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

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

²even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word 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 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;

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 you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were 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 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.

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.

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

⁶Won le dui zhene sas vorta angla Del, ai kerdia mishto sa le zakonuria ai sa le krisa le Devleski.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

¹⁶Anelas palpale buten andal Zhiduvuria ka lenge Del.

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.”

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."

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.”

¹⁸O Zechariah phenel le angeloske, "Sar te zhanav ke so phenes si chaches? Ke phuro sim ai vi murhi rhomni."

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.

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.

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.”

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."

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

²⁵“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at 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!"

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

³⁰O angelo phendia lake, "Na dara, Maria, ke drago sanas le Devleske.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 everything spoken by God is possible.”

³⁷Ke kanchi nai so O Del nashti kerel."

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

³⁸Antunchi Maria phendia, "Me sim e sluga Devleski, te avel mange sar tu phenes", ai o angelo gelotar.

³⁹Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into 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 greeted Elizabeth.

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

⁴¹It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, that the baby 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.

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

⁴²Ai tsipisardia zurales. "O Del swuntsosardia tu mai but ke sar sa le zhuvlia ai lesko swuntsomos beshel pe glata kai avela tu!

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

⁴³Kon si me, kai e dei murhi Devleski avel mande?

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

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

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

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

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

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

⁴⁷Murho ilo pherdo raduimos lo pala Del murho skepitori.

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

⁴⁸O Del dikhlia pe mande, leski sluga kai nai kanch! Numa akana ai sagda sa o manush akharena ma raduime.

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

⁴⁹Ke O Del kai si les e putiera kerdia mange lasho dieli. Lesko anav si Swunto.

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

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

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

⁵²He has put down princes from their thrones. And has 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. He has sent the rich away empty.

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

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

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

⁵⁵Chi busterdia te sikavel leski mila karing o Abraham ai kodola kai sas mai palal lestar sagda.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁶⁵Katar godi antunchi sa narodo kai beshelas pasha leste daraile, ai sa e viasta pa so kerdili geli kruglom karing le plaia ande Judea.

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.

⁶⁶Kon godi ashunelas so kerdilia denas pe goji ai denas pe duma, so avela kodia glata e putiera le Devleski sas chaches lesa.

⁶⁷His father, Zacharias, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

⁷²to show mercy towards our fathers, to 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;

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

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

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

⁷⁵Te sai avas swintsi ai vorta angla Del, swako dies ande amaro traio.

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,

⁷⁶Ai tu, murho tsinorho, avesa akhardo o profeto le Devlesko kai si opre, ke phiresa angla Del te lashares lesko drom;

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

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

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

⁷⁹to shine on those who sit in darkness and 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."

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