Luke 1
1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,
2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —
just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,
3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,
it seemed good to me also, having carefully investigated all things from the beginning, to write an orderly account for yoʋ, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
so that yoʋ may know the certainty of the things about which yoʋ have been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;
In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
7 and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
But they had no children because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,
While Zechariah was serving as a priest before God when his division was on duty,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.
At the hour of incense a great crowd was assembled outside, praying.
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.
13 and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for yoʋr prayer has been heard. Yoʋr wife Elizabeth will bear yoʋ a son, and yoʋ shall name him John.
14 and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
Yoʋ will 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 he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,
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 hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
And he will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers back to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this for certain? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her days.”
19 And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,
The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God and was sent to speak to yoʋ and bring yoʋ this good news.
20 and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'
But behold, yoʋ will be silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because yoʋ did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their appointed time.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering about his delay in the temple.
22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.
When he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, because he kept making signs to them and remained unable to speak.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
And when the days of his service had come to an end, he returned to his home.
24 and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying —
After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
25 'Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.'
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days he has looked upon me with favor and taken away my reproach among the people.”
26 And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;'
The angel came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with yoʋ! Blessed are yoʋ among women!”
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
But when Mary saw him, she was greatly perplexed by his statement and began wondering what sort of greeting this could be.
30 And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for yoʋ have found favor with God.
31 and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;
And behold, yoʋ will conceive in yoʋr womb and give birth to a son, and yoʋ shall name him Jesus.
32 he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give 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 to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.' (aiōn g165)
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'
Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;
The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon yoʋ, and the power of the Most High will overshadow yoʋ; therefore the holy child that is to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
And behold, yoʋr relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.
37 because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
For nothing is impossible with God.”
38 And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.
Then Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; may it happen to me according to yoʋr word.” And the angel left her.
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
In those days Mary arose and went with haste to the hill country, to a town of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb;
Then she exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are yoʋ among women, and blessed is the fruit of yoʋr womb!
43 and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?
How has this happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
For behold, when the sound of yoʋr greeting came into my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'
Blessed is she who has believed, for what the Lord has spoken to her will be fulfilled.”
46 And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Then Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,
because he has looked favorably on the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed,
49 For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,
because the Mighty One has done great things for me; holy is his name.
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,
From generation to generation his mercy is upon those who fear him.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,
He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,
just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
And Mary remained with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned to her house.
57 And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,
Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
58 and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
Then her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 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,
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
60 and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'
But the child's mother responded, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 And they said unto her — 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
But they said to her, “There is no one among yoʋr relatives who has that name.”
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
Then they began making signs to the child's father to find out what he wanted to name him.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
So he asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
At once Zechariah's mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, blessing God.
65 And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
Then fear came upon all who dwelt around them, and in the entire hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.
66 and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.
All who heard about this laid it up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
Then Zechariah, the child's father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 'Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and brought them redemption.
69 And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,
He has raised up for us a horn of salvation in the house of his servant David
(just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets long ago), (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
to deal mercifully with our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,
the oath he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us
74 To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
that we, having been rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our lives.
76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.
And yoʋ, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for yoʋ will go before the presence of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,
to give his people knowledge of salvation through the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
through the tender mercy of our God, by which the sunrise has visited us from on high,
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
