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, —
Forsothe for manye men enforceden to ordeyne the tellyng of thingis, whiche ben fillid in vs,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
as thei that seyn atte the bigynnyng, and weren ministris 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:
bitaken, it is seen also to me, hauynge alle thingis diligentli bi ordre, to write to thee,
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
thou best Theofile, that thou knowe the treuthe of tho wordis, of whiche thou art lerned.
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 daies of Eroude, kyng of Judee, ther was a prest, Sakarie bi name, of the sorte of Abia, and his wijf was of the douytris of Aaron, and hir name was Elizabeth.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
And thei hadden no child, for Elizabeth was bareyn, and bothe weren of grete age in her daies.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God,
9 according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
aftir the custome of the preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to encense.
10 and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng.
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
And an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riythalf of the auter of encense.
12 and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
And Zacarie seynge was afraied, and drede fel vpon hym.
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;
And the aungel seide to hym, Zacarie, drede thou not; for thi preyer is herd, and Elizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid Joon.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte.
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 schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yit of his modir wombe.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel to her 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.
and he schal go bifor hym in the spirit and the vertu of Helie; and he schal turne the hertis of the fadris in to the sones, and men out of bileue to the prudence of iust men, to make redi a perfit puple to 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.
And Zacarie seide to the aungel, Wherof schal Y wite this? for Y am eld, and my wijf hath gon fer in to hir daies.
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 aungel answeride, and seide to hym, For Y am Gabriel, that stonde niy bifor God; and Y am sent to thee to speke, and to euangelize to thee these thingis.
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 lo! thou schalt be doumbe, and thou schalt not mow speke til in to the dai, in which these thingis schulen be don; for thou hast not bileued to my wordis, whiche schulen be fulfillid in her tyme.
21 And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
And the puple was abidynge Zacarie, and thei wondriden, that he tariede 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 he yede out, and myyte not speke to hem, and thei knewen that he hadde seyn a visioun in the temple. And he bikenyde to hem, and he dwellide stille doumbe.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
And it was don, whanne the daies of his office weren fulfillid, he wente in to his hous.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And aftir these daies Elizabeth, his wijf, conseyuede, and hidde hir fyue monethis, and seide,
25 Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
For so the Lord dide to me in the daies, in whiche he bihelde, to take awei my repreef 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, —
But in the sixte moneth the aungel Gabriel was sent fro God in to a citee of Galilee, whos name was 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 maidyn, weddid to a man, whos name was Joseph, of the hous of Dauid; and the name of the maidun was Marie.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
And the aungel entride to hir, and seide, Heil, ful of grace; the Lord be with thee; blessid be thou among wymmen.
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
And whanne sche hadde herd, sche was troublid in his word, and thouyte what maner salutacioun this was.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
And the aungel seide to hir, Ne drede thou not, Marie, for thou hast foundun grace anentis God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
Lo! thou schalt conceyue in wombe, and schalt bere a sone, and thou schalt clepe his name Jhesus.
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 schal be greet, and he schal be clepid the sone of the Hiyeste; and the Lord God schal yeue to hym the seete of Dauid, his fadir,
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 schal regne in the hous of Jacob with outen ende, and of his rewme schal be noon ende. (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
And Marie seide to the aungel, On what maner schal this thing be doon, for Y 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 aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiyeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone 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 lo! Elizabeth, thi cosyn, and sche also hath conceyued a sone in hir eelde, and this moneth is the sixte to hir that is clepid bareyn;
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
for euery word schal not be inpossible anentis God.
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 Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
And Marie roos vp in tho daies, and wente with haaste in to the mounteyns, in to a citee of Judee.
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
And sche entride in to the hous of Zacarie, and grette 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 was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the yong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost,
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 criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe.
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord 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! as the voice of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the yong child gladide in ioye in my wombe.
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 blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be parfitli don.
46 And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe.
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 hath biholdun the mekenesse of his handmaidun.
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He sette doun myyti men fro sete, and enhaunside meke men.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child;
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Marie dwellide with hir, as it were thre monethis, and turnede ayen in to hir hous.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
But the tyme of beryng child was fulfillid to Elizabeth, and sche bare a sone.
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
And the neiyboris and cosyns of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym.
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 don in the eiyte dai, thei camen to circumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the name of his fadir.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon.
61 And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
And thei seiden to hir, For no man is in thi kynrede, that is clepid this name.
62 And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
And thei bikeneden to his fadir, what he wolde that he were clepid.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
And he axynge a poyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is his name.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
And alle men wondriden. And anoon his mouth was openyd, and his tunge, and he spak, and blesside 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 drede was maad on alle her neiyboris, and alle these wordis weren pupplischid on alle the mounteyns of Judee.
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 alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For the hoond of the Lord was with hym.
67 And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, and prophesiede,
68 Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
and seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempcioun of his puple.
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And he hath rerid to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child.
As he spak bi the mouth of hise hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world. (aiōn g165)
71 Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs.
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament.
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to yyue hym silf to vs.
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
That we with out drede delyuered fro the hoond of oure enemyes,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse bifor hym in alle oure daies.
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, schalt be clepid the prophete of the Hiyest; for thou schalt go bifor the face of the Lord, to make redi hise weies.
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
To yyue scyence of helthe to his puple, in to remyssioun of her synnes;
78 Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
bi the inwardnesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitid 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 yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees.
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 wexide, and was coumfortid in spirit, and was in desert placis `til to the dai of his schewing to Israel.
