¹Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,

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

²as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

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 has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, 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 in which 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, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

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 just 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 Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

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

⁸And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

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

⁹it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

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

¹⁰And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

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

¹¹And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right 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 Zacharias was troubled, seeing [him], and fear fell upon him.

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

¹³But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth 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 he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

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

¹⁵For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, 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 sons 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 hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.

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 to the angel, How shall I know this, for *I* am an old man, and my wife advanced 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 to him, *I* am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

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 silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

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 were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

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

²²But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.

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, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.

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

²⁴Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

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

²⁵Thus has [the] Lord done to me in [these] days in which he looked upon [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!"

²⁶But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,

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

²⁷to a virgin betrothed 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 to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art *thou* amongst women].

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

²⁹But she, [seeing] [the angel], was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be.

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

³⁰And the angel said to 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 the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

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

³²*He* shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

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 the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

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

³⁴But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

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

³⁵And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called 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, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that 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 nothing shall be impossible with God.

³⁷Ke kanchi nai so O Del nashti kerel."

³⁸And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to 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, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

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 Elizabeth.

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

⁴¹And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit,

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

⁴²and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] *thou* amongst women, and blessed 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 behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

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

⁴⁵And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.

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

⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

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

⁴⁷and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁷Murho ilo pherdo raduimos lo pala Del murho skepitori.

⁴⁸For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; 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 the Mighty One has 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] to generations and generations to them that fear him.

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

⁵¹He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.

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

⁵²He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

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

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

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

⁵⁴He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

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

⁵⁵(as he spoke 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 house.

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

⁵⁷But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

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

⁵⁸And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with 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 on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

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

⁶⁰And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

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

⁶¹And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

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

⁶²And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

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

⁶³And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

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

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

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

⁶⁵And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

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 who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And [the] Lord's hand 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 Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, 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 the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

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

⁶⁹and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

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

⁷⁰as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

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

⁷¹deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

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

⁷²to fulfil mercy with our fathers and 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;

⁷³[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

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

⁷⁴to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

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

⁷⁵in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

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 make ready 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 deliverance to his people by [the] remission of their sins

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

⁷⁸on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,

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

⁷⁹to shine upon them who were sitting 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."

⁸⁰-- And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to 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.