2 HLT oltak kah tueihyoeih la aka om rhoek neh a tongcuek lamloh loh aka hmu rhep rhoek loh mamih taengah m'paek uh vanbangla, BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 HLT kai khaw khaeh khaeh boeih ka thuep koep tih hlangcong Theophilu nang taengah daek ham tluep ka poek. 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 HLT Te daengah ni hiluepnah ol loh n'thuituen te khaw na ming eh. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 HLT Pathen hmaiah a dueng la bok om rhoi. Boeipa kah rhilam neh olpaek cungkuem dongah cuemthuek la pongpa rhoi. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 HLT Tedae Elizabeth tah cakol la om tih camoe a om kolla a kum khaw patong la bok om rhoi coeng. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 HLT Pathen hmaiah a khosoih vaengkah bangla anih rhoihui te aitlaeng loh a pha. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 HLT Khosoih kah khosing bangla, Boeipa kah bawkim khuiah kun tih hmueihphum ham a yo. 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 HLT Bo-ul tue vaengah pilnam khuikah aka om rhaengpuei boeih khaw poeng ah thangthui uh. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 HLT Te vaengah Boeipa kah puencawn tah a taengah a phoe pah tih bo-ul hmueihtuk kah bantang ah pai. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 HLT Zekhariah loh a thuen doela a sawt dongah rhihnah loh anih a tlak thil. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 HLT Tedae anih te puencawn pakhat loh, “Zekhariah rhih boeh, nang kah rhenbihnah te a hnatun coeng dongah na yuu Elizabeth loh nang ham capa pakhat han cun vetih, a ming te Johan la na khue ni. 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 HLT Nang ham omngaihnah neh kohoenah la om vetih anih kah rhuirhong dongah boeih omngaih uh ni. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 HLT Boeipa hmaiah a len la om vetih, misurtui neh yu te o loengloeng mahpawh. A manu bung khuiah a om vaengah Mueihla Cim neh baetawt ni. 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 HLT Israel ca rhoek te a Boeipa Pathen taengla muep a mael puei ni. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 HLT Te phoeiah Zekhariah loh puencawn taengah, “Hekah he Ba nen lae ka ming eh? Kai tah patong la ka om coeng tih ka yuu khaw a kum te ham coeng,” a ti nah. 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 HLT Te dongah puencawn loh anih te a doo tih, “Kai tah Pathen hmaiah aka pai Gabriel ni, nang taengah he rhoek he phong ham neh thui ham n'tueih. 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 HLT Tedae kai ol te na tangnah pawt dongah he he a soep nah khohnin duela olmueh la na om vetih na cal thai mahpawh ne. Amah tue ah ka ol te soep bit ni,” a ti nah. 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 HLT Te vaengah Zekhariah te aka lamso pilnam a om dongah bawkim khuiah a di te a ngaihmang uh. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 HLT Ha thoeng vaengah tah amih te voek thai voel pawh. Te dongah bawkim khuiah a mangthui a hmuh coeng tila a ming uh. Te dongah Zekhriah loh amih taengah a lu a thuk tih olmueh la phat om. 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 HLT Amah kah thothueng khohnin te a cup la a om phoeiah tah amah im la cet. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 HLT Te khohnin phoeiah a yuu Elizabeth te vawn tih amah khaw hla nga thuh uh. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 HLT “Boeipa loh kai ham hnin at neh a saii tangloeng coeng, te nen ni hlang lakliah kai dogkah hnaelnah te khoe hamla n'hip,” a ti. 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 HLT David imkhui kah hlang pakhat, a ming ah Joseph ham te oila a bae pah. Oila ming tah Mary ni. 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 HLT Te phoeiah huta taengla kun tih, “A lungvat tangtae aw, omngaih lah, Boeipa tah nang taengah om pai,” a ti nah. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 HLT Tedae Mary te tekah olka dongah konglong ngaihit la om tih te toidalnah loh metla a om eh tila a poek. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 HLT Puencawn loh anih te, “Mary rhih boeh, Pathen taengkah lungvatnah na dang coeng te. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 HLT Te dongah bungvawn neh na yom tih capa na cun vaengah a ming te Jesuh sui ne. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 HLT Anih tah tanglue la om vetih Khohni capa tila a khue ni. Boeipa Pathen loh anih te a napa David kah ngolkhoel te a paek ni. 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 HLT Jakob im ah kumhal due manghai pawn ni. A ram te khaw bawt ti om mahpawh,” a ti nah. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 HLT Te dongah anih te puencawn loh a doo tih, “Mueihla Cim loh nang n'thoeng thil vetih, Khohni kah thaomnah te nang m'muek sak ni. Te dongah na cun te aka cim Pathen Capa tila a khue bal ni. 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 HLT Te phoeiah namah huiko Elizabeth te a patong soiah, camoe a yom van coeng ke. Te dongah cakol la a khue te tahae ah hla rhuk lo coeng. 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 HLT Pathen kah olka boeih long tah a tloel nah moenih,” a ti nah. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 HLT Mary tah tekah khohnin ah thoo tih tlang kah Judah kho ah thahluenah neh cet. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 HLT Zekhariah im khuiah kun tih Elizabeth te a voek. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 HLT Mary kah toidalnah te Elizabeth loh a yaak vaengah a bung khuikah cahni te soipet tih Elizabeth khaw Mueihla Cim neh baetawt. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 HLT Te vaengah tamlung neh pang khungdaeng tih, “Nang tah huta rhoek lakliah na yoethen coeng tih, nang bung kah a thaih te a yoethen coeng. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 HLT Kai aih he metlam nim, ka boeipa kah a manu kai taengla ha pawk tarha he? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 HLT Nang kah toidalnah ol te ka hna khuiah a kun vaengah tah, ka bung khuikah cahni loh kohoenah neh soipet he. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 HLT Te dongah Boeipa loh a thui te hmakhahnah om ni tila aka tangnah tah a yoethen,” a ti nah. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 HLT Ka mueihla tah ka khangkung Pathen dongah hlampan coeng. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 HLT Kai taengah thaom tloe la a saii dongah, a ming tah cim pai saeh. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 HLT A rhennah tah amah aka rhih rhoek kah cadil cahma ham ni. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 HLT A ban neh a thaomnah a saii, a thinko kopoek ah buhueng aka pom te a taekyak. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 HLT Mangpa rhoek a ngolkhoel lamloh a hlak tih, tlayae rhoek te a pomsang. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 HLT Bungpong rhoek te hno then neh a hah sak tih, khuehtawn rhoek a tlongtlai la a tueih. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 HLT A rhennah te poek sak hamla a ca Israel te a bom . BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 HLT A pa rhoek taengah a thui bangla, Abraham neh a tiingan taengah kumhal duela a khueh,” a ti. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 HLT Mary te Elizabeth neh hla thum tluk hmaih a naeh phoeiah amah im la bal. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 HLT Elizabeth te a om tue a pha coeng tih capa a cun. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 HLT Boeipa loh a rhennah te anih taengah a khueh tih, a oep te a huiko neh imben loh a yaak vaengah anih te a omngaih puei uh. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 HLT Khohnin hnin rhet a lo vaengah camoe te yahvinrhet ham cet uh. Te vaengah anih te a napa ming Zekhariah la a khue uh. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 HLT Tedae a manu loh a doo tih, “Moenih, Johan la a khue ni,” a ti nah. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 HLT Te vaengah anih taengah, “Hekah ming la a khue te na cako khuiah a om pawt ah,” a ti na uh. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 HLT Camoe metla khue a ngaih poek tila a napa te a yavaih uh. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 HLT Te vaengah cabael a hoe tih a daek hatah, “A ming tah Johan ni,” a ti tih boeih a ngaihmang uh. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 HLT Te vaengah a hmui, a lai te khaw pahoi a khui pah dongah cal tih Pathen te a uem. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 HLT Te vaengah amih tolvael rhoek boeih te rhihnah loh a pai thil. Te dongah hekah olka loh Judah tlang tom te boeih a ngae uh. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 HLT Aka ya boeih loh a thinko khuiah a dueh uh tih, “Hekah camoe he metlam nim a om ve?” a ti uh. Tedae Boeipa kah kut loh anih te a om puei. 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 HLT A napa Zekhariah tah Mueihla Cim neh baetawt. BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 HLT Te dongah a olphong neh, “A pilnam te a hip tih tlannah a saii dongah, Israel Pathen Boeipa tah uemom pai saeh. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 HLT A taengom David im khuiah mamih ham khangnah ki a thoh sak. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 HLT Khosuen lamloh a tonghma ciim rhoek kah ka dongah a thui vanbangla, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 HLT Mamih kah rhal rhoek neh mamih aka hmuhuet rhoek boeih kut lamkah khangnah, BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 HLT a pa rhoek taengah rhennah tueng sak ham neh a paipi ciim te poek sak ham, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 HLT a pa Abraham taengah olhlo neh a toemngam te mamih paek ham, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 HLT amah taengah thothueng hamla rhal kut lamloh hoel n'hlawt coeng. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 HLT Mamih kah khohnin rhoek boeih te amah hmaiah duengnah neh cimcaihnah ham ni. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 HLT Te phoeiah, camoe, nang tah Khohni tonghma la n'khue vetih a longpuei rhoekbah ham Boeipa hmaiah na lamhma ni. 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 HLT Amih kah tholh khodawkngainah rhangneh a pilnam taengah khangnah mingnah a paek ni. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 HLT Mamih Pathen kah rhehnah om. Te nen te a sang lamkah khothoeng loh mamih n'hip. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 HLT Dueknah mueihlip neh yinnah khuiah aka ngol rhoek ham te a tue vetih, mamih kah kho te ngaimongnah longpuei la hoihaeng ham ni,” a ti. 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 HLT Camoe tah rhoeng tih mueihla ah khaw rhaang. Te dongah Israel taengah a phoenah khohnin duela khosoek ah om. 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.