Luke 1
1 Since many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,
Inasmuch as many undertook to draw up a narration concerning the accomplished among us things,
2 even as they were delivered to us by those who were, from the beginning, eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;
even as delivered [them] to us those from [the] beginning eyewitnesses and servants having been of the word,
3 it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excellent Theophilus,
it seemed good also to me also to me having been acquainted from the first with all things carefully with method to you to write, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.
so that you may know concerning which you were instructed [of the] things the certainty.
5 There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
There was in the days of Herod (*k*) king of Judea a priest certain named Zechariah of [the] division of Abijah, and (the *k*) wife (of him *N(k)O*) of the daughters of Aaron and the name of her Elizabeth.
6 They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
They were now righteous both (in front of *N(k)O*) God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
And no there was to them child, inasmuch as was Elizabeth barren and both having advanced in the years of them were.
8 It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
It came to pass now in the priestly serving of him in the order of the division of him before God,
9 according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense, when he went into the temple of the Lord.
according to the custom of the priesthood the lot picked [him as] the [one] to burn incense entering into the temple of the Lord;
10 And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
And all the multitude were of the people praying outside at the hour of the incense.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
Appeared then to him an angel of [the] Lord already standing at [the] right of the altar of the incense;
12 And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
And was troubled Zechariah having seen [him], and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Said then to him the angel; Not do fear Zechariah; because has been heard the prayer of you, and the wife of You Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call the name of him John.
14 And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
And he will be joy to you and gladness, and many at the (birth *N(k)O*) of him will rejoice.
15 For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
He will be for great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink certainly not shall he drink, and [of the] Spirit Holy he will be filled even from [the] womb of [the] mother of him.
16 And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to [the] Lord the God of them,
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, by the wisdom of the just, in order to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
And he himself will go forth before Him 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.
18 And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.
And said Zechariah to the angel; By what will I know this? I myself for am an old man, and the wife of mine having advanced in the years of her.
19 And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.
And answering the angel said to him; I myself am Gabriel the [one] standing before God and I was sent to speak to you and to bring glad tidings to you these.
20 And behold, you shall be dumb and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their proper time.
And behold you will be silent and not able to speak until that day may happen these things, in return for that not you did believe in the words of mine which will be fulfilled in the season of them.
21 And the people were waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered that he stayed so long in the temple.
And were the people expecting Zechariah and they were wondering at the delaying in the temple of him.
22 But when he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained speechless.
Having come out then not he was able to speak to them; and they recognized that a vision he has seen in the temple. And he himself was making signs to them and was remaining mute.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.
And it came to pass when were fulfilled the days of the service of him, he departed to the home of him.
24 And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself retired for five months, saying:
After then these days conceived Elizabeth the wife of him and was hiding herself months five saying
25 Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he has looked with regard upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
that Thus to me has done (the *k*) Lord in [the] days in which He looked upon [me] to take away (the *k*) disgrace of mine among men.
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
In now the month sixth was sent the angel Gabriel (by *N(k)O*) God to a city of Galilee whose name [was] Nazareth
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name [was] Joseph of [the] house of David, and the name of the virgin [was] Mary.
28 And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
And having come (*ko*) (angel *KO*) to her he said; Greetings! you graciously favored; The Lord [is] with you. (blessed [are] you yourself among women. *KO*)
29 And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.
And (having seen [him] *K*) at the statement she was troubled (of him *k*) and was pondering what kind would be salutation this.
30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
And said the angel to her; Not do fear Mary, you have found for favor with God.
31 And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
and behold you will conceive in womb and will bring forth a son and you will call the name of Him Jesus.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;
He will be great and Son of [the] Most High He will be called, and will give to Him [the] Lord God the throne of David of the father of Him,
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob to the ages, and of the kingdom of Him not there will be an end! (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said to the angel: How shall this be, since I know not a man?
Said then Mary to the angel; How will be this since a man not I know?
35 And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.
And answering the angel said to her; [the] Spirit Holy will come upon you and power of [the] Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the [one] being born Holy [One] will be called [the] Son of God.
36 And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;
And behold Elizabeth the (relative *N(k)O*) of you also she (has conceived *N(k)O*) a son in old age of her, and this month [the] sixth is to her who [was] called barren
37 for nothing shall be impossible with God.
For not will be impossible with (God *N(k)O*) every declaration.
38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
Said then Mary; Behold the handmaid of [the] Lord; Would [that] it happen to me according to the declaration of you. And departed from her the angel.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the mountainous country, into a city of Judah;
Having risen up then Mary in days these she went into the hill country with haste to a town of Judah
40 and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.
And it came to pass as heard the greeting of Mary Elizabeth, leaped the baby in the womb of her, and was filled with [the] Spirit Holy Elizabeth
42 And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
and she cried out (in a shout *N(k)O*) loud and said; Blessed [are] you yourself among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of the womb of you.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And from where to me this that may come the mother of the Lord of mine to me myself?
44 For, behold, when the voice of your salutation sounded in my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.
Behold for as came the voice of the greeting of you into the ears of mine, leaped in exultation the baby in the womb of mine.
45 And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.
And blessed [is] the [one] having believed that there will be a fulfillment to the [things] spoken to her from [the] Lord.
46 And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
And said Mary: Magnifies the soul of Mine the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior;
and rejoices the spirit of mine in God the Savior of mine,
48 for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;
For He has looked upon the humiliation of the handmaiden of Him. Behold for from henceforth will count blessed me all the generations
49 for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:
For has done to me (great [things] *N(k)O*) the Mighty One; And holy [is] the name of Him;
50 and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.
And the mercy of Him [is] to generations (and *no*) (generations *N(k)O*) to those fearing Him;
51 He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.
He has shown strength with [the] arm of Him; He has scattered [the] proud in [the] thought of heart of them;
52 He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted [the] humble;
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent empty away.
[Those] hungering He has filled with good things and [those] being rich He has sent away empty;
54 He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers, )
He has helped Israel [the] servant of Him remembering mercy,
even as He spoke to the fathers of us, to Abraham and to the descendants of him to the age. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Dwelt then Mary with her (about *N(k)O*) months three and returned to the home of her.
57 Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.
Now Elizabeth was fulfilled the time to give birth for her and she bore a son.
58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
And heard the neighbours and the relatives of her that magnified [the] Lord the mercy of Him with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
And it came to pass on day the eighth they came to circumcise the child and were calling it after the name of the father of him Zechariah.
60 And his mother answered and said: Not so: but he shall be called John.
And answering the mother of him said; No, but he will be called John.
61 And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.
And they said to her that No [one] is (among the relatives *N(k)O*) of you who is called the name by this.
62 And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.
They were making signs then to the father of him the what maybe he would wish to be called (him. *N(k)O*)
63 And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.
And having asked for a writing tablet he wrote saying; John is (the *ko*) name of him. And they marveled all.
64 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.
Was opened then the mouth of him immediately and the tongue of him and he was speaking blessing God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were talked of everywhere throughout the mountainous country of Judea.
And came upon all fear those dwelling around them; and in all the hill country of Judea were being talked about all declarations these,
66 And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And laid [them] up all those having heard in the heart of them saying; What then child this will be? And (for *no*) [the] hand of [the] Lord was with him.
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
And Zechariah the father of him was filled with [the] Spirit Holy and prophesied saying;
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;
Blessed [be] [the] Lord the God of Israel, because He has visited and He has performed redemption [on] the people of Him,
69 and he has raised up for us, in the house of David his servant, a horn of salvation,
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in (the *k*) house of David (the *k*) servant of Him,
even as He spoke through [the] mouth of the holy (of the *k*) of [old] age prophets of Him; (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
salvation from [the] enemies of us and from [the] hand of all those hating us,
72 in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
to fulfill mercy toward the fathers of us, and to remember [the] covenant holy of Him,
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
[the] oath that He swore to Abraham the father of us,
74 that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,
to grant us without fear from [the] hand (of the *k*) enemies (of us *k*) having been saved to serve Him
75 in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
in holiness and righteousness before Him (all the days *N(k)O*) (of the life *k*) of us.
76 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,
And you yourself (now, *no*) child, prophet of [the] Most High will be called; you will go for (in front of *N(k)O*) ([the] face of *ko*) [the] Lord to prepare ways of Him,
77 by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,
to give knowledge of salvation to the people of Him in forgiveness of [the] sins of them
78 through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,
through [the] affections of compassion of God of us in which (will visit *N(k)O*) us [the] Sunrise from on high,
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
to shine upon those in darkness and in [the] shadow of death sitting, to direct the feet of us into [the] way of peace.
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
And the child was continuing to grow and he was strengthened in spirit and he was in the deserted places until [the] day of appearance of him to Israel.
