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, —
Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled amongst us,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
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 to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you 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.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisheva.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
But they had no child, because Elisheva was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
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 custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
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;
An angel of the Lord appeared 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.
Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, 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 angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elisheva, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Yochanan.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
You will have joy and gladness, 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 will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
He will turn many of the children 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.
He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare 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.
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
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.
The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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.
Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21 And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
The people were waiting for Zechariah, and they marvelled that he delayed 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.
When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
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—
After these days Elisheva his wife conceived, and she hid 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 has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach amongst 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 angel Gabriel was sent from 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 pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Miriam.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favoured one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you amongst women!”
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Miriam, for you have found favour with God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Yeshua.’
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 will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give 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 forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.” (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
Miriam said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
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.
The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you 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;
Behold, Elisheva your relative 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 nothing spoken by God is 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.
Miriam said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
Miriam arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elisheva.
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, —
When Elisheva heard Miriam’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elisheva was filled with 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;
She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
Why am I so favoured, 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 behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leapt in my womb for joy!
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!
Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
46 And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Miriam said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
My spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour,
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 he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
Miriam stayed with her about three months, and then 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 that Elisheva should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards 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.
On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called Yochanan.”
61 And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
They said to her, “There is no one amongst your 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.
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is Yochanan.” They all marvelled.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing 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;
Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the 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.
All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
His father Zechariah was filled with 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 be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been 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 show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
in holiness 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 you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go 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 by 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 tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit 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 shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet 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.
The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
