Κατα Λουκαν 1
1 επειδηπερ πολλοι επεχειρησαν αναταξασθαι διηγησιν περι των πεπληροφορημενων εν ημιν πραγματων
Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,
2 καθως παρεδοσαν ημιν οι απ αρχης αυτοπται και υπηρεται γενομενοι του λογου
just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers of the word,
3 εδοξεν καμοι παρηκολουθηκοτι ανωθεν πασιν ακριβως καθεξης σοι γραψαι κρατιστε θεοφιλε
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 ινα επιγνως περι ων κατηχηθης λογων την ασφαλειαν
so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
5 εγενετο εν ταις ημεραις ηρωδου βασιλεως της ιουδαιας ιερευς τις ονοματι ζαχαριας εξ εφημεριας αβια και γυνη αυτω εκ των θυγατερων ααρων και το ονομα αυτης ελισαβετ
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 ησαν δε δικαιοι αμφοτεροι εναντιον του θεου πορευομενοι εν πασαις ταις εντολαις και δικαιωμασιν του κυριου αμεμπτοι
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 και ουκ ην αυτοις τεκνον καθοτι ην {VAR1: [η] } {VAR2: η } ελισαβετ στειρα και αμφοτεροι προβεβηκοτες εν ταις ημεραις αυτων ησαν
Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
8 εγενετο δε εν τω ιερατευειν αυτον εν τη ταξει της εφημεριας αυτου εναντι του θεου
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 κατα το εθος της ιερατειας ελαχεν του θυμιασαι εισελθων εις τον ναον του κυριου
to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
10 και παν το πληθος ην του λαου προσευχομενον εξω τη ωρα του θυμιαματος
And the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
11 ωφθη δε αυτω αγγελος κυριου εστως εκ δεξιων του θυσιαστηριου του θυμιαματος
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 και εταραχθη ζαχαριας ιδων και φοβος επεπεσεν επ αυτον
And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 ειπεν δε προς αυτον ο αγγελος μη φοβου ζαχαρια διοτι εισηκουσθη η δεησις σου και η γυνη σου ελισαβετ γεννησει υιον σοι και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιωαννην
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 και εσται χαρα σοι και αγαλλιασις και πολλοι επι τη γενεσει αυτου χαρησονται
"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
15 εσται γαρ μεγας ενωπιον {VAR2: [του] } κυριου και οινον και σικερα ου μη πιη και πνευματος αγιου πλησθησεται ετι εκ κοιλιας μητρος αυτου
"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 και πολλους των υιων ισραηλ επιστρεψει επι κυριον τον θεον αυτων
"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.
17 και αυτος προελευσεται ενωπιον αυτου εν πνευματι και δυναμει ηλιου επιστρεψαι καρδιας πατερων επι τεκνα και απειθεις εν φρονησει δικαιων ετοιμασαι κυριω λαον κατεσκευασμενον
"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 και ειπεν ζαχαριας προς τον αγγελον κατα τι γνωσομαι τουτο εγω γαρ ειμι πρεσβυτης και η γυνη μου προβεβηκυια εν ταις ημεραις αυτης
"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 και αποκριθεις ο αγγελος ειπεν αυτω εγω ειμι γαβριηλ ο παρεστηκως ενωπιον του θεου και απεσταλην λαλησαι προς σε και ευαγγελισασθαι σοι ταυτα
"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 και ιδου εση σιωπων και μη δυναμενος λαλησαι αχρι ης ημερας γενηται ταυτα ανθ ων ουκ επιστευσας τοις λογοις μου οιτινες πληρωθησονται εις τον καιρον αυτων
"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 και ην ο λαος προσδοκων τον ζαχαριαν και εθαυμαζον εν τω χρονιζειν εν τω ναω αυτον
Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
22 εξελθων δε ουκ εδυνατο λαλησαι αυτοις και επεγνωσαν οτι οπτασιαν εωρακεν εν τω ναω και αυτος ην διανευων αυτοις και διεμενεν κωφος
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 και εγενετο ως επλησθησαν αι ημεραι της λειτουργιας αυτου απηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου
As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
24 μετα δε ταυτας τας ημερας συνελαβεν ελισαβετ η γυνη αυτου και περιεκρυβεν εαυτην μηνας πεντε λεγουσα
and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
25 οτι ουτως μοι πεποιηκεν κυριος εν ημεραις αις επειδεν αφελειν ονειδος μου εν ανθρωποις
"This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the away my reproach among men."
26 εν δε τω μηνι τω εκτω απεσταλη ο αγγελος γαβριηλ απο του θεου εις πολιν της γαλιλαιας η ονομα ναζαρεθ
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 προς παρθενον εμνηστευμενην ανδρι ω ονομα ιωσηφ εξ οικου δαυιδ και το ονομα της παρθενου μαριαμ
to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 και εισελθων προς αυτην ειπεν χαιρε κεχαριτωμενη ο κυριος μετα σου
The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
29 η δε επι τω λογω διεταραχθη και διελογιζετο ποταπος ειη ο ασπασμος ουτος
Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 και ειπεν ο αγγελος αυτη μη φοβου μαριαμ ευρες γαρ χαριν παρα τω θεω
when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 και ιδου συλλημψη εν γαστρι και τεξη υιον και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιησουν
"And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 ουτος εσται μεγας και υιος υψιστου κληθησεται και δωσει αυτω κυριος ο θεος τον θρονον δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου
"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 και βασιλευσει επι τον οικον ιακωβ εις τους αιωνας και της βασιλειας αυτου ουκ εσται τελος (aiōn g165)
"and he shall reign over the House of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (aiōn g165)
34 ειπεν δε μαριαμ προς τον αγγελον πως εσται τουτο επει ανδρα ου γινωσκω
And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
35 και αποκριθεις ο αγγελος ειπεν αυτη πνευμα αγιον επελευσεται επι σε και δυναμις υψιστου επισκιασει σοι διο και το γεννωμενον αγιον κληθησεται υιος θεου
"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 και ιδου ελισαβετ η συγγενις σου και αυτη συνειληφεν υιον εν γηρει αυτης και ουτος μην εκτος εστιν αυτη τη καλουμενη στειρα
"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 οτι ουκ αδυνατησει παρα του θεου παν ρημα
"For no word of God shall be void of power."
38 ειπεν δε μαριαμ ιδου η δουλη κυριου γενοιτο μοι κατα το ρημα σου και απηλθεν απ αυτης ο αγγελος
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 αναστασα δε μαριαμ εν ταις ημεραις ταυταις επορευθη εις την ορεινην μετα σπουδης εις πολιν ιουδα
Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
40 και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον ζαχαριου και ησπασατο την ελισαβετ
and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν τον ασπασμον της μαριας η ελισαβετ εσκιρτησεν το βρεφος εν τη κοιλια αυτης και επλησθη πνευματος αγιου η ελισαβετ
And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 και ανεφωνησεν κραυγη μεγαλη και ειπεν ευλογημενη συ εν γυναιξιν και ευλογημενος ο καρπος της κοιλιας σου
and called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 και ποθεν μοι τουτο ινα ελθη η μητηρ του κυριου μου προς εμε
"But why is this honor done me, that the mother of my Lord should come me?
44 ιδου γαρ ως εγενετο η φωνη του ασπασμου σου εις τα ωτα μου εσκιρτησεν εν αγαλλιασει το βρεφος εν τη κοιλια μου
"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
45 και μακαρια η πιστευσασα οτι εσται τελειωσις τοις λελαλημενοις αυτη παρα κυριου
"And blessed is she who believed that the Lord’s words spoken to her would be fulfilled."
46 και ειπεν μαριαμ μεγαλυνει η ψυχη μου τον κυριον
And Mary said. "My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 και ηγαλλιασεν το πνευμα μου επι τω θεω τω σωτηρι μου
"My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
48 οτι επεβλεψεν επι την ταπεινωσιν της δουλης αυτου ιδου γαρ απο του νυν μακαριουσιν με πασαι αι γενεαι
"For he has regarded the humiliation of his slave, And from this hour all ages will count me blessed.
49 οτι εποιησεν μοι μεγαλα ο δυνατος και αγιον το ονομα αυτου
"For he who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
50 και το ελεος αυτου εις γενεας και γενεας τοις φοβουμενοις αυτον
"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
51 εποιησεν κρατος εν βραχιονι αυτου διεσκορπισεν υπερηφανους διανοια καρδιας αυτων
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
52 καθειλεν δυναστας απο θρονων και υψωσεν ταπεινους
"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
53 πεινωντας ενεπλησεν αγαθων και πλουτουντας εξαπεστειλεν κενους
"The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
54 αντελαβετο ισραηλ παιδος αυτου μνησθηναι ελεους
"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 εμεινεν δε μαριαμ συν αυτη ως μηνας τρεις και υπεστρεψεν εις τον οικον αυτης
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
57 τη δε ελισαβετ επλησθη ο χρονος του τεκειν αυτην και εγεννησεν υιον
Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
58 και ηκουσαν οι περιοικοι και οι συγγενεις αυτης οτι εμεγαλυνεν κυριος το ελεος αυτου μετ αυτης και συνεχαιρον αυτη
and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
59 και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη ογδοη ηλθον περιτεμειν το παιδιον και εκαλουν αυτο επι τω ονοματι του πατρος αυτου ζαχαριαν
and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
60 και αποκριθεισα η μητηρ αυτου ειπεν ουχι αλλα κληθησεται ιωαννης
when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 και ειπαν προς αυτην οτι ουδεις εστιν εκ της συγγενειας σου ος καλειται τω ονοματι τουτω
Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 ενενευον δε τω πατρι αυτου το τι αν θελοι καλεισθαι αυτο
Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 και αιτησας πινακιδιον εγραψεν λεγων ιωαννης εστιν ονομα αυτου και εθαυμασαν παντες
So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 ανεωχθη δε το στομα αυτου παραχρημα και η γλωσσα αυτου και ελαλει ευλογων τον θεον
Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 και εγενετο επι παντας φοβος τους περιοικουντας αυτους και εν ολη τη ορεινη της ιουδαιας διελαλειτο παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα
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 και εθεντο παντες οι ακουσαντες εν τη καρδια αυτων λεγοντες τι αρα το παιδιον τουτο εσται και γαρ χειρ κυριου ην μετ αυτου
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 και ζαχαριας ο πατηρ αυτου επλησθη πνευματος αγιου και επροφητευσεν λεγων
And his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
68 ευλογητος κυριος ο θεος του ισραηλ οτι επεσκεψατο και εποιησεν λυτρωσιν τω λαω αυτου
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 και ηγειρεν κερας σωτηριας ημιν εν οικω δαυιδ παιδος αυτου
"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 σωτηριαν εξ εχθρων ημων και εκ χειρος παντων των μισουντων ημας
To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
72 ποιησαι ελεος μετα των πατερων ημων και μνησθηναι διαθηκης αγιας αυτου
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
73 ορκον ον ωμοσεν προς αβρααμ τον πατερα ημων του δουναι ημιν
"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
74 αφοβως εκ χειρος εχθρων ρυσθεντας λατρευειν αυτω
"That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
75 εν οσιοτητι και δικαιοσυνη ενωπιον αυτου πασαις ταις ημεραις ημων
"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
76 και συ δε παιδιον προφητης υψιστου κληθηση προπορευση γαρ ενωπιον κυριου ετοιμασαι οδους αυτου
"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
77 του δουναι γνωσιν σωτηριας τω λαω αυτου εν αφεσει αμαρτιων αυτων
"To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
78 δια σπλαγχνα ελεους θεου ημων εν οις επισκεψεται ημας ανατολη εξ υψους
"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
79 επιφαναι τοις εν σκοτει και σκια θανατου καθημενοις του κατευθυναι τους ποδας ημων εις οδον ειρηνης
"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 το δε παιδιον ηυξανεν και εκραταιουτο πνευματι και ην εν ταις ερημοις εως ημερας αναδειξεως αυτου προς τον ισραηλ
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
