Luke 1
1 Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified 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 as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;
just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers of the word,
3 it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.
so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
5 There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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 And they had no child, for Elisabeth was barren; and they were both far advanced in years.
Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
8 And it came to pass, while he was in the order of his course performing the priest's office before God,
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 custom of dividing the office of the priests, that it fell to his lot to burn incense, entring into the temple of the Lord:
to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
10 and all the people were praying without at the time of offering incense.
And the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was startled and struck with fear:
And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt 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 and he shall be a joy and transport to thee, yea, many shall rejoice on account of his birth; for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
15 and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;
"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 and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.
"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.
17 And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.
"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 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.
"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 And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee 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 and now shalt thou be dumb, 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 at their season.
"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 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered at his staying so long 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, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:
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 and as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
24 And after these days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and retired five months,
and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
25 saying, the Lord hath thus dealt with me in the days wherein he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.
"This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the away my reproach among men."
26 But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee called Nazareth,
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin who was betrothed to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;
The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
29 blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.
Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:
when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and shalt 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 shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give 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 will give him the throne of his forefather David,
33 and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
"and he shall reign over the House of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How can this be, since I am a virgin?
And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
35 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, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,
"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 thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that 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 is impossible with God.
"For no word of God shall be void of power."
38 Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from 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 and went with speed into the hill-country, to a city of Juda,
Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
40 and came into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth 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 and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb:
and called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 and whence is this honor 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 behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy:
"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
45 and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance 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 And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;
And Mary said. "My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 for He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaid:
"My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
48 for behold, from henceforth shall all generations 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 that is mighty hath done great things for me,
"For he who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
50 and his name is holy, and his mercy is on them that fear Him, unto all generations.
"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
51 He hath wrought powerfully with his arm; He hath confounded those that were proud in the imagination of their heart.
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
52 He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the humble.
"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent away empty.
"The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He hath supported Israel his servant,
"He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 in remembrance of his mercy (even as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, ) for ever." (aiōn g165)
"As he spoke to our forefathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever." (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her own house.
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
57 Now when Elisabeth's time for her delivery was fully come, she brought forth a son:
Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
58 and her neighbours and kindred heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they congratulated her;
and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
59 and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, 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 said, No, but he shall be called John:
when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.
Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 And they made signs to his father, what name he would have him called by.
Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 And he called for a writing-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.
So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake and praised God.
Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole 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 And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What a child will this be? And 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 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Spirit,
And his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
68 and prophesied, saying, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,
"And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of his servant David,
70 in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning, (aiōn g165)
"As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began (aiōn g165)
71 even salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
72 to display his mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
73 according to the oath which He sware to Abraham our father,
"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
74 to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,
"That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
75 all the days of our life.
"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
76 And thou, my child, shalt be called the prophet of the most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord,
"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 make known salvation to his people,
"To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
78 in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,
"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
79 to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way 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 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit: and he was in the deserts till the time of his being manifested 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.
