লূকঃ 1
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,
just as they were reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterward became bearers of the message.
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 ৪ তদর্থং প্রথমমারভ্য তানি সর্ৱ্ৱাণি জ্ঞাৎৱাহমপি অনুক্রমাৎ সর্ৱ্ৱৱৃত্তান্তান্ তুভ্যং লেখিতুং মতিমকার্ষম্|
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 ৫ যিহূদাদেশীযহেরোদ্নামকে রাজৎৱং কুর্ৱ্ৱতি অবীযযাজকস্য পর্য্যাযাধিকারী সিখরিযনামক একো যাজকো হারোণৱংশোদ্ভৱা ইলীশেৱাখ্যা
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 ৬ তস্য জাযা দ্ৱাৱিমৌ নির্দোষৌ প্রভোঃ সর্ৱ্ৱাজ্ঞা ৱ্যৱস্থাশ্চ সংমন্য ঈশ্ৱরদৃষ্টৌ ধার্ম্মিকাৱাস্তাম্|
They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
But they had no child, Elizabeth being barren; and both of them were advanced in years.
One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,
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;
and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.
11 ১১ সতি সিখরিযো যস্যাং ৱেদ্যাং ধূপং জ্ৱালযতি তদ্দক্ষিণপার্শ্ৱে পরমেশ্ৱরস্য দূত এক উপস্থিতো দর্শনং দদৌ|
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.
Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.
13 ১৩ তদা স দূতস্তং বভাষে হে সিখরিয মা ভৈস্তৱ প্রার্থনা গ্রাহ্যা জাতা তৱ ভার্য্যা ইলীশেৱা পুত্রং প্রসোষ্যতে তস্য নাম যোহন্ ইতি করিষ্যসি|
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.
He will be to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over his birth.
15 ১৫ যতো হেতোঃ স পরমেশ্ৱরস্য গোচরে মহান্ ভৱিষ্যতি তথা দ্রাক্ষারসং সুরাং ৱা কিমপি ন পাস্যতি, অপরং জন্মারভ্য পৱিত্রেণাত্মনা পরিপূর্ণঃ
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,
and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.
17 ১৭ সন্তানান্ প্রতি পিতৃণাং মনাংসি ধর্ম্মজ্ঞানং প্রত্যনাজ্ঞাগ্রাহিণশ্চ পরাৱর্ত্তযিতুং, প্রভোঃ পরমেশ্ৱরস্য সেৱার্থম্ একাং সজ্জিতজাতিং ৱিধাতুঞ্চ স এলিযরূপাত্মশক্তিপ্রাপ্তস্তস্যাগ্রে গমিষ্যতি|
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.”
“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 ১৯ ততো দূতঃ প্রত্যুৱাচ পশ্যেশ্ৱরস্য সাক্ষাদ্ৱর্ত্তী জিব্রাযেল্নামা দূতোহং ৎৱযা সহ কথাং গদিতুং তুভ্যমিমাং শুভৱার্ত্তাং দাতুঞ্চ প্রেষিতঃ|
“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 ২০ কিন্তু মদীযং ৱাক্যং কালে ফলিষ্যতি তৎ ৎৱযা ন প্রতীতম্ অতঃ কারণাদ্ যাৱদেৱ তানি ন সেৎস্যন্তি তাৱৎ ৎৱং ৱক্তুংমশক্তো মূকো ভৱ|
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.”
Meanwhile the people were watching for Zechariah, wondering at his remaining so long in the Temple.
22 ২২ স বহিরাগতো যদা কিমপি ৱাক্যং ৱক্তুমশক্তঃ সঙ্কেতং কৃৎৱা নিঃশব্দস্তস্যৌ তদা মধ্যেমন্দিরং কস্যচিদ্ দর্শনং তেন প্রাপ্তম্ ইতি সর্ৱ্ৱে বুবুধিরে|
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.
And, as soon as his term of service was finished, he returned home.
After this his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and lived in seclusion for five months.
25 ২৫ পশ্চাৎ সা পঞ্চমাসান্ সংগোপ্যাকথযৎ লোকানাং সমক্ষং মমাপমানং খণ্ডযিতুং পরমেশ্ৱরো মযি দৃষ্টিং পাতযিৎৱা কর্ম্মেদৃশং কৃতৱান্|
“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.”
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 ২৭ দাযূদো ৱংশীযায যূষফ্নাম্নে পুরুষায যা মরিযম্নামকুমারী ৱাগ্দত্তাসীৎ তস্যাঃ সমীপং জিব্রাযেল্ দূত ঈশ্ৱরেণ প্রহিতঃ|
to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 ২৮ স গৎৱা জগাদ হে ঈশ্ৱরানুগৃহীতকন্যে তৱ শুভং ভূযাৎ প্রভুঃ পরমেশ্ৱরস্তৱ সহাযোস্তি নারীণাং মধ্যে ৎৱমেৱ ধন্যা|
Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying, “You have been shown great favor – the Lord is with you.”
Mary was much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean,
when the angel spoke again, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And now, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will give him the name Jesus.
32 ৩২ স মহান্ ভৱিষ্যতি তথা সর্ৱ্ৱেভ্যঃ শ্রেষ্ঠস্য পুত্র ইতি খ্যাস্যতি; অপরং প্রভুঃ পরমেশ্ৱরস্তস্য পিতুর্দাযূদঃ সিংহাসনং তস্মৈ দাস্যতি;
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,
and he will reign over the descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
“How can this be?” Mary asked the angel. “For I have no husband.”
35 ৩৫ ততো দূতোঽকথযৎ পৱিত্র আত্মা ৎৱামাশ্রাযিষ্যতি তথা সর্ৱ্ৱশ্রেষ্ঠস্য শক্তিস্তৱোপরি ছাযাং করিষ্যতি ততো হেতোস্তৱ গর্ব্ভাদ্ যঃ পৱিত্রবালকো জনিষ্যতে স ঈশ্ৱরপুত্র ইতি খ্যাতিং প্রাপ্স্যতি|
“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 ৩৬ অপরঞ্চ পশ্য তৱ জ্ঞাতিরিলীশেৱা যাং সর্ৱ্ৱে বন্ধ্যামৱদন্ ইদানীং সা ৱার্দ্ধক্যে সন্তানমেকং গর্ব্ভেঽধারযৎ তস্য ষষ্ঠমাসোভূৎ|
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;
for no promise from God will fail to be fulfilled.”
38 ৩৮ তদা মরিযম্ জগাদ, পশ্য প্রভেরহং দাসী মহ্যং তৱ ৱাক্যানুসারেণ সর্ৱ্ৱমেতদ্ ঘটতাম্; অননতরং দূতস্তস্যাঃ সমীপাৎ প্রতস্থে|
“I am the servant of the Lord,” exclaimed Mary. “Let it be with me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;
and there she went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.
41 ৪১ ততো মরিযমঃ সম্বোধনৱাক্যে ইলীশেৱাযাঃ কর্ণযোঃ প্রৱিষ্টমাত্রে সতি তস্যা গর্ব্ভস্থবালকো ননর্ত্ত| তত ইলীশেৱা পৱিত্রেণাত্মনা পরিপূর্ণা সতী
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
and cried aloud, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
But how have I this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!
45 ৪৫ যা স্ত্রী ৱ্যশ্ৱসীৎ সা ধন্যা, যতো হেতোস্তাং প্রতি পরমেশ্ৱরোক্তং ৱাক্যং সর্ৱ্ৱং সিদ্ধং ভৱিষ্যতি|
Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”
And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
and my spirit delights in God my Savior,
48 ৪৮ অকরোৎ স প্রভু র্দুষ্টিং স্ৱদাস্যা দুর্গতিং প্রতি| পশ্যাদ্যারভ্য মাং ধন্যাং ৱক্ষ্যন্তি পুরুষাঃ সদা|
for he has looked with favor on his humble servant girl. From now on all generations will call me blessed!
“For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.
“Mighty are the deeds of his arm! He has scattered the self-satisfied proud,
he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 ৫৪ ইব্রাহীমি চ তদ্ৱংশে যা দযাস্তি সদৈৱ তাং| স্মৃৎৱা পুরা পিতৃণাং নো যথা সাক্ষাৎ প্রতিশ্রুতং| (aiōn g165)
“He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.” (aiōn g165)
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.
When Elizabeth’s time came, she gave birth to a son;
58 ৫৮ ততঃ পরমেশ্ৱরস্তস্যাং মহানুগ্রহং কৃতৱান্ এতৎ শ্রুৎৱা সমীপৱাসিনঃ কুটুম্বাশ্চাগত্য তযা সহ মুমুদিরে|
and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.
59 ৫৯ তথাষ্টমে দিনে তে বালকস্য ৎৱচং ছেত্তুম্ এত্য তস্য পিতৃনামানুরূপং তন্নাম সিখরিয ইতি কর্ত্তুমীষুঃ|
A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,
when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to be called John.”
“You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;
and they made signs to the child’s father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.
Asking for a writing tablet, he wrote the words – ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised
64 ৬৪ তৎক্ষণং সিখরিযস্য জিহ্ৱাজাড্যেঽপগতে স মুখং ৱ্যাদায স্পষ্টৱর্ণমুচ্চার্য্য ঈশ্ৱরস্য গুণানুৱাদং চকার|
and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.
65 ৬৫ তস্মাচ্চতুর্দিক্স্থাঃ সমীপৱাসিলোকা ভীতা এৱমেতাঃ সর্ৱ্ৱাঃ কথা যিহূদাযাঃ পর্ৱ্ৱতমযপ্রদেশস্য সর্ৱ্ৱত্র প্রচারিতাঃ|
All their neighbors were awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.
66 ৬৬ তস্মাৎ শ্রোতারো মনঃসু স্থাপযিৎৱা কথযাম্বভূৱুঃ কীদৃশোযং বালো ভৱিষ্যতি? অথ পরমেশ্ৱরস্তস্য সহাযোভূৎ|
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.
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:
“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,
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)
salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,
showing mercy to our ancestors, and mindful of his sacred covenant.
This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham –
that we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies,
and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.
76 ৭৬ অতো হে বালক ৎৱন্তু সর্ৱ্ৱেভ্যঃ শ্রেষ্ঠ এৱ যঃ| তস্যৈৱ ভাৱিৱাদীতি প্রৱিখ্যাতো ভৱিষ্যসি| অস্মাকং চরণান্ ক্ষেমে মার্গে চালযিতুং সদা| এৱং ধ্ৱান্তেঽর্থতো মৃত্যোশ্ছাযাযাং যে তু মানৱাঃ|
And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,
to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, and guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 ৮০ অথ বালকঃ শরীরেণ বুদ্ধ্যা চ ৱর্দ্ধিতুমারেভে; অপরঞ্চ স ইস্রাযেলো ৱংশীযলোকানাং সমীপে যাৱন্ন প্রকটীভূতস্তাস্তাৱৎ প্রান্তরে ন্যৱসৎ|
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the time came for his appearance before Israel.
