Luge 1
1 Amo sia: , na da di Diobalase, dima dedei. Ninima masu hou olelema: ne, dunu bagohame da logo hogoi helele, dedei.
To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion among us,
2 Am hou musa: ba: su dunu amola Gode Ea sia: olelesu dunu amo ilia adoi, ilia dedei.
just as they were reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterward became bearers of the message.
3 Amaiba: le, amo hou ea bai na musa: amola fa: no hogoi helebeba: le, na da sia: moloiwane dima dedemusa: dawa: i galu.
And, therefore, I also, since I have investigated all these events with great care from their very beginning, have resolved to write a connected history of them for you,
4 Amo hou huluane dia nabi, amo di noga: le dawa: ma: ne, na da amo meloa dedesa.
in order that you may be able to satisfy yourself of the accuracy of the story which you have heard from the lips of others.
5 Yudia soge hina bagade dunu, ea dio amo Helode, amo dunu esalebe galu, gobele salasu dunu fi Abaidia amo ganodini, gobele salasu dunu ea dio amo Segalaia esalu. Ea uda ea dio amo Ilisabede. Amo ea fi da Elane gobele salasu fi.
In the reign of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division called after Abijah. His wife, whose name was Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.
6 Ela da Gode ba: ma: ne, eso huluane hou ida: iwane hamosu. Gode Ea Sema huluane ela nabawane hamosu.
They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 Ilisabede da aligimeba: le amola ela da da: i hamoiba: le, ela da mano hame galu.
But they had no child, Elizabeth being barren; and both of them were advanced in years.
8 Eso afaega, Abaidia fi ilia Debolo ouligisu hawa: hamonanu. Segalaia da ea ilegei esoha amoga gobele salasu hawa: hamonanu.
One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,
9 Gobele salasu hina dunu da ema ilegeiba: le, e da oloda da: iya gabusiga: manoma gobemusa: , Hina Gode Ea Debolo Diasu ganodini golili sa: i.
it fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;
10 Dunu bagohame da gabusiga: manoma gobele salasu dawa: ma: ne, gadili sia: ne gadosa lelefulu.
and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.
11 Amalalu, Gode Ea a: igele dunu misini, gobele salasu oloda ea lobodafa la: didili amoga dafulili lelebe ba: i.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.
12 Segalaia da a: igele dunu ba: loba, fofogadigili, bagadewane beda: i.
Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.
13 Be a: igele da ema amane sia: i, “Segalaia! Di mae beda: ma! Gode da dia sia: ne gadoi nababeba: le, Ilisabede da dunu mano lalelegemu. Ema Yone dio asulima.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, whom you will call by the name John.
14 E da lalelegesea, di da hahawane bagade ba: mu. E lalelegebeba: le, dunu bagohame da nodone sia: mu.
He will be to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over his birth.
15 E da Hina Gode ba: ma: ne, gasa bagade hamomuyo. E da adini amola wadela: i hano hamedafa manu. E lalelegesea, hedolowane Gode Ea A: silibu amoga ea dogo da nabaiwane ba: mu.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,
16 Ea sia: nababeba: le, Isala: ili fi dunu bagohame ilia sinidigili, ilia Hina Godema buhagimu.
and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.
17 E da Hina Godema bisili masunu. E da Elaidia ea gasa bagade hou agoane hamomuyo. Isala: ili eda amola ilia mano da ea sia: nababeba: le bu gousa: mu. Hame nabasu dunu da moloidafa dawa: su logoga buhagimu. Hina Gode da misunu. Amaiba: le, Yone da Gode Ea fi dunu Ema hahawane gousa: musa: , e da ili momagemu.”
He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
18 Segalaia da a: igele dunuma amane sia: i, “Amo sia: da dafawaneyale na da habodane dawa: ma: bela: ? Na amola na uda, ani da da: i hamoi wea!”
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
19 A: igele da bu adole i, “Na dio da Ga: ibeliele. Na da Gode midadi Ea hawa: hamosa lela. E da amo sia: dima olelema: ne, na asunasi.
“I am Gabriel,” the angel answered, “who stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 Gode da amo sia: Ea ilegei eso dafawane hamomu. Be amo sia: di da dafawaneyale hame dawa: i. Amaiba: le, di da wali sia: hamedei esalumu. Di da ouiya: le esalu, na dima ilegei sia: i da dafawane doaga: sea fawane bu sia: baoumu.”
And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course.”
21 Amalaloba, gadili esafulu dunu huluane, Segalaia bu misa: ne bagadewane ouesalebeba: le, e da Debolo Diasu ganodini abuliba: le bagadewane esalala: ? ilia agoane dadawa: lalu.
Meanwhile the people were watching for Zechariah, wondering at his remaining so long in the Temple.
22 E da ganodini ga ahoanebe ba: loba, sia: hamedei ba: beba: le, e da ganodini musa: hame ba: su liligi ba: i, ilia dawa: i galu. Sia: hamedeiba: le, e da ilima ea loboga fawane ado boba: su.
When he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision there. But Zechariah kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.
23 Ea Debolo Diasu hawa: hamosu dagoloba, Segalaia da ea diasuga buhagi.
And, as soon as his term of service was finished, he returned home.
24 Amalalu, fa: no ea uda Ilisabede da abula aguni, oubi biyale gala ea diasu mae fisili, ganodini esalu.
After this his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and lived in seclusion for five months.
25 E amane sia: i. “Hina Gode da na noga: le fidi. Na da aligimeba: le, gogosia: i, be Hina Gode da na gogosia: i fadegai dagoi.”
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said, “he has shown me kindness and taken away the public disgrace of childlessness under which I have been living.”
26 Ilisabede da abula aguni, oubi gafeyale esaloba, Gode da a: igele dunu Ga: ibeliele amo Ga: lili soge moilai Na: salede, amoma asunasi.
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 Amo moilaiga, a:fini dunuga hamedafa dawa: digi, ea dio amo Meli, esalu. Meli da Yousefe, (Da: ibidi aowa) ema sia: sili esalu. A: igele dunu da amo a: finima sia: musa: misi.
to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 Doaga: le, e da Melima amane sia: i, “Olofosu da dima diala! Gode da di noga: le ouligisa! E dima hahawane hou bagade iaha.”
Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying, “You have been shown great favor – the Lord is with you.”
29 Amo sia: nababeba: le, Meli da fofogadigili, beda: iwane amo sia: ea bai dawa: lalu.
Mary was much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean,
30 Be a: igele dunu da bu adole i, “Meli! Mae beda: ma! Gode da dima hahawane hamoi dagoi.
when the angel spoke again, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 Di da abula aguni, dunu mano lalelegemu. Di da amo manoma Yesu dio asulimu.
And now, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will give him the name Jesus.
32 E da gasa bagade hamomuyo. E da Gode Gadodafa Ea Egefedafa Dio lamu. Hina Gode da Ema Hina Bagade Hou, Ea siba osobo bagade fi eda Da: ibidi ea hou agoane, Ema imunu.
The child will be great and will be called ‘Son of the Most High,’ and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David,
33 E da eso huluane mae fisili, Ya: igobe egaga fi, ilima Hinawane esalumu. Ea Hinadafa Hou da hamedafa dagomu.” (aiōn g165)
and he will reign over the descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
34 Be Meli da bu adole ba: i, “Abolebela: ? Na da dunu hame fiba: le, na da habodane mano lama: bela: ?”
“How can this be?” Mary asked the angel. “For I have no husband.”
35 A: igele dunu da bu adole i, “Gode Ea A: silibu Hadigidafa da dima misini, di da Gode Ea gasa bagade hou dawa: mu. Amasea, mano dudubu dia hagomo ganodini hamoi da lalelegesea, ilia da Ema Gode Egefedafa dio asulimu.
“The Holy Spirit will descend on you,” answered the angel, “and the Power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called ‘holy,’ and ‘Son of God.’
36 Diaba Ilisabede dawa: ma. E da aligime, amola mano lamu hamedei ilia sia: daha. Be e da wali oubi gafeyale gala abula agui ba: i dagoi.
And Elizabeth, your cousin, is herself also expecting a son in her old age; and it is now the sixth month with her, though she is called barren;
37 Liligi afae Gode da hahamomu hamedei da hamedafa gala.”
for no promise from God will fail to be fulfilled.”
38 Amalalu, Meli da amane sia: i. “Na da Hina Gode Ea hawa: hamosu a: fini. Dia sia: i defele amo nama doaga: mu da defea.” Amalalu, a:igele dunu da fisili, asi.
“I am the servant of the Lord,” exclaimed Mary. “Let it be with me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
39 Fonobahadi ouesalu, Meli da ea liligi momagele, moilai amo da Yudia goumi soge ganodini galu amoga asi.
Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;
40 Segalaia ea diasuga doaga: le, ganodini golili sa: ili, e da Ilisabede gousa: le nonogoi.
and there she went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Meli ea asigi sia: nababeba: le, mano dudubu Ilisabede ea hagomo ganodini dialu da liligilalebe ba: i. Gode ea A: silibu Hadigidafa da Ilisabede ea dogo nabala misi.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 Ilisabede da ha: giwane wele sia: i, “Di da eno uda ilia hahawane hou baligi dagoi. Dia mano lalelegemu da hahawane bagade.
and cried aloud, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 Na Hina Gode Ea eme nama gousa: la misunu, na da defele hame galebe.
But how have I this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Be dia asigi sia: na nababeba: le, mano dudubu na hagomo ganodini diala da hahawaneba: le liligilalebe ba: i.
For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!
45 Gode Ea dima sia: i da dafawane ba: mu. Dia amo dafawaneyale dawa: beba: le, di da hahawane bagade uda!”
Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”
46 Meli e amane sia: i, “Na asigi dawa: su amoga na da Godema nodosa.
And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
47 Gode na Gaga: su Dunu na dawa: beba: le, na a: silibu da hahawane bagade.
and my spirit delights in God my Savior,
48 E da na, Ea fonoboi hawa: hamosu uda dawa: iba: le, na da hahawane bagade. Waha winini dunu huluane da na da hahawane bagade, ilia da sia: mu.
for he has looked with favor on his humble servant girl. From now on all generations will call me blessed!
49 Bai Gasa Bagadedafa Gode da nama gasa bagade hou hamoi dagoiba: le. Gode Ea Dio da Hadigidafa.
“For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 Musa dunu fi bogole, eno fi dialu, dunu fi huluane Ea hou ilia nodone hamosea, ilima E da Ea gogolema: ne olofosu hou olelesa.
He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.
51 Ea lobodafa molole, E da gasa fi dunu huluane eno sogega sefasi dagoi.
“Mighty are the deeds of his arm! He has scattered the self-satisfied proud,
52 E da gasa fi hina dunu banenesi dagoi. Be hou fonoboi dunu E da gaguia gadoi.
he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,
53 Dunu ha: i ilima E da ha: i manu ida: iwane iasu. Be bagade gagui dunu amo E da da: i nabadowane hamone, sefasi.
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 Ninia aowalali ilima E da hahawane dogolegele imunusa: sia: beba: le, amo hahawane hou huluane E da hahamoi dagoi. E da Ea hawa: hamosu fi Isala: ili amo fidimusa: misi dagoi.
“He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,
55 E da A: ibalaha: me amola ea fi huluane ilima Ea asigi amola gogolema: ne olofosu hou olelei. Amo hou E da mae fisili, eso huluane hamonanumu.” (aiōn g165)
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.” (aiōn g165)
56 Meli da Ilisabede ea diasuga oubi udianawane ouesalu, ea diasuga buhagi.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.
57 Amalalu, Ilisabede ea mano lamu eso doaga: beba: le, e da dunu mano lalelegei.
When Elizabeth’s time came, she gave birth to a son;
58 Ilisabede ea fi amola na: iyado da Hina Gode Ea ema fidisu hou nababeba: le, ilia da huluane gilisili nodoi.
and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.
59 Mano da lalelegele, hi afae aligili, ilia amo mano ea gadofo damuni fasimusa: misi. Ilia ea eda dio (Segalaia) amo ema asulimusa: dawa: i galu.
A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,
60 Be ea ame amane sia: i, “Hame mabu! Ninia Yone dio ema asulimu.”
when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to be called John.”
61 Ilia bu adole i, “Abuliga! Dia fi amo ganodini, dunu amo da Yone dio asuli da hamedafa.”
“You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;
62 Amalalu, ea eda da ema dio asulima: ne, ilia loboga adole ba: i.
and they made signs to the child’s father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.
63 Amalalu, Segalaia da ilima meloa lale ima: ne ado ba: i. Amoga e amane dedei, “Ea dio da Yone!” Ilia bagadewane fofogadigi.
Asking for a writing tablet, he wrote the words – ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised
64 Dedenanu, Segalaia da ea sia: hedolowane bu lale, Godema nodone sia: i.
and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.
65 Ilia na: iyado dunu huluane da bagadewane beda: i. Amo mabe hou huluane, Yudia goumi soge ganodini fi esalu dunu da bagadewane sia: dasu.
All their neighbors were awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.
66 Amo hou nabi dunu huluane dawa: lalu, gilisili sia: dasu, “Amo mano da adi hou hamoma: bela: ?” Bai Hina Gode Ea gasa bagade hou da amo mano fidibiba: le, ilia noga: le ba: i dagoi.
All who heard it kept it in mind, asking one another – “What can this child be destined to become?” For the Power of the Lord was with him.
67 Yone ea eda Segalaia da Gode Ea A: silibu Hadigidafa amoga nabaiba: le, Gode Ea sia: ne iasu amane ba: la: lusu sia: i,
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:
68 “Ninia Hina Gode, Isala: ili fi ilia Godema nodone sia: ma! Bai E da Ea fi dunu fidimusa: , amola bu bidi lamusa: misi.
“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,
69 E da gasa bagade Gaga: su dunu ninima i. Amo da Ea hawa: hamosu dunu Da: ibidi egaga fi.
and has raised up for us the strength of our salvation in the house of his servant David –
as he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old – (aiōn g165)
71 ‘Na da dilia ha lai dunu amo ilia dilima mae hasalima: ne, Na da dili gaga: mu.’
salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,
72 E da ninia aowalali dunu ilima gogolema: ne olofosu hou imunu sia: i. Amola E da Ea sema Gousa: su hamoi amo hame gogolemu sia: i.
showing mercy to our ancestors, and mindful of his sacred covenant.
73 Ninia siba eda A: ibalaha: me ema E da sia: dafawane ilegele sia: i,
This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham –
74 amane, E da ninia ha lai dunu nini mae medoma: ne, E da nini gaga: mu, amola ninia da mae beda: iwane Ea hawa: hamonanuma: ne logo doasima: ne sia: i.
that we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies,
75 Amasea, ninia da Ea midadi hou ida: iwane amola hadigiwane hamosa, fifi ahoanumu.
and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.
76 Di, na mano, di da Gode Gadodafa amo Ea balofede dunu amo ea dio lamu. Di da Hina Gode bisili, Ea logo fodomusa: masunu.
And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,
77 Di da Ea dunu fi ilima ilia wadela: i hou gogolema: ne olofomusa: , Gaga: su dunu ilia ba: mu, di da olelemu.
to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Ninia Gode da olofoiwane, asigiwane esalebeba: le, Ea Gaga: su hou da hehebolo mabe defele ninima doaga: mu.
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,
79 Amo hadigi da Hebene amoga misini, dunu fi amo da gasi ganodini amola bogosu baba amo ganodini esalebe, ilima hadigimu. Amo hadigi da olofosu logo ninima noga: le olelemu.”
to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, and guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 Yone da asigilalea, ea da: i amola ea a: silibu da gilisili asigilalu. E da dunu hame esalebe hafoga: i soge amo ganodini esalu, amoganini e da Isala: ili dunu ilima olelemusa: misi.
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the time came for his appearance before Israel.
