Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,
επειδηπερ πολλοι επεχειρησαν αναταξασθαι διηγησιν περι των πεπληροφορημενων εν ημιν πραγματων
2 even as they were delivered to us by those who were eye-witnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,
καθωσ παρεδοσαν ημιν οι απ αρχησ αυτοπται και υπηρεται γενομενοι του λογου
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,
εδοξεν καμοι παρηκολουθηκοτι ανωθεν πασιν ακριβωσ καθεξησ σοι γραψαι κρατιστε θεοφιλε
4 that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.
ινα επιγνωσ περι ων κατηχηθησ λογων την ασφαλειαν
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.
εγενετο εν ταισ ημεραισ ηρωδου του βασιλεωσ τησ ιουδαιασ ιερευσ τισ ονοματι ζαχαριασ εξ εφημεριασ αβια και η γυνη αυτου εκ των θυγατερων ααρων και το ονομα αυτησ ελισαβετ
6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
ησαν δε δικαιοι αμφοτεροι ενωπιον του θεου πορευομενοι εν πασαισ ταισ εντολαισ και δικαιωμασιν του κυριου αμεμπτοι
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
και ουκ ην αυτοισ τεκνον καθοτι η ελισαβετ ην στειρα και αμφοτεροι προβεβηκοτεσ εν ταισ ημεραισ αυτων ησαν
8 And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
εγενετο δε εν τω ιερατευειν αυτον εν τη ταξει τησ εφημεριασ αυτου εναντι του θεου
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.
κατα το εθοσ τησ ιερατειασ ελαχεν του θυμιασαι εισελθων εισ τον ναον του κυριου
10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.
και παν το πληθοσ ην του λαου προσευχομενον εξω τη ωρα του θυμιαματοσ
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
ωφθη δε αυτω αγγελοσ κυριου εστωσ εκ δεξιων του θυσιαστηριου του θυμιαματοσ
12 And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
και εταραχθη ζαχαριασ ιδων και φοβοσ επεπεσεν επ αυτον
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.
ειπεν δε προσ αυτον ο αγγελοσ μη φοβου ζαχαρια διοτι εισηκουσθη η δεησισ σου και η γυνη σου ελισαβετ γεννησει υιον σοι και καλεσεισ το ονομα αυτου ιωαννην
14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.
και εσται χαρα σοι και αγαλλιασισ και πολλοι επι τη γεννησει αυτου χαρησονται
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.
εσται γαρ μεγασ ενωπιον του κυριου και οινον και σικερα ου μη πιη και πνευματοσ αγιου πλησθησεται ετι εκ κοιλιασ μητροσ αυτου
16 And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.
και πολλουσ των υιων ισραηλ επιστρεψει επι κυριον τον θεον αυτων
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.
και αυτοσ προελευσεται ενωπιον αυτου εν πνευματι και δυναμει ηλιου επιστρεψαι καρδιασ πατερων επι τεκνα και απειθεισ εν φρονησει δικαιων ετοιμασαι κυριω λαον κατεσκευασμενον
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.
και ειπεν ζαχαριασ προσ τον αγγελον κατα τι γνωσομαι τουτο εγω γαρ ειμι πρεσβυτησ και η γυνη μου προβεβηκυια εν ταισ ημεραισ αυτησ
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.
και αποκριθεισ ο αγγελοσ ειπεν αυτω εγω ειμι γαβριηλ ο παρεστηκωσ ενωπιον του θεου και απεσταλην λαλησαι προσ σε και ευαγγελισασθαι σοι ταυτα
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.
και ιδου εση σιωπων και μη δυναμενοσ λαλησαι αχρι ησ ημερασ γενηται ταυτα ανθ ων ουκ επιστευσασ τοισ λογοισ μου οιτινεσ πληρωθησονται εισ τον καιρον αυτων
21 And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.
και ην ο λαοσ προσδοκων τον ζαχαριαν και εθαυμαζον εν τω χρονιζειν αυτον εν τω ναω
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.
εξελθων δε ουκ ηδυνατο λαλησαι αυτοισ και επεγνωσαν οτι οπτασιαν εωρακεν εν τω ναω και αυτοσ ην διανευων αυτοισ και διεμενεν κωφοσ
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he returned to his house.
και εγενετο ωσ επλησθησαν αι ημεραι τησ λειτουργιασ αυτου απηλθεν εισ τον οικον αυτου
24 And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
μετα δε ταυτασ τασ ημερασ συνελαβεν ελισαβετ η γυνη αυτου και περιεκρυβεν εαυτην μηνασ πεντε λεγουσα
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.
οτι ουτωσ μοι πεποιηκεν ο κυριοσ εν ημεραισ αισ επειδεν αφελειν το ονειδοσ μου εν ανθρωποισ
26 And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
εν δε τω μηνι τω εκτω απεσταλη ο αγγελοσ γαβριηλ υπο του θεου εισ πολιν τησ γαλιλαιασ η ονομα ναζαρετ
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
προσ παρθενον μεμνηστευμενην ανδρι ω ονομα ιωσηφ εξ οικου δαυιδ και το ονομα τησ παρθενου μαριαμ
28 And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.
και εισελθων ο αγγελοσ προσ αυτην ειπεν χαιρε κεχαριτωμενη ο κυριοσ μετα σου ευλογημενη συ εν γυναιξιν
29 And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.
η δε ιδουσα διεταραχθη επι τω λογω αυτου και διελογιζετο ποταποσ ειη ο ασπασμοσ ουτοσ
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
και ειπεν ο αγγελοσ αυτη μη φοβου μαριαμ ευρεσ γαρ χαριν παρα τω θεω
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
και ιδου συλληψη εν γαστρι και τεξη υιον και καλεσεισ το ονομα αυτου ιησουν
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;
ουτοσ εσται μεγασ και υιοσ υψιστου κληθησεται και δωσει αυτω κυριοσ ο θεοσ τον θρονον δαυιδ του πατροσ αυτου
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
και βασιλευσει επι τον οικον ιακωβ εισ τουσ αιωνασ και τησ βασιλειασ αυτου ουκ εσται τελοσ (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
ειπεν δε μαριαμ προσ τον αγγελον πωσ εσται τουτο επει ανδρα ου γινωσκω
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.
και αποκριθεισ ο αγγελοσ ειπεν αυτη πνευμα αγιον επελευσεται επι σε και δυναμισ υψιστου επισκιασει σοι διο και το γεννωμενον αγιον κληθησεται υιοσ θεου
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.
και ιδου ελισαβετ η συγγενησ σου και αυτη συνειληφυια υιον εν γηρει αυτησ και ουτοσ μην εκτοσ εστιν αυτη τη καλουμενη στειρα
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.
οτι ουκ αδυνατησει παρα τω θεω παν ρημα
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.
ειπεν δε μαριαμ ιδου η δουλη κυριου γενοιτο μοι κατα το ρημα σου και απηλθεν απ αυτησ ο αγγελοσ
39 And Mary arose and went in those days into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah.
αναστασα δε μαριαμ εν ταισ ημεραισ ταυταισ επορευθη εισ την ορεινην μετα σπουδησ εισ πολιν ιουδα
40 And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
και εισηλθεν εισ τον οικον ζαχαριου και ησπασατο την ελισαβετ
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,
και εγενετο ωσ ηκουσεν η ελισαβετ τον ασπασμον τησ μαριασ εσκιρτησεν το βρεφοσ εν τη κοιλια αυτησ και επλησθη πνευματοσ αγιου η ελισαβετ
42 and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
και ανεφωνησεν φωνη μεγαλη και ειπεν ευλογημενη συ εν γυναιξιν και ευλογημενοσ ο καρποσ τησ κοιλιασ σου
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
και ποθεν μοι τουτο ινα ελθη η μητηρ του κυριου μου προσ με
44 For lo! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.
ιδου γαρ ωσ εγενετο η φωνη του ασπασμου σου εισ τα ωτα μου εσκιρτησεν το βρεφοσ εν αγαλλιασει εν τη κοιλια μου
45 And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
και μακαρια η πιστευσασα οτι εσται τελειωσισ τοισ λελαλημενοισ αυτη παρα κυριου
46 And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
και ειπεν μαριαμ μεγαλυνει η ψυχη μου τον κυριον
47 and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
και ηγαλλιασεν το πνευμα μου επι τω θεω τω σωτηρι μου
48 for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
οτι επεβλεψεν επι την ταπεινωσιν τησ δουλησ αυτου ιδου γαρ απο του νυν μακαριουσιν με πασαι αι γενεαι
49 for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;
οτι εποιησεν μοι μεγαλεια ο δυνατοσ και αγιον το ονομα αυτου
50 and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.
και το ελεοσ αυτου εισ γενεασ γενεων τοισ φοβουμενοισ αυτον
51 He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
εποιησεν κρατοσ εν βραχιονι αυτου διεσκορπισεν υπερηφανουσ διανοια καρδιασ αυτων
52 He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
καθειλεν δυναστασ απο θρονων και υψωσεν ταπεινουσ
53 The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
πεινωντασ ενεπλησεν αγαθων και πλουτουντασ εξαπεστειλεν κενουσ
54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
αντελαβετο ισραηλ παιδοσ αυτου μνησθηναι ελεουσ
καθωσ ελαλησεν προσ τουσ πατερασ ημων τω αβρααμ και τω σπερματι αυτου εισ τον αιωνα (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
εμεινεν δε μαριαμ συν αυτη ωσει μηνασ τρεισ και υπεστρεψεν εισ τον οικον αυτησ
57 Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
τη δε ελισαβετ επλησθη ο χρονοσ του τεκειν αυτην και εγεννησεν υιον
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.
και ηκουσαν οι περιοικοι και οι συγγενεισ αυτησ οτι εμεγαλυνεν κυριοσ το ελεοσ αυτου μετ αυτησ και συνεχαιρον αυτη
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.
και εγενετο εν τη ογδοη ημερα ηλθον περιτεμειν το παιδιον και εκαλουν αυτο επι τω ονοματι του πατροσ αυτου ζαχαριαν
60 And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
και αποκριθεισα η μητηρ αυτου ειπεν ουχι αλλα κληθησεται ιωαννησ
61 And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.
και ειπον προσ αυτην οτι ουδεισ εστιν εν τη συγγενεια σου οσ καλειται τω ονοματι τουτω
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
ενενευον δε τω πατρι αυτου το τι αν θελοι καλεισθαι αυτον
63 And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
και αιτησασ πινακιδιον εγραψεν λεγων ιωαννησ εστιν το ονομα αυτου και εθαυμασαν παντεσ
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.
ανεωχθη δε το στομα αυτου παραχρημα και η γλωσσα αυτου και ελαλει ευλογων τον θεον
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.
και εγενετο επι παντασ φοβοσ τουσ περιοικουντασ αυτουσ και εν ολη τη ορεινη τησ ιουδαιασ διελαλειτο παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα
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.
και εθεντο παντεσ οι ακουσαντεσ εν τη καρδια αυτων λεγοντεσ τι αρα το παιδιον τουτο εσται και χειρ κυριου ην μετ αυτου
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
και ζαχαριασ ο πατηρ αυτου επλησθη πνευματοσ αγιου και προεφητευσεν λεγων
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
ευλογητοσ κυριοσ ο θεοσ του ισραηλ οτι επεσκεψατο και εποιησεν λυτρωσιν τω λαω αυτου
69 and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
και ηγειρεν κερασ σωτηριασ ημιν εν τω οικω δαυιδ του παιδοσ αυτου
καθωσ ελαλησεν δια στοματοσ των αγιων των απ αιωνοσ προφητων αυτου (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
σωτηριαν εξ εχθρων ημων και εκ χειροσ παντων των μισουντων ημασ
72 to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
ποιησαι ελεοσ μετα των πατερων ημων και μνησθηναι διαθηκησ αγιασ αυτου
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
ορκον ον ωμοσεν προσ αβρααμ τον πατερα ημων του δουναι ημιν
74 to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,
αφοβωσ εκ χειροσ των εχθρων ημων ρυσθεντασ λατρευειν αυτω
75 in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
εν οσιοτητι και δικαιοσυνη ενωπιον αυτου πασασ τασ ημερασ τησ ζωησ ημων
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,
και συ παιδιον προφητησ υψιστου κληθηση προπορευση γαρ προ προσωπου κυριου ετοιμασαι οδουσ αυτου
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
του δουναι γνωσιν σωτηριασ τω λαω αυτου εν αφεσει αμαρτιων αυτων
78 through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
δια σπλαγχνα ελεουσ θεου ημων εν οισ επεσκεψατο ημασ ανατολη εξ υψουσ
79 to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
επιφαναι τοισ εν σκοτει και σκια θανατου καθημενοισ του κατευθυναι τουσ ποδασ ημων εισ οδον ειρηνησ
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
το δε παιδιον ηυξανεν και εκραταιουτο πνευματι και ην εν ταισ ερημοισ εωσ ημερασ αναδειξεωσ αυτου προσ τον ισραηλ
