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Luke 1 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Forasmuche as manye haue taken in hande, to set foorth in order, ye declaration of those thynges whiche are moste surelye to be beleued among vs, | Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, | Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, | |
| 2 | Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the begynnyng sawe them them selues with their eyes, and were ministers of the worde: | just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, | just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. | |
| 3 | I determined also, assoone as I had searched out diligently all thinges from the begynnyng, that then I woulde write vnto thee, moste excellent Theophilus. | it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, | With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, | |
| 4 | That thou myghtest knowe the certentie of those thinges wherof thou hast ben infourmed. | that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. | so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. | |
| 5 | There was in the dayes of Herode the kyng of Iurie, a certaine priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, & his wyfe was of the daughters of Aaron, & her name was Elizabeth. | In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. | In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. | |
| 6 | They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them. | And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. | Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. | |
| 7 | And they had no chylde, because that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were nowe well stricken in age. | But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. | But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. | |
| 8 | And it came to passe, that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came, | Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, | Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, | |
| 9 | Accordyng to ye custome of the priestes office, his lot was to burne incence, whe he went into the temple of the Lorde. | according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. | he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. | |
| 10 | And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, whyle the incence was burnyng. | And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. | And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside. | |
| 11 | And there appeared vnto hym an Angel of the Lorde, standyng on the ryght syde of the aulter of incence. | And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. | Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. | |
| 12 | And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare came vpo him. | And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. | When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. | |
| 13 | But the Angel sayde vnto him: Feare not Zacharie, for thy prayer is hearde: and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, & thou shalt cal his name Iohn. | But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. | But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. | |
| 14 | And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth. | And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, | He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, | |
| 15 | For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. | for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. | for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. | |
| 16 | And many of the chyldren of Israel, shall he turne to their Lorde God. | And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, | He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. | |
| 17 | And he shall go before hym, with the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make redy a perfect people for the Lorde. | and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” | And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” | |
| 18 | And Zacharias saide vnto the Angel: By what token shall I know this? For I am olde, and my wyfe well stricken in yeres. | And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” | Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” | |
| 19 | And the Angel aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: I am Gabriel that stande in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shewe thee these glad tydynges. | And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. | The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. | |
| 20 | And beholde, thou shalt be dumbe, & not be able to speake, vntyll the day that these thynges be perfourmed, because thou beleuedst not my wordes, whiche shalbe fulfylled in their season. | And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” | And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.” | |
| 21 | And the people waited for Zacharias, and marueyled that he taried so long in the temple. | And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. | Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. | |
| 22 | And when he came out, he coulde not speake vnto them. And they perceaued that he had seene a vision in the temple: For he beckened vnto them, and remayned speachlesse. | And 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 kept making signs to them and remained mute. | When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak. | |
| 23 | And it came to passe, that assoone as the dayes of his office were out, he departed into his owne house. | And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. | When his time of service was completed, he returned home. | |
| 24 | And after those dayes, his wyfe Elizabeth conceaued, and hyd her selfe fiue monethes, saying: | After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, | After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. | |
| 25 | Thus hath the Lorde dealt with me, in the dayes wherein he loked on me, to take fro me my rebuke among men. | “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” | “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” | |
| 26 | And in the sixth moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth, | In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, | In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, | |
| 27 | To a virgin, spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. | to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. | to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. | |
| 28 | And the Angel went in vnto her, and sayde: Hayle thou that art freelie beloued, the Lorde is with thee, blessed art thou among women. | And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” | The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” | |
| 29 | And when she sawe hym, she was troubled at his saying, and caste in her mynde what maner of salutation that shoulde be. | But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. | Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. | |
| 30 | And the Angel saide vnto her: Feare not Marie, for thou hast founde grace with God. | And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. | But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. | |
| 31 | For beholde, thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe, and beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus. | And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. | You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. | |
| 32 | He shalbe great, & shalbe called ye sonne of the hyest: & the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid: | He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, | He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, | |
| 33 | And he shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kyngdome there shalbe none ende. | and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” | and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” | |
| 34 | Then said Marie vnto ye Angel: How shall this be, seing I knowe not a man? | And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” | “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” | |
| 35 | And the Angel aunswered, & saide vnto her: The holy ghost shall come vpon thee, & the power of the hyest shall ouershadowe thee. Therefore also that holy thyng whiche shalbe borne, shalbe called the sonne of God. | And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. | The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. | |
| 36 | And beholde, thy cosin Elizabeth, she hath also conceaued a sonne in her olde age: & this is her sixth moneth, whiche was called barren. | And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. | Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. | |
| 37 | For with God, shall nothyng be vnpossible. | For nothing will be impossible with God.” | For no word from God will ever fail.” | |
| 38 | And Marie saide: Beholde the handmayden of the Lorde, be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde. And the Angel departed from her. | And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. | “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. | |
| 39 | And Marie arose in those dayes, & went into the hyll countrey with haste, into a citie of Iuda, | In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, | At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, | |
| 40 | And entred into the house of Zacharie, and saluted Elizabeth. | and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. | where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. | |
| 41 | And it came to passe, that when Elizabeth hearde the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her wombe, and Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost. | And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth 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 she cryed with a loude voyce, and saide: Blessed art thou among women, because ye fruite of thy wombe is blessed. | and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! | In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! | |
| 43 | And whence commeth this to me, that ye mother of my lord should come to me? | And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? | But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? | |
| 44 | For loe, assoone as the voyce of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my wombe for ioy. | For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. | As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. | |
| 45 | And blessed is she that beleued: For those thinges shalbe perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lorde. | And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” | Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” | |
| 46 | And Marie saide: My soule magnifieth the Lorde. | And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, | And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord | |
| 47 | And my spirite reioyceth in God my sauiour. | and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, | and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, | |
| 48 | For he hath loked on the lowe degree of his handmayden: For loe, now from hencefoorth shal all generations call me blessed. | for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; | for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, | |
| 49 | Because, he that is mightie, hath done to me great thinges, & holy is his name, | for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. | for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. | |
| 50 | And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation. | And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. | His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. | |
| 51 | He hath shewed stregth with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude, in the imagination of their heartes. | He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; | He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. | |
| 52 | He hath put downe the myghtie fro their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree. | he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; | He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. | |
| 53 | He hath fylled the hungry with good thynges, & sent away the riche emptie. | he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. | He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. | |
| 54 | He hath helped his seruaunt Israel, in remembraunce of his mercy, | He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, | He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful | |
| 55 | ( Euen as he promised to our fathers, Abraham, and to his seede) for euer. | as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” | to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.” | |
| 56 | And Marie abode with her about three monethes, and returned agayne to her owne house. | And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home. | Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. | |
| 57 | Elizabethes tyme came, that she shoulde be deliuered, and she brought foorth a sonne. | Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. | When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. | |
| 58 | And her neyghbours, and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpo her, and they reioyced with her. | And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. | Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. | |
| 59 | And it came to passe, that on the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father. | And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, | On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, | |
| 60 | And his mother aunswered, and said: not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. | but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” | but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” | |
| 61 | And they sayde vnto her: There is none in thy kinrede that is named with this name. | And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” | They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” | |
| 62 | And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue hym called. | And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. | Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. | |
| 63 | And he asked for wrytyng tables, and wrote, saying, his name is Iohn. And they marueyled all. | And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. | He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” | |
| 64 | And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tounge loosed & he spake, and praysed God. | And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. | Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. | |
| 65 | And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto them: And all these sayinges were noysed abrode throughout all the hyll countrey of Iurie. | And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, | All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. | |
| 66 | And all they that hearde them, layde them vp in their heartes, saying: What maner of chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with hym. | and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. | Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him. | |
| 67 | And his father Zacharias was filled with ye holy ghost, & prophesied, saying. | And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, | His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: | |
| 68 | Praysed be ye Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited & redeemed his people. | “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people | “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. | |
| 69 | And hath raysed vp an horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruaunt Dauid. | and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, | He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David | |
| 70 | Euen as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes, whiche were sence the worlde began. | as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, | (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), | |
| 71 | That he would saue vs from our enemies, and from the hande of all that hate vs. | that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; | salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— | |
| 72 | That he would deale mercyfully with our fathers, and remember his holy couenaunt. | to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, | to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, | |
| 73 | And that he woulde perfourme the oth, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to geue vs. | the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us | the oath he swore to our father Abraham: | |
| 74 | That we, beyng deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, might serue him without feare, | that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, | to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear | |
| 75 | All the dayes of our life, in such holynesse and righteousnes as are accepted before hym. | in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. | in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. | |
| 76 | And thou childe shalt be called the prophete of the hyghest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde, to prepare his wayes. | And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, | And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, | |
| 77 | To geue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes. | to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, | to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, | |
| 78 | Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spryng from an hygh hath visited vs. | because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high | because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven | |
| 79 | To geue lyght to them that sitte in darknesse, and in the shadowe of death, to guide our feete into the 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.” | to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” | |
| 80 | And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was in wildernesse till the day came when he should shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites. | And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. | And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel. | |
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