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,
Since many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,
2 as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
even as they were delivered to us by those who were, from the beginning, eye-witnesses and ministers 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,
it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.
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;
There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
7 and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense, when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
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,
But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14 and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
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;
For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
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.”
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, by the wisdom of the just, in order to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
18 And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.
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,
And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.
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.”
And behold, you shall be dumb and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their proper time.
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
And the people were waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered that he stayed so long in the temple.
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.
But when he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.
24 and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself retired for five months, saying:
25 “Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he has looked with regard upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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.
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.
30 And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
31 and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
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,
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;
33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and 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 And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
But Mary said to the angel: How shall this be, since I know not a man?
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;
And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.
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;
And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;
37 because nothing will be impossible with God.”
for nothing shall be impossible with God.
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.
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
And Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the mountainous country, into a city of Judah;
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
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,
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.
42 and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
For, behold, when the voice of your salutation sounded in my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.
45 and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior;
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;
49 For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53 He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers, )
by remembering his mercy to Abraham and to his posterity forever. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.
58 and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
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,
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
60 and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
And his mother answered and said: Not so: but he shall be called John.
61 And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.
64 and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.
65 And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were talked of everywhere throughout the mountainous country of Judea.
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.
And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
68 “Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
and he has raised up for us, in the house of David his servant, a horn of salvation,
(as he spoke by the mouth of all his holy prophets of ancient times, ) (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
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.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,
78 Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
