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序言(参(A)

尊敬的提阿非罗先生,因为有许多人,已经把在我们中间成就了的事, 按照起初亲眼看见的传道人所传给我们的,编着成书; 我已经把这些事从头考查过,认为也应该按着次序写给你, 让你晓得所学到的道理,都是确实的。

天使预言施洗约翰出生

犹太王希律在位的日子,亚比雅班里有一个祭司,名叫撒迦利亚,他妻子是亚伦的后代,名叫以利沙伯。 他们在 神面前都是义人,遵行主的一切诫命规条,无可指摘, 只是没有孩子,因为以利沙伯不生育,二人又都上了年纪。

有一次,撒迦利亚在 神面前按着班次执行祭司的职务, 照祭司的惯例抽中了签,进入主的圣殿烧香。 10 烧香的时候,众人都在外面祈祷。 11 有主的使者站在香坛右边,向他显现。 12 撒迦利亚一见就惊慌起来,十分害怕。 13 天使说:“撒迦利亚,不要怕,因为你的祈求已蒙垂听,你妻子以利沙伯要给你生一个儿子,你要给他起名叫约翰。 14 你必欢喜快乐,许多人因他出生,也必喜乐。 15 他在主面前要被尊为大,淡酒浓酒都不喝,未出母腹就被圣灵充满。 16 他要使许多以色列人转向主他们的 神。 17 他必有以利亚的灵和能力,行在主的前面,叫父亲的心转向儿女,叫悖逆的转向义人的意念,为主安排那预备好了的人民。” 18 撒迦利亚对天使说:“我怎么能知道这事呢?我已经老了,我妻子也上了年纪。” 19 天使回答:“我是站在 神面前的加百列,奉差遣向你说话,报给你这好消息。 20 看吧!到了时候我的话必要应验;因为你不信我的话,你必成为哑巴,直到这些事成就的那一天,才能说话。”

21 众人等候撒迦利亚;因他在圣殿里迟迟不出来,觉得奇怪。 22 等到他出来,却不能讲话,竟成了哑巴,不断地向他们打手式,他们就知道他在圣殿里见了异象。 23 供职的日子满了,他就回家去。 24 过了几天,他妻子以利沙伯怀了孕,隐藏了五个月,说: 25 “主在眷顾的日子,这样看待我,要把我在人间的羞耻除掉。”

天使预言耶稣降生

26 到了第六个月,天使加百列奉 神差遣,往加利利的拿撒勒城去, 27 到了一个童贞女那里,她已经和大卫家一个名叫约瑟的人订了婚,童贞女的名字是马利亚。 28 天使进去,对她说:“恭喜!蒙大恩的女子,主与你同在!” 29 她却因这话惊慌起来,反复思想这样祝贺是甚么意思。 30 天使说:“马利亚,不要怕!因你已从 神那里蒙了恩。 31 你将怀孕生子,要给他起名叫耶稣。 32 他将要被尊为大,称为至高者的儿子,主 神要把他祖大卫的王位赐给他, 33 他要作王统治雅各家,直到永远,他的国没有穷尽。” 34 马利亚对天使说:“我还没有出嫁(“我还没有出嫁”原文作“我不认识男人”),怎能有这事呢?” 35 天使回答:“圣灵要临到你,至高者的能力要覆庇你,因此那将要出生的圣者,必称为 神的儿子。 36 你看,你亲戚以利沙伯,被称为不生育的,在老年也怀了男胎,现在已是第六个月了, 37 因为在 神没有一件事是不可能的。” 38 马利亚说:“我是主的婢女,愿照你的话成就在我身上!”天使就离开她去了。

马利亚往见以利沙伯

39 后来,马利亚就起身,急忙向山地去,来到犹大的一座城, 40 进了撒迦利亚的家,向以利沙伯问安。 41 以利沙伯一听见马利亚的问安,腹中的胎儿就跳动,以利沙伯也被圣灵充满, 42 就高声说:“你在女子中是有福的!你腹中的胎儿也是有福的! 43 我主的母亲竟然到我这里来。这事怎会临到我呢? 44 你看,你问安的声音一进我的耳朵,我腹中的胎儿就欢喜跳跃。 45 这相信主传给她的话必要成就的女子是有福的。”

马利亚尊主为大(参(B)

46 马利亚说:

“我心尊主为大,

47 我灵以 神我的救主为乐,

48 因为他垂顾他婢女的卑微,

看哪!今后万代都要称我为有福。

49 全能者为我行了大事,他的名为圣;

50 他的怜悯世世代代归与敬畏他的人。

51 他用膀臂施展大能,

驱散心里妄想的狂傲人。

52 他使有权能的失位,

叫卑微的升高,

53 让饥饿的得饱美食,

使富足的空手回去。

54 他扶助了他的仆人以色列,

为要记念他的怜悯,

55 正如他向我们列祖所说的,

恩待亚伯拉罕和他的后裔,直到永远。”

56 马利亚和以利沙伯同住约有三个月,就回家去了。

施洗约翰出生

57 以利沙伯的产期到了,生了一个儿子。 58 邻里亲戚,听见主向她大施怜悯,都和她一同欢乐。 59 到了第八天,他们来给孩子行割礼,要照他父亲的名字,叫他撒迦利亚。 60 但他母亲说:“不可,要叫他约翰。” 61 他们说:“你亲族里没有叫这名字的。” 62 他们就向孩子的父亲打手式,看他要叫他甚么。 63 他要了一块写字版,写上说:“他的名字是约翰。”众人都希奇。 64 撒迦利亚的口舌立刻开了,就出声称颂 神。 65 住在周围的人都害怕,这一切事传遍了整个犹太山地, 66 凡听见的就把这些事放在心里,说:“这孩子将会成为怎样的人呢?因为主的手与他同在。”

撒迦利亚的预言

67 他的父亲撒迦利亚被圣灵充满,预言说:

68 “主,以色列的 神,是应当称颂的,

因他眷顾自己的子民,施行救赎,

69 在他仆人大卫家中,

为我们兴起救恩的角,

70 正如主自古以来藉圣先知口中所说的,

71 救我们脱离仇敌,和恨我们的人的手;

72 向我们列祖施怜悯,记念他的圣约,

73 就是他对我们祖先亚伯拉罕所起的誓,

74 把我们从仇敌手中救拔出来,

叫我们可以坦然无惧,用圣洁公义,

75 在他面前一生一世敬拜他。

76 孩子啊,你要称为至高者的先知,

因为你要行在主的面前,预备他的路,

77 使他的子民,因罪得赦,就知道救恩。

78 因我们 神的怜悯,

使清晨的阳光从高天临到我们,

79 光照那坐在黑暗中死荫里的人,

引导我们的脚,走上平安的路。”

80 这孩子渐渐长大,心灵健壮,住在旷野,直到他在以色列人中公开露面的日子。

Vi-bahlt (since) many Messianic Sofrim have attempted to compile a sefer, a historical narrative, about the momentous events that have been fulfilled among us,

Just as these [masoret haShluchim] have been handed down to us by those who from HaReshit [of the Besuras HaGeulah] were edei reiyah (eyewitnesses) and mesharetim [ministers] of the Dvar Hashem,

I thought it expedient also, having done an iyun (investigative research), accurately and carefully being meayen (engaged in research) in every source and making a medakdeke (pain-stakingly thorough) investigation of every aspect from HaReshit (the Beginning), to write for you and to mesader (arrange, place in succession) an orderly account, most noble Theophilus,

That you may have daas of HaEmes regarding the Divrei Moshiach about which you took shiurim (lessons).

At the time of Herod king of Yehudah, there was a certain kohen by the name Zecharyah, who belonged to the Aviyah division. His isha was of the banot Aharon, name of Elisheva. [DIVREY HAYAMIM ALEF 24:10]

And they were both tzaddikim before Hashem, walking a derech tamim in all the mitzvot and chukkim of the Torah of Adoneinu. [BERESHIS 6:9; DEVARIM 5:33; MELACHIM ALEF 9:4]

But they had no ben, because Elisheva was barren, and they were both advanced in their yamim.

And it came to pass in the performance of his avodas kodesh sherut as a kohen before Hashem in the appointed order of his division, [DIVREY HAYAMIM ALEF 24:19; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 8:14]

According to the minhag (custom) of the kehunah, Zecharyah was chosen by lot to enter the Beis Hamikdash and to offer ketoret (incense). [SHEMOT 30:7,8; DIVREY HAYAMIM ALEF 23:13; DIVREY HAYAMIM BAIS 29:11; TEHILLIM 141:2]

10 And when the hour of the offering of the ketoret came, all the multitude were davening outside. [VAYIKRA 16:17]

11 And there appeared to Zecharyah a malach Hashem, standing on the right side of the Mizbeach of ketoret. [SHEMOT 30:1-10]

12 And, seeing the malach, Zecharyah was terrified, and pachad (fear) fell on him. [SHOFETIM 6:22,23; 13:22]

13 But the malach said to him, Do not have pachad (fear), Zecharyah. Your tefillah (prayer) was heard and your isha, Elisheva, will bear a ben to you and you will call his shem Yochanan.

14 And he will be a simcha to you and sasson (joy), and there will be sasson rav (great joy) at his huledet (birth).

15 And he will be gadol before Hashem, and he will not drink yayin or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Ruach Hakodesh from the womb of his Em (mother), [BAMIDBAR 6:3; VAYIKRA 10:9; SHOFETIM 13:4; YIRMEYAH 1:5]

16 And many of the Bnei Yisroel he will turn back in teshuva to Hashem Eloheihem.

17 And he will go forth before Adonoi in the ruach (spirit) and koach (power) of Eliyahu HaNavi, VEHESHIV LEV AVOT AL BANIM (And he will turn the heart of the fathers to the children MALACHI 3:24 [4:6]) and those without mishmaat (obedience) he will turn to the chochmah of the tzaddikim to prepare for Adonoi an Am (People) having been made ready. [MALACHI 4:5,6]

18 And Zecharyah said to the malach, Just how will I have daas that this is so? For I am old and my isha is advanced in her yamim (days). [BERESHIS 15:8; 17:17]

19 And in reply, the malach said to Zecharyah, I am Gavriel, I stand before Hashem. And I was sent to speak to you and to announce these things to you. [DANIEL 8:16; 9:21]

20 And hinei! You will be illem (mute) and not be able to speak, until the yom (day) when these things come to pass, because you did not have emunah in my dvarim (words), which will be fulfilled in their time. [SHEMOT 4:11; YECHEZKEL 3:26]

21 And the people were expecting Zecharyah and they were bewildered at his delay in the Beis HaMikdash.

22 And when he came out, he was illem (mute) and not able to speak to them, and they had daas that he had seen a chazon in the Heikhal. He kept motioning to them and he remained illem.

23 And it came about as the yamim of his sherut (service in the Beis HaMikdash) as a kohen were fulfilled, he went to his bais (house).

24 And after these yamim, Elisheva, his isha, became with child, and she kept herself in hitbodedut for chamesh chodashim, saying,

25 Hashem has done this for me. In these yamim he looked with Chen vChesed (favor and mercy, loving kindness) on me to take away my reproach among Bnei Adam. [BERESHIS 30:23; YESHAYAH 4:1]

26 Now in the chodesh shishi the malach Gavriel was sent from Hashem to a shtetl in the Galil called Natzeret,

27 To a betulah (virgin) given in erusin (betrothal, engagement) to an ish from the Beis Dovid named Yosef [ben Dovid], and the shem of the almah was Miryam.

28 And when the malach approached her, he said, Shalom, favored one! Hashem is with you!

29 But she was greatly perplexed at the message, and kept pondering what sort of Shalom greeting this might be.

30 And the malach said to her, Do not have pachad (fear), Miryam, for you have found chen before Hashem.

31 And in your womb you will conceive and bear BEN [YESHAYAH 7:14] and you will call SHMO YEHOSHUA. [ZECHARYAH 6:11-12]

32 He will be gadol (great) and will be called Ben HaElyon (Son of the Most High). Adonoi Elohim will give him the kisse Dovid Aviv,

33 And he will rule over the Beis Yaakov Olam vaed, and his Malchut will never come to an end. [SHMUEL BAIS 7:16; TEHILLIM 89:3,4; YESHAYAH 9:7; YIRMEYAH 33:17; DANIEL 2:44; 7:14,27; MICHOH 4:7]

34 But Miryam said to the malach, How will this be, vibahlt (since) I do not have daas of an ish?

35 And in reply, the malach said to her, The Ruach Hakodesh will come upon you and the gevurah of HaElyon will overshadow you. Therefore, also, the one being born will be called HaKadosh (The Holy One), Ben HaElohim.

36 And Elisheva your krovah also has conceived a ben in her old age, and this chodesh is hashishi (the sixth) for her who is called barren.

37 For nothing will be impossible with Hashem.

38 And Miryam said, Hinei! I am the shifcha of Hashem. May it be done to me according to your dvar. And the malach departed from her.

39 And in those yamim, Miryam got up and traveled into the hill country with haste to a shtetl of Yehudah.

40 And she entered into the bais of Zecharyah and gave Birkat Shalom greetings to Elisheva.

41 And it came about, when Elisheva heard the Birkat Shalom of Miryam, the yeled leaped in Elisheva’s womb, and she was filled with the Ruach Hakodesh.

42 And Elisheva cried out with a kol gadol (loud voice) and said, Brucha at miNashim (Blessed art thou among women), and baruch (blessed is) the pri (fruit) of your womb! [SHOFETIM 5:24]

43 And why has this happened to me that the Em Adoni should come to me?

44 For hinei! When the sound of your Birkat Shalom came into my ears, the yeled leaped with simcha in my womb.

45 And ashrey is the one having had emunah that there will be a fulfillment to the things having been spoken to Miryam by Hashem.

46 And Miryam said, My soul doth magnify Hashem [TEHILLIM 34:2,3]

47 ALATZ LIBI BAHASHEM (My heart rejoices in Hashem SHMUEL ALEF 2:1) and my neshamah exalts in Hashem Yishi (G-d my savior, Moshi’a) CHABAKUK 3:18, [TEHILLIM 18:46; YESHAYAH 17:10; 61:10]

48 For HASHEM VISHAFAL YIREH (TEHILLIM 138:6) looked upon the humble state of His shifcha (bond maid) for from now on kol hadorot ishruni (all generations will call me happy, BERESHIS 30:13) [TEHILLIM 138:6]

49 For Shaddai (the Almighty) did gedolot for me and Kadosh is Shmo, [TEHILLIM 111:9]

50 And the chesed of Hashem is DOR VDOR [TEHILLIM 100:5] to those with yirat Shomayim. [SHEMOT 20:6; TEHILLIM 103:17]

51 Hashem has done niflaot (wonders) with his zeroa [arm, YESHAYAH 53:1]. He scattered those who in the machshavot (thoughts) of their levavot are the Gaayonim (the Haughty ones).

52 He brought down shalitim (rulers) from their kisot (thrones) and lifted up the Anavim (Humble),

53 The ones hungering, Hashem made full of tov, and the ashirim he sent away empty. [TEHILLIM 107:9]

54 Hashem helped his servant Yisroel, in remembrance of his rachamim (mercy),

55 Just as Hashem spoke to Avoteinu, to Avraham Avinu and his Zera ad Olam.

56 And Miryam remained with Elisheva about shlosha chodashim, and then Miryam returned to her bais.

57 Now when the time of Elisheva to give birth was fulfilled, she bore a ben.

58 And Elisheva’s shchenim (neighbors) and krovim (relatives) heard that Adoneinu greatly demonstrated his rachamim to her, and they had much simcha with her.

59 And it came about on the yom hashemini (the eighth day) they came for the bris milah of the yeled, and they were calling him by the name of his abba, Zecharyah.

60 And in reply, his Em said: Lo, but he will be called Yochanan.

61 And they said to her, There is no one from your krovim who is called by this shem.

62 And they began motioning to the yeled’s abba to find out what shem he wanted to give him.

63 And having asked for a luach (tablet), Zecharyah wrote, saying, Yochanan shmo. And everyone was amazed.

64 And Zecharyah’s mouth was loosed at once and the lashon of him, and he began speaking, saying Baruch Hashem!

65 And upon all their shchenim (neighbors) came much yirat Shomayim, and in the entire hill country of Yehudah everyone was shmoozing about these matters.

66 All who heard these things pondered them in their levavot, saying, What then will this yeled become? For, indeed, the yad Hashem was on him. [BERESHIS 39:2]

67 And Zecharyah, his abba, was filled with the Ruach Hakodesh and brought forth a dvar nevuah, saying,

68 BARUCH HASHEM ELOHEI YISROEL, for Adonoi has visited his Am Berit and accomplished a pedut kofer ransom for the Geulah of his people.

69 And Hashem raised up a Keren Yeshuah (Horn of Salvation), a mighty Moshia, for us in the Beis Dovid, His eved,

70 Just as Hashem spoke through the mouth of His neviim hakedoshim meOlam (holy prophets from long ago), [YIRMEYAH 23:5]

71 That we should have Yeshuat Eloheinu from our oyvim (enemies) and from the hand of all the ones who regard us with sinas chinom (baseless hatred).

72 Thus Hashem has demonstrated his rachamim (mercy) to Avoteinu (our Fathers) and has remembered his Brit HaKodesh (Holy Covenant), [MICHOH 7:20; TEHILLIM 105:8,9; 106:45; YECHEZKEL 16:60]

73 The Brit HaShevuah (the Covenant of the oath) which He swore to Avraham Avinu to grant us, [BERESHIS 22:16-18]

74 Having been delivered from the yad haoyvim (hand of enemies) of us to serve Hashem fearlessly,

75 In kedushah (holiness) and tzedek (righteousness) before Him all our yamim (days).

76 And you also, yeled (child), will be called Navi HaElyon (Prophet of the Most High); for you will go LIFNEI HAADON (before the L-rd) to prepare the DERECH HASHEM (The Way of the L-rd) [MALACHI 3:1; YESHAYAH 40:3]

77 To give daas (knowledge) of Yeshuat Eloheinu (the Salvation of our G-d) to Hashem’s Am Berit (People of the Covenant) by the selichat (forgiveness) of their avon (sin) [YIRMEYAH 31:34]

78 Through the rav rachamim of Eloheinu (through the great mercy of our G-d), by which has visited us the rising SHEMESH [Sun, Moshiach] from Shomayim, [MALACHI 3:20 (4:2)]

79 To appear to the ones in CHOSHECH (darkness) and YOSHVEI BERETZ TZALMAVET (sitting in the land of the shadow of death), to direct our feet into the Derech Shalom. [Psa 107:14; Isa 9:1-2; 59:9]

80 And the yeled was growing and was being given chizzuk (strengthening) in the Ruach Hakodesh, and Yochanan was in the desolate places until the day of his hisgalus (revelation, manifestation) to Yisroel.