Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,
prathamatO yE sAkSiNO vAkyapracArakAzcAsan tE'smAkaM madhyE yadyat sapramANaM vAkyamarpayanti sma
2 even as they were delivered to us by those who were eye-witnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,
tadanusAratO'nyEpi bahavastadvRttAntaM racayituM pravRttAH|
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,
ataEva hE mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA azikSyathAstAsAM dRPhapramANAni yathA prApnOSi
4 that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.
tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi jnjAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavRttAntAn tubhyaM lEkhituM matimakArSam|
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.
yihUdAdEzIyahErOdnAmakE rAjatvaM kurvvati abIyayAjakasya paryyAyAdhikArI sikhariyanAmaka EkO yAjakO hArONavaMzOdbhavA ilIzEvAkhyA
6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdOSau prabhOH sarvvAjnjA vyavasthAzca saMmanya IzvaradRSTau dhArmmikAvAstAm|
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
tayOH santAna EkOpi nAsIt, yata ilIzEvA bandhyA tau dvAvEva vRddhAvabhavatAm|
8 And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
yadA svaparyyAnukramENa sikhariya IzvAsya samakSaM yAjakIyaM karmma karOti
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.
tadA yajnjasya dinaparipAyyA paramEzvarasya mandirE pravEzakAlE dhUpajvAlanaM karmma tasya karaNIyamAsIt|
10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.
taddhUpajvAlanakAlE lOkanivahE prArthanAM kartuM bahistiSThati
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
sati sikhariyO yasyAM vEdyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakSiNapArzvE paramEzvarasya dUta Eka upasthitO darzanaM dadau|
12 And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
taM dRSTvA sikhariya udvivijE zazagkE ca|
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.
tadA sa dUtastaM babhASE hE sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIzEvA putraM prasOSyatE tasya nAma yOhan iti kariSyasi|
14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.
kinjca tvaM sAnandaH saharSazca bhaviSyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiSyanti ca|
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.
yatO hEtOH sa paramEzvarasya gOcarE mahAn bhaviSyati tathA drAkSArasaM surAM vA kimapi na pAsyati, aparaM janmArabhya pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNaH
16 And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.
san isrAyElvaMzIyAn anEkAn prabhOH paramEzvarasya mArgamAnESyati|
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.
santAnAn prati pitRNAM manAMsi dharmmajnjAnaM pratyanAjnjAgrAhiNazca parAvarttayituM, prabhOH paramEzvarasya sEvArtham EkAM sajjitajAtiM vidhAtunjca sa EliyarUpAtmazaktiprAptastasyAgrE gamiSyati|
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.
tadA sikhariyO dUtamavAdIt kathamEtad vEtsyAmi? yatOhaM vRddhO mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA|
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.
tatO dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyEzvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyElnAmA dUtOhaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtunjca prESitaH|
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.
kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAlE phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadEva tAni na sEtsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazaktO mUkO bhava|
21 And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.
tadAnIM yE yE lOkAH sikhariyamapaikSanta tE madhyEmandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
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.
sa bahirAgatO yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH sagkEtaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyEmandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tEna prAptam iti sarvvE bubudhirE|
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he returned to his house.
anantaraM tasya sEvanaparyyAyE sampUrNE sati sa nijagEhaM jagAma|
24 And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
katipayadinESu gatESu tasya bhAryyA ilIzEvA garbbhavatI babhUva
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.
pazcAt sA panjcamAsAn saMgOpyAkathayat lOkAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNPayituM paramEzvarO mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmEdRzaM kRtavAn|
26 And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
aparanjca tasyA garbbhasya SaSThE mAsE jAtE gAlIlpradEzIyanAsaratpurE
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
dAyUdO vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmnE puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyEl dUta IzvarENa prahitaH|
28 And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.
sa gatvA jagAda hE IzvarAnugRhItakanyE tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramEzvarastava sahAyOsti nArINAM madhyE tvamEva dhanyA|
29 And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.
tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa|
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
tatO dUtO'vadat hE mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramEzvarasyAnugrahOsti|
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
pazya tvaM garbbhaM dhRtvA putraM prasOSyasE tasya nAma yIzuriti kariSyasi|
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;
sa mahAn bhaviSyati tathA sarvvEbhyaH zrESThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH paramEzvarastasya piturdAyUdaH siMhAsanaM tasmai dAsyati;
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
tathA sa yAkUbO vaMzOpari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariSyati, tasya rAjatvasyAntO na bhaviSyati| (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
tadA mariyam taM dUtaM babhASE nAhaM puruSasaggaM karOmi tarhi kathamEtat sambhaviSyati?
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.
tatO dUtO'kathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAzrAyiSyati tathA sarvvazrESThasya zaktistavOpari chAyAM kariSyati tatO hEtOstava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlakO janiSyatE sa Izvaraputra iti khyAtiM prApsyati|
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.
aparanjca pazya tava jnjAtirilIzEvA yAM sarvvE bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakyE santAnamEkaM garbbhE'dhArayat tasya SaSThamAsObhUt|
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.
kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Izvarasya|
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.
tadA mariyam jagAda, pazya prabhErahaM dAsI mahyaM tava vAkyAnusArENa sarvvamEtad ghaTatAm; ananataraM dUtastasyAH samIpAt pratasthE|
39 And Mary arose and went in those days into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah.
atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradEzIyayihUdAyA nagaramEkaM zIghraM gatvA
40 And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
sikhariyayAjakasya gRhaM pravizya tasya jAyAm ilIzEvAM sambOdhyAvadat|
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,
tatO mariyamaH sambOdhanavAkyE ilIzEvAyAH karNayOH praviSTamAtrE sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlakO nanartta| tata ilIzEvA pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNA satI
42 and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
prOccairgaditumArEbhE, yOSitAM madhyE tvamEva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH zizuzca dhanyaH|
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
tvaM prabhOrmAtA, mama nivEzanE tvayA caraNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyamEtat|
44 For lo! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.
pazya tava vAkyE mama karNayOH praviSTamAtrE sati mamOdarasthaH zizurAnandAn nanartta|
45 And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.
yA strI vyazvasIt sA dhanyA, yatO hEtOstAM prati paramEzvarOktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviSyati|
46 And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
tadAnIM mariyam jagAda| dhanyavAdaM parEzasya karOti mAmakaM manaH|
47 and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
mamAtmA tArakEzE ca samullAsaM pragacchati|
48 for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
akarOt sa prabhu rduSTiM svadAsyA durgatiM prati| pazyAdyArabhya mAM dhanyAM vakSyanti puruSAH sadA|
49 for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;
yaH sarvvazaktimAn yasya nAmApi ca pavitrakaM| sa Eva sumahatkarmma kRtavAn mannimittakaM|
50 and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.
yE bibhyati janAstasmAt tESAM santAnapaMktiSu| anukampA tadIyA ca sarvvadaiva sutiSThati|
51 He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
svabAhubalatastEna prAkAzyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyantE'bhimAninaH|
52 He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
siMhAsanagatAllOkAn balinazcAvarOhya saH| padESUccESu lOkAMstu kSudrAn saMsthApayatyapi|
53 The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
kSudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhaninO lOkAn visRjEd riktahastakAn|
54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
ibrAhImi ca tadvaMzE yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smRtvA purA pitRNAM nO yathA sAkSAt pratizrutaM| (aiōn g165)
isrAyElsEvakastEna tathOpakriyatE svayaM||
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
anantaraM mariyam prAyENa mAsatrayam ilIzEvayA sahOSitvA vyAghuyya nijanivEzanaM yayau|
57 Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
tadanantaram ilIzEvAyAH prasavakAla upasthitE sati sA putraM prAsOSTa|
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.
tataH paramEzvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kRtavAn Etat zrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAzcAgatya tayA saha mumudirE|
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.
tathASTamE dinE tE bAlakasya tvacaM chEttum Etya tasya pitRnAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumISuH|
60 And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yOhan iti karttavyam|
61 And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.
tadA tE vyAharan tava vaMzamadhyE nAmEdRzaM kasyApi nAsti|
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati sagkEtya papracchuH zizOH kiM nAma kAriSyatE?
63 And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
tataH sa phalakamEkaM yAcitvA lilEkha tasya nAma yOhan bhaviSyati| tasmAt sarvvE AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.
tatkSaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjAPyE'pagatE sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaSTavarNamuccAryya Izvarasya guNAnuvAdaM cakAra|
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.
tasmAccaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilOkA bhItA EvamEtAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradEzasya sarvvatra pracAritAH|
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.
tasmAt zrOtArO manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdRzOyaM bAlO bhaviSyati? atha paramEzvarastasya sahAyObhUt|
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
tadA yOhanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNaH san EtAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa|
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
isrAyElaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH paramEzvaraH| anugRhya nijAllOkAn sa Eva parimOcayEt|
69 and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
vipakSajanahastEbhyO yathA mOcyAmahE vayaM| yAvajjIvanjca dharmmENa sAralyEna ca nirbhayAH|
sEvAmahai tamEvaikam EtatkAraNamEva ca| svakIyaM supavitranjca saMsmRtya niyamaM sadA|
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
kRpayA puruSAn pUrvvAn nikaSArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpE yaM zapathaM kRtavAn purA|
72 to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
tamEva saphalaM karttaM tathA zatrugaNasya ca| RtIyAkAriNazcaiva karEbhyO rakSaNAya naH|
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
sRSTEH prathamataH svIyaiH pavitrai rbhAvivAdibhiH| (aiōn g165)
74 to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,
yathOktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sEvakasya tu|
75 in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
vaMzE trAtAramEkaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam|
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,
atO hE bAlaka tvantu sarvvEbhyaH zrESTha Eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAtO bhaviSyasi| asmAkaM caraNAn kSEmE mArgE cAlayituM sadA| EvaM dhvAntE'rthatO mRtyOzchAyAyAM yE tu mAnavAH|
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
upaviSTAstu tAnEva prakAzayitumEva hi| kRtvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmEva paramEzvaraH|
78 through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darzanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lOkAnAM pApamOcanE|
79 to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
paritrANasya tEbhyO hi jnjAnavizrANanAya ca| prabhO rmArgaM pariSkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviSyasi||
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
atha bAlakaH zarIrENa buddhyA ca varddhitumArEbhE; aparanjca sa isrAyElO vaMzIyalOkAnAM samIpE yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntarE nyavasat|
