Luke 1
1 Since, indeed, many have attempted to set in order a narrative of the things that have been completed among us,
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, —
2 just as they have been handed on to those of us who from the beginning saw the same and were ministers of the word,
according as they who from the beginning became eye-witnesses and attendants of the Word delivered them unto us,
3 so it seemed good to me also, having diligently followed everything from the beginning, to write to you, in an orderly manner, most excellent Theophilus,
it seemed good, even to me, having closely traced from the outset all things accurately, to write unto thee, in order, most excellent Theophilus:
4 so that you might know the truthfulness of those words by which you have been instructed.
that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
5 There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the section of Abijah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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.
6 Now they were both just before God, progressing in all of the commandments and the justifications of the Lord without blame.
Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both had become advanced in years.
and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
8 Then it happened that, when he was exercising the priesthood before God, in the order of his section,
But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, the lot fell so that he would offer incense, entering into the temple of the Lord.
according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
10 And the entire multitude of the people was praying outside, at the hour of incense.
and, all the throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
11 Then there appeared to him an Angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
12 And upon seeing him, Zechariah was disturbed, and fear fell over him.
and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
13 But the Angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son to you. And you shall call his name John.
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;
14 And there will be joy and exultation for you, and many will rejoice in his nativity.
And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
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;
16 And he will convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
And, many of the Sons of Israel, shall he turn towards the Lord their God;
17 And he will go before him with the spirit and power of Elijah, so that he may turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the incredulous to the prudence of the just, so as to prepare for the Lord a completed people.”
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.
18 And Zechariah said to the Angel: “How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years.”
And Zachariah said unto the messenger—Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
19 And in response, the Angel said to him: “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I have been sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these things to you.
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.
20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak, until the day on which these things shall be, because you have not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
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.
21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah. And they wondered why he was being delayed in the temple.
And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple;
22 Then, when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, but he remained mute.
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.
23 And it happened that, after the days of his office were completed, he went away to his house.
And it came to pass, when the days of his public ministration were fulfilled, that he departed unto his house.
24 Then, after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself for five months, saying:
And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
25 “For the Lord did this for me, at the time when he decided to take away my reproach among men.”
Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought, —in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 Then, in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, —
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
unto 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 upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.”
and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
29 And when she had heard this, she was disturbed by his words, and she considered what kind of greeting this might be.
And, she, at the word, was greatly troubled, and began to deliberate, of what kind, this salutation, might be.
30 And the Angel said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God.
And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, —
31 Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name: JESUS.
And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus:
32 He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.
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, —
33 And he will reign in the house of Jacob for eternity. And his kingdom shall have no end.” (aiōn g165)
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end. (aiōn g165)
34 Then Mary said to the Angel, “How shall this be done, since I do not know man?”
But Mary said unto the messenger—How, shall this thing be, seeing that, a man, I know not?
35 And in response, the Angel said to her: “The Holy Spirit will pass over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. And because of this also, the Holy One who will be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
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.
36 And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has herself also conceived a son, in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who is called barren.
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;
37 For no word will be impossible with God.”
Because no declaration from God, shall be void of power.
38 Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her.
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.
39 And in those days, Mary, rising up, traveled quickly into the hill country, to a city of Judah.
And Mary, arising, in these days, journeyed into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, —
40 And she entered into the house of Zechariah, and she greeted Elizabeth.
and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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, —
42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said—Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;
43 And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
And, whence, to me is, this, That the mother of my Lord should come, unto me?
44 For behold, as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
For lo! as the sound of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe in my womb, leapt in exultation.
45 And blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you by the Lord shall be accomplished.”
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!
46 And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord.
And Mary said—My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Savior.
And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;
48 For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
49 For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;
50 And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him.
And his mercy is unto generations and generations, to them who revere him;
51 He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart.
He hath wrought strength with his arm, He hath scattered men arrogant in the intention of their heart;
52 He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble.
He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
The hungry, hath he filled with good things, and, the wealthy, hath he sent empty away;
54 He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,
He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:
According as he spake unto our fathers, —To Abraham, and to his seed, —Unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
56 Then Mary stayed with her for about three months. And she returned to her own house.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
57 Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth arrived, and she brought forth a son.
And, to Elizabeth, was the time fulfilled, that she should be bringing forth, —and she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and so they congratulated her.
And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it happened that, on the eighth day, they arrived to circumcise the boy, and they called him by his father’s name, Zechariah.
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.
60 And in response, his mother said: “Not so. Instead, he shall be called John.”
And his mother, answering, said—Nay! but he shall be called, John.
61 And they said to her, “But there is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”
And they said unto her—There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!
62 Then they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him to be called.
And they began making signs unto his father, as to what he might be wishing it to be called.
63 And requesting a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: “His name is John.” And they all wondered.
And, asking for a small tablet, he wrote, saying—John, is his name! and they marvelled all.
64 Then, at once, his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosened, and he spoke, blessing God.
And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue [loosed], and he began to speak, blessing, God.
65 And fear fell upon all of their neighbors. And all these words were made known throughout all the hill country of Judea.
And fear came upon all the neighbours themselves; and, throughout all the hill-country of Judaea, were all these matters being much talked of;
66 And all those who heard it stored it up in their heart, saying: “What do you think this boy will be?” And indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
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.
67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit. And he prophesied, saying:
And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: —
68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel. For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people.
Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of David his servant,
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:
According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets, — (aiōn g165)
71 salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us,
Of salvation from among our foes, and out of the hand of all them that hate us:
72 to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament,
To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, —
73 the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
74 so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
75 in holiness and in justice before him, throughout all our days.
in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
76 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
And, even thou, child, prophet of the Most High, shalt be called, —for thou shall march on before the Lord, to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people for the remission of their sins,
Giving a knowledge of salvation unto his people, by a remission of their sins.
78 through the heart of the mercy of our God, by which, descending from on high, he has visited us,
Because of the yearning compassion of the mercy of our God, wherein shall visit us a day-dawn from on high, —
79 to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to direct our feet in the way of peace.”
To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and he was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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.
