Lukas 1
1 Eftersom mange har tatt sig fore å sette op en fortelling om de ting som er fullbyrdet iblandt oss,
As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,
2 således som de som fra først av var øienvidner og blev ordets tjenere, har overgitt oss det,
As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,
3 så har også jeg foresatt mig, efterat jeg nøie har gransket alt sammen fra først av, å nedskrive det i sammenheng for dig, gjæveste Teofilus,
It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;
4 forat du kan lære å kjenne hvor pålitelige de lærdommer er som du er oplært i.
So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.
5 I de dager da Herodes var konge i Jødeland, var det en prest ved navn Sakarias, av Abias skifte, og han hadde en hustru av Arons døtre, og hennes navn var Elisabet.
In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 De var begge rettferdige for Gud, og vandret ulastelig i alle Herrens bud og forskrifter.
They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
7 Og de hadde ikke barn; for Elisabet var ufruktbar, og de var begge kommet langt ut i årene.
And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.
8 Men det skjedde mens han gjorde prestetjeneste for Gud, da raden var kommet til hans skifte,
Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,
9 at det efter preste-tjenestens sedvane tilfalt ham å gå inn i Herrens tempel og ofre røkelse;
And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.
10 og hele folkemengden stod utenfor og bad i røkofferets stund.
And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.
11 Da åpenbarte en Herrens engel sig for ham og stod på høire side av røkoffer-alteret.
And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.
12 Og da Sakarias så ham, blev han forferdet, og frykt falt på ham.
And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.
13 Men engelen sa til ham: Frykt ikke, Sakarias! din bønn er hørt, og din hustru Elisabet skal føde dig en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Johannes;
But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
14 og han skal bli dig til glede og fryd, og mange skal glede sig over hans fødsel.
And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.
15 For han skal være stor for Herren, og han skal ikke drikke vin og sterk drikk, og han skal fylles med den Hellige Ånd like fra mors liv;
For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.
16 og han skal omvende mange av Israels barn til Herren deres Gud,
And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
17 og han skal gå i forveien for ham i Elias' ånd og kraft, for å vende fedres hjerter til barn og ulydige til rettferdiges sinnelag, for å berede Herren et velskikket folk.
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
18 Og Sakarias sa til engelen: Hvorav skal jeg vite dette? Jeg er jo en gammel mann, og min hustru er langt ute i årene.
And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.
19 Og engelen svarte ham: Jeg er Gabriel, som står for Guds åsyn, og jeg er utsendt for å tale til dig og forkynne dig dette glade budskap;
And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
20 og se, du skal bli målløs, og ikke kunne tale før den dag da dette skjer, fordi du ikke trodde mine ord, som skal fullbyrdes i sin tid.
Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.
21 Og folket stod og ventet på Sakarias, og de undredes over at han blev så lenge i templet.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.
22 Men da han kom ut, kunde han ikke tale til dem, og de skjønte at han hadde sett et syn i templet, og han nikket til dem, og var og blev stum.
And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.
23 Og det skjedde da hans tjenestedager var til ende, da drog han hjem til sitt hus.
And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.
24 Men efter disse dager blev hans hustru Elisabet fruktsommelig, og hun trakk sig tilbake i ensomhet i fem måneder, og sa:
After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,
25 Så har Herren gjort med mig i de dager da han så til mig for å bortta min vanære iblandt menneskene.
The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.
26 Men i den sjette måned blev engelen Gabriel sendt fra Gud til en by i Galilea som heter Nasaret,
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 til en jomfru som var trolovet med en mann ved navn Josef, av Davids hus, og jomfruens navn var Maria.
To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28 Og engelen kom inn til henne og sa: Vær hilset, du benådede! Herren er med dig; velsignet er du blandt kvinner!
And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.
29 Men hun blev forferdet over hans ord, og grundet på hvad dette skulde være for en hilsen.
But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?
30 Og engelen sa til henne: Frykt ikke, Maria! for du har funnet nåde hos Gud;
And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
31 og se, du skal bli fruktsommelig og føde en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Jesus.
And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
32 Han skal være stor og kalles den Høiestes Sønn, og Gud Herren skal gi ham hans far Davids trone,
He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
33 og han skal være konge over Jakobs hus evindelig, og det skal ikke være ende på hans kongedømme. (aiōn g165)
He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 Men Maria sa til engelen: Hvorledes skal dette gå til, da jeg ikke vet av mann?
And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
35 Og engelen svarte henne: Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over dig, og den Høiestes kraft skal overskygge dig; derfor skal også det hellige som fødes, kalles Guds Sønn.
And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
36 Og se, Elisabet, din slektning, har også undfanget en sønn i sin alderdom, og hun, som kaltes ufruktbar, er nu i sin sjette måned.
Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
37 For ingen ting er umulig for Gud.
For there is nothing which God is not able to do.
38 Da sa Maria: Se, jeg er Herrens tjenerinne; mig skje efter ditt ord! Og engelen skiltes fra henne.
And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
39 Men Maria stod op i de dager og skyndte sig til fjellbygdene, til en by i Juda,
Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;
40 og hun kom inn i Sakarias' hus og hilste på Elisabet.
And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.
41 Og det skjedde da Elisabet hørte Marias hilsen, da sprang fosteret i hennes liv, og Elisabet blev fylt med den Hellige Ånd
And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,
42 og ropte med høi røst og sa: Velsignet er du blandt kvinner, og velsignet er ditt livs frukt!
And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.
43 Og hvorledes times mig dette, at min Herres mor kommer til mig?
How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
44 For se, da lyden av din hilsen nådde mitt øre, sprang fosteret i mitt liv med fryd.
For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.
45 Og salig er hun som trodde; for fullbyrdes skal det som er sagt henne av Herren.
Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.
46 Da sa Maria: Min sjel ophøier Herren,
And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;
47 og min ånd fryder sig i Gud, min frelser,
My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.
48 han som har sett til sin tjenerinnes ringhet. For se, fra nu av skal alle slekter prise mig salig,
For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.
49 fordi han har gjort store ting imot mig, han, den mektige, og hellig er hans navn,
For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.
50 og hans miskunn er fra slekt til slekt over dem som frykter ham.
His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
51 Han gjorde veldig verk med sin arm, han adspredte dem som var overmodige i sitt hjertes tanke;
With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.
52 han støtte stormenn fra deres høiseter og ophøiet de små;
He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.
53 hungrige mettet han med gode gaver, og rikmenn lot han gå bort med tomme hender.
Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;
54 Han tok sig av Israel, sin tjener, for å komme miskunn i hu
His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,
As he gave his word to our fathers. (aiōn g165)
56 Og Maria blev hos henne omkring tre måneder, og vendte så hjem igjen til sitt hus.
And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.
57 Men for Elisabet kom tiden da hun skulde føde, og hun fødte en sønn,
Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.
58 og hennes granner og frender fikk høre at Herren hadde gjort sin miskunn stor mot henne, og de gledet sig med henne.
And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.
59 Og det skjedde på den åttende dag, da kom de for å omskjære barnet, og de vilde kalle ham Sakarias efter hans far.
And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;
60 Da tok hans mor til orde og sa: Nei, han skal hete Johannes.
But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.
61 Og de sa til henne: Men det er jo ingen i din ætt som har dette navn.
And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.
62 De gjorde da tegn til hans far for å få vite hvad han vilde han skulde hete.
And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.
63 Og han bad om en tavle og skrev disse ord: Johannes er hans navn. Og de undret sig alle.
And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.
64 Men straks blev hans munn oplatt og hans tunge løst, og han talte og lovet Gud.
And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.
65 Og det kom frykt på alle dem som bodde deromkring, og i alle Judeas fjellbygder talte de med hverandre om alle disse ting,
And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.
66 og alle som hørte det, la det på hjerte og sa: Hvad skal det da bli av dette barn? For Herrens hånd var med ham.
And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Og hans far Sakarias blev fylt med den Hellige Ånd og talte profetiske ord og sa:
And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:
68 Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, han som så til sitt folk og forløste det!
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
69 Og han opreiste oss et frelsens horn i sin tjener Davids hus,
Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
(As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times, ) (aiōn g165)
71 en frelse fra våre fiender og fra alle deres hånd som hater oss,
Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;
72 for å gjøre miskunn mot våre fedre og komme sin hellige pakt i hu,
To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,
73 den ed han svor Abraham, vår far,
The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,
74 for å fri oss av våre fienders hånd og gi oss å tjene ham uten frykt
That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,
75 i hellighet og rettferdighet for hans åsyn alle våre dager.
In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
76 Men også du, barn, skal kalles den Høiestes profet; for du skal gå frem for Herrens åsyn for å rydde hans veier,
And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
77 for å lære hans folk frelse å kjenne ved deres synders forlatelse
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,
78 for vår Guds miskunnelige hjertelags skyld, som lot solopgang fra det høie gjeste oss,
Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
79 for å lyse for dem som sitter i mørke og dødsskygge, for å styre våre føtter inn på fredens vei.
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
80 Men barnet vokste og blev sterkt i ånden, og han var i ødemarkene til den dag da han blev ført frem for Israel.
And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.
