6 DWRL Laa"atuukka Godaa azazuwaanne seeraa darissiide naagiyaawanttanne kad'ee banttaan S'oossaa sintsan de'iyaa s'illatuwaa. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 DWRL Gidoppe attin Elssaabees'a mantsa gido diraw, yeluu unttunttoo baawa. Laa"atuukka laytsaa sugeeddawantta. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 DWRL Itti gallassi Zakkaraasi bare bagga kaallaan S'oossaa sintsan K'eesatetsan ootsiyaa wode, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 DWRL bare K'eesatetsaa wogaa dooyaadan Geeshsha Golliyaa geliide is'aanaa c'uwissuwaa saamay Aa gakkeedda. 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 DWRL Is'aanay c'uwiyaa wode Asay ubbay karen ek'k'iide woossi de'ee. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 DWRL Godaa kiitanchchay is'aanaa yarshshuwaa saappe ushechchanna ek'k'iide aw beetteedda. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 DWRL Zakkaraasikka be'eedda wode dagammiide yashshaan mitetteedda. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 DWRL Kiitanchchaykka k'ay yaageedda, «Zakkaraasaa, yayyoppa; ne woosay sisetteedda, ne machchata Elssaabees'a attuma na'aa yelanawunnu. 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 DWRL Aa yeletaan nashetaynne ishaluu new hananawaa; c'oratuukka I yeletto diraw hashshu gaanawantta; BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 DWRL Ikka Godaa sintsan dara gidanawaa. Matsoyiyaa woyniyaa ushshaa gido haraa matsoyiyaa ushshaa ayinne ushenna; bare daay uluwaan de'ishshin Ayaanaa Geeshshay aan kumanawaa. 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 DWRL «Israa'eeliyaa asatuwaappekka c'oratuwaa unttunttu Godaa S'oossaakko, I zaaranawaa. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 DWRL Zakkaraasikka kiitanchchaa, «Taani c'imaad, tamachchattakka bare laytsaan sugeeddawunno, hawaa taani ayaan eranitaa?» geedda. 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 DWRL Kiitanchchaykka zaariide, «Taani S'oossaa sintsan ek'k'iyaa Gabreela; hawaa mishiraachchuwaa new odanaw neekko kiitettaad; 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 DWRL Hekko he wodiyaan hanana ta k'aalaa ne ammanabeenna diraw, ha yewuu hanana gallassay gakkanaw neeni duude gidanaassa; haasayanawukka danddayakka» geedda. 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 DWRL He wode asay, Zakkaraasi Geeshsha Golliyaappe kesennaan ayaw gam"eeddentto maalalettiidde naagiino. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 DWRL Keseedda wodiyaankka haasayanaw danddaybbeenna; Geeshsha Golliyaan sas'aa I be'eeddawaa akeekeeddino; ikka haasayanaw danddayibeennawaa s'orssi bessiide, duude gidiide de'eedda. 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 DWRL Zakkaraasikka bare oosuwaa wodiyaa wursso wode, bare golle simmeedda. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 DWRL Hewaappe guyyiyaan Aa machchata Elssaabees'a shahaaraade ichcheshu agenaa barena gentsaaddu. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 DWRL Elssaabees'akka, «Ta tooshiyaa asaa giddoppe digganaw Goday bare maarotetsaan taana s'eello wode, hawaadan taw ootseedda» gaaddu. 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 DWRL Daawita yaraappe gideedda Yooseefo geetettiyaa bitanew ooshetta k'ashetteedda wodorattikko S'oossaa matappe kiitetteedda; wodoratti suntsaykka Mayraamo geetettee. 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 DWRL Kiitanchchaykka Mayraamikko yiide, «Darissaade dosettawunnee, sarotetsay new gido; Godaykka neenanna gatso de'ee; Neenikka mac'c'awanttu giddon anjjetteeddawunno» yaageedda. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 DWRL Mayraamakka Aa haasayaappe denddowaan darissa dagamaade, «Hawe ayaa mala sarotaa gidanee» gaade yewuwaa k'oppaaddu. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 DWRL Kiitanchchay izo, «Hanne Mayraamee, S'oossaa matan sabaa demmaadda yayyoppa. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 DWRL Neeni shahaaraade, attuma na'aa yelanaassa; Aa suntsaakka Yesuusa gaanaassa. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 DWRL Ikka dara gidanawaa; Ubbaappe D'ok'k'a S'oossaa Na'aa geetettana; Godaa S'oossay Aa aabbu Daawita kawutetsaa oydiyaa aw immanawaa. 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 DWRL Ikka Yaak'ooba gollen med'inaw kawutanawaa; Aa kawutetsawukka wurssetsay baawa» yaageedda. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 DWRL Kiitanchchaykka zaariide iziw, «Ayaanaa Geeshshay ne bolla yaanawaa; D'ok'k'a S'oossaa wolk'k'ay neenan shemppanawaa. Hewaa diraw, neeppe yelettiyaawe geeshsha S'oossaa Na'aa geetettana. 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 DWRL Ne dabbatta Elssaabees'a bare c'imatetsaa wodiyaan attuma na'aa shahaaraaddu. Mantsa geetetteeddawunna Elssaabees'a shahaaroodeppe usuppuntsa agenaa oyk'k'aaddu. 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 DWRL S'oossaa s'ooniyaa yewuu baawa» yaageedda. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 DWRL Mayraamakka he agenaa giddon denddaade killi zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gaden de'iyaa itti katamaa elleella kesaaddu. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 DWRL Zakkaraasa golle gelaade Elssaabees'o sarotaaddu. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 DWRL Elssaabees'akka Mayraami sarotaa siseedda wode, izi uluwaan de'iyaa shahaaray guppeedda; Elssaabees'akka Ayaanaa Geeshshaan kumaaddu. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 DWRL Bare kooshshaakka d'ok'k'u ootsaade, «Neeni mac'c'awanttu giddoppe anjjetteeddawunno. Neeppe yelettiyaawekka anjjettowaa. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 DWRL Neeni ta Godaa daaya taakko yaanaw taani oonee? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 DWRL Hekko ne sarotaa kooshshay ta haytsaan sisetteedda wode, ta uluwaan de'iyaa shahaaray nashechchaan guppeedda. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 DWRL Goday polettee giide iziw odeeddawaa ammaneeddawunna iza anjjetteeddawunno» yaagaaddu. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 DWRL Ta ayyaanaykka ta S'oossaa, ta d'aliyaan, loytsa nashettaw. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 DWRL Wolk'k'aama gideedda I, daro yewuwaa taw ootseedda; Aa suntsaykka geeshsha. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 DWRL Aa maarotay yayyiyaawanttoo, yeletaappe yeletay gakkanaw de'ee. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 DWRL Bare wolk'k'aan mino kiitaa kiitetteedda; barenttu wozanaa k'ofaan otorettiyaawantta, laaleedda. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 DWRL Mooddiyaawantta kawutetsaa maataa oydiyaappe wotseedda; ashikkatuwaakka k'ay d'ok'k'u d'ok'k'u ootseedda. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 DWRL Koshatteeddawantta lo"o yewuwaan kalisseedda; duratuwaa k'ay mela yedersseedda. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 DWRL Bare maarotetsaa k'oppiide, bare ayiliyaa Israa'eeliyaa maadeedda. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 DWRL Nu aawaatoo I odeeddawaadan, Abrahaamewunne Aa yaraw geeddawaa, med'inaw naagana diraassa» yaagaaddu. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 DWRL Mayraamakka heezzu agenaa keena Elssaabees'i matan gam"owaappe guyyiyaan bare golle simmaaddu. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 DWRL Elssaabees'iwukka yeliyaa wodii gakkina, attuma na'aa yelaaddu. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 DWRL Izi shooratuunne izi dabbo gideeddawanttu, Goday maarotetsaa iziw ootseeddawaa sisiide izinna ittippe nashetteeddino. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 DWRL Hosppuntsa gallassaan na'aa k'as's'aranaw yeeddino; Aa, aawuwaa suntsaan Zakkaraasa giide suntsanaw koyyeeddino. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 DWRL Aa daaya k'ay, «Hanenna, Yohaannisa geetettanaw koshshee» yaagaaddu. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 DWRL Unttunttukka izo, «Ne dabbatuwaappe hachche gakkanaw ittuukka ha suntsaan s'eesettibeenna» yaageeddino. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 DWRL Aa aabba, oona giyaa suntsan s'eegettanaw koyyintto s'orssi oochcheeddino. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 DWRL Aa aabbukka s'aafiyaabaa oochchi akkiide, «Na'aa suntsay Yohaannisa» giide s'aafina, ubbatuukka yewuwaan maalaletteeddino. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 DWRL Hewankka Zakkaraasa doonay dooyetteedda, Aa ins's'arssaykka bilettina haasayaa doommeedda, S'oossaakka galateedda. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 DWRL Aa shooratuukka de'iyaasaa ubbaan yashshaan kumeeddino. Ha yewuukka zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gadiyaa ubbaan darii haasayetteedda. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 DWRL Hawaakka siseeddawanttu ubbatuu, «Ha na'ay ayaa gidaneeshsha?» yaagiide yewuwaa barenttu wozanaan oyk'k'eeddino; S'oossaykka aanana de'iyaawaa ereeddino. 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 DWRL Yohaannisa aabbu Zakkaraasi Ayaanaa Geeshshaan kumiide timbbitiyaa yaagi odeedda: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 DWRL «Israa'eeliyaa Goday S'oossay anjjetto; yiide bare asaa s'omooseeddanne wozeedda. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 DWRL Bare ayiliyaa Daawite golliyaan; wolk'k'aama ashshiyaawaa nuw giigisseedda. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 DWRL Hawekka beni Godaa geeshsha nabatuwaa doonaan odettowaadan, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 DWRL I nuuna, nu morkkatuwaappenne, nuunanna ek'ettiyaawanttu kushiyaappe ashshanaassa. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 DWRL Hawaakka I ootseeddawe, nu aawaatoo, maarotetsaa bessanaassanne, bare geeshsha c'aak'uwaa wozanaa aatsanaassa. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 DWRL Nu aawuwaa Abraahaamoo, c'aak'k'eedda c'aak'uwaa k'oppanaw, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 DWRL nu morkkatuwaa kushiyaappe kesiide, yashshay banttaan aw ootsanaadan, maataa nuw immeedda. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 DWRL Hawenneekka, nuuna nu wodiyaa ubbaan, geeshshatetsaaninne s'illotetsaan, bare sintsaan essana diraassa. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 DWRL Zaariidekka, neenoo, ta na'aw, D'ok'k'a S'oossaa nabiyaa geetettanaassa; ogiyaa giigissanaw Godaappe sintsanna, baanaassa. 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 DWRL Asaa nagaraa maariyaa atotetsaa eraa, unttunttoo immanaassa. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 DWRL Hewekka killippe yeedda poo'uu, nuuna s'omooseeddawe, nu S'oossaa maarotetsaanne k'aretaa gaasuwaana. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 DWRL Aa poo'uukka d'umaaninne hayk'uwaa kuwaan, utteeddawanttoo poo'issee; nu gediyaakka sarotetsaa ogiyaan suurissee.» 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 DWRL Na'aykka dic'c'iide, ayaanaan minneedda; Israa'eeliyaa asaw beetteedda gallassay gakkanaw mela biittaan de'eedda. 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.