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

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

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

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

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

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;

⁴et sa võiksid õppida tundma sulle õpetatud asjade usaldusväärsust.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁰Kui kogu rahvahulk palvetas õues suitsutamistunnil,

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

¹¹ilmus talle Issanda ingel, seistes suitsutusaltari paremal pool.

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

¹²Teda nähes Sakarias kohkus ja kartus langes ta peale.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.'

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.”

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

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.”

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

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.

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.'

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

²³Kui Sakariase teenistuskorra päevad lõppesid, läks ta koju.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

³⁷sest Jumala käes ei ole ükski asi võimatu.'

³⁷For everything spoken by God is possible.”

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

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

³⁹Neil päevil asus Maarja teele ja ruttas mäestikku Juuda linna

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

⁴⁰ja tuli Sakariase kotta ning teretas Eliisabetti.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴⁶Ja Maarja ütles: 'Mu hing ülistab Issandat

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ja mu vaim hõiskab Jumala, minu Päästja pärast,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁵²Ta on tõuganud maha võimukad troonidelt ja ülendanud alandlikke,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

⁶⁹ja on meile äratanud päästesarve oma sulase Taaveti soost,

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

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

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

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

⁷³vannet, mille ta on vandunud meie isale Aabrahamile.

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

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

⁷⁵vagaduses ja õigluses tema ees kõik meie elupäevad.

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

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,

⁷⁷et anda tema rahvale pääste tunnetus nende pattude andeksandmises

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

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

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

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

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

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