Revised Literal Translation

Luke 1:57-80

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,

69AndκαὶkaiG2532hath raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453an hornκέραςkerasG2768of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991for usG1473inἐνenG1722the houseοἴκῳoikōG3588 G3624ofG3588 G3816hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3588 G3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138;

70G3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531he spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980byδιὰdiaG1223the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750ofG4396hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,whichG3588have been sinceἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the world beganαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165:

71τῶνtōnG3588That we should be savedσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991fromἐξexG1537ourG1473enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of allπάντωνpantōnG3956that hateμισούντωνmisountōnG3404usG1473;

72To performποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160the mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656promisedtoμετὰmetaG3326ourG1473fathersτῶν πατέρωνtōn paterōnG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532to rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846holyἁγίαςhagiasG40covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242;

73The oathὅρκονhorkonG3727whichὃνhonG3739he swareὤμοσενōmosenG3660toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473fatherτὸν πατέραton pateraG3588 G3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,

74G3588G3588That he would grantG1325unto usG1473,that we being deliveredῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506out ofἐκekG1537the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofG2190ourG1473enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190might serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000himαὐτῷautōG846without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,

75InἐνenG1722holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799himαὐτοῦautouG846,allπάσαιςpasaisG3956the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG3588 G2250ofG3588 G2222ourG1473lifeG3588 G2222.

76AndΚαὶKaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771,childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,shalt be calledκληθήσῃ·klēthēsēG2564the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of the HighestὑψίστουhupsistouG5310:forγὰρgarG1063thou shalt goπροπορεύσῃproporeusēG4313beforeG4253the faceG4383of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to prepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598;

77G3588To giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991untoG3588 G2992hisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleλαῷlaōG3588 G2992byἐνenG1722the remissionἀφέσειapheseiG859ofG266theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

78οἷςhoisG3739ThroughδιὰdiaG1223theG1656tenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698mercyG1656ofG2316ourG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316;wherebyἐνenG1722the dayspringἀνατολὴanatolēG395fromἐξexG1537on highὕψους,hupsousG5311hath visitedἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiG1980usG1473,

79τοῖςtoisG3588To give lightἐπιφᾶναιepiphanaiG2014to themτοῦtouG3588that sitκαθημένοις,kathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722darknessσκότειskoteiG4655andκαὶkaiG2532inthe shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,to guideκατευθῦναιkateuthunaiG2720ourG1473feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228intoεἰςeisG1519the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.

80ΤὸToG3588ταῖςtaisG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837,andκαὶkaiG2532waxed strongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722the desertsἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ofG323hisαὐτοῦautouG846shewingG323untoπρὸςprosG4314IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

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