2 WYC as thei that seyn atte the bigynnyng, and weren ministris of the word, BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 WYC bitaken, it is seen also to me, hauynge alle thingis diligentli bi ordre, to write to thee, 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 WYC thou best Theofile, that thou knowe the treuthe of tho wordis, of whiche thou art lerned. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 WYC And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 WYC And thei hadden no child, for Elizabeth was bareyn, and bothe weren of grete age in her daies. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 WYC And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 WYC aftir the custome of the preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to encense. 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 WYC And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 WYC And an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riythalf of the auter of encense. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 WYC And Zacarie seynge was afraied, and drede fel vpon hym. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 WYC And the aungel seide to hym, Zacarie, drede thou not; for thi preyer is herd, and Elizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid Joon. 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 WYC And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 WYC For he schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yit of his modir wombe. 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 WYC And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel to her Lord God; BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 WYC And Zacarie seide to the aungel, Wherof schal Y wite this? for Y am eld, and my wijf hath gon fer in to hir daies. 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 WYC And the aungel answeride, and seide to hym, For Y am Gabriel, that stonde niy bifor God; and Y am sent to thee to speke, and to euangelize to thee these thingis. 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 WYC And lo! thou schalt be doumbe, and thou schalt not mow speke til in to the dai, in which these thingis schulen be don; for thou hast not bileued to my wordis, whiche schulen be fulfillid in her tyme. 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 WYC And the puple was abidynge Zacarie, and thei wondriden, that he tariede in the temple. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 WYC And he yede out, and myyte not speke to hem, and thei knewen that he hadde seyn a visioun in the temple. And he bikenyde to hem, and he dwellide stille doumbe. 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 WYC And it was don, whanne the daies of his office weren fulfillid, he wente in to his hous. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 WYC And aftir these daies Elizabeth, his wijf, conseyuede, and hidde hir fyue monethis, and seide, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 WYC For so the Lord dide to me in the daies, in whiche he bihelde, to take awei my repreef among men. 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 WYC to a maidyn, weddid to a man, whos name was Joseph, of the hous of Dauid; and the name of the maidun was Marie. 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 WYC And the aungel entride to hir, and seide, Heil, ful of grace; the Lord be with thee; blessid be thou among wymmen. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 WYC And whanne sche hadde herd, sche was troublid in his word, and thouyte what maner salutacioun this was. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 WYC And the aungel seide to hir, Ne drede thou not, Marie, for thou hast foundun grace anentis God. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 WYC Lo! thou schalt conceyue in wombe, and schalt bere a sone, and thou schalt clepe his name Jhesus. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 WYC This schal be greet, and he schal be clepid the sone of the Hiyeste; and the Lord God schal yeue to hym the seete of Dauid, his fadir, and he schal regne in the hous of Jacob with outen ende, 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 WYC and of his rewme schal be noon ende. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 WYC And the aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiyeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone of God. 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 WYC And lo! Elizabeth, thi cosyn, and sche also hath conceyued a sone in hir eelde, and this moneth is the sixte to hir that is clepid bareyn; 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 WYC for euery word schal not be inpossible anentis God. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 WYC And Marie roos vp in tho daies, and wente with haaste in to the mounteyns, in to a citee of Judee. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 WYC And sche entride in to the hous of Zacarie, and grette Elizabeth. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 WYC And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the yong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 WYC and criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 WYC And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come to me? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 WYC For lo! as the voice of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the yong child gladide in ioye in my wombe. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 WYC And blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be parfitli don. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 WYC and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 WYC For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 WYC And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 WYC He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 WYC He sette doun myyti men fro sete, and enhaunside meke men. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 WYC He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 WYC He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child; BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 WYC as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 WYC And Marie dwellide with hir, as it were thre monethis, and turnede ayen in to hir hous. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 WYC But the tyme of beryng child was fulfillid to Elizabeth, and sche bare a sone. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 WYC And the neiyboris and cosyns of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 WYC And it was don in the eiyte dai, thei camen to circumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the name of his fadir. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 WYC And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 WYC And thei seiden to hir, For no man is in thi kynrede, that is clepid this name. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 WYC And thei bikeneden to his fadir, what he wolde that he were clepid. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 WYC And he axynge a poyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is his name. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 WYC And alle men wondriden. And anoon his mouth was openyd, and his tunge, and he spak, and blesside God. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 WYC And drede was maad on alle her neiyboris, and alle these wordis weren pupplischid on alle the mounteyns of Judee. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 WYC And alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For the hoond of the Lord was with hym. 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 WYC And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, and prophesiede, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 WYC and seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempcioun of his puple. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 WYC And he hath rerid to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 WYC As he spak bi the mouth of hise hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 WYC Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 WYC To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 WYC The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to yyue hym silf to vs. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 WYC That we with out drede delyuered fro the hoond of oure enemyes, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 WYC serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse bifor hym in alle oure daies. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 WYC And thou, child, schalt be clepid the prophete of the Hiyest; for thou schalt go bifor the face of the Lord, to make redi hise weies. 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 WYC To yyue scyence of helthe to his puple, in to remyssioun of her synnes; BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 WYC bi the inwardnesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitid vs. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 WYC To yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees. 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 WYC And the child wexide, and was coumfortid in spirit, and was in desert placis `til to the dai of his schewing to Israel. 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.