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

¹Ker so že mnogi poskusili spisati poročilo o dogodkih, ki so med nami popolnoma izpričani,

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

²kakor so nam jih izročili tisti, ki so od začetka vse sami videli in so bili služabniki besede,

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;

³namenil sem se tudi jaz, ko sem vse od začetka skrbno izprašal, po vrsti to pisati tebi, častiti Teofil,

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

⁴da spoznaš resničnost besed, v katerih si bil 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.

⁵Bil je v dneh Heroda, kralja judejskega, duhovnik po imenu Zaharija, iz vrste Abijeve, in ženo je imel iz hčerá Aronovih, in ime ji je bilo Elizabeta.

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

⁶Bila sta pa oba pravična pred Bogom, živeč po vseh zapovedih in postavah Gospodovih brez madeža.

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

⁷In nista imela otrok, ker je bila Elizabeta nerodovitna, in oba sta se že bila postarala.

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

⁸Zgodi se pa, ko je po redu vrste svoje opravljal duhovsko službo 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.

⁹da ga zadene žreb, naj zažge kadilo, ko vstopi v svetišče Gospodovo.

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

¹⁰In vsa množica ljudstva je bila zunaj in je molila ob uri kajenja.

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

¹¹Prikaže pa se mu angel Gospodov, stoječ na desni strani kadilnega oltarja.

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

¹²In Zaharija se ustraši, ko ga zagleda, in groza ga obide.

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.

¹³Angel mu pa reče: Ne boj se, Zaharija, kajti uslišana je molitev tvoja, in žena tvoja Elizabeta ti porodi sina, in imenuj ime njegovo Janez.

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

¹⁴In on ti bo v radost in veselje, in veliko se jih bo radovalo rojstva njegovega.

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.

¹⁵Kajti velik bo pred Gospodom; in vina in močne pijače ne bo pil in s svetim Duhom bo napolnjen že od materinega telesa.

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

¹⁶In veliko sinov Izraelovih bo izpreobrnil h Gospodu, njih Bogu.

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.”

¹⁷Pojde namreč pred njim v duhu in moči Elijevi, da obrne srca očetov k otrokom in nepokorne k razumnosti pravičnih, da postavi Gospodu ljudstvo pripravljeno.

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.”

¹⁸Pa reče Zaharija angelu: Po čem naj spoznam to? Jaz sem vendar starec in moja žena je že priletna.

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.

¹⁹In angel odgovori in mu reče: Jaz sem Gabriel, ki stojim pred obličjem Božjim in sem poslan, naj govorim s teboj in ti oznanim to veselo vest.

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.”

²⁰In glej molčal boš in ne boš mogel govoriti do dne, ko se to zgodi, ker nisi veroval besedam mojim, ki se izpolnijo v svojem času.

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

²¹In ljudstvo je čakalo Zaharija, in čudili so se, da se tako dolgo mudi v svetišču.

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.

²²Ko pa pride ven, ne more jim govoriti, in spoznajo, da je videl prikazen v svetišču; a on jim le namigava in ostane nem.

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

²³In zgodi se, ko se dopolnijo dnevi službe njegove, da odide na dom svoj.

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

²⁴A po teh dneh spočne Elizabeta, žena njegova, in se skriva pet mesecev,

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

²⁵govoreč: Tako mi je storil Gospod v dneh, ko se je ozrl name, da me reši sramote moje med ljudmi.

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

²⁶V šestem mesecu pa pošlje Bog angela Gabriela v mesto galilejsko, ki mu je ime 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 devici, zaročeni možu, ki mu je bilo ime Jožef, iz hiše Davidove, in devici je bilo ime Marija.

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

²⁸In angel pride k njej in reče: Zdrava, z milostjo obdarovana! Gospod je s teboj, blagoslovljena si med ženami.

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

²⁹Ona pa se prestraši besede njegove in premišljuje, kakšen bi bil ta pozdrav.

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

³⁰In angel reče: Ne boj se, Marija, kajti našla si milost pri Bogu.

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

³¹In glej, spočela boš v telesu in rodila sina, in imenuj ime njegovo Jezus.

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,

³²Ta bode velik in Sin Najvišjega se bo imenoval; in Gospod Bog mu bo dal prestol Davida, očeta njegovega,

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

³³in kraljeval bo v hiši Jakobovi vekomaj in kraljestvu njegovemu ne bo konca.

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

³⁴Marija pa reče angelu: Kako bo to, ko moža ne poznam?

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.

³⁵In angel odgovori in ji reče: Sveti Duh pride nadte in moč Najvišjega te obsenči; zato se bo Sveto, ki se porodi, imenovalo 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.

³⁶In glej Elizabeta sorodnica tvoja, tudi ona je spočela sina v starosti svoji; in ta mesec je šesti njej, ki jo imenujejo nerodovitno.

³⁷For everything spoken by God is possible.”

³⁷Kajti nobene besede ne bo pri Bogu, ki se ne bi mogla izpolniti.

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

³⁸Marija pa reče: Glej, dekla sem Gospodova; zgodi se mi po besedi tvoji! In angel odide od nje.

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

³⁹Odpravi pa se Marija te dni in gre jadrno v gore, v mesto Judovo,

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

⁴⁰ter pride v hišo Zaharijevo in pozdravi Elizabeto.

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

⁴¹In zgodi se, ko začuje Elizabeta pozdrav Marijin, da zaigra dete v telesu njenem; in Elizabeta se napolni svetega Duha

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

⁴²in zakliče z močnim glasom in reče: Blagoslovljena si ti med ženami, in blagoslovljen je sad telesa tvojega.

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

⁴³In odkod meni to, da je prišla Gospoda mojega mati k meni?

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

⁴⁴Kajti, glej, ko je prišel glas pozdrava tvojega v ušesa moja, je veselja zaigralo dete v telesu mojem.

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

⁴⁵In blagor ji, ki je verovala, ker se dopolni, kar ji je rekel Gospod.

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁶In Marija reče: Duša moja poveličuje Gospoda,

⁴⁷in duh moj se je razveselil v Bogu, Zveličarju mojem,

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

⁴⁸ker se je ozrl na nizkost dekle svoje. Kajti glej, odslej me bodo blagrovali vsi rodovi,

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

⁴⁹ker mi je storil velike reči on, ki je mogočen, in sveto je ime njegovo,

⁵⁰in usmiljenje njegovo traja od roda do roda tistim, ki se ga bojé.

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

⁵¹Pokazal je moč z roko svojo, razkropil je ošabne v misli njih srca.

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

⁵²Pahnil je mogočnike s prestola in ponižne je povišal.

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

⁵³Lačne je nasitil z dobrimi rečmi in bogate je odpravil prazne.

⁵⁴Sprejel je Izraela, hlapca svojega, da se spomni usmiljenja svojega,

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

⁵⁵Kakor je govoril očetom našim, Abrahamu in semenu njegovemu na vekomaj.

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

⁵⁶Marija pa ostane pri njej kake tri mesece, in se vrne na svoj dom.

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

⁵⁷A Elizabeti se dopolni čas, da porodi, in rodi sina.

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

⁵⁸In njeni sosedje in sorodniki zaslišijo, da je poveličal Gospod usmiljenje svoje na njej, in se radujejo ž njo.

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.

⁵⁹In zgodi se osmi dan, da pridejo obrezovat dete in ga kličejo po imenu očeta njegovega, Zaharija.

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

⁶⁰A mati njegova odgovori in reče: Ne, ampak Janez se bo imenoval.

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

⁶¹In reko ji: Saj ni nikogar v sorodstvu tvojem, ki bi mu bilo tako ime.

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

⁶²In pomignejo očetu njegovemu, kako hoče, da bi ga imenovali.

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

⁶³In veli si dati tablico in napiše takole: Janez mu je ime. In vsi se začudijo.

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

⁶⁴In pri tej priči se odpro usta njegova in jezik se mu razveže, in govori, hvaleč Boga.

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

⁶⁵In strah obide vse njih sosede in po vsem Judejskem pogorju se pripoveduje o vseh teh rečeh.

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.

⁶⁶In vsi, ki jih slišijo, si jih vtisnejo v srce, govoreč: Kaj neki bo iz tega deteta? Zakaj roka Gospodova je bila ž njim.

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

⁶⁷In Zaharija, oče njegov, se napolni svetega Duha in prorokuje, govoreč:

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

⁶⁸Hvaljen Gospod, Bog Izraelov, ki je obiskal ljudstvo svoje in mu pripravil odrešenje,

⁶⁹in nam povzdignil rog zveličanja v hiši Davida, služabnika svojega,

⁷⁰(kakor je govoril z usti svetih prorokov svojih, ki so bili od nekdaj),

⁷¹rešitev od sovražnikov naših in iz rok vseh, ki nas mrze;

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

⁷²da izkaže usmiljenje očetom našim in se spomni svete zaveze svoje,

⁷³prisege, ki jo je prisegel Abrahamu, očetu našemu,

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

⁷⁴da nam bo dal, da mu, rešeni iz rok sovražnikov svojih, služimo brez straha

⁷⁵v svetosti in pravičnosti pred njim vse svoje žive dni.

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,

⁷⁶In ti, dete, se boš imenovalo prorok Najvišjega; kajti pojdeš pred obličjem Gospodovim, da mu pripraviš poti

⁷⁷in daš ljudstvu njegovemu spoznanje zveličanja, ki je v odpuščenju njih grehov,

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

⁷⁸po prisrčnem usmiljenju Boga našega, po katerem, nas je obiskal Vzhod z višave,

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

⁷⁹da obsije tiste, ki sedé v temi in v senci smrti, da vodi noge naše na pot miru.Dete pa je raslo in se krepilo v duhu, in v puščavi je bilo do dne, ko se pokaže Izraelu.

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

⁸⁰Dete pa je raslo in se krepilo v duhu, in v puščavi je bilo do dne, ko se pokaže Izraelu.