Lucasmi Teofiloman quillcashca
1Cai ñucanchijpurapi imalla tucushcataca, chashnataj cajpimi ña achcacuna callarishpa, alli churashun yuyashcacuna. 2Callarimantapacha quiquin ñahuihuantaj ricushpa, Diospaj Shimita huillajcunami ñucanchijmanca ima shina cashcatataj alli yachachircacuna. 3Tucui imalla tucushcataca, callarimantataj, ima shinalla tucushcatami, callarishpa alli tapurcani. Chaimantami quillcanataj alli yuyachijpi, ñucapish tucuicuna alli nishca quiquin Teofiloman, caicunataca tucuita, callarishpa quillcani. 4Quiquinman imallata yachachishcacunaca, chashnataj cashcata, ashtahuan alli yachachunmi quillcani.
Angelmi Bautiźaj Juan huacharinata huillashca
5Jatun mandaj Herodes Judea llajtata mandacui punllacunapimi, Abías curapura caj Zacarías shuti curapi causarca. Paipaj huarmica, Aaronmanta miramushca huahuacunapura Elisabet shutimi carca. 6Paicunaca ishquindijtajmi, Mandaj Diospaj ñaupajpica cashcata rurashpa causarcacuna. Dios imalla Mandashcatapish, tucuitami alli caźushpa causarcacuna. 7Elisabet mana huachaj cashcamantami, huahua illajcuna carca. Ishquindijtaj ña yuyajcunapishmi carca.
8Zacariasca, paipura curacuna servina cashca shinallatajmi, Diosta servicurca. Chai horasmi cashna tucurca: 9Curacuna ruraj cashca shinallataj suerteta rurajpica, Mandaj Diospajlla huasiman yaicushpa, inciensota rupachinaca Zacariaspajmi urmarca. 10Inciensota pai rupachicujpica, tucui canllapi cajcunami Diosta mañacurcacuna. 11Chaipimi inciensota rupachina altar alli ladomanca, Mandaj Diospaj ángel ñapish paiman ricurirca. 12Chaita ricushpaca Zacariasca, jatunta mancharishpa musparircami. 13Ashtahuanpish angelca, cashnami nirca:
—Zacarías, ama manchaichu. Can mañacushcataca, Diosca uyashcami. Cambaj huarmi Elisabetca, cʼari huahuatami huachanga. Paitaca Juanta shutichingui. 14Pai huacharijpica jatuntami cushicungui, shujtajcunapish achcacunami yallitaj cushicungacuna. 15Taita Diospaj ñaupajpica paica, jatunmi canga. Vinotapish, sidratapish mana ubyangachu. Mamapaj huijsamantapachami, jucha illaj Espirituhuan junda canga. 16Paica israelcunataca achcacunatami, paicunata Mandaj Diospajman cutirichun pushanga. 17Paica Eliaspi tiyashca espiritullataj paipi cajpimi, Mandaj Diosta ñaupashpa, Elías shinallataj imata mana manchashpa huillanga. Chashna huillashpami, yayacunahuan, huahuacunahuan pʼiñanacushcatapish alli tucunacuchinga. Shinallataj cʼariyajcunatapish, cashcata rurajcuna shinallataj alli yuyaihuan causachunmi yachachinga. Chashna yachachijpimi gentecunaca, Mandaj Diosta chasquinalla shungu tucunga— nircami.
18Ángel chashna nijpi, Zacariasca:
—Ñucapish, ñuca huarmipish yuyajmari canchij. ¿Ima shinataj can huillashca pajtanataca yachashunri?— nishpami tapurca.
19Angelca cashnami nirca:
—Ñucaca Diosta servingapaj, Paipaj ñaupajpi shayaj Gabrielmi cani. Paimari cai alli huillaita canman huillachun cacharca. 20Ñuca huillashcata mana crishcamantaca, cambaj huahua huacharingacamami, upayashpa imata mana rimai tucungui. Ñuca huillashcaca, pajtana punllapitajmi pajtanga— nircami.
21Diospaj huasi ucupi chashna parlashpa unaiyajpimi, canllapi shuyacuj achca gentecunaca mancharircacuna. 22Ña llujshimushpaca, imata mana rimai tucurcachu. Chaimantami Diospaj huasi ucupi imata ricushca canata yuyarcacuna. Imata nishpapish maquillahuanmi ricuchishpa huillarca. Chashnami paica mana rimaj saquirirca. 23Zacariasca Diospajta rurana cashca punllacunata ña pajtachishpaca, paipaj huasimanmi rirca.
24Chaimanta asha punllacuna qʼuipami, paipaj huarmi Elisabetca chichushpa, pichca quillata huasillapi tiyarca. 25Paica: «Gentecunapaj ñaupajpi ñuca ama ashtahuan pingailla causachunmi, Mandaj Diosca ñucamanca huahuata cuna tucushca» nircami.
Angelmi Jesús huacharinata huillashca
26Elisabet ña sujta quillata chichu cajpimi, Taita Diosca Galileapi caj Nazaret puebloman ángel Gabrielta cacharca. 27Cʼarita manaraj rijsij María shuti solterapajmanmi cacharca. Mariaca, Davidmanta miramushca Josehuanmi, caźarana tucushpa puricurca. 28María tiyacun ucuman ángel yaicushpaca:
—Cushicui, cantaca Diosmari yallitaj cʼuyashca. Mandaj Diosca canhuanmari— nircami.
29Ashtahuanpish Mariaca, angelta ricushpa, pai imalla nishcatapish uyashpaca, musparircami. Shinallataj ima nishpa chashna ninaman shamushca caipajtapish yuyacurcallami. 30Chaimantami angelca, cashna nirca:
—María, ama manchaichu. Diosmari cantaca jatunta cʼuyashpa allicunata cungapaj agllashca. 31Cunanca chichushpa, shuj cʼari huahuatami huachangui. Chai huahuataca, JESÚS shutita shutichingui. 32Paica jatun nishcami canga. Jahua pacha Diospaj Churi shutipishmi canga. Mandaj Taita Diosca paimanca, Paipaj ñaupa yaya David mandashpa tiyanatami cunga. 33Jacobomanta mirarishca israelcunataca, Paimi huiñaita mandanga. Pai mandanaca manataj tucuringachu— nircami.
34Shina nijpimi Mariaca, angeltaca:
—¿Ima shinataj chashnaca tucungari? Manaraj cʼarita rijsinica— nishpami tapurca.
35Angelca cashnami nirca:
—Jucha illaj Espiritumi cambajman shamunga. Jahua pachapi Causaj, Tucuita Rurai Tucuj Diosmi cantaca llandunga. Chaimantami huahuaca jucha illaj huacharishpa, Diospaj Churi nishca canga. 36Riqui, cambaj prima Elisabetpish, yuyajpachapi cʼari huahuata chichumari. Mana huachaj cashca cashpapish, ñamari sujta quillata chichu. 37Taita Diospajca, imapish mana rurai tucuipajca mana tiyanchu— nircami.
38Chashna nijpi Mariaca:
—Mandaj Diosta servij ñucaca caipimi cani, ñucataca can nishca shinataj rurachunlla— nircami.
Chaita ninca angelca, paipaj ñaupajmanta rircallami.
Mariaca Elisabettami ricugrishca
39Chai punllacunapimi Mariaca, Judá llajta urcupi caj shuj puebloman utcashpa rirca. 40Zacariaspaj huasiman ña chayashpami, Elisabettaca ‘Sumaj causaita charipai’ nirca. 41Mariata uyaihuanmi huahuaca, Elisabetpaj huijsapica saltarirca. Chashna tucujpica Elisabetca, jucha Illaj Espirituhuan junda cashpami, 42sinchita cashna nirca:
—Canca huarmicunapurapica, bendiciashcami cangui. Cambaj huijsapi huiñacuj huahuapish bendiciashcamari. 43¿Ima nishpataj ñuca Apupaj mama cashca jahuaca, ñucataraj ricuj shamurcanguiari? 44Can ñucata ‘¿Allillachu cangui?’ nincamari, ñuca huahuaca cushicushpa, ñapish ñuca huijsapi saltarirca. 45Mandaj Dios imalla nishcata crishcamanta cushicuiari. Pai imalla nishcataca pajtachingatajmi— nircami.
María cantashcami
46Chashna nijpica Mariaca, cashnami nirca:
“Mandaj Diostaca, ñuca almahuanmi alli nicuni.
47Ñucata Quishpichij Diosmantaca, ñuca espiritupimi cushicuni.
48Paita servij ñuca huajchataca ricuhuashcatajmari.
Cunanmantapachami, ñucataca huahuan huahuan cushicuj huarmi ningacuna.
49Tucuita ruraj Diosmari, ñucapajca jatun allicunata rurashca.
¡Paipaj shutica jucha illajmari!
50¡Paita manchajcunataca, huahuan huahuanta llaquicunllamari!
51Paipaj maquihuanca, jatun mancharinacunatami rurashca.
Shungupi jatun tucushcacunataca chingachishcamari.
52Mandashpa tiyacuj jatuncunata anchuchishpami,
mana jatun tucushcacunata jahuaman churashca.
53Yaricaihuan cajcunamanmi, yalli yallita cushca.
Ashtahuanpish charijcunatami, chushaj maquita cacharishca.
54Paita servij israelcunataca ayudantajmari,
Pai llaquij cashcata yuyarintajmari.
55‘Abrahamtapish, paimanta mirarijcunatapish,
huiñaitami llaquisha’ nishcami carca.
Chaitaca, ñucanchij yayacunamanmi huillarca” nircami.
56Mariaca, quimsa quilla shinata Elisabetpajpi tiyashpami, paipaj huasiman tigrarca.
Bautiźaj Juanmi huacharishca
57Elisabetca ña huachana punlla pajtajpica, cʼari huahuatami huacharca. 58Dios jatunta llaquishpa, Elisabetman huahuata cushcata uyashpaca, cʼuchullapi causajcunapish, paipaj aillupuracunapish mana jahuallatami paihuan cushicurcacuna.
59Huahua huacharishca pusaj punllapimi cashna tucurca: Huahuatami pai charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichinaman rircacuna. Chaipimi huahuataca, ‘Yayapaj shutillatajmi canga’ nishpa, Zacarías nircacuna. 60Ashtahuanpish mamaca:
—¡Mana Zacariaschu! Juan shutimi cagrin— nircami.
61Chashna nijpica:
—Cancunapurapica, Juan shutica manamari tiyanchu— nircacunami.
62Chaimantami, ‘¿Ima shutitataj churagringui?’ nishpa, maquillahuan yayata tapurcacuna. 63Chaimantami Zacariasca, shuj uchilla tablata mañashpa, chaipica: «Juan shutimi» nishpa quillcarca. Chaipica tucuicunami mancharircacuna. 64Chashna quillcancami Zacariasca, paipaj cʼallu cacharirijpi rimai callarirca. Chaimantami Taita Diosta alabai callarirca. 65Chashna tucujpicarin cʼuchullapi causajcunapishmi, tucuicuna jatunta mancharircacuna. Shinallataj tucui Judea llajta urcucunapimi, imalla tucushcataca, huashan parlanacurcacuna. 66Chaita uyajcunaca, caishuj chaishujmi: «Cai huahua jatunyashpaca, ¿imashi canga?» ninacurcacuna.
Mandaj Dios Paipaj maquihuan huaquichicujta ricushpami, chashna ninacurcacuna.
Zacarías imallata huillashcami
67Juanpaj yaya Zacariasca, jucha illaj Espirituhuan junda cashpami, imalla tucunata cashna huillarca:
68«Ñucanchij israelcunata Mandaj Diosca alli nishca cachun.
Paimari Pai agllashcacunata quishpichingapaj shamushca.
69Paita servij Davidpaj familiapuramantami,
Tucuita Rurai Tucuj Quishpichijta ñucanchijpajman cachashca.
70Pai ima nishcata huillaj, jucha illaj runacunahuan ñaupaman huillachishca shinallatajmi rurashca.
71Tucui ñucanchijta pʼiñajcunamanta quishpichichun,
paicunapaj maquimanta llujshichichunmi cachashca.
72Pai jucha illaj Diosca, ñucanchij yayacunahuan
ari ninacushcata yuyarishpami, paicunata llaquishcata ricuchishca.
73Chashna rurana tucushpaca,
ñucanchij ñaupa yaya Abrahammanmi,
‘Pajtachishatajmi’ nishca carca.
74Ima manchai illajlla Paita servichunmi,
ñucanchijta pʼiñacujcunamanta quishpichishca.
75Ñucanchij tucui causaipi Paipaj ñaupajpi
cashcata rurashpa, Paipajlla causachunmi chashna rurashca.
76Ñuca huahua, canca jahua pacha Dios ima nishcata huillaj nishcami cangui.
Canmari Mandaj Dios purina ñanta allichingapaj, Paita ñaupashpa ringui.
77Dios agllashcacunamanca, quishpirina tiyashcatami ricuchingui.
Paicunapaj juchacunata Dios anchuchinaman shamushcatami huillangui.
78Ñucanchij Diosca ñucanchijta yallitaj llaquishpami,
jahua pachamantaca, pacarishpa achijyaj shina shamunga.
79Paica amsa tutapi huañunalla causajcunata achijyachingapaj, ñucanchijta sumaj causaipi churangapaj shamushcatami huillangui» nircami.
80Chai huahua huiñarishpa catijpica, Diospaj espiritupipish punllanta sinchiyashpami catirca. Israelcunaman huillai callari punllacamaca, shitashca pambacunapimi causarca.
Introduction
1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled1:1 Or been surely believed 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 called1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy, 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 mindful
of 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 thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
53He has filled the hungry with good things
but 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 horn1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king. of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
70(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72to show mercy to our ancestors
and 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 salvation
through 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 darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80And the child grew and became strong in spirit1:80 Or in the Spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
