Luke 1
1 Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,
Since many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,
2 just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers 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 to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent 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 so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.
5 In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named 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 who was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous in the sight of the Lord, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law, blameless.
They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
7 Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
8 Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,
It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
9 to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
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 the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
11 Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him 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 he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 "For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, "He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, "He shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the hour of his birth,
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 shall win 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 "He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
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 "How shall I be sure of this?" said Zachariah to the Angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
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 "I am Gabriel," answered the angel, "who stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring and to bring you this good news.
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 now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words - Words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."
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 Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
And the people were waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered that he stayed so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.
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 As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
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 Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself retired for five months, saying:
25 "This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the 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 Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was 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 The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.
29 Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.
30 when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
31 "And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.
And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. "And the Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather 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 shall reign over the House of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall 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 angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
But Mary said to the angel: How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35 "The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the 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 your kinswoman, Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this was the sixth month with her that 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 "For no word of God shall be void of power."
for nothing shall be impossible with God.
38 Then Mary said. "Behold I am Lord’s slave. Let it be to me as you have said." Then the angel departed 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 Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
And Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the mountainous country, into a city of Judah;
40 and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself 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 called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
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 "But why is this honor done me, that the mother of my Lord should come me?
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 "For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
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 that the Lord’s words spoken to her would be fulfilled."
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 doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 "My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior;
48 "For he has regarded the humiliation of his slave, And from this hour all ages will count 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 has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:
50 "His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.
51 "He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.
52 "he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53 "The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent empty away.
54 "He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
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 So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.
58 and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
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 when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
And his mother answered and said: Not so: but he shall be called John.
61 Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.
62 Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.
63 So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.
64 Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.
65 And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.
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 All the story laid it up in their hearts, saying "What, then, will this child be?" For the Lord’s hands 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, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
68 "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 "And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for 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 To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
72 "He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
73 "The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 "That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,
75 "In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
76 "And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
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 to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,
78 "Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,
79 "To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths 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 became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till 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.
