Luka 1
1 Mamih taengah aka soep tangtae hno kah cilol te muep a thuep tih boelrhai vaengah,
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,
2 oltak kah tueihyoeih la aka om rhoek neh a tongcuek lamloh loh aka hmu rhep rhoek loh mamih taengah m'paek uh vanbangla,
even as they were delivered to us by those who were eye-witnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,
3 kai khaw khaeh khaeh boeih ka thuep koep tih hlangcong Theophilu nang taengah daek ham tluep ka poek.
it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected account, most excellent Theophilus,
4 Te daengah ni hiluepnah ol loh n'thuituen te khaw na ming eh.
that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.
5 Judea manghai Herod tue vaeng ah, Abijah rhoihui khosoih pakhat, a ming ah Zekhariah te om tih Elizabeth aka ming nah Aaron canu te a yuu nah.
There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 Pathen hmaiah a dueng la bok om rhoi. Boeipa kah rhilam neh olpaek cungkuem dongah cuemthuek la pongpa rhoi.
And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 Tedae Elizabeth tah cakol la om tih camoe a om kolla a kum khaw patong la bok om rhoi coeng.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
8 Pathen hmaiah a khosoih vaengkah bangla anih rhoihui te aitlaeng loh a pha.
And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
9 Khosoih kah khosing bangla, Boeipa kah bawkim khuiah kun tih hmueihphum ham a yo.
according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.
10 Bo-ul tue vaengah pilnam khuikah aka om rhaengpuei boeih khaw poeng ah thangthui uh.
And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.
11 Te vaengah Boeipa kah puencawn tah a taengah a phoe pah tih bo-ul hmueihtuk kah bantang ah pai.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
12 Zekhariah loh a thuen doela a sawt dongah rhihnah loh anih a tlak thil.
And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
13 Tedae anih te puencawn pakhat loh, “Zekhariah rhih boeh, nang kah rhenbihnah te a hnatun coeng dongah na yuu Elizabeth loh nang ham capa pakhat han cun vetih, a ming te Johan la na khue ni.
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.
14 Nang ham omngaihnah neh kohoenah la om vetih anih kah rhuirhong dongah boeih omngaih uh ni.
And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.
15 Boeipa hmaiah a len la om vetih, misurtui neh yu te o loengloeng mahpawh. A manu bung khuiah a om vaengah Mueihla Cim neh baetawt ni.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.
16 Israel ca rhoek te a Boeipa Pathen taengla muep a mael puei ni.
And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.
17 Anih tah a hmaiah Elijah kah mueihla neh thaomnah dongah lamhma ni. Pa rhoek kah thinko te ca rhoek taengla, lokhak rhoek te aka dueng lungcueinah dongla mael ni. Rhoekbah tangtae pilnam tah Boeipa ham a hmoel ni,” a ti nah.
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
18 Te phoeiah Zekhariah loh puencawn taengah, “Hekah he Ba nen lae ka ming eh? Kai tah patong la ka om coeng tih ka yuu khaw a kum te ham coeng,” a ti nah.
And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years.
19 Te dongah puencawn loh anih te a doo tih, “Kai tah Pathen hmaiah aka pai Gabriel ni, nang taengah he rhoek he phong ham neh thui ham n'tueih.
And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings.
20 Tedae kai ol te na tangnah pawt dongah he he a soep nah khohnin duela olmueh la na om vetih na cal thai mahpawh ne. Amah tue ah ka ol te soep bit ni,” a ti nah.
And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.
21 Te vaengah Zekhariah te aka lamso pilnam a om dongah bawkim khuiah a di te a ngaihmang uh.
And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.
22 Ha thoeng vaengah tah amih te voek thai voel pawh. Te dongah bawkim khuiah a mangthui a hmuh coeng tila a ming uh. Te dongah Zekhriah loh amih taengah a lu a thuk tih olmueh la phat om.
And on coming out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.
23 Amah kah thothueng khohnin te a cup la a om phoeiah tah amah im la cet.
And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he returned to his house.
24 Te khohnin phoeiah a yuu Elizabeth te vawn tih amah khaw hla nga thuh uh.
And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 “Boeipa loh kai ham hnin at neh a saii tangloeng coeng, te nen ni hlang lakliah kai dogkah hnaelnah te khoe hamla n'hip,” a ti.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.
26 Hla rhuk dongah Pathen taeng lamkah puencawn Gabriel te Galilee khopuei, a ming ah Nazareth la a tueih.
And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 David imkhui kah hlang pakhat, a ming ah Joseph ham te oila a bae pah. Oila ming tah Mary ni.
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 Te phoeiah huta taengla kun tih, “A lungvat tangtae aw, omngaih lah, Boeipa tah nang taengah om pai,” a ti nah.
And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.
29 Tedae Mary te tekah olka dongah konglong ngaihit la om tih te toidalnah loh metla a om eh tila a poek.
And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.
30 Puencawn loh anih te, “Mary rhih boeh, Pathen taengkah lungvatnah na dang coeng te.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
31 Te dongah bungvawn neh na yom tih capa na cun vaengah a ming te Jesuh sui ne.
And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
32 Anih tah tanglue la om vetih Khohni capa tila a khue ni. Boeipa Pathen loh anih te a napa David kah ngolkhoel te a paek ni.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 Te vaengah Mary loh puencawn taengah, “Hekah he metlam a om eh? tongpa khaw ka ming moenih,” a ti nah.
Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35 Te dongah anih te puencawn loh a doo tih, “Mueihla Cim loh nang n'thoeng thil vetih, Khohni kah thaomnah te nang m'muek sak ni. Te dongah na cun te aka cim Pathen Capa tila a khue bal ni.
And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Te phoeiah namah huiko Elizabeth te a patong soiah, camoe a yom van coeng ke. Te dongah cakol la a khue te tahae ah hla rhuk lo coeng.
And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.
37 Pathen kah olka boeih long tah a tloel nah moenih,” a ti nah.
For nothing will be impossible with God.
38 Te dongah Mary loh, “Boeipa kah salnu he, na olka bangla kai taengah om saeh,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah puencawn tah anih taeng lamloh nong.
And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 Mary tah tekah khohnin ah thoo tih tlang kah Judah kho ah thahluenah neh cet.
And Mary arose and went in those days into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah.
40 Zekhariah im khuiah kun tih Elizabeth te a voek.
And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 Mary kah toidalnah te Elizabeth loh a yaak vaengah a bung khuikah cahni te soipet tih Elizabeth khaw Mueihla Cim neh baetawt.
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 Te vaengah tamlung neh pang khungdaeng tih, “Nang tah huta rhoek lakliah na yoethen coeng tih, nang bung kah a thaih te a yoethen coeng.
and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
43 Kai aih he metlam nim, ka boeipa kah a manu kai taengla ha pawk tarha he?
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Nang kah toidalnah ol te ka hna khuiah a kun vaengah tah, ka bung khuikah cahni loh kohoenah neh soipet he.
For lo! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.
45 Te dongah Boeipa loh a thui te hmakhahnah om ni tila aka tangnah tah a yoethen,” a ti nah.
And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 Mary long khaw, “Boeipa te ka hinglu loh a oep.
And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
47 Ka mueihla tah ka khangkung Pathen dongah hlampan coeng.
and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
48 A salnu mathoe he a paelki thil coeng dongah tahae lamkah tah cadil boeih loh kai ng'uem uh pawn ni.
for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
49 Kai taengah thaom tloe la a saii dongah, a ming tah cim pai saeh.
for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;
50 A rhennah tah amah aka rhih rhoek kah cadil cahma ham ni.
and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.
51 A ban neh a thaomnah a saii, a thinko kopoek ah buhueng aka pom te a taekyak.
He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
52 Mangpa rhoek a ngolkhoel lamloh a hlak tih, tlayae rhoek te a pomsang.
He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
53 Bungpong rhoek te hno then neh a hah sak tih, khuehtawn rhoek a tlongtlai la a tueih.
The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
54 A rhennah te poek sak hamla a ca Israel te a bom.
He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
55 A pa rhoek taengah a thui bangla, Abraham neh a tiingan taengah kumhal duela a khueh,” a ti. (aiōn g165)
toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, as he spoke to our fathers. (aiōn g165)
56 Mary te Elizabeth neh hla thum tluk hmaih a naeh phoeiah amah im la bal.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Elizabeth te a om tue a pha coeng tih capa a cun.
Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 Boeipa loh a rhennah te anih taengah a khueh tih, a oep te a huiko neh imben loh a yaak vaengah anih te a omngaih puei uh.
And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 Khohnin hnin rhet a lo vaengah camoe te yahvinrhet ham cet uh. Te vaengah anih te a napa ming Zekhariah la a khue uh.
And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were about to call him Zachariah, after the name of his father.
60 Tedae a manu loh a doo tih, “Moenih, Johan la a khue ni,” a ti nah.
And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61 Te vaengah anih taengah, “Hekah ming la a khue te na cako khuiah a om pawt ah,” a ti nauh.
And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 Camoe metla khue a ngaih poek tila a napa te a yavaih uh.
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
63 Te vaengah cabael a hoe tih a daek hatah, “A ming tah Johan ni,” a ti tih boeih a ngaihmang uh.
And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
64 Te vaengah a hmui, a lai te khaw pahoi a khui pah dongah cal tih Pathen te a uem.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.
65 Te vaengah amih tolvael rhoek boeih te rhihnah loh a pai thil. Te dongah hekah olka loh Judah tlang tom te boeih a ngae uh.
And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these things were talked of throughout the whole of the hill-country of Judaea.
66 Aka ya boeih loh a thinko khuiah a dueh uh tih, “Hekah camoe he metlam nim a om ve?” a ti uh. Tedae Boeipa kah kut loh anih te a om puei.
And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 A napa Zekhariah tah Mueihla Cim neh baetawt.
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Te dongah a olphong neh, “A pilnam te a hip tih tlannah a saii dongah, Israel Pathen Boeipa tah uemom pai saeh.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 A taengom David im khuiah mamih ham khangnah ki a thoh sak.
and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old, (aiōn g165)
71 Mamih kah rhal rhoek neh mamih aka hmuhuet rhoek boeih kut lamkah khangnah,
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
72 a pa rhoek taengah rhennah tueng sak ham neh a paipi ciim te poek sak ham,
to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 a pa Abraham taengah olhlo neh a toemngam te mamih paek ham,
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 amah taengah thothueng hamla rhal kut lamloh hoel n'hlawt coeng.
to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,
75 Mamih kah khohnin rhoek boeih te amah hmaiah duengnah neh cimcaihnah ham ni.
in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
76 Te phoeiah, camoe, nang tah Khohni tonghma la n'khue vetih a longpuei rhoekbah ham Boeipa hmaiah na lamhma ni.
And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 Amih kah tholh khodawkngainah rhangneh a pilnam taengah khangnah mingnah a paek ni.
to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
78 Mamih Pathen kah rhehnah om. Te nen te a sang lamkah khothoeng loh mamih n'hip.
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
79 Dueknah mueihlip neh yinnah khuiah aka ngol rhoek ham te a tue vetih, mamih kah kho te ngaimongnah longpuei la hoihaeng ham ni,” a ti.
to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 Camoe tah rhoeng tih mueihla ah khaw rhaang. Te dongah Israel taengah a phoenah khohnin duela khosoek ah om.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
