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, —
Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
2 according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers 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 good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, 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.
that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were 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 division of Abijah, 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, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
7 and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
and they had no child, because that 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, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division 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, his lot was to make 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 outside, at the hour of the incense.
11 And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand 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 Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, 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 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 there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
and there will be joy to you, 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 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 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 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 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 messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is 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 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 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, 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 expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering 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 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 public ministration were fulfilled, that 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, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
and after those days, his wife Elizabeth 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.
“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, 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 messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] 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, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
28 and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be 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 And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
30 And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, 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 lo! 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 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 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, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. (aiōn g165)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom 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 messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
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 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 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, 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 Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
because nothing will 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 maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger 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 having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
40 and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted 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 baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth 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 spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
43 And, whence, to me is, this, 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 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 to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
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 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 exulted upon God my saviour;
And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
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 on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for 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, to them who revere him;
And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
51 He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
52 He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
53 The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
54 He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
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 to his seed—throughout the age.” (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 turned back to her house.
57 And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, 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 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 were calling it, after the name of its father, Zachariah.
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, answering, said—Nay! 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, no one from among thy kindred, who 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 began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
63 And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
64 And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, 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 on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
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 laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then 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 his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because 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 David his servant:
And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; (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 out of the hand of all hating us,
72 To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of 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, To grant us,
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
74 without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
75 in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
To serve Him, 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 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 Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
To give knowledge of salvation to His people In 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 yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on 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 those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a 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 deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
