Luke 1
1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured 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 did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers 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 also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast 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, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name 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 before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses 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, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course 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 the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.
And the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, 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 there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even 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 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to 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 Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
"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 messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
"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 messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,
"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 lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in 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 wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,
Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.
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 it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
24 and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying —
and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
25 'Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which 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 And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;'
The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;
when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and 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 Son of the Highest he shall be called, 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 to the ages; and of his reign 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 And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'
And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
35 And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called 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 and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her 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 because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
"For no word of God shall be void of power."
38 And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away 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 And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap 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 spake 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 to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?
"But why is this honor done me, that the mother of my Lord should come me?
44 for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
45 and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to 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 Mary said. "My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,
"My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,
"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 did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,
"For he who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,
"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,
"The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,
"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 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
57 And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,
Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
58 and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
60 and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'
when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 And they said unto her — 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
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 who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child 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 Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
And his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
68 'Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,
"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 out of the hand of all hating us,
To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
73 An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,
"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
74 To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
"That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
"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 In remission of their sins,
"To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a 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 was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
