2 PBA O araham nmang fede' hul pitang-pitang ba med tenam, asariho oa'ainang ta name ba se'fail puin dun naho ta'ahol, med name ba fompa' u mateng ei horo atang pa'. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 PBA Fede' sariho na'taan alomang mi sam o amuj mi, mino' honi he'e na hul alomang lol med en, Kai Tofilus mate lafining, BSB BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 PBA honie an tofang ba uara matengamho, aridi o abul ho ahol. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 PBA Zakaria med Elisabet ho, name om abul Lahtal eng adang mi. Supi o fetang mi o'sah den a'ai, supi Lahtal o baleta med o hap maring horo ata'ain no'-no'. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 PBA Honi sobo supi ai a'ai, fede' Elisabet im pol, no' he'e sonanglo tuma' uil balingam. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 PBA Sam osel homi, sari med eiy name ba ara taunung karasang, Zakaria karasang med, asariho sano' imam Lahtal apong adang homi. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 PBA Udume o asala ata'ain, Zakaria so lot med honie, mid Lahtal o bangom lemid, honie namanem apew Lahtal araham. BSB BSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 PBA Namanem ho apew eh he'e, Lahtal o reiala nun luling mi a'ome. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 PBA Seh-seh he'e, Lahtal o malaikat sarimed Zakaria o petang, honi e mong dor tani lol mi tufeh. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 PBA Mang dun malaikat ahol he'e Zakaria baroc bibil. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 PBA Honi sobo malaikat ara mateng," Baroc e Zakaria, fede' o aome o pe' bang mid ho, alepang ma'eham. O ob Elisabet sa uil-uil ai lote nu afain med ere'eng, i ani' aden Yohanes. BSB BSB: But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 PBA Ma' i bad herang i'pano' osah, sam afain he'e nameno' tofang di ira bad herang loil asal. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 PBA Sa Lahtal apong adang mi mateng madong, sa araka med o beng, sa e na nene. Dai mong sofo om mi fani' fah mi tar eh he'e, Roh bolang ari mi afengam. BSB BSB: for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 PBA Sa ma' panen aten honie, Israel hinung sabor so Lahtal olap ma. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 PBA Zakaria malaikat ho aramateng," Taro'ni fe na sari na ho ahol no? Fede' nari med no ob ni'nanglo ho'o tumo' uil balingam." BSB BSB: “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 PBA Malaikat ei abor," Nari ho'o Gabriel, malaikat Lahtal apong adang toh eiy, Lahtal nahow ho' honie aramateng, med hamoi no' u aramateng. BSB BSB: “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 PBA Sobo fed ho'o alepang! Alibung toang a'mateng sah sam ernu turlo bit eh ho so ara, Fede' no mateng pa' ho'o a e' o atino' bit nene, sel homi ano'an. BSB BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 PBA Reiala ernu Zakaria adanang. supi satan araip aramid taro'nife Zakaria Lahtal obang omi lufangam. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 PBA Mang bang om mi hel he'e, Zakaria supi aramateng sah'ham. Supi di ahol ho, Zakaria bangom mi nanu u aholam, fede' sa mang setub satang tub supi edun, sobo hu'tang sah. BSB BSB: When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 PBA Karasang imam ei o sel an, Zakaria sabor beng leam. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 PBA Sari na'ho no'he'e, Elisabet af'oiy, sari tafuning ul ifi'hing om mi. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 PBA " Horo Lahtal panen naraham. Sa nedun nefal, no sah karang sa hafo' name tofang anai ho mi. BSB BSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
27 PBA Lahtal ahow ho' lafat om il nu, salote nu ani Yusup ho ara supi sa'ta ain eh, sari lote ho Daut o fol o heb. Lafat om mil ho ani Maria. BSB BSB: to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 PBA Malaikat ho' Maria aramateng," Salam ari Lahtal ari Lahtal Satang ari ta puin no' ham ara'ham! Lahtal ara to'huil." BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 PBA Mang mateng ho maeh Maria sahoir. Sa som mi ta'aiyin na ho o'lel naba. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 PBA Malaikat ara'mateng, ha'ai baroc, Maria, fede' Lahtal so ukarang no' med en. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 PBA Alepang! A a'fo'oi honie ai lote nu afain, no' he'e a ani aden Yesus. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 PBA Sa mate madong, name Ani bit Lahtal O'Ai Mate Lafining. Tuhan Lahtal Sa o di'ing bap Daud O eleme parenta puin ei med en. BSB BSB: 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 David,
33 PBA Sa parenta puin med Yakob o fol o heb araham em so em, med O serang bu'uin amuj lap sah." BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 PBA Malaikat ei abor ubang ho, Roh bolang hel ari ta, Lahtal mate lafining O' Kufa' ari buang. Honife Ai ba afain ho Ai bolang o ubangho Lahtal Ai. BSB BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 PBA Honi aridi ahol fe ho, o diail Elisabet ho tumo' uil baling am sobo, afo'oiy am. Saridi turmi im pol, fed ho'o sa afo'oiy ul talang am. BSB BSB: Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 PBA Fede' naden e, Lahtal Om e upir nene. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 PBA Sel heir om ho mi, Maria na' taro' hanoang sam bang nu leam, sari bang ho doi nu ta Yahuda pali' mi. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 PBA Sa sam Zakaria o bangom lemid, sa ada mahen bit Elisabet araham. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 PBA Elisabet mang Maria amang ma'eh he'e, ai om mi do' muj, Roh bolang Elisabet afeng. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 PBA Mang horo he'e, Elisabet atino' o beat amang mid, hal tafoil arita ob'bar tofang anai ho'mi, hal tafoi ai om mi eh ho ta. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 PBA Nari ho'o ano sofe no Lahtal ofo ho' nolap ho? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 PBA Soatino', amang pa' no' ham bit naraham ho na mang maeh he'e, ai nato' mi ho do' muj okarang, fede' apang no' okarang. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 PBA No' ham ai ba o' atino' bit ho araham, honie nabafe Lahtal uara'matengam ho ano' an." BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 PBA med no roh bad herang Lahtal om mi, no il luling o asel. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 PBA Fede' sariba mi Mate mi Lafining ho, an tofang mate panen naraham, med ani Ho bolang manep. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 PBA Buj no' sam bow rapo' en sei masing, med name ba ari u baroc hodi. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 PBA O Tutung Kufa' ho Sa satang puin utub udam. Sa name som mi sarabad ho abite feuw. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 PBA Pali' aneng nun sa o de' o lip ta arahel, med o om lamang ernu sa ano' lafining. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 PBA Name hil malihing Sa ato' ano' in, no' ham fe puin, sobo name kafac sa aralil atatel supi se ho satang oh puin sabor. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 PBA Sa so ukarang med So name Israel hinung en, fede' sa so buj no' utanut. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 PBA Mang fede' Saubang med pi bap Abraham aramatengam honi, med o fol o heb hodi em sam so em." BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 PBA Maria sa Elisabet ara homi ma' ul tow om mi, noam fe sa sabor sam sobang leam. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 PBA Elisabet safain osel an, ssa ai lote nu afain. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 PBA Obeng bar, o'diail, o'matu maeh he'e Lahtal so bujno' mimate med Eluisabet en horo he'e supi di ho' Elisabet ara bad herang. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 PBA Mi tareng turlo he'e supi ho ai afoi. supi om ho' ai ho ani aden Zakaria, omang ani mi. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 PBA Honi sobo ofo ubang ho," Enene, ai ho ni ani'den Yohanis so." BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 PBA Name nun ho Elisabet aramateng ubang ho," O uding bar nun ho den ai ani aden orupa honi dai." BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 PBA Horo he'e supi satang ano' farufing puin Zakaria atan ai ani uta'ain, ai ho ma' ani naba. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 PBA Zakaria papang mi nahul ei bang, no' he'e sa nahul ho'oni:" Ani Yohanes." Horo he'e name tofang sahoir. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 PBA Mang horo he'e, Zakaria at be' alibung farufing. Sa mateng lurung Lahtal u'tarain O no' bit. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 PBA O bengbar, o'di', o'matu ara homi ho, baroc empir, no' he'e sari na' ho'o sano' supi o mateng asel, supi u'mateng Yudea pali' ho mipir. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 PBA Nameno' ernu Yodea pali'mi ho, som mi ta'ain iph'eh mid'eh, selnu mi he'e, ai ka'ai ho'o sano' naba? Fede' Lahtal e'puin atang puin. BSB BSB: And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 PBA Zakaria, Yohanis omang ho, Roh Bolang om afeng ah afeng, sa mateng lurung, sari o' tarain pa' ubang ho'oni, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 PBA " Lahtal, Israel o Lahtal, na ani u tarain fede' sa so nameno' ernu sa edun o'malil, Sona u tuling medem. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 PBA Sa ano' fetang kufa' ara med ten, Daud Lahtal o name aramih aratoh o fol o heb lol ho' lol ma, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 PBA mang fede' Sa umateng So nabi om abul nun alai mong a'ai nangta, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 PBA hunie falefang ernu ho, pi uil mimuj, med name te'riing tefail di atang tari med nene, BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 PBA Sa naho panen ano' buj no' ho utub med pi bap bale etub, fed' sa so paha' bolang sibung nene, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 PBA sari ho Sa So ki So aro'oin min, Sa ubang med pi bap Abraham aramateng, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 PBA Sa pi falefang atang mi tano' il tano' luling, honie pi ariubaleta ho, baroc ara tafah mi e, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 PBA bolang manep med abul lang om pi ara mi, Eng A'dang Apong A'dang mi, pi ur ba pi puin fetang om ho mi. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 PBA Med ari no'ai ho name ubang nabi, Lahtal so mi Lafining, fede' lame toh a'mi otur am fe Tuhan, honie a o'se'bur u taro' med Ere'eng. BSB BSB: And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 PBA Honie puin il luling ho u'mateng ano' lel med reiala ho emaring fa supi o doc nun ho u ampo eiy. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 PBA Fede' pi Lahtal o buj no pa' bala ho sa tong lafining mi tari u'alel, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 PBA med supi paka mi hodi u'alel, med supi ba ara mong lafo paka adi ta, sa puin te'puin ta'tang puin ma se'bur no' ham lol." BSB BSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 PBA Horo aika' ho mate mid, kufa' ara roh om mi, sa mong men om labo' femi, sam o'selmi sa safah sahir med Israel hinung e'tub. BSB BSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.