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, —
Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to arrange in order a narration about the deeds that have been brought to fullness among us,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
just as they delivered them to us, who became from the beginning eyewitnesses and servants of the 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 occurred to me also, having followed closely from the beginning all things accurately, to write to thee in order, eminent Theophilus,
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
so that thou might know the certainty of the declarations about which thou were 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.
It came to pass in the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, from the division of Abijah, and his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
And they were both righteous before God, going in all the commandments and righteous things of the Lord blameless.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,
9 according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering 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 praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
And an agent of the Lord became visible to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon 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 agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
And there will be joy and exultation for thee, and many will rejoice 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 will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
And he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their 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.
And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
18 And Zachariah said unto the messenger—Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.
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 having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.
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 behold, thou will be mute, and not able to speak until that day these things will come to pass, because thou did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.
21 And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they wondered during his delay 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 he came out, he could not speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.
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 pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And after these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she concealed herself five months, 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 the Lord has done to me during the days in which he looked, to take away my shame 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, —
Now in the sixth month the agent Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee, 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 betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
But having seen, she was perplexed at his saying, and was pondering what kind of greeting this might be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
And behold, thou will conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son. And thou shall call his name JESUS.
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, —
This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
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 he will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages. And of his kingdom there will be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
And Mary said to the agent, How will this be, since I know not a 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 having answered, the agent said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son 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, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
For no word from God will be impossible.
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.
And Mary said, Behold the maid-servant of the Lord. May it happen to me according to thy word. And the agent departed from her.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
And having risen in these days, Mary went with haste into the hill country, into a city of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
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 pass, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled of the Holy Spirit,
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 exclaimed in a great voice, and said, Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy belly.
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
And why is this to me, that the mother of my Lord would 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 lo, when the voice of thy greeting happened in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my belly.
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 she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
because he has looked upon the lowliness of his bondmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations will regard me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
because the Mighty has done great things to me. And his name is holy.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
And his mercy is for generations of generations to those who fear him.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He did a mighty work by his arm. He scattered the proud in the mentality of their heart.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He brought down potentates from thrones, and raised up lowly men.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
He filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he sent away empty.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He helped his boy Israel to be reminded of mercy,
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Mary dwelt with her about three months, and returned to her house.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
Now the time for Elizabeth was fulfilled for her to give birth, and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
And her neighbors and her kinfolk heard that the Lord magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced 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 came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling it by the name of his father Zacharias.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
And his mother having answered, said, No, but he will be called John.
61 And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.
62 And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
And they made signs to his father, whatever he wanted to call him.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke, praising 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;
And fear developed in all who dwell around them. And all these sayings were talked about in the entire hill country of Judea.
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 all who heard stored up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
And his father Zacharias was filled of the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he came to help, and made ransom for his people.
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And he raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his boy David,
just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, (aiōn g165)
71 Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
to do mercy with our fathers, and his holy covenant to be remembered,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
without fear from the hand of our enemies, having been saved to serve him
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
in piety and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
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, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins,
78 Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,
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 give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into a 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 child grew, and became strong in spirit. And he was in the desolate regions until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
