2 SANHK tadanusArato'nyepi bahavastadvRttAntaM racayituM pravRttAH| BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 SANHK ataeva he mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA azikSyathAstAsAM dRDhapramANAni yathA prApnoSi 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 SANHK tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi jJAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavRttAntAn tubhyaM lekhituM matimakArSam| BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 SANHK tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdoSau prabhoH sarvvAjJA vyavasthAzca saMmanya IzvaradRSTau dhArmmikAvAstAm| BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 SANHK tayoH santAna ekopi nAsIt, yata ilIzevA bandhyA tau dvAveva vRddhAvabhavatAm| BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 SANHK yadA svaparyyAnukrameNa sikhariya IzvAsya samakSaM yAjakIyaM karmma karoti BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 SANHK tadA yajJasya dinaparipAyyA paramezvarasya mandire pravezakAle dhUpajvAlanaM karmma tasya karaNIyamAsIt| 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 SANHK taddhUpajvAlanakAle lokanivahe prArthanAM kartuM bahistiSThati BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 SANHK sati sikhariyo yasyAM vedyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakSiNapArzve paramezvarasya dUta eka upasthito darzanaM dadau| BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 SANHK taM dRSTvA sikhariya udvivije zazaGke ca| BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 SANHK tadA sa dUtastaM babhASe he sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIzevA putraM prasoSyate tasya nAma yoेhan iti kariSyasi| 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 SANHK kiJca tvaM sAnandaH saharSazca bhaviSyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiSyanti ca| BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 SANHK yato hetoH sa paramezvarasya gocare mahAn bhaviSyati tathA drAkSArasaM surAM vA kimapi na pAsyati, aparaM janmArabhya pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH 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 SANHK san isrAyelvaMzIyAn anekAn prabhoH paramezvarasya mArgamAneSyati| BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 SANHK tadA sikhariyo dUtamavAdIt kathametad vetsyAmi? yatohaM vRddho mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA| 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 SANHK tato dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyezvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtuJca preSitaH| 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 SANHK kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAle phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazakto mUko bhava| 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 SANHK tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikSanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM menire| BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 SANHK sa bahirAgato yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH saGketaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tena prAptam iti sarvve bubudhire| 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 SANHK anantaraM tasya sevanaparyyAye sampUrNe sati sa nijagehaM jagAma| BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 SANHK katipayadineSu gateSu tasya bhAryyA ilIzevA garbbhavatI babhUva BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 SANHK pazcAt sA paJcamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM paramezvaro mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmedRzaM kRtavAn| 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 SANHK dAyUdo vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmne puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IzvareNa prahitaH| 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 SANHK sa gatvA jagAda he IzvarAnugRhItakanye tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramezvarastava sahAyosti nArINAM madhye tvameva dhanyA| BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 SANHK tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa| BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 SANHK tato dUto'vadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramezvarasyAnugrahosti| BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 SANHK pazya tvaM garbbhaM dhRtvA putraM prasoSyase tasya nAma yIzuriti kariSyasi| BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 SANHK sa mahAn bhaviSyati tathA sarvvebhyaH zreSThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH paramezvarastasya piturdAyUdaH siMhAsanaM tasmai dAsyati; 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 SANHK tathA sa yAkUbo vaMzopari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariSyati, tasya rAjatvasyAnto na bhaviSyati| BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 SANHK tato dUto'kathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAzrAyiSyati tathA sarvvazreSThasya zaktistavopari chAyAM kariSyati tato hetostava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlako janiSyate sa Izvaraputra iti khyAtiM prApsyati| 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 SANHK aparaJca pazya tava jJAtirilIzevA yAM sarvve bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakye santAnamekaM garbbhe'dhArayat tasya SaSThamAsobhUt| 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 SANHK kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Izvarasya| BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 SANHK atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradezIyayihUdAyA nagaramekaM zIghraM gatvA BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 SANHK sikhariyayAjakasya gRhaM pravizya tasya jAyAm ilIzevAM sambodhyAvadat| BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 SANHK tato mariyamaH sambodhanavAkye ilIzevAyAH karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlako nanartta| tata ilIzevA pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNA satI BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 SANHK proccairgaditumArebhe, yoSitAM madhye tvameva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH zizuzca dhanyaH| BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 SANHK tvaM prabhormAtA, mama nivezane tvayA caraNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyametat| BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 SANHK pazya tava vAkye mama karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati mamodarasthaH zizurAnandAn nanartta| BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 SANHK yA strI vyazvasIt sA dhanyA, yato hetostAM prati paramezvaroktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviSyati| BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 SANHK mamAtmA tArakeze ca samullAsaM pragacchati| BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 SANHK yaH sarvvazaktimAn yasya nAmApi ca pavitrakaM| sa eva sumahatkarmma kRtavAn mannimittakaM| BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 SANHK ye bibhyati janAstasmAt teSAM santAnapaMktiSu| anukampA tadIyA ca sarvvadaiva sutiSThati| BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 SANHK svabAhubalatastena prAkAzyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyante'bhimAninaH| BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 SANHK siMhAsanagatAllokAn balinazcAvarohya saH| padeSUcceSu lokAMstu kSudrAn saMsthApayatyapi| BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 SANHK kSudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhanino lokAn visRjed riktahastakAn| BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 SANHK ibrAhImi ca tadvaMze yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smRtvA purA pitRNAM no yathA sAkSAt pratizrutaM| BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 SANHK isrAyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaM BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 SANHK anantaraM mariyam prAyeNa mAsatrayam ilIzevayA sahoSitvA vyAghuyya nijanivezanaM yayau| BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 SANHK tadanantaram ilIzevAyAH prasavakAla upasthite sati sA putraM prAsoSTa| BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 SANHK tataH paramezvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kRtavAn etat zrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAzcAgatya tayA saha mumudire| BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 SANHK tathASTame dine te bAlakasya tvacaM chettum etya tasya pitRnAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumISuH| BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 SANHK kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yohan iti karttavyam| BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 SANHK tadA te vyAharan tava vaMzamadhye nAmedRzaM kasyApi nAsti| BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 SANHK tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati saGketya papracchuH zizoH kiM nAma kAriSyate? BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 SANHK tataH sa phalakamekaM yAcitvA lilekha tasya nAma yohan bhaviSyati| tasmAt sarvve AzcaryyaM menire| BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 SANHK tatkSaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjADye'pagate sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaSTavarNamuccAryya Izvarasya guNAnuvAdaM cakAra| BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 SANHK tasmAccaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilokA bhItA evametAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradezasya sarvvatra pracAritAH| BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 SANHK tasmAt zrotAro manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdRzoyaM bAlo bhaviSyati? atha paramezvarastasya sahAyobhUt| 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 SANHK tadA yohanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH san etAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa| BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 SANHK isrAyelaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH paramezvaraH| anugRhya nijAllokAn sa eva parimocayet| BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 SANHK vipakSajanahastebhyo yathA mocyAmahe vayaM| yAvajjIvaJca dharmmeNa sAralyena ca nirbhayAH| BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 SANHK sevAmahai tamevaikam etatkAraNameva ca| svakIyaM supavitraJca saMsmRtya niyamaM sadA| BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 SANHK kRpayA puruSAn pUrvvAn nikaSArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpe yaM zapathaM kRtavAn purA| BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 SANHK tameva saphalaM karttaM tathA zatrugaNasya ca| RृtIyAkAriNazcaiva karebhyo rakSaNAya naH| BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 SANHK sRSTeH prathamataH svIyaiH pavitrai rbhAvivAdibhiH| BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 SANHK yathoktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sevakasya tu| BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 SANHK vaMze trAtAramekaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam| BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 SANHK ato he bAlaka tvantu sarvvebhyaH zreSTha eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAto bhaviSyasi| asmAkaM caraNAn kSeme mArge cAlayituM sadA| evaM dhvAnte'rthato mRtyozchAyAyAM ye tu mAnavAH| 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 SANHK upaviSTAstu tAneva prakAzayitumeva hi| kRtvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmeva paramezvaraH| BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 SANHK UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darzanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lokAnAM pApamocane| BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 SANHK paritrANasya tebhyo hi jJAnavizrANanAya ca| prabho rmArgaM pariSkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviSyasi 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 SANHK atha bAlakaH zarIreNa buddhyA ca varddhitumArebhe; aparaJca sa isrAyelo vaMzIyalokAnAM samIpe yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntare nyavasat| 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.