Lucas 1
Ang Biblia (1978)
1 Yamang marami ang nagpilit mag-ayos ng isang kasaysayan noong mga bagay na naganap sa gitna natin,
2 Alinsunod sa ipinatalos sa atin nilang buhat sa (A)pasimula ay (B)mga saksing nangakakakita at mga (C)ministro ng salita,
3 Ay minagaling ko naman, pagkasiyasat na lubos ng pangyayari ng lahat ng mga bagay mula nang una, na isulat sa iyong sunodsunod, (D)kagalanggalang na (E)Teofilo;
4 Upang mapagkilala mo ang katunayan (F)tungkol sa mga bagay na itinuro sa iyo.
5 Nagkaroon (G)nang mga araw ni Herodes, hari sa Judea, ng isang saserdoteng ang ngala'y Zacarias, (H)sa pulutong ni Abias: at ang naging asawa niya ay isa sa mga anak na babae ni Aaron, at ang kaniyang ngala'y Elisabet.
6 At sila'y kapuwa (I)matuwid sa harap ng Dios, na nagsisilakad na walang kapintasan sa lahat ng mga utos at mga palatuntunan ng Panginoon.
7 At wala silang anak, sapagka't baog si Elisabet, at sila'y kapuwa may pataw ng maraming taon.
8 Nangyari nga, na samantalang ginaganap niya ang pagkasaserdote sa harapan ng Dios (J)ayon sa kapanahunan ng kaniyang pulutong,
9 Alinsunod sa kaugalian ng tungkuling pagkasaserdote, ay naging palad niya ang pumasok sa templo ng Panginoon at (K)magsunog ng kamangyan.
10 At ang buong karamihan (L)ng mga tao ay nagsisipanalangin (M)sa labas sa oras ng kamangyan.
11 At napakita sa kaniya ang isang anghel ng Panginoon, na nakatayo sa dakong kanan (N)ng dambana ng kamangyan.
12 At nagulumihanan si Zacarias, pagkakita niya sa kaniya, (O)at dinatnan siya ng takot.
13 Datapuwa't sinabi sa kaniya ng anghel, Huwag kang matakot, Zacarias: sapagka't dininig ang daing mo, at ang asawa mong si Elisabet ay manganganak sa iyo ng isang anak na lalake, at (P)tatawagin mong Juan ang kaniyang pangalan.
14 At magkakaroon ka ng ligaya at galak; at (Q)marami ang maliligaya sa pagkapanganak sa kaniya.
15 Sapagka't siya'y magiging dakila sa paningin ng Panginoon, at siya'y (R)hindi iinom ng alak ni matapang na inumin; at siya'y mapupuspos ng Espiritu Santo, mula pa sa tiyan ng kaniyang ina.
16 At marami sa mga anak ni Israel, ay papagbabaliking-loob niya sa Panginoon na kanilang Dios.
17 (S)At siya'y lalakad sa unahan ng kaniyang mukha na may espiritu at kapangyarihan ni Elias, (T)upang papagbaliking-loob ang mga puso ng mga ama sa mga anak, at ang mga suwail ay magsilakad sa karunungan ng mga matuwid, (U)upang ipaglaan ang Panginoon ng isang bayang nahahanda.
18 At sinabi ni Zacarias sa anghel, (V)Sa ano malalaman ko ito? sapagka't ako'y matanda na, at ang aking asawa ay may pataw ng maraming taon.
19 At pagsagot ng anghel ay sinabi sa kaniya, (W)Ako'y si Gabriel, na nananayo sa harapan ng Dios; at ako'y sinugo upang makipagusap sa iyo, at magdala sa iyo nitong mabubuting balita.
20 At narito, mapipipi ka at hindi ka makapangungusap, hanggang sa araw na mangyari ang mga bagay na ito, sapagka't hindi ka sumampalataya sa aking mga salita, na magaganap sa kanilang kapanahunan.
21 At hinihintay ng bayan si Zacarias, at nanganggigilalas sila sa kaniyang pagluluwat sa loob ng templo.
22 At nang lumabas siya, ay hindi siya makapagsalita sa kanila: at hininagap nila na siya'y nakakita ng isang pangitain sa templo: at siya'y nagpatuloy ng (X)pakikipagusap sa kanila, sa pamamagitan ng mga hudyat, at nanatiling pipi.
23 At nangyari, na nang maganap na ang mga araw ng kaniyang paglilingkod, siya'y umuwi sa kaniyang bahay.
24 At pagkatapos ng mga araw na ito ay naglihi ang kaniyang asawang si Elisabet; at siya'y lumigpit ng limang buwan, na nagsasabi,
25 Ganito ang ginawa ng Panginoon sa akin sa mga araw nang ako'y tingnan niya, (Y)upang alisin ang aking pagkaduwahagi sa gitna ng mga tao.
26 Nang ikaanim na buwan nga'y sinugo ng Dios ang anghel (Z)Gabriel sa isang bayan ng Galilea, ngala'y Nazaret,
27 Sa isang dalagang (AA)magaasawa sa isang lalake, na ang kaniyang ngala'y Jose, (AB)sa angkan ni David; at Maria ang pangalan ng dalaga.
28 At pumasok siya sa kinaroroonan niya, at sinabi, Magalak ka, ikaw na totoong pinakamamahal, (AC)ang Panginoon ay sumasa iyo.
29 Datapuwa't siya'y totoong (AD)nagulumihanan sa sabing ito, at iniisip sa kaniyang sarili kung anong bati kaya ito.
30 At sinabi sa kaniya ng anghel, Huwag kang matakot, Maria: sapagka't nakasumpong ka ng biyaya sa Dios.
31 At narito, maglilihi ka (AE)sa iyong tiyan, at manganganak ka ng isang lalake, at tatawagin mo ang kaniyang pangalang JESUS.
32 Siya'y magiging dakila, at tatawaging Anak ng (AF)Kataastaasan: at (AG)sa kaniya'y ibibigay ng Panginoong Dios ang luklukan ni David na kaniyang ama:
33 At siya'y maghahari sa angkan (AH)ni Jacob magpakailan man; at hindi magkakawakas ang kaniyang kaharian.
34 At sinabi ni Maria sa anghel, Paanong mangyayari ito, sa ako'y hindi nakakakilala ng lalake?
35 At sumagot ang anghel, at sinabi sa kaniya, Bababa sa iyo (AI)ang Espiritu Santo, at lililiman ka ng kapangyarihan ng (AJ)Kataastaasan: kaya naman ang banal na bagay na ipanganganak ay tatawaging (AK)Anak ng Dios.
36 At narito, si Elisabet na iyong (AL)kamaganak, ay naglihi rin naman ng isang anak na lalake sa kaniyang katandaan; at ito ang ikaanim na buwan niya, na dati'y tinatawag na baog.
37 Sapagka't walang salitang mula sa Dios na di may kapangyarihan.
38 At sinabi ni Maria, Narito, ang alipin ng Panginoon; mangyari sa akin ang ayon sa iyong salita. At iniwan siya ng anghel.
39 At nang mga araw na ito'y nagtindig si Maria, at nagmadaling napasa (AM)lupaing maburol, sa isang bayan ng Juda;
40 At pumasok sa bahay ni Zacarias at bumati kay Elisabet.
41 At nangyari, pagkarinig ni Elisabet ng bati ni Maria, ay lumukso ang sanggol sa kaniyang tiyan; at (AN)napuspos si Elisabet ng Espiritu Santo;
42 At sumigaw siya ng malakas na tinig, at sinabi, (AO)Pinagpala ka sa mga babae, at pinagpala ang bunga ng iyong tiyan.
43 At ano't nangyari sa akin, na ang ina ng (AP)aking Panginoon ay pumarito sa akin?
44 Sapagka't ganito, pagdating sa aking mga pakinig ng tinig ng iyong bati, lumukso sa tuwa ang sanggol sa aking tiyan.
45 At (AQ)mapalad ang babaing sumampalataya; sapagka't matutupad ang mga bagay na sa kaniya'y sinabi ng Panginoon.
46 At sinabi ni Maria,
(AR)Dinadakila ng aking kaluluwa (AS)ang Panginoon,
47 At nagalak ang aking espiritu sa (AT)Dios na aking Tagapagligtas.
48 Sapagka't (AU)nilingap niya ang kababaan ng kaniyang alipin.
Sapagka't, narito, mula ngayon ay tatawagin akong (AV)mapalad ng lahat ng maghahalihaliling lahi.
49 Sapagka't (AW)ginawan ako ng Makapangyarihan ng mga dakilang bagay;
At (AX)banal ang kaniyang pangalan.
50 At ang (AY)kaniyang awa ay sa mga lahi't lahi.
Sa nangatatakot sa kaniya.
51 Siya'y nagpakita ng lakas (AZ)ng kaniyang bisig;
(BA)Isinambulat niya ang mga palalo sa paggunamgunam ng kanilang puso.
52 Ibinaba niya ang mga prinsipe (BB)sa mga luklukan nila,
At itinaas ang mga may mababang kalagayan.
53 (BC)Binusog niya ang nangagugutom ng mabubuting bagay;
At pinaalis niya ang mayayaman, na walang anoman.
54 Tumulong siya sa Israel na kaniyang alipin,
(BD)Upang maalaala niya ang awa
55 (Gaya ng sinabi niya (BE)sa ating mga magulang)
Kay Abraham at sa kaniyang binhi magpakailan man.
56 At si Maria ay natirang kasama niya na may tatlong buwan, at umuwi sa kaniyang bahay.
57 Naganap nga kay Elisabet ang panahon ng panganganak; at siya'y nanganak ng isang lalake.
58 At nabalitaan ng kaniyang mga kapitbahay at (BF)mga kamaganak, na dinakila ng Panginoon ang kaniyang awa sa kaniya; at (BG)sila'y nangakigalak sa kaniya.
59 At nangyari, na (BH)nang ikawalong araw ay nagsiparoon sila upang tuliin ang sanggol; at siya'y tatawagin sana nila na Zacarias, ayon sa pangalan ng kaniyang ama.
60 At sumagot ang kaniyang ina at nagsabi, (BI)Hindi gayon; kundi ang itatawag sa kaniya'y Juan.
61 At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Wala sa iyong kamaganak na tinatawag sa pangalang ito.
62 At hinudyatan nila ang kaniyang ama, kung ano ang ibig niyang itawag.
63 At humingi siya ng isang sulatan at sumulat, na sinasabi, Ang kaniyang pangalan ay Juan. At nagsipanggilalas silang lahat.
64 At pagdaka'y (BJ)nabuka ang kaniyang bibig, at ang kaniyang dila'y nakalag, at siya'y nagsalita, na pinupuri ang Dios.
65 At sinidlan ng (BK)takot ang lahat ng nagsisipanahan sa palibot nila; at nabansag ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito sa lahat (BL)ng lupaing maburol ng Judea.
66 At lahat ng mga nangakarinig nito ay pawang iningatan sa kanilang puso, na sinasabi, Magiging ano nga kaya ang batang ito? Sapagka't (BM)ang kamay ng Panginoon ay sumasa kaniya.
67 At si Zacarias na kaniyang ama ay (BN)napuspos ng Espiritu Santo, at nanghula, na nagsasabi,
68 Purihin ang (BO)Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel;
Sapagka't (BP)kaniyang dinalaw at tinubos ang kaniyang bayan,
69 At nagtaas sa atin (BQ)ng isang sungay ng kaligtasan
Sa bahay ni David na kaniyang alipin
70 (Gaya ng sinabi niya (BR)sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga banal na propeta na nagsilitaw (BS)buhat nang unang panahon),
71 Kaligtasang mula sa ating mga kaaway, at sa kamay ng lahat ng nangapopoot sa atin;
72 (BT)Upang magkaawang-gawa sa ating mga magulang,
At (BU)alalahanin ang kaniyang banal na tipan;
73 Ang sumpa (BV)na isinumpa niya kay Abraham na ating ama,
74 Na ipagkaloob sa atin na yamang nangaligtas sa kamay ng ating mga kaaway,
Ay paglingkuran natin siya ng walang takot,
75 Sa kabanalan (BW)at katuwiran sa harapan niya, lahat ng ating mga araw.
76 Oo at ikaw, sanggol, tatawagin kang (BX)propeta ng (BY)kataastaasan;
Sapagka't (BZ)magpapauna ka sa unahan ng mukha ng Panginoon, upang ihanda ang kaniyang mga daan;
77 Upang (CA)maipakilala ang kaligtasan sa kaniyang bayan,
Sa pagkapatawad ng kanilang mga kasalanan,
78 Dahil sa magiliw na habag ng aming Dios,
Ang pagbubukang liwayway buhat sa kaitaasan ay dadalaw sa atin,
79 (CB)Upang liwanagan (CC)ang nangakalugmok sa kadiliman at sa lilim ng kamatayan;
Upang itumpak ang ating mga paa sa daan ng (CD)kapayapaan.
80 At lumaki (CE)ang sanggol, at lumakas sa espiritu, at (CF)nasa mga ilang hanggang sa araw ng kaniyang pagpapakita sa Israel.
Luke 1
Christian Standard Bible
The Dedication to Theophilus
1 Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled[a] among us,(A) 2 just as the original eyewitnesses(B) and servants of the word(C) handed them down to us. 3 So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable(D) Theophilus,(E) 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.[b](F)
Gabriel Predicts John’s Birth
5 In the days of King Herod(G) of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division(H) named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 Both were righteous in God’s sight,(I) living without blame(J) according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. 7 But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.(K)
8 When his division was on duty(L) and he was serving as priest before God, 9 it happened that he was chosen by lot,(M) according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.(N) 10 At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside. 11 An angel of the Lord(O) appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.(P) 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and overcome with fear.(Q) 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid,(R) Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard.(S) Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.(T) 14 There will be joy and delight for you, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or beer.(U) He will be filled with the Holy Spirit(V) while still in his mother’s womb.(W) 16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.(X) 17 And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children,(Y) and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.”(Z)
18 “How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel,(AA) who stands in the presence of God,(AB) and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news. 20 Now listen. You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary. 22 When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was making signs to them(AC) and remained speechless. 23 When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said, 25 “The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace(AD) among the people.”
Gabriel Predicts Jesus’s Birth
26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel(AE) was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,(AF) 27 to a virgin engaged[c](AG) to a man named Joseph, of the house of David.(AH) The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”[d] 29 But she was deeply troubled(AI) by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be. 30 Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary,(AJ) for you have found favor with God.(AK) 31 Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.(AL) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High,(AM) and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.(AN) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob(AO) forever, and his kingdom will have no end.” (AP)
34 Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?” [e]
35 The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,(AQ) and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.(AR) 36 And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”(AS)
38 “See, I am the Lord’s servant,” said Mary. “May it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
39 In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah 40 where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(AT) 42 Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed![f] 43 How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!”
Mary’s Praise
46 And Mary said:
My soul magnifies the Lord,(AU)
47 and my spirit rejoices(AV) in God my Savior,(AW)
48 because he has looked with favor
on the humble condition of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations
will call me blessed,(AX)
49 because the Mighty One(AY)
has done great things for me,(AZ)
and his name(BA) is holy.
50 His mercy is from generation to generation(BB)
on those who fear him.
51 He has done a mighty deed with his arm;(BC)
he has scattered the proud
because of the thoughts of their hearts;(BD)
52 he has toppled the mighty from their thrones
and exalted the lowly.(BE)
53 He has satisfied the hungry with good things(BF)
and sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering his mercy
55 to Abraham and his descendants[g] forever,(BG)
just as he spoke to our ancestors.
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.
The Birth and Naming of John
57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son. 58 Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her his great mercy,(BH) and they rejoiced with her.
59 When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day,(BI) they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. 60 But his mother responded, “No. He will be called John.”(BJ)
61 Then they said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.” 62 So they motioned to his father(BK) to find out what he wanted him to be called. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened(BL) and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea. 66 All who heard about him(BM) took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Prophecy
67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(BN) and prophesied:(BO)
68 Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,(BP)
because he has visited
and provided redemption for his people.(BQ)
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us(BR)
in the house of his servant David,(BS)
70 just as he spoke by the mouth
of his holy prophets in ancient times;(BT)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of those who hate us.
72 He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors(BU)
and remembered his holy covenant(BV)—
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham,(BW)
to grant that we,
74 having been rescued
from the hand of our enemies,
would serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness
in his presence all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called
a prophet of the Most High,(BX)
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare his ways,(BY)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins.(BZ)
78 Because of our God’s merciful compassion,
the dawn from on high(CA) will visit us
79 to shine on those who live in darkness
and the shadow of death,(CB)
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 The child grew up and became strong in spirit,[h](CC) and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Footnotes
- 1:1 Or events that have been accomplished, or events most surely believed
- 1:4 Or informed
- 1:27 Lit betrothed
- 1:28 Other mss add Blessed are you among women.
- 1:34 Lit since I do not know a man
- 1:42 Lit and the fruit of your abdomen (or womb) is blessed
- 1:55 Or offspring; lit seed
- 1:80 Or strong in the Spirit
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