Luke 1
1 BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded, according to that which they have delivered to us,
Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,
2 (they) who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of his doctrine;
as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,
3 it appeared also to me, that having been intimately near to them all, I should record every thing in its order for thee, illustrious Theophile,
it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
5 THERE was in the days of Herodes, king of the Jihudoyee, a certain priest whose name was Zakaria, of the service of the house of Abia, and his wife (was) of the daughters of Aharun; her name was Elishaba.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
6 And they were both just before Aloha, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without blame.
And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 But they had no son because Elishaba was barren, and both had become many in their days.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
8 But it was while he was acting-as-priest in the order of his ministry before Aloha,
And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
10 And all the congregation of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
12 And Zakaria trembled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
And Zacharias was troubled, seeing [him], and fear fell upon him.
13 And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zakaria, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elishaba shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Juchanon.
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:
And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.
For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the sons of Isroel shall he convert to the Lord their Aloha.
And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and the power of Elia the prophet, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and those who believe not to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.
And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.
18 And Zakaria said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife many in her days.
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?
19 And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, I stand before Aloha, and I have been sent to speak with thee and to announce to thee these things.
And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;
20 From henceforth thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak, till the day when these things shall be done, because thou hast not believed these words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 But the people were standing, and expecting Zakaria. and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.
22 But when Zakaria had come forth, he could not speak to them; and he made them understand that he had seen a vision in the temple, and signing he signed to them, and remained dumb.
But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.
23 And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he came to his house.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.
24 And it was after those days Elishaba his wife conceived, and she secluded herself five months.
Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 And she said, These things hath the Lord done for me in the days of my desolation, to take away my reproach from among the children of men.
Thus has [the] Lord done to me in [these] days in which he looked upon [me] to take away my reproach among men.
26 BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,
But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,
27 unto a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Jauseph, of the house of David, and the name of the Virgin was Mariam.
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name [was] Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.
28 And the angel entered to her, and said to her, Peace to thee, full of grace! our Lord is with thee, thou blessed among women!
And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art thou amongst women].
29 But she, when she saw, was troubled at his words, and reasoned what this salutation was.
But she, [seeing] [the angel], was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be.
30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mariam, for thou hast found favour with Aloha.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;
31 For, behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jeshu.
and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great, and the Son of the Most High shall he be called, and Aloha the Lord shall give unto him the throne of David his father.
He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jakub for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (aiōn g165)
34 And Mariam said to the angel, How shall this be, because a man is not known to me?
But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35 The angel answered and said to her, The Spirit of Holiness shall come, and the Power of the Most High shall shadow over thee; on account of this He who (shall be) born from thee is the Holy, and the Son of Aloha shall be called.
And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
36 And behold, Elishaba thy kinswoman, she also beareth a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her, -to her who is called the barren.
And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:
37 For nothing is difficult to Aloha.
for nothing shall be impossible with God.
38 And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.
And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 AND Mariam arose in those days, and went with haste to the mountain to a city of Jehud;
And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
40 and she entered into the house of Zakaria, and saluted Elishaba.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 And it was that when Elishaba heard the salutation of Mariam, the infant leaped in her womb. And she was filled with the Spirit of Holiness;
And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit,
42 and she cried with a loud voice, and said unto Mariam, Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.
43 Whence unto me is this, That the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as fell the voice of thy salutation on my ears, For great Joy leaped the infant in my womb.
For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.
45 And happy is she who hath believed, For there is a fulfilment of those things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.
46 And Mariam said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit rejoiceth in Aloha my Saviour,
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 Who hath looked upon the lowliness of his handmaid: For, behold, from now all generations shall give blessedness to me.
For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.
For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;
50 And his grace is for ages and generations Upon those who fear him.
and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him.
51 He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
52 He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.
53 The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;
He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,
(as he spoke to our fathers, ) to Abraham and to his seed for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mariam stayed with Elishaba three months, and returned to her house.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.
57 BUT to Elishaba had come the time that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbours and the sons of her family heard that Aloha had magnified his grace upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zakaria.
And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
60 And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.
And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.
61 And they said to her, No man in thy kindred is called by this name.
And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
62 And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.
And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
63 And he requested a tablet, and wrote, and said, Juchanan is his name. And every man wondered.
And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.
64 And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spake, and blessed Aloha.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.
65 And there was fear upon all around them; and in all the hill country of Jehud were these things spoken.
And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.
66 And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And [the] Lord's hand was with him.
67 And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord, the Aloha of Israel; For he hath visited his people, and wrought for him redemption,
Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;
and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;
as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began; (aiōn g165)
71 That we should be delivered from our adversaries, And from the hand of all who hate us;
deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
72 To perform his grace with our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
73 The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, -
[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 That to us he would grant That, being delivered from the hand of our adversaries, Without fear we might serve before him
to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear
75 All our days in righteousness.
in piety and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;
And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;
77 To give the knowledge of salvation to his people In the forgiveness of their sins,
to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by [the] remission of their sins
78 Through the compassions of the grace of our Aloha; Whereby the morn-splendour shall visit us from on high,
on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,
79 To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.
to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and was strong in the spirit, and was in the desert till the day of his manifestation unto Isroel.
— And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel.
