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 1:1 ¶ BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded,

 1:1 SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance,

 1:2 according to that which they have delivered to us, (they) who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of his doctrine;

 1:2 as they delivered them to us, who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;

 1:3 it appeared also to me, that having been intimately near to them all, I should record every thing in its order for thee, illustrious Theophile,

 1:3 it seemed proper for me also, as I had examined them all accurately, to write out the whole, methodically, for thee, excellent Theophilus:

 1:4 that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.

 1:4 that thou mayest know the truth of the statements, which thou hast been taught.

 1:5 ¶ THERE was in the days of Herodes, king of the Jihudoyee, a certain priest whose name was Zakaria, of the service of the house of Abia, and his wife (was) of the daughters of Aharun; her name was Elishaba.

 1:5 In the days of Herod the king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, whose name was Zachariah, of the ministration of the house of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

 1:6 And they were both just before Aloha, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without blame.

 1:6 And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.

 1:7 But they had no son because Elishaba was barren, and both had become many in their days.

 1:7 But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren: and they were both advanced in life.

 1:8 But it was while he was acting-as-priest in the order of his ministry before Aloha,

 1:8 And it occurred, that as he performed the priestly functions in the order of his ministration before the Lord,

 1:9 according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.

 1:9 according to the usage of the priesthood, it fell to him to offer the incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord,

 1:10 And all the congregation of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

 1:10 and the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

 1:11 And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.

 1:11 And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

 1:12 And Zakaria trembled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

 1:12 And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him.

 1:13 And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zakaria, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elishaba shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Juchanon.

 1:13 And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

 1:14 And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:

 1:14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth.

 1:15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.

 1:15 For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.

 1:16 And many of the sons of Isroel shall he convert to the Lord their Aloha.

 1:16 And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God.

 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and the power of Elia the prophet, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and those who believe not to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.

 1:17 And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.

 1:18 And Zakaria said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife many in her days.

 1:18 And Zachariah said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in life.

 1:19 And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, I stand before Aloha, and I have been sent to speak with thee and to announce to thee these things.

 1:19 The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things.

 1:20 From henceforth thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak, till the day when these things shall be done, because thou hast not believed these words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

 1:20 Henceforth thou wilt be dumb, and unable to speak, until the day when these things take place: because thou believedst not my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.

 1:21 But the people were standing, and expecting Zakaria. and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

 1:21 And the people were standing and waiting for Zachariah; and they wondered at his tarrying so long in the temple.

 1:22 But when Zakaria had come forth, he could not speak to them; and he made them understand that he had seen a vision in the temple, and signing he signed to them, and remained dumb.

 1:22 And when Zachariah came forth, he could not speak with them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he made many signs to them, and remained speechless.

 1:23 And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he came to his house.

 1:23 And when the days of his ministration were accomplished, he came to his house.

 1:24 And it was after those days Elishaba his wife conceived, and she secluded herself five months. And she said,

 1:24 And it was after those days, that Elisabeth his wife conceived. And she secluded herself five months; and she said:

 1:25 These things hath the Lord done for me in the days of my desolation, to take away my reproach from among the children of men.

 1:25 These things hath the Lord done for me, in the days when he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.

 1:26 ¶ BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,

 1:26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth,

 1:27 unto a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Jauseph, of the house of David, and the name of the Virgin was Mariam.

 1:27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

 1:28 And the angel entered to her, and said to her, Peace to thee, full of grace! our Lord is with thee, thou blessed among women!

 1:28 And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and blessed art thou among women.

 1:29 But she, when she saw, was troubled at his words, and reasoned what this salutation was.

 1:29 And when she saw [him], she was agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean.

 1:30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mariam, for thou hast found favour with Aloha.

 1:30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

 1:31 For, behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jeshu.

 1:31 For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt call his name Jesus.

 1:32 He will be great, and the Son of the Most High shall he be called, and Aloha the Lord shall give unto him the throne of David his father.

 1:32 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.

 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jakub for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

 1:33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his reign there will be no end.

 1:34 And Mariam said to the angel, How shall this be, because a man is not known to me?

 1:34 And Mary said to the angel: How can this be, as I have not known a man?

 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, The Spirit of Holiness shall come, and the Power of the Most High shall shadow over thee; on account of this He who (shall be) born from thee is the Holy, and the Son of Aloha shall be called.

 1:35 The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God.

 1:36 And behold, Elishaba thy kinswoman, she also beareth a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her, -to her who is called the barren.

 1:36 And lo, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, even she too hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

 1:37 For nothing is difficult to Aloha.

 1:37 Because nothing is difficult for God.

 1:38 And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.

 1:38 Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

 1:39 ¶ AND Mariam arose in those days, and went with haste to the mountain to a city of Jehud;

 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain [district], to a city of Judaea;

 1:40 and she entered into the house of Zakaria, and saluted Elishaba.

 1:40 and entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth.

 1:41 And it was that when Elishaba heard the salutation of Mariam, the infant leaped in her womb. And she was filled with the Spirit of Holiness;

 1:41 And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

 1:42 and she cried with a loud voice, and said unto Mariam, Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb!

 1:42 And she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Mary: Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

 1:43 Whence unto me is this, That the mother of my Lord should come to me?

 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

 1:44 For, lo, as fell the voice of thy salutation on my ears, For great Joy leaped the infant in my womb.

 1:44 For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with great joy the child leaped in my womb.

 1:45 And happy is she who hath believed, For there is a fulfilment of those things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

 1:45 And happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told her by the Lord.

 1:46 And Mariam said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,

 1:46 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord:

 1:47 And my spirit rejoiceth in Aloha my Saviour,

 1:47 and my spirit rejoiceth in God the author of my life.

 1:48 Who hath looked upon the lowliness of his handmaid: For, behold, from now all generations shall give blessedness to me.

 1:48 For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me.

 1:49 Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.

 1:49 And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name.

 1:50 And his grace is for ages and generations Upon those who fear him.

 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him, for generations and posterities.

 1:51 He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

 1:51 He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

 1:52 He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.

 1:52 He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly.

 1:53 The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.

 1:53 The hungry hath he satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty.

 1:54 He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;

 1:54 He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy,

 1:55 As he spake with our fathers, With Abraham and with his seed for ever.

 1:55 (as he spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever.

 1:56 And Mariam stayed with Elishaba three months, and returned to her house.

 1:56 And Mary remained with Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home.

 1:57 ¶ BUT to Elishaba had come the time that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

 1:57 And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived; and she bore a son.

 1:58 And her neighbours and the sons of her family heard that Aloha had magnified his grace upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

 1:58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

 1:59 And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zakaria.

 1:59 And it occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.

 1:60 And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.

 1:60 And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called.

 1:61 And they said to her, No man in thy kindred is called by this name.

 1:61 And they said to her: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name.

 1:62 And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.

 1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

 1:63 And he requested a tablet, and wrote, and said, Juchanan is his name. And every man wondered.

 1:63 And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised.

 1:64 And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spake, and blessed Aloha.

 1:64 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God.

 1:65 And there was fear upon all around them; and in all the hill country of Jehud were these things spoken.

 1:65 And fear came upon all their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain [district] of Judaea.

 1:66 And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

 1:66 And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

 1:67 And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:

 1:67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:

 1:68 Blessed be the Lord, the Aloha of Israel; For he hath visited his people, and wrought for him redemption,

 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them:

 1:69 And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;

 1:69 And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant:

 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Who have been from of old,

 1:70 as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who were of old,

 1:71 That we should be delivered from our adversaries, And from the hand of all who hate us;

 1:71 that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.

 1:72 To perform his grace with our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

 1:72 And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants,

 1:73 The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, -That to us he would grant

 1:73 and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,

 1:74 That, being delivered from the hand of our adversaries, Without fear we might serve before him

 1:74 to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear,

 1:75 All our days in righteousness.

 1:75 all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.

 1:76 And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;

 1:76 And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,

 1:77 To give the knowledge of salvation to his people In the forgiveness of their sins,

 1:77 that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins,

 1:78 Through the compassions of the grace of our Aloha; Whereby the morn-splendour shall visit us from on high,

 1:78 through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us,

 1:79 To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.

 1:79 to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

 1:80 And the child grew, and was strong in the spirit, and was in the desert till the day of his manifestation unto Isroel.

 1:80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.