Luke 1
1 Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded, according to that which they have delivered to us,
2 just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
(they) who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of his doctrine;
3 Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
it appeared also to me, that having been intimately near to them all, I should record every thing in its order for thee, illustrious Theophile,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.
5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
THERE was in the days of Herodes, king of the Jihudoyee, a certain priest whose name was Zakaria, of the service of the house of Abia, and his wife (was) of the daughters of Aharun; her name was Elishaba.
6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
And they were both just before Aloha, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without blame.
7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
But they had no son because Elishaba was barren, and both had become many in their days.
8 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
But it was while he was acting-as-priest in the order of his ministry before Aloha,
9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.
10 And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
And all the congregation of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
And Zakaria trembled when he saw him, 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, and you are to give him the name John.
And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zakaria, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elishaba shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Juchanon.
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:
15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.
16 Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
And many of the sons of Isroel shall he convert to the Lord their Aloha.
17 And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
And he shall go before him in the spirit and the power of Elia the prophet, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and those who believe not to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.
18 “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
And Zakaria said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife many in her days.
19 “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, I stand before Aloha, and I have been sent to speak with thee and to announce to thee these things.
20 And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
From henceforth thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak, till the day when these things shall be done, because thou hast not believed these words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
But the people were standing, and expecting Zakaria. and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
22 When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
But when Zakaria had come forth, he could not speak to them; and he made them understand that he had seen a vision in the temple, and signing he signed to them, and remained dumb.
23 And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he came to his house.
24 After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
And it was after those days Elishaba his wife conceived, and she secluded herself five months.
25 “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
And she said, These things hath the Lord done for me in the days of my desolation, to take away my reproach from among the children of men.
26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,
27 to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
unto a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Jauseph, of the house of David, and the name of the Virgin was Mariam.
28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
And the angel entered to her, and said to her, Peace to thee, full of grace! our Lord is with thee, thou blessed among women!
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
But she, when she saw, was troubled at his words, and reasoned what this salutation was.
30 So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mariam, for thou hast found favour with Aloha.
31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
For, behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jeshu.
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 father David,
He will be great, and the Son of the Most High shall he be called, and Aloha the Lord shall give unto him the throne of David his father.
And he shall reign over the house of Jakub for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
And Mariam said to the angel, How shall this be, because a man is not known to me?
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
The angel answered and said to her, The Spirit of Holiness shall come, and the Power of the Most High shall shadow over thee; on account of this He who (shall be) born from thee is the Holy, and the Son of Aloha shall be called.
36 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
And behold, Elishaba thy kinswoman, she also beareth a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her, -to her who is called the barren.
37 For no word from God will ever fail.”
For nothing is difficult to Aloha.
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.
39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
AND Mariam arose in those days, and went with haste to the mountain to a city of Jehud;
40 where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
and she entered into the house of Zakaria, and saluted Elishaba.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
And it was that when Elishaba heard the salutation of Mariam, the infant leaped in her womb. And she was filled with the Spirit of Holiness;
42 In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
and she cried with a loud voice, and said unto Mariam, Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
43 And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Whence unto me is this, That the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
For, lo, as fell the voice of thy salutation on my ears, For great Joy leaped the infant in my womb.
45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
And happy is she who hath believed, For there is a fulfilment of those things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
46 Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
And Mariam said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
And my spirit rejoiceth in Aloha my Saviour,
48 For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
Who hath looked upon the lowliness of his handmaid: For, behold, from now all generations shall give blessedness to me.
49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
And his grace is for ages and generations Upon those who fear him.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;
As he spake with our fathers, With Abraham and with his seed for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
And Mariam stayed with Elishaba three months, and returned to her house.
57 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
BUT to Elishaba had come the time that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
And her neighbours and the sons of her family heard that Aloha had magnified his grace upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zakaria.
60 But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
And they said to her, No man in thy kindred is called by this name.
62 So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.
63 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
And he requested a tablet, and wrote, and said, Juchanan is his name. And every man wondered.
64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spake, and blessed Aloha.
65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
And there was fear upon all around them; and in all the hill country of Jehud were these things spoken.
66 And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Blessed be the Lord, the Aloha of Israel; For he hath visited his people, and wrought for him redemption,
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Who have been from of old, (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
That we should be delivered from our adversaries, And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
To perform his grace with our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, -
74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
That to us he would grant That, being delivered from the hand of our adversaries, Without fear we might serve before him
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
All our days in righteousness.
76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;
77 to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
To give the knowledge of salvation to his people In the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
Through the compassions of the grace of our Aloha; Whereby the morn-splendour shall visit us from on high,
79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
And the child grew, and was strong in the spirit, and was in the desert till the day of his manifestation unto Isroel.
