< Luke 1 >
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
2 even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;
it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
4 that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.
that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
8 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
9 according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.
and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.
and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
and the messenger said to him, “Do not fear, Zacharias, for your supplication was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call his name John,
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
for he will be great before the LORD, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and he will be full of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb;
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.
and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
17 And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared [for him].
and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
And the messenger answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who has been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim this good news to you,
20 And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
and behold, you will be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you did not believe my words that will be fulfilled in their season.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
and having come 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 mute.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,
and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.
“Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] 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.
to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee.
And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.
and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn )
and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn )
34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, the Son of God.
And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.
and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
37 For no word from God shall be void of power.
because nothing will be impossible with God.”
38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.
39 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;
And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost;
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.
and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?
and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
44 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things 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 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
48 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
52 He hath put down princes from [their] thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.
He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
53 The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
54 He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy
He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. (aiōn )
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed—throughout the age.” (aiōn )
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
57 Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
58 And her neighbours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.
and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
62 And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, blessing God.
and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
66 And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall 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 will this child be?” And the hand of the LORD was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
“Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began), (aiōn )
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; (aiōn )
71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
72 To shew mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
And you, child, Prophet of the Highest will you be called; For you will go before the face of the LORD, To prepare His ways.
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,
To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.