Luke 1
1 My noble [friend] Theophilus, many people saw the things that [Jesus] did while he was with us, from the time when he started [MTY] [his ministry]. They served God [by teaching people] the message [about the Lord Jesus]. Many of those who heard what they taught wrote down for us accounts of the things that [Jesus did from the time when] he began [his ministry].
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏔᏅ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎧᏃᎲᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏦᎪᎯᏳᎭ,
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎪᎩᏪᏎᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎤᏂᎪᎯᏙᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ —
3 I myself have studied these accounts carefully. So I decided that it would be good for me also to write for you [(sg)] an accurate account of these matters.
ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏅ ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏁᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎩᏰᎢᎸᏍᏗᏱ, ᏂᎯ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗ ᏗᎣᏈᎵ, ᎠᎩᏍᏆᏂᏰᏛᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ,
4 I want you to know the truth about what you have been taught {what others have taught you}.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎡᏤᏲᏅᎢ.
5 When King Herod [the Great ruled] Judea [district], there was a [Jewish] priest named Zechariah. He belonged to the [group of priests called] the Abijah group. He and his wife Elizabeth were both descended from the [first priest of Israel], Aaron.
ᎾᎯᏳ ᎡᎶᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎡᎮ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᏤᎦᎳᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏆᏯ ᎠᎦᏘᏅᏔᏅ ᎨᎳ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎤᏓᎵᎢᏃ ᎡᎳᏂ ᏧᏪᏥᏛᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎵᏏ ᏚᏙᎡᎢ.
6 [God considered that] both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏙᏗᎧᏅᎢ, ᏓᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏎ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏁᏨ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ, ᎤᏐᏅ ᏂᎨᏥᎳᎾᏎᎲᎾ.
7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth had been unable to bear children. Furthermore, she and her husband were very old.
ᎠᎴ ᏁᎲᎾ ᎨᏎ ᎤᏁᏥ, ᎵᏏᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏓᎷᎸᎥᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᏎᎢ.
8 One day [Zechariah’s] group was doing their work [in the Temple in Jerusalem], and he was serving as a priest in God’s presence.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᎸᎨᎶᎯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎤᎮᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎵᏱᎶᎸ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᎿᎭᎨᎸᎢ,
9 Following their custom, [the other priests] chose him by lot to enter the Lord’s temple and burn incense.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏥᎸᎠᏁᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏙᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏜᏓᎦᏩᏒᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏩᏴᎭ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
10 While he was burning the incense, many people were outside [in the courtyard], praying.
ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᏴᏫ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᎠᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᏜᏓᎦᏩᏒᎩ ᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ.
11 Then an angel whom God had [sent] appeared to him. The angel was standing at the right side of the place [where the priests burned] incense.
ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏛᏁᎴ ᎦᏙᎨ ᎠᎦᏘᏏᏗᏢ ᎦᏩᏒᎩ ᎬᏙᏗᏱ ᎪᏢᏒᎢ.
12 When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became very afraid.
ᏤᎦᎳᏯᏃ ᎤᎪᎲ, ᎤᏕᏯᏔᏁᎴ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᎴᎢ.
13 But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, do not be afraid! When you [(sg)] prayed [asking God for a son] (OR, [that God would send the Messiah]), God heard what you prayed. [So] your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son. You must name him John.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᏤᎦᎳᏯ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏍᎦᎸᎩ; ᎭᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᏰᏃ ᎡᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᏣᏓᎵᎢ ᎵᏏ ᏓᏣᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎵ ᏤᏥ ᎠᏧᏣ, ᏣᏂᏃ ᏕᎯᏲᎥᎭ.
14 He will cause you to be very happy, and many other people will also be happy because he is born.
ᎠᎴ ᎭᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏣᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏕᏅ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
15 God will consider him to be very important. He must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, [in order that he will be completely dedicated to God]. He will be controlled by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit will control him} from before he is born.
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏙᏗᎧᏅᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏴᏍᏕᏍᏗᏍᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎤᏥ ᎤᎾᏅᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ.
16 He will [persuade] many people in Israel to turn away [from their sins and please] the Lord their God.
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎢᏏᎵ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏙᏛᎪᎸᏏ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏙᏛᎦᏔᎲᏍᏔᏂ.
17 As [God’s] Spirit enables him [to preach] powerfully as [the prophet] Elijah did, he will precede [the Messiah]. He will cause parents [SYN] to act [peacefully] toward their children [again]. He will cause [many] people who do not obey [God to hear and obey] the wise things that righteous people [tell them]. He will do this in order to help [many] people to be ready when the Lord [comes].”
ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏓᏳᏪᏅᎡᎵ [ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ] ᎢᎳᏯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏙᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏧᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᏧᏂᎾᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᏚᎦᏔᎲᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᏧᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᏚᎦᏔᎲᏍᏙᏗᏱ; ᏧᏛᏅᎢᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.
18 Then Zechariah said to the angel, “I am very old, and my wife is also so old [that she cannot bear a child. So] (I cannot [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]!/how can I [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]?) [RHQ]”
ᏤᎦᎳᏯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ? ᎠᏆᏛᏐᏅᎯᏰᏃ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏓᎵᎢ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ.
19 Then the angel said to him, “I am [God’s chief angel], Gabriel! [I do what God tells me, because] I constantly am in God’s presence! I was sent {[He] sent me} to tell you [(sg)] something good [that is going to happen to you].
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏴ ᎨᏈᎵ, ᏥᏥᏙᎪ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏨᎩᏅᏒ ᎬᏯᎵᏃᎮᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
20 What I have told you will certainly happen at the time [God decides], but you did not believe what I told you. So now [God will make] you will be unable to talk until the day [your son is born]”!
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏨᎨᏫ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏣᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎬᏂ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏂᏦᎯᏳᏅᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏁᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏍᏆᎸᎲᎭ.
21 While [Zechariah and the angel] were talking, the people [in the courtyard] were waiting for Zechariah [to come out]. They wondered, “Why is he staying in the Temple for such a long time?”
ᏴᏫᏃ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏰ ᏤᎦᎳᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᏩᏯᎥ ᎤᏛᏅᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
22 When Zechariah came out, he was not able to speak to the people. Because he could not talk, he made motions with his hands [to try to convey what had happened]. Then they realized that he had seen (a vision [from God]/something that [God] showed him) while he was in the Temple.
ᏧᏄᎪᏨᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎬᏩᎵᏃᎮᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ; ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏎᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏫᏎᎸ ᏩᏯᎥ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ. ᏓᏁᎶᏓᏁᎮᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏍᏕᏉ ᎤᏩᎨᏫ ᎨᏎᎢ.
23 When Zechariah’s time to work [as a priest in the Temple] was finished, he [left Jerusalem and] returned to his home.
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᏍᏆᏛ ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎤᏪᏅᏎ ᏧᏪᏅᏒᎢ.
24 Some time later his wife Elizabeth became pregnant [EUP]. She did not leave their house for five months, [because she knew that people would laugh at her if she told them that she was pregnant].
ᎣᏂᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎵᏏ ᎤᏁᎵᏤᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏗᏍᎦᎳᏁ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏅᏙ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ,
25 But she thought, “God has enabled me to become pregnant. He has pitied me and I will no longer be ashamed [because I have no children]!”
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏛᏁᎸ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᏕᎠᏆᎧᎿᎭᏅ, ᎠᎩᎲᎡᏗᏱ ᎤᏕᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎥᏆᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
26 When Elizabeth had been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, the angel Gabriel was sent by God {God sent the angel Gabriel} [again].
ᏑᏓᎵᏁᏃ ᎧᎸᎢ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎨᏈᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏓᏳᏅᏏᏛ ᎤᎷᏤ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎨᎵᎵ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ,
27 [This time] he went to Nazareth [town] in Galilee [district], to a virgin whose name was Mary. It had been {[Her parents] had} promised that she would marry a man named Joseph, who was descended from [King] David.
ᎤᎷᏤᎴ ᎠᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᏩ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏓᏴᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏛ ᎺᎵ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎨᏎᎢ.
28 The angel greeted her and said, “(The Lord/God) is with you [(sg)] and you will be greatly blessed {[has decided to] greatly bless you}!”
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᎷᏤᎸ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎬᏲᎵᎦ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏔᏅᎯ, ᏱᎰᏩ ᏫᏗᏣᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓ; ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᎯ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ.
29 But Mary was very confused [when she heard] that. She wondered what [the angel meant] by these words.
ᎤᎪᎲᏃ ᎤᏕᏯᏔᏁᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲᎵᎸᎢ.
30 Then the angel said to her, “Mary, God is very pleased with you [(sg)], so do not be afraid.
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎺᎵ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏍᎦᎸᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏣᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏩᏛᎲ.
31 You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏘᏁᎵᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏘᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏ ᎠᏧᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᏙᏘᏲᎢ.
32 He will become great. He will be called {[People will] call him} (the Son of God/the man who is also God). God, the Lord, will make him a king [MTY] as his ancestor [King] David was.
ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎪᏎᎮᏍᏗ; ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏓᏳᏁᎵ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸᎢ.
33 He will be the King of [the] Jews, the descendants [MTY] of [your ancestor] Jacob, forever. He will rule as king forever!” (aiōn g165)
ᎠᎴ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏤᎦᏈ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏭᏍᏗᏥᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. (aiōn g165)
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “I am a virgin, so how can I [have a baby]?”
ᎺᎵᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ, ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎲᎾᏃ ᏥᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ?
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come to you; the power of God [MTY/EUP] will overshadow you [and enable you to become pregnant]. So the child [you will] bear will be completely set apart {give himself completely} to obey God, and he will be called {[people] will say that he is} (the Son of God/the man who is also God).
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏓᏣᎷᏤᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎡᎯ ᏓᏣᏓᏩᏗᏍᏙᏔᏂ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏨᏓᏣᏕᏁᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎪᏎᎮᏍᏗ.
36 [I also need to tell you something else]. Your cousin Elizabeth is very old, and it was thought {[people] said} that she could not bear any children. But she has been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, and will bear a son!
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎢᏍᏗᏠᏱ ᎵᏏ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎤᏁᎵᏨ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏑᏓᎵᏁ ᎧᎳ ᎬᏩᏁᎵᏨᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎷᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏣᎪᏎᎲᎩ.
37 [You should not be surprised at that], because God can do everything!”
ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏄᎸᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
38 Then Mary said, “All right, I want to serve (the Lord/God), so may what you [(sg)] have said about me come true!” Then the angel left her.
ᎺᎵᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏉ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏴ; ᏱᎰᏩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏣᏪᏒ ᏫᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏏ. ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᏓᏅᎡᎴᎢ.
39 Very soon after that, Mary got ready and went quickly to a town in the highlands of Judea [district] where Zechariah lived.
ᎺᎵᏃ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏚᎴᏁᎢ, ᎤᏩᏅᏤ ᎣᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᏧᏗᏱ ᎦᏚᎲ ᏭᎷᏤᎢ;
40 She entered his house and greeted [his wife] Elizabeth.
ᎠᎴ ᏭᏴᎴ ᏤᎦᎳᏯ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲᎵᎴ ᎵᏏ
41 As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary greet her, the baby moved inside [Elizabeth’s] womb. The Holy Spirit took complete control of Elizabeth,
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎵᏏ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ ᎺᎵ ᎤᏲᎵᎲᎢ, ᎠᏲᎵ ᎦᏁᎵᏒ ᎤᎵᏖᎸᏁᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎵᏏ ᎤᎧᎵᏤ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ,
42 and she said loudly [to Mary], “[God] has blessed you [more than] he has blessed [any other] woman, and [he has] blessed the child you will bear!
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎤᏁᏤᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏂᎯ ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏗ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗᏳ; ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎯ ᏨᏘᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏ.
43 (I am not worthy that [God would allow you] to visit me!/Why is [God allowing you] to visit me?) [RHQ] You will be the mother of my Lord!
ᎦᏙᏃ ᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏏ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏥ ᏣᎩᎷᏥᏏ?
44 [I realize this because] as soon as I heard you greet me, the baby inside my womb moved because he was so happy [that you had come].
ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᏉ ᎯᏁᎬ ᏍᎩᏲᎵᎲᎢ, ᎠᏲᎵ ᏥᏁᎵᏒ ᎤᎵᏖᎸᏅ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎬᎢ.
45 [God] is pleased with you [because] you believed that what (the Lord/God) told you would come true.”
ᎠᎴ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏅᎯ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏅᏧᏪᏎᎸ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏔᏂ.
46 Then Mary [praised God by] saying/singing: “, how I [SYN] praise (the Lord/God)!
ᎺᎵᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᎭ ᏱᎰᏩ,
47 I am happy because God is the one who saves me.
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏤᎸ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ.
48 I was only his lowly servant girl, but he did not forget me. So from now on, everyone will say that God was pleased with me,
ᏕᎤᎧᎿᎭᏅᏰᏃ ᎤᏲ ᏄᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏰᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏏᏒ ᏴᏫ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎬᏉᏎᎮᏍᏗ.
49 because they will hear about the things that God [MTY], the mighty one, has done for me. He [MTY] is awesome!
ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛᏰᏃ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎾᏆᏛᏁᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎤᏙᎥᎢ.
50 He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏕᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎭ ᎬᏩᎾᏰᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏏᏒᎢ.
51 He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.
ᎧᏃᎨᏂ ᎤᏮᏔᏅ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᎾᏢᏉᏗ ᏙᏧᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏚᏗᎦᎴᏯᏍᏔᏅ.
52 He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).
ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏚᏪᎧᎲᏒ ᎤᎾᏅᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᏚᏌᎳᏓᏅ.
53 He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.
ᎠᎪᏄ ᏧᏂᏲᏏᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏚᎧᎵᎢᏍᏔᏅ, ᏧᏁᎿᎭᎢᏃ ᎠᏒᎭ ᏙᎤᏁᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᏚᏩᏁᎸᎩ.
54 And now he has remembered what he promised. So he has helped me and all the other people of [MTY] Israel who serve him.
ᎢᏏᎵ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎲ ᎠᏅᏓᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛᎢ,
55 He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever.” (aiōn g165)
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎡᏆᎭᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ. (aiōn g165)
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home.
ᎺᎵᏃ ᏦᎢ ᎢᏯᏅᏙ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎵᏏᏱ ᎤᏕᏁᎢ, ᎩᎳᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏪᏅᏒ ᏫᎤᎶᏎᎢ.
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth to her child, she bore a son.
ᎵᏏᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎡᎴ ᎤᏕᏗᏱ ᎠᏲᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎ ᎠᏧᏣ.
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard how (the Lord/God) had greatly blessed her [by enabling her to bear a child], so they were happy along with [Elizabeth].
ᎾᎥᏃ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏩᎿᎭᎤᎾᏛᎦᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏪᏙᎵᏨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎤᎾᎵᎮᎵᏤᎢ.
59 Seven days later they gathered together for the [ceremony for] circumcising the baby [to show that he belonged to God]. They wanted to give the baby the same name as his father, Zechariah.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏁᎵᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏂᎱᏍᏕᏎᎸᎭ ᎠᏲᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᎦᎳᏯ ᏚᏃᎡᎢ, ᎤᏙᏓ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏚᏃᏍᏔᏁᎢ.
60 But his mother said, “No, [his name will not be Zechariah]. His name will be John!”
ᎤᏥᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎥᏞᏍᏗ; ᏣᏂᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎪᏎᎮᏍᏗ.
61 [So] they said to her, “[John] is not the name of any of your [(dl)] relatives, [so you(dl) should not give him that name]!”
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᎬᏩᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏥᏠᏱ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ ᏱᏚᏙᎥ.
62 Then they made motions with their hands to Zechariah, [for him] to indicate what name [he] wanted to be given {to give} to his son.
ᎤᏙᏓᏃ ᏓᎾᏁᎶᏓᏁᎲ ᎤᎾᏛᏛᏁ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏣᎪᏍᏗᏱ.
63 [So] he signaled that they [should give him] a tablet [to write on. When they gave him one], he wrote [on it], “His name is John.” All those [who were there] were surprised!
ᎤᏔᏲᎴᏃ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᏣᏂ ᏚᏙᎥ. ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏎᎢ.
64 Immediately Zechariah was able to speak again [MTY], and he praised God.
ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᎱᎵ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎢᏎᎢ, ᎦᏃᎪᏃ ᎤᏕᎵᏌᏕᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏂᏎ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
65 All their neighbors were amazed/awestruck! They told other people who lived all over the highlands of Judea about what had happened.
ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ ᏗᏂᏁᎸ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᎾᏰᏎᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᏚᏃᏣᎶᏤ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎣᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏗᏱ.
66 Everyone who heard about it kept thinking about it. They were saying, “We wonder what will this child do [for God when] he [grows up] [RHQ]!” They wondered that because [from what had happened they were sure that] God would be helping that child [SYN] [in a powerful way].
ᎾᏂᎥᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏱ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏁᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏲᎵ? ᏱᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎯᏙᎮᎢ.
67 [After] Zechariah’s [son was born], Zechariah was completely directed by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit completely directed Zechariah} as he spoke these words that came from God:
ᎤᏙᏓᏃ ᏤᎦᎳᏯ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏎ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ;
68 “Praise the Lord, the God whom we(inc) people of Israel worship, because he has come to set us, his people, free from our enemies.
ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏏᎵ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ; ᏚᏩᏛᎰᎸᏰᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎫᏴᎲ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ.
69 He is sending us someone who will powerfully [MTY] save us, someone who is descended from [MTY] King David, who served God well.
ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸ ᎤᏲᏅ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ, ᏕᏫ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏁᎲ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏨ;
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏪᏒ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏕᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ; (aiōn g165)
71 He will rescue us from our enemies, and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᏚᏓᎳᎡᏗᏱ ᎨᎩᏍᎦᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏂᎨᎬᏅ ᏗᏓᏚᏓᎳᎡᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎨᎩᏂᏆᏘᎯ;
72 He will do this because he has not forgotten what he promised our ancestors; he made an agreement that he would act mercifully to us, their descendants.
ᎢᏳᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᏚᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏧᏪᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏓᏠᎯᏍᏛᎢ,
73 That is what he strongly promised our ancestor Abraham that he would do.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏎᎵᏔᏁ ᏧᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎢᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ,
74 God told him that we would be rescued {he would rescue us} from the power of our enemies, that he would enable us to serve him without being afraid,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏓᏚᏓᎳᎡᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎨᎩᏍᎦᎩ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᏗᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᎡᏓᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ,
75 that he would cause us to be completely dedicated to him, and enable us to live righteously all of our lives.”
ᏂᏗᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᎨᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎢᏓᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ.
76 [Then Zechariah said this to] his little son: “My child, you will be called {people will say that you are} a prophet whom God [MTY/EUP] has sent; you will begin your work before (the Lord/Messiah) comes; you will prepare people so that they will be ready for him. (OR, you will begin your work before the Messiah comes).
ᏂᎯᏃ ᎯᏲᎵ, ᏩᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎡᏦᏎᎮᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏘᏰᏅᎡᎵ ᏱᎰᏩ, ᎯᏯᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ;
77 You will tell God’s people how he will forgive them and save them from being punished for their sins.
ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎦᎨᏥᏁᎲ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ,
78 Our God will do that because he is very kind to us. Just like a new day begins when the sun rises [MET], God will do that new thing for us when the Messiah comes to us from heaven.
ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᏗᏰᎵᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏩᏛᎯᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ,
79 People who do not know God [MET] are like those who sit in the darkness. They are afraid [MTY] that they will soon die. But when the Messiah tells us God’s message, it will be like causing such people to see a bright light. He will guide us [SYN] so that we will be living peacefully.”
ᎢᎦ ᏧᏘᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏏᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏓᏩᏗᏍᏙᏛ ᏣᏂᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏖᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ.
80 [Later], Zechariah’s son grew up and became spiritually strong. Then he lived in a desolate region until he began to preach to the Israeli people.
ᎠᏲᎵᏃ ᎠᏛᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᏉᎨ ᎤᎵᏂᎪᏍᎬ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎾᎨᏉ ᎡᎮᎢ ᎬᏂ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏚᏛᏁᎸ ᎢᏏᎵ.
