Luke 1
1 Given that many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those things that really did take place 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 just as those who became eyewitnesses, from the beginning, and ministers of the Word delivered them to us,
as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
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 also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things in which you were instructed.
that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were 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 division of Abijah, 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, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
7 But they had no child, because 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 Now it happened, as he was officiating as priest before God in the order of his division,
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 priesthood, that his lot was to burn incense, upon entering the sanctuary 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 the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar 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 upon seeing him Zacharias was shaken, and a fear fell upon him.
and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, 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 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 you will have joy and exultation, and many will rejoice over his birth.
and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will 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 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 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 hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
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 messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is 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 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 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, 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 Now the people were waiting for Zacharias and wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering 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 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 so, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he took off for home.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
24 Well after those days his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and stayed in seclusion five months. She kept saying,
and after those days, his wife Elizabeth 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!”
“Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], 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 messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; 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 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 messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you 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, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
30 The angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, because you have found favor with God.
And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found 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, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and 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 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 will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages; indeed, of His kingdom there will 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 So Mary said to the angel, “How shall this be, since I do not know a man?”
And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
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 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 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, 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 any word spoken by God will be possible.”
because nothing will 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 maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger 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 having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
40 and entered the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted 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 baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 And she cried out with a great voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!
and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
43 Why am I so favored 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 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 to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
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 who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
46 So Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
47 and my spirit has exulted over God my Savior,
And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
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 on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
49 in that the Mighty One did sublime things for me, and Holy is His name.
For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
50 His mercy is for generations of generations to those fearing Him.
And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
51 He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has dispersed the arrogant in the reasoning of their hearts.
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
52 He has dethroned rulers and exalted the lowly.
He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
54 He has taken the part of His servant Israel, in remembrance of 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 So Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
57 Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth was completed and she bore a son.
And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore 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 making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing 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 child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
60 His mother reacted and said, “Absolutely not; he shall be called John!”
and his mother answering said, “No, but he will 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, “There is none among your relatives 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 making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
63 Asking for a writing tablet he wrote this: “His name is to be John!” They all marveled.
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed and he started to speak, blessing God.
and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, 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 on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
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 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 Now his father Zacharias was filled with Holy Spirit and prophesied saying:
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people;
“Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
69 and has raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of His servant David
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 deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
72 to use mercy with our fathers, even to remember His Holy covenant,
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham;
An oath that 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 give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
To serve Him, 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 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 a knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness of their sins,
To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
78 through the merciful compassions of our God, with which the divine Dawn has contemplated us,
Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on 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 give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a 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 child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
