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1 Mongnook Thiophilas: Seng laktung ni Rangte mootkaat angta loong ah mina hantek ih lom raangthiin rumta.
To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion among us,
2 Neng ih seng suh hephang di tumjih tup rumta loong ah nyia ruurang tumbaatte loong ih mamet baat tahe erah jun ih raang rumta.
just as they were reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterward became bearers of the message.
3 Erah raang ih, Jatwah Thiophilas, ngah ih erah loong tiit ah hephang dowa dook ih naririh ih jatjah halang, eno samthun tang, ngah ih uh naririh ih le nah phanlan raangthiin angbah ese ang ah eah.
And, therefore, I also, since I have investigated all these events with great care from their very beginning, have resolved to write a connected history of them for you,
4 Ngah arah reelang ah langla an ih amiisak tiit nyootsoottu loong ah ejat toom et uh ih raangthiin hang.
in order that you may be able to satisfy yourself of the accuracy of the story which you have heard from the lips of others.
5 Judia ni Hirod luungwang angtokdi, romwah wasiit heh men ah Jekaria, Abija lilih heh romwah esiit angta. Heh minuh men ah Elijabet angta; heh uh esiit romwah jaatang nawa angta.
In the reign of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division called after Abijah. His wife, whose name was Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.
6 Nengnyi Rangte miksok di toongtang lam ih songtong nyuuta Teesu Hootthe jengdang loong ah naririh et kap nyu ano ah.
They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 Elijabet ah samuh nuh ang tungthoi nengnyi sah uh tajeeta, heh miwah Jekaria nyia heh ah ekuh ekaang ih nyuuta.
But they had no child, Elizabeth being barren; and both of them were advanced in years.
8 Heh romhoonsa thok kohaano saasiit Jekaria ah Rangteenok ni reeraang paknaata.
One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,
9 Romwah loong Hootthe jun ih Rangteenok ni phontumkaang tingtak suh jongteh tootoon rum adi Jekaria men chapta. Eno heh Teesu rangsoom nokmongni wangta
it fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;
10 phontumkaang tingtak tok ah chang kano miloong ah taakkhuung ni rangsoom rumta.
and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.
11 Erah di heh reeni Rangsah ah dongchap taha, jaawako romthong phontumkaang tingtakta rum adi ah.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.
12 Jekaria ih erah japtup ano paatjaata eno echo nep eta.
Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.
13 Enoothong Rangsah rah ih heh suh liita, “Nakcho uh, Jekaria! Rangte ih an rangsoom chaat eta, an minuh suh no miwasah an raangtaan ih koh ah. An ih heh men ah Joon et men theng.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, whom you will call by the name John.
14 Heh tupsa doh tumthan tenroonjih ang ah an raangtaan ih ah, erah damdoh wahoh loong uh tumthan ih tenroon ang ah!
He will be to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over his birth.
15 Joon ah Teesu miksok doh elong mina esiit ang ah. Heh ih kham naktoom mok jok ah. Heh phang doktup damdam heh ah Esa Chiiala pan ang ah,
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,
16 eno heh ih Ijirel mina loong neng Teesu Rangte ko ih ngaak thoksiit ah.
and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.
17 Khowah Elija likhiik ih heh uh Teesu nganah chaan aphaan lam ih ban kah ah. Heh ih hewah heh sah loong we jun songtong thuk rum ah; heh ih Rangte jeng daante loong asuh kateng lampo jatthuk ah; heh ih Teesu mina loong heh raangtaan ih ban khookham thiin ah.”
He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
18 Jekaria ih Rangsah asuh liita, “Emah mok ang abah ngah ih mamet jat ang? Ngah ah teekaang nih nga minuh uh wikuh ih hoonla nih.”
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
19 “Ngah Gabrel,” Rangsah rah ih ngaakbaatta. “Ngah Rangte pandi chaplang, heh ih ngah an suh arah Ruurang Ese ah baat suh kaat thuk halang.
“I am Gabriel,” the angel answered, “who stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 Enoothong an ih nga jengkhaap ah tahanpi ko, heh rangwuung thok ha doh amiisak ih langte lek ang kano ah. Nga jengkhaap lahanpi thoidoh an tami jengko ang uh; ngah ih an damdi kakham hala ah amiisak maang langlang an suusu ih tong uh.”
And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course.”
21 Erah tok adi miloong ah ih Jekaria ah ban sok ruh ih rum ano Rangteenok ni saatang tumjih thaam eha ih paatja rumta.
Meanwhile the people were watching for Zechariah, wondering at his remaining so long in the Temple.
22 Jekaria dokkhoomha no neng damdi heh tami waanta, eno neng ih jat rumta Rangteenok nok ni mot amang hetupta eah. Khaapsiit uh lami dongjeng thoi heh lakthaak pamaak ih waan rumta.
When he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision there. But Zechariah kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.
23 Heh Rangteenok ni rangsoom phansiit saapoot ah thoon ano, Jekaria heh nok ni ngaakwangta.
And, as soon as his term of service was finished, he returned home.
24 Eno rekam ritdi heh minuh Elijabet rah heh sah dong wokta, eno laabanga heh nok nawa tadok khoomta.
After this his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and lived in seclusion for five months.
25 Heh ih liita, “Nga Teesu ih hethoondi kok chosok halang. Heh ih ngah noksong dung nah rakri theng taat angtang rah toonhaat ha!”
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said, “he has shown me kindness and taken away the public disgrace of childlessness under which I have been living.”
26 Elijaabet sah la arok wok adi Rangte ih Rangsah Gabrel Galili samnuh Najaret hadaang adi daapkaatta.
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 Heh ih jaalah esiit suh tiitkhaap baatjih angta, jaalah ah Dewid luungwang sutoom Josep damdi nook suh kakhat muicho angta. Heh men ah Meeri angta.
to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 Rangsah ah ra haano heh suh baatta, “Khooteng toomtong uh! Teesu an damdi heh ih romseetam koh halu!”
Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying, “You have been shown great favor – the Lord is with you.”
29 Meeri ih Rangsah jeng ah chaat ano rapne ih mongsaamta, eno erah jengkhaap ah tumjih suh liita ih paatjaata.
Mary was much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean,
30 Rangsah ih liita, “Nakcho uh, Meeri; Rangte ih an minchan ih halu.
when the angel spoke again, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 An sah wokte anglu eno miwasah et tup uh, heh men ah Jisu et men uh.
And now, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will give him the name Jesus.
32 Heh ah elong angte eno heh suh Elong Echoong ni tongte Rangte sah et li ah. Teesu Rangte ih heh ah luungwang et hoon ah, heh te Dewid likhiik ah,
The child will be great and will be called ‘Son of the Most High,’ and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David,
33 eno heh ah Jaakob sutoom dowa rootang raang ih luungwang ang ah; Heh hasong ah babah uh lathoon thang angte!” (aiōn g165)
and he will reign over the descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
34 Meeri ih Rangsah asuh liita, “Ngah roibaamuh jaalah boh ah. Erah mamah maami ang ah?”
“How can this be?” Mary asked the angel. “For I have no husband.”
35 Rangsah ih ngaakbaatta, “Esa Chiiala an sak nah raaha, eno Rangte chaan ah ansak nah tong raaha. Erah raangtaan ih esa noodek asuh Rangte Sah et poon ah.
“The Holy Spirit will descend on you,” answered the angel, “and the Power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called ‘holy,’ and ‘Son of God.’
36 An sano Elijabet ah taat samthun thaak uh. Heh suh samuh nuh ih kaliitan ah, amadi heh sah la arok angla, wikuh ih hoon adi nep ah.
And Elizabeth, your cousin, is herself also expecting a son in her old age; and it is now the sixth month with her, though she is called barren;
37 Rangte lajen reejih tumjih uh tajeeka.”
for no promise from God will fail to be fulfilled.”
38 “Ngah ah Teesu laksuh,” Meeri ih liita; “An ih baattu jun ih toom ang raaha nga sak nah ah.” Eno Rangsah ah mat khoomta.
“I am the servant of the Lord,” exclaimed Mary. “Let it be with me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
39 Erah lilih Meeri phangla ih kong akaan deek Judia ko nah kaat suh dokchapta.
Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;
40 Heh Jekaria nok ni nop kah ano Elijabet suh jengseeraata.
and there she went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Elijabet ih Meeri jengseeraata ah japchaat damdam, heh mong nawa noodek ah jaapmota. Elijabet ah Esa Chiiala pan angta
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 eno erongwah ih jengta, “An ah minuh loong dungni romseetam choh cho mina, erah dam ih an ih tupte noodek asuh uh romseetam choh cho!
and cried aloud, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 Arathan elong ah nga taang ni mame ang raak kohala, Teesu nuh anep nga jiinni jen chomui jih ah?
But how have I this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 An jengseera ah japchaat damdam, nga mong nawa noodek ah nep roon ano wookla.
For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!
45 Teesu jengkhaap ah ansak nah amiisak ih ang raaha ih hanpi thoidoh an tumthan ih tenroonte anglu!”
Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”
46 Meeri ih liita, “Nga ten ih Teesu ah phoong ha;
And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
47 nga pangte Rangte suh nga la roonla,
and my spirit delights in God my Savior,
48 tumeah heh ih ngah, ehin laksuh ah dokthun thoi ah! aadowa ih miloong ah ih ngah suh tenroon mina et poonhang,
for he has looked with favor on his humble servant girl. From now on all generations will call me blessed!
49 tumeah Chaan apaan Rangte ih nga raang ih elongthoon moot ah reekot thoih ah. Heh men ah Esa;
“For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 roosiit tokkhodi roosiit Heh ih heh soomtuute asuh minchan noisok ha.
He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.
51 Heh ih chaan apaan pan lak ah janghaat ano engaam ete loong nyia neng tenthun mongtham ah phaang thukla.
“Mighty are the deeds of his arm! He has scattered the self-satisfied proud,
52 Heh ih chaan apaan luungwang loong ah neng tongtheng nawa dattong thuk ano; ehin loong ah toonjoh ah.
he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,
53 Heh ih ramtekte suh phaksat ese koha, eno changteng loong ah lak huung daap haat ha.
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 Heh ih sengte sengwah suh kakham thiinta rah reeta, eno heh laksuh Ijirel ah chosok ra hala.
“He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,
55 Heh ih sengte Abraham nyia heh sutoom satoom loong asuh, rootang raang ih minchan noisokta ah samthunha!” (aiōn g165)
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.” (aiōn g165)
56 Meeri ah Elijabet damdi laajom roongtongta eno heh nok ni ngaakwangta.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.
57 Elijabet sah tup rangwuung thok haano, heh sah ah miwasah ih tupta.
When Elizabeth’s time came, she gave birth to a son;
58 Hekhuung hetok nyia heh joonte sano loong ah ih chaat rum ano Teesu suh tumthan ih seela ih phoong rumta, eno neng ah heh damdi rapne ih roong roon rumta.
and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.
59 Noodek ah saasinet ang adi, neng ah khoopkhan banlam hoon suh ra taha, eno heh men ah Jekaria, heh lilih et men theng ih liirumta.
A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,
60 Enoothong heh nuh ih liita, “Tah angka! Heh men Joon et men theng.”
when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to be called John.”
61 Eno neng ih heh nuh asuh baat rumta, “Enoothong erah bah ante anwah men tah angka!”
“You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;
62 Eno neng ih heh wah suh neng tokmoot damdi cheng rumta, an ih mamet men ih doh se ah ih thunhu.
and they made signs to the child’s father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.
63 Jekaria ih eraangtheng jonglo ah suh ano, raangta, “heh men ah Joon.” Eno mirep rapne ih paatja rumta!
Asking for a writing tablet, he wrote the words – ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised
64 Erah tok adi Jekaria we mi dongjengta, eno Rangte rang ah phoongta.
and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.
65 Hekhuung hetok joonte loong ah neng cho dongta, eno erah ruurang ah Judia hah kong akaan noongrep ni thok ruurang kata.
All their neighbors were awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.
66 Warep ih erah tiit ah chaat rum ano samthun rumleh cheng et rumta, “Arah noodek ah mamah ih dong hakte angla?” Tumeah heh sak ni Teesu chaan aphaan ah samkhikhih angta.
All who heard it kept it in mind, asking one another – “What can this child be destined to become?” For the Power of the Lord was with him.
67 Joon wah Jekaria ah Esa Chiiala pan angta, eno heh ih Rangte jengkhaap ah baatta:
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:
68 “Seng Teesu ah phoong ih Ijirel Rangte rah ah! Heh mina loong pang raangtaan ih ra taha eno neng ah puipangta.
“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,
69 Heh ih seng suh chaan aphaan pan Khopiipangte kojah hali, Heh laksuh Dewid sutoom dowa ah.
and has raised up for us the strength of our salvation in the house of his servant David –
as he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old – (aiōn g165)
71 Heh ih seng piiara nawa panghe, seng miksukte hang achaan nawa jen toonpang raang ih ah.
salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,
72 Heh ih liita sengte sengwah loong ah heh ih tenthet et ah eno heh ih esa nuumiijeng ah dokthun ah.
showing mercy to our ancestors, and mindful of his sacred covenant.
73 Sengte sengwah Abraham, suh kakhamta Heh ih seng piiara loong nawa pang et he eno seng ah heh mootkaat ah lacho thang ih moh thuk he,
This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham –
that we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies,
75 eno ba seng ah heh ngah nah esa nyi epun jen ang ih seng roidong tang ih ah.
and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.
76 “Nga sah, an ah, Elong Echoong Rangte khowah ih poonho. An Teesu nganah kah uno heh raangtaan ih lam ban tan kah uh,
And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,
77 heh mina loong suh neng rangdah loong ah biin anaan rum ano neng khopui tiit ah baat suh ah.
to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Seng Rangte ah minchan nyia tenthet Rangte. Heh ih khopiiroidong ah rangsa phaakla likhiik ih phaak thukla,
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,
79 eno rang nawa ih warep kaangtook ah laamang nyia etek lampo ni tongte loong rah ah, seng khooteng lampo nah khoom thuk raangtaan ih ah.”
to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, and guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 Noodek ah hansi nyia chiiala ni rongtangtang ih hakta. Ijirel noksong damdi chomui suh rangwuung maang thokthok Joon ah woma mong ni tongta.
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the time came for his appearance before Israel.
