2 CEKAK nihcae loe tangsuek na hoi hnukung ah oh o, tamthanglok toksah kaminawk mah, aicae khae thuih ih lok baktih toengah; BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 CEKAK kahoih koek Theophila, tangsuek na hoi kaom hmuennawk to kakoep ah thaikop boih moe, hmuen kaom maeto pacoeng maeto kamtomh poe ah, nangcae khaeah tarik nahaeloe hoi tih, tiah poekhaih ka tawnh, 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 CEKAK to tiah ni ang patuk o ih lok to kahoihah na panoek o tih. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 CEKAK Nihnik loe Sithaw hmaa ah katoeng kami ah oh hoi moe, Angraeng mah paek ih kaalok hoi sak han koi toknawk boih coek koi kaom ai ah a sak hoi. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 CEKAK Elizabeth loe caa kak pongah nawkta tawn hoi ai, nihnik loe saning coeh hoi parai boeh. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 CEKAK Anih mah angmah ih kaminawk hoi Sithaw hmaa ah qaima toksakhaih tue phak naah, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 CEKAK qaimanawk mah sakzong ih atawk baktih toengah, Angraeng tempul thungah akun moe, hmuihoih thlaekhaih loe anih ih tok ah oh. 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 CEKAK Hmuihoih thlaek nathuem ah, paroeai kaminawk loe tasa bangah lawkthuih o. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 CEKAK To naah anih khaeah Angraeng ih van kami maeto amtueng moe, hmuihoih thlaekhaih hmaicam bantang bangah angdoet pae. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 CEKAK Zakaria mah anih to hnuk naah zit moe, tasoehhaih hoiah oh. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 CEKAK Toe van kami mah anih khaeah, Zakaria, zii hmah: na lawkthuihaih Sithaw mah thaih boeh; na zu Elizabeth mah capa maeto na sah pae tih, anih ih ahmin to Johan, tiah sak han oh. 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 CEKAK Anghoehaih hoi oephaih to na tawn tih; anih tapen pongah paroeai kaminawk loe anghoe o tih. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 CEKAK Anih loe Angraeng mikhnuk ah kalen ah om ueloe, misurtui hoi paqui thaih koi hmuen roe nae mak ai; anih loe amno zok thung hoi kamtong Kacai Muithla hoiah koi tih. 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 CEKAK Anih mah paroeai Israel kaminawk to angmacae ih Angraeng khaeah angqoisak tih. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 CEKAK Zakaria mah van kami khaeah, Hae hmuen hae kawbangmaw ka panoek thai tih? Kai loe mitong boeh moe, ka zu doeh mitong boeh, tiah a naa. 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 CEKAK To naah van kami mah anih khaeah, Kai loe Sithaw hmaa ah angdoe, Gabriel ah ka oh; lok kang thuih moe, kahoih hae anghoehaih tamthangnawk patuek han ih ni nang khaeah ang patoeh. 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 CEKAK Khenah, atue phak naah akoep han koi kang thuih ih loknawk to na tang ai pongah, hae hmuennawk ohhaih ni pha ai karoek to, lok na aa tih, tiah a naa. 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 CEKAK Kaminawk mah Zakariah to zing o, anih loe tempul thungah akra parai boeh pongah dawnrai o. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 CEKAK Anih tasa bang tacawt naah loe, kaminawk khaeah lokthui thai ai boeh: anih loe lok apae ai, kaminawk khaeah ban hoiah ni angmathaih a sak pae: to pongah kaminawk mah anih loe tempul thungah hnuksakhaih a hnuk kalang mue, tiah poek o. 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 CEKAK Anih loe a toksakhaih boeng pacoengah, angmah im ah amlaem. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 CEKAK To ninawk boeng pacoengah a zu Elizabeth to zokpom; anih loe khrah pangato thung imthung ah anghawk, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 CEKAK anih mah ang khet nathuem ah, kaminawk salakah kai kasae thuihaih to takhoe ving hanah, Angraeng mah kai hanah hae hmuen hae sak boeh, tiah a thuih. 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 CEKAK David imthung takoh Joseph, tiah ahmin kaom kami mah hamh ih tangla cuem khaeah patoeh; tangla kacuem ih ahmin loe Meri. 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 CEKAK Anih khaeah van kami to caeh moe, Kasang koek tahamhoih hnu kami, anghoe ah! Sithaw loe nang hoi nawnto oh: nang loe nongpatanawk thungah tahamhoih kami ah na oh, tiah a naa. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 CEKAK Meri mah anih to hnuk naah, dawnrai, a palung thung hoiah kawbaktih kami tapringhaih lok maw vai, tiah poek. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 CEKAK Toe van kami mah anih khaeah, Meri, Zii hmah: nang loe Sithaw mah palung tong ih kami ah na oh boeh. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 CEKAK Khenah, zok na pomh ueloe, caa nongpa maeto na sah tih, anih ih ahmin loe JESU, tiah sak han oh. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 CEKAK Anih loe paroeai len tih, Sang koek Capa, tiah kawk o tih: Angraeng Sithaw mah Ampa David ih angraeng tangkhang to anih khaeah paek tih: 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 CEKAK Anih mah Jakob imthung to dungzan ah uk tih; a prae loe boenghaih om mak ai, tiah a naa. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 CEKAK Van kami mah anih khaeah, Kacai Muithla na nuiah om tih, Kasang koek sakthaihaih tha mah na oh haih tih: to pongah nang khaeah tapen han koi Ciimcai Capa loe Sithaw Capa, tiah kawk tih. 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 CEKAK Khenah, nam nawkamya ah kaom Elizabeth doeh mitong pacoengah caa nongpa maeto pomh boeh: anih loe caa kak, toe vaihi zokpomhaih khrah tarukto oh boeh. 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 CEKAK Sithaw han angcoeng thai ai hmuen tidoeh om ai, tiah a naa. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 CEKAK Meri loe angthawk moe, Judea prae mae nuiah kaom vangpui maeto ah karangah caeh; BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 CEKAK Zakariah ih imthung ah akun moe, Elizabeth to lok tapring. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 CEKAK Meri mah tapring ih lok to Elizabeth mah thaih naah, a zok thung ih nawkta to angtawt; to naah Elizabeth loe Kacai Muithla hoiah koi: BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 CEKAK anih mah, Nang loe nongpatanawk thungah tahamhoih kami ah na oh, na zok thung ih athaih doeh tahamhoih. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 CEKAK Tipongah maw ka Angraeng ih amno ah ohhaih to kai khaeah ang paek? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 CEKAK Khenah, nang tapringhaih lok to ka thaih naah, anghoe loiah ka zok thung ih nawkta to amloep tahang. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 CEKAK Angraeng khae hoi thuih ih loknawk loe anih khaeah akoep tih, tiah tanghaih tawn nongpata loe tahamhoih, tiah tha hoiah a hangh. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 CEKAK pahlongkung Sithaw khaeah palung anghoehaih ka tawnh. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 CEKAK Thacak kami mah kai hanah kalen parai hmuennawk to ang sak pae boeh; anih ih ahmin loe ciimcai. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 CEKAK Anih palungnathaih loe anih zithaih tawn kaminawk nuiah adung maeto pacoeng maeto khoek to oh. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 CEKAK Anih mah a ban thacakhaih to amtuengsak moe, poeksang kaminawk to anghaehsak phaeng. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 CEKAK Thacak kaminawk to angmacae ih angraeng tangkhang nui hoiah pakhrak tathuk moe, poek pahnaem kaminawk to tapom tahang. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 CEKAK Zok amthlam kaminawk to kahoih hmuennawk hoiah zok amhahsak moe, angraengnawk to bangkrai ah patoeh ving. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 CEKAK A palungnathaih to pahnet ai pongah a tamna Israel to abomh; BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 CEKAK aicae ampanawk khaeah a thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Abraham hoi a caanawk khaeah doeh boeng ai ah a thuih, tiah thuih. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 CEKAK Meri loe Elizabeth hoi khrah thumto oh pacoengah, angmah im ah amlaem. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 CEKAK Elizabeth nawkta tapenhaih tue phak naah loe, anih mah caa nongpa maeto sak. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 CEKAK Kawkruk maw Angraeng mah a palungnathaih anih nuiah amtuengsak, tiah imtaeng kaminawk hoi angmah ih nawkamyanawk mah thaih o naah, anih to anghoe o haih. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 CEKAK Ni tazetto naah loe tangzat hin aah hanah nawkta to a caeh o haih; nihcae mah anih ih ahmin loe ampa ih ahmin palawk hanah Zakariah, tiah sak han oh, tiah a thuih o. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 CEKAK Amno mah, to tih na ai ni; anih ih ahmin loe Johan, tiah sak han oh, tiah a naa. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 CEKAK Nihcae mah anih khaeah, Na caengnawk thungah hae baktih ahmin hae om ai, tiah a naa o. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 CEKAK To pongah nihcae mah nawkta ih ahmin kawbangmaw sak han, tiah ampa khaeah ban hoi angmathaih a sak pae moe, a dueng o. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 CEKAK To naah anih mah ca trikhaih thlung kangphaek to hnik moe, Anih ih ahmin loe Johan, tiah tarik: to naah nihcae dawnrai o boih. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 CEKAK Akra ai ah anih ih pakha to am-ongh pae moe, palai doeh name pae roep, anih loe lok apaeh moe, Sithaw to pakoeh. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 CEKAK To tiah hmuen to oh pacoengah nihcae taengah kaom kaminawk boih nuiah zithaih to phak: hae tiah kaom hmuen kawng to Judea prae mae nuiah kaom kaminawk boih mah thuih o. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 CEKAK To lok thaih kaminawk boih mah, Angraeng ih ban anih nuiah oh pongah, hae nawkta loe kawbaktih nawkta ah maw om tih vai? tiah palung thung hoiah a poek o. 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 CEKAK Ampa Zakariah loe Kacai Muithla hoiah koi moe, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 CEKAK Israel kaminawk ih Sithaw loe tahamhoihaih om nasoe; anih loe angmah ih kaminawk khaeah paqaih moe, angmah ih kaminawk to akrang boeh, BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 CEKAK a tamna David imthung ah aicae hanah pahlonghaih takii maeto tacawtsak boeh; BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 CEKAK long amtong tangsuek na hoiah angmah ih kaciim tahmaanawk ih pakha hoi thuih ih lok baktih toengah: BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 CEKAK aicae loe aimacae misa hoi aicae hnuma kaminawk boih ih ban thung hoiah a loih o tih; BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 CEKAK aicae ampanawk khaeah lokkam ih palungnathaih to amtuengsak moe, angmah ih kaciim lokmaihaih to pahnet han ai ah, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 CEKAK anih loe aicae ampa Abraham khaeah lokkamhaih to sak boeh: BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 CEKAK zithaih tawn ai ah a hing o na thung, ciimcaihaih hoi toenghaih hoiah anih ih tok to a sak o hanah, aimacae misa ban thung hoiah aicae to na loisak tih. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
76 CEKAK Nawkta, nang loe, Kasang koek ih tahmaa ah na oh, tiah kawk o tih: nang loe Anih ih loklam paroep hanah Angraeng hmaa ah na caeh tih; 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 CEKAK nihcae zaehaihnawk tahmenhaih rang hoiah Anih ih kaminawk khaeah pahlonghaih kawng panoeksak hanah, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 CEKAK van ranui ih ni bae baktih toengah, aicae Sithaw palungnathaih loe aicae khaeah ni baktiah bae tih boeh; BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 CEKAK khoving thung hoi duekhaih tahlip tlim ah anghnu kaminawk to aanghaih paek moe, misa angdaehhaih loklam ah aicae khok takansakhaih ni loe angzoh boeh, tiah lok taphong. 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 CEKAK Nawkta loe poekhaih palungthin thacakhaih hoiah qoeng tahang, anih loe Israel kaminawk khaeah amtueng ai karoek to praezaek ah khosak. 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.