Luke 1
1 Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a narrative of those things, which have been accomplished amongst us,
prathamato ye sākṣiṇo vākyapracārakāścāsan te'smākaṁ madhye yadyat sapramāṇaṁ vākyamarpayanti sma
2 as they, who were from the beginning, eye-witnesses, and afterwards ministers of the word, delivered them to us;
tadanusārato'nyepi bahavastadvṛttāntaṁ racayituṁ pravṛttāḥ|
3 I have also determined, having exactly traced everything from the first, to write a particular account for you, most excellent Theophilus;
ataeva he mahāmahimathiyaphil tvaṁ yā yāḥ kathā aśikṣyathāstāsāṁ dṛḍhapramāṇāni yathā prāpnoṣi
4 that you might know the certainty of those matters wherein you have been instructed.
tadarthaṁ prathamamārabhya tāni sarvvāṇi jñātvāhamapi anukramāt sarvvavṛttāntān tubhyaṁ lekhituṁ matimakārṣam|
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah; and his wife, named Elizabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron.
yihūdādeśīyaherodnāmake rājatvaṁ kurvvati abīyayājakasya paryyāyādhikārī sikhariyanāmaka eko yājako hāroṇavaṁśodbhavā ilīśevākhyā
6 They were both righteous before God, blameless observers of all the Lord's commandments and ordinances.
tasya jāyā dvāvimau nirdoṣau prabhoḥ sarvvājñā vyavasthāśca saṁmanya īśvaradṛṣṭau dhārmmikāvāstām|
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were advanced in years.
tayoḥ santāna ekopi nāsīt, yata ilīśevā bandhyā tau dvāveva vṛddhāvabhavatām|
8 Now when he came to officiate as priest in the order of his course,
yadā svaparyyānukrameṇa sikhariya īśvāsya samakṣaṁ yājakīyaṁ karmma karoti
9 it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to offer incense in the sanctuary.
tadā yajñasya dinaparipāyyā parameśvarasya mandire praveśakāle dhūpajvālanaṁ karmma tasya karaṇīyamāsīt|
10 And while the incense was burning, the whole congregation were praying without.
taddhūpajvālanakāle lokanivahe prārthanāṁ kartuṁ bahistiṣṭhati
11 Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
sati sikhariyo yasyāṁ vedyāṁ dhūpaṁ jvālayati taddakṣiṇapārśve parameśvarasya dūta eka upasthito darśanaṁ dadau|
12 And Zacharias was discomposed at the sight, and in great terror.
taṁ dṛṣṭvā sikhariya udvivije śaśaṅke ca|
13 But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias; for your prayer is heard, and Elizabeth your wife shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John.
tadā sa dūtastaṁ babhāṣe he sikhariya mā bhaistava prārthanā grāhyā jātā tava bhāryyā ilīśevā putraṁ prasoṣyate tasya nāma yohan iti kariṣyasi|
14 He shall be to you matter of joy and transport; and many shall rejoice because of his birth.
kiñca tvaṁ sānandaḥ saharṣaśca bhaviṣyasi tasya janmani bahava ānandiṣyanti ca|
15 For he shall be great before the Lord; he shall not drink wine nor any fermented liquor; but he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
yato hetoḥ sa parameśvarasya gocare mahān bhaviṣyati tathā drākṣārasaṁ surāṁ vā kimapi na pāsyati, aparaṁ janmārabhya pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇaḥ
16 And many of the sons of Israel he shall bring back to the Lord their God.
san isrāyelvaṁśīyān anekān prabhoḥ parameśvarasya mārgamāneṣyati|
17 Moreover, he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and by the wisdom of the righteous, to render the disobedient a people well disposed for the Lord.
santānān prati pitṛṇāṁ manāṁsi dharmmajñānaṁ pratyanājñāgrāhiṇaśca parāvarttayituṁ, prabhoḥ parameśvarasya sevārtham ekāṁ sajjitajātiṁ vidhātuñca sa eliyarūpātmaśaktiprāptastasyāgre gamiṣyati|
18 And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this: for I am old man, and my wife is advanced in years?
tadā sikhariyo dūtamavādīt kathametad vetsyāmi? yatohaṁ vṛddho mama bhāryyā ca vṛddhā|
19 The angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who attend in the presence of God, and am sent to tell you this joyful news.
tato dūtaḥ pratyuvāca paśyeśvarasya sākṣādvarttī jibrāyelnāmā dūtohaṁ tvayā saha kathāṁ gadituṁ tubhyamimāṁ śubhavārttāṁ dātuñca preṣitaḥ|
20 But know that you shall be dumb, and shall not recover your speech, till the day when these things happen, because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in due time.
kintu madīyaṁ vākyaṁ kāle phaliṣyati tat tvayā na pratītam ataḥ kāraṇād yāvadeva tāni na setsyanti tāvat tvaṁ vaktuṁmaśakto mūko bhava|
21 Meanwhile the people waited for Zacharias, and wondered that he staid so long in the sanctuary.
tadānīṁ ye ye lokāḥ sikhariyamapaikṣanta te madhyemandiraṁ tasya bahuvilambād āścaryyaṁ menire|
22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; for he made them understand by signs, and remained speechless.
sa bahirāgato yadā kimapi vākyaṁ vaktumaśaktaḥ saṅketaṁ kṛtvā niḥśabdastasyau tadā madhyemandiraṁ kasyacid darśanaṁ tena prāptam iti sarvve bubudhire|
23 And when his days of officiating were expired, he returned home.
anantaraṁ tasya sevanaparyyāye sampūrṇe sati sa nijagehaṁ jagāma|
24 Soon after, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and lived in retirement five months, and said,
katipayadineṣu gateṣu tasya bhāryyā ilīśevā garbbhavatī babhūva
25 The Lord has done this for me, purposing now to deliver me from the reproach I lay under among men.
paścāt sā pañcamāsān saṁgopyākathayat lokānāṁ samakṣaṁ mamāpamānaṁ khaṇḍayituṁ parameśvaro mayi dṛṣṭiṁ pātayitvā karmmedṛśaṁ kṛtavān|
26 Now, in the sixth month, God sent Gabriel his angel, to Nazareth, a city of Galilee;
aparañca tasyā garbbhasya ṣaṣṭhe māse jāte gālīlpradeśīyanāsaratpure
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man called Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
dāyūdo vaṁśīyāya yūṣaphnāmne puruṣāya yā mariyamnāmakumārī vāgdattāsīt tasyāḥ samīpaṁ jibrāyel dūta īśvareṇa prahitaḥ|
28 When the angel entered, he said to her, Hail, favorite of heaven! the Lord be with you, happiest of women!
sa gatvā jagāda he īśvarānugṛhītakanye tava śubhaṁ bhūyāt prabhuḥ parameśvarastava sahāyosti nārīṇāṁ madhye tvameva dhanyā|
29 At his appearance and words, she was perplexed, and revolved in her mind what this salutation could mean.
tadānīṁ sā taṁ dṛṣṭvā tasya vākyata udvijya kīdṛśaṁ bhāṣaṇamidam iti manasā cintayāmāsa|
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
tato dūto'vadat he mariyam bhayaṁ mākārṣīḥ, tvayi parameśvarasyānugrahosti|
31 And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, whom you shall name Jesus.
paśya tvaṁ garbbhaṁ dhṛtvā putraṁ prasoṣyase tasya nāma yīśuriti kariṣyasi|
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give him the throne of David his Father.
sa mahān bhaviṣyati tathā sarvvebhyaḥ śreṣṭhasya putra iti khyāsyati; aparaṁ prabhuḥ parameśvarastasya piturdāyūdaḥ siṁhāsanaṁ tasmai dāsyati;
tathā sa yākūbo vaṁśopari sarvvadā rājatvaṁ kariṣyati, tasya rājatvasyānto na bhaviṣyati| (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I have no intercourse with man?
tadā mariyam taṁ dūtaṁ babhāṣe nāhaṁ puruṣasaṅgaṁ karomi tarhi kathametat sambhaviṣyati?
35 The angel answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will descend upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore the holy progeny shall be called the Son of God.
tato dūto'kathayat pavitra ātmā tvāmāśrāyiṣyati tathā sarvvaśreṣṭhasya śaktistavopari chāyāṁ kariṣyati tato hetostava garbbhād yaḥ pavitrabālako janiṣyate sa īśvaraputra iti khyātiṁ prāpsyati|
36 And lo! your cousin Elizabeth also has conceived, a son in her old age; and she who is called barren, is now in her sixth month;
aparañca paśya tava jñātirilīśevā yāṁ sarvve bandhyāmavadan idānīṁ sā vārddhakye santānamekaṁ garbbhe'dhārayat tasya ṣaṣṭhamāsobhūt|
37 for nothing is impossible with God.
kimapi karmma nāsādhyam īśvarasya|
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it to me according to your word. Then the angel departed.
tadā mariyam jagāda, paśya prabherahaṁ dāsī mahyaṁ tava vākyānusāreṇa sarvvametad ghaṭatām; ananataraṁ dūtastasyāḥ samīpāt pratasthe|
39 In those days Mary set out, and traveled expeditiously into the hill country; to a city of Judah;
atha katipayadināt paraṁ mariyam tasmāt parvvatamayapradeśīyayihūdāyā nagaramekaṁ śīghraṁ gatvā
40 where having entered the house of Zacharias, she saluted Elizabeth.
sikhariyayājakasya gṛhaṁ praviśya tasya jāyām ilīśevāṁ sambodhyāvadat|
41 As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
tato mariyamaḥ sambodhanavākye ilīśevāyāḥ karṇayoḥ praviṣṭamātre sati tasyā garbbhasthabālako nanartta| tata ilīśevā pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇā satī
42 and cried with a loud voice, You are the most blessed of women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
proccairgaditumārebhe, yoṣitāṁ madhye tvameva dhanyā, tava garbbhasthaḥ śiśuśca dhanyaḥ|
43 But how have I deserved this honor, to be visited by the mother of my Lord!
tvaṁ prabhormātā, mama niveśane tvayā caraṇāvarpitau, mamādya saubhāgyametat|
44 for know, that as soon as the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
paśya tava vākye mama karṇayoḥ praviṣṭamātre sati mamodarasthaḥ śiśurānandān nanartta|
45 And happy is she who believed that the things which the Lord has promised her, shall be performed.
yā strī vyaśvasīt sā dhanyā, yato hetostāṁ prati parameśvaroktaṁ vākyaṁ sarvvaṁ siddhaṁ bhaviṣyati|
46 Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
tadānīṁ mariyam jagāda| dhanyavādaṁ pareśasya karoti māmakaṁ manaḥ|
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
mamātmā tārakeśe ca samullāsaṁ pragacchati|
48 because he has not disdained the low condition of his handmaid; for henceforth, all posterity will pronounce me happy.
akarot sa prabhu rduṣṭiṁ svadāsyā durgatiṁ prati| paśyādyārabhya māṁ dhanyāṁ vakṣyanti puruṣāḥ sadā|
49 For the Almighty, whose name is venerable, has done wonders for me.
yaḥ sarvvaśaktimān yasya nāmāpi ca pavitrakaṁ| sa eva sumahatkarmma kṛtavān mannimittakaṁ|
50 His mercy on them who fear him, extends to generations of generations.
ye bibhyati janāstasmāt teṣāṁ santānapaṁktiṣu| anukampā tadīyā ca sarvvadaiva sutiṣṭhati|
51 He displays the strength of his arm, and dispels the vain imaginations of the proud.
svabāhubalatastena prākāśyata parākramaḥ| manaḥkumantraṇāsārddhaṁ vikīryyante'bhimāninaḥ|
52 He pulls down potentates from their thrones, and exalts the lowly.
siṁhāsanagatāllokān balinaścāvarohya saḥ| padeṣūcceṣu lokāṁstu kṣudrān saṁsthāpayatyapi|
53 The needy he loads with benefits; but the rich he spoils of everything.
kṣudhitān mānavān dravyairuttamaiḥ paritarpya saḥ| sakalān dhanino lokān visṛjed riktahastakān|
54 He supports Israel his servant, ever inclined to mercy,
ibrāhīmi ca tadvaṁśe yā dayāsti sadaiva tāṁ| smṛtvā purā pitṛṇāṁ no yathā sākṣāt pratiśrutaṁ| (aiōn g165)
isrāyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaṁ||
56 And Mary, after staying with Elizabeth about three months, returned home.
anantaraṁ mariyam prāyeṇa māsatrayam ilīśevayā sahoṣitvā vyāghuyya nijaniveśanaṁ yayau|
57 When the time for Elizabeth's delivery was come, she brought forth a son;
tadanantaram ilīśevāyāḥ prasavakāla upasthite sati sā putraṁ prāsoṣṭa|
58 and her neighbors and relations who heard that the Lord had shown her great kindness, rejoiced with her.
tataḥ parameśvarastasyāṁ mahānugrahaṁ kṛtavān etat śrutvā samīpavāsinaḥ kuṭumbāścāgatya tayā saha mumudire|
59 And, on the eighth day, when they came to the circumcision of the child, they would have called him by his father's name, Zacharias.
tathāṣṭame dine te bālakasya tvacaṁ chettum etya tasya pitṛnāmānurūpaṁ tannāma sikhariya iti karttumīṣuḥ|
60 And his mother interposed, saying, No; but he shall be called John.
kintu tasya mātākathayat tanna, nāmāsya yohan iti karttavyam|
61 They said to her, There is none of your kindred of that name.
tadā te vyāharan tava vaṁśamadhye nāmedṛśaṁ kasyāpi nāsti|
62 They, therefore, asked his father by signs, how he would have him called.
tataḥ paraṁ tasya pitaraṁ sikhariyaṁ prati saṅketya papracchuḥ śiśoḥ kiṁ nāma kāriṣyate?
63 He, having demanded a table-book, wrote upon it, His name is John, which surprised them all.
tataḥ sa phalakamekaṁ yācitvā lilekha tasya nāma yohan bhaviṣyati| tasmāt sarvve āścaryyaṁ menire|
64 And his mouth was opened directly, and his tongue loosed. And he spoke, praising God.
tatkṣaṇaṁ sikhariyasya jihvājāḍye'pagate sa mukhaṁ vyādāya spaṣṭavarṇamuccāryya īśvarasya guṇānuvādaṁ cakāra|
65 Now all in the neighborhood were struck with awe; and the fame of these things spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
tasmāccaturdiksthāḥ samīpavāsilokā bhītā evametāḥ sarvvāḥ kathā yihūdāyāḥ parvvatamayapradeśasya sarvvatra pracāritāḥ|
66 And all who heard these things, pondering them in their hearts, said, What will this child hereafter be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
tasmāt śrotāro manaḥsu sthāpayitvā kathayāmbabhūvuḥ kīdṛśoyaṁ bālo bhaviṣyati? atha parameśvarastasya sahāyobhūt|
67 Then Zacharias, his father, being filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying,
tadā yohanaḥ pitā sikhariyaḥ pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇaḥ san etādṛśaṁ bhaviṣyadvākyaṁ kathayāmāsa|
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people;
isrāyelaḥ prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaḥ parameśvaraḥ| anugṛhya nijāllokān sa eva parimocayet|
69 and has raised a Prince for our deliverance in the house of David his servant;
vipakṣajanahastebhyo yathā mocyāmahe vayaṁ| yāvajjīvañca dharmmeṇa sāralyena ca nirbhayāḥ|
sevāmahai tamevaikam etatkāraṇameva ca| svakīyaṁ supavitrañca saṁsmṛtya niyamaṁ sadā|
71 for our deliverance from our enemies, and from the hands of all who hate us;
kṛpayā puruṣān pūrvvān nikaṣārthāttu naḥ pituḥ| ibrāhīmaḥ samīpe yaṁ śapathaṁ kṛtavān purā|
72 in kindness to our forefathers, and remembrance of his holy institution;
tameva saphalaṁ karttaṁ tathā śatrugaṇasya ca| ṛtīyākāriṇaścaiva karebhyo rakṣaṇāya naḥ|
73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
sṛṣṭeḥ prathamataḥ svīyaiḥ pavitrai rbhāvivādibhiḥ| (aiōn g165)
74 to grant to us, that being rescued out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve him boldly,
yathoktavān tathā svasya dāyūdaḥ sevakasya tu|
75 in piety and uprightness all our days.
vaṁśe trātāramekaṁ sa samutpāditavān svayam|
76 And you, child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the Lord, to prepare his way,
ato he bālaka tvantu sarvvebhyaḥ śreṣṭha eva yaḥ| tasyaiva bhāvivādīti pravikhyāto bhaviṣyasi| asmākaṁ caraṇān kṣeme mārge cālayituṁ sadā| evaṁ dhvānte'rthato mṛtyośchāyāyāṁ ye tu mānavāḥ|
77 by giving the knowledge of salvation to his people, in the remission of their sins,
upaviṣṭāstu tāneva prakāśayitumeva hi| kṛtvā mahānukampāṁ hi yāmeva parameśvaraḥ|
78 through the tender compassion of our God, who has caused a light to spring from on high to visit us,
ūrdvvāt sūryyamudāyyaivāsmabhyaṁ prādāttu darśanaṁ| tayānukampayā svasya lokānāṁ pāpamocane|
79 to enlighten those who abide in darkness and in the shades of death; to direct our feet into the way of peace.
paritrāṇasya tebhyo hi jñānaviśrāṇanāya ca| prabho rmārgaṁ pariṣkarttuṁ tasyāgrāyī bhaviṣyasi||
80 Meantime the child grew, and acquired strength of mind, and continued in the deserts, until the time when he made himself known to Israel.
atha bālakaḥ śarīreṇa buddhyā ca varddhitumārebhe; aparañca sa isrāyelo vaṁśīyalokānāṁ samīpe yāvanna prakaṭībhūtastāstāvat prāntare nyavasat|
