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

¹¶ Na, i te mea he tokomaha kua anga ki te whakakaupapa i te korero o nga mea kua whakatutukitia nei i waenganui i a tatou,

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

²He mea whakarite ki nga mea i homai ki a tatou e te hunga i kite a kanohi, i mahi hoki i te kupu,

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;

³Koia ahau i mahara ai, i te mea kua ata whakatakina iho e ahau nga mea katoa i te timatanga mai, kia tuhituhi whakatepe atu ki a koe, e Tiopira, e te tangata pai rawa,

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

⁴Kia matau ai koe ki te tuturutanga o nga mea i whakaakona ai koe.

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.

⁵¶ No mua, no nga ra o Herora kingi o Huria, tera tohunga, ko Hakaraia te ingoa, no te wiki o Apiata: ko tana wahine hoki no nga tamahine a Arona, ko Erihapeti tona ingoa.

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

⁶He hunga tika hoki raua i te aroaro o te Atua, kahore he he o ta raua haere i runga i nga kupu ako katoa, i nga tikanga a te Ariki.

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

⁷Na kahore a raua tamariki, he pakoko hoki a Erihapeti, a i taua wa kua maha haere rawa nga ra o tetahi, o tetahi.

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

⁸Na tupono tonu, i a ia e mahi ana i a te tohunga mahi i te aroaro o te Atua i te takanga o tana wiki,

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

⁹E whakarite ana i nga ritenga o nga tohunga, ka taka mana te haere ki roto ki te whare tapu o te Ariki, tahu ai te whakakakara.

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

¹⁰Na i waho te nuinga katoa o te iwi e inoi ana i te haora whakakakara.

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

¹¹A ka puta mai ki a ia tetahi anahera a te Ariki e tu ana i te taha matau o te aata whakakakara.

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

¹²Na ka ohorere a Hakaraia i tona kitenga i a ia, a tau ana te wehi ki a ia.

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.

¹³Otira ka mea te anahera ki a ia, kaua e wehi, e Hakaraia: kua rangona hoki tau inoi, a ka whanau i tau wahine, i a Erihapeti, he tama mau, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Hoani.

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

¹⁴A ka whiwhi koe i te hari me te harakoa; a he tokomaha hoki e hari i tona whanautanga.

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.

¹⁵E nui hoki ia i te aroaro o te Atua: e kore ia e inu i te waina, i te wai whakahaurangi ranei: a ka ki ia i te Wairua Tapu, mai ano o te kopu o tona whaea.

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

¹⁶He tokomaha ano hoki o nga tama a Iharaira ka whakatahuritia e ia ki te Ariki, ki to ratou Atua.

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.”

¹⁷Ka haere ano ia i tona aroaro i runga i te wairua, i te mana, o Iraia, hei whakatahuri i nga ngakau o nga matua ki nga tamariki, i te hunga whakatuturi ki nga whakaaro o te hunga tika; hei whakarite mo te Ariki i tetahi iwi i ata taka mona.

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.”

¹⁸Na ko te meatanga a Hakaraia ki te anahera, Ma te aha ka matau ai ahau ki tenei mea? he koroheke nei hoki ahau, kua maha haere hoki nga ra o taku wahine.

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.

¹⁹Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ko Kapariera ahau, kei te aroaro o te Atua toku turanga; kua tonoa mai hoki ahau ki te korero ki a koe, ki te whakapuaki i tenei rongo pai ki a koe.

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.”

²⁰Nana, ka noho puku koe, kahore hoki e puta te korero i a koe, kia tae mai ra ano te ra e meatia ai enei mea, mou kihai i whakapono ki aku kupu, ka mana nei i te wa e rite ai.

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

²¹A tatari tonu te iwi ki a Hakaraia, me te miharo ano i a ia e whakaroa ana i roto i te whare tapu.

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.

²²A, i tona putanga mai ki waho, kihai ia i ahei te korero ki a ratou: a ka mohio ratou kua kite ia i tetahi putanga atua ki a ia i roto i te whare tapu: hono tonu tana waitohu ki a ratou me te wahangu ano.

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

²³A ka rite nga ra hei minitatanga mana, ka hoki ia ki tona whare.

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

²⁴Na muri iho i aua ra ka hapu tana wahine, a Erihapeti, a e rima nga marama i whakangaro ai i a ia, a i mea ia,

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

²⁵Ko ta te Ariki tenei i mea ai ki ahau, i nga ra i titiro mai ai ia, ki te whakamutu i toku tawainga i roto i nga tangata.

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

²⁶¶ Na i te ono o nga marama ka tonoa a Kapariera, te anahera, e te Atua ki tetahi pa o Kariri, ko Nahareta te ingoa,

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.

²⁷Ki tetahi wahine i taumautia ma tetahi tangata, ko Hohepa te ingoa, no te whare o Rawiri; ko te ingoa o te wahine ko Meri.

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

²⁸Na, ko tona haerenga ki roto, ki a ia, ka mea, Tena koe, e te wahine kua manakohia nei; kei a koe te Ariki: ko koe te manaakitia i roto i nga wahine.

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

²⁹Otira he nui tona oho ki taua kupu, ka whakaaroaro ki te tikanga o tenei ohatanga.

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

³⁰Na ka mea te anahera ki a ia, Kei wehi koe, e Meri; kua paingia hoki koe e te Atua.

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

³¹Nana, tera koe e hapu, ka whanau he tama, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Ihu.

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,

³²Ka nui ia, ka kiia hoki ko te Tama a te Runga Rawa: a ka hoatu ki a ia e te Ariki, e te Atua, te torona o Rawiri, o tona papa.

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

³³Hei kingi hoki ia mo te whare o Hakopa ake ake; e kore ano e mutu tona rangatiratanga.

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

³⁴Na ka mea a Meri ki te anahera, E peheatia tenei, kahore nei hoki ahau e mohio ki te tane?

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.

³⁵Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ka tae te Wairua Tapu ki runga ki a koe, ka taumarumaru iho te kaha o te Runga Rawa ki runga ki a koe: no reira hoki ka kiia te mea e whanau mai he tapu, ko te Tama a te Atua.

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.

³⁶Na, ko tou whanaunga, ko Erihapeti, kua hapu hoki ia i tona ruruhitanga, he tama; a koe te ono tenei o nga marama ki a ia, i kiia ra he pakoko.

³⁷For everything spoken by God is possible.”

³⁷Kahore hoki he kupu i ahu mai i te Atua i kore e whai mana.

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

³⁸Ano ra ko Meri, Ina, te pononga a te Ariki; kia peratia ahau me tau i korero ai. A mawehe atu ana te anahera i a ia.

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

³⁹¶ Na ka whakatika a Meri i aua ra, a haere kaika ana ki te whenua pukepuke ki tetahi pa o Hura;

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

⁴⁰A ka tomo ki te whare o Hakaraia, ka oha ki a Erihapeti.

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

⁴¹A, no te rongonga o Erihapeti i te oha a Meri, ka koiri te tamaiti i roto i tona kopu; na kua ki a Erihapeti i te Wairua Tapu:

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

⁴²A he nui tona reo ki te karanga, ka mea, Ka manaakitia koe i roto i nga wahine, ka manaakitia ano te hua o tou kopu.

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

⁴³No hea hoki tenei ki ahau, kia haere mai te whaea o toku Ariki ki ahau?

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

⁴⁴Na, pa kau mai te reo o tau oha ki oku taringa, ka oho te tamaiti i toku kopu i te hari.

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

⁴⁵Ka koa ano ia e whakapono ana: ka whakaritea hoki nga mea i korerotia ki a ia e te Ariki.

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁶A ka mea a Meri, Ka whakanui toku wairua i te Ariki,

⁴⁷E hari ana toku wairua ki te Atua, ki toku Kaiwhakaora;

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

⁴⁸Mona i titiro ki te iti o tana pononga; ta te mea hoki katahi ahau ka kiia e nga whakatupuranga katoa e haere ake nei, he wahine hari.

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

⁴⁹He nui hoki nga mahi a te Mea Kaha ki ahau; he tapu hoki tona ingoa.

⁵⁰He mahi tohu tana ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia, ki tenei whakatupuranga, ki tenei whakatupuranga.

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

⁵¹Kua whakaputaina he kaha e ia, ara e tona ringa; nana te hunga whakakake i marara ai, i te whakaaro o o ratou ngakau.

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

⁵²Kua whakataka e ia nga piriniha i o ratou torona, a whakateiteitia ake ana te hunga iti.

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

⁵³Kua whakakiia e ia te hunga mate hiakai ki nga mea pai; kua tonoa kautia atu te hunga taonga.

⁵⁴Kua tautokona e ia a Iharaira, tana pononga, he whakamahara hoki ki tana mahi tohu;

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

⁵⁵Ki a Aperahama ratou ko tana whanau ake tonu atu, pera hoki me tana i korero ai ki o tatou matua.

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

⁵⁶Na tata tonu ki te toru marama a Meri e noho ana ki a ia, a hoki ana ki tona whare.

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

⁵⁷¶ A ka rite te taima o Erihapeti e whanau ai; na ka whanau he tama.

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

⁵⁸A ka rongo te hunga e noho tata ana, me ona whanaunga, kua whakanuia e te Ariki tona aroha ki a ia; na ka hari tahi me ia.

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.

⁵⁹A i te waru o nga ra ka haere mai ratou ki te kokoti i te tamaiti; ka mea kia huaina e ratou ko Hakaraia, ko te ingoa o tona papa.

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

⁶⁰Na ka whakahoki tona whaea, ka mea, Kahore; engari me hua ia ko Hoani.

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

⁶¹Na ko ta ratou meatanga ki a ia, Ara, kahore tenei ingoa i huaina ki tetahi o ou whanaunga.

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

⁶²Na ka ui ratou ki tona papa, he mea waitohu, ko wai tana e pai ai kia huaina ki a ia.

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

⁶³Ka mea ia ki tetahi papa tuhituhi, a ka tuhituhi, ka mea, Ko Hoani hei ingoa mona. A miharo ana ratou katoa.

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

⁶⁴Na whai reo tonu iho tona mangai, ka matara tona arero, ka korero ia, ka whakapai ki te Atua.

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

⁶⁵A tau ana te wehi ki te hunga katoa e noho tata ana ki a ratou: ka korerotia enei mea katoa puta noa i te whenua pukepuke katoa o Huria.

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.

⁶⁶Na ka rongoatia enei mea e te hunga katoa i rangona ai ki roto ki o ratou ngakau, ka mea, He tamaiti aha ianei tenei? i a ia hoki te ringa o te Ariki.

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

⁶⁷¶ Na kua ki a Hakaraia, tona papa, i te Wairua tapu, ka poropiti, ka mea,

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

⁶⁸Kia whakapaingia te Ariki, te Atua o Iharaira; kua titiro mai hoki ia, kua hoko i tana iwi,

⁶⁹Kua whakaarahia ake e ia he haona whakaora mo tatou, i roto i te whare o Rawiri, o tana pononga;

⁷⁰Ko tana hoki ia i korerotia e te mangai o ana poropiti tapu, no te timatanga mai ano o te ao:

⁷¹Hei whakaora i a tatou i o tatou hoa whawhai, i te ringa ano o te hunga katoa e kino ana ki a tatou;

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

⁷²Hei whakaputa i te mahi tohu ki o tatou tupuna, hei whakamahara ki tana kawenata tapu;

⁷³Ki te oati i oati ai ia ki a Aperahama, ki to tatou tupuna,

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

⁷⁴Kia tukua mai e ia ki a tatou he ora i te ringa o o tatou hoa whawhai, kia mahi wehikore tatou ki a ia,

⁷⁵I runga i te tapu, i te tika, ki tona aroaro, i nga ra katoa e ora ai tatou.

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 ko koe, e tama, ka kiia ko te poropiti a te Runga Rawa: e haere hoki koe i te aroaro o te Ariki, hei whakapai i ona ara;

⁷⁷Hei whakamatau i tana iwi ki te ora, i o ratou hara e murua ana;

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

⁷⁸He mea hoki na te aroha, na te mahi tohu a to tatou Atua; na reira hoki i puta mai ai te puaotanga o runga ki a tatou,

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

⁷⁹Hei whakamarama i te hunga e noho ana i te pouri, i te atarangi hoki o te mate, hei whakatika i o tatou waewae ki te huarahi o te rangimarie.

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

⁸⁰Na ka tupu taua tamaiti, a ka kaha haere tona wairua, a noho ana i nga koraha, taea noatia te ra e whakakitea ai ia ki a Iharaira.