Luke 1
1 Given that many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those things that really did take place among us,
Inasmuch as many took it in hand to present a history concerning these things which have been fulfilled among us,
2 just as those who became eyewitnesses, from the beginning, and ministers of the Word delivered them to us,
as those being eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word have delivered unto us;
3 it seemed good to me also, most excellent Theophilus, having taken careful note of everything from Above, to write to you with precision and in sequence,
it seemed good to me also, having followed carefully all things from the beginning, to write unto thee consecutively, O most noble Theophilus,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things in which you were instructed.
in order that thou mayest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed.
5 In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Ahijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
6 They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and they both were well advanced in years.
And there was no child to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
8 Now it happened, as he was officiating as priest before God in the order of his division,
And it came to pass, while he was officiating in the order of his course before God,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, that his lot was to burn incense, upon entering the sanctuary of the Lord;
(according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to offer incense), having gone into the temple of the Lord;
10 and the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense;
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense;
the angel of the Lord appeared unto him standing on the right hand of the altar of incense:
12 and upon seeing him Zacharias was shaken, and a fear fell upon him.
and Zacharias was troubled seeing him, and fear fell on him.
13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your prayer was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And you will have joy and exultation, and many will rejoice over his birth.
And there shall be joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he must not drink either wine or strong drink; indeed, he will be filled with Holy Spirit already from his mother's womb.
For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine and strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from the womb of his mother.
16 And he will turn 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 in fact he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of fathers to children’ and the disobedient to the mindset of the righteous, to prepare a people made ready for the Lord.”
And he will go before Him in the spirit and Power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient unto the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people made ready for the Lord.
18 But Zacharias said to the angel: “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
And Zacharias said to the angel: According to what shall I know this? for I am old and my wife advanced in her days.
19 So in answer the angel said to him: “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; I was sent to speak to you and bring you this good news.
And the angel responding said to him; I am Gabriel standing in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to you and to preach to you these things.
20 Now look, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day in which these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
And behold thou shalt be dumb and unable to speak, unto the day upon which these things may take place; because thou didst not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 Now the people were waiting for Zacharias and wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering because he tarries in the temple.
22 But when he came out he was unable to speak to them, and they understood that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary—he kept gesturing to them while remaining mute.
And having come out he was unable to speak to them; and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them and remained dumb.
23 And so, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he took off for home.
And it came to pass when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he went away to his own house.
24 Well after those days his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and stayed in seclusion five months. She kept saying,
And after these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 “So that's what the Lord has done for me in the days when He concerned Himself to take away my reproach among the people!”
That the Lord so hath done unto me, in the days in which He condescended to take away my reproach among men.
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee named Natsareth,
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; the virgin's name was Mary.
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, to whom was the name Joseph of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 So upon entering where she was the angel said, “Rejoice, recipient of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
And the angel having come to her said; Hail, thou blessed one; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
29 But upon seeing him she was perplexed at his word and was trying to figure out what sort of greeting it might be.
And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be.
30 The angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, because you have found favor with God.
And the angel said to her; Fear not, Mary; for thou didst find favor with God.
31 Now then, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS.
And behold, thou shalt conceive and hear a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and will be called ‘Son of the Most High’; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:
33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages; indeed, of His kingdom there will 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 So Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I do not know a man?”
And Mary said to the angel; How shall this be, since I know not man?
35 In answer the angel said to her: “Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will hover over you; precisely for this reason the holy One who is to be born will be called ‘Son of God’!
And the angel responding said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, indeed, that holy thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
36 Furthermore, your relative Elizabeth, she has actually conceived a son in her old age and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren;
And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren.
37 because any word spoken by God will be possible.”
Because no word shall be impossible with God.
38 So Mary said: “Yes, I am the Lord's slave! Let it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.
39 Then Mary quickly got ready and went into the hill country in those days, to a town of Judah,
And Mary, rising, departed into the mountainous land, with haste, into a city of Judah.
40 and entered the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.
And she came into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.
41 Well it happened that as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation the babe bounced up and down in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit.
And it came to pass when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she spoke with a loud voice and said;
42 And she cried out with a great voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 Why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord may come unto me?
44 Yes indeed, because as the sound of your salutation came into my ears the babe bounced up and down in my womb for joy.
For behold when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the infant in my womb leaped with joy.
45 Blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that have been spoken to her from the Lord.”
And blessed is she that believeth, because there shall be a perfection to those things having been spoken to her by the Lord.
46 So Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
And Mary said; My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit has exulted over God my Savior,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48 in that He paid attention to the humble station of His slave (f). Yes indeed, because from now on all generations will declare me to be highly favored,
because He looked upon the low state of his handmaiden.
49 in that the Mighty One did sublime things for me, and Holy is His name.
For behold from now all generations call me blessed; because the Mighty One did great things unto me, and His name is holy;
50 His mercy is for generations of generations to those fearing Him.
and His mercy unto generation of generations to them that fear Him.
51 He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has dispersed the arrogant in the reasoning of their hearts.
He wrought power by his own arm; he dispersed the proud in the thought of their heart.
52 He has dethroned rulers and exalted the lowly.
He cast down the mighty from thrones and exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
He filled the poor with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 He has taken the part of His servant Israel, in remembrance of mercy,
He delivered his son Israel, to remember mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever. (aiōn g165)
56 So Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth was completed and she bore a son.
And the time of her parturition was fulfilled unto Elizabeth and she brought forth a son.
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had used His great mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.
And the neighbors and her relatives heard, that the Lord was magnifying His mercy with her, and they continued to rejoice with her.
59 So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they started calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias.
And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the little child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 His mother reacted and said, “Absolutely not; he shall be called John!”
And his mother responding said; No, but he shall be called John.
61 So they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
And they said to her; That there is no one among thy kindred who is called by this name.
62 So they started motioning to his father, as to what he would have him called.
And they were beckoning to his father, what he might wish to call him.
63 Asking for a writing tablet he wrote this: “His name is to be John!” They all marveled.
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote saying; His name is John.
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed and he started to speak, blessing God.
And all marveled. And his mouth immediately opened and his tongue loosed, and he continued to speak, praising God.
65 (Well a fear came on all who lived around them; and all these sayings kept being talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
And fear came upon all of those dwelling around; and all these words were spoken abroad in all the mountainous regions of Judea.
66 All who heard kept them in their hearts saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.)
And all those hearing placed them in their heart, saying; What then shall this little child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with Holy Spirit and prophesied saying:
And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied saying;
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people;
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because He looked upon us and wrought redemption to His people, and raised up unto us a horn of salvation
69 and has raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of His servant David
in the house of David His son.
As he spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning; (aiōn g165)
71 deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us,
72 to use mercy with our fathers, even to remember His Holy covenant,
to execute mercy with our fathers, and remember His holy covenant,
73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham;
the oath which He swore to Abraham our father:
74 to grant to us (having been rescued from the hand of our enemies) to serve Him without fear,
to grant unto us, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
76 And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, because you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
And thou, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 to give a knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness of their sins,
to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins,
78 through the merciful compassions of our God, with which the divine Dawn has contemplated us,
through the bowels of mercy of our God, in which the dayspring from on high looked upon us,
79 to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
80 So the child kept growing and being strengthened in spirit, and he stayed in uninhabited areas until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
And the little child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his showing unto Israel.
