Touch of Dutch

Submitted by Larry Gradwohl

Die Grischtdaag Gschicht: Lukas 1:26 – 56 Die Verkindiching; die Maria bsucht die Elizabeth; es Magnificat

26 Im sechs Monet iss der Engel Gabriel gschickt warre vun Gott zu en Schtadt in Galileeye,wo Naazrett gheese hot. 27 Er waar gschickt zu en leddich Maedel, as nie net gschlofe ghatt mit ne Mann. Sie waar verschproche zu ne Mann, as Joseph gheese hot. Er waar vun der Noochkummenschaft vum Daavit, un der Maedel ihre Naame waar Maria. 28 Der Engel iss zu ihre kumme un hot gsaagt, “Ich gries dich wo hoch aagsehne iss, un wo gseegent iss unnich Weibsleit. Der Herr iss mit dir.” 29 Wo sie ihn gsehne hot, waar sie verschrocke bei was as er gsaagt hot, un hot gewunnert ferwas as er so gschwetzt hot zu ihre. 30 Un der Engel hot gsaagt zu ihre, “Farich dich net, Maria, fer du hoscht Gnaad gfunne bei Gott. 31 Un harich moll, du zehlscht en Soh in die Weld bringe, un du sollscht sei Naame ‘Yesus’ heese. 32 Er zehlt hoch uffghowe sei, un zehlt’s Kind vum Heechschde gheese sei; un Gott der Herr gebt ihm der Keenich-schtuhl fun seim Vadder, der Daavit, 33 Un er zehlt Keenich sei iwwer’m Haus vum Yacob ewichlich, un sei Keenich-reich zehlt ken End hawwe.”

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34 Un die Maria hot gsaagt zum Engel, “Wie kann des sei, deweil as ich ken Mann hab?” 35 Awwer der Engel hot gsaagt zu ihre, “Der Heilich Geischt zehlt uff dich kumme, un die Graft vum Alle-heechschde zehlt iwwer dir kumme. Darrich sell zehlt sell heilich Kind, wo gebore watt, Gottes Soh heese. 36 Un harich moll, dei Cousin, die Elizabeth, wo schunnt alt iss, un wo ken Kinner hawwe hot kenne, zehlt aa en Kind hawwe. Sie iss schunnt in ihrem sechsde Monet. 37 Bei Gott iss nix unmeeglich.” 38 Noh hot die Maria gsaagt, “Ich bin em Herr sei Maad, loss es sei zu mir, wie du gsaagt hoscht.” Noh hot der Engel sie verlosse. 39 Noh an sellre Zeit hot die Maria sich gerischt un iss gschwind in en Schtadt gange in de Hiwwele vun Yudieya. 40 Datt iss sie in’s Haus vum Zecharias gange un hot die Elizabeth gegriesst. 41 Un wo die Elizabeth die Maria gheert hot, iss es Kind in ihrem Leib getschumpt; un die Elizabeth waar gfillt mit em Heiliche Geischt. 42 Un sie hot gsaagt mit re laude Schtimm, “Gsegend bischt du unnich alle Weibsleit, un gsegend iss die Frucht vun deim Leib. 43 Un fer was iss es gewwe zu

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mir, as die Mudder vum meim Herr zu mir kumme sett? 44 Fer harich moll, wo ich dei Schtimm gheert hab, iss des Kind in meim Leib getschumpt mit Freed. 45 Gsegend iss sie, wo geglaabt hot, as des, was der Herr gsaagt hot zu ihre, follfillt warre soll.” 46 Un die Maria hot gsaagt, “Mei Seel dutt der Herr hoch uffheewe, 47 un mei Geischt freht sich iwwer Gott, meim Heiland. 48 Fer er hot acht ghatt fer die Deemiedichkeit vun seinre Maad, un haricht, vun nau an zehle die Leit mich gsegend heese. 49 Fer daer, wo mechdich iss, hot grosse Sache geduh fer mich, un sei Naame iss heilich. 50 Un sei Barmhaerzichkeit iss fer immer un immer uff selle, wo Farricht hen fer ihn. 51 Er hot mechdiche Sache geduh mit seim Aarem, un er hot die ausenanner gschtroit, wo hochmiedich im Hatz sin. 52 Er schtoost die Mechdiche vun ihre Keenichschtiel, un heebt die uff, wo deemiedich sin. 53 Er hot die Hungeriche uffgfillt mit gude Sache, un hot die Reiche fatt-gschickt unne ebbes. 54 Er hot sei Knecht, die Kinner vun Israel, gholfe, un hot net vergesse ewichlich barmhaerzich sei

55 zum Abraham un sei Noochkummenschaft, graad wie er gsaagt hot zu unsere Voreldre.” 56 Un die Maria iss bei der Elizabeth gebliwwe fer baut drei Monet, noh iss sie widder zerick heemgange.

The Christmas story: Luke 1: 26 – 56 The Birth of Jesus Foretold; Mary Visits Elizabeth; Mary’s Song of Praise

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