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, —
SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
as they delivered them to us, who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;
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 proper for me also, as I had examined them all accurately, to write out the whole, methodically, for thee, excellent Theophilus:
4 that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
that thou mayest know the truth of the statements, which thou hast been taught.
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.
In the days of Herod the king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, whose name was Zachariah, of the ministration of the house of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren: and they were both advanced in life.
8 But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
And it occurred, that as he performed the priestly functions in the order of his ministration before the Lord,
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 usage of the priesthood, it fell to him to offer the incense. And he went 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 the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon 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, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, 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 thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will 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 will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
16 And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
And many of the children of Israel will he convert 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 the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people 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 Zachariah said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in life.
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.
The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee 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.
Henceforth thou wilt be dumb, and unable to speak, until the day when these things take place: because thou believedst not my words, which will 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 standing and waiting for Zachariah; and they wondered at his tarrying so long 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 when Zachariah came forth, he could not speak with them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he made many signs to them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
And when the days of his ministration were accomplished, he came to his house.
24 And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
And it was after those days, that Elisabeth his wife conceived. And she secluded herself five months; and she said:
25 Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
These things hath the Lord done for me, in the days when he looked upon me 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 by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth,
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;
to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and 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 when she saw him, she was agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean.
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 hast found favor with God.
31 And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt 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 will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give 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 will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his reign there will 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 can this be, as I have not known a 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.
The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will 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 lo, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, even she too hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.
37 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
Because nothing is difficult for 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.
Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain district, to a city of Judaea;
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth.
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 was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said—Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;
And she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Mary: 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 should come to me?
44 For lo! as the sound of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe in my womb, leapt in exultation.
For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with great joy the child leaped in my womb.
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 happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told 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 rejoiceth in God the author of my life.
48 Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me.
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
And his mercy is on them that fear him, for generations and posterities.
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly.
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
The hungry hath he satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty.
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy,
55 According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
(as he spoke with the fathers, ) with Abraham and his seed, for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
And Mary remained with Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived; and she bore 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 her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced 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 occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
60 And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called.
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: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name.
62 And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised.
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised 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 their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain district of Judaea.
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 who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this 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 Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:
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, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them:
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant:
as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old, (aiōn g165)
71 Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants,
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.
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, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,
77 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness 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 compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit 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 give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into 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 child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
