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].
MURIN me toto ar intingiedier kasoi pan meakan, me kitail kin kamelele,
Duen ir, me kasokasoi ong kit, me saunkakede o papa pan masan sang ni tapi o,
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.
I ap pil lamedar, me mau, i en inting wong komui, Maing Tiopilus, pwe i lelepokki karos sang ni tapi o kokodo.
4 I want you to know the truth about what you have been taught {what others have taught you}.
Pwe komui en asa duen meakan me komui aleer, me pung melel.
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.
Ni muein Erodes nanmarki en Iudäa, samero amen mia, kisan pwin ong Apia, me mar a Sakarias, o a paud amen sang nain Aron seripein oko, me mar a Elisapet.
6 [God considered that] both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.
Ira karos me pung mon Kot, o ira ineneweita ni en Kaun a kusoned o tiak kan karos.
7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth had been unable to bear children. Furthermore, she and her husband were very old.
A sota naira seri, pwe Elisapet li dapwan amen, o ira karos likailapalar.
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.
A kadekadeo ni a kapwaiada a dodok en samero mon Kot ni ansau o, me a pwin pwaisaneki,
9 Following their custom, [the other priests] chose him by lot to enter the Lord’s temple and burn incense.
Duen a kin wiaui ren samero kan, o ansau en isik mairong lao leler, a kotilong ong nan im en kaudok en Kaun o.
10 While he was burning the incense, many people were outside [in the courtyard], praying.
A pokon kalaimun mi liki, wiawia kapakap ni klok en isis.
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.
A tounlang en Kaun amen pwara dong i, kotikot ni pali maun en pei saraui en potik.
12 When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became very afraid.
Sakarias lao masani, ap lusikida o masapwekada.
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.
A tounlang o masani ong i: Sakarias, der masak, pwe om kapakap pwaidar, om paud Elisapet pan naitikeda seri ol amen, a koe pan ki ong mar a Ioanes.
14 He will cause you to be very happy, and many other people will also be happy because he is born.
O a pan kare ong uk peren o popol, o me toto pan perenki a ipwidi.
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.
Pwe a pan lapalap ren Kaun o, a sota pan nim wain, pil so eu song en soko; a pan dir en Ngen saraui nan kupur en in a.
16 He will [persuade] many people in Israel to turn away [from their sins and please] the Lord their God.
A me toto ren nain Israel akan, me a pan kawuki ong Kaun ar Kot.
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].”
A pan tiong mo a ni ngen o roson en Elias, pwen kawuki ong seri kan mongiong en sam arail akan o me sopeik kan ong lamalam en me pung kan, pwen kaonopadang Kaun o pwin aramas lelapok eu.
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]”
A Sakarias masani ong tounlang o: Da me i en asaki me wet? Pwe i ol laudalar amen, o ai paud pil likailapalar.
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].
A tounlang sapeng masani ong i: Ngai Kapriel, me kin ariri Kot, o me pakadarado, en lokaia ong uk, o wa dong uk rongamau pukat.
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]”!
Kilang, koe pan lotong la, o sasa lokaia lao lel ran o, me mepukat pan pwaida, pweki om sota kamelele ai kasoi, me pan pwaida ni a ansau.
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?”
A pokon o auiaui Sakarias, puriamuiki a pwapwand nan im en kaudok.
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.
A lao pedoi sang, a solar kak masan ong irail. Irail ap dedeki, me a udial manaman eu nan im en kaudok o. A olol ong irail o lotonglar.
23 When Zechariah’s time to work [as a priest in the Temple] was finished, he [left Jerusalem and] returned to his home.
Kadekadeo ran akan en a dodok lao nikier, a kotin purelang sap we koieilang im a.
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].
Murin ran pukat a paud Elisapet liseanda o mimieta nan deu a saunipong limau indada:
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]!”
Iduen Kaun o kotin wiai ong ia ni ran oko, ni a kotin masan dong ia, pwen kotiki sang ia kanamenok pai ren aramas.
26 When Elizabeth had been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, the angel Gabriel was sent by God {God sent the angel Gabriel} [again].
Ni kawonu en saunipong tounlang Kapriel pakadarala sang ren Kot ong nan kanim en Kaliläa eu, me ad a Nasaret,
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.
Ren seripein makelekel amen, me kisin nin ong ol amen, me mar a Iosep, kisan kadaudok en Dawid; seripein makelekel o adaneki Maria.
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}!”
Tounlang o kotilong ong nan deu a masani ong i: Kaselelia Maing, kom meid pai, Kaun o kotikot re omui! Kom meid pai nan pung en li akan!
29 But Mary was very confused [when she heard] that. She wondered what [the angel meant] by these words.
A lao kilanger i, o rongadar a masan, ap masapwekadar madamadaua: Duen song en ranamau o.
30 Then the angel said to her, “Mary, God is very pleased with you [(sg)], so do not be afraid.
A tounlang masani ong i: Maria, ender masak, pwe komui me konekonelar ren Kot.
31 You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.
A kilang, komui pan liseanda o naitikeda seri ol amen, a komui pan ki ong mar a Iesus.
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.
Nan i me pan lapalap, o a pan maraneki Sapwilim en Kaun lapalap, o Kaun Kot pan kotiki ong i mol en sam a Dawid.
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)
O a pan kakaunda kadaudok en Iakop kokolata, o sapwilim a wei sota pan imwila. (aiōn g165)
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “I am a virgin, so how can I [have a baby]?”
Maria ap masani ong tounlang o: Daduen mepukat pan kak wiaui, aki i sasa ol amen?
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).
Tounlang o kotin sapeng masani ong i: Ngen saraui pan kotin ti po omui o roson en Kaun lapalap pan kipa komui di, i me saraui o, me pan ipwi sang komui, pan maraneki: Sapwilim en Kot.
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!
O masani, ri om Elisapet pil liseandar ni a likailapala, a pan naitikeda seri ol amen, a kawonu en saunipong ansau wet; iei i me dapwan,
37 [You should not be surprised at that], because God can do everything!”
Pwe sota meakot, me Kot sota kak ong.
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.
A Maria potoan ong: Masani, ngai lidu en Kaun o; en wiaui ong ia duen omui masan. Tounlang o ap kotila sang re a.
39 Very soon after that, Mary got ready and went quickly to a town in the highlands of Judea [district] where Zechariah lived.
I ran oko Maria madang kotila pon nana o nan kanim en Iuda eu,
40 She entered his house and greeted [his wife] Elizabeth.
Ap pedelong ong nan im en Sakarias o ranamau ong Elisapet.
41 As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary greet her, the baby moved inside [Elizabeth’s] womb. The Holy Spirit took complete control of Elizabeth,
Kadekadeo Elisapet lao ronger en Maria a ranamau ong i, seri o ap mokideda nan kaped a; a Elisapet ap direkila Ngen saraui,
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!
O ngil laudeda masani: Komui meid pai ren li akan, o meid iasanai ipwin kupur omui!
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!
A iaduen pai wet a ko sang ia, pwe in en ai Kaun koti dong ia?
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].
Masani, ni ai ronger omui ranamau, seri o ap mokideda nan kaped i aki a peren.
45 [God] is pleased with you [because] you believed that what (the Lord/God) told you would come true.”
O komui meid pai, pweki komui poson! Pwe a pan pwaida, me Kaun o kotin masani ong komui.
46 Then Mary [praised God by] saying/singing: “, how I [SYN] praise (the Lord/God)!
Maria ap masani: Lol ai kapinga Kaun o,
47 I am happy because God is the one who saves me.
O ngen i perenki Kot ai Saunkamaur.
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,
Pwe a kotin kupurala sapwilim a lidu tikitik o. Kilang, sang met o kokolata di karos pan kapai kin ia,
49 because they will hear about the things that God [MTY], the mighty one, has done for me. He [MTY] is awesome!
Pwe a kotin wiaer song en manaman ong ia, me lapalap o mar a me saraui.
50 He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.
A kotin kalangan ong di karos kokolata, ong irail me kin lan i.
51 He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.
O a kotin wia kida lim a manaman akan. O a kotin karawan pasang, me kin lemai nan mongiong arail.
52 He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).
A kotin sikin wei saupeidi kan sang mol ar, ap id kasapwilada me tikitik kan.
53 He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.
A kotin kamede kida kapwa me men mangadar akan, ap kotin kadarala kaip me kapwapwa kan.
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.
A kotin upor kin sapwilim a ladu Israel, o kotin tamataman a kalangan,
55 He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever.” (aiōn g165)
Duen a kotin masani ong sam atail akan, ong Apraam o kadaudok a kokolata. (aiōn g165)
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home.
A Maria kotikot re a saunipong silu, ap purelang im a.
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth to her child, she bore a son.
Ari, ansaun Elisapet leler pwen naitik, a naitikeda seri ol amen.
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].
O men imp a kan o sau i rongadar, me Kaun o kotin kupura i, rap iang i peren kida.
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.
Kadekadeo auel en ran o re pwara dong sirkomsais seri o; ir ari ki ong mar en sam a Sakarias.
60 But his mother said, “No, [his name will not be Zechariah]. His name will be John!”
A in a sapeng indada: O kaidin, pwe a pan maraneki Ioanes.
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]!”
Irail ap indang i: Nan sota sau om men me maraneki met.
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.
Irail ap olol ong sam a, duen me a mauki, seri en adaneki.
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!
I ari poeki slet eu, ap intingiedier o masani: A pan adaneki Ioanes. Irail karos ap puriamuiki.
64 Immediately Zechariah was able to speak again [MTY], and he praised God.
A madang silang i wasok pasang o tenap a sapadokada; i ari masani o kapinga Kot.
65 All their neighbors were amazed/awestruck! They told other people who lived all over the highlands of Judea about what had happened.
A masak kipadi karos, me kaukauson imp ar, o wiawia pukat lolok sili pon nana en Iudäa karos.
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].
A karos me rongadar, kin nekinekid nan mongiong arail, indada: Da me seri men et pan wiala? Pwe lim en Kaun o kotin iang i.
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:
A sam a Sakarias direkila Ngen saraui ap kokopada masani:
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.
Kapinga ong Kaun Kot en Israel, pwe a kotidier ren sapwilim a aramas akan dore ir ala.
69 He is sending us someone who will powerfully [MTY] save us, someone who is descended from [MTY] King David, who served God well.
O kotin wiadang kitail kamaur patail sang nan kadaudok en sapwilim a ladu Dawid.
Duen a kotin masanier ren sapwilim a saukop saraui kan, sang tapin kaua kokodo, (aiōn g165)
71 He will rescue us from our enemies, and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us.
Me a pan kotin dore kitail la sang ren atail imwintiti o sang nan pa en me kailong kin kitail,
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.
O kotin kalangan ong sam atail akan, o kotin kupureda a inau saraui,
73 That is what he strongly promised our ancestor Abraham that he would do.
O kaula eu, me a kotin kauki ong sam atail Apraam, en kotiki ong kitail.
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,
Pwe sen dore sang nan pa en atail imwintiti, ap papa i so masak,
75 that he would cause us to be completely dedicated to him, and enable us to live righteously all of our lives.”
Nin tiak lelapok o pung mon silang i ran karos kokolata.
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).
A koe nai seri pan adaneki: Saukop en me lapalap o, pwe koe pan tiong mon silang en Kaun o, pwen kaonopada sapwilim a al akan.
77 You will tell God’s people how he will forgive them and save them from being punished for their sins.
Pwen kawewe ong sapwilim a aramas kamaur, iei lapwa pan dip ar akan;
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.
Pweki en atail Kot a kalangan melel, me marain dakaraki dong kitail sang poa.
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.”
Pwen kamaraini toun pali rotorot o mot en mela, o kainen ong nä atail nan al en popol.
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.
A seri o kakairida, o kelail ni ngen e, o a kin mimi nan sap tan, lao a pan sansal ong Israel.
