Luke 1
1 BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded, according to that which they have delivered to us,
Many have taken on the work of putting together an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 (they) who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of his doctrine;
just as they were passed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 it appeared also to me, that having been intimately near to them all, I should record every thing in its order for thee, illustrious Theophile,
So it seemed good to me also, because I have accurately investigated everything from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.
so that you might know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 THERE was in the days of Herodes, king of the Jihudoyee, a certain priest whose name was Zakaria, of the service of the house of Abia, and his wife (was) of the daughters of Aharun; her name was Elishaba.
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 And they were both just before Aloha, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without blame.
They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 But they had no son because Elishaba was barren, and both had become many in their days.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time.
8 But it was while he was acting-as-priest in the order of his ministry before Aloha,
Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division.
9 according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.
According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
10 And all the congregation of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned.
11 And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar.
12 And Zakaria trembled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and fear fell on him.
13 And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zakaria, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elishaba shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Juchanon.
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. You will call his name John.
14 And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:
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 liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the sons of Isroel shall he convert to the Lord their Aloha.
Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and the power of Elia the prophet, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and those who believe not to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.
He will go before the face of the Lord 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 for him.”
18 And Zakaria said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife many in her days.
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old.”
19 And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, I stand before Aloha, and I have been sent to speak with thee and to announce to thee these things.
The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news.
20 From henceforth thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak, till the day when these things shall be done, because thou hast not believed these words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
Behold! You will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place. This is because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the right time.”
21 But the people were standing, and expecting Zakaria. and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple.
22 But when Zakaria had come forth, he could not speak to them; and he made them understand that he had seen a vision in the temple, and signing he signed to them, and remained dumb.
But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent.
23 And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he came to his house.
It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house.
24 And it was after those days Elishaba his wife conceived, and she secluded herself five months.
After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she kept herself hidden. She said,
25 And she said, These things hath the Lord done for me in the days of my desolation, to take away my reproach from among the children of men.
“This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked at me with favor in order to take away my shame before people.”
26 BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,
27 unto a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Jauseph, of the house of David, and the name of the Virgin was Mariam.
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph. He belonged to the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel entered to her, and said to her, Peace to thee, full of grace! our Lord is with thee, thou blessed among women!
He came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 But she, when she saw, was troubled at his words, and reasoned what this salutation was.
But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be.
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mariam, for thou hast found favour with Aloha.
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 For, behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jeshu.
See, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.'
32 He will be great, and the Son of the Most High shall he be called, and Aloha the Lord shall 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 ancestor David.
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jakub for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mariam said to the angel, How shall this be, because a man is not known to me?
Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?”
35 The angel answered and said to her, The Spirit of Holiness shall come, and the Power of the Most High shall shadow over thee; on account of this He who (shall be) born from thee is the Holy, and the Son of Aloha shall be called.
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will come over you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 And behold, Elishaba thy kinswoman, she also beareth a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her, -to her who is called the barren.
See, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for her, she who was called barren.
37 For nothing is difficult to Aloha.
For nothing will be impossible for God.”
38 And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.
Mary said, “See, I am the female servant of the Lord. Let it be for me according to your message.” Then the angel left her.
39 AND Mariam arose in those days, and went with haste to the mountain to a city of Jehud;
Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea.
40 and she entered into the house of Zakaria, and saluted Elishaba.
She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it was that when Elishaba heard the salutation of Mariam, the infant leaped in her womb. And she was filled with the Spirit of Holiness;
Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 and she cried with a loud voice, and said unto Mariam, Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
She raised her voice and said loudly, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 Whence unto me is this, That the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as fell the voice of thy salutation on my ears, For great Joy leaped the infant in my womb.
For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
45 And happy is she who hath believed, For there is a fulfilment of those things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were told her from the Lord.”
46 And Mariam said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord,
47 And my spirit rejoiceth in Aloha my Saviour,
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.
48 Who hath looked upon the lowliness of his handmaid: For, behold, from now all generations shall give blessedness to me.
For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.
For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.
50 And his grace is for ages and generations Upon those who fear him.
His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
51 He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.
53 The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;
He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy
(as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mariam stayed with Elishaba three months, and returned to her house.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house.
57 BUT to Elishaba had come the time that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbours and the sons of her family heard that Aloha had magnified his grace upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zakaria.
Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him “Zechariah,” after the name of his father.
60 And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.
But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”
61 And they said to her, No man in thy kindred is called by this name.
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.
They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.
63 And he requested a tablet, and wrote, and said, Juchanan is his name. And every man wondered.
His father asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” They all were astonished at this.
64 And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spake, and blessed Aloha.
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God.
65 And there was fear upon all around them; and in all the hill country of Jehud were these things spoken.
Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
All who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord, the Aloha of Israel; For he hath visited his people, and wrought for him redemption,
“Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people.
69 And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;
He 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 from long ago), (aiōn g165)
71 That we should be delivered from our adversaries, And from the hand of all who hate us;
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 To perform his grace with our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
He will do this to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, -
the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father.
74 That to us he would grant That, being delivered from the hand of our adversaries, Without fear we might serve before him
He swore to grant to us that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear,
75 All our days in righteousness.
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;
Yes, 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 paths, to prepare people for his coming,
77 To give the knowledge of salvation to his people In the forgiveness of their sins,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.
78 Through the compassions of the grace of our Aloha; Whereby the morn-splendour shall visit us from on high,
This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us,
79 To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. He will do this to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 And the child grew, and was strong in the spirit, and was in the desert till the day of his manifestation unto Isroel.
Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
