Revised Literal Translation

Luke 2:27-39

27AndκαὶkaiG2532he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064byἐνenG1722the Spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸ ἱερόν·to hi'eronG3588 G2411:andκαὶkaiG2532whenἐνenG1722the parentsτῷ γονεῖςtō goneisG3588 G1118brought inεἰσαγαγεῖν τοὺςeisagagein tousG3588 G1521the childτὸ παιδίονto paidionG3588 G3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,τοῦtouG3588to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160forπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοὺςautousG846afterκατὰkataG2596αὐτοῦ,autouG846the customτὸ εἰθισμένονto eithismenonG3588 G1480of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551,

28ThenκαὶkaiG2532tookG1209heG846himG846upG1209inεἰςeisG1519hisG846armsτὰς ἀγκάλαςtas agkalasG3588 G43,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,

29Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,nowνῦνnunG3568lettest thouG630thyσου,souG4771servantτὸν δοῦλόνton doulonG3588 G1401departG630inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515,according toκατὰkataG2596thyσουsouG4771wordτὸ ῥῆμάto rhēmaG3588 G4487:

30οἱhoiG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοί τὸophthalmoi toG3588 G3788have seenG3708thyσουsouG4771salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,

31WhichὃhoG3739thou hast preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090beforeκατὰkataG2596the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956peopleτῶν λαῶν,tōn laōnG3588 G2992;

32A lightφῶςphōsG5457toεἰςeisG1519lightenἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2992thyσουsouG4771peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

33G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532JosephG2501andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμήτηρmētērG3588 G3384marvelledθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296atἐπὶepiG1909those things which were spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.ἦνēnG1510

34AndκαὶkaiG2532SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846motherτὴν μητέραtēn mēteraG3588 G3384,BeholdG3708,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778childis setκεῖταιkeitaiG2749forεἰςeisG1519the fallπτῶσινptōsinG4431andκαὶkaiG2532rising againἀνάστασινanastasinG386of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inἐνenG1722IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592which shall be spoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonG483;τῷtōG3588

35(ἂνanG302YeaδὲdeG1161,a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501shall pierce throughδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330thyσοῦsouG4771ownαὐτῆςautēsG846soulτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG3588 G5590alsoκαὶkaiG2532,)thatὅπωςhopōsG3704the thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261ofἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588may be revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.

36AndΚαὶKaiG2532there wasἦνēnG1510one AnnaἍνναHannaG451,a prophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,the daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of PhanuelΦανουήλ,PhanouēlG5323,ofἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσήρ·AsērG768:sheαὕτηhautēG3778was ofG4260ἐνenG1722ἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a greatπολλαῖς,pollaisG4183ageG4260,and had livedζήσασαzēsasaG2198withμετὰmetaG3326an husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsἔτηetēG2094fromἀπὸapoG575herαὐτῆς·autēsG846virginityτῆς παρθενίαςtēs partheniasG3588 G3932;

37AndκαὶkaiG2532sheG3778wasa widowχήραchēraG5503of aboutG5613fourscore and fourὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνogdoēkonta tessarōnG3589 G5064yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,whichἣhēG3739departedἀφίστατοaphistatoG868notοὐκoukG3756fromG575the templeτοῦ ἱεροῦtou hi'erouG3588 G2411,but servedλατρεύουσαlatreuousaG3000Godwith fastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521andκαὶkaiG2532prayersδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162nightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250.

38AndκαὶkaiG2532sheG3778coming inἐπιστᾶσαepistasaG2186thatαὐτῇautēaG846instantτῇ ὥρᾳtēa hōraG3588 G5610gave thanks likewiseἀνθωμολογεῖτοanthōmologeitoG437unto the LordτῷtōG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532spakeἐλάλειelaleiG2980ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846to allπᾶσινpasinG3956them that lookedτοῖς προσδεχομένοιςtois prosdechomenoisG3588 G4327for redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085inG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

39G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὡςhōsG5613they had performedἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055all thingsG537according toκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμονnomonG3588 G3551of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,they returnedG5290intoεἰςeisG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG3588 G1056,toεἰςeisG1519their ownG846cityπόλινpolinG3588 G4172NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

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