¹Satria maro no efa nanoratra nandahatra tantara ny amin'ny zavatra izay efa tanteraka tamintsika tokoa[Na: inoana tokoa amintsika]

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

²araka izay efa noraisintsika natolotry ny vavolombelona izay sady nahita maso no efa mpitory ny teny hatramin'ny voalohany:[Gr. mpanompo]

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

³dia sitrako koa, rehefa nofotorako tsara ny zavatra rehetra hatramin'ny niandohany, ny hanoratra izany aminao araka ny filaharany, ry Teofilo tsara indrindra,[Gr. mahery indrindra; teny fanajana ny lehibe izany]

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

⁴mba hahafantaranao tsara fa mafy orina ny teny izay nampianarina anao.

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

⁵Tamin'ny andron'i Heroda, mpanjakan'i Jodia, nisy mpisorona anankiray atao hoe Zakaria, isan'ny antokon'i Abia; ary ny vadiny dia avy tamin'ny taranak'i Arona, Elizabeta no anarany.

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;

⁶Ary samy marina teo anatrehan'Andriamanitra izy mivady sady nitondra tena tsy nanan-tsiny araka ny didy sy ny fitsipika rehetra nomen'ny Tompo.

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

⁷Ary tsy nanan-janaka izy, fa momba Elizabeta; ary samy efa antitra izy mivady.

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

⁸Ary nony nanao raharaham-pisoronana teo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Zakaria araka ny fifandimbiasan'ny antokony,

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

⁹araka ny fanao amin'ny fisoronana, dia anjarany araka ny filokana ny hiditra ao amin'ny tempolin'ny Tompo ka handoro ditin-kazo manitra.

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

¹⁰Ary ny vahoaka rehetra nitoetra teo ivelany nivavaka tamin'ny ora fandoroana ny ditin-kazo manitra.

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

¹¹Ary nisy anjelin'ny Tompo niseho taminy teo an-kavanan'ny alitara fandoroana ny ditin-kazo manitra.

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

¹²Ary nony nahita azy Zakaria, dia taitra loatra izy ka raiki-tahotra.

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

¹³Fa hoy ilay anjely taminy: Aza matahotra, ry Zakaria; fa efa nohenoina ny fangatahanao, ka Elizabeta vadinao dia hiteraka zazalahy aminao, ary Jaona no hataonao anarany.

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,

¹⁴Ary ho faly sy ho ravoravo ianao; ary maro no hifaly amin'ny hahaterahany.

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

¹⁵Fa ho lehibe eo anatrehan'ny Tompo izy ary tsy hisotro divay na toaka sady hofenoina ny Fanahy Masina hatrany an-kibon-dreniny aza.

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;

¹⁶Ary maro amin'ny Zanak'isiraely no hampodiny amin'i Jehovah Andriamaniny.

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

¹⁷Ary izy handeha eo alohany amin'ny fanahy sy ny herin'i Elia mba hampody ny fon'ny ray ho amin'ny zanaka, ary ny tsy manoa ho amin'ny fahendren'ny marina, hamboatra firenena voaomana ho an'ny Tempo (Mal. 3. 23, 24).

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.`

¹⁸Ary hoy Zakaria tamin'ilay anjely: Inona no hahafantarako izany? fa izaho efa antitra, ary efa antitra koa ny vadiko.

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

¹⁹Ary ilay anjely namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Izaho no Gabriela, izay mitsangana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra; ary nirahina hiteny aminao aho ka hilaza aminao izany teny mahafaly izany.

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,

²⁰Koa, indro, ho moana ianao ka tsy hahay miteny ambara-pahatongan'ny andro hisehoan'izany zavatra izany, ho valin'ny tsy ninoanao ny teniko, izay ho tanteraka amin'ny fotoany.

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.`

²¹Ary ny olona dia niandry an'i Zakaria ka gaga noho izy naharitra ela tao amin'ny tempoly.

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

²²Kanjo rehefa nivoaka izy, dia tsy nahay niteny taminy; ary dia fantatry ny olona fa efa nahita fahitana tao amin'ny tempoly izy; ary izy nanao baikon'ny moana taminy, ary dia mbola moana ihany.

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.

²³Ary rehefa tapitra ny andro nanaovany fanompoam-pivavahana, dia lasa nody tany an-tranony izy.

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

²⁴Ary taorian'izany andro izany dia nitoe-jaza Elizabeta vadiny, dia niery dimy volana izy ka nanao hoe:

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

²⁵Izao no nataon'ny Tompo tamiko tamin'ny andro izay nitsinjovany hahafa-tondromaso ahy amin'ny olona.

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

²⁶Ary tamin'ny fahenim-bolana dia nirahin'Andriamanitra ny anjely Gabriela ho any an-tanàna anankiray any Galilia atao hoe Nazareta,

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

²⁷ho any amin'ny virijina anankiray, izay voafofo ho vadin'ny lehilahy atao hoe Josefa, avy tamin'ny taranak'i Davida; ary ny anaran'ny virijina dia Maria.

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

²⁸Ary nony niditra tao aminy ilay anjely, dia nanao hoe: Arahaba, ry ilay nohasoavina, ny Tompo momba anao.[Ampio hoe: voatahy samy vehivavy ianao]

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

²⁹Ary taitra loatra izy noho ny teniny ka nieritreritra izay tokony ho hevitr'izany fiarahabana izany.

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

³⁰Ary hoy ilay anjely taminy: Aza matahotra, ry Maria, fa efa nahita fitia tamin'Andriamanitra ianao.

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

³¹Ary, indro, hitoe-jaza ianao ka hiteraka zazalahy, ary ny anarany dia hataonao hoe Jesosy.

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

³²Izy ho lehibe ka hatao hoe Zanaky ny Avo Indrindra; ary Jehovah Andriamanitra hanome Azy ny seza fiandrianan'i Davida rainy;

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,

³³ary hanjaka amin'ny taranak'i Jakoba mandrakizay Izy; ary ny fanjakany tsy hanam-pahataperana.

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

³⁴Ary hoy Maria tamin'ilay anjely: Hanao ahoana re no hahatanteraka izany, fa tsy mahalala lahy aho?

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

³⁵Ary ilay anjely namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Ny Fanahy Masina ho tonga ao aminao, ary hisy herin'ny Avo Indrindra hanaloka anao; koa ny Masina Izay hateraka dia hatao hoe Zanak'Andriamanitra.[Na: haterakao]

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;

³⁶Ary, indro, Elizabeta havanao dia efa mitoe-jaza koa, na dia efa antitra aza; ary efa mandray enina izy izao, izay natao hoe momba.

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;

³⁷Fa tsy hisy tsy ho tanteraka ny teny rehetra ataon'Andriamanitra.

³⁷because nothing shall be impossible with God.`

³⁸Dia hoy Maria: Inty ny ankizivavin'ny Tompo; aoka anie ho tonga amiko araka ny teninao. Dia nandao azy ilay anjely.

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.

³⁹Ary Maria niainga tamin'izany andro izany ka nandeha faingana ho any amin'ny tany havoana, ho ao an-tanàna anankiray any Joda;

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

⁴⁰ary niditra tao an-tranon'i Zakaria izy ka niarahaba an'i Elizabeta.

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

⁴¹Ary rehefa ren'i Elizabeta ny fiarahaban'i Maria, dia nibitaka ny zaza tao an-kibony; ary nofenoina ny Fanahy Masina Elizabeta,[Na: niantsambotra]

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,

⁴²dia niantso tamin'ny feo mahery hoe izy: Voatahy samy vehivavy ianao, ary voatahy ny hateraky ny kibonao.

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

⁴³Avy aiza no ahatongavan'izao amiko, no mba vangian'ny renin'ny Tompoko aho?

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

⁴⁴Fa, indro, raha vao ren'ny sofiko ny feon'ny fiarahabanao, dia nibitaka noho ny hafaliana ny zaza ao an-kiboko.

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

⁴⁵Ary sambatra ianao izay nino; fa hefaina izay zavatra nampilazain'ny Tompo taminao.

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

⁴⁶Ary hoy Maria: Ny foko mankalaza ny Tompo,

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

⁴⁷Ary ny fanahiko efa ravoravo tamin'Andriamanitra, Mpamonjy ahy;

⁴⁷And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁸Fa efa nijery ny fahambani-toetry ny ankizivaviny Izy. Fa, indro, hatramin'ny ankehitriny dia hataon'ny taranaka rehetra ho sambatra aho.

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

⁴⁹Fa ny Mahery efa nanao zavatra lehibe tamiko; Ary masina ny anarany.

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

⁵⁰Ary ny famindram-pony dia amin'izay matahotra Azy hatramin'ny taranaka fara mandimby.

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

⁵¹Nanao asa lehibe tamin'ny sandriny Izy; Nampihahaka ny mpiavonavona tamin'ny fiheveran'ny fony Izy.

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

⁵²Nampiala ny lehibe tamin'ny seza fiandrianany Izy, Ary nanandratra ny ambany kosa.

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

⁵³Ny noana novokisany soa; Fa ny manan-karena kosa nampialainy maina.

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

⁵⁴Niahy an'isiraely mpanompony Izy, fa nahatsiaro ny famindram-pony

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

⁵⁵(Araka ny voalazany tamin'ny razantsika), tamin'i Abrahama sy ny taranany mandrakizay.

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

⁵⁶Ary Maria nitoetra teo amin'i Elizabeta tokony ho telo volana vao nody tany an-tranony.

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

⁵⁷Ary tonga ny andro hahaveloman'i Elizabeta, dia niteraka zazalahy izy.

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

⁵⁸Ary ny niara-monina taminy sy ny havany nandre fa efa nohalehibiazin'ny Tompo ny famindram-pony taminy; dia niara-nifaly taminy ireo.

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

⁵⁹Ary tamin'ny andro fahavalo dia tonga hamora ny zaza izy, ka efa saiky hataony hoe Zakaria araka ny anaran-drainy ny anarany.

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,

⁶⁰Fa ny reniny namaly ka nanao hoe: Tsy izany, fa hatao hoe Jaona izy.

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

⁶¹Fa hoy izy ireo taminy: Tsy misy na dia iray akory aza amin'ny havanao izay manana izany anarana izany.

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

⁶²Ary nanao baikon'ny moana tamin'ny rainy iry ireo, izay tokony ho tiany hatao anarany.

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

⁶³Ary nangataka fàfana izy ka nanoratra hoe: Jaona no anarany. Dia gaga avokoa izy rehetra.

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

⁶⁴Ary dia nisokatra niaraka tamin'izay ny vavany, ka afaka niteny ny lelany; dia niteny izy ka nidera an'Andriamanitra.

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

⁶⁵Dia raiki-tahotra izay rehetra niara-monina taminy; ary niely teny amin'ny tany havoan'i Jodia rehetra ny lazan'izany rehetra izany.

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

⁶⁶Ary izay rehetra nandre dia nandatsaka izany tam-pony ka nanao hoe: Ho zaza hanao ahoana re io? Fa ny tanan'ny Tompo nomba azy.

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.

⁶⁷Ary dia feno ny Fanahy Masina Zakaria rainy ka naminany hoe:

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

⁶⁸Isaorana anie ny Tompo Andriamanitry ny Isiraely; Fa nitsinjo ny olony Izy ka nanao fanavotana ho azy,

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

⁶⁹Ary nanangana tandro-pamonjena ho antsika Amin'ny taranak'i Davida mpanompony Izy

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

⁷⁰(Araka izay nampilazainy ny mpaminaniny masina hatramin'ny fahagola),

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

⁷¹Dia famonjena antsika amin'ny fahavalontsika, sy amin'ny tànan'izay rehetra mankahala antsika;

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

⁷²Manefa famindram-po amin'ny razantsika Izy Sady mahatsiaro ny fanekeny masina,

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

⁷³Dia ny fianianana izay nianianany tamin'i Abrahama razantsika,

⁷³An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

⁷⁴Hanao izay hahazoantsika hanompo Azy tsy amin-tahotra, Satria afaka amin'ny fahavalontsika isika,

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

⁷⁵Amin'ny fahamasinana sy ny fahamarinana eo anatrehany amin'ny andro rehetra hiainantsika.

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

⁷⁶Ary ianao, ry zaza, dia hatao hoe mpaminanin'ny Avo Indrindra; Fa hialoha eo anatrehan'ny Tompo ianao hamboatra ny lalany.

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.

⁷⁷Hanome ny olony ny fahalalam-pamonjena amin'ny famelana ny helony,

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

⁷⁸Noho ny halehiben'ny famindram-pon'Andriamanitsika, izay hiposahan'ny mazava avy any amin'ny avo ho antsika.[Na: niposahan']

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

⁷⁹Hamirapiratra amin'izay mipetraka ao amin'ny maizina sy ao amin'ny aloky ny fahafatesana, Hanitsy ny diantsika ho amin'ny lalam-piadanana.Ary ny zazakely nitombo ka nihahery tam-panahy; ary nitoetra tany an-efitra izy ambara-pahatongan'ny andro nisehoany tamin'ny Isiraely.

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

⁸⁰Ary ny zazakely nitombo ka nihahery tam-panahy; ary nitoetra tany an-efitra izy ambara-pahatongan'ny andro nisehoany tamin'ny Isiraely.

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