2 LUO mana kaka nochiwgi ne wan kod jogo motelo mane gin joneno wangʼ gi wangʼ kendo jotich wachni. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 LUO Kuom mano, an bende kaka asenono tiend wechegi malongʼo nyaka aa chakruok, en gima ber bende mondo andikni e yo mochanore maler, in moluor Theofilo, 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 LUO mondo ingʼe adier mar gik mosepuonji. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 LUO Giduto ji ariyo ne gin joma kare e nyim Nyasaye, negirito chike Ruoth Nyasaye kod buchene, maonge ketho. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 LUO To ne gionge gi nyithindo, nikech Elizabeth ne migumba, kendo ji ariyogo ne hikgi oseniangʼ. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 LUO Chiengʼ moro kane ogandagi gi Zekaria ne ni e tich to notiyo kaka jadolo e nyim Nyasaye, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 LUO Noyiere gi ombulu kaka chik mar jodolo, mondo odonji ei hekalu mar Ruoth kendo owangʼ ubani. 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 LUO To ka sa mar wangʼo ubani nochopo, jolemo duto nochokore oko kendo negilamo. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 LUO Eka malaika mar Ruoth Nyasaye nofwenyorene, kochungo yo korachwich mar bath kendo mar misango mar wangʼo ubani. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 LUO Kane Zekaria onene, ne obwok kendo luoro nomake. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 LUO To malaika nowachone ni: “Kik ibed maluor, Zekaria; lamoni osewinji chiegi Elizabeth biro nywoloni wuowi, kendo inichake Johana. 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 LUO Obiro bedo ni mor kod ilo, to ji mangʼeny nomor nikech nywolne, BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 LUO Nimar enobed ngʼat maduongʼ e nyim Ruoth. Ok nomadh kongʼo kata gimoro amora makech, to enopongʼ gi Roho Maler chakre nywolne. 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 LUO Obiro kelo jo-Israel mangʼeny ir Ruoth Nyasachgi. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 LUO Zekaria nopenjo malaika niya, “Ere kaka anyalo ngʼeyo ni wachni en adier? An ngʼat moti kendo chiega bende hike oniangʼ.” 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 LUO Malaika nodwoko niya, “An Gabriel, achungo e nyim Nyasaye, kendo oseora mondo awuo kodi kendo nyisi wach maberni. 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 LUO To koro ibiro bedo momo kendo ok iniwinj nyaka ndalo ma gini notimre, nikech ne ok iyie wechena mabiro bedo adiera e kindegi mowinjore.” 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 LUO E kindeno, ji ne rito Zekaria kendo negiwuoro ni angʼo momiyo osebedo amingʼa ei hekalu. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 LUO Kane owuok oko, to ne ok onyal wuoyo kodgi. Negingʼeyo ni noseneno fweny ei hekalu, nimar nosiko konyisogi gik moko gi lwete to ne ok onyal wuoyo. 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 LUO Ka kindene mar tich norumo, nodok dala. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 LUO Bangʼ mani chiege Elizabeth nomako ich to kuom dweche abich ne ok owuok oko. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 LUO Nowacho niya, “Ruoth Nyasaye osetimona ma. E ndalogi osenyiso ngʼwonone kuoma kendo ogolona wichkuot e kind ji.” 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 LUO ir nyako ngili, mane oseketo winjruok mar kend gi ngʼato ma nyinge Josef ma nyakwar Daudi. Nying nyakono mapok ongʼeyo dichwo ne en 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 LUO Malaika nodhi ire momose niya, “Amosi, in nyako mogwedhi moloyo! Ruoth ni kodi.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 LUO Wechego nochando chuny Maria ahinya, to nowuoro mos mane omosegono, ni tiende angʼo. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 LUO To malaika nowachone niya, “Kik iluor Maria, nikech Nyasaye osetimoni ngʼwono. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 LUO Ibiro mako ich kendo ininywol wuowi, to inimiye nying ni Yesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 LUO Obiro bedo maduongʼ kendo noluonge ni Wuod Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo, Ruoth Nyasaye biro miye kom loch mar kwar mare, Daudi. 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 LUO To enobed gi loch kuom od Jakobo nyaka chiengʼ, pinyruodhe ok norum ngangʼ.” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 LUO Malaika nodwoko niya, “Roho Maler biro biro kuomi, kendo teko mar Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo biro umi. Kuom mano jal maler monego nywol ibiro luongo ni Wuod Nyasaye. 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 LUO Bende ngʼeni Elizabeth ma watni biro bedo gi nyathi kata e hike moniangʼno, to dhako mane iluongo ni migumbano, koro en gi ich mar dweche auchiel. 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 LUO Nimar onge gima nyalo tamo Nyasaye.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 LUO E kindeno Maria noikore mowuok mapiyo kodhi e piny motimo gode mar Judea, BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 LUO kama nodonjo e dala Zekaria kendo nomoso Elizabeth. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 LUO Ka Elizabeth nowinjo mos mar Maria nyathi notugo e iye kendo Elizabeth nopongʼ gi Roho Maler. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 LUO Gi dwol maduongʼ nomor kowacho niya, “In dhako mogwedhi kuom mon, kendo nyathi ma ibiro nywolo bende ogwedhi! BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 LUO To angʼo momiyo obedo mangʼwon koda momiyo min Ruodha dibi ira? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 LUO Piyo piyo nono ka mosni nochopo e ita, nyathi manie iya notugo gi mor. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 LUO Ogwedhi in dhako moseyie ni gima Ruoth osewachone biro timore.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 LUO kendo chunya oil kuom Nyasaye Jawarna, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 LUO nimar Jal Maratego osetimona gik madongo, Nyinge ler. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 LUO Kechne chopo kuom jogo moluore chakre tiengʼ ka tiengʼ. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 LUO Osetimo timbe madongo gi bade; okeyo jogo masungore e parogi maiye. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 LUO Osegolo ruodhi e kombegi to osetingʼo malo joma muol. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 LUO Oseyiengʼo jokech gi gik mabeyo to oseriembo jo-mwandu gi lwetgi nono. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 LUO Osekonyo jatichne Israel, koparo bedo mangʼwon, BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 LUO ne Ibrahim kod nyikwaye nyaka chiengʼ, mana kaka nowachone kwerewa.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 LUO Maria nodak gi Elizabeth kuom dweche madirom adek eka nodok thurgi. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 LUO Kane en kinde mane Elizabeth onego yudie nyathi, nonywolo nyathi ma wuowi. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 LUO Jogwengʼ kod wedene nowinjo ni Ruoth Nyasaye osetimone kech maduongʼ mi gibedo kode e morne. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 LUO Chiengʼ mar aboro negibiro mondo giter nyathi nyangu kendo negidwaro chake nying wuon-gi Zekaria, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 LUO to min-gi nowuoyo kendo owacho niya, “Ooyo! Ibiro luonge ni Johana.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 LUO Negiwachone niya, “Onge ngʼato moro kuom wedeni man-gi nyingni.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 LUO Eka ne giwuoyo gi wuon mare gi lwetgi, mondo giyud ni en nying mane madoher luongogo nyathi. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 LUO Nokwayo bao mar ndiko kendo ji duto nowuoro ka nondiko niya, “Nyinge en Johana.” BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 LUO Gikanyono dhoge noyawore kendo lewe nogonyore, mi nochako wuoyo, kopako Nyasaye. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 LUO Luoro nomako jogwengʼ duto, kendo ji duto manie piny gode Judea ne loso kuom gigi duto. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 LUO Ngʼato ka ngʼato mane owinjo wachni ne owuoro ahinya, kapenjo niya, “Nyathini biro bedo machal nade?” Nimar lwet Ruoth ne ni kode. 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 LUO Wuon mare Zekaria nopongʼ gi Roho Maler kendo nokoro wach kama: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 LUO “Pak obed ne Ruoth Nyasach Israel; nikech osebiro kendo osereso joge. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 LUO Osechungonwa tungʼ mar warruok marwa, e od jatichne Daudi, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 LUO (kaka nowacho gi dho jonabige maler mag ndalo machon), BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 LUO warruok ae lwet wasikwa, kendo ae lwet jogo duto mamon kodwa, BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 LUO mondo onyis kech ne kwerewa, kendo opar singruokne maler, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 LUO singruok mane okwongʼorego ne kwarwa Ibrahim: BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 LUO mondo oreswa e lwet wasikwa kendo omi watine maonge luoro, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 LUO e ngima maler kod tim makare e nyime ndalowa duto. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 LUO “To in, nyathina, ibiro luongi ni janabi mar Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo; nimar ibiro telo e nyim Ruoth mondo ilosne yo, 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 LUO kendo imi joge ngʼeyo wach mar warruok kuom weruok mar richogi, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 LUO nikech ngʼwono mamuol mar Nyasachwa, ma chiengʼ mawuok biro kelonwa koa e polo, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 LUO mondo orieny kuom jogo modak e mudho, kendo e tipo mar tho, mondo otel ne tiendewa e yor kwe.” 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 LUO To nyathino nodongo kendo nobedo motegno e chuny; bende nodak e thim nyaka nochopo chiengʼ mane onyisore ratiro e nyim Israel. 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.