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King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Forasmuch
as
many have
taken
in hand to set forth
in order a declaration
of those
things
which
are
most
surely
believed
among us,
Seeing
that
many did
take
in hand to set in order a narration
of the
matters
that
have
been
fully
assured
among us,
Even
as they delivered
them
unto
us, which
from the beginning were
eyewitnesses
, and ministers
of the word ;
as they did
deliver
to
us, who
from the beginning became
eye-witnesses
, and officers
of the Word ,
--
It seemed good to me also
, having had
perfect
understanding
of
all
things
from the very
first, to write unto
thee in order, most excellent
Theophilus,
it seemed good also
to me, having followed
from the first after
all
things
exactly
, to write to
thee in order, most noble
Theophilus,
That thou mightest
know the certainty of those
things ,
wherein thou hast
been
instructed.
that thou mayest
know the certainty of the
things wherein thou wast
instructed.
THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea
, a certain priest named
Zacharias, of the course of Abia:
and his wife was
of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was
Elisabeth .
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 ;
And they were both righteous before God, walking
in all the commandments
and ordinances
of the Lord blameless .
and they were both righteous before God, going
on
in all the commands
and righteousnesses
of the Lord blameless ,
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they
both were now
well
stricken
in years
.
and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced
in their
days
.
And it came to pass, that
while
he
executed
the
priest's
office
before
God
in the order of his course,
And it came to pass, in his
acting
as
priest,
in
the order of his course before
God
,
According to the custom of the priest's
office
, his lot was to burn
incense
when
he
went
into the temple
of the Lord .
according to the custom of the priesthood
, his lot was to make
perfume,
having
gone
into the sanctuary
of the Lord ,
And the whole
multitude 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 the
perfume
.
And there appeared unto
him an
angel
of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And there appeared to
him a
messenger
of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the
perfume,
And when
Zacharias saw
him
, he
was troubled, and fear fell upon
him .
and Zacharias, having
seen,
was troubled, and fear fell on
him ;
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 .
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 ,
And thou
shalt
have
joy and gladness ;
and many shall
rejoice
at his birth .
and there
shall
be
joy to
thee,
and gladness ,
and many at his birth shall
joy,
For he shall be great in
the
sight
of
the Lord, and shall
drink
neither
wine nor
strong drink ;
and he shall be filled
with
the
Holy
Ghost
, even from his mother's womb .
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 ;
And many of the children
of Israel shall
he turn to the Lord their God .
and many of the sons
of Israel he shall
turn to the Lord their God ,
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias
, to turn the
hearts of the
fathers to
the
children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the
just;
to make ready a
people
prepared
for the Lord.
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 Zacharias said unto the angel
, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an
old
man
, and my wife well
stricken
in years.
And Zacharias said unto the messenger
, `
Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged
, and my wife is
advanced
in her
days?'
And the angel
answering said unto
him, I am Gabriel, that
stand
in
the
presence
of
God ;
and am
sent to speak unto thee, and to shew
thee
these glad
tidings.
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,
And ,
behold
, thou shalt be dumb
, and not able to speak, until
the day that these things shall be
performed
, because thou believest
not my words, which
shall be fulfilled in their season.
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. '
And the people waited
for Zacharias, and marvelled
that
he
tarried
so
long
in the temple.
And the people were
waiting
for Zacharias, and wondering
at
his
tarrying
in the sanctuary,
And when
he
came
out, he could
not speak unto
them :
and they perceived that he had seen a
vision
in the temple:
for
he beckoned
unto
them, and remained
speechless
.
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
.
And it came to pass, that,
as
soon
as
the days of his ministration
were accomplished
, he departed
to his own
house .
And it came to pass, when
the days of his service
were fulfilled
, he went
away
to his house ,
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying ,
and after those days ,
his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying --
Thus hath the Lord dealt
with
me in the
days wherein
he looked on
me, to take away my reproach among men.
`
Thus hath the Lord done
to
me ,
in days in
which
He looked upon
`
me '
, to take away my reproach among men. '
And in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was
sent from
God unto
a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth,
And in the sixth month was
the messenger
Gabriel sent by
God ,
to
a city of Galilee, the
name
of
which
`is'
Nazareth,
To a virgin espoused
to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David ;
and the virgin's
name was
Mary.
to a virgin ,
betrothed
to a man ,
whose name `is'
Joseph, of the house of David ,
and the name of
the
virgin
`is'
Mary.
And the angel
came
in unto her, and
said, Hail, thou
that
art
highly
favoured, the Lord is with thee :
blessed art thou among women .
And the messenger
having
come
in unto her, said, `
Hail, favoured one
, the Lord `
is '
with thee ;
blessed `
art '
thou among women ;'
And when
she saw
him
, she
was troubled at his saying
, and cast
in
her
mind
what
manner
of salutation
this should
be.
and she, having
seen,
was troubled at his word
, and was
reasoning
of what
kind
this salutation
may
be.
And the angel
said unto
her, Fear not, Mary :
for thou hast found favour with God .
And the messenger
said to
her, `
Fear not, Mary ,
for thou hast found favour with God ;
And ,
behold
, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt
call his name JESUS .
and lo
, thou shalt conceive in the
womb, and shalt
bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus ;
He shall be great, and shall
be
called
the
Son of the Highest :
and the Lord God shall give unto
him the throne of his father David:
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 ,
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever
; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end.
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to
the
ages
; and of his reign
there shall be no end. '
Then
said
Mary unto the angel
, How shall this be, seeing I know
not a
man
?
And
Mary said
unto the messenger
, `
How shall this be, seeing a
husband
I do
not know
? '
And the angel
answered
and
said unto
her, The Holy Ghost
shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee :
therefore also that
holy thing which
shall be born
of
thee
shall
be
called the
Son of God .
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 ;
And, behold
, thy cousin
Elisabeth
, she hath
also conceived a son in her old age :
and this is the sixth month with
her ,
who was called barren .
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 ;
For
with
God
nothing shall be impossible.
because
nothing shall be impossible with
God
. '
And Mary said, Behold
the handmaid
of the Lord; be
it unto
me according to thy word.
And the angel
departed
from her.
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.
And Mary arose
in those days, and
went into
the hill country with haste, into
a city of Juda;
And Mary having
arisen
in those days, went to
the hill -
country ,
with haste, to
a city of Judea,
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
And it came to pass, that,
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped
in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
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,
And she
spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb .
and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `
Blessed `
art '
thou among women, and blessed `
is '
the fruit of thy womb ;
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should
come to
me?
and whence `
is '
this to me, that the mother of my Lord might
come unto
me?
For, lo, as
soon
as
the voice of thy salutation sounded
in
mine
ears, the babe leaped
in my womb for
joy.
for, lo, when
the voice of thy salutation came
to
my
ears, leap
in
gladness
did
the babe in my womb ;
And blessed
is she that
believed:
for there shall be a performance
of
those
things which
were
told
her from the Lord.
and happy
`
is '
she who
did
believe,
for there shall be a completion
to
the
things spoken
to
her from the Lord. '
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said, `
My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath
rejoiced
in
God my Saviour .
And my spirit was
glad
on
God my Saviour ,
For
he hath
regarded
the low
estate
of his handmaiden:
for, behold
, from
henceforth all
generations
shall
call me blessed.
Because
He looked
on
the lowliness
of His maid-servant,
For, lo
, henceforth call me happy
shall
all
the
generations,
For he that
is mighty hath
done
to me great things ;
and holy is his name .
For He who
is mighty did
to me great things ,
And holy `
is '
His name ,
And his mercy
is on
them
that
fear
him
from
generation
to generation.
And His kindness
`
is '
to generations
of
generations,
To
those
fearing
Him,
He hath
shewed
strength
with his arm ;
he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination
of their hearts.
He did
powerfully
with His arm ,
He scattered abroad
the proud in the thought
of their heart,
He hath
put
down the mighty from their
seats
, and exalted them
of
low
degree.
He brought
down the mighty from thrones
, And He
exalted the
lowly,
He
hath
filled
the hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath
sent empty
away .
The hungry He
did
fill
with good ,
And the rich He sent away empty,
He hath
holpen
his servant Israel
, in
remembrance
of
his
mercy;
He received
again
Israel
His servant, To
remember
kindness,
As he spake to
our fathers, to Abraham ,
and to his seed for
ever
.
As He spake unto
our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed --
to
the
age
. '
And Mary abode
with her about three months, and returned
to her own
house.
And Mary remained
with her about three months, and turned
back
to her house.
Now
Elisabeth's
full
time came
that
she
should
be
delivered;
and she brought
forth
a son .
And
to
Elisabeth
was
the
time fulfilled
for
her
bringing
forth,
and she bare
a son ,
And her
neighbours and her cousins
heard how
the Lord had
shewed
great mercy
upon
her ;
and they rejoiced
with her.
and the
neighbours and her kindred
heard that
the Lord was
making
His
kindness
great with
her ,
and they were
rejoicing
with her.
And it came to pass, that
on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ;
and they called
him Zacharias,
after
the name of his father .
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,
And his mother answered
and
said, Not
so;
but he shall be called John.
and his mother answering
said, `No,
but he shall be called John. '
And they said unto her ,
There is none of
thy kindred that
is called by this name .
And they said unto her --
`
There is none among
thy kindred who
is called by this name ,'
And they made
signs to his father, how
he would have
him called .
and they were
making
signs to his father, what
he would wish
him to
be
called ,
And he
asked for a writing
table
, and
wrote, saying, His name is
John.
And they marvelled
all .
and having
asked for a tablet
, he
wrote, saying, `John
is
his name ;'
and they did
all wonder;
And his mouth was opened immediately
, and his tongue loosed
, and he spake
, and
praised
God.
and his mouth was opened presently
, and his tongue, and he was
speaking
, praising
God.
And fear came on
all that
dwelt
round
about
them :
and all
these
sayings
were
noised
abroad
throughout
all the hill country of Judaea.
And fear came upon
all those
dwelling
around
them ,
and in
all the hill -
country of Judea
were
all
these
sayings
spoken
of,
And all they
that
heard them
laid
them up in their hearts, saying, What manner
of
child
shall this be !
And the hand of the Lord was with him.
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.
And his father Zacharias
was filled with the Holy Ghost
, and prophesied
, saying,
And Zacharias
his father was filled with the Holy Spirit
, and did
prophesy
, saying,
Blessed be
the Lord God of Israel ;
for
he hath
visited
and redeemed
his people,
`
Blessed `is'
the Lord ,
the
God of Israel ,
Because
He did
look
upon,
And wrought
redemption
for
His people,
And hath
raised
up
an horn of salvation for
us in the house of his servant David;
And did
raise
an horn of salvation to
us ,
In the house of David
His servant ,
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since
the world
began:
As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from
the age;
That
we
should
be
saved
from our enemies, and from
the hand of all that
hate
us ;
Salvation
from our enemies, And out
of
the hand of all hating
us ,
To perform
the
mercy
promised
to
our fathers, and to remember
his holy covenant ;
To do
kindness
with
our fathers, And to be
mindful
of
His holy covenant ,
The
oath which
he sware to our father Abraham
,
An
oath that
He sware to Abraham
our father,
That
he
would
grant
unto
us, that
we
being
delivered
out of the hand of our enemies might
serve
him
without
fear
,
To
give
to
us, without
fear,
Out of the hand of our enemies having
been
delivered
,
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
To
serve
Him,
in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt
be
called
the
prophet of the Highest :
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ;
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 .
To give knowledge of salvation unto
his people by
the
remission of their sins,
To give knowledge of salvation to
His people In
remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy
of our God ;
whereby
the dayspring
from on high hath
visited
us,
Through the tender mercies
of our God ,
In
which
the rising
from on high did
look
upon
us,
To give light to them
that
sit
in darkness and in
the
shadow
of
death, to guide our feet into
the
way of peace.
To give light to those
sitting
in darkness and death -shade
, To guide our feet to
a
way of peace. '
And the child grew, and waxed
strong
in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew, and was
strengthened
in spirit, and he
was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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