Luke 1
1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
prathamato ye sAkSiNo vAkyapracArakAzcAsan te'smAkaM madhye yadyat sapramANaM vAkyamarpayanti sma
2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —
tadanusArato'nyepi bahavastadvRttAntaM racayituM pravRttAH|
3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,
ataeva he mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA azikSyathAstAsAM dRDhapramANAni yathA prApnoSi
4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi jJAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavRttAntAn tubhyaM lekhituM matimakArSam|
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;
yihUdAdezIyaherodnAmake rAjatvaM kurvvati abIyayAjakasya paryyAyAdhikArI sikhariyanAmaka eko yAjako hAroNavaMzodbhavA ilIzevAkhyA
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdoSau prabhoH sarvvAjJA vyavasthAzca saMmanya IzvaradRSTau dhArmmikAvAstAm|
7 and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
tayoH santAna ekopi nAsIt, yata ilIzevA bandhyA tau dvAveva vRddhAvabhavatAm|
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,
yadA svaparyyAnukrameNa sikhariya IzvAsya samakSaM yAjakIyaM karmma karoti
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
tadA yajJasya dinaparipAyyA paramezvarasya mandire pravezakAle dhUpajvAlanaM karmma tasya karaNIyamAsIt|
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.
taddhUpajvAlanakAle lokanivahe prArthanAM kartuM bahistiSThati
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,
sati sikhariyo yasyAM vedyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakSiNapArzve paramezvarasya dUta eka upasthito darzanaM dadau|
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
taM dRSTvA sikhariya udvivije zazaGke ca|
13 and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,
tadA sa dUtastaM babhASe he sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIzevA putraM prasoSyate tasya nAma yohan iti kariSyasi|
14 and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
kiJca tvaM sAnandaH saharSazca bhaviSyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiSyanti ca|
15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;
yato hetoH sa paramezvarasya gocare mahAn bhaviSyati tathA drAkSArasaM surAM vA kimapi na pAsyati, aparaM janmArabhya pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH
16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,
san isrAyelvaMzIyAn anekAn prabhoH paramezvarasya mArgamAneSyati|
17 and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
santAnAn prati pitRNAM manAMsi dharmmajJAnaM pratyanAjJAgrAhiNazca parAvarttayituM, prabhoH paramezvarasya sevArtham ekAM sajjitajAtiM vidhAtuJca sa eliyarUpAtmazaktiprAptastasyAgre gamiSyati|
18 And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
tadA sikhariyo dUtamavAdIt kathametad vetsyAmi? yatohaM vRddho mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA|
19 And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,
tato dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyezvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtuJca preSitaH|
20 and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'
kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAle phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazakto mUko bhava|
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,
tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikSanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM menire|
22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.
sa bahirAgato yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH saGketaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tena prAptam iti sarvve bubudhire|
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
anantaraM tasya sevanaparyyAye sampUrNe sati sa nijagehaM jagAma|
24 and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying —
katipayadineSu gateSu tasya bhAryyA ilIzevA garbbhavatI babhUva
25 'Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.'
pazcAt sA paJcamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM paramezvaro mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmedRzaM kRtavAn|
26 And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
aparaJca tasyA garbbhasya SaSThe mAse jAte gAlIlpradezIyanAsaratpure
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
dAyUdo vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmne puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IzvareNa prahitaH|
28 And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;'
sa gatvA jagAda he IzvarAnugRhItakanye tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramezvarastava sahAyosti nArINAM madhye tvameva dhanyA|
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa|
30 And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;
tato dUto'vadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramezvarasyAnugrahosti|
31 and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;
pazya tvaM garbbhaM dhRtvA putraM prasoSyase tasya nAma yIzuriti kariSyasi|
32 he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,
sa mahAn bhaviSyati tathA sarvvebhyaH zreSThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH paramezvarastasya piturdAyUdaH siMhAsanaM tasmai dAsyati;
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.' (aiōn g165)
tathA sa yAkUbo vaMzopari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariSyati, tasya rAjatvasyAnto na bhaviSyati| (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'
tadA mariyam taM dUtaM babhASe nAhaM puruSasaGgaM karomi tarhi kathametat sambhaviSyati?
35 And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;
tato dUto'kathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAzrAyiSyati tathA sarvvazreSThasya zaktistavopari chAyAM kariSyati tato hetostava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlako janiSyate sa Izvaraputra iti khyAtiM prApsyati|
36 and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
aparaJca pazya tava jJAtirilIzevA yAM sarvve bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakye santAnamekaM garbbhe'dhArayat tasya SaSThamAsobhUt|
37 because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Izvarasya|
38 And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.
tadA mariyam jagAda, pazya prabherahaM dAsI mahyaM tava vAkyAnusAreNa sarvvametad ghaTatAm; ananataraM dUtastasyAH samIpAt pratasthe|
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradezIyayihUdAyA nagaramekaM zIghraM gatvA
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
sikhariyayAjakasya gRhaM pravizya tasya jAyAm ilIzevAM sambodhyAvadat|
41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
tato mariyamaH sambodhanavAkye ilIzevAyAH karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlako nanartta| tata ilIzevA pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNA satI
42 and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb;
proccairgaditumArebhe, yoSitAM madhye tvameva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH zizuzca dhanyaH|
43 and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?
tvaM prabhormAtA, mama nivezane tvayA caraNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyametat|
44 for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
pazya tava vAkye mama karNayoH praviSTamAtre sati mamodarasthaH zizurAnandAn nanartta|
45 and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'
yA strI vyazvasIt sA dhanyA, yato hetostAM prati paramezvaroktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviSyati|
46 And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,
tadAnIM mariyam jagAda| dhanyavAdaM parezasya karoti mAmakaM manaH|
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,
mamAtmA tArakeze ca samullAsaM pragacchati|
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,
akarot sa prabhu rduSTiM svadAsyA durgatiM prati| pazyAdyArabhya mAM dhanyAM vakSyanti puruSAH sadA|
49 For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,
yaH sarvvazaktimAn yasya nAmApi ca pavitrakaM| sa eva sumahatkarmma kRtavAn mannimittakaM|
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,
ye bibhyati janAstasmAt teSAM santAnapaMktiSu| anukampA tadIyA ca sarvvadaiva sutiSThati|
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
svabAhubalatastena prAkAzyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyante'bhimAninaH|
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
siMhAsanagatAllokAn balinazcAvarohya saH| padeSUcceSu lokAMstu kSudrAn saMsthApayatyapi|
53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,
kSudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhanino lokAn visRjed riktahastakAn|
54 He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,
ibrAhImi ca tadvaMze yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smRtvA purA pitRNAM no yathA sAkSAt pratizrutaM| (aiōn g165)
isrAyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaM||
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
anantaraM mariyam prAyeNa mAsatrayam ilIzevayA sahoSitvA vyAghuyya nijanivezanaM yayau|
57 And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,
tadanantaram ilIzevAyAH prasavakAla upasthite sati sA putraM prAsoSTa|
58 and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
tataH paramezvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kRtavAn etat zrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAzcAgatya tayA saha mumudire|
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
tathASTame dine te bAlakasya tvacaM chettum etya tasya pitRnAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumISuH|
60 and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'
kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yohan iti karttavyam|
61 And they said unto her — 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
tadA te vyAharan tava vaMzamadhye nAmedRzaM kasyApi nAsti|
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati saGketya papracchuH zizoH kiM nAma kAriSyate?
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
tataH sa phalakamekaM yAcitvA lilekha tasya nAma yohan bhaviSyati| tasmAt sarvve AzcaryyaM menire|
64 and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
tatkSaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjADye'pagate sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaSTavarNamuccAryya Izvarasya guNAnuvAdaM cakAra|
65 And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
tasmAccaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilokA bhItA evametAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradezasya sarvvatra pracAritAH|
66 and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.
tasmAt zrotAro manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdRzoyaM bAlo bhaviSyati? atha paramezvarastasya sahAyobhUt|
67 And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
tadA yohanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH san etAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa|
68 'Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,
isrAyelaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH paramezvaraH| anugRhya nijAllokAn sa eva parimocayet|
69 And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,
vipakSajanahastebhyo yathA mocyAmahe vayaM| yAvajjIvaJca dharmmeNa sAralyena ca nirbhayAH|
sevAmahai tamevaikam etatkAraNameva ca| svakIyaM supavitraJca saMsmRtya niyamaM sadA|
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
kRpayA puruSAn pUrvvAn nikaSArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpe yaM zapathaM kRtavAn purA|
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
tameva saphalaM karttaM tathA zatrugaNasya ca| RtIyAkAriNazcaiva karebhyo rakSaNAya naH|
73 An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,
sRSTeH prathamataH svIyaiH pavitrai rbhAvivAdibhiH| (aiōn g165)
74 To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
yathoktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sevakasya tu|
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
vaMze trAtAramekaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam|
76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
ato he bAlaka tvantu sarvvebhyaH zreSTha eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAto bhaviSyasi| asmAkaM caraNAn kSeme mArge cAlayituM sadA| evaM dhvAnte'rthato mRtyozchAyAyAM ye tu mAnavAH|
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,
upaviSTAstu tAneva prakAzayitumeva hi| kRtvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmeva paramezvaraH|
78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darzanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lokAnAM pApamocane|
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
paritrANasya tebhyo hi jJAnavizrANanAya ca| prabho rmArgaM pariSkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviSyasi||
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
atha bAlakaH zarIreNa buddhyA ca varddhitumArebhe; aparaJca sa isrAyelo vaMzIyalokAnAM samIpe yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntare nyavasat|
