Luke 1
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,
prathamato ye sAkShiNo vAkyaprachArakAshchAsan te. asmAkaM 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. anyepi bahavastadvR^ittAntaM rachayituM pravR^ittAH|
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 ashikShyathAstAsAM dR^iDhapramANAni yathA prApnoShi
4 that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.
tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi j nAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavR^ittAntAn tubhyaM lekhituM matimakArSham|
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.
yihUdAdeshIyaherodnAmake rAjatvaM kurvvati abIyayAjakasya paryyAyAdhikArI sikhariyanAmaka eko yAjako hAroNavaMshodbhavA ilIshevAkhyA
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 nirdoShau prabhoH sarvvAj nA vyavasthAshcha saMmanya IshvaradR^iShTau dhArmmikAvAstAm|
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.
tayoH santAna ekopi nAsIt, yata ilIshevA bandhyA tau dvAveva vR^iddhAvabhavatAm|
8 And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
yadA svaparyyAnukrameNa sikhariya IshvAsya samakShaM 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 yaj nasya dinaparipAyyA parameshvarasya mandire praveshakAle 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 bahistiShThati
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 taddakShiNapArshve parameshvarasya dUta eka upasthito darshanaM dadau|
12 And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.
taM dR^iShTvA sikhariya udvivije shasha Nke cha|
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 babhAShe he sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIshevA putraM prasoShyate tasya nAma yohan iti kariShyasi|
14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.
ki ncha tvaM sAnandaH saharShashcha bhaviShyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiShyanti cha|
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 parameshvarasya gochare mahAn bhaviShyati tathA drAkShArasaM 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 isrAyelvaMshIyAn anekAn prabhoH parameshvarasya mArgamAneShyati|
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 pitR^iNAM manAMsi dharmmaj nAnaM pratyanAj nAgrAhiNashcha parAvarttayituM, prabhoH parameshvarasya sevArtham ekAM sajjitajAtiM vidhAtu ncha sa eliyarUpAtmashaktiprAptastasyAgre gamiShyati|
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 vR^iddho mama bhAryyA cha vR^iddhA|
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 pratyuvAcha pashyeshvarasya sAkShAdvarttI jibrAyelnAmA dUtohaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM shubhavArttAM dAtu ncha preShitaH|
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 phaliShyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadeva tAni na setsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmashakto mUko bhava|
21 And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.
tadAnIM ye ye lokAH sikhariyamapaikShanta te madhyemandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AshcharyyaM 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 vaktumashaktaH sa NketaM kR^itvA niHshabdastasyau tadA madhyemandiraM kasyachid darshanaM 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,
katipayadineShu gateShu tasya bhAryyA ilIshevA 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.
pashchAt sA pa nchamAsAn saMgopyAkathayat lokAnAM samakShaM mamApamAnaM khaNDayituM parameshvaro mayi dR^iShTiM pAtayitvA karmmedR^ishaM kR^itavAn|
26 And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
apara ncha tasyA garbbhasya ShaShThe mAse jAte gAlIlpradeshIyanAsaratpure
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 vaMshIyAya yUShaphnAmne puruShAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyel dUta IshvareNa 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 IshvarAnugR^ihItakanye tava shubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH parameshvarastava sahAyosti nArINAM madhye tvameva dhanyA|
29 And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.
tadAnIM sA taM dR^iShTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdR^ishaM bhAShaNamidam iti manasA chintayAmAsa|
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
tato dUto. avadat he mariyam bhayaM mAkArShIH, tvayi parameshvarasyAnugrahosti|
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
pashya tvaM garbbhaM dhR^itvA putraM prasoShyase tasya nAma yIshuriti kariShyasi|
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 bhaviShyati tathA sarvvebhyaH shreShThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH parameshvarastasya 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 vaMshopari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariShyati, tasya rAjatvasyAnto na bhaviShyati| (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
tadA mariyam taM dUtaM babhAShe nAhaM puruShasa NgaM karomi tarhi kathametat sambhaviShyati?
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. akathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAshrAyiShyati tathA sarvvashreShThasya shaktistavopari ChAyAM kariShyati tato hetostava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlako janiShyate sa Ishvaraputra 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.
apara ncha pashya tava j nAtirilIshevA yAM sarvve bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakye santAnamekaM garbbhe. adhArayat tasya ShaShThamAsobhUt|
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.
kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Ishvarasya|
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, pashya 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 parvvatamayapradeshIyayihUdAyA nagaramekaM shIghraM gatvA
40 And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
sikhariyayAjakasya gR^ihaM pravishya tasya jAyAm ilIshevAM 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 ilIshevAyAH karNayoH praviShTamAtre sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlako nanartta| tata ilIshevA 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!
prochchairgaditumArebhe, yoShitAM madhye tvameva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH shishushcha dhanyaH|
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
tvaM prabhormAtA, mama niveshane tvayA charaNAvarpitau, 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.
pashya tava vAkye mama karNayoH praviShTamAtre sati mamodarasthaH shishurAnandAn 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 vyashvasIt sA dhanyA, yato hetostAM prati parameshvaroktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviShyati|
46 And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
tadAnIM mariyam jagAda| dhanyavAdaM pareshasya karoti mAmakaM manaH|
47 and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;
mamAtmA tArakeshe cha samullAsaM pragachChati|
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 rduShTiM svadAsyA durgatiM prati| pashyAdyArabhya mAM dhanyAM vakShyanti puruShAH sadA|
49 for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;
yaH sarvvashaktimAn yasya nAmApi cha pavitrakaM| sa eva sumahatkarmma kR^itavAn mannimittakaM|
50 and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.
ye bibhyati janAstasmAt teShAM santAnapaMktiShu| anukampA tadIyA cha sarvvadaiva sutiShThati|
51 He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.
svabAhubalatastena prAkAshyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyante. abhimAninaH|
52 He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.
siMhAsanagatAllokAn balinashchAvarohya saH| padeShUchcheShu lokAMstu kShudrAn saMsthApayatyapi|
53 The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.
kShudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhanino lokAn visR^ijed riktahastakAn|
54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy
ibrAhImi cha tadvaMshe yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smR^itvA purA pitR^iNAM no yathA sAkShAt pratishrutaM| (aiōn g165)
isrAyelsevakastena tathopakriyate svayaM||
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
anantaraM mariyam prAyeNa mAsatrayam ilIshevayA sahoShitvA vyAghuyya nijaniveshanaM yayau|
57 Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
tadanantaram ilIshevAyAH prasavakAla upasthite sati sA putraM prAsoShTa|
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.
tataH parameshvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kR^itavAn etat shrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAshchAgatya 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.
tathAShTame dine te bAlakasya tvachaM Chettum etya tasya pitR^inAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumIShuH|
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 vaMshamadhye nAmedR^ishaM kasyApi nAsti|
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati sa Nketya paprachChuH shishoH kiM nAma kAriShyate?
63 And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.
tataH sa phalakamekaM yAchitvA lilekha tasya nAma yohan bhaviShyati| tasmAt sarvve AshcharyyaM menire|
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.
tatkShaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjADye. apagate sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaShTavarNamuchchAryya Ishvarasya guNAnuvAdaM chakAra|
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.
tasmAchchaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilokA bhItA evametAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradeshasya sarvvatra prachAritAH|
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 shrotAro manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdR^ishoyaM bAlo bhaviShyati? atha parameshvarastasya sahAyobhUt|
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
tadA yohanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitreNAtmanA paripUrNaH san etAdR^ishaM bhaviShyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa|
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
isrAyelaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH parameshvaraH| anugR^ihya nijAllokAn sa eva parimochayet|
69 and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, —
vipakShajanahastebhyo yathA mochyAmahe vayaM| yAvajjIva ncha dharmmeNa sAralyena cha nirbhayAH|
sevAmahai tamevaikam etatkAraNameva cha| svakIyaM supavitra ncha saMsmR^itya niyamaM sadA|
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
kR^ipayA puruShAn pUrvvAn nikaShArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpe yaM shapathaM kR^itavAn purA|
72 to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
tameva saphalaM karttaM tathA shatrugaNasya cha| R^itIyAkAriNashchaiva karebhyo rakShaNAya naH|
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
sR^iShTeH 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.
vaMshe 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 shreShTha eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAto bhaviShyasi| asmAkaM charaNAn kSheme mArge chAlayituM sadA| evaM dhvAnte. arthato mR^ityoshChAyAyAM ye tu mAnavAH|
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
upaviShTAstu tAneva prakAshayitumeva hi| kR^itvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmeva parameshvaraH|
78 through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darshanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lokAnAM pApamochane|
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 j nAnavishrANanAya cha| prabho rmArgaM pariShkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviShyasi||
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 sharIreNa buddhyA cha varddhitumArebhe; apara ncha sa isrAyelo vaMshIyalokAnAM samIpe yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntare nyavasat|
