2 PON Duen ir, me kajokajoi on kit, me jaunkakede o papa pan majan jan ni tapi o, BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 PON I ap pil lamedar, me mau, i en intin won komui, Main Tiopiluj, pwe i lelepokki karoj jan in tapi o kokodo. 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 PON Pwe komui en aja duen meakan me komui aleer, me pun melel. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 PON Ira karoj me pun mon Kot, o ira ineneweita ni en Kaun a kujoned o tiak kan karoj. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 PON A jota naira jeri, pwe Elijapet li dapwan amen, o ira karoj likailapalar. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 PON A kadekadeo ni a kapwaiada a dodok en jamero mon Kot ni anjau o, me a pwin pwaijaneki, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 PON Duen a kin wiaui ren jamero kan, o anjau en ijik mairon lao leler, a kotilon on nan im en kaudok en Kaun o. 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 PON A pokon kalaimun mi liki, wiawia kapakap ni klok en ijij. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 PON A tounlan en Kaun amen pwara don i, kotikot ni pali maun en pei jaraui en potik. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 PON Jakariaj lao majani, ap lujikida o majapwekada. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 PON A tounlan o majani on i: Jakariaj, der majak, pwe om kapakap pwaidar, om paud Elijapet pan naitikeda jeri ol amen, a koe pan ki on mar a Ioanej. 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 PON O a pan kare on uk peren o popol, o me toto pan perenki a ipwidi. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 PON Pwe a pan lapalap ren Kaun o, a jota pan nim wain, pil jo eu jon en joko; a pan dir en Nen jaraui nan kupur en in a. 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 PON A me toto ren nain Ijrael akan, me a pan kawuki on Kaun ar Kot. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 PON A Jakariaj majani on tounlan o: Da me i en ajaki me wet? Pwe I ol laudalar amen, o ai paud pil likailapalar. 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 PON A tounlan japen majani on i: Nai Kapriel, me kin ariri Kot, o me pakadarado, en lokaia on uk, o wa don uk ronamau pukat. 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 PON Kilan, koe pan loton la, o jaja lokaia lao lel ran o, me mepukat pan pwaida, pweki om jota kamelele ai kajoi, me pan pwaida ni a anjau. 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 PON A pokon o auiaui Jakariaj, puriamuiki a pwapwand nan im ni kaudok. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 PON A lao pedoi jan, a jolar kak majan on irail. Irail ap dedeki, me e udial manaman eu nan im en kaudok o. A olol on irail o lotonlar. 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 PON Kadekadeo ran akan en a dodok lao nikier, a kotin purelan japwe koieilan im a. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 PON Murin ran pukat a paud Elijapet lijeanda o mimieta nan deu a jaunipon limau indada: BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 PON Iduen Kaun o kotin wiai on ia ni ran oko, ni a kotin majan don ia, pwen kotiki jan ia kanamenok pai ren aramaj. 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 PON Ren jeripein makelekel amen, me kijin nin on ol amen, me mar a Iojep, kijan kadaudok en Dawid; jeripein makelekel o adaneki 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 PON Tounlan o kotilon on nan deu a majani on i: Kajelelia Main, kom meid pai, Kaun o kotikot re omui! Kom meid pai nan pun en li akan! BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 PON A lao kilaner i, o ronadar a majan, ap majapwekadar madamadaua: Duen jon en ranamau o. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 PON A tounlan majani on i: Maria, ender majak, pwe komui me konekonelar ren Kot. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 PON A kilan, komui pan lijeanda o naitikeda jeri ol amen, a komui pan ki on mar a Iejuj. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 PON Nan i me pan lapalap, o a pan maraneki Japwilim en Kaun lapalap, o Kaun Kot pan kotiki on i mol en jam a Dawid. 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 PON O a pan kakaunda kadaudok en Iakop kokolata, o japwilim a wei jota pan imwila. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 PON Tounlan o kotin japen majani on i: Nen jaraui pan kotin ti po omui o rojon en Kaun lapalap pan kipa komui di, i me jaraui o, me pan ipwi jan komui, pan marenki: Japwilim en Kot. 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 PON O majani, ri om Elijapet pil lijeandar ni a likailapala, a pan neitikeda jeri ol amen, a kawonu en jaunipon anjau wet; iei i me dapwan, 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 PON Pwe jota meakot, me Kot jota kak on. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 PON I ran oko Maria madan kotila pon nana o nan kanim en luda eu, BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 PON Ap pedelon on nan im en Jakariaj o ranamau on Elijapet. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 PON Kadekadeo Elijapet lao roner en Maria a ranamau on i, jeri o ap mokideda nan kaped a; a Elijapet ap direkila Nen jaraui, BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 PON O nil laudeda majani: Komui meid pai ren li akan, o meid iajanai ipwin kupur omui! BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 PON A iaduen pai wet a ko jan ia, pwe in en ai Kaun koti don ia? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 PON Majani, ni ai roner omui ranamau, jeri o ap mokideda nan kaped i aki a peren. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 PON O komui meid pai, pweki komui pojon! Pwe a pan pwaida, me Kaun o kotin majani on komui. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 PON O nen i perenki Kot ai Jaunkamaur. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 PON Pwe a kotin wiaer jon en manaman on ia, me lapalap o mar a me jaraui. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 PON A kotin kalanan on di karoj kokolata, on irail me kin lan i. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 PON O a kotin wia kida lim a manaman akan. O a kotin kara wan pajan, me kin lemai nan monion arail. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 PON A kotin jikin wei jaupeidi kan jan mol ar, ap id kajapwilada me tikitik kan. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 PON A kotin kamede kida kapwa me men manadar akan, ap kotin kadarala kaip me kapwapwa kan. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 PON A kotin upor kin japwilim a ladu Ijrael, o kotin tamataman a kalanan, BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 PON Duen a kotin majani on jam atail akan, on Apraam o kadaudok a kokolata. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 PON A Maria kotikot re a jaunipon jilu, ap purelan im a. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 PON Ari, anjaun Elijapet leler pwen naitik, a naitikeda jeri ol amen. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 PON O men imp a kan o jau i ronadar, me Kaun o kotin kupura i, rap ian i peren kida. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 PON Kadekadeo auel en ran o re pwara don jirkomjaij jeri o; ir ari ki on mar en jam a Jakariaj. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 PON A in a japen indada: O kaidin, pwe a pan maraneki Ioanej. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 PON lrail ap indan i: Nan jota jau om men me maraneki met. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 PON Irail ap olol on jam a, duen me a mauki, jeri en adaneki. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 PON I ari poeki jlet eu, ap intiniedier o majani: A pan adaneki loanej. Irail karoj ap puriamuiki. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 PON A madan jilan i wajok pajan o tenap a japadokada; i ari majani o kapina Kot. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 PON A majak kipadi karoj, me kaukaujon imp ar, o wiawia pukat lolok jili pon nana en Iudaa karoj. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 PON A karoj me ronadar, kin nekinekid nan monion arail, indada: Da me jeri men et pan wiala? Pwe lim en Kaun o kotin ian i. 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 PON A jam a Jakariaj direkila Nen jaraui ap kokopada majani: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 PON Kapina on Kaun Kot en Ijrael, pwe a kotidier ren japwilim a aramaj akan dore ir ala. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 PON O kotin wiadan kitail kamaur patail jan nan kadaudok en japwilim a ladu Dawid. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 PON Duen a kotin majanier ren japwilim a jaukop jaraui kan, jan tapin kaua kokodo, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 PON Me a pan kotin dore kitail la jan ren atail imwintiti o jan nan pa en me kailon kin kitail, BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 PON O kotin kalanan on jam atail akan, o kotin kupureda a inau jaraui, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 PON O kaula eu, me a kotin kauki on jam atail Apraam, en kotiki on kitail. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 PON Pwe jen dore jan nan pa en atail imwintiti, ap papa i jo majak, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 PON Nin tiak lelapok o pun mon jilan i ran karoj kokolata. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 PON A koe nai jeri pan adaneki: Jaukop en me lapalap o, pwe koe pan tion mon jilan en Kaun o, pwen kuonopada japwilim a al akan 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 PON Pwen kawewe on japwilim a aramaj kamaur, iei lapwa pan dip ar akan; BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 PON Pweki en atail Kot a kalanan melel, me marain dakaraki don kitail jan poa. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 PON Pwen kamaraini toun pali rotorot o mot en mela, o kainen on na atail nan al en popol. 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 PON A jeri o kakairida, o kelail ni nen e, o a kin mimi nan jap tan, lao a pan janjal on Ijrael. 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.