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

¹Kad već mnogi poduzeše sastaviti izvješće o događajima koji se ispuniše među nama -

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

²kako nam to predadoše oni koji od početka bijahu očevici i sluge Riječi -

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;

³pošto sam sve, od početka, pomno ispitao, naumih i ja tebi, vrli Teofile, sve po redu napisati

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

⁴da se tako osvjedočiš o pouzdanosti svega u čemu si poučen.

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.

⁵U dane Heroda, kralja judejskoga, bijaše neki svećenik imenom Zaharija iz razreda Abijina. Žena mu bijaše od kćeri Aronovih, a ime joj Elizabeta.

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

⁶Oboje bijahu pravedni pred Bogom: živjeli su besprijekorno po svim zapovijedima i odredbama Gospodnjim.

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

⁷No nisu imali djeteta jer Elizabeta bijaše nerotkinja, a oboje već poodmakle dobi.

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

⁸Dok je Zaharija jednom po redu svoga razreda obavljao svećeničku službu pred Bogom,

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

⁹ždrijebom ga zapade po bogoslužnom običaju da uđe u Svetište Gospodnje i prinese kad.

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

¹⁰Za vrijeme kađenice sve je ono mnoštvo naroda vani molilo.

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

¹¹A njemu se ukaza anđeo Gospodnji. Stajao je s desne strane kadionoga žrtvenika.

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

¹²Ugledavši ga, Zaharija se prepade i strah ga spopade.

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.

¹³No anđeo mu reče: "Ne boj se, Zaharija! Uslišana ti je molitva: žena će ti Elizabeta roditi sina. Nadjenut ćeš mu ime Ivan.

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

¹⁴Bit će ti radost i veselje i rođenje će njegovo mnoge obradovati.

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.

¹⁵Bit će doista velik pred Gospodinom. Ni vina ni drugoga opojnog pića neće piti. Duha Svetoga bit će pun već od majčine utrobe.

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

¹⁶Mnoge će sinove Izraelove obratiti Gospodinu, Bogu njihovu.

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.”

¹⁷Ići će pred njim u duhu i sili Ilijinoj da obrati srce otaca k sinovima i nepokorne k razumnosti pravednih te spremi Gospodinu narod pripravan."

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.”

¹⁸Nato Zaharija reče anđelu: "Po čemu ću ja to razaznati. Ta star sam i žena mi poodmakle dobi."

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.

¹⁹Anđeo mu odgovori: "Ja sam Gabriel koji stojim pred Bogom. Poslan sam da govorim s tobom i da ti donesem ovu radosnu poruku.

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.”

²⁰I evo, budući da nisi povjerovao mojim riječima, koje će se ispuniti u svoje vrijeme, zanijemjet ćeš i nećeš moći govoriti do dana dok se to ne zbude."

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

²¹Narod je iščekivao Zahariju i čudio se što se toliko zadržao u Svetištu.

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.

²²Kad je napokon izašao, nije im mogao ništa reći pa zaključiše da je u Svetištu imao viđenje. Nastojao im se doduše izraziti znakovima, ali osta nijem.

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

²³Kad se navršiše dani njegove službe, otiđe kući.

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

²⁴Nakon tih dana zatrudnje Elizabeta, njegova žena. Krila se pet mjeseci govoreći:

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

²⁵"Evo, to mi je učinio Gospodin u dane kad mu se svidje skinuti s mene sramotu među ljudima."

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

²⁶U šestome mjesecu posla Bog anđela Gabriela u galilejski grad imenom Nazaret

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.

²⁷k djevici zaručenoj s mužem koji se zvao Josip iz doma Davidova; a djevica se zvala Marija.

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

²⁸Anđeo uđe k njoj i reče: "Zdravo, milosti puna! Gospodin s tobom!"

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

²⁹Na tu se riječ ona smete i stade razmišljati kakav bi to bio pozdrav.

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

³⁰No anđeo joj reče: "Ne boj se, Marijo! Ta našla si milost u Boga.

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

³¹Evo, začet ćeš i roditi sina i nadjenut ćeš mu ime Isus.

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,

³²On će biti velik i zvat će se Sin Svevišnjega. Njemu će Gospodin Bog dati prijestolje Davida, oca njegova,

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

³³i kraljevat će nad domom Jakovljevim uvijeke i njegovu kraljevstvu neće biti kraja."

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

³⁴Nato će Marija anđelu: "Kako će to biti kad ja muža ne poznajem?"

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.

³⁵Anđeo joj odgovori: "Duh Sveti sići će na te i sila će te Svevišnjega osjeniti. Zato će to čedo i biti sveto, Sin Božji.

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.

³⁶A evo tvoje rođakinje Elizabete: i ona u starosti svojoj zače sina. I njoj, nerotkinjom prozvanoj, ovo je već šesti mjesec.

³⁷For everything spoken by God is possible.”

³⁷Ta Bogu ništa nije nemoguće!"

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

³⁸Nato Marija reče: "Evo službenice Gospodnje, neka mi bude po tvojoj riječi!" I anđeo otiđe od nje.

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

³⁹Tih dana usta Marija i pohiti u Gorje, u grad Judin.

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

⁴⁰Uđe u Zaharijinu kuću i pozdravi Elizabetu.

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

⁴¹Čim Elizabeta začu Marijin pozdrav, zaigra joj čedo u utrobi. I napuni se Elizabeta Duha Svetoga

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

⁴²i povika iz svega glasa: "Blagoslovljena ti među ženama i blagoslovljen plod utrobe tvoje!

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

⁴³Ta otkuda meni da mi dođe majka Gospodina mojega?

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

⁴⁴Gledaj samo! Tek što mi do ušiju doprije glas pozdrava tvojega, zaigra mi od radosti čedo u utrobi.

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

⁴⁵Blažena ti što povjerova da će se ispuniti što ti je rečeno od Gospodina!"

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁶Tada Marija reče: "Veliča duša moja Gospodina,

⁴⁷klikće duh moj u Bogu, mome Spasitelju,

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

⁴⁸što pogleda na neznatnost službenice svoje: odsad će me, evo, svi naraštaji zvati blaženom.

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

⁴⁹Jer velika mi djela učini Svesilni, sveto je ime njegovo!

⁵⁰Od koljena do koljena dobrota je njegova nad onima što se njega boje.

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

⁵¹Iskaza snagu mišice svoje, rasprši oholice umišljene.

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

⁵²Silne zbaci s prijestolja, a uzvisi neznatne.

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

⁵³Gladne napuni dobrima, a bogate otpusti prazne.

⁵⁴Prihvati Izraela, slugu svoga, kako obeća ocima našim:

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

⁵⁵spomenuti se dobrote svoje prema Abrahamu i potomstvu njegovu dovijeka."

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

⁵⁶Marija osta s Elizabetom oko tri mjeseca, a onda se vrati kući.

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

⁵⁷Elizabeti se međutim navršilo vrijeme da rodi. I porodi sina.

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

⁵⁸Kad su njezini susjedi i rođaci čuli da joj Gospodin obilno iskaza dobrotu, radovahu se s njome.

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.

⁵⁹Osmoga se dana okupe da obrežu dječaka. Htjedoše ga prozvati imenom njegova oca - Zaharija,

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

⁶⁰no mati se njegova usprotivi: "Nipošto, nego zvat će se Ivan!"

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

⁶¹Rekoše joj na to: "Ta nikoga nema od tvoje rodbine koji bi se tako zvao."

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

⁶²Tada znakovima upitaju oca kojim ga imenom želi prozvati.

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

⁶³On zaiska pločicu i napisa "Ivan mu je ime!" Svi se začude,

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

⁶⁴a njemu se umah otvoriše usta i jezik te progovori blagoslivljajući Boga.

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

⁶⁵Strah obuze sve njihove susjede, a po svem su se Gorju judejskom razglašavali svi ti događaji.

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.

⁶⁶I koji su god čuli, razmišljahu o tome pitajući se: "Što li će biti od ovoga djeteta?" Uistinu, ruka Gospodnja bijaše s njime.

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

⁶⁷A Zaharija, otac njegov, napuni se Duha Svetoga i stade prorokovati:

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

⁶⁸"Blagoslovljen Gospodin Bog Izraelov, što pohodi i otkupi narod svoj!

⁶⁹Podiže nam snagu spasenja u domu Davida, sluge svojega,

⁷⁰kao što obeća na usta svetih proroka svojih odvijeka:

⁷¹spasiti nas od neprijatelja naših i od ruke sviju koji nas mrze;

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

⁷²iskazati dobrotu ocima našim i sjetiti se svetog Saveza svojega,

⁷³zakletve kojom se zakle Abrahamu, ocu našemu: da će nam dati

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

⁷⁴te mu, izbavljeni iz ruku neprijatelja, služimo bez straha

⁷⁵u svetosti i pravednosti pred njim u sve dane svoje.

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,

⁷⁶A ti, dijete, prorok ćeš se Svevišnjega zvati jer ćeš ići pred Gospodinom da mu pripraviš putove,

⁷⁷da pružiš spoznaju spasenja narodu njegovu po otpuštenju grijeha njihovih,

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

⁷⁸darom premilosrdnog srca Boga našega po kojem će nas pohoditi Mlado sunce s visine

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

⁷⁹da obasja one što sjede u tmini i sjeni smrtnoj, da upravi noge naše na put mira."

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

⁸⁰Dječak je međutim rastao i duhom jačao. Boravio je u pustinji sve do dana svoga javnog nastupa pred Izraelom.