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1 ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ನಂಬಿ ಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಪ್ರಕಟನೆಯನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಬರೆಯುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೇಕರು ಕೈಕೊಂಡು
2 ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಕಣ್ಣಾರೆ ಕಂಡ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಾಕ್ಯಪರಿಚಾರಕರು ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊ ಟ್ಟದ್ದರಿಂದ
3 ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮನಾದ ಥೆಯೊಫಿಲನೇ, ಮೊದಲಿ ನಿಂದಲೂ ಎಲ್ಲವುಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿ ರುವ ನಾನು ಸಹ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಬರೆಯುವದು ಒಳ್ಳೇದೆಂದು ನನಗೆ ತೋಚಿತು;
4 ಹೀಗೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವುಗಳು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದವುಗಳೆಂದು ಇದರಿಂದ ನೀನು ತಿಳಿಯಬಹುದು.
5 ಯೂದಾಯದ ಅರಸನಾದ ಹೆರೋದನ ದಿನ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಬೀಯನ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಜಕರಿಯನೆಂದು ಹೆಸರಿದ್ದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಯಾಜಕನಿದ್ದನು. ಅವನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯು ಆರೋನನ ಕುಮಾರ್ತೆಯರಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟವಳು. ಆಕೆಯ ಹೆಸರು ಎಲಿಸಬೇತ್.
6 ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಕರ್ತನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ನ್ಯಾಯವಿಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕೈಕೊಂಡು ದೇವರ ಮುಂದೆ ನೀತಿವಂತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು.
7 ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ಬಂಜೆಯಾದದರಿಂದ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮಕ್ಕ ಳಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಬಹಳ ಪ್ರಾಯಹೋದವರಾ ಗಿದ್ದರು.
8 ಹೀಗಿರಲಾಗಿ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ವರ್ಗದ ಸರತಿಯ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ದೇವರ ಮುಂದೆ ಯಾಜಕನ ಉದ್ಯೋಗವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ
9 ಯಾಜಕೋದ್ಯೋಗದ ಪದ್ಧತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಅವನು ಕರ್ತನ ಆಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ ಧೂಪವನ್ನು ಸುಡುವದು ಅವನ ಪಾಲಿಗೆ ಬಂತು.
10 ಧೂಪಾರ್ಪಣೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ ಸಮೂಹ ವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹೊರಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.
11 ಆಗ ಧೂಪ ವೇದಿಯ ಬಲಗಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕರ್ತನ ದೂತನು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡನು.
12 ಜಕರೀ ಯನು ಅವನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಕಳವಳದಿಂದ ಭಯಹಿಡಿ ದವನಾದನು.
13 ಆದರೆ ಆ ದೂತನು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ಜಕರೀಯನೇ, ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯು ಕೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯಾದ ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ನಿನಗೆ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಹೆರುವಳು. ನೀನು ಅವನನ್ನು ಯೋಹಾನನೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಬೇಕು.
14 ನಿನಗೆ ಆನಂದವೂ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸವೂ ಆಗುವದು; ಅನೇಕರು ಅವನ ಜನನದಲ್ಲಿ ಆನಂದಿಸುವರು.
15 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅವನು ಕರ್ತನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡವ ನಾಗಿದ್ದು ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಾರಸವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಮದ್ಯವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಕುಡಿ ಯುವದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಅವನು ತಾಯಿಯ ಗರ್ಭದಿಂದಲೇ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮಭರಿತನಾಗಿರುವನು.
16 ಅವನು ಇಸ್ರಾ ಯೇಲಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕರನ್ನು ಅವರ ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತನ ಕಡೆಗೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವನು.
17 ಅವನು ತಂದೆಗಳ ಹೃದಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಕ್ಕಳಕಡೆಗೂ ಅವಿಧೇಯರನ್ನು ನೀತಿವಂತರ ಜ್ಞಾನಕ್ಕೂ ತಿರುಗಿಸಿ ಕರ್ತನಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಜನರನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಮಾಡುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಲೀಯನ ಆತ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಯೂ ಬಲದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಆತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಹೋಗುವನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
18 ಆಗ ಜಕರೀಯನು ಆ ದೂತನಿಗೆ--ಇದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಯಾವದರಿಂದ ತಿಳು ಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿ? ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಾನು ಮುದುಕನು; ನನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯೂ ಪ್ರಾಯಗತಿಸಿದವಳು ಅಂದನು.
19 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಆ ದೂತನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ನಾನು ದೇವರ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಲ್ಲುವ ಗಬ್ರಿಯೇಲನು, ಈಗ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಮಾತನಾಡುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಈ ಸಂತೋಷದ ವರ್ತಮಾನವನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಕಳುಹಿಸ ಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
20 ಇಗೋ, ತಕ್ಕ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರವೇರುವ ನನ್ನ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ನೀನು ನಂಬದೆ ಹೋದದರಿಂದ ಈ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ಈಡೇರುವ ದಿನದ ವರೆಗೆ ನೀನು ಮೂಕನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಮಾತನಾಡಲಾರದೆ ಇರುವಿ ಅಂದನು.
21 ಆಗ ಜಕರೀಯನಿಗಾಗಿ ಕಾದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಜನರು ಅವನು ದೇವಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ತಡಮಾಡಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟರು.
22 ಅವನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲಾರದೆ ಇದ್ದನು; ಅದಕ್ಕ ವರು ಅವನು ದೇವಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ಕಂಡನೆಂದು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅವನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸನ್ನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಮಾತಿಲ್ಲದವನಾಗಿದ್ದನು.
23 ಇದಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ತನ್ನ ಸೇವೆಯ ದಿನಗಳು ಮುಗಿದ ಕೂಡಲೆ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟು ಹೋದನು.
24 ಆ ದಿವಸಗಳಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯಾದ ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯಾಗಿ ಐದು ತಿಂಗಳು ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು--
25 ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗಿದ್ದ ಅವ ಮಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕರ್ತನು ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಟ್ಟ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದಳು.
26 ಆರನೆಯ ತಿಂಗಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಲಿಲಾಯ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ನಜರೇತೆಂಬ ಊರಿಗೆ ದೇವರಿಂದ ಗಬ್ರಿಯೇಲನೆಂಬ ದೂತನು
27 ದಾವೀದನ ಮನೆತನದವನಾದ ಯೋಸೇ ಫನಿಗೆ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮರಿಯಳೆಂಬ ಒಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ಯೆಯ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನು.
28 ಆ ದೂತನು ಆಕೆಗೆ--ಅಪಾರ ದಯೆ ಹೊಂದಿದವಳೇ, ನಿನಗೆ ವಂದನೆ; ಕರ್ತನು ನಿನ್ನೊಂದಿಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಧನ್ಯಳೇ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
29 ಆಕೆಯು ಅವನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಅವನ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಕಳವಳಗೊಂಡು ಇದು ಎಂಥಾತರವಾದ ವಂದನೆ ಎಂದು ತನ್ನ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಯೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ
30 ಆ ದೂತನು ಆಕೆಗೆ-- ಮರಿಯಳೇ, ಹೆದರಬೇಡ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನೀನು ದೇವರ ದಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದೀ;
31 ಇಗೋ, ನೀನು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯಾಗಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಹೆರುವಿ; ಆತನಿಗೆ ಯೇಸು ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಡಬೇಕು.
32 ಆತನು ದೊಡ್ಡವನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಮಹೋನ್ನತನ ಕುಮಾರನೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವನು; ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತನು ಆತನ ತಂದೆ ಯಾದ ದಾವೀದನ ಸಿಂಹಾಸನವನ್ನು ಆತನಿಗೆ ಕೊಡು ವನು.
33 ಆತನು ಯಾಕೋಬನ ಮನೆತನವನ್ನು ಸದಾ ಕಾಲವೂ ಆಳುವನು; ಆತನ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತ್ಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
34 ಆಗ ಮರಿಯಳು ಆ ದೂತ ನಿಗೆ--ಇದು ಹೇಗಾದೀತು? ನಾನು ಪುರುಷನನ್ನು ಅರಿತವಳಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲಾ ಅಂದಳು.
35 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಆ ದೂತನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಆಕೆಗೆ--ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನು ನಿನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಬರುವನು, ಮಹೋನ್ನತನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳುವದು; ಆದದರಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದ ಹುಟ್ಟುವ ಆ ಪವಿತ್ರವಾದ ಶಿಶುವು ದೇವರ ಮಗನೆಂದು ಕರೆಯ ಲ್ಪಡುವನು.
36 ಇಗೋ, ಬಂಜೆಯೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ನಿನ್ನ ಬಂಧುವಾದ ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ಸಹ ತನ್ನ ಮುಪ್ಪಿನ ಪ್ರಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಗರ್ಭಧರಿಸಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. ಆಕೆಗೆ ಇದು ಆರನೆಯ ತಿಂಗಳು.
37 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು ಯಾವದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ದನು.
38 ಆಗ ಮರಿಯಳು--ನೋಡು, ನಾನು ಕರ್ತನ ದಾಸಿ; ನಿನ್ನ ಮಾತಿನಂತೆ ನನಗೆ ಆಗಲಿ ಅಂದಳು; ಆ ದೂತನು ಆಕೆಯ ಬಳಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಟುಹೋದನು.
39 ಆ ದಿವಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮರಿಯಳು ಎದ್ದು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಸೀಮೆಯ ಯೆಹೂದದ ಪಟ್ಟಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅವಸರದಿಂದ ಹೋಗಿ
40 ಜಕರೀಯನ ಮನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳನ್ನು ವಂದಿಸಿದಳು.
41 ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ಮರಿಯಳ ವಂದನೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ಅವಳ ಗರ್ಭ ದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಕೂಸು ಹಾರಾಡಿತು; ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧಾ ತ್ಮಭರಿತಳಾಗಿ
42 ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಧ್ವನಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾತ ನಾಡಿ--ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಧನ್ಯಳೇ; ನಿನ್ನ ಗರ್ಭಫಲವು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟದ್ದೇ.
43 ನನ್ನ ಕರ್ತನ ತಾಯಿಯು ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬರುವದು ನನಗೆಲ್ಲಿಂದಾಯಿತು?
44 ಇಗೋ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಂದನೆಯ ಧ್ವನಿಯು ನನ್ನ ಕಿವಿ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದ ಕೂಡಲೆ ಕೂಸು ನನ್ನ ಗರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸದಿಂದ ಹಾರಾಡಿತು.
45 ಕರ್ತನಿಂದ ತನಗೆ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವುಗಳು ನೆರವೇರುವವೆಂದು ನಂಬಿದವಳು ಧನ್ಯಳು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದಳು.
46 ಆಗ ಮರಿಯಳು--ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣವು ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಘನಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ;
47 ನನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮವು ನನ್ನ ರಕ್ಷಕನಾದ ದೇವರಲ್ಲಿ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಗೊಂಡಿದೆ;
48 ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ದಾಸಿಯ ದೀನಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಇಗೋ, ಇಂದಿನಿಂದ ತಲತಲಾಂತರಗಳವರು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಧನ್ಯಳೆಂದು ಕರೆಯುವರು.
49 ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಿಯಾದಾತನು ನನಗೆ ಮಹತ್ತಾದವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಆತನ ಹೆಸರು ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧವಾದದ್ದು.
50 ಆತನಿಗೆ ಭಯಪಡು ವವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಆತನ ಕರುಣೆಯು ತಲತಲಾಂತರ ಗಳಿಗೂ ಇರುವದು.
51 ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಬಾಹುಬಲವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ ಗರ್ವಿಷ್ಠರನ್ನು ಅವರ ಹೃದಯದ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳ ನಿಮಿತ್ತವಾಗಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಚದರಿಸಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾನೆ;
52 ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ರನ್ನು ಅವರ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ದೊಬ್ಬಿ ದೀನರನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
53 ಹಸಿದವರನ್ನು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯವು ಗಳಿಂದ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯವಂತರನ್ನು ಬರಿದಾಗಿ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
54 ತನ್ನ ಕರುಣೆಯ ಜ್ಞಾಪಕಾರ್ಥ ವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಸೇವಕನಾದ ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲನಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
55 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೂ ಅಬ್ರ ಹಾಮನಿಗೂ ಅವನ ಸಂತತಿಗೂ ಸದಾಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಆತನು ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಅಂದಳು.
56 ಮರಿ ಯಳು ಸುಮಾರು ಮೂರು ತಿಂಗಳು ಅವಳ ಜೊತೆ ಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಹೋದಳು.
57 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಎಲಿಸಬೇತಳಿಗೆ ಹೆರಿಗೆಯ ಸಮಯವು ಪೂರ್ಣವಾದಾಗ ಆಕೆಯು ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಹೆತ್ತಳು.
58 ಆಗ ಕರ್ತನು ತನ್ನ ಮಹಾಕರುಣೆಯನ್ನು ಆಕೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ತೋರಿಸಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಆಕೆಯ ನೆರೆಹೊರೆಯವರೂ ಬಂಧುಗಳೂ ಕೇಳಿ ಆಕೆಯ ಕೂಡ ಸಂತೋಷಪಟ್ಟರು.
59 ತರುವಾಯ ಅವರು ಎಂಟನೇ ದಿನದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಮಗುವಿಗೆ ಸುನ್ನತಿ ಮಾಡಿಸುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದು ಅವನ ತಂದೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಂತೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ಜಕರೀಯನೆಂದು ಕರೆದರು.
60 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವನ ತಾಯಿಯು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ ವಾಗಿ--ಹಾಗಲ್ಲ. ಅವನು ಯೋಹಾನನೆಂದು ಕರೆಯ ಲ್ಪಡಬೇಕು ಅಂದಳು.
61 ಅದಕ್ಕವರು ಆಕೆಗೆ--ನಿನ್ನ ಬಂಧುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವರು ಒಬ್ಬರೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂದರು.
62 ಅವನು ಯಾವ ಹೆಸರಿ ನಿಂದ ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅವನ ತಂದೆಗೆ ಅವರು ಸನ್ನೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು.
63 ಆಗ ಅವನು ಒಂದು ಬರೆಯುವ ಹಲಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಅವನ ಹೆಸರು ಯೋಹಾನನು ಎಂದು ಬರೆದನು. ಆಗ ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟರು.
64 ಕೂಡಲೆ ಅವನ ಬಾಯಿ ತೆರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು ಅವನ ನಾಲಿಗೆಯು ಸಡಿಲವಾಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಅವನು ಮಾತ ನಾಡಿ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡಾಡಿದನು.
65 ಆಗ ಅವರ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಯೂದಾಯದ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಸೀಮೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಈ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹರಡಿದವು.
66 ಕೇಳಿದವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು--ಈ ಕೂಸೂ ಎಂಥದ್ದಾಗುವನೊ ಎಂದು ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡರು. ಕರ್ತನ ಹಸ್ತವು ಅವನ ಸಂಗಡ ಇತ್ತು.
67 ಅವನ ತಂದೆಯಾದ ಜಕರೀಯನು ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮ ಭರಿತನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವಾದಿಸುತ್ತಾ--
68 ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿನ ದೇವರಾದ ಕರ್ತನು ಸ್ತುತಿ ಹೊಂದಲಿ, ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಜನರನ್ನು ಸಂಧಿಸಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ವಿಮೋಚಿ ಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
69 ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಸೇವಕನಾದ ದಾವೀದನ ಮನೆತನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಮಗಾಗಿ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಕೊಂಬನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ದ್ದಾನೆ.
70 ಲೋಕಾದಿಯಿಂದ ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧ ಪ್ರವಾದಿಗಳ ಬಾಯಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ
71 ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಶತ್ರುಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಹಗೆ ಮಾಡುವವರ ಕೈಯಿಂದಲೂ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವಂತೆ
72 ನಮ್ಮ ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೆ ವಾಗ್ದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದ ಕರುಣೆಯನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಲು ತನ್ನ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ತಂದು
73 ನಮ್ಮ ಪಿತೃವಾದ ಅಬ್ರಹಾಮನಿಗೆ ಆಣೆಯಿಟ್ಟು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಿದಂತೆ
74 ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಶತ್ರುಗಳ ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಬಿಡಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು ಭಯವಿಲ್ಲದವರಾಗಿ
75 ನಮ್ಮ ಜೀವಮಾನದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧತೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ನೀತಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ಆತನನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸುವವರಾಗುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಆತನು ಅನುಗ್ರಹಿ ಸುವನು.
76 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಗುವೇ, ನೀನಾದರೋ ಮಹೋನ್ನತನ ಪ್ರವಾದಿ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವಿ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಕರ್ತನ ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಮಾಡು ವದಕ್ಕೆ ಆತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಹೋಗುವಿ.
77 ಹೇಗೆಂದರೆ ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಪಾಪಗಳ ಪರಿಹಾರದಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವನು.
78 ನಮ್ಮ ದೇವರ ಮಮತೆಯ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಂದ ಅದು ಆಗುವದ ಲ್ಲದೆ ಮೇಲಣದಿಂದ ಅರುಣೋದಯವು ಉಂಟಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಂಧಿಸಿ
79 ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಮರಣದ ನೆರಳಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕೂತವರಿಗೆ ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವದಕ್ಕೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮಾಧಾನದ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಆಗುವದು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
80 ಆ ಬಾಲಕನು ಬೆಳೆದು ಆತ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲಗೊಂಡನು. ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿಗೆ ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ದಿನದವರೆಗೆ ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದನು.
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Joshua 2 in Tamil and English
1 ત્યાર પછી નૂનના પુત્ર યહોશુઆએ શિટ્ટિમમાંથી ઇસ્રાએલી છાવણીમાંથી બે જાસૂસો મોકલ્યા. તેણે તેઓને કહ્યું, “જાઓ તમે જઈને દેશની તથા યરીખોનગરની બાતમી કાઢો.” તેથી તેઓ યરીખો ગયા. યરીખોમાં રાહાબ નામની વારાંગના સ્ત્રી, ધર્મશાળા ચલાવતી હતી, તેઓ તેણીના સ્થાને ગયા અને ત્યાં રાત રોકાવાની યોજના કરતા હતા.
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
2 પણ યરીખોના રાજાએ કોઈ પાસેથી સાંભળ્યું કે, “ગઈ રાત્રે કેટલાક ઇસ્રાએલી જાસૂસો આપણા દેશની જાસૂસી કરવા આવ્યા હતા.”
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
3 પછી યરીખોના રાજાએ રાહાબપસે માંણસો મોકલ્યાં અને તેનો તેણીને સંદેશ હતો: “જે માંણસો તારે ત્યાં આવીને તારા ઘરમાં રહેલા છે તેમને બહાર કાઢ, કારણ કે એ લોકો આપણા દેશમાં જાસૂસી કરવા આવેલા છે.”
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
4 પરંતુ તે સ્ત્રીએ તે બે માંણસોને સંતાડી દીધા હતા, તેથી જવાબ આપ્યો કે, “માંરા ઘરમાં કેટલાક માંણસો આવ્યા હતા ખરા પણ તેઓ કયાંથી આવ્યા હતા અને તેઓ જાસૂસ છે એની મને ખબર નથી.
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
5 રાત પડતાં શહેરના દરવાજા બંધ કરવાનો વખત થયો ત્યારે તેઓ ચાલ્યા ગયા હતા, પછી તેઓ ક્યાં ગયા તેની મને ખબર નથી. પણ જો તમે ઝડપથી તેમનો પીછો કરો તો તમે તેઓને પકડી પાડશો.”
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
6 ખરેખર તેણીએ તેઓને ધાબા ઉપર શણનાં ઢગલાઓની નીચે સંતાડી દીધા હતા.
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 રાજાના માંણસો તેમનો પીછો પકડવા યર્દન નદીના ઘાટ સુધી ગયા; અને તેઓ બહાર ગયા તે દરમ્યાન લોકોએ નગરના દરવાજાઓ બંધ કરી દીધા હતા.
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 રાત્રે પેલા બંને જણ હજી સૂતા નહોતા ત્યાં તો રાહાબે ધાબા ઉપર તેમની પાસે આવીને તેઓને કહ્યું,
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
9 “મને ખબર છે કે યહોવાએ તમને આ દેશ આપી દીધો છે. અને અમે બધાં તમાંરાથી ડરી ગયાં છીએ, અને તમાંરા આવવાથી દેશના વતનીઓ થરથર ધ્રૂજી ગયા છે.
And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
10 અમે સાંભળ્યું છે કે, તમે મિસરમાંથી આવતા હતા ત્યારે યહોવાએ રાતા સમુદ્રના પાણીને સૂકવી નાખ્યું હતું, અને અમે એમ પણ સાંભળ્યું છે કે બે અમોરી રાજાઓ સીહોન, ઓગ અને તેનું સૈન્ય તમાંરા દ્વારા યર્દન નદીની પૂર્વે મૃત્યુ અને પરાજય પામ્યું હતું.
For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 આ સાંભળીને અમે બહુ ડરી ગયાઁ અને અમાંરી બહાદુરી ગુમાંવી દીધી. અહીં કોઈપણ તમાંરી સાથે લડવા પૂરતું બહાદુર નથી. કારણ યહોવા તમાંરા દેવ તેજ ઉપર આકાશમાં અને પૃથ્વી પર રાજ કરે છે.
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
12 હવે તમે યહોવાના નામે સોગંદ ખાઈને મને વચન આપો કે, મેં તમાંરા પ્રત્યે જેવો માંયાળુ વર્તાવ રાખ્યો છે તેવો માંયાળુ વર્તાવ તમે માંરા કુટુંબ પ્રત્યે રાખશો, અને એનુ કોઈ ચોક્કસ ચિહન આપો.
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
13 અને એવું વચન આપો કે, તમે માંરા પિતાને, માંતાને, માંરા ભાઈઓને અને માંરી બેહનોને અને તેમનાં બધાં જ મનુષ્યોને જીવનદાન આપશો અને અમને બધાંને મોતમાંથી ઉગારી લેશો!”
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
14 પેલા બંને માંણસોએ તેણીને કહ્યું, “તમાંરા માંટે અમે અમાંરું જીવન હોડમાં મૂકવા તૈયાર છીએ, જો તું અમાંરી આ વાત ખુલ્લી ન પાડી દે તો, યહોવા અમને જ્યારે આ દેશ સુપ્રત કરશે ત્યારે અમે ચોક્કસ દયા દાખવશું અને તમને વફાદાર રહીશું.”
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
15 રાહાબ જે મકાનમાં રહેતી હતી તે નગરની દીવાલની પાસે આવેલું હતું. તેથી તેણીએ તે બંને પુરુષોને તેણીના ઘરની બારીમાંથી દોરડાની મદદથી નીચે ઊતરવા દીધા.
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16 અને તેમને કહ્યું, “તમે પર્વતોમાં ચાલ્યા જાઓ, નહિતર તમે પીછો પકડનારાઓના હાથમાં ઝડપાઈ જશો. ત્રણ દિવસ સુધી તમે સંતાઈને રહેજો, ત્યાં સુધીમાં એ લોકો પાછા આવી જશે. ત્યાર પછી તમે તમાંરા માંર્ગે આગળ વધજો.”
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
17 વિદાય થતાં પહેલાં તે માંણસોએ તેને કહ્યું, “તું જો અમાંરા કહ્યા પ્રમાંણે નહિ કરે તો તેં અમાંરી પાસે જે વચન લીધું છે તેમાંથી અમે મુક્ત થઈ જઈશું.
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
18 સાંભળ, અમે જયારે આ દેશ ઉપર આક્રમણ કરીએ ત્યારે જે બારીમાંથી તેં અમને ઉતાર્યા છે, તે બારીએ આ કિરમજી રંગનું દોરડું બાંધજે, તારા માંતાપિતા, ભાઈબહેન અને તારા કુટુંબના સૌને તારા ઘરમાં ભેગા કરી રાખજે.
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
19 જો કોઈ તારા ઘરના બારણાની બહાર નીકળશે, તો તેના મોતના જવાબદારી તેને માંથે, એમાં અમાંરો દોષ નહિ; પણ તારી સાથે ઘરમાં હોય એવા કોઈને ઈજા થાય તો તેનો દોષ અમાંરે માંથે.
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 પણ જો તું અમાંરી વાત જહેર કરી દેશે, તો તેં અમાંરી પાસે કરેલો કરાર અમને બંધનકર્તા રહેશે નહિ.
And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21 તેણે કહ્યું, “કબૂલ છે.” પછી તે સ્ત્રીએ તે લોકોને વિદાય કર્યા અને તેઓ ચાલી નીકળ્યા પછી તેણે બારીએ કિરમજી રંગનું લાલ દોરડું બાંધી દીધું.
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 પેલા માંણસો પહાડોમાં છુપાઈને ત્રણ દિવસ સુધી ત્યાં રહ્યા. એમનો પીછો પકડનારાઓ આખા દેશમાં એમને શોધી શોધીને થાક્યા અને અંતે પાછા ફર્યા.
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
23 પછી આ બે જાસૂસો પર્વતો ઊતરી ગયા, ને નદી ઓળંગી પાછા નૂનના પુત્ર યહોશુઆ પાસે આવ્યા. અને પોતાને જે જે વીત્યું હતું તેની માંહિતી તેઓએ તેને આપી.
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
24 4તેઓએ યહોશુઆને એમ કહ્યું, “યહોવાએ આખો દેશ આપણને સુપ્રત કર્યો છે. અને આપણા આગમનથી ત્યાંના વતનીઓ અત્યારથી જ ધ્રૂજી રહ્યા છે.”
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.