< लुका 1 >

1 धेरैले हाम्रा बिचमा घटेका र पुरा भएका यी घटनाहरूको विवरण लेख्‍ने प्रयास गरेका छन् ।
Since many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,
2 तिनीहरूले यी कुरा हामीलाई भर्खरै सुम्‍पिदिए, जो सुरुदेखि नै प्रत्यक्षदर्शी र वचनका सेवकहरू भएका छन् ।
even as they were delivered to us by those who were, from the beginning, eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;
3 सम्मानित थियोफिलस, त्यसैले मलाई पनि यी सबै कुराहरूलाई अनुसन्धान गरी ठिकसित क्रमबद्ध रूपमा सुरुदेखि घटेका घटनाहरूलाई लेख्‍न असल लाग्यो ।
it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 त्यसैले, तपाईंलाई सिकाइएको सत्‍यताबारे यी कुराहरू तपाईंलाई थाहा होस् ।
that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.
5 यहूदाका राजा हेरोदको समयमा, त्यहाँ जकरिया नाउँ गरेका एक जना पुजारी थिए जो अबियाको कुलका थिए । उनकी पत्‍नी हारुन कुलकी छोरी थिइन् जसको नाउँ एलीशिबा थियो ।
There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 परमेश्‍वरको दृष्‍टिमा तिनीहरू दुवै धर्मी थिए । तिनीहरूले परमेश्‍वरका सबै आज्ञाहरू पालना गर्दथे र निर्दोष जीवन जिउँथे ।
They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
7 तर तिनीहरूको कुनै सन्तान थिएन, किनकि एलीशिबा बाँझी थिइन् र तिनीहरू दुवै जना वृद्ध भइसकेका थिए ।
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
8 एक दिन आफ्नो कुलको पालोअनुसार जकरिया पुजारी सेवा गर्न परमेश्‍वरको उपस्थितिमा थिए ।
It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
9 त्यहाँको परम्पराअनुसार चिट्ठाद्वारा पुजारीहरू आफ्नो सेवा गर्ने पालोअनुसार परमप्रभुको मन्दिरभित्र धूप बाल्नलाई छानिन्थे । त्यसैले, उनको नाउँ पर्‍यो ।
according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense, when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 जब तिनी धूप बाल्दै थिए, बाहिर त्यही समयमा मानिसको पुरै भिडले प्रार्थना गरिरहेको थियो ।
And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
11 ठिक त्यसै बेला परमप्रभुका एउटा दूत उनीकहाँ देखा परे र धूप बाल्ने वेदीको दाहिनेपट्टि उभिए ।
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 जब जकरियाले स्वर्गदूतलाई देखे, तब उनी साह्रै डराए र आत्तिए ।
And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
13 तर स्वर्गदूतले उनलाई भने, “जकरिया नडराऊ, किनकि तिम्रो प्रार्थनाको सुनाइ भएको छ । तिम्री पत्‍नी एलीशिबाले तिम्रो लागि एउटा छोरा जन्माउनेछिन् र तिमीले उनको नाउँ यूहन्‍ना राख्‍नेछौ ।
But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14 तिमीमा खुसी र आनन्द हुनेछ र उनको जन्ममा धेरै मानिसहरू आनिन्दित हुनेछन् ।
And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 परमप्रभुको दृष्‍टिमा उनी महान् हुनेछन् र उनले दाखमद्य पिउनेछैनन् । उनी आमाको गर्भमा नै पवित्र आत्माले भरिनेछन् ।
For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 अनि उनले इस्राएलका धेरै मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्‍वरतर्फ फर्काउनेछन् ।
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 उनी एलियाको आत्माको शक्‍तिमा परमप्रभुको अगि-अगि जानेछन् । उनले बुबाहरूको हृदय आफ्ना छोराछोरीतिर फर्काउनेछन् र अनाज्ञाकारीहरूलाई बुद्धि र धार्मिकतामा हिँडाउनेछन् । उनले मानिसहरूलाई परमप्रभुको निम्ति तयार गर्नका लागि त्यसो गर्नेछन् ।”
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, by the wisdom of the just, in order to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
18 जकरियाले स्वर्गदूतलाई भने, “यो कुरा पुरा हुनेछ भनी मैले कसरी थाहा पाउने?” किनकि म बुढो भइसकेँ र मेरी पत्‍नी पनि बुढी भइसकिन् ।”
And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.
19 तब स्वर्गदूतले जवाफ दिए र उनलाई भने, म गब्रिएल हुँ, जो परमेश्‍वरको उपस्थितिमा उभिन्‍छु । तिम्रो निम्ति बोल्न र शुभ खबर दिन मलाई पठाइएको हो ।”
And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.
20 हेर, ती कुरा हुने समयसम्म तिमी शान्त रहनेछौ र बोल्न सक्‍ने छैनौ, किनकि तिमीले मेरो वचनमा विश्‍वास गरेनौ, जुन ठिक समयमा पुरा हुनेछ ।”
And behold, you shall be dumb and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their proper time.
21 अनि जकरियाले लामो समयसम्म मन्दिरमा समय बिताइरहेकाले मानिसहरू अचम्म मान्दै पर्खिरहेका थिए ।
And the people were waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered that he stayed so long in the temple.
22 तर, जब तिनी बाहिर आए, तब उनी तिनीहरूसँग बोल्न सकेनन् र उनले मन्दिरभित्र एउटा दर्शन देखे भनी तिनीहरूले महसुस गरे । उनले तिनीहरूलाई इसारा मात्र गरे, तर बोल्न सकेनन् ।
But when he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained speechless.
23 जब तिनको सेवाको समय समाप्‍त भयो, तब तिनी आफ्नो घरमा फर्किए ।
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.
24 ती दिनहरूपछि, तिनकी पत्‍नी एलीशिबा गर्भवती भइन् । पाँच महिनासम्म उनले यसो भन्दै आफूलाई लुकाइन् ।
And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself retired for five months, saying:
25 “परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरले मेरो लागि यो गर्नुभएको छ, उहाँले ममाथि निगाह गर्नुभयो र मानिसहरूका बिचबाट मेरो निन्दा हटाउनुभयो ।
Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he has looked with regard upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 एलीशिबा गर्भवती भएको छैठौँ महिनामा, परमेश्‍वरले गालीलको सहर नासरतमा गब्रिएल स्वर्गदूतलाई पठाउनुभयो ।
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 परमेश्‍वरले तिनलाई एउटा कन्याकहाँ पठाउनुभयो जसको योसेफ भन्‍ने मानिससँग मगनी भएको थियो । तिनी दाऊदका वंशका थिए र कन्याको नाउँ मरियम थियो ।
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 उनी तिनीकहाँ आए र भने, “तिमीलाई अभिवादन! तिमीले परमेश्‍वरबाट धेरै निगाह पाएकी छ्यौ ।”
And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
29 तर उनको वचन सुनेर तिनले यो कस्तो प्रकारको अभिवादन हो भनी तिनी विचलित भइन् र चकित परिन् ।
And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.
30 तब स्वर्गदूतले उनलाई भने, “मरियम, तिमी नडराऊ । किनकि तिमीले परमेश्‍वरबाट निगाह प्राप्‍त गरेकी छ्यौ ।
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
31 हेर, तिमी गर्भवती हुनेछ्यौ र एउटा छोरा जन्माउनेछ्यौ । तिमीले उहाँको नाउँ येशू राख्‍नेछ्यौ ।
And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 उहाँ महान हुनुहुनेछ र उहाँ सर्बोच्च परमेश्‍वरको पुत्र भनेर चिनिनु हुनेछ । परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरले उहाँलाई उहाँको पिता दाऊदको सिंहासन दिनुहुनेछ ।
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;
33 उहाँ महान् हुनुहुनेछ र उहाँ सर्वोच्‍च परमेश्‍वरका पुत्र कहलाइनुहुनेछ । परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरले उहाँलाई उहाँका पुर्खा दाऊदको सिंहासन दिनुहुनेछ । (aiōn g165)
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 तब मरियमले स्वर्गदूतलाई भनिन्, “यो कसरी हुन सक्छ जब कि अहिलेसम्म म कुनै मानिससँग सुतेकै छैन?”
But Mary said to the angel: How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35 अनि स्वर्गदूतले जवाफ दिए, र उनलाई भने, “पवित्र आत्मा तिमीमाथि आउनुहुनेछ र सर्वोच्‍चका परमेश्‍वरको शक्‍तिले तिमीलाई ढाक्‍नेछ । त्यसैले, जो पवित्र जन्मनुहुनेछ उहाँलाई परमेश्‍वरका पुत्र भनेर बोलाइनेछ ।
And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.
36 अनि हेर, तिम्री नातेदार एलीशिबाले पनि उनको वृद्धावस्थामा एउटा छोरा जन्माउन गर्भवती भएकी छन् । उनलाई बाँझी भनिए तापनि उनी अहिले ६ महिनाको गर्भवती अवस्थामा छिन् ।
And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;
37 परमेश्‍वरको लागि कुनै पनि कुरा असम्भव हुनेछैन ।”
for nothing shall be impossible with God.
38 मरियमले भनिन्, “हेर, म परमप्रभुकी दासी एक स्‍त्री हुँ । तपाईंको सन्देशअनुसार नै मेरो निम्ति होस् ।” त्यसपछि स्वर्गदूत उनीबाट बिदा भए ।
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
39 त्यसपछि मरियम ती दिनहरूमा हतारिँदै यहूदाको पहाडी देशको एउटा सहरमा गइन् ।
And Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the mountainous country, into a city of Judah;
40 जहाँ उनी जकरियाको घरमा गइन् र एलीशिबालाई अभिवादन गरिन् ।
and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 जब एलीशिबाले मरियमको अभिवादन सुनिन्, उनको गर्भमा भएको बालक उफ्रियो र एलीशिबा पवित्र आत्माले भरिइन् ।
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.
42 तिनले ठुलो आवाजले उनलाई यसो भनिन्, “स्‍त्रीहरूमा तिमी धन्यकी हौ र तिम्रो गर्भको फल धन्यको होस् ।”
And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 तब यो कसरी हुन कि सक्छ मेरा प्रभुकी आमा मकहाँ आउनुभयो?
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 तब हेर, जब तिम्रो अभिवादनको आवाज मेरो कानमा आयो, मेरो गर्भमा भएको बालक आनन्दले उफ्रियो ।
For, behold, when the voice of your salutation sounded in my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.
45 अनी जसले विश्‍वास गरेकी छिन्, धन्यकी हुन् किनकि जुन कुराहरू उनलाई परमप्रभुबाट भनिएको थियो ती पुरा हुनेछन् ।”
And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.
46 मरियमले भनिन्, “मेरो प्राण परमभुमा आनन्दित छ ।
And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 र मेरो आत्मा परमप्रभु मेरो उद्धारकमा आनन्दित हुँदछ ।
and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior;
48 किनकि उहाँले आफ्नी दासी स्‍त्रीको नीच अवस्थामा ध्यान दिनुभएको छ । अब हेर, अहिलेबाट सबै पुस्ताहरूले मलाई धन्यकी भन्‍नेछन् ।
for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;
49 किनकि सर्वशक्‍तिमान्‌ले मेरो लागि महान् कार्य गर्नुभएको छ, र उहाँको नाउँ पवित्र छ ।
for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:
50 जसले उहाँलाई आदर गर्छ, एउटा पुस्तादेखि एर्को पुस्तसम्म उहाँको दया रहिरहन्‍छ ।
and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.
51 उहाँका बाहुलीले शक्‍तिशाली कामहरू गरेका छन् । आफ्नो हृदयमा घमण्ड विचार भएकाहरूलाई उहाँले तितर-बितर पार्नुभएको छ ।
He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.
52 उहाँले राजकुमारहरूलाई तिनीहरूका सिंहासनबाट खसाल्नुभएको छ । अनि तल्लो अवस्थाकाहरूलाई उठाउनुभएको छ ।
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53 उहाँले भोकाहरूलाई असल थोकहरूले भरिदिनुहुन्छ, तर धनीहरूलाई रित्तै हात पठाउनुहुन्छ ।
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent empty away.
54 त्यसकारण, आफ्नो दयालाई सम्झना गरेर, उहाँले आफ्नो दास इस्राएललाई सहायता दिनुभएको छ ।
He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers, )
55 जसरी उहाँले हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूलाई भनेजस्तै, अब्राहाम र उनका वंशसँग सदासर्वदा गर्नुहुनेछ ।” (aiōn g165)
by remembering his mercy to Abraham and to his posterity forever. (aiōn g165)
56 मरियम झन्डै तिन महिना एलीशिबासँग बसिन् र अनि आफ्नो घरमा फर्किन् ।
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 अब एलीशिबाको बालक जन्माउने बेला आयो, र तिनले एउटा छोरा जन्माइन् ।
Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.
58 जब तिनका छिमेकी र नातेदारहरूले परमप्रभुले तिनीमाथि महान् दया गर्नुभएको कुरा सुने, तब उनीहरू तिनीसँग आनन्दित भए ।
And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 अब बालक जन्मेको आठौँ दिनमा तिनीहरू बालकको खतना गर्न गए र तिनीहरूले उनलाई आफ्ना पिताको नाउँबाट नै जकरिया भनेर बोलाउन सक्थे ।
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
60 तर उनकी आमाले जवाफ दिएर भनिन्, “होइन, उनलाई यूहन्‍ना भनेर बोलाइनेछ ।”
And his mother answered and said: Not so: but he shall be called John.
61 तिनीहरूले तिनलाई भने, “तिम्रा नातेदारहरूका बिचमा यो नाउँ भएको त्यहाँ कोही पनि छैन ।”
And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.
62 तिनीहरूले उनको बुबासँग इसारा गरेर बालकको नाउँ के राख्‍न चाहेका छन् भनेर तिनलाई सोधे ।
And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.
63 उनले लेख्‍नका लागि पाटी मागे, र त्यसमा “तिनको नाउँ यूहन्‍ना हो” भनेर लेखे । त्यो देखेर तिनीहरू सबै अचम्मित भए ।
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.
64 तुरुन्तै उनको मुख खुल्यो र जिब्रोको बन्धन टुट्यो, अनि तिनले बोल्न सुरु गरे र परमेश्‍वरको प्रशंसा गरे ।
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.
65 तिनीहरूका वरिपरि बस्‍नेहरूको बिचमा भय उत्पन्‍न भयो र त्यहाँ भएका कुराहरू यहूदाको पहाडी मुलुकभरि नै फैलियो ।
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were talked of everywhere throughout the mountainous country of Judea.
66 त्यसपछि यी कुरा सुन्‍ने सबैले आफ्नो हृदयमा राख्‍दै भने, “त्यसो भए, अब यो बालक कस्तो हुनेछ?” किनकि परमप्रभुको हात त्यस बालकसँग थियो ।
And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 उनका पिता जकरिया पवित्र आत्माले भरिए र यसो भन्दै अगमवाणी गरे,
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
68 “इस्राएलका परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरको प्रशंसा होस्, किनभने उहाँले आफ्ना मानिसहरूका लागि सहायता र उद्धारको काम गर्नुभएको छ ।
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 उहाँले हाम्रा निम्ति मुक्‍तिको सिङ्लाई उहाँका दास दाऊदको घरानाबाट शक्‍तिशाली रूपमा खडा गर्नुभएको छ ।
and he has raised up for us, in the house of David his servant, a horn of salvation,
70 प्राचीन कालमा उहाँका पवित्र अगमवक्‍ताहरूका मुखद्वारा बोल्नुभए झैँ भयो । (aiōn g165)
(as he spoke by the mouth of all his holy prophets of ancient times, ) (aiōn g165)
71 उहाँले हाम्रा शत्रुहरू र हामीलाई घृणा गर्नेहरूबाट छुटकारा दिनुहुनेछ ।
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
72 यो उहाँले हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूप्रति दया प्रकट गर्न र उहाँको पवित्र करारलाई स्मरण गर्नलाई गर्नुभएको छ ।
in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 त्यो करारचाहिँ उहाँले हाम्रा पुर्खा अब्राहामसँग गर्नुभएको शपथ हो ।
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 उहाँले हामीलाई हाम्रा शत्रुहरूका हातबाट मुक्‍त गर्न र उहाँको सम्मुख हाम्रो सारा जीवनभर
that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,
75 पवित्रता र धार्मिकतामा उहाँको सेवा गर्नलाई योग्यको बनाउने शपथ खानुभयो ।
in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
76 हो, बालक तिमी, सर्वोच्‍चका अगमवक्‍ता कहलाइनेछौ, किनभने तिमी मानिसहरूका निम्ति मार्ग तयार पार्न प्रभुको अगि-अगि जानेछन् ।
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,
77 तिनीहरूका पाप-क्षमाद्वारा उहाँले आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई मुक्‍तिको ज्ञान दिनुभएको छ ।
by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,
78 हाम्रा परमेश्‍वरले उहाँको कोमल कृपाको कारणले हामीलाई क्षमा गर्नुहुनेछ । यही कृपाद्वारा उहाँ हामीकहाँ बिहानको सूर्यझैँ आउनुहुनेछ ।
through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,
79 मृत्युको अन्धकारको छायाँमा बस्‍ने मानिसहरूमाथि उहाँ चम्कनुहुनेछ । उहाँले हाम्रा गोडाहरूलाई शान्तिको मार्गतिर डोर्‍याउनुहुन्छ ।”
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
80 त्यसपछि बालक हुर्के र आत्मामा बलियो भए, र उनी इस्राएलमा देखा नपरेसम्म उजाड-स्थानमा नै बसे ।
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

< लुका 1 >