Revised Literal Translation

Luke 1:39-65

39AndδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137aroseἈναστᾶσαAnastasaG450inἐνenG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778daysταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250,and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198intoεἰςeisG1519the hill countryτὴν ὀρεινὴνtēn oreinēnG3588 G3714withμετὰmetaG3326hasteσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710,intoεἰςeisG1519a cityπόλινpolinG4172of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2448;

40AndκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624of ZachariasΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,andκαὶkaiG2532salutedἠσπάσατοēspasatoG782Elisabethτὴν Ἐλισάβετ.¶tēn ElisabetG3588 G1665.

41AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that, whenὡςhōsG5613Elisabethτὸν Ἐλισάβετ,ton ElisabetG3588 G1665heardἤκουσενēkousenG191the salutationἀσπασμὸν τῆςaspasmon tēsG3588 G783of MaryΜαρίας ἡMarias hēG3588 G3137,the babeτὸ βρέφοςto brephosG3588 G1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846wombτῇ κοιλίᾳtēa koiliaG3588 G2836;andκαὶkaiG2532Elisabethἡ Ἐλισάβετhē ElisabetG3588 G1665was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151:

42AndκαὶkaiG2532she spake outἀνεφώνησενanephōnēsenG400with aG5456loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,BlessedεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127artthouσὺsuG4771amongἐνenG1722womenγυναιξίν,gunaixinG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG3588 G2590ofG3588 G2836thyσου.souG4771wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG3588 G2836.

43AndκαὶkaiG2532whenceπόθενpothenG4159isthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to meG1473,thatἵναinaG2443the motherμήτηρmētērG3588 G3384ofG3588 G2962myG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962should comeἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρὸςprosG4314meG1473?

44ForγὰρgarG1063,loG3708,as soon asὡςhōsG5613the voiceφωνὴphōnēG3588 G5456ofG3588 G783thyσουsouG4771salutationG3588 G783soundedἐγένετοegenetoG1096inεἰςeisG1519mineG1473earsὦτάōtaG3588 G3775,the babeβρέφοςbrephosG3588 G1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inἐνenG1722myG1473wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG3588 G2836forἐνenG1722joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20.

45ἡhēG3588τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532blessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107isshe that believedπιστεύσασαpisteusasaG4100:forὅτιhotiG3754there shall beἔσταιestaiG1510a performanceτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050of those things which were toldλελαλημένοιςlelalēmenoisG2980herαὐτῇautēaG846fromπαρὰparaG3844the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

46AndΚαὶKaiG2532MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidG3004,MyG1473soulἡ ψυχήhē psuchēG3588 G5590doth magnifyμεγαλύνειmegaluneiG3170the Lordτὸν κύριον,ton kurionG3588 G2962,

47AndκαὶkaiG2532myG1473spiritτὸ πνεῦμάto pneumaG3588 G4151hath rejoicedἠγαλλίασενēgalliasenG21inἐπὶepiG1909Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316myG1473Saviourτῷ σωτῆρίtō sōtēriG3588 G4990.

48G3588ἐπὶepiG1909ForὅτιhotiG3754he hath regardedἐπέβλεψενepeblepsenG1914the low estateταπείνωσινtapeinōsinG3588 G5014ofG3588 G1399hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846handmaidenG3588 G1399:forγὰρgarG1063,beholdG3708,fromἀπὸapoG575henceforthνῦνnunG3568allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG3588 G1074shall callG3106meG1473blessedG3106.

49ὁhoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754he that is mightyδυνατός·dunatosG1415hath doneἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160to meG1473great thingsG3167;andκαὶkaiG2532holyἅγιονhagionG40ishisαὐτοῦ·autouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686.

50τὸtoG3588τοῖςtoisG3588AndG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656ison them that fearφοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisG5399himαὐτόν·autonG846fromεἰςeisG1519generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074to generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074.

51He hath shewedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160strengthκράτοςkratosG2904withἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846armβραχίονιbrachioniG1023;he hath scatteredδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287the proudὑπερηφάνουςhuperēphanousG5244in the imaginationδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271ofG2588theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

52He hath put downκαθεῖλενkatheilenG2507the mightyδυνάσταςdunastasG1413fromἀπὸapoG575theirseatsθρόνωνthronōnG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312them of low degreeταπεινούς·tapeinousG5011.

53He hath filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsenG1705the hungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983with good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōnG18;andκαὶkaiG2532the richπλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147he hath sentG1821emptyκενούς·kenousG2756awayἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821.

54He hath holpenἀντελάβετοantelabetoG482hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,in remembranceμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403ofG1656hismercyἐλέους,eleousG1656;

55G3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531he spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473fathersπατέραςpaterasG3588 G3962,to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G4690hisαὐτοῦautouG846seedG3588 G4690forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG3588 G165.

56AndδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137abodeἜμεινενEmeinenG3306withσὺνsunG4862herαὐτῇautēaG846aboutG5616threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,andκαὶkaiG2532returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290toεἰςeisG1519her ownαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624.

57ΤῇTēaG3588ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161Elisabeth’sἘλισάβετElisabetG1665fullG4130timeχρόνος τοῦchronos touG3588 G5550cameG4130that sheαὐτὴνautēnG846should be deliveredτεκεῖνtekeinG5088;andκαὶkaiG2532she brought forthἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

58οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532herG846neighboursπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040andκαὶkaiG2532herG846cousinsσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191howὅτιhotiG3754the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had shewed greatἐμεγάλυνενemegalunenG3170mercyτὸ ἔλεοςto eleosG3588 G1656uponμετ᾽met᾽G3326herG846;andκαὶkaiG2532they rejoicedσυνέχαιρονsunechaironG4796with herG846.G846

59τῇtēaG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to pass, thatἐγένετοegenetoG1096onἐνenG1722the eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059the childτῇ παιδίονtēa paidionG3588 G3813;andκαὶkaiG2532they calledἐκάλουνekalounG2564himαὐτὸautoG846ZachariasΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197,afterἐπὶepiG1909the nameτὸ ὀνόματιto onomatiG3588 G3686ofτῷtōG3588 G3962hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherτοῦ πατρὸςtou patrosG3588 G3962.

60AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherἡ μήτηρhē mētērG3588 G3384answeredἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaG611and saidG3004,Notοὐχί,ouchiG3780so;butἀλλὰallaG235he shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.

61AndκαὶkaiG2532they saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846,There isἐστινestinG1510noneοὐδείςoudeisG3762ofG1722thyσουsouG4771kindredσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG3588 G4772thatὃςhosG3739is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564byG3588 G3686thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588 G3686.ὅτιhotiG3754

62ἂνanG302G3588AndδὲdeG1161they made signsἐνένευονeneneuonG1770toG3588 G3962hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3588 G3962,howτίtiG5101he would haveθέλοιtheloiG2309himαὐτό.autoG846calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564.

63AndκαὶkaiG2532he askedαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154fora writing tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093,and wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686isἐστὶνestinG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.AndκαὶkaiG2532they marvelledἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296allπάντες.¶pantesG3956.

64AndδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846tongueἡ γλῶσσαhē glōssaG3588 G1100loosed,andκαὶkaiG2532he spakeἐλάλειelaleiG2980,and praisedεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127Godτὸν θεόν.ton theonG3588 G2316.

65τοὺςtousG3588τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096onἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956that dwelt round aboutπεριοικοῦνταςperioikountasG4039themαὐτούς·autousG846:andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦτα,tautaG3778sayingsτῆς ῥήματαtēs rhēmataG3588 G4487were noised abroadδιελαλεῖτοdielaleitoG1255throughoutἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650the hill countryὀρεινῇoreinēaG3714of JudæaἸουδαίας τὰIoudaias taG3588 G2449.

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