2 SANITR tadanusArato.anyepi bahavastadvR^ittAntaM rachayituM pravR^ittAH| BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 SANITR ataeva he mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA ashikShyathAstAsAM dR^iDhapramANAni yathA prApnoShi 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 SANITR tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi j nAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavR^ittAntAn tubhyaM lekhituM matimakArSham| BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 SANITR tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdoShau prabhoH sarvvAj nA vyavasthAshcha saMmanya IshvaradR^iShTau 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 SANITR tayoH santAna ekopi nAsIt, yata ilIshevA bandhyA tau dvAveva vR^iddhAvabhavatAm| BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 SANITR yadA svaparyyAnukrameNa sikhariya IshvAsya samakShaM yAjakIyaM karmma karoti BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 SANITR tadA yaj nasya dinaparipAyyA parameshvarasya mandire praveshakAle 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 SANITR taddhUpajvAlanakAle lokanivahe prArthanAM kartuM bahistiShThati BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 SANITR sati sikhariyo yasyAM vedyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakShiNapArshve parameshvarasya dUta eka upasthito darshanaM dadau| BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 SANITR taM dR^iShTvA sikhariya udvivije shasha Nke cha| BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 SANITR tadA sa dUtastaM babhAShe he sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIshevA putraM prasoShyate tasya nAma yoेhan iti kariShyasi| 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 SANITR ki ncha tvaM sAnandaH saharShashcha bhaviShyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiShyanti cha| BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 SANITR yato hetoH sa parameshvarasya gochare mahAn bhaviShyati tathA drAkShArasaM 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 SANITR san isrAyelvaMshIyAn anekAn prabhoH parameshvarasya mArgamAneShyati| BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 SANITR tadA sikhariyo dUtamavAdIt kathametad vetsyAmi? yatohaM vR^iddho mama bhAryyA cha vR^iddhA| 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 SANITR tato dUtaH pratyuvAcha pashyeshvarasya sAkShAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM shubhavArttAM dAtu ncha preShitaH| 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 SANITR kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAle phaliShyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmashakto 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 SANITR tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikShanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AshcharyyaM menire| BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 SANITR sa bahirAgato yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumashaktaH sa NketaM kR^itvA niHshabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyachid darshanaM 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 SANITR anantaraM tasya sevanaparyyAye sampUrNe sati sa nijagehaM jagAma| BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 SANITR katipayadineShu gateShu tasya bhAryyA ilIshevA garbbhavatI babhUva BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 SANITR pashchAt sA pa nchamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakShaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM parameshvaro mayi dR^iShTiM pAtayitvA karmmedR^ishaM kR^itavAn| 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 SANITR dAyUdo vaMshIyAya yUShaphnAmne puruShAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IshvareNa 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 SANITR sa gatvA jagAda he IshvarAnugR^ihItakanye tava shubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH parameshvarastava 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 SANITR tadAnIM sA taM dR^iShTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdR^ishaM bhAShaNamidam iti manasA chintayAmAsa| BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 SANITR tato dUto.avadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArShIH, tvayi parameshvarasyAnugrahosti| BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 SANITR pashya tvaM garbbhaM dhR^itvA putraM prasoShyase tasya nAma yIshuriti kariShyasi| BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 SANITR sa mahAn bhaviShyati tathA sarvvebhyaH shreShThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH parameshvarastasya 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 SANITR tathA sa yAkUbo vaMshopari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariShyati, tasya rAjatvasyAnto na bhaviShyati| BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 SANITR tato dUto.akathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAshrAyiShyati tathA sarvvashreShThasya shaktistavopari ChAyAM kariShyati tato hetostava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlako janiShyate sa Ishvaraputra 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 SANITR apara ncha pashya tava j nAtirilIshevA yAM sarvve bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakye santAnamekaM garbbhe.adhArayat tasya ShaShThamAsobhUt| 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 SANITR kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Ishvarasya| BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 SANITR atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradeshIyayihUdAyA nagaramekaM shIghraM gatvA BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 SANITR sikhariyayAjakasya gR^ihaM pravishya tasya jAyAm ilIshevAM sambodhyAvadat| BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 SANITR tato mariyamaH sambodhanavAkye ilIshevAyAH karNayoH praviShTamAtre sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlako nanartta| tata ilIshevA 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 SANITR prochchairgaditumArebhe, yoShitAM madhye tvameva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH shishushcha dhanyaH| BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 SANITR tvaM prabhormAtA, mama niveshane tvayA charaNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyametat| BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 SANITR pashya tava vAkye mama karNayoH praviShTamAtre sati mamodarasthaH shishurAnandAn nanartta| BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 SANITR yA strI vyashvasIt sA dhanyA, yato hetostAM prati parameshvaroktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviShyati| BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 SANITR mamAtmA tArakeshe cha samullAsaM pragachChati| BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 SANITR yaH sarvvashaktimAn yasya nAmApi cha pavitrakaM| sa eva sumahatkarmma kR^itavAn mannimittakaM| BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 SANITR ye bibhyati janAstasmAt teShAM santAnapaMktiShu| anukampA tadIyA cha sarvvadaiva sutiShThati| BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 SANITR svabAhubalatastena prAkAshyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyante.abhimAninaH| BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 SANITR siMhAsanagatAllokAn balinashchAvarohya saH| padeShUchcheShu lokAMstu kShudrAn saMsthApayatyapi| BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 SANITR kShudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhanino lokAn visR^ijed riktahastakAn| BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 SANITR ibrAhImi cha tadvaMshe yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smR^itvA purA pitR^iNAM no yathA sAkShAt pratishrutaM| BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 SANITR isrAyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaM BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 SANITR anantaraM mariyam prAyeNa mAsatrayam ilIshevayA sahoShitvA vyAghuyya nijaniveshanaM yayau| BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 SANITR tadanantaram ilIshevAyAH prasavakAla upasthite sati sA putraM prAsoShTa| BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 SANITR tataH parameshvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kR^itavAn etat shrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAshchAgatya tayA saha mumudire| BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 SANITR tathAShTame dine te bAlakasya tvachaM Chettum etya tasya pitR^inAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumIShuH| BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 SANITR kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yohan iti karttavyam| BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 SANITR tadA te vyAharan tava vaMshamadhye nAmedR^ishaM kasyApi nAsti| BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 SANITR tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati sa Nketya paprachChuH shishoH kiM nAma kAriShyate? BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 SANITR tataH sa phalakamekaM yAchitvA lilekha tasya nAma yohan bhaviShyati| tasmAt sarvve AshcharyyaM menire| BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 SANITR tatkShaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjADye.apagate sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaShTavarNamuchchAryya Ishvarasya guNAnuvAdaM chakAra| BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 SANITR tasmAchchaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilokA bhItA evametAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradeshasya sarvvatra prachAritAH| BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 SANITR tasmAt shrotAro manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdR^ishoyaM bAlo bhaviShyati? atha parameshvarastasya 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 SANITR tadA yohanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH san etAdR^ishaM bhaviShyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa| BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 SANITR isrAyelaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH parameshvaraH| anugR^ihya nijAllokAn sa eva parimochayet| BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 SANITR vipakShajanahastebhyo yathA mochyAmahe vayaM| yAvajjIva ncha dharmmeNa sAralyena cha nirbhayAH| BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 SANITR sevAmahai tamevaikam etatkAraNameva cha| svakIyaM supavitra ncha saMsmR^itya niyamaM sadA| BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 SANITR kR^ipayA puruShAn pUrvvAn nikaShArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpe yaM shapathaM kR^itavAn purA| BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 SANITR tameva saphalaM karttaM tathA shatrugaNasya cha| R^iृtIyAkAriNashchaiva karebhyo rakShaNAya naH| BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 SANITR sR^iShTeH prathamataH svIyaiH pavitrai rbhAvivAdibhiH| BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 SANITR yathoktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sevakasya tu| BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 SANITR vaMshe trAtAramekaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam| BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 SANITR ato he bAlaka tvantu sarvvebhyaH shreShTha eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAto bhaviShyasi| asmAkaM charaNAn kSheme mArge chAlayituM sadA| evaM dhvAnte.arthato mR^ityoshChAyAyAM 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 SANITR upaviShTAstu tAneva prakAshayitumeva hi| kR^itvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmeva parameshvaraH| BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 SANITR UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darshanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lokAnAM pApamochane| BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 SANITR paritrANasya tebhyo hi j nAnavishrANanAya cha| prabho rmArgaM pariShkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviShyasi 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 SANITR atha bAlakaH sharIreNa buddhyA cha varddhitumArebhe; apara ncha sa isrAyelo vaMshIyalokAnAM 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.