Luke 1
1 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, —
Inasmuch as many took it in hand to present a history concerning these things which have been fulfilled among us,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
as those being eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word have delivered unto us;
3 it seemed good, even to me, having closely traced from the outset all things accurately, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus:
it seemed good to me also, having followed carefully all things from the beginning, to write unto thee consecutively, O most noble Theophilus,
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
in order that thou mayest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed.
5 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.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Ahijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
And there was no child to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
And it came to pass, while he was officiating in the order of his course before God,
9 according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
(according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to offer incense), having gone into the temple of the Lord;
10 and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense;
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
the angel of the Lord appeared unto him standing on the right hand of the altar of incense:
12 and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
and Zacharias was troubled seeing him, and fear fell on him.
13 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;
And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
And there shall be joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 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;
For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine and strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from the womb of his mother.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards 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 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.
And he will go before Him in the spirit and Power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient unto the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people made ready for the Lord.
18 And Zachariah said unto the messenger—Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
And Zacharias said to the angel: According to what shall I know this? for I am old and my wife advanced in her days.
19 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.
And the angel responding said to him; I am Gabriel standing in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to you and to preach to you 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 in my words, —the which shall be fulfilled for their season.
And behold thou shalt be dumb and unable to speak, unto the day upon which these things may take place; because thou didst not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering because he tarries in the temple.
22 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.
And having come out he was unable to speak to them; and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them and remained dumb.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
And it came to pass when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he went away to his own house.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And after these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
That the Lord so hath done unto me, in the days in which He condescended to take away my reproach among men.
26 Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, —
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name
27 unto a virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and, the name of the virgin, was, Mary;
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, to whom was the name Joseph of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
And the angel having come to her said; Hail, thou blessed one; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
29 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
And the angel said to her; Fear not, Mary; for thou didst find favor with God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
And behold, thou shalt conceive and hear a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus.
32 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, —
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. (aiōn g165)
and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
And Mary said to the angel; How shall this be, since I know not man?
35 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.
And the angel responding said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, indeed, that holy thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
36 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;
And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren.
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
Because no word shall be impossible with God.
38 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.
And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
And Mary, rising, departed into the mountainous land, with haste, into a city of Judah.
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
And she came into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.
41 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, —
And it came to pass when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she spoke with a loud voice and said;
42 and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said—Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord may come unto me?
44 For lo! as the sound of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe in my womb, leapt in exultation.
For behold when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the infant in my womb leaped with joy.
45 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!
And blessed is she that believeth, because there shall be a perfection to those things having been spoken to her by the Lord.
46 And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said; My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48 Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
because He looked upon the low state of his handmaiden.
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
For behold from now all generations call me blessed; because the Mighty One did great things unto me, and His name is holy;
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
and His mercy unto generation of generations to them that fear Him.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He wrought power by his own arm; he dispersed the proud in the thought of their heart.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He cast down the mighty from thrones and exalted the humble.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
He filled the poor with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He delivered his son Israel, to remember mercy,
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
And the time of her parturition was fulfilled unto Elizabeth and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
And the neighbors and her relatives heard, that the Lord was magnifying His mercy with her, and they continued to rejoice with her.
59 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.
And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the little child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
And his mother responding said; No, but he shall be called John.
61 And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
And they said to her; That there is no one among thy kindred who is called by this name.
62 And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
And they were beckoning to his father, what he might wish to call him.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote saying; His name is John.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
And all marveled. And his mouth immediately opened and his tongue loosed, and he continued to speak, praising God.
65 And fear came upon all the neighbours themselves; and, throughout all the hill-country of Judaea, were all these matters being much talked of;
And fear came upon all of those dwelling around; and all these words were spoken abroad in all the mountainous regions of Judea.
66 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.
And all those hearing placed them in their heart, saying; What then shall this little child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied saying;
68 Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because He looked upon us and wrought redemption to His people, and raised up unto us a horn of salvation
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
in the house of David His son.
As he spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning; (aiōn g165)
71 Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us,
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
to execute mercy with our fathers, and remember His holy covenant,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
the oath which He swore to Abraham our father:
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
to grant unto us, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
76 And, even thou, child, prophet of the Most High, shalt be called, —for thou shall march on before the Lord, to prepare his ways,
And thou, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins,
78 Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
through the bowels of mercy of our God, in which the dayspring from on high looked upon us,
79 To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
80 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.
And the little child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his showing unto Israel.
