Luke 1
1 Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;
Inasmuch as many undertook to draw up a narration concerning the accomplished among us things,
2 as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;
even as delivered [them] to us those from [the] beginning eyewitnesses and servants having been of the word,
3 it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,
it seemed good also to me also to me having been acquainted from the first with all things carefully with method to you to write, most excellent Theophilus,
4 most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.
so that you may know concerning which you were instructed [of the] things the certainty.
5 There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
There was in the days of Herod (*k*) king of Judea a priest certain named Zechariah of [the] division of Abijah, and (the *k*) wife (of him *N(k)O*) of the daughters of Aaron and the name of her Elizabeth.
6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
They were now righteous both (in front of *N(k)O*) God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, for Elisabeth was barren; and they were both far advanced in years.
And no there was to them child, inasmuch as was Elizabeth barren and both having advanced in the years of them were.
8 And it came to pass, while he was in the order of his course performing the priest's office before God,
It came to pass now in the priestly serving of him in the order of the division of him before God,
9 according to the custom of dividing the office of the priests, that it fell to his lot to burn incense, entring into the temple of the Lord:
according to the custom of the priesthood the lot picked [him as] the [one] to burn incense entering into the temple of the Lord;
10 and all the people were praying without at the time of offering incense.
And all the multitude were of the people praying outside at the hour of the incense.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
Appeared then to him an angel of [the] Lord already standing at [the] right of the altar of the incense;
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was startled and struck with fear:
And was troubled Zechariah having seen [him], and fear fell upon him.
13 but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:
Said then to him the angel; Not do fear Zechariah; because has been heard the prayer of you, and the wife of You Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call the name of him John.
14 and he shall be a joy and transport to thee, yea, many shall rejoice on account of his birth; for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
And he will be joy to you and gladness, and many at the (birth *N(k)O*) of him will rejoice.
15 and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;
He will be for great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink certainly not shall he drink, and [of the] Spirit Holy he will be filled even from [the] womb of [the] mother of him.
16 and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.
And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to [the] Lord the God of them,
17 And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.
And he himself will go forth before Him in [the] spirit and power of Elijah to turn [the] hearts of [the] fathers to [the] children and [the] disobedient to [the] wisdom of [the] righteous, 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 far advanced in years.
And said Zechariah to the angel; By what will I know this? I myself for am an old man, and the wife of mine having advanced in the years of her.
19 And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:
And answering the angel said to him; I myself am Gabriel the [one] standing before God and I was sent to speak to you and to bring glad tidings to you these.
20 and now shalt thou be dumb, 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 at their season.
And behold you will be silent and not able to speak until that day may happen these things, in return for that not you did believe in the words of mine which will be fulfilled in the season of them.
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered at his staying so long in the temple:
And were the people expecting Zechariah and they were wondering at the delaying in the temple of him.
22 but when he came out he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:
Having come out then not he was able to speak to them; and they recognized that a vision he has seen in the temple. And he himself was making signs to them and was remaining mute.
23 and as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And it came to pass when were fulfilled the days of the service of him, he departed to the home of him.
24 And after these days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and retired five months,
After then these days conceived Elizabeth the wife of him and was hiding herself months five saying
25 saying, the Lord hath thus dealt with me in the days wherein he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.
that Thus to me has done (the *k*) Lord in [the] days in which He looked upon [me] to take away (the *k*) disgrace of mine among men.
26 But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee called Nazareth,
In now the month sixth was sent the angel Gabriel (by *N(k)O*) God to a city of Galilee whose name [was] Nazareth
27 to a virgin who was 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 [was] Joseph of [the] house of David, and the name of the virgin [was] Mary.
28 And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;
And having come (*ko*) (angel *KO*) to her he said; Greetings! you graciously favored; The Lord [is] with you. (blessed [are] you yourself among women. *KO*)
29 blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.
And (having seen [him] *K*) at the statement she was troubled (of him *k*) and was pondering what kind would be salutation this.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:
And said the angel to her; Not do fear Mary, you have found for favor with God.
31 and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS:
and behold you will conceive in womb and will bring forth a son and you will call the name of Him Jesus.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David his father,
He will be great and Son of [the] Most High He will be called, and will give to Him [the] Lord God the throne of David of the father of Him,
33 and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob to the ages, and of the kingdom of Him not there will be an end! (aiōn g165)
34 Then said Mary to the angel, How can this be, since I am a virgin?
Said then Mary to the angel; How will be this since a man not I know?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,
And answering the angel said to her; [the] Spirit Holy will come upon you and power of [the] Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the [one] being born Holy [One] will be called [the] Son of God.
36 thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren;
And behold Elizabeth the (relative *N(k)O*) of you also she (has conceived *N(k)O*) a son in old age of her, and this month [the] sixth is to her who [was] called barren
37 for nothing is impossible with God.
For not will be impossible with (God *N(k)O*) every declaration.
38 Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.
Said then Mary; Behold the handmaid of [the] Lord; Would [that] it happen to me according to the declaration of you. And departed from her the angel.
39 Then Mary arose and went with speed into the hill-country, to a city of Juda,
Having risen up then Mary in days these she went into the hill country with haste to a town of Judah
40 and came into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the holy Spirit:
And it came to pass as heard the greeting of Mary Elizabeth, leaped the baby in the womb of her, and was filled with [the] Spirit Holy Elizabeth
42 and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb:
and she cried out (in a shout *N(k)O*) loud and said; Blessed [are] you yourself among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of the womb of you.
43 and whence is this honor to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And from where to me this that may come the mother of the Lord of mine to me myself?
44 for behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy:
Behold for as came the voice of the greeting of you into the ears of mine, leaped in exultation the baby in the womb of mine.
45 and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.
And blessed [is] the [one] having believed that there will be a fulfillment to the [things] spoken to her from [the] Lord.
46 And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;
And said Mary: Magnifies the soul of Mine the Lord,
47 for He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaid:
and rejoices the spirit of mine in God the Savior of mine,
48 for behold, from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed:
For He has looked upon the humiliation of the handmaiden of Him. Behold for from henceforth will count blessed me all the generations
49 for He that is mighty hath done great things for me,
For has done to me (great [things] *N(k)O*) the Mighty One; And holy [is] the name of Him;
50 and his name is holy, and his mercy is on them that fear Him, unto all generations.
And the mercy of Him [is] to generations (and *no*) (generations *N(k)O*) to those fearing Him;
51 He hath wrought powerfully with his arm; He hath confounded those that were proud in the imagination of their heart.
He has shown strength with [the] arm of Him; He has scattered [the] proud in [the] thought of heart of them;
52 He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the humble.
He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted [the] humble;
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent away empty.
[Those] hungering He has filled with good things and [those] being rich He has sent away empty;
54 He hath supported Israel his servant,
He has helped Israel [the] servant of Him remembering mercy,
55 in remembrance of his mercy (even as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, ) for ever." (aiōn g165)
even as He spoke to the fathers of us, to Abraham and to the descendants of him to the age. (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her own house.
Dwelt then Mary with her (about *N(k)O*) months three and returned to the home of her.
57 Now when Elisabeth's time for her delivery was fully come, she brought forth a son:
Now Elizabeth was fulfilled the time to give birth for her and she bore a son.
58 and her neighbours and kindred heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they congratulated her;
And heard the neighbours and the relatives of her that magnified [the] Lord the mercy of Him with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 and on the eighth day 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 day the eighth they came to circumcise the child and were calling it after the name of the father of him Zechariah.
60 but his mother said, No, but he shall be called John:
And answering the mother of him said; No, but he will be called John.
61 and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.
And they said to her that No [one] is (among the relatives *N(k)O*) of you who is called the name by this.
62 And they made signs to his father, what name he would have him called by.
They were making signs then to the father of him the what maybe he would wish to be called (him. *N(k)O*)
63 And he called for a writing-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.
And having asked for a writing tablet he wrote saying; John is (the *ko*) name of him. And they marveled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake and praised God.
Was opened then the mouth of him immediately and the tongue of him and he was speaking blessing God.
65 And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole hill-country of Judea.
And came upon all fear those dwelling around them; and in all the hill country of Judea were being talked about all declarations these,
66 And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What a child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And laid [them] up all those having heard in the heart of them saying; What then child this will be? And (for *no*) [the] hand of [the] Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Spirit,
And Zechariah the father of him was filled with [the] Spirit Holy and prophesied saying;
68 and prophesied, saying, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Blessed [be] [the] Lord the God of Israel, because He has visited and He has performed redemption [on] the people of Him,
69 and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in (the *k*) house of David (the *k*) servant of Him,
70 in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning, (aiōn g165)
even as He spoke through [the] mouth of the holy (of the *k*) of [old] age prophets of Him; (aiōn g165)
71 even salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,
salvation from [the] enemies of us and from [the] hand of all those hating us,
72 to display his mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
to fulfill mercy toward the fathers of us, and to remember [the] covenant holy of Him,
73 according to the oath which He sware to Abraham our father,
[the] oath that He swore to Abraham the father of us,
74 to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,
to grant us without fear from [the] hand (of the *k*) enemies (of us *k*) having been saved to serve Him
75 all the days of our life.
in holiness and righteousness before Him (all the days *N(k)O*) (of the life *k*) of us.
76 And thou, my child, shalt be called the prophet of the most High; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord,
And you yourself (now, *no*) child, prophet of [the] Most High will be called; you will go for (in front of *N(k)O*) ([the] face of *ko*) [the] Lord to prepare ways of Him,
77 to make known salvation to his people,
to give knowledge of salvation to the people of Him in forgiveness of [the] sins of them
78 in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,
through [the] affections of compassion of God of us in which (will visit *N(k)O*) us [the] Sunrise from on high,
79 to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."
to shine upon those in darkness and in [the] shadow of death sitting, to direct the feet of us into [the] way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit: and he was in the deserts till the time of his being manifested to Israel.
And the child was continuing to grow and he was strengthened in spirit and he was in the deserted places until [the] day of appearance of him to Israel.
