2 VUL sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, et ministri fuerunt sermonis: BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 VUL visum est et mihi, assecuto omnia a principio diligenter, ex ordine tibi scribere, optime Theophile, BSB BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 VUL ut cognoscas eorum verborum, de quibus eruditus es, veritatem. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 VUL Erant autem justi ambo ante Deum, incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini sine querela. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 VUL Et non erat illis filius, eo quod esset Elisabeth sterilis, et ambo processissent in diebus suis. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 VUL Factum est autem, cum sacerdotio fungeretur in ordine vicis suæ ante Deum, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 VUL secundum consuetudinem sacerdotii, sorte exiit ut incensum poneret, ingressus in templum Domini: BSB BSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 VUL et omnis multitudo populi erat orans foris hora incensi. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 VUL Apparuit autem illi angelus Domini, stans a dextris altaris incensi. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 VUL Et Zacharias turbatus est videns, et timor irruit super eum. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 VUL Ait autem ad illum angelus: Ne timeas, Zacharia, quoniam exaudita est deprecatio tua: et uxor tua Elisabeth pariet tibi filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Joannem: BSB BSB: But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 VUL et erit gaudium tibi, et exsultatio, et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt: BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 VUL erit enim magnus coram Domino: et vinum et siceram non bibet, et Spiritu Sancto replebitur adhuc ex utero matris suæ: BSB BSB: for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 VUL et multos filiorum Israël convertet ad Dominum Deum ipsorum: BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 VUL Et dixit Zacharias ad angelum: Unde hoc sciam? ego enim sum senex, et uxor mea processit in diebus suis. BSB BSB: “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 VUL Et respondens angelus dixit ei: Ego sum Gabriel, qui asto ante Deum: et missus sum loqui ad te, et hæc tibi evangelizare. BSB BSB: “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 VUL Et ecce eris tacens, et non poteris loqui usque in diem quo hæc fiant, pro eo quod non credidisti verbis meis, quæ implebuntur in tempore suo. BSB BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 VUL Et erat plebs exspectans Zachariam: et mirabantur quod tardaret ipse in templo. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 VUL Egressus autem non poterat loqui ad illos, et cognoverunt quod visionem vidisset in templo. Et ipse erat innuens illis, et permansit mutus. BSB BSB: When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 VUL Et factum est, ut impleti sunt dies officii ejus, abiit in domum suam: BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 VUL post hos autem dies concepit Elisabeth uxor ejus, et occultabat se mensibus quinque, dicens: BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 VUL Quia sic fecit mihi Dominus in diebus, quibus respexit auferre opprobrium meum inter homines. BSB BSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
27 VUL ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de domo David: et nomen virginis Maria. BSB BSB: to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 VUL Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit: Ave gratia plena: Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 VUL Quæ cum audisset, turbata est in sermone ejus, et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 VUL Et ait angelus ei: Ne timeas, Maria: invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 VUL Ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum: BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 VUL hic erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi vocabitur, et dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris ejus: et regnabit in domo Jacob in æternum, BSB BSB: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 VUL et regni ejus non erit finis. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 VUL Et respondens angelus dixit ei: Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi. Ideoque et quod nascetur ex te sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei. BSB BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 VUL Et ecce Elisabeth cognata tua, et ipsa concepit filium in senectute sua: et hic mensis sextus est illi, quæ vocatur sterilis: BSB BSB: Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 VUL quia non erit impossibile apud Deum omne verbum. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 VUL Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda: BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 VUL et intravit in domum Zachariæ, et salutavit Elisabeth. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 VUL Et factum est, ut audivit salutationem Mariæ Elisabeth, exsultavit infans in utero ejus: et repleta est Spiritu Sancto Elisabeth: BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 VUL et exclamavit voce magna, et dixit: Benedicta tu inter mulieres, et benedictus fructus ventris tui. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 VUL Et unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 VUL Ecce enim ut facta est vox salutationis tuæ in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 VUL Et beata, quæ credidisti, quoniam perficientur ea, quæ dicta sunt tibi a Domino. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 VUL et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 VUL quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus, BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 VUL et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 VUL Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 VUL Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 VUL Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 VUL Suscepit Israël puerum suum, recordatus misericordiæ suæ: BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 VUL sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini ejus in sæcula.] BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 VUL Mansit autem Maria cum illa quasi mensibus tribus: et reversa est in domum suam. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 VUL Elisabeth autem impletum est tempus pariendi, et peperit filium. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 VUL Et audierunt vicini et cognati ejus quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam cum illa, et congratulabantur ei. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 VUL Et factum est in die octavo, venerunt circumcidere puerum, et vocabant eum nomine patris sui Zachariam. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 VUL Et respondens mater ejus, dixit: Nequaquam, sed vocabitur Joannes. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 VUL Et dixerunt ad illam: Quia nemo est in cognatione tua, qui vocetur hoc nomine. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 VUL Innuebant autem patri ejus, quem vellet vocari eum. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 VUL Et postulans pugillarem scripsit, dicens: Joannes est nomen ejus. Et mirati sunt universi. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 VUL Apertum est autem illico os ejus, et lingua ejus, et loquebatur benedicens Deum. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 VUL Et factus est timor super omnes vicinos eorum: et super omnia montana Judææ divulgabantur omnia verba hæc: BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 VUL et posuerunt omnes qui audierant in corde suo, dicentes: Quis, putas, puer iste erit? etenim manus Domini erat cum illo. BSB BSB: And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 VUL Et Zacharias pater ejus repletus est Spiritu Sancto: et prophetavit, dicens: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 VUL [Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, quia visitavit, et fecit redemptionem plebis suæ: BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 VUL et erexit cornu salutis nobis in domo David pueri sui, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 VUL sicut locutum est per os sanctorum, qui a sæculo sunt, prophetarum ejus: BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 VUL salutem ex inimicis nostris, et de manu omnium qui oderunt nos: BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 VUL ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris: et memorari testamenti sui sancti: BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 VUL jusjurandum, quod juravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, daturum se nobis BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 VUL ut sine timore, de manu inimicorum nostrorum liberati, serviamus illi BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 VUL in sanctitate et justitia coram ipso, omnibus diebus nostris. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 VUL Et tu puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis: præibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus, BSB BSB: And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 VUL ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus in remissionem peccatorum eorum BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 VUL per viscera misericordiæ Dei nostri, in quibus visitavit nos, oriens ex alto: BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 VUL illuminare his qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent: ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis.] BSB BSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 VUL Puer autem crescebat, et confortabatur spiritu: et erat in desertis usque in diem ostensionis suæ ad Israël. BSB BSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.