Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many undertook to draw up a narration concerning the accomplished among us things,
To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion 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 reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterward became bearers of the message.
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,
And, therefore, I also, since I have investigated all these events with great care from their very beginning, have resolved to write a connected history of them for you,
4 so that you may know concerning which you were instructed [of the] things the certainty.
in order that you may be able to satisfy yourself of the accuracy of the story which you have heard from the lips of others.
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 reign of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division called after Abijah. His wife, whose name was Elizabeth, was also a descendant 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.
They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances 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 child, Elizabeth being barren; and both of them were advanced 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, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,
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;
it fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into 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, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.
11 Appeared then to him an angel of [the] Lord already standing at [the] right of the altar of the incense;
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.
12 And was troubled Zechariah having seen [him], and fear fell upon him.
Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.
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; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, whom you will call by 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 to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over 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 will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,
16 And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to [the] Lord the God of them,
and will reconcile many of the Israelites 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.
He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
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. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced 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,” the angel answered, “who 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 when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course.”
21 And were the people expecting Zechariah and they were wondering at the delaying in the temple of him.
Meanwhile the people were watching for Zechariah, wondering at his remaining 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, he was unable to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision there. But Zechariah kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.
23 And it came to pass when were fulfilled the days of the service of him, he departed to the home of him.
And, as soon as his term of service was finished, he returned home.
24 After then these days conceived Elizabeth the wife of him and was hiding herself months five saying
After this his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and lived in seclusion for five months.
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,” she said, “he has shown me kindness and taken away the public disgrace of childlessness under which I have been living.”
26 In now the month sixth was sent the angel Gabriel (by *N+kO) God to a city of Galilee whose name [was] Nazareth
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God 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 maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her 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)
Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying, “You have been shown great favor – 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 much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean,
30 And said the angel to her; Not do fear Mary, you have found for favor with God.
when the angel spoke again, “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.
And now, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will 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,
The child will be great and will be called ‘Son of the Most High,’ and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor 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 descendants of Jacob for ever; And to his kingdom there will be no 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. “For I have no husband.”
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 Holy Spirit will descend on you,” answered the angel, “and the Power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called ‘holy,’ and ‘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
And Elizabeth, your cousin, is herself also expecting a son in her old age; and it is now the sixth month with her, though she is called barren;
37 For not will be impossible with (God *N+kO) every declaration.
for no promise from God will fail to be fulfilled.”
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 servant of the Lord,” exclaimed Mary. “Let it be with me as you have said.” 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
Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;
40 and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
and there she went into Zechariah’s house 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 child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself 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.
and cried aloud, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 And from where to me this that may come the mother of the Lord of mine to me myself?
But how have I this honor, 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 your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!
45 And blessed [is] the [one] having believed that there will be a fulfillment to the [things] spoken to her from [the] Lord.
Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”
46 And said Mary: Magnifies the soul of Mine the Lord,
And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,
47 and rejoices the spirit of mine in God the Savior of mine,
and my spirit delights 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 his humble servant girl. 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 Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 And the mercy of Him [is] to generations (and *no) (generations *N+kO) to those fearing Him;
He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.
51 He has shown strength with [the] arm of Him; He has scattered [the] proud in [the] thought of heart of them;
“Mighty are the deeds of his arm! He has scattered the self-satisfied proud,
52 He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted [the] humble;
he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts 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, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped Israel [the] servant of Him remembering mercy,
“He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,
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 ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.” (aiōn g165)
56 Dwelt then Mary with her (about *N+kO) months three and returned to the home of her.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.
57 Now Elizabeth was fulfilled the time to give birth for her and she bore a son.
When Elizabeth’s time came, 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.
and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.
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.
A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,
60 And answering the mother of him said; No, but he will be called John.
when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to 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.
“You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;
62 They were making signs then to the father of him the what maybe he would wish to be called (him. *N+kO)
and they made signs to the child’s father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.
63 And having asked for a writing tablet he wrote saying; John is (the *ko) name of him. And they marveled all.
Asking for a writing tablet, he wrote the words – ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised
64 Was opened then the mouth of him immediately and the tongue of him and he was speaking blessing God.
and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless 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 awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.
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.
All who heard it kept it in mind, asking one another – “What can this child be destined to become?” For the Power of the Lord 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, speaking under inspiration, said:
68 Blessed [be] [the] Lord the God of Israel, because He has visited and He has performed redemption [on] the people of Him,
“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in (the *k) house of David (the *k) servant of Him,
and has raised up for us the strength of our salvation 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 promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old – (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 hands of all who hate us,
72 to fulfill mercy toward the fathers of us, and to remember [the] covenant holy of Him,
showing mercy to our ancestors, and mindful of his sacred covenant.
73 [the] oath that He swore to Abraham the father of us,
This was the oath which he swore to our ancestor Abraham –
74 to grant us without fear from [the] hand (of the *k) enemies (of us *k) having been saved to serve Him
that we should be rescued from the hands of our enemies,
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him (all the days *N+kO) (of the life *k) of us.
and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.
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 prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his way,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to the people of Him in forgiveness of [the] sins of them
to give 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,
through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn will break on us from heaven,
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 give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, and guide our feet into the way 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.
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilds until the time came for his appearance before Israel.
