Revised Literal Translation

Luke 1:5-25

5There wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG3588 G2250of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG3588 G935of JudæaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG3588 G2449,a certainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197,ofἐξexG1537the courseἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183of AbiaἈβιά,AbiaG7:andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτῷautōG846wifeγυνὴgunēG3588 G1135wasofἐκekG1537the daughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG3588 G2364of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686wasElisabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

6AndδὲdeG1161they wereἦσανēsanG1510bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956the commandmentsταῖς ἐντολαῖςtais entolaisG3588 G1785andκαὶkaiG2532ordinancesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273.

7ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνον,teknonG5043,because thatκαθότιkathotiG2530ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasἦνēnG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297wereἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510nowwell strickenπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inἐνenG1722yearsταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250.

8τῷtōG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,that whileἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846executed the priest’s officeἱερατεύεινhi'erateueinG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godτῇ θεοῦ,tēa theouG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722the orderτάξει τῆςtaxei tēsG3588 G5010of hisαὐτοῦautouG846courseἐφημερίας τοῦephēmerias touG3588 G2183,

9τὸtoG3588According toκατὰkataG2596the customἔθος τῆςethos tēsG3588 G1485of the priest’s officeἱερατείας τοῦhi'erateias touG3588 G2405,his lot wasἔλαχενelachenG2975to burn incenseθυμιᾶσαιthumiasaiG2370when he wentεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸν ναὸνton naonG3588 G3485of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου·tou kuriouG3588 G2962.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532the wholeπᾶνpanG3956multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992wereἦνēnG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutἔξωexōG1854at the timeτῇ ὥρᾳtēa hōraG3588 G5610of incenseτοῦ θυμιάματος.¶tou thumiamatosG3588 G2368.

11AndδὲdeG1161there appearedG3708unto himαὐτῷautōG846an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onἐκekG1537the right sideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588 G2379of incenseτοῦ θυμιάματος·tou thumiamatosG3588 G2368.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG3708ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawG3708him,he was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

13ButδὲdeG1161the angelὁ ἄγγελος·ho angelosG3588 G32saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,ZachariasΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197:forδιότιdiotiG1360thyσου,souG4771prayerἡ δέησίςhē deēsisG3588 G1162is heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522;andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771wifeἡ γυνήhē gunēG3588 G1135ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665shall bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeσοι,soiG4771a sonυἱόνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt callκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532thouσοιsoiG4771shalt haveἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαράcharaG5479andκαὶkaiG2532gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shall rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846birthτῇtēaG3588 G1083.

15ForγὰρgarG1063he shall beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532shall drinkπίῃ,piēG4095neitherοὐouG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631norκαὶkaiG2532strong drinkσίκεραsikeraG4608;andκαὶkaiG2532he shall be filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130withG4151the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,evenἔτιetiG2089fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.μὴmēG3361

16AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shall he turnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994toἐπὶepiG1909the LordκύριονkurionG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846shall goπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of the fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962toἐπὶepiG1909the childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andκαὶkaiG2532the disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545toἐνenG1722the wisdomφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of the justδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342;to make readyἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18αὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τίtiG5101AndΚαὶKaiG2532ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the angelτὸν ἄγγελον·ton angelonG3588 G32,WherebyκατὰkataG2596shall I knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?forγάρgarG1063IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510an old manπρεσβύτης,presbutēsG4246,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473wifeἡ γυνήhē gunēG3588 G1135well strickenπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inἐνenG1722yearsταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250.

19AndΚαὶKaiG2532the angelὁ ἄγγελοςho angelosG3588 G32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,thatὁhoG3588standπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316;andκαὶkaiG2532am sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untoπρὸςprosG4314theeσὲseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532to shewG2097theeσοιsoiG4771theseταῦτα.tautaG3778glad tidingsG2097.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,thou shalt beἔσῃesēG1510dumbσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatἧςhēsG3739these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778shall be performedγένηταιgenētaiG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473thou believestἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100notοὐκoukG3756myG1473wordsτοῖς λόγοιςtois logoisG3588 G3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shall be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137inεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonτὸν καιρὸνton kaironG3588 G2540.ὧνhōnG3739

21ὁhoG3588ἦνēnG1510AndΚαὶKaiG2532the peopleλαὸς τὸνlaos tonG3588 G2992waitedπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328for ZachariasΖαχαρίαν τῷZacharian tōG3588 G2197,andκαὶkaiG2532marvelledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thatἐνenG1722heαὐτόν.autonG846tarried so longχρονίζεινchronizeinG5549inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ναῷtō naōG3588 G3485.

22AndδὲdeG1161when he came outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,he couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410notοὐκoukG3756speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532they perceivedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he had seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708a visionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ναῷ.tō naōG3588 G3485:forκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846beckonedδιανεύωνdianeuōnG1269unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532remainedδιέμενενdiemenenG1265speechlessκωφός.¶kōphosG2974.ἦνēnG1510

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that, as soon asὡςhōsG5613the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG3588 G2250ofG3588 G3009hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ministrationG3588 G3009were accomplishedἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130,he departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565toεἰςeisG1519his ownαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846houseοἶκονoikonG3588 G3624.

24AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326thoseταύταςtautasG3778daysτὰς ἡμέραςtas hēmerasG3588 G2250hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665conceivedσυνέλαβενsunelabenG4815,andκαὶkaiG2532hidπεριέκρυβενperiekrubenG4032herselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438fiveπέντεpenteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004,

25ὅτιhotiG3754ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hathG4160the LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962dealtG4160with meG1473inἐνenG1722the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whereinαἷςhaisG3739he looked onἐπεῖδενepeidenG1896me,to take awayἀφελεῖνapheleinG851myG1473reproachὄνειδόςoneidosG3588 G3681amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

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