1. (Lebih dari 400 tahun setelah nabi terakhir berbicara kepada orang-orang Yahudi, seorang malaikat muncul kepada seorang imam tua bernama Zakharia. Dia adalah seorang pria yang saleh, tapi istrinya, Elizabeth, tidak bisa punya anak.)
1. In the past, God had spoken to his people through his angels and prophets. But then 400 years went by when he did not speak to them. Suddenly an angel came with a message from God to an old priest named Zechariah. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, were godly people, but she had not been able to have any children.
Pertanyaan 1: Berapa tahun telah berlalu sejak Allah berbicara kepada umat-Nya?
Pertanyaan 2: Masalah apa yang dialami Elisabet, istri Zakharia?
Jawaban 1: 400 tahun. [22-01]
Jawaban 2: Dia tidak dapat memiliki anak. [22-01]
Question 1: How many years had passed since God had spoken to his people?
Question 2: What problem did Elizabeth, Zechariahs wife, have?
Answer 1: 400 years. [22-01]
Answer 2: She had not been able to have children. [22-01]
2. (Malaikat itu berkata kepada Zakharia, "Istrimu akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Engkau harus menamai Dia Yohanes. Dia akan menjadi nabi besar yang datang sebelum Mesias! "Zakharia menjawab," Saya dan istri saya terlalu tua untuk memiliki anak! Bagaimana saya tahu ini akan terjadi?")
2. The angel said to Zechariah, “Your wife will have a son. You will name him John. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, and will prepare the people for the Messiah!” Zechariah responded, “My wife and I are too old to have children! How can I know this will happen?”
Pertanyaan 3: Malaikat memberitahu Zakharia untuk memberi nama apa kepada anaknya? **(saran: Siapakah nama yang diberitahukan oleh malaikat kepada Zakharia untuk diberikan kepada anaknya?
Pertanyaan 4: Malaikat berkata Yohanes akan melakukan apa selama hidupnya?
Pertanyaan 5: Mengapa Zakharia tidak percaya Elisabeth akan memiliki anak?
Jawaban 3: Dia harus menamainya Yohanes. [22-02]
Jawaban 4: Yohanes akan mempersiapkan orang-orang untuk Mesias. [22-02]
Jawaban 5: Mereka terlalu tua. [22-02]
Question 3: What did the angel tell Zechariah to name his son?
Question 4: What did the angel say John would do in his life?
Question 5: Why did Zechariah not believe Elizabeth would have a son?
Answer 3: He was to name him John. [22-02]
Answer 4: John would prepare the people for the Messiah. [22-02]
Answer 5: They were too old. [22-02]
3. (Malaikat itu menjawab, "Aku diutus oleh Allah untuk menyampaikan kabar baik ini. Karena engkau tidak mempercaya aku, engkau tidak akan dapat berbicara sampai anak lahir. " Saat itu juga Zakharia tidak mampu berbicara. Lalu malaikat itu pergi. Zakharia kembali ke rumah, dan istrinya hamil.)
3. The angel responded to Zechariah, “I was sent by God to bring you this good news. Because you did not believe me, you will not be able to speak until the child is born.” Immediately, Zechariah was unable to speak. Then the angel left Zechariah. After this, Zechariah returned home and his wife became pregnant.
Pertanyaan 6: Bagaimana malaikat menghukum Zakharia karena dia tidak percaya?
Jawaban 6: Zakharia tidak akan bisa bicara sampai Yohanes lahir. [22-03]
Question 6: How did the angel punish Zechariah because he did not believe?
Answer 6: Zechariah was not able to speak until John was born. [22-03]
4. (Ketika Elizabeth sedang hamil enam bulan, malaikat yang sama menampak dirinya kepada sanak Elizabeth, yang bernama Maria. Dia masih perawan dan bertunangan dengan seorang pria bernama Yusuf. Malaikat itu berkata, "Kamu akan hamil dan melahirkan anak laki-laki. "Kamu harus menamai Dia Yesus. Dia akan menjadi Mesias!")
4. When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, the same angel suddenly appeared to Elizabeth’s relative, whose name was Mary. She was a virgin and was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph. The angel said, “You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You are to name him Jesus. He will be the Son of the Most High God and will rule forever.”
Pertanyaan 7: Berapa usia kandungan Elisabet ketika malaikat menampakkan diri kepada Maria?
Pertanyaan 8: Apa yang dikatakan malaikat akan terjadi pada Maria?
Pertanyaan 9: Malaikat berkata Yesus akan menjadi siapa?
Jawaban 7: Enam bulan. [22-04]
Jawaban 8: Dia akan mengandung dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. [22-04]
Jawaban 9: Anak dari Allah Yang Maha Tinggi. [22-04]
Question 7: How long had Elizabeth been pregnant when the angel appeared to Mary?
Question 8: What did the angel say was going to happen to Mary?
Question 9: Who did the angel say Jesus was going to be?
Answer 7: Six months. [22-04]
Answer 8: She would become pregnant and give birth to a son. [22-04]
Answer 9: The Son of the Most High God. [22-04]
5. ("Maria menjawab, "Bagaimana ini bisa terjadi, karena aku seorang perawan?" Malaikat itu menjelaskan, "Roh Kudus akan datang atas kamu, dan kamu akan hamil. Jadi anak kamu akan disebut Anak Allah Yang Mahatinggi." Dan Maria percaya dengan apa yang dikatakan malaikatnya.)
5. Mary replied, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel explained, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of God will overshadow you. So the baby will be holy, the Son of God.” Mary believed and accepted what the angel said.
Pertanyaan 10: Mengapa kelahiran Yesus adalah sebuah keajaiban?
Pertanyaan 11: Anak siapakah Yesus itu?
Jawaban 10: Maria adalah seorang perawan. [22-05]
Jawaban 11: Yesus adalah Anak Allah. [22-05]
Question 10: Why was Jesus birth a miracle?
Question 11: Whose son is Jesus?
Answer 10: Mary was a virgin. [22-05]
Answer 11: Jesus is the Son of God. [22-05]
6. (Tak lama setelah itu, Maria pergi dan mengunjungi Elizabeth. Begitu Elizabeth mendengar salam Maria, bayi Elizabeth melonjak dalam dirinya. Kedua perempuan itu bersukacita bersama-sama tentang apa yang telah Allah lakukan bagi mereka. Setelah berkunjung selama tiga bulan, Maria kembali ke rumah.)
6. Soon after the angel spoke to Mary, she went and visited Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s baby jumped inside her. The women rejoiced together about what God had done for them. After Mary visited Elizabeth for three months, Mary returned home.
Pertanyaan 12: Siapa yang dikunjungi Maria setelah malaikat meninggalkan dia?
Jawaban 12: Dia pergi mengunjungi Elisabet. [22-06]
Question 12: Who did Mary go to visit after after the angel left her?
Answer 12: She went to visit Elizabeth. [22-06]
7. (Setelah Elizabeth melahirkan bayi laki-lakinya, mereka menamainya Yohanes seperti yang diperintahkan malaikat. Kemudian Allah mengijinkan Zakharia untuk berbicara lagi. Dia berkata, "Terpujilah Allah, karena Allah telah mengingat umat-Nya! Kamu, anakku, akan disebut nabi Allah Yang Mahatinggi! Kamu akan mempersiapkan jalan bagi Mesias!")
7. After Elizabeth gave birth to her baby boy, Zechariah and Elizabeth named the baby John, as the angel had commanded. Then God allowed Zechariah to speak again. Zechariah said, “Praise God, because he has remembered his people! You, my son, will be called the prophet of the Most High God who will tell the people how they can receive forgiveness for their sins!”
Pertanyaan 13: Apa yang dikatakan Zakharia tentang Yohanes?
Jawaban 13: Yohanes akan menjadi seorang nabi Allah yang Maha Tinggi dan akan berkata kepada orang-orang bagaimana mereka akan menerima pengampunan atas dosa-dosa mereka. [22-07]
Question 13: What did Zechariah say about John?
Answer 13: John would be a prophet of the Most High God and would tell the people how they could receive forgiveness for their sins. [22-07]