Luke 1
1 Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
提阿非羅大人哪，有好些人提筆作書，述說在我們中間所成就的事，是照傳道的人從起初親眼看見又傳給我們的。
2 as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
這些事我既從起頭都詳細考察了，就定意要按着次序寫給你，
4 that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
使你知道所學之道都是確實的。
5 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;
當猶太王希律的時候，亞比雅班裏有一個祭司，名叫撒迦利亞；他妻子是亞倫的後人，名叫伊利莎白。
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
他們二人在上帝面前都是義人，遵行主的一切誡命禮儀，沒有可指摘的，
7 and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
只是沒有孩子；因為伊利莎白不生育，兩個人又年紀老邁了。
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
撒迦利亞按班次在上帝面前供祭司的職分，
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
照祭司的規矩掣籤，得進主殿燒香。
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
燒香的時候，眾百姓在外面禱告。
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
有主的使者站在香壇的右邊，向他顯現。
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
撒迦利亞看見，就驚慌害怕。
13 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,
天使對他說：「撒迦利亞，不要害怕，因為你的祈禱已經被聽見了。你的妻子伊利莎白要給你生一個兒子，你要給他起名叫約翰。
14 and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
你必歡喜快樂；有許多人因他出世，也必喜樂。
15 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;
他在主面前將要為大，淡酒濃酒都不喝，從母腹裏就被聖靈充滿了。
16 and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
他要使許多以色列人回轉，歸於主－他們的上帝。
17 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.”
他必有以利亞的心志能力，行在主的前面，叫為父的心轉向兒女，叫悖逆的人轉從義人的智慧，又為主預備合用的百姓。」
18 And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
撒迦利亞對天使說：「我憑着甚麼可知道這事呢？我已經老了，我的妻子也年紀老邁了。」
19 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,
天使回答說：「我是站在上帝面前的加百列，奉差而來對你說話，將這好信息報給你。
20 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.”
到了時候，這話必然應驗；只因你不信，你必啞巴，不能說話，直到這事成就的日子。」
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
百姓等候撒迦利亞，詫異他許久在殿裏。
22 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.
及至他出來，不能和他們說話，他們就知道他在殿裏見了異象；因為他直向他們打手式，竟成了啞巴。
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
他供職的日子已滿，就回家去了。
24 and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
這些日子以後，他的妻子伊利莎白懷了孕，就隱藏了五個月，
25 “Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
說：「主在眷顧我的日子，這樣看待我，要把我在人間的羞恥除掉。」
26 And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
到了第六個月，天使加百列奉上帝的差遣往加利利的一座城去（這城名叫拿撒勒），
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
到一個童女那裏，是已經許配大衛家的一個人，名叫約瑟。童女的名字叫馬利亞；
28 And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
天使進去，對她說：「蒙大恩的女子，我問你安，主和你同在了！」
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
馬利亞因這話就很驚慌，又反覆思想這樣問安是甚麼意思。
30 And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
天使對她說：「馬利亞，不要怕！你在上帝面前已經蒙恩了。
31 and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
你要懷孕生子，可以給他起名叫耶穌。
32 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,
他要為大，稱為至高者的兒子；主上帝要把他祖大衛的位給他。
33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
他要作雅各家的王，直到永遠；他的國也沒有窮盡。」 (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
馬利亞對天使說：「我沒有出嫁，怎麼有這事呢？」
35 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;
天使回答說：「聖靈要臨到你身上，至高者的能力要蔭庇你，因此所要生的聖者必稱為上帝的兒子 。
36 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;
況且你的親戚伊利莎白，在年老的時候也懷了男胎，就是那素來稱為不生育的，現在有孕六個月了。
37 because nothing will be impossible with God.”
因為，出於上帝的話，沒有一句不帶能力的。」
38 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.
馬利亞說：「我是主的使女，情願照你的話成就在我身上。」天使就離開她去了。
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
那時候，馬利亞起身，急忙往山地裏去，來到猶大的一座城；
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
進了撒迦利亞的家，問伊利莎白安。
41 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,
伊利莎白一聽馬利亞問安，所懷的胎就在腹裏跳動。伊利莎白且被聖靈充滿，
42 and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
高聲喊着說：「你在婦女中是有福的！你所懷的胎也是有福的！
43 and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
我主的母到我這裏來，這是從哪裏得的呢？
44 For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
因為你問安的聲音一入我耳，我腹裏的胎就歡喜跳動。
45 and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
這相信的女子是有福的！因為主對她所說的話都要應驗。」
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
馬利亞說： 我心尊主為大；
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
我靈以上帝我的救主為樂；
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
因為他顧念他使女的卑微； 從今以後， 萬代要稱我有福。
49 For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
那有權能的，為我成就了大事； 他的名為聖。
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
他憐憫敬畏他的人， 直到世世代代。
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
他用膀臂施展大能； 那狂傲的人正心裏妄想就被他趕散了。
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
他叫有權柄的失位， 叫卑賤的升高；
53 He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
叫飢餓的得飽美食， 叫富足的空手回去。
54 He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
他扶助了他的僕人以色列，
為要記念亞伯拉罕和他的後裔， 施憐憫直到永遠， 正如從前對我們列祖所說的話。 (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
馬利亞和伊利莎白同住，約有三個月，就回家去了。
57 And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
伊利莎白的產期到了，就生了一個兒子。
58 and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
鄰里親族聽見主向她大施憐憫，就和她一同歡樂。
59 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,
到了第八日，他們來要給孩子行割禮，並要照他父親的名字叫他撒迦利亞。
60 and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
他母親說：「不可！要叫他約翰。」
61 And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
他們說：「你親族中沒有叫這名字的。」
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
他們就向他父親打手式，問他要叫這孩子甚麼名字。
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
他要了一塊寫字的板，就寫上，說：「他的名字是約翰。」他們便都希奇。
64 and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
撒迦利亞的口立時開了，舌頭也舒展了，就說出話來，稱頌上帝。
65 And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
周圍居住的人都懼怕；這一切的事就傳遍了猶太的山地。
66 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.
凡聽見的人都將這事放在心裏，說：「這個孩子將來怎麼樣呢？因為有主與他同在。」
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
他父親撒迦利亞被聖靈充滿了，就預言說：
68 “Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
主－以色列的上帝是應當稱頌的！ 因他眷顧他的百姓，為他們施行救贖，
69 And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
在他僕人大衛家中， 為我們興起了拯救的角，
正如主藉着從創世以來聖先知的口所說的話， (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
拯救我們脫離仇敵 和一切恨我們之人的手，
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
向我們列祖施憐憫， 記念他的聖約－
73 An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
就是他對我們祖宗亞伯拉罕所起的誓－
74 To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
叫我們既從仇敵手中被救出來，
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
就可以終身在他面前， 坦然無懼地用聖潔、公義事奉他。
76 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.
孩子啊！你要稱為至高者的先知； 因為你要行在主的前面， 預備他的道路，
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
叫他的百姓因罪得赦， 就知道救恩。
78 Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
因我們上帝憐憫的心腸， 叫清晨的日光從高天臨到我們，
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
要照亮坐在黑暗中死蔭裏的人， 把我們的腳引到平安的路上。
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
那孩子漸漸長大，心靈強健，住在曠野，直到他顯明在以色列人面前的日子。
