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1 Teofil chèf mwen, anpil moun te seye ekri istwa tout evènman ki te pase nan mitan nou yo.
Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,
2 Yo te rakonte yo jan nou te aprann yo nan bouch moun ki te wè yo ak pwòp je yo depi nan konmansman, moun ki te resevwa lòd mache fè konnen pawòl Bondye a.
as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,
3 Se konsa, mwen menm tou, mwen chache konnen tout bagay sa yo byen depi nan konmansman yo. Koulye a, mwen kwè se yon bon bagay pou m' ekri yo tout, yonn apre lòt, jan sa te pase a pou ou menm tou, chèf mwen.
it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
4 Konsa wa kapab rekonèt tou sa yo te moutre ou yo se verite yo ye.
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
5 Nan tan Ewòd te wa nan peyi Jide a, te gen yon prèt yo te rele Zakari. Li te fè pati gwoup prèt Abiya yo. Madanm li te rele Elizabèt: se te yon moun ras Arawon, ansyen granprèt la.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
6 Yo tou de te mache dwat devan Bondye, yo t'ap swiv kòmandman Mèt la ansanm ak tout lalwa a san ankenn repwòch.
And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 Men, yo pa t' gen pitit paske Elizabèt pa t' kapab fè pitit. Yo tou de te fin vye granmoun.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
8 Yon jou, Zakari te desèvis kou prèt devan Bondye, paske se te tou gwoup pa l' la.
And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,
9 Dapre koutim sèvis la, yo te tire osò pou chwazi yonn nan prèt yo pou antre nan tanp Mèt la pou ofri lansan an. Twouve fwa sa a, se Zakari ki te soti.
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
10 Tout mas pèp la t'ap lapriyè deyò, antan Zakari menm te anndan ap ofri lansan an.
And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.
11 Vwala, yon zanj Bondye parèt devan Zakari; li te kanpe sou bò dwat lotèl kote yo boule lansan an.
And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
12 Lè Zakari wè l', li sezi; li te pè anpil.
And Zacharias was troubled, seeing [him], and fear fell upon him.
13 Men zanj lan di li: Pa pè, Zakari. Bondye te tande lapriyè ou la. Elizabèt, madanm ou, pral ba ou yon pitit gason; ou va rele l' Jan.
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 Ala kontan wa kontan lè pitit sa a va fèt! Anpil lòt moun va kontan tou lè sa a.
And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 L'ap yon grannèg devan Bondye, Mèt la; li p'ap bwè ni diven, ni ankenn alkòl. Depi nan vant manman li, l'ap anba pouvwa Sentespri a.
For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 L'ap fè anpil moun nan pèp Izrayèl la tounen vin jwenn Mèt la, Bondye yo a.
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.
17 L'ap mache devan Bondye nan menm lespri ak menm pouvwa pwofèt Eli te genyen an. L'ap fè papa vin byen ankò ak pitit; l'ap fè moun ki rebèl rive gen konprann tankou moun k'ap obeyi Bondye, l'ap pare yon pèp byen dispoze pou resevwa Mèt la.
And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.
18 Zakari di zanj lan konsa: Ki jan pou m' fè kwè sa w'ap di m' la a se vre? Ala mwen fin vye, madanm mwen fin vye granmoun tou.
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?
19 Zanj lan reponn li: Mwen se Gabriyèl ki toujou kanpe nan sèvis devan Bondye. Se Bondye menm ki voye m' pale avè ou, pou m' pote bon nouvèl sa a ba ou.
And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;
20 Men, paske ou pa kwè pawòl mwen yo ki gen pou rive nan tan yo, ou pral vin bèbè, ou p'ap ka pale jouk jou bagay sa yo va rive.
and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 Tout tan sa a, pèp la menm t'ap tann Zakari; yo te sezi wè jan l' te mize nan tanp lan.
And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.
22 Men, lè Zakari soti, li pa t' kapab pale avèk yo. Lè sa a yo vin konprann li te gen yon vizyon nan tanp lan. Li t'ap fè yo yon bann siy ak men l', men li pa t' kapab pale.
But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.
23 Lè tan sèvis li fini, Zakari tounen lakay li.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.
24 Kèk tan apre sa, Elizabèt, madanm li, vin ansent. Li fè senk mwa kache lakay; li t'ap di:
Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Gade sa Mèt la fè pou mwen non! Se koulye a sa fè l' plezi pou l' wete dezonè m' devan lèzòm.
Thus has [the] Lord done to me in [these] days in which he looked upon [me] to take away my reproach among men.
26 Sou sizyèm mwa gwosès Elizabèt la, Bondye voye zanj Gabriyèl nan yon vil nan peyi Galile yo rele Nazarèt.
But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,
27 Bondye te voye l' kay yon jennfi ki te fiyanse ak yon nonm yo rele Jozèf. Jozèf sa a, se te moun ras David. Yo te rele jennfi a Mari.
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name [was] Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.
28 Zanj lan antre lakay Mari, li di li: Bonjou, Mari, ou menm ki resevwa anpil favè. Mèt la avèk ou.
And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art thou amongst women].
29 Lè Mari tande pawòl sa yo, tèt li te boulvèse, li t'ap mande nan kè l' kisa bonjou sa a te vle di.
But she, [seeing] [the angel], was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be.
30 Men, zanj lan di li: Pa pè, Mari. Ou jwenn favè nan men Bondye.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;
31 Ou pral vin ansent, ou va fè yon pitit gason. Wa rele l' Jezi.
and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32 L'ap vin yon grannèg, y'a rele li Pitit Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la. Mèt la, Bondye nou, va fè l' wa tankou David, gran granpapa li.
He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (aiōn g165)
34 Mari di zanj lan konsa: Ki jan sa pral fè rive? Ala mwen poko janm konn gason!
But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35 Zanj lan reponn li: Sentespri a pral vin sou ou; pouvwa Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la pral kouvri ou tankou yon lonbraj. Se pou sa tou, tipitit ki pral fèt la pral viv apa pou Bondye, y'a rele l' Pitit Bondye.
And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
36 Ou konnen Elizabèt, fanmi ou lan? Atout li fin vye a, men l' ansent yon pitit gason. Yo te di l' pa t' kapab fè pitit, men li deja sou sis mwa gwosès.
And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:
37 Tou sa rive paske pa gen anyen Bondye pa ka fè.
for nothing shall be impossible with God.
38 Mari di li: Men mwen, se sèvant Mèt la mwen ye. Mwen swate pou sa rive m' jan ou di a. Epi zanj lan kite li.
And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 Nan menm epòk sa a, Mari soti, li pran chemen pou l' rive byen vit nan yon bouk nan mòn peyi Jide a.
And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
40 Li antre lakay Zakari, li di Elizabèt bonjou.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 Lè Elizabèt tande Mari di l' bonjou, pitit la pran sote nan vant li. Lamenm Elizabèt vin anba pouvwa Sentespri.
And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit,
42 Li pran pale byen fò, li di konsa: Nan tout fanm ki sou latè, ou menm ou se yon fanm Bondye beni anpil. Pitit ki nan vant ou a tou Bondye beni li.
and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.
43 Kisa m' ye menm, pou manman Mèt mwen vin rann mwen vizit?
And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Gade! Bonjou ou la poko rive nan zòrèy mwen, pitit la pran sote nan vant mwen tèlman li kontan.
For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.
45 Ou se yon fanm beni! Paske, ou te kwè tout pawòl Mèt la voye di ou yo gen pou rive vre.
And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.
46 Lè sa a Mari di: Nanm mwen ap chante pou Mèt la ki gen pouvwa.
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 Lespri m' pran plezi nan Bondye ki delivrans mwen.
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 Paske li voye je l' sou mwen, yon sèvant ki soumèt devan li. Wi, depi koulye a, epi pou tout tan, tout moun pral di: Ou se yon fanm Bondye beni!
For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 Paske Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a fè anpil bèl bagay pou mwen. Non li, se yon non pou tout moun respekte.
For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;
50 L'ap toujou gen pitye pou tout moun ki gen krentif pou li.
and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him.
51 Li fè lèzòm santi fòs ponyèt li. Li fè moun ki gen lògèy ak gwo lide nan kè yo pèdi tèt yo.
He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
52 Li desann chèf ki te byen chita nan fotèy yo. Li leve moun ki pa gen pretansyon yo.
He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53 Li bay moun ki grangou yo anpil byen. Li voye rich yo ale san anyen.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 Li vin pote sekou bay pèp Izrayèl k'ap sèvi l' la. Li pa bliye fè wè jan li toujou gen kè sansib,
He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,
(as he spoke to our fathers, ) to Abraham and to his seed for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 Mari pase twa mwa konsa ak Elizabèt. Apre sa, li tounen lakay li.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.
57 Lè jou pou Elizabèt akouche a rive, li fè yon pitit gason.
But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.
58 Vwazinaj ak fanmi l' yo vin konnen jan Mèt la te fè Elizabèt yon gwo favè. Yo te kontan pou li.
And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 Sou wit jou, yo te vin pou sikonsi pitit la; yo te vle rele l' Zakari, menm non ak papa li.
And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
60 Men, manman l' di yo: Non, se Jan pou l' rele.
And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.
61 Yo di l' konsa: Men, pa gen pesonn nan fanmi ou ki rele Jan.
And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
62 Yo fè papa a siy pou mande l' ki non li ta vle bay pitit la.
And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
63 Zakari mande yo yon ti tablo, epi li ekri: Se Jan ki non li. Yo tout te sezi.
And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.
64 Menm lè a bouch li louvri, lang li lage, li t'ap pale, li t'ap chante pou Bondye byen fò.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.
65 Tout moun ki te nan vwazinaj la te pè; nouvèl la t'ap mache bouch an bouch nan tout mòn Jidè a.
And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.
66 Tout moun ki te tande pawòl sa yo t'ap kalkile nan kè yo; yonn t'ap di lòt: Kisa pitit sa a pral ye menm? Pouvwa Bondye a te avèk ti pitit la tout bon vre.
And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And [the] Lord's hand was with him.
67 Zakari, papa Jan, vin anba pouvwa Sentespri. Latou, li pran fè konnen pawòl Bondye te mete nan bouch li:
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Ann chante pou Mèt la, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la. Paske, li vin sove pèp li a, li delivre yo anba esklavaj.
Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 Li voye yon moun avek gwo pouvwa pou delivre nou. Se nan laras David, sèvitè Bondye a, li soti.
and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began; (aiōn g165)
71 Li te pwomèt li t'ap delivre nou anba lènmi nou yo, ak anba tout moun ki rayi nou yo.
deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
72 Se konsa la gen pitye pou zansèt nou yo. Li chonje kontra li menm Bondye te pase ak yo a.
to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
73 Dapre sèman li te fè bay Abraram, zansèt nou an.
[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 Li te di l' konsa: Lè la fin delivre nou anba lènmi nou yo, la fè nou sèvi l' san nou p'ap bezwen pè.
to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear
75 Wi, la fè nou viv apa pou Bondye, la fè nou mache dwat devan li chak jou nan lavi nou.
in piety and righteousness before him all our days.
76 Kanta ou menm, pitit mwen, y'a rele ou: Pwofèt Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la. Paske, wa pran devan Mèt la pou pare chemen an pou li.
And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;
77 Ou pral moutre pèp la ki jan l'ap delivre yo, ki jan l'ap padonnen peche yo.
to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by [the] remission of their sins
78 Tou sa, paske Bondye nou an gen kè sansib, li renmen nou anpil. L'ap fè yon limyè soti anwo vin klere nou tankou solèy k'ap leve.
on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,
79 Li gen pou l' klere tout moun k'ap viv nan fènwa ak nan lonbraj lanmò. Li gen pou l' fè nou mache nan chemen k'ap ban nou kè poze a.
to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.
80 Ti pitit la menm t'ap grandi, lespri l' t'ap devlope. Li te rete nan dezè a jouk jou pou l' te parèt an piblik devan pèp Izrayèl la.
— And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel.
