Luke 1
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us;
Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
2 According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:
as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
3 It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
4 That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.
that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;
6 And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.
and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
7 And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
8 And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
9 According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
10 And all the multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense.
and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense.
And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
12 And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
13 But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:
and the messenger said to him, “Do not fear, Zacharias, for your supplication was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call his name John,
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
for he will be great before the LORD, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and he will be full of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb;
16 And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
and he will turn 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; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.
and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
18 And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
19 And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
And the messenger answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who has been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim this good news to you,
20 And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass, because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
and behold, you will be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you did not believe my words that will be fulfilled in their season.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
22 And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them, and remained dumb.
and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he was beckoning to them, and remained mute.
23 And it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
24 And after those days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying:
and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men.
“Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
28 And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
29 Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.
and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
31 Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and 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 unto him the throne of David his father;
He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?
And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
35 And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
36 And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
37 Because no word shall be impossible with God.
because nothing will be impossible with God.”
38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.
39 And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.
And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
40 And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth 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 spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
44 For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
45 And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.
and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
46 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
48 Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
50 And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.
And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
51 He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
54 He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed—throughout the age.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
57 Now Elizabeth’s full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son.
And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her.
and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father’s name Zachary.
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,
60 And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.
and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
61 And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
63 And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
64 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
65 And fear came upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.
And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
66 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
and all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the LORD was with him.
67 And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying:
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
“Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:
And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:
Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
72 To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
75 In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
And you, child, Prophet of the Highest will you be called; For you will go before the face of the LORD, To prepare His ways.
77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:
To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on 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 sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
