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

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

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

as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

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 seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

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

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast 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 Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

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

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses 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 that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

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

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

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

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

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 the perfume.

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

And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

12 G oortuu Sakariyas arkay ayuu naxay, wuuna cabsaday.

and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on 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.

and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

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

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

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 the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, 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 he shall turn to the 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 the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

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 unto the messenger, `Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

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 messenger answering said to him, `I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news 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 lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'

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

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

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'.

and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

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

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

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

and after those days, his wife Elisabeth 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 hath the 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

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which 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 name of the virgin Mary.

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

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord with thee; blessed thou among women;'

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

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

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

And the messenger 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 lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and 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 Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the 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 to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

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

And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

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 messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing 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 lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

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

because 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, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away 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 having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

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

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

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, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

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

and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed thou among 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 might come unto me?

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

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

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

and happy she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

46 M aryanna waxay tidhi, Naftaydu Rabbigay weynaynaysaa,

And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 R uuxayguna wuxuu ku reyreeyey Ilaaha Badbaadiyahayga ah.

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

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

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

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

For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy His name,

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

And His kindness to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

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

He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

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

He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

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

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

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

He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

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

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'

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

And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

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

And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

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

and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing 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 were calling him by 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 unto her -- `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

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

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him 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 tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

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

and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising 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 those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

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 did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord 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 the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

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

`Blessed the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

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

And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

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

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

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

Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

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

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

73 O o ahaa dhaartii uu awoweheennii Ibraahim ugu dhaartay,

An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

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

To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

75 Q uduusnimada iyo xaqnimada isaga hortiisa cimrigeenna oo dhan.

To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

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, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

77 O o aad dadkiisa ogeysiisid badbaadada Ee dembidhaafkooda ah,

To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

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

Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

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

To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a 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 till the day of his shewing unto Israel.