Modern Literal Version
Modern Literal Version
[ Luke 1]
{Luk 1:1-4 Introduction; no parallel.}
1:1 Since many undertook the task to compile a narrative concerning the matters which have been fully assured among us, 1:2 just-as they gave them to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses and attendants of the word, 1:3 it also seemed good to me, having followed accurately in all things from the start, to write to you afterwards, most-excellent Theophilus; 1:4 in order that you might fully know the certainty concerning the words in which you were instructed.
{Luk 1:5-25 Jerusalem 6 BC; no parallel.}
1:5 It happened in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest, Zacharias by name, from the class* of Abijah and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron and her name wasElisabeth. 1:6 Now they were both righteous and blameless in God's sight, conducting-themselves in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. 1:7 And there was no child to them, insomuch as Elisabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.
1:8 Now it happened, while* he was doing* priestly duties in front of God in the order of his class*, 1:9 according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn-incense, after he entered into the temple of the Lord. 1:10 And all the multitude of the people were praying outside in the hour of incense. 1:11 And a messenger of the Lord was seen by him, standing at the rightside of the altar of incense. 1:12 And Zacharias, having seen him, was disturbed, and fear fell upon him.
1:13 But the messenger said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias, because your supplication was heard and your wife Elisabeth will be giving-birth to a son to you and you will call his name John. 1:14 And there will be joy and gladness to you, and many will be rejoicing at his birth. 1:15For* he will be great in the Lord's sight, and he should never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled more with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb. 1:16 And he will be turning many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. 1:17 And he will be going beforehand, in his sight, inthe spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers again to their children, and to turnthe disobedient by the prudence of the righteous; to make-ready a people who have been prepared for the Lord.
1:18 And Zacharias said to the messenger, According to what, will I know this? For* I am an elderly-man and my wife is advanced in her days.
1:19 And the messenger answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands in God's sight, and I was sent to speak to you and to proclaim to you good-news with these things. 1:20 And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, till the day that these things should happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.
1:21 And the people was expecting Zacharias and they were marveling while* he was delaying in the temple. 1:22 But after he went out, he was not able to speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he was signaling to them and was remaining mute. 1:23And it happened, as the days of his ministry* were fulfilled, he went away to his house.
1:24 Now after these days, Elisabeth his wife conceived, and she was hiding herself for five months, saying, 1:25 Thus the Lord has done* to me in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
{Luk 1:26-38 Nazareth 5 BC; no parallel.}
1:26 Now in the sixth month Gabriel the messenger was sent by God to a city of Galilee, whose name was Nazareth, 1:27 to a virgin who has been engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, from the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. 1:28 And the messenger entered to her, said, Hail! She who has been favored. The Lord is with you. You have been blessed among women. 1:29 But having seen him, she was very disturbed at his speech, and was reasoning what sort of greeting this might be. 1:30 And the messenger said to her, Do not fear, Mary; for* you found favor with God. 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and will be bearing a son and will call his name Jesus. 1:32 This one will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God will be giving to him the throne of his father David, 1:33 and he will be reigning over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of his kingdom.
1:34 But Mary said to the messenger, How will this be, since I do not know a man sexually?
1:35 And the messenger answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Highest will be overshadowing you; hence the holy one being born out of you will also be called the Son of God. 1:36 And behold, Elisabeth your relative, she also has conceived a son in her elderliness, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren, 1:37 because every declaration from God will not be powerless.
1:38 But Mary said, Behold, the bondservant of the Lord; let it happen to me according to your declaration. And the messenger went away from her.
{Luk 1:39-80 Hill region of Judea, 5 BC; no parallel.}
1:39 Now having risen* up in these days, Mary traveled with diligence into the hill-country, into a city of Judah, 1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elisabeth. 1:41 And it happened, as Elisabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby jumped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; 1:42 and she shouted out with a loud voice and said, You have been blessed among women, and the fruit of your womb has been blessed. 1:43 And from where, is this to me, in order that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 1:44 For* behold, as the voice of your greeting came* into my ears, the baby jumped in my womb in gladness. 1:45 And she who believed is fortunate, because there will be a completion of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
1:46 And Mary said, My soul extols the Lord, 1:47 and my spirit was glad upon God my Savior.1:48 Because he looked upon the humbleness of his bondservant; for* behold, from hereafter, all generations will esteem me fortunate. 1:49 Because the mighty one did* magnificent things to me and his name is holy, 1:50 and his mercy is toward generations of generations to those who fear him. 1:51 He made*his dominion known with* his arm. He scattered the haughty in the perception of their heart. 1:52 He took down sovereigns from their thrones and has exalted the humble. 1:53 He filled the hungry with good things, and he sent the rich away empty. 1:54 He helped Israel his young-servant, in order to remember his mercy, 1:55 just-as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.
1:56 Now Mary remained together with her approximately three months and returned to her house.
1:57 Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should bear, and she gave-birth to a son. 1:58And those who dwell around her, and her relatives, heard that the Lord was magnifying his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing together with her. 1:59 And it happened, that on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were to be calling it upon {i.e. after} the name of his father, Zacharias. 1:60 And his mother answered and said, Not so, but he will be called John.
1:61 And they said to her, There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name. 1:62But they were signaling to his father, what he would wish him to be called. 1:63 And he asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled. 1:64 Now his mouth was instantly opened, and his tongue loosed, and he was speaking, thanking God. 1:65 And fear became upon all those dwelling around them and all these declarations were being talked-about in the whole hill-country of Judea. 1:66 And all who heard them placed them in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 1:68 The Lord, the God of Israel is gracious*. Because he visited and made* redemption for his people. 1:69And lifted up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his young-servant David, 1:70 (just-as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from the age past). 1:71We have salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; 1:72 to do*his mercy with our fathers and his holy covenant* to remember. 1:73We have the oath which he had sworn to Abraham our father to give to us, 1:74 having been fearlessly rescued out of the hand of our enemies, to give-divine service to him 1:75 in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life in his sight. 1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for* 'you will be traveling before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways.' {Mal 3:1}1:77You are to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, 1:78 through the heart* of mercy of our God, in which the rising of lightfrom on high visited us, 1:79 to appear upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to steer our feet into the way of peace.
1:80 Now the child was growing and becoming-powerful in spirit and was in the wilderness until the day of his public showing to Israel.
Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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