Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,
Seeing, indeed, that, many, had taken in hand to re-arrange for themselves a narrative, concerning the facts which have been fully confirmed amongst us, —
2 even as they were delivered to us by those who were eye-witnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,
according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
3 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,
it seemed good, even to me, having closely traced from the outset all things accurately, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus:
4 that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.
that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
5 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.
It came to pass, in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, that there was a certain priest, by name Zachariah, of the daily course of Abia; and that he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and, her name, was Elizabeth.
6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
8 And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.
according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.
and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
12 And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
13 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.
But the messenger said unto him—Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, —and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;
14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.
And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
15 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.
For he shall be great before the Lord, and, wine and strong drink, in nowise may he drink, and, with Holy Spirit, shall he be filled, already, from his mother’s womb;
16 And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.
And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
17 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.
And, he, shall go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, —To turn the hearts of fathers unto children, and the unyielding, into the prudence of the righteous, and to prepare, for the Lord, a people made ready.
18 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.
And Zachariah said unto the messenger—Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
19 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.
And the messenger, answering, said unto him—I, am Gabriel, —he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.
20 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.
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 in my words, —the which shall be fulfilled for their season.
21 And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.
And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
22 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.
and when he came forth he was not able to speak unto them, and they perceived that, a vision, he had seen in the Temple, —and, he, continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he returned to his house.
And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
24 And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.
Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, —
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
unto 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 angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.
and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
29 And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.
And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt 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 to him the throne of David his father;
the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father, —
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
35 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.
And answering, the messenger said unto her—The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.
36 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.
And lo! Elizabeth thy kinswoman, even she, hath conceived a son in, her old-age; —and, this month, is, the sixth, to her, the so-called barren one;
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.
Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
38 And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said—Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.
39 And Mary arose and went in those days into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah.
And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
40 And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 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,
And it came to pass that, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit, —
42 and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said—Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
44 For lo! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.
For lo! as the sound of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe in my womb, leapt in exultation.
45 And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
And, happy, is she who hath believed, that there shall be a perfecting of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!
46 And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
48 for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
49 for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;
Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
50 and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.
And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
51 He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
52 He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
53 The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
57 Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.
And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 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.
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it, after the name of its father, Zachariah.
60 And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
61 And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
63 And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.
And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
65 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.
And fear came upon all the neighbours themselves; and, throughout all the hill-country of Judaea, were all these matters being much talked of;
66 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.
and all who heard laid [them] up in their hearts, saying—What then shall his child be? for, even the hand of the Lord, was with him.
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets, — (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
72 to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
74 to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,
without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
76 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,
And, even thou, child, prophet of the Most High, shalt be called, —for thou shall march on before the Lord, to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
78 through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
79 to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
And, the child, went on growing, and being strengthened in spirit, and was in the deserts, until the day he was pointed out unto Israel.
