Luke 1
1 Many have taken on the work of putting together an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,
2 just as they were passed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers of the word,
3 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,
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 so that you might know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
5 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.
In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named Elizabeth,
6 They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
who was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous in the sight of the Lord, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law, blameless.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time.
Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
8 Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division.
Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,
9 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.
to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
10 The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned.
And the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
11 Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and fear fell on him.
And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 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.
But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
15 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.
"For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, "He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, "He shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the hour of his birth,
16 Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.
17 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.”
"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old.”
"How shall I be sure of this?" said Zachariah to the Angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
19 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.
"I am Gabriel," answered the angel, "who stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring and to bring you this good news.
20 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.”
"And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words - Words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."
21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple.
Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
22 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.
And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.
23 It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house.
As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
24 After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she kept herself hidden. She said,
and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
25 “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.”
"This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the away my reproach among men."
26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 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.
to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 He came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
29 But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be.
Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 See, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.'
"And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 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.
"He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. "And the Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather David,
33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.” (aiōn g165)
"and he shall reign over the House of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (aiōn g165)
34 Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?”
And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
35 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.
"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.
36 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.
"And behold your kinswoman, Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this was the sixth month with her that was called barren.
37 For nothing will be impossible for God.”
"For no word of God shall be void of power."
38 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.
Then Mary said. "Behold I am Lord’s slave. Let it be to me as you have said." Then the angel departed from her.
39 Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea.
Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
40 She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 She raised her voice and said loudly, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
and called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 Why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
"But why is this honor done me, that the mother of my Lord should come me?
44 For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
45 Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were told her from the Lord.”
"And blessed is she who believed that the Lord’s words spoken to her would be fulfilled."
46 Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord,
And Mary said. "My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.
"My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
48 For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
"For he has regarded the humiliation of his slave, And from this hour all ages will count me blessed.
49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.
"For he who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
50 His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
51 He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
52 He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.
"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
"The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy
"He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
"As he spoke to our forefathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever." (aiōn g165)
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house.
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son.
Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
59 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.
and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
60 But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”
when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.
Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 His father asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” They all were astonished at this.
So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God.
Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.
66 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.
All the story laid it up in their hearts, saying "What, then, will this child be?" For the Lord’s hands was with him.
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
And his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
68 “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people.
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
"And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of his servant David,
"As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
72 He will do this to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father.
"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
74 He swore to grant to us that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear,
"That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
76 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,
"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.
"To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
78 This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us,
"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
79 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.”
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."
80 Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
