furnez ar re reizh, evit aozañ d'an Aotrou ur bobl tuet mat.

¹⁷He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

¹⁸Zakaria a lavaras d'an ael: A betra ec'h anavezin kement-se? Rak me a zo kozh, ha va gwreg a zo aet war an oad?

¹⁸Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”

¹⁹An ael a respontas dezhañ: Me eo Gabriel, an hini a chom dirak Doue; degaset on bet evit komz ouzhit ha disklêriañ dit ar c'heloù mat-mañ.

¹⁹The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

²⁰Ha setu, te a ya da vezañ mut, ha ne c'helli ken komz, betek an deiz ma c'hoarvezo an traoù-mañ, abalamour ne'c'h eus ket kredet da'm c'homzoù, hag a erruo en o amzer.

²⁰Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

²¹Koulskoude, ar bobl a c'hortoze Zakaria, hag a oa souezhet ma talee en templ.

²¹The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

²²Pa voe deuet er-maez, ne c'helle ket komz outo, hag ec'h anavezjont en devoa bet ur welidigezh en templ, rak dre sinoù en roe da gompren dezho; hag e chomas mut.

²²When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

²³Pa voe echuet deizioù e garg, ez eas d'e di.

²³It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

²⁴Un nebeut amzer goude, Elizabed, e wreg, en em gavas dougerez, hag en em guzhas e-pad pemp miz, o lavarout:

²⁴After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

²⁵Evel-se eo, en deus graet an Aotrou em c'heñver en deizioù-mañ, m'en deus sellet ouzhin, evit lemel an dismegañs a oa warnon dirak an dud.

²⁵“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”

²⁶Er c'hwec'hvet miz, Doue a gasas an ael Gabriel en ur gêr a C'halilea galvet Nazared,

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

²⁷d'ur werc'hez a zlee dimeziñ d'un den anvet Jozef, eus tiegezh David; ar werc'hez-se a oa anvet Mari.

²⁷to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

²⁸An ael, o vezañ aet el lec'h ma oa, a lavaras dezhi: Da saludiñ a ran, te a zo bet resevet en gras, an Aotrou a zo ganit. [Benniget out e-touez ar gwragez.]

²⁸Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

²⁹O vezañ gwelet an ael, e voe trubuilhet gant e gomzoù, hag e soñje enni ec'h-unan petra a c'helle ar salud-se bezañ.

²⁹But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

³⁰Neuze an ael a lavaras dezhi: Mari, na'z pez ket aon, rak kavet ec'h eus gras dirak Doue.

³⁰The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

³¹Setu, te a vo dougerez, hag e c'hani ur mab, hag e c'halvi e anv Jezuz.

³¹Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’

³²Bras e vo, hag e vo galvet mab an Uhelañ-Meurbet, hag an Aotrou Doue a roio dezhañ tron David e dad.

³²He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

³³Ren a raio da virviken war diegezh Jakob, hag e ren n'en devo ken a fin.

³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”

³⁴Neuze Mari a lavaras d'an ael: Penaos e c'hoarvezo kement-se, pa n'anavezan gwaz ebet?

³⁴Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”

³⁵An ael a respontas dezhi: Ar Spered-Santel a zeuio warnout, ha galloud an Uhelañ-Meurbet a c'holoio ac'hanout gant e skeud; dre-se ar bugel santel a vo ganet ac'hanout a vo galvet Mab Doue.

³⁵The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

³⁶Ha setu, Elizabed da geniterv a zoug ivez ur mab en he c'hozhni, hag hemañ eo ar c'hwec'hvet miz eus an hini a oa galvet gaonac'h.

³⁶Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

³⁷Rak n'eus netra dibosupl da Zoue.

³⁷For everything spoken by God is possible.”

³⁸Ha Mari a lavaras: Setu servijerez an Aotrou, ra vo graet din hervez da gomz. Hag an ael a bellaas diouti.

³⁸Mary said, “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

³⁹Neuze Mari a savas, hag a yeas buan da vro ar menezioù, en ur gêr eus Bro-Juda,

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

⁴⁰hag, o vezañ aet e ti Zakaria, e saludas Elizabed.

⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹Kerkent ha ma klevas Elizabed Salud Mari, ar bugel bihan a dridas en he c'hof; hag Elizabed a voe leuniet eus ar Spered-Santel.

⁴¹It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴²Hag o sevel he mouezh, e krias: Te a zo benniget e-touez ar gwragez, ha benniget eo frouezh da gof.

⁴²She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³A-belec'h e teu kement-mañ din, ma teu mamm va Aotrou etrezek ennon?

⁴³Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴Rak mouezh da salud n'he deus ket kentoc'h skoet va divskouarn, m'en deus ar bugel bihan tridet gant levenez em c'hof.

⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵Eürus eo an hini he deus kredet, rak graet e vo an traoù a zo bet lavaret dezhi a-berzh an Aotrou.

⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶Neuze Mari a lavaras: Va ene a veul an Aotrou,

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ha va spered en em laouena e Doue va Salver,

⁴⁸abalamour m'en deus sellet ouzh izelded e servijerez. Ha setu, diwar vremañ, e vin galvet eürus gant an holl rummadoù,

⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹rak an Holl-C'halloudek en deus graet traoù bras din; e anv a zo santel,

⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰hag e drugarez en em astenn a oad en oad war ar re a zouj anezhañ.

⁵¹Diskouezet en deus nerzh e vrec'h; stlabezet en deus ar soñjezonoù a rae ar re lorc'hus en o c'halon.

⁵¹He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵²Didronet en deus ar re c'halloudek, ha savet en deus ar re vihan.

⁵²He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

⁵³Leuniet en deus a vadoù a re o devoa naon, ha kaset en deus kuit ar re binvidik er goullo.

⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴Sikouret en deus Israel e servijer, o kaout soñj eus e drugarez,

⁵⁵evel m'en devoa e lavaret d'hon tadoù, da Abraham ha d'e lignez da viken.

⁵⁵As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.”

⁵⁶Mari a chomas gant Elizabed war-dro tri miz; neuze e tistroas d'he zi.

⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷Neuze, amzer Elizabed o vezañ deuet, e c'hanas ur mab.

⁵⁷Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸He amezeien hag he c'herent, o vezañ anavezet penaos en devoa an Aotrou diskouezet e drugarez en he c'heñver, en em laouenajont ganti.

⁵⁸Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹O vezañ deuet an eizhvet deiz evit amdroc'hañ ar bugel, e c'halvjont anezhañ Zakaria, eus anv e dad.

⁵⁹It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

⁶⁰Met e vamm, o kemer ar gomz, a lavaras: Nann, met Yann e vo galvet.

⁶⁰His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹Hag e lavarjont dezhi: N'eus den ez kerentiezh hag a zo galvet eus an anv-se.

⁶¹They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶²Neuze e c'houlennjont dre sin ouzh e dad penaos e felle dezhañ e vije galvet.

⁶²They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³Zakaria, o vezañ goulennet taolennoùigoù, a skrivas ar gerioù-mañ: Yann eo e anv. Hag an holl a voe souezhet.

⁶³He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴Kerkent e c'henou a zigoras, e deod a ziereas, hag e komze en ur veuliñ Doue.

⁶⁴His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵O holl amezeien a voe leuniet a spont, hag an holl draoù-mañ en em vrude dre holl venezioù Judea.

⁶⁵Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶An holl re o c'hleve, o mire en o c'halon, hag e lavarent: Petra eta e vo ar bugel bihan-se? Ha dorn an Aotrou a oa warnañ.

⁶⁶All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷Neuze Zakaria e dad a voe leuniet eus ar Spered-Santel, hag e tiouganas, o lavarout:

⁶⁷His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Benniget ra vo an Aotrou, Doue Israel, dre ma'z eo deuet da welout ha da zasprenañ e bobl,

⁶⁸“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people;

⁶⁹hag abalamour m'en deus savet deomp ur Salver Galloudek e tiegezh David e servijer,

⁷⁰evel m'en devoa lavaret dre c'henou e brofeded santel, abaoe penn-kentañ ar bed,

⁷¹dre m'en deus hor saveteet a zaouarn hon enebourien, hag eus dorn an holl re a gasae ac'hanomp,

⁷²evit ober trugarez e-keñver hon tadoù, o kaout soñj eus e emglev santel,

⁷²to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁷³eus al le en devoa graet da Abraham hon tad,

⁷⁴penaos, o vezañ hon tennet eus dorn hon enebourien, e roje deomp da servijañ anezhañ hep aon,

⁷⁴to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,

⁷⁵er santelezh hag er reizhder dirazañ e-pad holl deizioù hor buhez.

⁷⁶Ha te, bugel bihan, ta a vo galvet profed an Uhelañ-Meurbet; rak te a gerzho dirak dremm an Aotrou, evit kempenn e hentoù,

⁷⁶And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

⁷⁷evit reiñ anaoudegezh ar silvidigezh d'e bobl dre pardon eus o fec'hedoù,

⁷⁸dre garantez trugarezus hon Doue; drezi, ar sav-heol eus an nec'h en deus hor gwelet,

⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,

⁷⁹evit sklêrijennañ ar re a zo azezet en deñvalijenn hag e skeud ar marv, hag evit ren hor c'hammedoù e hent ar peoc'h.

⁷⁹to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

⁸⁰Ar bugel bihan a greske hag en em greñvae er spered; hag e chomas el lec'hioù distro betek an deiz ma tlee bezañ diskouezet da Israel.

⁸⁰The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.