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1 prathamato ye sAkSiNo vAkyapracArakAzcAsan te'smAkaM madhye yadyat sapramANaM vAkyamarpayanti sma
Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2 tadanusArato'nyepi bahavastadvRttAntaM racayituM pravRttAH|
even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
3 ataeva he mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA azikSyathAstAsAM dRDhapramANAni yathA prApnoSi
it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
4 tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi jJAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavRttAntAn tubhyaM lekhituM matimakArSam|
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
5 yihUdAdezIyaherodnAmake rAjatvaM kurvvati abIyayAjakasya paryyAyAdhikArI sikhariyanAmaka eko yAjako hAroNavaMzodbhavA ilIzevAkhyA
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Yehuda, a certain priest named Zekharya, of the division of Awiya. He had a wife of the daughters of Ahrun, and her name was Elishava.
6 tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdoSau prabhoH sarvvAjJA vyavasthAzca saMmanya IzvaradRSTau dhArmmikAvAstAm|
They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 tayoH santAna ekopi nAsIt, yata ilIzevA bandhyA tau dvAveva vRddhAvabhavatAm|
But they had no child, because Elishava was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8 yadA svaparyyAnukrameNa sikhariya IzvAsya samakSaM yAjakIyaM karmma karoti
Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
9 tadA yajJasya dinaparipAyyA paramezvarasya mandire pravezakAle dhUpajvAlanaM karmma tasya karaNIyamAsIt|
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 taddhUpajvAlanakAle lokanivahe prArthanAM kartuM bahistiSThati
And the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 sati sikhariyo yasyAM vedyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakSiNapArzve paramezvarasya dUta eka upasthito darzanaM dadau|
An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 taM dRSTvA sikhariya udvivije zazaGke ca|
Zekharya was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13 tadA sa dUtastaM babhASe he sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIzevA putraM prasoSyate tasya nAma yohan iti kariSyasi|
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zekharya, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elishava, will bear you a son, and you are to name him Yukhanan.
14 kiJca tvaM sAnandaH saharSazca bhaviSyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiSyanti ca|
You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 yato hetoH sa paramezvarasya gocare mahAn bhaviSyati tathA drAkSArasaM surAM vA kimapi na pAsyati, aparaM janmArabhya pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Rukha d'Qudsha, even from his mother's womb.
16 san isrAyelvaMzIyAn anekAn prabhoH paramezvarasya mArgamAneSyati|
He will turn many of the people of Israyel to the Lord, their God.
17 santAnAn prati pitRNAM manAMsi dharmmajJAnaM pratyanAjJAgrAhiNazca parAvarttayituM, prabhoH paramezvarasya sevArtham ekAM sajjitajAtiM vidhAtuJca sa eliyarUpAtmazaktiprAptastasyAgre gamiSyati|
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Eliya, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
18 tadA sikhariyo dUtamavAdIt kathametad vetsyAmi? yatohaM vRddho mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA|
Zekharya said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
19 tato dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyezvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtuJca preSitaH|
The angel answered him, "I am Gavriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.
20 kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAle phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazakto mUko bhava|
And look, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."
21 tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikSanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM menire|
The people were waiting for Zekharya, and they were wondering why he was delayed in the temple.
22 sa bahirAgato yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH saGketaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tena prAptam iti sarvve bubudhire|
When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
23 anantaraM tasya sevanaparyyAye sampUrNe sati sa nijagehaM jagAma|
It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24 katipayadineSu gateSu tasya bhAryyA ilIzevA garbbhavatI babhUva
After these days Elishava, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
25 pazcAt sA paJcamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM paramezvaro mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmedRzaM kRtavAn|
"Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my disgrace among people."
26 aparaJca tasyA garbbhasya SaSThe mAse jAte gAlIlpradezIyanAsaratpure
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gavriel was sent from God to a city of Galila, named Natsrath,
27 dAyUdo vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmne puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IzvareNa prahitaH|
to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Yauseph, of the house of Dawid. The virgin's name was Maryam.
28 sa gatvA jagAda he IzvarAnugRhItakanye tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramezvarastava sahAyosti nArINAM madhye tvameva dhanyA|
Having come in, the angel said to her, "Greetings, favored one. The Lord is with you."
29 tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa|
But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 tato dUto'vadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramezvarasyAnugrahosti|
The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Maryam, for you have found favor with God.
31 pazya tvaM garbbhaM dhRtvA putraM prasoSyase tasya nAma yIzuriti kariSyasi|
And look, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name 'Yeshua.'
32 sa mahAn bhaviSyati tathA sarvvebhyaH zreSThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH paramezvarastasya piturdAyUdaH siMhAsanaM tasmai dAsyati;
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, Dawid,
33 tathA sa yAkUbo vaMzopari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariSyati, tasya rAjatvasyAnto na bhaviSyati| (aiōn g165)
and he will reign over the house of Yaquv forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom." (aiōn g165)
34 tadA mariyam taM dUtaM babhASe nAhaM puruSasaGgaM karomi tarhi kathametat sambhaviSyati?
Maryam said to the angel, "How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?"
35 tato dUto'kathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAzrAyiSyati tathA sarvvazreSThasya zaktistavopari chAyAM kariSyati tato hetostava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlako janiSyate sa Izvaraputra iti khyAtiM prApsyati|
The angel answered her, "The Rukha d'Qudsha will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born will be called the Son of God.
36 aparaJca pazya tava jJAtirilIzevA yAM sarvve bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakye santAnamekaM garbbhe'dhArayat tasya SaSThamAsobhUt|
And look, Elishava, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Izvarasya|
For with God nothing will be impossible."
38 tadA mariyam jagAda, pazya prabherahaM dAsI mahyaM tava vAkyAnusAreNa sarvvametad ghaTatAm; ananataraM dUtastasyAH samIpAt pratasthe|
And Maryam said, "See, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.
39 atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradezIyayihUdAyA nagaramekaM zIghraM gatvA
Maryam arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Yehuda,
40 sikhariyayAjakasya gRhaM pravizya tasya jAyAm ilIzevAM sambodhyAvadat|
and entered into the house of Zekharya and greeted Elishava.
41 tato mariyamaH sambodhanavAkye ilIzevAyAH karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlako nanartta| tata ilIzevA pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNA satI
It happened, when Elishava heard Maryam's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elishava was filled with the Rukha d'Qudsha.
42 proccairgaditumArebhe, yoSitAM madhye tvameva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH zizuzca dhanyaH|
She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 tvaM prabhormAtA, mama nivezane tvayA caraNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyametat|
Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 pazya tava vAkye mama karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati mamodarasthaH zizurAnandAn nanartta|
For look, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.
45 yA strI vyazvasIt sA dhanyA, yato hetostAM prati paramezvaroktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviSyati|
Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord."
46 tadAnIM mariyam jagAda| dhanyavAdaM parezasya karoti mAmakaM manaH|
Maryam said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 mamAtmA tArakeze ca samullAsaM pragacchati|
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 akarot sa prabhu rduSTiM svadAsyA durgatiM prati| pazyAdyArabhya mAM dhanyAM vakSyanti puruSAH sadA|
for he has looked at the humble state of his servant girl. For look, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 yaH sarvvazaktimAn yasya nAmApi ca pavitrakaM| sa eva sumahatkarmma kRtavAn mannimittakaM|
For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 ye bibhyati janAstasmAt teSAM santAnapaMktiSu| anukampA tadIyA ca sarvvadaiva sutiSThati|
His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him.
51 svabAhubalatastena prAkAzyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyante'bhimAninaH|
He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 siMhAsanagatAllokAn balinazcAvarohya saH| padeSUcceSu lokAMstu kSudrAn saMsthApayatyapi|
He has put down the mighty from their thrones and has exalted the lowly.
53 kSudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhanino lokAn visRjed riktahastakAn|
He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54 ibrAhImi ca tadvaMze yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smRtvA purA pitRNAM no yathA sAkSAt pratizrutaM| (aiōn g165)
He has given help to Israyel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 isrAyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaM||
As he spoke to our fathers, to Avraham and his offspring forever." (aiōn g165)
56 anantaraM mariyam prAyeNa mAsatrayam ilIzevayA sahoSitvA vyAghuyya nijanivezanaM yayau|
Maryam stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
57 tadanantaram ilIzevAyAH prasavakAla upasthite sati sA putraM prAsoSTa|
Now the time that Elishava should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.
58 tataH paramezvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kRtavAn etat zrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAzcAgatya tayA saha mumudire|
Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 tathASTame dine te bAlakasya tvacaM chettum etya tasya pitRnAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumISuH|
It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zekharya, after the name of the father.
60 kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yohan iti karttavyam|
His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called Yukhanan."
61 tadA te vyAharan tava vaMzamadhye nAmedRzaM kasyApi nAsti|
They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."
62 tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati saGketya papracchuH zizoH kiM nAma kAriSyate?
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63 tataH sa phalakamekaM yAcitvA lilekha tasya nAma yohan bhaviSyati| tasmAt sarvve AzcaryyaM menire|
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is Yukhanan." And they were all amazed.
64 tatkSaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjADye'pagate sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaSTavarNamuccAryya Izvarasya guNAnuvAdaM cakAra|
His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 tasmAccaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilokA bhItA evametAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradezasya sarvvatra pracAritAH|
Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Yehuda.
66 tasmAt zrotAro manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdRzoyaM bAlo bhaviSyati? atha paramezvarastasya sahAyobhUt|
All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.
67 tadA yohanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH san etAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa|
His father, Zekharya, was filled with the Rukha d'Qudsha, and prophesied, saying,
68 isrAyelaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH paramezvaraH| anugRhya nijAllokAn sa eva parimocayet|
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israyel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people;
69 vipakSajanahastebhyo yathA mocyAmahe vayaM| yAvajjIvaJca dharmmeNa sAralyena ca nirbhayAH|
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant Dawid
70 sevAmahai tamevaikam etatkAraNameva ca| svakIyaM supavitraJca saMsmRtya niyamaM sadA|
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old), (aiōn g165)
71 kRpayA puruSAn pUrvvAn nikaSArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpe yaM zapathaM kRtavAn purA|
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 tameva saphalaM karttaM tathA zatrugaNasya ca| RtIyAkAriNazcaiva karebhyo rakSaNAya naH|
to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
the oath which he spoke to Avraham, our father,
74 yathoktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sevakasya tu|
to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 vaMze trAtAramekaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam|
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 ato he bAlaka tvantu sarvvebhyaH zreSTha eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAto bhaviSyasi| asmAkaM caraNAn kSeme mArge cAlayituM sadA| evaM dhvAnte'rthato mRtyozchAyAyAM ye tu mAnavAH|
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,
77 upaviSTAstu tAneva prakAzayitumeva hi| kRtvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmeva paramezvaraH|
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,
78 UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darzanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lokAnAM pApamocane|
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 paritrANasya tebhyo hi jJAnavizrANanAya ca| prabho rmArgaM pariSkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviSyasi||
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace."
80 atha bAlakaH zarIreNa buddhyA ca varddhitumArebhe; aparaJca sa isrAyelo vaMzIyalokAnAM samIpe yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntare nyavasat|
The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israyel.
