Ruka 1
1 Na, i te mea he tokomaha kua anga ki te whakakaupapa i te korero o nga mea kua whakatutukitia nei i waenganui i a tatou,
Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a narrative of those things, which have been accomplished amongst us,
2 He mea whakarite ki nga mea i homai ki a tatou e te hunga i kite a kanohi, i mahi hoki i te kupu,
as they, who were from the beginning, eye-witnesses, and afterwards ministers of the word, delivered them to us;
3 Koia ahau i mahara ai, i te mea kua ata whakatakina iho e ahau nga mea katoa i te timatanga mai, kia tuhituhi whakatepe atu ki a koe, e Tiopira, e te tangata pai rawa,
I have also determined, having exactly traced everything from the first, to write a particular account for you, most excellent Theophilus;
4 Kia matau ai koe ki te tuturutanga o nga mea i whakaakona ai koe.
that you might know the certainty of those matters wherein you have been instructed.
5 No mua, no nga ra o Herora kingi o Huria, tera tohunga, ko Hakaraia te ingoa, no te wiki o Apiata: ko tana wahine hoki no nga tamahine a Arona, ko Erihapeti tona ingoa.
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah; and his wife, named Elizabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron.
6 He hunga tika hoki raua i te aroaro o te Atua, kahore he he o ta raua haere i runga i nga kupu ako katoa, i nga tikanga a te Ariki.
They were both righteous before God, blameless observers of all the Lord's commandments and ordinances.
7 Na kahore a raua tamariki, he pakoko hoki a Erihapeti, a i taua wa kua maha haere rawa nga ra o tetahi, o tetahi.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were advanced in years.
8 Na tupono tonu, i a ia e mahi ana i a te tohunga mahi i te aroaro o te Atua i te takanga o tana wiki,
Now when he came to officiate as priest in the order of his course,
9 E whakarite ana i nga ritenga o nga tohunga, ka taka mana te haere ki roto ki te whare tapu o te Ariki, tahu ai te whakakakara.
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to offer incense in the sanctuary.
10 Na i waho te nuinga katoa o te iwi e inoi ana i te haora whakakakara.
And while the incense was burning, the whole congregation were praying without.
11 A ka puta mai ki a ia tetahi anahera a te Ariki e tu ana i te taha matau o te aata whakakakara.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 Na ka ohorere a Hakaraia i tona kitenga i a ia, a tau ana te wehi ki a ia.
And Zacharias was discomposed at the sight, and in great terror.
13 Otira ka mea te anahera ki a ia, kaua e wehi, e Hakaraia: kua rangona hoki tau inoi, a ka whanau i tau wahine, i a Erihapeti, he tama mau, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Hoani.
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias; for your prayer is heard, and Elizabeth your wife shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John.
14 A ka whiwhi koe i te hari me te harakoa; a he tokomaha hoki e hari i tona whanautanga.
He shall be to you matter of joy and transport; and many shall rejoice because of his birth.
15 E nui hoki ia i te aroaro o te Atua: e kore ia e inu i te waina, i te wai whakahaurangi ranei: a ka ki ia i te Wairua Tapu, mai ano o te kopu o tona whaea.
For he shall be great before the Lord; he shall not drink wine nor any fermented liquor; but he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 He tokomaha ano hoki o nga tama a Iharaira ka whakatahuritia e ia ki te Ariki, ki to ratou Atua.
And many of the sons of Israel he shall bring back to the Lord their God.
17 Ka haere ano ia i tona aroaro i runga i te wairua, i te mana, o Iraia, hei whakatahuri i nga ngakau o nga matua ki nga tamariki, i te hunga whakatuturi ki nga whakaaro o te hunga tika; hei whakarite mo te Ariki i tetahi iwi i ata taka mona.
Moreover, he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and by the wisdom of the righteous, to render the disobedient a people well disposed for the Lord.
18 Na ko te meatanga a Hakaraia ki te anahera, Ma te aha ka matau ai ahau ki tenei mea? he koroheke nei hoki ahau, kua maha haere hoki nga ra o taku wahine.
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this: for I am old man, and my wife is advanced in years?
19 Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ko Kapariera ahau, kei te aroaro o te Atua toku turanga; kua tonoa mai hoki ahau ki te korero ki a koe, ki te whakapuaki i tenei rongo pai ki a koe.
The angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who attend in the presence of God, and am sent to tell you this joyful news.
20 Nana, ka noho puku koe, kahore hoki e puta te korero i a koe, kia tae mai ra ano te ra e meatia ai enei mea, mou kihai i whakapono ki aku kupu, ka mana nei i te wa e rite ai.
But know that you shall be dumb, and shall not recover your speech, till the day when these things happen, because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in due time.
21 A tatari tonu te iwi ki a Hakaraia, me te miharo ano i a ia e whakaroa ana i roto i te whare tapu.
Meanwhile the people waited for Zacharias, and wondered that he staid so long in the sanctuary.
22 A, i tona putanga mai ki waho, kihai ia i ahei te korero ki a ratou: a ka mohio ratou kua kite ia i tetahi putanga atua ki a ia i roto i te whare tapu: hono tonu tana waitohu ki a ratou me te wahangu ano.
But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; for he made them understand by signs, and remained speechless.
23 A ka rite nga ra hei minitatanga mana, ka hoki ia ki tona whare.
And when his days of officiating were expired, he returned home.
24 Na muri iho i aua ra ka hapu tana wahine, a Erihapeti, a e rima nga marama i whakangaro ai i a ia, a i mea ia,
Soon after, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and lived in retirement five months, and said,
25 Ko ta te Ariki tenei i mea ai ki ahau, i nga ra i titiro mai ai ia, ki te whakamutu i toku tawainga i roto i nga tangata.
The Lord has done this for me, purposing now to deliver me from the reproach I lay under among men.
26 Na i te ono o nga marama ka tonoa a Kapariera, te anahera, e te Atua ki tetahi pa o Kariri, ko Nahareta te ingoa,
Now, in the sixth month, God sent Gabriel his angel, to Nazareth, a city of Galilee;
27 Ki tetahi wahine i taumautia ma tetahi tangata, ko Hohepa te ingoa, no te whare o Rawiri; ko te ingoa o te wahine ko Meri.
to a virgin betrothed to a man called Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 Na, ko tona haerenga ki roto, ki a ia, ka mea, Tena koe, e te wahine kua manakohia nei; kei a koe te Ariki: ko koe te manaakitia i roto i nga wahine.
When the angel entered, he said to her, Hail, favorite of heaven! the Lord be with you, happiest of women!
29 Otira he nui tona oho ki taua kupu, ka whakaaroaro ki te tikanga o tenei ohatanga.
At his appearance and words, she was perplexed, and revolved in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 Na ka mea te anahera ki a ia, Kei wehi koe, e Meri; kua paingia hoki koe e te Atua.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 Nana, tera koe e hapu, ka whanau he tama, a ka huaina e koe tona ingoa ko Ihu.
And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, whom you shall name Jesus.
32 Ka nui ia, ka kiia hoki ko te Tama a te Runga Rawa: a ka hoatu ki a ia e te Ariki, e te Atua, te torona o Rawiri, o tona papa.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give him the throne of David his Father.
33 Hei kingi hoki ia mo te whare o Hakopa ake ake; e kore ano e mutu tona rangatiratanga. (aiōn g165)
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever: his reign shall never end. (aiōn g165)
34 Na ka mea a Meri ki te anahera, E peheatia tenei, kahore nei hoki ahau e mohio ki te tane?
Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I have no intercourse with man?
35 Na ka whakahoki te anahera, ka mea ki a ia, Ka tae te Wairua Tapu ki runga ki a koe, ka taumarumaru iho te kaha o te Runga Rawa ki runga ki a koe: no reira hoki ka kiia te mea e whanau mai he tapu, ko te Tama a te Atua.
The angel answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will descend upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore the holy progeny shall be called the Son of God.
36 Na, ko tou whanaunga, ko Erihapeti, kua hapu hoki ia i tona ruruhitanga, he tama; a koe te ono tenei o nga marama ki a ia, i kiia ra he pakoko.
And lo! your cousin Elizabeth also has conceived, a son in her old age; and she who is called barren, is now in her sixth month;
37 Kahore hoki he kupu i ahu mai i te Atua i kore e whai mana.
for nothing is impossible with God.
38 Ano ra ko Meri, Ina, te pononga a te Ariki; kia peratia ahau me tau i korero ai. A mawehe atu ana te anahera i a ia.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it to me according to your word. Then the angel departed.
39 Na ka whakatika a Meri i aua ra, a haere kaika ana ki te whenua pukepuke ki tetahi pa o Hura;
In those days Mary set out, and traveled expeditiously into the hill country; to a city of Judah;
40 A ka tomo ki te whare o Hakaraia, ka oha ki a Erihapeti.
where having entered the house of Zacharias, she saluted Elizabeth.
41 A, no te rongonga o Erihapeti i te oha a Meri, ka koiri te tamaiti i roto i tona kopu; na kua ki a Erihapeti i te Wairua Tapu:
As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 A he nui tona reo ki te karanga, ka mea, Ka manaakitia koe i roto i nga wahine, ka manaakitia ano te hua o tou kopu.
and cried with a loud voice, You are the most blessed of women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 No hea hoki tenei ki ahau, kia haere mai te whaea o toku Ariki ki ahau?
But how have I deserved this honor, to be visited by the mother of my Lord!
44 Na, pa kau mai te reo o tau oha ki oku taringa, ka oho te tamaiti i toku kopu i te hari.
for know, that as soon as the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 Ka koa ano ia e whakapono ana: ka whakaritea hoki nga mea i korerotia ki a ia e te Ariki.
And happy is she who believed that the things which the Lord has promised her, shall be performed.
46 A ka mea a Meri, Ka whakanui toku wairua i te Ariki,
Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 E hari ana toku wairua ki te Atua, ki toku Kaiwhakaora;
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
48 Mona i titiro ki te iti o tana pononga; ta te mea hoki katahi ahau ka kiia e nga whakatupuranga katoa e haere ake nei, he wahine hari.
because he has not disdained the low condition of his handmaid; for henceforth, all posterity will pronounce me happy.
49 He nui hoki nga mahi a te Mea Kaha ki ahau; he tapu hoki tona ingoa.
For the Almighty, whose name is venerable, has done wonders for me.
50 He mahi tohu tana ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia, ki tenei whakatupuranga, ki tenei whakatupuranga.
His mercy on them who fear him, extends to generations of generations.
51 Kua whakaputaina he kaha e ia, ara e tona ringa; nana te hunga whakakake i marara ai, i te whakaaro o o ratou ngakau.
He displays the strength of his arm, and dispels the vain imaginations of the proud.
52 Kua whakataka e ia nga piriniha i o ratou torona, a whakateiteitia ake ana te hunga iti.
He pulls down potentates from their thrones, and exalts the lowly.
53 Kua whakakiia e ia te hunga mate hiakai ki nga mea pai; kua tonoa kautia atu te hunga taonga.
The needy he loads with benefits; but the rich he spoils of everything.
54 Kua tautokona e ia a Iharaira, tana pononga, he whakamahara hoki ki tana mahi tohu;
He supports Israel his servant, ever inclined to mercy,
55 Ki a Aperahama ratou ko tana whanau ake tonu atu, pera hoki me tana i korero ai ki o tatou matua. (aiōn g165)
(as he promised to our fathers) toward Abraham and his race. (aiōn g165)
56 Na tata tonu ki te toru marama a Meri e noho ana ki a ia, a hoki ana ki tona whare.
And Mary, after staying with Elizabeth about three months, returned home.
57 A ka rite te taima o Erihapeti e whanau ai; na ka whanau he tama.
When the time for Elizabeth's delivery was come, she brought forth a son;
58 A ka rongo te hunga e noho tata ana, me ona whanaunga, kua whakanuia e te Ariki tona aroha ki a ia; na ka hari tahi me ia.
and her neighbors and relations who heard that the Lord had shown her great kindness, rejoiced with her.
59 A i te waru o nga ra ka haere mai ratou ki te kokoti i te tamaiti; ka mea kia huaina e ratou ko Hakaraia, ko te ingoa o tona papa.
And, on the eighth day, when they came to the circumcision of the child, they would have called him by his father's name, Zacharias.
60 Na ka whakahoki tona whaea, ka mea, Kahore; engari me hua ia ko Hoani.
And his mother interposed, saying, No; but he shall be called John.
61 Na ko ta ratou meatanga ki a ia, Ara, kahore tenei ingoa i huaina ki tetahi o ou whanaunga.
They said to her, There is none of your kindred of that name.
62 Na ka ui ratou ki tona papa, he mea waitohu, ko wai tana e pai ai kia huaina ki a ia.
They, therefore, asked his father by signs, how he would have him called.
63 Ka mea ia ki tetahi papa tuhituhi, a ka tuhituhi, ka mea, Ko Hoani hei ingoa mona. A miharo ana ratou katoa.
He, having demanded a table-book, wrote upon it, His name is John, which surprised them all.
64 Na whai reo tonu iho tona mangai, ka matara tona arero, ka korero ia, ka whakapai ki te Atua.
And his mouth was opened directly, and his tongue loosed. And he spoke, praising God.
65 A tau ana te wehi ki te hunga katoa e noho tata ana ki a ratou: ka korerotia enei mea katoa puta noa i te whenua pukepuke katoa o Huria.
Now all in the neighborhood were struck with awe; and the fame of these things spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 Na ka rongoatia enei mea e te hunga katoa i rangona ai ki roto ki o ratou ngakau, ka mea, He tamaiti aha ianei tenei? i a ia hoki te ringa o te Ariki.
And all who heard these things, pondering them in their hearts, said, What will this child hereafter be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Na kua ki a Hakaraia, tona papa, i te Wairua tapu, ka poropiti, ka mea,
Then Zacharias, his father, being filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying,
68 Kia whakapaingia te Ariki, te Atua o Iharaira; kua titiro mai hoki ia, kua hoko i tana iwi,
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 Kua whakaarahia ake e ia he haona whakaora mo tatou, i roto i te whare o Rawiri, o tana pononga;
and has raised a Prince for our deliverance in the house of David his servant;
70 Ko tana hoki ia i korerotia e te mangai o ana poropiti tapu, no te timatanga mai ano o te ao: (aiōn g165)
(as anciently he promised by his holy prophets) (aiōn g165)
71 Hei whakaora i a tatou i o tatou hoa whawhai, i te ringa ano o te hunga katoa e kino ana ki a tatou;
for our deliverance from our enemies, and from the hands of all who hate us;
72 Hei whakaputa i te mahi tohu ki o tatou tupuna, hei whakamahara ki tana kawenata tapu;
in kindness to our forefathers, and remembrance of his holy institution;
73 Ki te oati i oati ai ia ki a Aperahama, ki to tatou tupuna,
the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
74 Kia tukua mai e ia ki a tatou he ora i te ringa o o tatou hoa whawhai, kia mahi wehikore tatou ki a ia,
to grant to us, that being rescued out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve him boldly,
75 I runga i te tapu, i te tika, ki tona aroaro, i nga ra katoa e ora ai tatou.
in piety and uprightness all our days.
76 A ko koe, e tama, ka kiia ko te poropiti a te Runga Rawa: e haere hoki koe i te aroaro o te Ariki, hei whakapai i ona ara;
And you, child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the Lord, to prepare his way,
77 Hei whakamatau i tana iwi ki te ora, i o ratou hara e murua ana;
by giving the knowledge of salvation to his people, in the remission of their sins,
78 He mea hoki na te aroha, na te mahi tohu a to tatou Atua; na reira hoki i puta mai ai te puaotanga o runga ki a tatou,
through the tender compassion of our God, who has caused a light to spring from on high to visit us,
79 Hei whakamarama i te hunga e noho ana i te pouri, i te atarangi hoki o te mate, hei whakatika i o tatou waewae ki te huarahi o te rangimarie.
to enlighten those who abide in darkness and in the shades of death; to direct our feet into the way of peace.
80 Na ka tupu taua tamaiti, a ka kaha haere tona wairua, a noho ana i nga koraha, taea noatia te ra e whakakitea ai ia ki a Iharaira.
Meantime the child grew, and acquired strength of mind, and continued in the deserts, until the time when he made himself known to Israel.
