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 have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers 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 seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee 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 thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast 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, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
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.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without 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 there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord 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 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 unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall 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 shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall 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;
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto 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 shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared [for him].
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 unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken 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.
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring 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 behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
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 marvelled while he tarried 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 unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
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 ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And after these days Elisabeth 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 hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach 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 angel Gabriel was sent from God unto 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 he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast 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 shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt 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, —
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto 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 shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall 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 unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing 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 the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall 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, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
For no word from God shall be void of power.
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 handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And 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 Mary arose in these 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 Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.
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 Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth 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;
and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto 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 thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped 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!
And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall 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,
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
And my spirit hath 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 hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He hath put down princes from [their] thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He hath 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 spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; 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 kinsfolk 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.
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall 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 unto her, There is none of thy kindred that 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, what he would have him called.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled 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 [loosed], and he spake, 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;
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.
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 that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall 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 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 hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that 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 that hate us;
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
To grant unto 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 our days.
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,
Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
To give knowledge of salvation unto 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 tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall 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 upon them that 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.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.
