Introduction 1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold 5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. 7But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. 8Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. 11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. 14He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” 18Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” 19The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.” 21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. 22When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak. 23When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32He 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, 33and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” 34“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on 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. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37For no word from God will ever fail.” 38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.Mary Visits Elizabeth 39At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”Mary’s Song 46And Mary said:“My soul glorifies the Lord 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has been mindfulof the humble state of his servant.From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name. 50His mercy extends to those who fear him,from generation to generation. 51He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52He has brought down rulers from their thronesbut has lifted up the humble. 53He has filled the hungry with good thingsbut has sent the rich away empty. 54He has helped his servant Israel,remembering to be merciful 55to Abraham and his descendants forever,just as he promised our ancestors.” 56Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.The Birth of John the Baptist 57When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” 61They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.Zechariah’s Song 67His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: 68“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69He has raised up a horn of salvation for usin the house of his servant David 70(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 71salvation from our enemiesand from the hand of all who hate us— 72to show mercy to our ancestorsand to remember his holy covenant, 73the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 74to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,and to enable us to serve him without fear 75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 76And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 77to give his people the knowledge of salvationthrough the forgiveness of their sins, 78because of the tender mercy of our God,by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79to shine on those living in darknessand in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the path of peace.” 80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
Raglavar 1Lies huni re omgemmeras araya derivadow yn kempenn a-dro dhe'n taklow kowlwrys yn agan mysk, 2kepar dell vons delivrys dhyn ni gans an re o testow ha menystrys a'n ger a'n dalleth; 3ytho, yth hevelis dhymmo vy ynwedh bos 'vas skrifa dhis yn kempenn, A Theofilus gorwiw, wosa hwithra pup-tra yn kompes a'n dalleth, 4mayth aswonni surneth an dyskas a veu res dhis. Dineythyans Yowann Besydhyer Dargenys 5Yth esa yn dydhyow Herod myghtern Yudi, oferyas, Zakaria y hanow, a asrann Abia, hag y feu dhodho gwreg, onan a vyrghes Aron, ha'y hanow Elisabeth. 6Gwiryon ens i aga dew a-wel dhe Dhuw, ow kerdhes divlam yn oll gorhemmynnow hag ordenansow an Arloedh. 7Nyns esa dhedha flogh, rag bos Elisabeth anvap, ha'n dhew anedha o gyllys pell yn aga dydhyow. 8Y hwarva, pan esa ow menystra avel oferyas yn torn y asrann a-dherag Duw, 9war-lergh us an oferyaseth, ev dhe vos dewisys dre dewlel prenn dhe leski ynkys, ow mos yn sentri an Arloedh, 10hag yth esa oll routh an bobel ow pysi a-ves yn offrynn ynkys. 11El an Arloedh a omdhiskwedhas dhodho, ow sevel a'n barth dhyghow dhe alter an ynkys. 12Ha troblys veu Zakaria orth y weles, hag own a goedhas warnodho. 13An el a leveris dhodho, ‘Na borth own, Zakaria, rag klewys re beu dha bysadow, ha'th wreg Elisabeth a dhineyth mab dhis, ha ty a'n henow Yowann; 14ha lowena ha heudhder a vydh dhis, ha lies huni a lowenha yn y enesigeth. 15Rag ev a vydh meur a-dherag an Arloedh, ha gwin ha diwes ny wra ev dhe eva mann, ha lenwys vydh ev a'n Spyrys Sans, ha henna dhiworth brys y vamm, 16hag ev a dreyl lies huni a vebyon Ysrael dhe'n Arloedh aga Duw. 17Ha mos a wra ev a-dheragdho y'n spyrys ha'n nerth a Elias dhe dreylya kolonnow tasow dhe fleghes, ha tus dhiwostydh dhe furneth tus ewnhynsek, dhe dharbari dhe'n Arloedh pobel bareusys.’ 18Ha Zakaria a leveris dhe'n el, ‘Fatell wonn vy hemma? rag gour koth ov vy, ha'm gwreg gyllys pell yn hy dydhyow.’ 19Ha'n el a worthybis dhodho, ‘Gabriel ov vy, neb a sev a-rag Duw, ha dannvenys veuv dhe gewsel orthis, ha dhe dhri dhis an nowodhow da a hemma. 20Hag otta, avlavar vydhydh, heb galloes kewsel bys y'n jydh may hwrer an taklow ma, drefenn na gryssys dhe'm geryow, a vydh kowlwrys yn aga thermyn.’ 21Hag yth esa an dus ow kortos Zakaria, ha marth a's tevo, ev dhe dhelatya mar bell y'n tempel. 22Ha pan dheuth yn-mes, ny ylli kewsel orta, hag i a wodhva ev dhe weles gwelesigeth y'n tempel; hag ev a wrug sinys orta, ha pesya avlavar. 23Ena pan veu dydhyow y wonis dhe benn, ev a omdennas dh'y ji. 24Wosa an dydhyow na, y wreg Elisabeth a gonsevyas, ha hi a omgudha pymp mis, ow leverel, 25‘Yndella re'm dyghtyas an Arloedh y'n dydhyow may hwrug vri ahanav, dhe gemmeres dhe-ves ow mewl yn mysk tus.’ Dineythyans Yesu Dargenys 26Hag y'n hweghves mis an el Gabriel a veu dannvenys gans Duw dhe sita yn Galile henwys Nazareth, 27dhe wyrghes ambosys dhe wour henwys Yosep, a ji Davydh; ha Maria o hanow an wyrghes. 28Ha'n el a dheuth a-bervedh dhedhi ha leverel, ‘Hayl, leun a ras, an Arloedh genes. Bennigys os yn mysk benynes.’ 29Mes troblys yn feur veu hi gans y lavar, ha hi a ombrederi py par salusyans a vedha hemma. 30Ha'n el a leveris dhedhi, ‘Na borth own, Maria, rag ty re gavas gras gans Duw. 31Hag otta, ty a gonsev y'th vrys ha dineythi mab, ha ty a'n henow Yesu. 32Meur vydh ev, hag ev a vydh gelwys Mab an Ughella; ha'n Arloedh Duw a re dhodho tron y das Davydh, 33ha reynya a wra war ji Yakob bynitha; ha dh'y vyghternsys ny vydh diwedh.’ 34Ha Maria a leveris dhe'n e l, ‘Fatell vydh hemma, a-ban na aswonnav gour?’ 35Ha'n el a worthybis dhedhi, ‘An Spyrys Sans a dheu warnas, ha nerth an Ughella a'th worskeus; rakhenna an flogh a vydh genys a vydh gelwys Mab Duw. 36Hag otta, Elisabeth dha geniterow, hi ynwedh, re gonsevyas mab yn hy hothni, ha hemm yw an hweghves mis gensi, neb a veu gelwys anvap; 37rag gans Duw ny vydh travyth dres y alloes.’ 38Ha Maria a leveris, ‘Awotta maghteth an Arloedh; re bo dhymm war-lergh dha er.’ Ha'n el a omdennas dhiworti. Maria A dhe Weles Elisabeth 39Y'n dydhyow na Maria a sevis ha mos yn unn fyski dhe'n vro venydhyek, dhe sita a Yuda, 40ha hi eth yn chi Zakaria ha salusi Elisabeth. 41Ha pan glewas Elisabeth salusyans Maria, an flogh a lammas yn hy brys; hag Elisabeth a veu lenwys a'n Spyrys Sans, 42ha hi a grias gans kri ughel, ‘Bennigys osta yn mysk benynes, ha bennigys yw frut dha vrys. 43Ha prag yth yw hemma grontys dhymm, mamm ow Arloedh dhe dhos dhymmo vy? 44Rag otta, pan dheuth lev dha salusyans dhe'm diwskovarn, an flogh a lammas y'm brys gans joy. 45Ha gwynn hy bys neb a grysis y fedha kollenwys an taklow a veu leverys dhedhi dhiworth an Arloedh.’ Kan Maria, Magnificat 46Ha Maria a leveris, ‘Ow enev a veurha an Arloedh, 47ha'm spyrys re lowenhas yn Duw ow Selwyas, 48rag ev re viras war uvelder y vaghteth. Rag otta, alemma rag oll an henedhow a'm gelow gwynnvys; 49rag ev neb yw galloesek re wrug oberow meur ragov, ha sans yw y hanow ev, 50hag yma y dregeredh a unn henedh dhe'n nessa dhe'n re a berth own anodho. 51Ev re dhiskwedhas nerth der y vregh, ev re skattras an re woethus yn preder aga holonn. 52Ev re worras tus alloesek dhe'n leur dhiworth aga seow, ha re dhrehevis an re uvel. 53Ev re lenwis an re nownek a bythow da, ha'n dus rych ev re dhannvonas dhe-ves gwag. 54Ev re weresas Ysrael y was, ow perthi kov a'y dregeredh, 55par dell ambosas dh'agan tasow, Abraham ha'y has bys vykken.’ 56Ha Maria a wortas gensi a-dro dhe dri mis, ha hi a dhehwelis dh'y chi hy honan. Dineythyans Yowann Besydhyer 57Ha'n termyn a veu kowlwrys rag Elisabeth dhe dhineythi, ha hi a dhineythis mab. 58Ha'y hentrevogyon ha'y neskerens a glewas an Arloedh dhe dhiskwedhes tregeredh veur dhedhi, hag i a lowenhi gensi. 59Hag y'n ethves dydh i a dheuth dhe drodreghi an flogh hag i a'n henwis Zakaria war-lergh hanow y das. 60Mes y vamm a worthybis, ‘Na wrewgh, mes henwys vydh ev Yowann.’ 61Hag i a leveris dhedhi, ‘Nyns eus denvyth a'th neskerens henwys gans an hanow ma.’ 62Hag i a wre sinys dh'y das, pandr'a vynna y vos henwys. 63Hag ev a wovynnas legh-skrifa, ha skrifa, ‘Yowann yw y hanow ev.’ Hag i oll a's teva marth. 64Desempis igerys veu y anow, ha'y daves, hag ev a gewsi, ow kormel Duw. 65Own a dheuth war oll aga hentrevogyon; hag yth esa oll an taklow ma derivys a-les yn oll an vro venydhyek a Yudi, 66ha seul a's klewas a's gorras yn aga holonn, ow leverel, ‘Ytho, pandr'a vydh an flogh ma?’ Hag yth esa leuv an Arloedh ganso. Profoesans Zakaria 67Ena y das Zakaria a veu lenwys a'n Spyrys Sans, hag ev a brofoesas, ow leverel, 68‘Benniges re bo an Arloedh, Duw Ysrael; rag ev re dheuth dhe weles y bobel ha'ga dasprena, 69ha drehevel korn a selwyans ragon yn chi Davydh y was; 70kepar dell gewsis seuladhydh dre anow y brofoesi sans, 71selwyans dhiworth agan eskerens, ha dhiworth dorn oll an re a'gan kas; 72dhe wul tregeredh dh'agan tasow, ha dhe berthi kov a'y gevambos sans, 73an ti a dos orth Abraham agan tas: ev dhe wrontya dhyn ni 74ma'n serfyn ev heb own, livrys mes a dhorn agan eskerens 75yn sansoleth hag ewnder a-dheragdho oll dydhyow agan bewnans. 76Ha ty, flogh, a vydh gelwys profoes an Ughella, rag ty a gerdh a-rag fas an Arloedh, dhe bareusi y fordhow, 77dhe ri skians a selwyans dh'y bobel yn dehwelyans aga feghosow, 78dre druedh medhel agan Duw, may teu dh'agan vysytya an jydh-tardh a'n ughelder, 79dhe ri golow dhe'n re esedhys yn tewlder hag yn skeus ankow, ha dhe hembronk agan treys yn fordhow kres.’ 80Ha'n flogh a devi, hag omgrevhe yn spyrys; hag yth esa y'n difeythtiryow bys yn dydh y omdhiskwedhyans dhe Ysrael.langbot langbot