1 D ad badan waxay ku dadaaleen inay soo hagaajiyaan sheeko ku saabsan wixii dhexdayada lagu sameeyey oo la hubsaday,

Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,

2 s iday noo ogeysiiyeen kuwii tan iyo bilowgii arkay oo Ereygii u shaqeeyey.

as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

3 S idaa darteed anigana waxaa ila wanaagsanayd inaan, anigoo tan iyo bilowgii wax walba oo dhacay aad u gartay, si hagaagsan kuugu qoro, Te'ofilosow sharaf weyn lahow,

it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

4 i naad garatid hubniintii hadalkii lagu baray. Dhalashada Yooxanaa Baabtiisaha Waa La Sii Sheegay

that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

5 W akhtigii Herodos ahaa boqorkii Yahuudiya, waxaa jiray wadaad la odhan jiray Sakariyas, oo ka mid ahaa safkii Abiya; haweenaydiisuna waxay ka mid ahayd hablihii reer Haaruun, magaceedana waxaa la odhan jiray Elisabed.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

6 L abadooduba xaq bay ku ahaayeen Ilaah hortiisa, oo qaynuunnadii iyo xukummadii Rabbiga ayay eedla'aan ku socon jireen.

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7 I lmo ma ay lahayn, waayo, Elisabed madhalays bay ahayd, oo labadooduba way da'weynaayeen.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

8 W axaa dhacay, intuu shuqulkii wadaadnimadii safkiisa dartiis samaynayay Ilaah hortiisa,

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

9 s ida caadadii wadaadnimadu u ahayd, in shuqulkiisu ahaa inuu foox shido goortuu macbudka Rabbiga galay.

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

10 S aacaddii fooxa ayaa dadkii badnaa oo dhammu dibadda ku tukanayeen.

And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

11 M arkaasaa waxaa isaga u soo muuqatay malaa'igtii Rabbiga oo taagnayd meeshii fooxa lagu shido midigteeda.

And an angel of Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

12 G oortuu Sakariyas arkay ayuu naxay, wuuna cabsaday.

And Zacharias was troubled, seeing, and fear fell upon him.

13 L aakiin malaa'igtii baa ku tidhi, Ha baqin, Sakariyasow, waayo, baryadaadii waa la maqlay; afadaada Elisabedna wiil bay kuu dhali doontaa, magiciisana waxaad u bixin doontaa Yooxanaa.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

14 W axaad heli doontaa farxad iyo rayrayn; dad badanna dhalashadiisa ayay ku farxi doonaan,

And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

15 w aayo, Rabbiga hortiisa nin weyn buu ku ahaan doonaa, mana cabbi doono khamri ama wax lagu sakhraamo. Waxaana xataa uurka hooyadiis kaga buuxsami doona Ruuxa Quduuskaa.

For he shall be great before Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

16 R eer binu Israa'iil badidoodana ayuu Rabbiga Ilaahooda ah ku soo jeedin doonaa.

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to Lord their God.

17 I saguna wuxuu ku hor mari doonaa ruuxii iyo xooggii Eliyaas inuu aabbayaasha qalbiyadooda ku soo jeediyo carruurta, iyo inuu caasiyiinta ku soo celiyo xigmadda kuwa xaqa ah, inuu Rabbiga u diyaargareeyo dad hagaagsan.

And he shall go before him in spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to thoughts of just, to make ready for Lord a prepared people.

18 S akariyas wuxuu malaa'igtii ku yidhi, Sidee baan waxan u garan doonaa? Waayo, anigu oday baan ahay, afadayduna waa da'weynaatay.

And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?

19 M alaa'igtii baa u jawaabtay oo ku tidhi, Anigu waxaan ahay Jibriil oo Ilaah hortiisa istaaga. Waxaa la ii soo diray inaan kula hadlo oo aan warkan wanaagsan kuu keeno.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

20 B al eeg, waad aamusnaan doontaa, mana hadli kari doonto, ilaa maalinta waxyaalahan dhici doonaan, waayo, waad rumaysan weyday hadalladayda wakhtigooda la oofin doono.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

21 D adkuna waxay sugayeen Sakariyas, oo waxay la yaabeen siduu macbudka ugu raagay.

And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

22 M arkuu soo baxay ayuu la hadli kari waayay, markaasay garteen inuu macbudka wax ku arkay. Kolkaasuu gacanta ugu sii tilmaamayay iyaga, isagoo sii carrab la'.

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.

23 K olkii maalmihii shuqulkiisii wadaadnimadu dhammaadeen ayuu wuxuu tegey gurigiisii.

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.

24 M aalmahaas dabadeed afadiisa Elisabed ayaa uuraysatay, oo shan bilood ayay isqarisay iyadoo leh.

Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

25 S idaasaa Rabbigu iigu sameeyey maalmihii uu i eegay inuu ceebtayda dadka dhexdooda iiga qaado. Dhalashada Ciise Masiix Waa La Sii Sheegay

Thus has Lord done to me in days in which he looked upon to take away my reproach among men.

26 B ishii lixaad Ilaah baa malaa'ig Jibriil u soo diray magaalada Galili oo Naasared la odhan jiray

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which name Nazareth,

27 i laa gabadh bikrad ah oo u doonanayd nin la odhan jiray Yuusuf oo dhashii Daa'uud ahaa; gabadhana waxaa la odhan jiray Maryan.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name Mary.

28 M alaa'igtii baa u soo gashay, oo waxay ku tidhi, Nabad, adigoo nimcaysan, Rabbiga ayaa kula jira.

And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, favoured one! the Lord with thee:.

29 M arkaasay hadalkii ka naxday, oo waxay isku tidhi, Maxay tahay salaantan?

But she,, was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be.

30 M alaa'igtii baa ku tidhi, Ha baqin, Maryamay, waayo, nimco ayaad Ilaah ka heshay.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

31 B al eeg, waad uuraysan doontaa, oo wiil baad umuli doontaa, magiciisana waxaad u bixin doontaa Ciise.

and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

32 N in weyn buu ahaan doonaa, waxaana loogu yeedhi doonaa Wiilka Kan ugu sarreeya, Rabbiga Ilaaha ahuna wuxuu siin doonaa carshigii awowgiis Daa'uud.

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of Highest; and Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

33 W eligiiba wuxuu boqor u ahaan doonaa dadkii Yacquub, boqornimadiisuna ma idlaan doonto.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

34 K olkaasaa Maryan waxay malaa'igtii ku tidhi, Sidee baa waxanu ku noqon doonaan? Anigu ninna garan maayo.

But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

35 M alaa'igtii waa u jawaabtay oo ku tidhi, Ruuxa Quduuska ah ayaa kugu soo degi doona, oo xooggii Kan ugu sarreeya ayaa hoosiis kuu noqon doona, sidaa darteed kan quduuska ah oo kaa dhalan doona waxaa loogu yeedhi doonaa Wiilka Ilaah.

And the angel answering said to her, Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.

36 B al eeg, ina-adeertaa Elisabedna wiil bay uuraysatay iyadoo da'weyn; oo tanuna waxay tii madhalays loogu yeedhi jiray u tahay bisheedii lixaad.

And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:

37 W aayo, wax aan Ilaah kari doonin ma jiro.

for nothing shall be impossible with God.

38 M aryan ayaa tidhi, Waa i kan, waxaan ahay addoontii Rabbiga. Sidaad u hadashay ha ii noqoto. Markaasaa malaa'igtii ka tagtay. Maryan Waxay Booqatay Elisabed; Gabaygii Maryan Ee Ammaanta Ahaa

And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

39 M aalmahaas Maryan baa kacday, oo waxay dhaqso u tagtay dhulkii buuraha lahaa ilaa magaalo ka mid ah reer Yahuudah,

And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

40 o o waxay gashay gurigii Sakariyas, oo salaantay Elisabed.

and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

41 O o waxaa dhacay goortii Elisabed salaantii Maryan maqashay in ilmihii uurkeeda ku boodbooday; Elisabedna waxaa ka buuxsamay Ruuxa Quduuska ah.

And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit,

42 M arkaasay cod dheer ku qaylisay oo tidhi, Dumarka dhexdooda waad ku barakaysan tahay, oo midhaha uurkaaga waa barakaysan yahay.

and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.

43 X aggee waxanu iiga yimaadeen in Sayidkayga hooyadiis iigu timaado?

And whence this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

44 B al eeg, markii codkii salaantaadu dhegahayga ku dhacay, ilmaha uurkayga ku jira ayaa farxad la boodbooday.

For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

45 W axaa barakaysan tii rumaysatay; waayo, waxyaalihii xagga Rabbiga looga sheegay ayay dhici doonaan.

And blessed she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from Lord.

46 M aryanna waxay tidhi, Naftaydu Rabbigay weynaynaysaa,

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

47 R uuxayguna wuxuu ku reyreeyey Ilaaha Badbaadiyahayga ah.

and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 W aayo, wuxuu eegay hoosaysnimada addoontiisa, Bal eeg, tan iyo hadhow qarniyada oo dhammu waxay iigu yeedhi doonaan tan barakaysan.

For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

49 W aayo, kan xoogga leh ayaa waxyaalo waaweyn ii sameeyey; Magiciisuna waa Quduus,

For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy his name;

50 T an iyo ab ka ab naxariistiisu waxay gaadhaa Kuwa isaga ka cabsada.

and his mercy to generations and generations to them that fear him.

51 W uxuu xoog ku sameeyey gacantiisa, Oo kuwii fikirradii qalbigoodii ku kibray ayuu kala firdhiyey.

He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty in the thought of their heart.

52 K uwii xoogga lahaa ayuu carshiyadoodii ka soo dejiyey Oo kuwii hooseeyey ayuu sarraysiiyey.

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

53 K uwii gaajaysnaa ayuu wax wanaagsan ka dhergiyey, Kuwii hodanka ahaana iyagoo madhan ayuu diray.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

54 M idiidinkiisii Israa'iil ayuu caawiyey Inuu xusuusto inuu u naxariisto

He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

55 I braahim iyo farcankiisii weligoodba (Siduu awowayaasheennii ula hadlay).

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

56 M aryan waxay iyada la joogtay abbaaraha saddex bilood, markaasay gurigeeda ku noqotay. Dhalashadii Yooxanaa Baabtiisaha; Aabbihiis Gabaygiisii Ammaanta Ahaa

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.

57 H adda Elisabed wakhtigii ay umuli lahayd ayaa la joogay, oo wiil bay dhashay.

But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

58 D erisyadeedii iyo xigaalkeedii ayay maqleen siduu Rabbigu naxariistiisii ugu weyneeyey iyada, wayna la farxeen.

And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

59 W axaa dhacay inay maalintii siddeedaad u yimaadeen inay wiilkii gudaan, oo waxayna u bixiyeen magicii aabbihiis Sakariyas.

And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

60 K olkaasaa hooyadiis u jawaabtay oo ku tidhi, Sidaas ma aha; waxaase loogu yeedhi doonaa Yooxanaa.

And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

61 W axay ku yidhaahdeen, Xigaalkaaga kuma jiro qof magacaas loo bixiyey.

And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

62 W axay aabbihiis gacan ugu tilmaameen oo weyddiiyeen wuxuu doonayay in loogu yeedho.

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

63 M arkaasuu wuxuu weyddiistay loox oo ku qoray, isagoo leh, Magiciisu waa Yooxanaa. Wayna wada yaabeen.

And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

64 K olkiiba afkiisii ayaa furmay, oo carrabkiisiina waa debcay, markaasuu hadlay oo Ilaah ammaanay.

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.

65 D adkii agtooda joogay oo dhammu way wada cabsadeen, oo hadalladan oo dhan waa lagaga hadlayay dalkii buuraha lahaa oo Yahuudiya oo dhan.

And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

66 K uwa waxyaalahaas maqlay oo dhan ayaa qalbigooda geliyey oo waxay yidhaahdeen, Haddaba ilmahanu muxuu noqon doonaa? Waayo, gacantii Rabbiga ayaa la jirtay isaga.

And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And Lord's hand was with him.

67 M arkaasaa aabbihiis Sakariyas waxaa ka buuxsamay Ruuxa Quduuska ah, waxna wuu sii sheegay isagoo leh,

And Zacharias his father was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

68 H a ammaanmo Rabbiga ah Ilaaha Israa'iil, Waayo, dadkiisii ayuu soo booqday oo furtay.

Blessed be Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

69 B adbaadiye xoog leh ayuu inoogu kiciyey Gurigii midiidinkiisa Daa'uud,

and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

70 ( Siduu afkii nebiyadiisii quduuska ahaa tan iyo bilowgii uga hadli jiray),

as he spoke by mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

71 I nuu inaga badbaadiyo cadaawayaasheenna iyo gacanta kuwa ina neceb oo dhan,

deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

72 I yo inuu u naxariisto awowayaasheen, Iyo inuu axdigiisii quduuska ahaa xusuusto,

to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

73 O o ahaa dhaartii uu awoweheennii Ibraahim ugu dhaartay,

oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

74 I nuu ina siiyo innagoo cadaawayaasheenna gacmahooda laynaga bixiyey Inaynu baqdinla'aan isaga ugu hawshoonno

to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

75 Q uduusnimada iyo xaqnimada isaga hortiisa cimrigeenna oo dhan.

in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

76 A diguna, ilma yahow, waxaa laguugu yeedhi doonaa nebigii Kan ugu sarreeya, Waayo, waxaad hor mari doontaa Rabbiga hortiisa inaad jidadkiisa diyaargaraysid;

And thou, child, shalt be called prophet of Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of Lord to make ready his ways;

77 O o aad dadkiisa ogeysiisid badbaadada Ee dembidhaafkooda ah,

to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by remission of their sins

78 E e laga hela naxariista weyn ee Ilaaheenna, Tan qorraxda soo baxda xagga sare inaga soo booqan doonta,

on account of bowels of mercy of our God; wherein dayspring from on high has visited us,

79 I nay iftiimiso kuwa fadhiya gudcurka iyo hooskii dhimashada, Iyo inay cagaheenna jidkii nabadda ku kaxayso,

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in shadow of death, to guide our feet into way of peace.

80 W iilkuna waa koray oo ruuxuu ka xoogoobay, wuxuuna joogay cidlada ilaa maalintii uu Israa'iil istusi lahaa.

—And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel.