Revised Literal Translation

Luke 1:46-68

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.

66οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956they that heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191themlaidG5087themupG5087inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhatτίtiG5101mannerG687of childτὸ παιδίονto paidionG3588 G3813shallG1510thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778beG1510!AndκαὶkaiG2532the handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962wasG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

67AndΚαὶKaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

68ἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160ὁhoG3588BlessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128bethe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588 G2316of Israel;Ἰσραήλ,IsraēlG2474forὅτιhotiG3754he hath visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980andκαὶkaiG2532redeemedλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588 G2992,

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