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,
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which 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 eye-witnesses from the beginning and became 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 accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected account, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast 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, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife 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,
And they were both righteous in the sight of 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 far advanced in years.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
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 priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the 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 on the right 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 thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.
14 and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for 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 will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.
16 and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
And many of the sons of Israel will 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 will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, 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, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far 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 answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings.
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 lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained 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.
And on coming 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 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 ministration were completed, that he returned to his 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 hid herself 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 hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on 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 her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called 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 virgin's name 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 in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
And she was troubled at the words, and was considering 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 thou hast 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 lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt 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 for ever; 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?”
Then said Mary 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 answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will 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 lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath 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 will 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, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy 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 and went in those days into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
And she entered 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 leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy 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 lo! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.
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 hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
49 For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
for the Mighty One hath 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 on them that fear him.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
53 He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
54 He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, as he spoke to our fathers. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
And Mary abode 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 Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth 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 her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward 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 that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were about to call him Zachariah, after the name of his father.
60 and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
And his mother answering 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 of thy kindred 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, how he would have him named.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
64 and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing 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 around them; and all these things were talked of throughout the whole of the hill-country of Judaea.
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, saying, What then will this child be? For 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, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old, (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,
to accomplish his mercy toward 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,
to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship 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 thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people 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 mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath 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 sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into 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 waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
