Luke 11LukePrologue and the births of John and JesusBaga Sitemu Bible Portions

Baga Sitemu Bible PortionsBerean Standard Bible

1. 1BSPNtɛ afum alarəm ŋancop kəlompəs ka mes mmɛ mɛnacepər su dacɔ mɔ,BSBBSB: Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2. 2BSPpəmɔ tɔkɔ akɔ ŋananəŋk mi dəkəcop, akɔ ŋanasom kəloku ka afum toloku ta Kanu mɔ.BSBBSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3. 3BSPKəleləs kam, Teyofil, itɔ pəwurɛn'em fɔ pəntesɛ ina sɔ, ntɛ intɛn mi belbel kəyɛfɛ dəkəcop mɔ. Awa, isɔŋ'am mi kəcərɛ dəmecicəs pəmɔ tɔkɔ inatəkəs mi mɔ,BSBBSB: 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. 4BSPntɛ tɔŋsɔŋɛ məcərɛ kance ka mes mmɛ antəks'am mɔ.BSBBSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5. 5BSPTɛm ntɛ Herodu ɛnayɔnɛ wəbɛ ka atɔf ŋa Yude mɔ, wəloŋnɛ ka Kanu wəlɔma ɛnayi pacwe kɔ Sakary, wəka kəgba ka aloŋnɛ nkɛ ancwenɛ wətem Abiya mɔ ɛnayɔnɛ. Wəran kɔn pəwur dokom da Aruna, pacwe kɔ Elisabɛt.BSBBSB: In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
6. 6BSPMɛrəŋ maŋan fəp ŋanalomp fɔr ya Kanu kiriŋ, ŋacəmɛ sɔ dɔpɔ kɔ mosom ma Mariki fəp darəŋ pəmɔ tɔkɔ pəmar mɔ.BSBBSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7. 7BSPMba ŋanayɔ fɛ wan, bawo Elisabɛt ɛnayɔnɛ fɛ wəran wəkombəra, mɛrəŋ maŋan fəp ŋanasikər.BSBBSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8. 8BSPDɔsɔk dɔlɔma Sakary pəcbəc yɛbəc yɔn ya kəloŋnɛ ka Kanu, bawo kəgba kəŋan kənakɔ kətɔmpər kəloŋnɛ kaŋkɔ.BSBBSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9. 9BSPPəmɔ tɔkɔ aloŋnɛ a Kanu ŋaŋyɔ ti mɔ, k'aŋgbal kɔla, kɔ kɔla kəmentər Sakary dɔsɔk dadɔkɔ kəbɛrɛ ka dəkəfo kəcempi ka kəlɔ kəpɔŋ pəkɔmotɛ Mariki curay.BSBBSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10. 10BSPAfum alarəm ŋanayi nde dabaŋka ŋaclok-lokər Kanu tɛm tatɔkɔ ancmot curay mɔ.BSBBSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11. 11BSPAwa, kɔ mɛlɛkɛ ma Mariki mowurər Sakary, mɛcəmɛ nde kəca kətɔt ka tetek ntɛ aŋmotɛ Mariki suray mɔ.BSBBSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12. 12BSPNtɛ Sakary ɛnəŋk mɛlɛkɛ mmɛ mɔ, kɔ pəyi kɔ yamayama, kɔ kənesɛ kəsumpər kɔ.BSBBSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13. 13BSPMba kɔ mɛlɛkɛ mmɛ moloku kɔ: «Ta mənesɛ Sakary, bawo Kanu kəlɛk kətola kam: Elisabɛt, wəran kam, endekom'am wan wərkun məde məwe kɔ tewe ta Saŋ.BSBBSB: 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. 14BSPWan wəkakɔ endesɔŋ'am kəyekti domp pəbɔt əm sɔ mes, kəkom kɔn kəndesɔŋɛ afum alarəm kəselsər.BSBBSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15. 15BSPBawo fum wəpɔŋ endeyi fɔr ya Mariki kiriŋ, ɔfɔde pəcmun member, ɔfɔde pəcmun yomunəs nyɛ yencisəs mɔ, endelarɛ Amera Ŋecempi ŋa Kanu pəsɔrɔyi kɛrɛ dəkor.BSBBSB: 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. 16BSPEndeluksɛ awut a Yisrayel alarəm nnɔ Mariki, Kanu kəŋan kəyi mɔ.BSBBSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
17. 17BSPKanu kəndesak Saŋ pəyi Wəbɛ kiriŋ kəderɛnɛ amera kɔ fənɔntər ya wədəŋk wəka Kanu Eli. Endekafəli bəkəc ya cas nnɔ awut ŋayi mɔ, bəkəc ya ataŋi ləŋəs nnɔ kəsɔk domp ka alompu kəyi mɔ, pəlompəs afum aŋɛ ŋandeyi kiyi ka Mariki tɛm fəp mɔ.»BSBBSB: And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18. 18BSPKɔ Sakary eyif mɛlɛkɛ: «Cəke cɔ indecərɛnɛ, a kance kɔ-ɛ? Bawo wətem iyɔnɛ kɔ wəran kem sɔ ɛmbɛk.»BSBBSB: “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. 19BSPKɔ mɛlɛkɛ mɔsɔŋɛ kɔ kəcərɛ, mocloku kɔ : «Ina ɔyɔnɛ Yibirila nwɛ ɛncəmɛ Kanu fɔr kiriŋ mɔ! Asom im kəsom dəm kədelok-lokər əm, ilok'əm toloku tɔtɔt tantɛ.BSBBSB: “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. 20BSPMba ntɛ məntɔlaŋ moloku mem mɔ, məfɔdesɔtam kəlok-loku haŋ dɔsɔk ndɛ tendeyi mɔ, tɛm ntɛ Kanu kəndefaŋ mɔ.»BSBBSB: 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. 21BSPNtɛ afum fəp ŋackar Sakary nde dabaŋka mɔ, kɔ pənde pəciyanɛ ŋa, bawo oncwon dəndo kəfo kəcempi.BSBBSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22. 22BSPSakary endewur, ɛntam fɛ kəlok-lokər ŋa, kɔ afum ŋancərɛ a Kanu kəsɔŋɛ Sakary kənəŋk tes tɔlɔma dəndo kəfo kəcempi disrɛ. Kɔ Sakary ɔyɔnɛ wətɔtam kəlok-loku, k'ɛyɛfɛ kəlok-lokərɛ ŋa waca.BSBBSB: 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. 23BSPNtɛ mataka mɔn ma yɛbəc mencepər mɔ, k'olukus nde kəlɔ kɔn.BSBBSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24. 24BSPPəwon fɛ, kɔ wəran kɔn Elisabɛt ɛmbɛkəs. K'ɔŋgbɔpnɛ yof kəcamət, pəcloku:BSBBSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25. 25BSP«Ntɛ tɔ Mariki ɔyɔn'em, ɛntɛp oŋ kədewosɛ kəwur'em malap nnɔ afum ŋayi mɔ.»BSBBSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
26. 26BSPNtɛ Kəbɛkəs ka Elisabɛt kəsɔtɔ yof camət-tin mɔ, kɔ Kanu kəsom mɛlɛkɛ mɔn Yibirila nde dare dɔkɔ aŋwe Nasarɛt mɔ, atɔf ŋa Kalile,BSBBSB: In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27. 27BSPndena wan wəran wətɔcərɛ wərkun, nwɛ ancwe Mari mɔ. Isifu wəka dokom da Dawuda ɛncfac kɔ.BSBBSB: 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. 28BSPKɔ mɛlɛkɛ mɛmbɛrɛ ndena Mari, kɔ moloku: «Pəbɔt əm, məna nwɛ Kanu kəmar kifəli mɔ! Mariki osol'am!»BSBBSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29. 29BSPKɔ toloku tatɔkɔ tɔsɔŋɛ kɔ pəyi Mari yamayama. K'eyifnɛ ntɛ kəyif kaŋkɔ kəloku mɔ.BSBBSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30. 30BSPKɔ mɛlɛkɛ moloku kɔ: «Ta mənesɛ Mari, bawo məsɔtɔ kəmar kifəli nkɛ kəyɛfɛ ndena Kanu mɔ.BSBBSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31. 31BSPMənəŋk fɛ! Kəbɛkəs kɔ mənder, məkom wan wərkun, məde məwe kɔ tewe ta Yesu.BSBBSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32. 32BSPFum wəpɔŋ endeyi, pacwe kɔ wan ka Wəbɛ wəka darenc, Mariki Kanu Kəpɔŋ kəndesɔŋ kɔ kəŋgbasar ka dɛbɛ da Dawuda, wətem kɔn.BSBBSB: 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. 33BSPNkɔn endekekərɛ dɛbɛ da doru o doru nnɔ aka dolom da Yakuba ŋayi mɔ, dɛbɛ dɔn dɔfɔdelip.»BSBBSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
34. 34BSPKɔ Mari eyif mɛlɛkɛ: «Cəke cɔ tatɔkɔ tɛntam kəyi-ɛ, bawo incərɛ fɛ wərkun?»BSBBSB: “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35. 35BSPKɔ mɛlɛkɛ moloku kɔ: «Amera Ŋecempi ŋa Kanu ŋendeder əm, fənɔntər fa Wəbɛ wəka darenc fəkump əm katəkəp kɔn. Itɔ endesɔŋɛ wan nwɛ andekom mɔ kəcemp, packulɛ kɔ «Wan ka Kanu.»BSBBSB: 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. 36BSPMənəŋk fɛ! Elisabɛt wəkomɛnɛ kam, nkɔn sɔ ɛmbɛkəs wan wərkun detembəra dɔn disrɛ. Nkɔn nwɛ anckulɛ kətɔkom mɔ, ŋof ŋɔn ŋa camət-tin ŋa kəbɛkəs ŋeyi ŋaŋɛ,BSBBSB: 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. 37BSPbawo Kanu kəfɔtarpɛnɛ tes o tes.»BSBBSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
38. 38BSPKɔ Mari oloku: «Kanu kəyɔn'em tatɔkɔ məntɛp kəcloku mɔ. Wəcar ka Kanu Kəpɔŋ iyɔnɛ. Intola teyi pəmɔ tantɛ məlok'im ti mɔ.» Kɔ mɛlɛkɛ mɛyɛfɛ kɔ day kɔ mɔŋkɔ.BSBBSB: “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
39. 39BSPMata mamɔkɔ, kɔ Mari ɛyɛfɛ kəkɔ katəna katəna dare da Yuda dɔlɔma, nde atɔf ŋa dəmɔrɔ.BSBBSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40. 40BSPK'ɔŋkɔ pəbɛrɛ kəlɔ ka Sakary, k'eyif Elisabɛt.BSBBSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41. 41BSPElisabɛt endene kəne dəm kəyif ka Mari, kɔ wan ɛsɛp kɔ dəkor. Kɔ Amera Ŋecempi ŋa Kanu ŋɛlarɛ katin Elisabɛt,BSBBSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42. 42BSPkɔ ŋɔsɔŋɛ Elisabɛt kəgbəŋɛ kəloku: «Kanu kəmpoc'am pətɔt aran fəp dacɔ,BSBBSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43. 43BSPAk'iyɔnɛ ntɛ iya wəka Wəbɛ kem endeder kəyif im mɔ?BSBBSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44. 44BSPNtɛ ine kəyif kam mɔ, kɔ wan ɛsɛp im dəkor pəbotu disrɛ.BSBBSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45. 45BSPPəbɔt nwɛ ɛnalaŋ mɔ, bawo ntɛ Kanu Kəpɔŋ kənaloku kɔ mɔ tendeyi.»BSBBSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
46. 46BSPKɔ Mari oloku oŋ: «Iŋkor-koru Kanu Kəpɔŋ kətam kem fəp, Kanu kəpocɛ pətɔt pokom pa kor kam!BSBBSB: Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47. 47BSPAmera ŋem ŋɛlarɛ pəbotu teta Kanu Kəpɔŋ Wəyac kem,BSBBSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
48. 48BSPbawo owosɛ kəgbal fɔr nnɔ ina, wəcar kɔn wəfəfər iyi mɔ. Ɛy, kəyɛfɛ ndɛkəl haŋ tɛm fəp, afum ŋande ŋaclok'im a pəmbɔt im,BSBBSB: For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
49. 49BSPbawo Wəka fənɔntər nwɛ ɔyɔn'em mes mɔpɔŋ mɔ, tewe tɔn tencemp!BSBBSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50. 50BSPKəbɔt ka Kanu amera kəŋyɛfɛ dɛtɛmp kɔ dɛtɛmp akɔ ŋaleləs ki mɔ.BSBBSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51. 51BSPKəmentər fənɔntər fa kəca kɔn: kɔ kəsamsər afum akɔ ŋanabɛk bəkəc mɔ,BSBBSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52. 52BSPkɔ kəŋgbal abɛ apɔŋ dɛbɛ daŋan kɔ kəncəmbər afəfər kiriŋ.BSBBSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53. 53BSPKɔ kəsɔŋɛ kənɛmbərɛ pətɔt aŋɛ dor dɛnayɔ mɔ, kɔ kəmbɛləs akɔ ŋanayɔ daka mɔ waca wɔsɔkər.BSBBSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54. 54BSPKɔ kənder kədemar aka Yisrayel, amarəs ɔn: kəmpələrnɛ fɛ kəmentər dobotu amera dɔnBSBBSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55. 55BSPa Abraham kɔ yuruya yɔn ta doru o doru —pəmɔ tɔkɔ ɛnaloku ti atem asu mɔ.»BSBBSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56. 56BSPKɔ Mari ŋayi kɔ Elisabɛt haŋ yof maas, k'olukus nde ndɔrɔn.BSBBSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57. 57BSPKɔ tɛm tɛmbəp ntɛ pənamar Elisabɛt pəkom mɔ, k'oŋkom wan wərkun.BSBBSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58. 58BSPAndɛ ɔn kɔ akomɛnɛ ɔn ŋane, a Kanu kəntorɛ kɔ pəforu disrɛ, kɔ pəmbɔt ŋa fəp faŋan.BSBBSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59. 59BSPTataka ta camət-maas ta kəkom kɔn, kɔ ŋander kədekənc ka wan, kɔ ŋasɔŋɛnɛ kɔ tewe ta kas Sakary.BSBBSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60. 60BSPMba kɔ kɛrɛ ɛlɛk moloku, k'oloku: «Ala, Saŋ sɔ andewe kɔ.»BSBBSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61. 61BSPMba afum ŋaloku kɔ: «Ali fum eyi fɛ dokom dam nwɛ aŋwe tewe tantɛ mɔ.»BSBBSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62. 62BSPKɔ afum ŋayɛfɛ kəyifətɛ kas waca, tewe ta wan ntɛ ɛfaŋ pawe kɔ mɔ.BSBBSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63. 63BSPKɔ Sakary ewe tabam, k'encic: «Saŋ sɔ andewe kɔ.» Kɔ pənciyanɛ afum fəp.BSBBSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64. 64BSPKɔ kusu kɔn kəmepɛ katina, kɔ temer tɔn tɛyɛfɛ, k'ɛyɛfɛ kəkor-koru Kanu.BSBBSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65. 65BSPKɔ kənesɛ kəyi andɛ ɔn fəp, kɔ mes mamɔkɔ mɛmbaŋ atɔf ŋa Yude fəp, pacyifətɛnɛ mi.BSBBSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66. 66BSPNwɛ o nwɛ ene pacloku mi, teŋyi kɔ dɛbəkəc, ŋacyifnɛ: «Ake wan wəkakɔ endeyɔnɛ oŋ-ɛ?» Kɔ fənɔntər fa Kanu Kəpɔŋ fəncəmɛ kɔ darəŋ.BSBBSB: 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. 67BSPK'Amera Ŋecempi ŋa Kanu ŋɛlarɛ Sakary papa ka Saŋ, k'ɛyɛfɛ kədəŋk moloku mmɛ Kanu kənasɔŋ kɔ kəloku mɔ, pəcloku:BSBBSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68. 68BSP«Iŋkor-kor'əm məna Mariki, Kanu ka aka Yisrayel, bawo kənder kəmar afum ɔn, kɔ kəmbaŋ ŋa.BSBBSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69. 69BSPKəwurɛ su wəyac wəpɔŋ, dokom da Dawuda, wəmarəs kɔn.BSBBSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70. 70BSP—Itɔ Kanu kənalok-lokɛ cusu ca adəŋk ɔn acempi kəyɛfɛ ntɛ pənawon mɔ—BSBBSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71. 71BSPkənasɔŋ su temer kədebaŋ su aterɛnɛ asu dəwaca kɔ kətam ka akɔ ŋantɔfaŋɛ su pətɔt mɔ.BSBBSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72. 72BSPItɔ kənamentərɛ amera ŋobotu ŋa ki atem asu, kɔ kəncɛm-cɛmnɛ kəcaŋəs kəcempi kəŋan kəyi tes tin.BSBBSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73. 73BSPPəmɔ kədɛrəm kaŋkɔ Kanu kənadɛrmɛ Abraham wətem kosu, itɔ ɛlasɛ su ki,BSBBSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74. 74BSPa kɔ kəndebaŋ su aterɛnɛ asu dəwaca-ɛ, kəndesɔŋɛ su tɛm tatɔkɔ packor-koru kɔ bəkəc yoforu disrɛ,BSBBSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75. 75BSPntɛ tɔŋsɔŋɛ pakor-koru kɔ decempi kɔ dolompu disrɛ fɔr yɔn kiriŋ kiyi kosu doru fəp mɔ.BSBBSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76. 76BSPKɔ məna wan kem, wədəŋk wəka Wəbɛ wəka darenc ɔ andew'am. Məna endeyi Mariki kiriŋ, məclompəs səpɔ sɔn.BSBBSB: 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. 77BSPMəkɔ məsɔŋɛ afum ɔn kəcərɛ a Kanu kənder kədeyac ŋa, kəŋaŋnɛnɛ ŋa kiciya kəŋan.BSBBSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78. 78BSPƐy! Teta dɛrɛnc kɔ dobotu amera da Kanu kosu, kəmot su pəwaŋkəra pa darenc, mpɛ powurɛnɛ kɔ pəwaŋkəra pa dec dɛpɛncɛ mɔ.BSBBSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79. 79BSPNtɛ tɔŋsɔŋɛ akɔ ŋayi kubump kɔ akɔ ŋayi katəkəp ka defi dəntɔf mɔ, ŋasɔtɔ pəwaŋkəra, kəsolɛ su sɔ dɔpɔ da pəforu.»BSBBSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80. 80BSPKɔ wan ɛmbɛk, pəcsɔtɔ fənɔntər fa amera. K'eyi dəndo dətɛgbərɛ haŋ dɔsɔk ndɛ ɛnamentərnɛ nnɔ afum aka Yisrayel ŋayi mɔ.BSBBSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.