Luke 1
1 Seeing, indeed, that, many, had taken in hand to re-arrange for themselves a narrative, concerning the facts which have been fully confirmed amongst us, —
Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word,
3 it seemed good, even to me, having closely traced from the outset all things accurately, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus:
It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.
5 It came to pass, in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, that there was a certain priest, by name Zachariah, of the daily course of Abia; and that he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and, her name, was Elizabeth.
In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,
9 according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.
10 and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.
13 But the messenger said unto him—Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, —and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;
But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
15 For he shall be great before the Lord, and, wine and strong drink, in nowise may he drink, and, with Holy Spirit, shall he be filled, already, from his mother’s womb;
For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
17 And, he, shall go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, —To turn the hearts of fathers unto children, and the unyielding, into the prudence of the righteous, and to prepare, for the Lord, a people made ready.
For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zachariah said unto the messenger—Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.
19 And the messenger, answering, said unto him—I, am Gabriel, —he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.
And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.
20 And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak until the day when these things shall come to pass; because thou didst not believe in my words, —the which shall be fulfilled for their season.
And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.
22 and when he came forth he was not able to speak unto them, and they perceived that, a vision, he had seen in the Temple, —and, he, continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,
25 Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.
26 Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, —
And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,
27 unto a virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and, the name of the virgin, was, Mary;
To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and thought what maner of salutation that should be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.
32 the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father, —
He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. (aiōn g165)
And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende. (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?
35 And answering, the messenger said unto her—The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.
And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.
36 And lo! Elizabeth thy kinswoman, even she, hath conceived a son in, her old-age; —and, this month, is, the sixth, to her, the so-called barren one;
And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
For with God shall nothing be vnpossible.
38 And Mary said—Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.
Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
And Marie arose in those daies, and went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda,
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.
41 And it came to pass that, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit, —
And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.
42 and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said—Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;
And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For lo! as the sound of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe in my womb, leapt in exultation.
For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,
45 And, happy, is she who hath believed, that there shall be a perfecting of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!
And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.
48 Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
(As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it, after the name of its father, Zachariah.
And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
61 And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.
62 And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.
65 And fear came upon all the neighbours themselves; and, throughout all the hill-country of Judaea, were all these matters being much talked of;
Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.
66 and all who heard laid [them] up in their hearts, saying—What then shall his child be? for, even the hand of the Lord, was with him.
And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,
As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying, (aiōn g165)
71 Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
Which was, that he would graunt vnto vs, that we being deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, should serue him without feare,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.
76 And, even thou, child, prophet of the Most High, shalt be called, —for thou shall march on before the Lord, to prepare his ways,
And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,
78 Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,
79 To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.
80 And, the child, went on growing, and being strengthened in spirit, and was in the deserts, until the day he was pointed out unto Israel.
And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.
