Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many undertook to draw up a narration concerning the accomplished among us things,
Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 even as delivered [them] to us those from [the] beginning eyewitnesses and servants having been of the word,
just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 it seemed good also to me also to me having been acquainted from the first with all things carefully with method to you to write, most excellent Theophilus,
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 so that you may know concerning which you were instructed [of the] things the certainty.
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 There was in the days of Herod king of Judea a priest certain named Zechariah of [the] division of Abijah, and (the *k) wife (of him *N+kO) of the daughters of Aaron and the name of her Elizabeth.
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
6 They were now righteous both (in front of *N+kO) God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 And no there was to them child, inasmuch as was Elizabeth barren and both having advanced in the years of them were.
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 It came to pass now in the priestly serving of him in the order of the division of him before God,
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood the lot picked [him as] the [one] to burn incense entering into the temple of the Lord;
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 And all the multitude were of the people praying outside at the hour of the incense.
And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 Appeared then to him an angel of [the] Lord already standing at [the] right of the altar of the incense;
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And was troubled Zechariah having seen [him], and fear fell upon him.
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 Said then to him the angel; Not do fear Zechariah; because has been heard the prayer of you, and the wife of You Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call the name of him John.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 And he will be joy to you and gladness, and many at the (birth *N+kO) of him will rejoice.
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 He will be for great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink certainly not shall he drink, and [of the] Spirit Holy he will be filled even from [the] womb of [the] mother of him.
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to [the] Lord the God of them,
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
17 And he himself will go forth 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] righteous, to make ready for [the] Lord a people prepared.
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 And said Zechariah to the angel; By what will I know this? I myself for am an old man, and the wife of mine having advanced in the years of her.
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 And answering the angel said to him; I myself am Gabriel the [one] standing before God and I was sent to speak to you and to bring glad tidings to you these.
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 And behold you will be silent and not able to speak until that day may happen these things, in return for that not you did believe in the words of mine which will be fulfilled in the season of them.
And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 And were the people expecting Zechariah and they were wondering at the delaying in the temple of him.
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 Having come out then not he was able to speak to them; and they recognized that a vision he has seen in the temple. And he himself was making signs to them and was remaining mute.
When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass when were fulfilled the days of the service of him, he departed to the home of him.
And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 After then these days conceived Elizabeth the wife of him and was hiding herself months five saying
After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 that Thus to me has done (the *k) Lord in [the] days in which He looked upon [me] to take away (the *k) disgrace of mine among men.
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
26 In now the month sixth was sent the angel Gabriel (by *N+kO) God to a city of Galilee whose name [was] Nazareth
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to 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 in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And having come (angel *KO) to her he said; Greetings! you graciously favored; The Lord [is] with you. (blessed [are] you yourself among women. *KO)
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 And (having seen [him] *K) at the statement she was troubled (of him *k) and was pondering what kind would be salutation this.
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 And said the angel to her; Not do fear Mary, you have found for favor with God.
So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 and behold you will conceive in womb and will bring forth a son and you will call the name of Him Jesus.
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 He will be great and Son of [the] Most High He will be called, and will give to Him [the] Lord God the throne of David of the father of Him,
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 will reign over the house of Jacob to the ages, and of the kingdom of Him not there will be an end! (aiōn g165)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” (aiōn g165)
34 Said then Mary to the angel; How will be this since a man not I know?
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 And answering the angel said to her; [the] Spirit Holy will come upon you and power of [the] Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the [one] being born Holy [One] will be called [the] Son of God.
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 And behold Elizabeth the (relative *N+kO) of you also she (has conceived *N+kO) a son in old age of her, and this month [the] sixth is to her who [was] called barren
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 For not will be impossible with (God *N+kO) every declaration.
For no word from God will ever fail.”
38 Said then Mary; Behold the handmaid of [the] Lord; Would [that] it happen to me according to the declaration of you. And departed from her the angel.
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
39 Having risen up then Mary in days these she went into the hill country with haste to a town of Judah
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass as heard the greeting of Mary Elizabeth, leaped the baby in the womb of her, and was filled with [the] Spirit Holy Elizabeth
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 and she cried out (in a shout *N+kO) loud and said; Blessed [are] you yourself among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of the womb of you.
In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 And from where to me this that may come the mother of the Lord of mine to me myself?
And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Behold for as came the voice of the greeting of you into the ears of mine, leaped in exultation the baby in the womb of mine.
For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 And blessed [is] the [one] having believed that there will be a fulfillment to the [things] spoken to her from [the] Lord.
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
46 And said Mary: Magnifies the soul of Mine the Lord,
Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and rejoices the spirit of mine in God the Savior of mine,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
48 For He has looked upon the humiliation of the handmaiden of Him. Behold for from henceforth will count blessed me all the generations
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For has done to me (great [things] *N+kO) the Mighty One; And holy [is] the name of Him;
For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 And the mercy of Him [is] to generations (and *no) (generations *N+kO) to those fearing Him;
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with [the] arm of Him; He has scattered [the] proud in [the] thought of heart of them;
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted [the] humble;
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 [Those] hungering He has filled with good things and [those] being rich He has sent away empty;
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped Israel [the] servant of Him remembering mercy,
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 even as He spoke to the fathers of us, to Abraham and to the descendants of him to the age. (aiōn g165)
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 Dwelt then Mary with her (about *N+kO) months three and returned to the home of her.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 Now Elizabeth was fulfilled the time to give birth for her and she bore a son.
When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 And heard the neighbours and the relatives of her that magnified [the] Lord the mercy of Him with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass on day the eighth they came to circumcise the child and were calling it after the name of the father of him Zechariah.
On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 And answering the mother of him said; No, but he will be called John.
But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 And they said to her that No [one] is (among the relatives *N+kO) of you who is called the name by this.
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 They were making signs then to the father of him the what maybe he would wish to be called (him. *N+kO)
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 And having asked for a writing tablet he wrote saying; John is (the *ko) name of him. And they marveled all.
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 Was opened then the mouth of him immediately and the tongue of him and he was speaking blessing God.
Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 And came upon all fear those dwelling around them; and in all the hill country of Judea were being talked about all declarations these,
All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 And laid [them] up all those having heard in the heart of them saying; What then child this will be? And (for *no) [the] hand of [the] Lord was with him.
And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 And Zechariah the father of him was filled with [the] Spirit Holy and prophesied saying;
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 Blessed [be] [the] Lord the God of Israel, because He has visited and He has performed redemption [on] the people of Him,
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in (the *k) house of David (the *k) servant of Him,
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 even as He spoke through [the] mouth of the holy (of the *k) of [old] age prophets of Him; (aiōn g165)
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from [the] enemies of us and from [the] hand of all those hating us,
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 to fulfill mercy toward the fathers of us, and to remember [the] covenant holy of Him,
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 [the] oath that He swore to Abraham the father of us,
the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 to grant us without fear from [the] hand (of the *k) enemies (of us *k) having been saved to serve Him
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him (all the days *N+kO) (of the life *k) of us.
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 And you yourself (now, *no) child, prophet of [the] Most High will be called; you will go for (in front of *N+kO) ([the] face of *ko) [the] Lord to prepare ways of Him,
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to the people of Him in forgiveness of [the] sins of them
to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 through [the] affections of compassion of God of us in which (will visit *N+kO) us [the] Sunrise from on high,
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 to shine upon those in darkness and in [the] shadow of death sitting, to direct the feet of us into [the] way of peace.
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 And the child was continuing to grow and he was strengthened in spirit and he was in the deserted places until [the] day of appearance of him to Israel.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
