¹

Поне'же оу^бо мно'ѕи нача'шя чини'ти по'вњсть ѓ^ и^ꙁвњсᲄованыхъ в насъ ве'щехъ,

¹

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

²

ја%коже преда'ша намъ иже и^спе'рва самовиDцы и^ слђгы` бы'вшеи` словеси`.

²

even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

³

и^зво'лися и^ мнњ послᲇдовавшђ вы'ше всњхъ и^спы'тно, по' рядђ писа'ти тебњ, дръжа'вныи џеѓ^фїле,

³

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

⁴

да разђмњ'еши ѓ^ них#же наоу^чилъся е^си словесехъ оу^тверже'нїе”

⁴

that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.

⁵

Бысть въ' дн~и и%рода цр~я і^оу^деиска, ие^ре'и нњ'кїи, и^менемъ ꙁаха'рїа, эT дн~евны'а чреды а^вїа'ня, и^ жена` е^го эT дще'рїи а^а^ро'новњхъ, і^ и'мя еи` е^лїсавеџь”

⁵

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the course of Abijah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

⁶

Бњста же пра'ведна ѓ'ба преD бм~ъ, ходя'ща въ всњхъ за'повњдехъ и^ ѓ^правда'нїихъ гн~ихъ беспоро'чна.

⁶

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

⁷

и^ не бњ и%ма чада, понеже е^лисавеџь б^њ непло'ды, и^ ѓ'ба ꙁама'торᲇвша въ' дн~ехъ свои^хъ бњ'ста”

⁷

And they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

⁸

Бысть же слђжа'щђ е^мђ в чинђ чреды` своеа` преD бм~ъ

⁸

Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹

по ѓ^бы'чаю сщ~е'нничесᲄва, ключи'ся е^мђ покади'ти в#шеD в# цр~квь гн~ю.

⁹

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰

и^ все` мно'жество людїи б^њ мл~итвђ дњя' вн^њ в# годъ џимїа'ма”

¹⁰

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

¹¹

ЈА/ви' же ся е^мђ а^гг~лъ гн~ь, стоа` ѓ^деснђ'ю ѓ^лтаря кади`лнаго.

¹¹

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹²

и^ смђти'ся захарїа видњвъ, и^ страхъ нападе` нань.

¹²

And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³

рече же к немђ а^гг~лᲆ. не бо'ися заха'рїа, зане оу^слы'шана бысть мл~тва твоа`. и^ жена` твоа` е^лїсавеџ# родитъ сн~а тебњ, и^ нарече'ши и%мя е^мђ і^ѓ^а'ннъ.

¹³

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zechariah: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴

и^ бђдетъ тебњ ра'досᲄь и^ весе'лїе, и^ мно'ѕи ѓ^ рожествњ е^го възрадђ'ются.

¹⁴

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵

бђ'детъ б^о ве'лїи предъ гм~ь. и^ вина` и^ сике'ра не и%маᲄь пити” и^ дх~а ст~а и^спо'лнится е^ще и^з# чрева мт~ре своеа`.

¹⁵

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶

и^ мно'гы эT сн~о'въ і^ил~евъ ѓ^брати'тъ къ г~ђ б~ђ и^хъ”

¹⁶

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

¹⁷

И$ то'и преDи'детъ преD нимъ, дх~омъ, и^ си'лою и^лїиною. ѓ^брати'ти срDца эTц~емъ на чя'да, и^ проти'вныа в# мђ'дросᲄи пра'веDныхъ, оу^гото'вати гв~и лю'ди съвръшены”

¹⁷

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

¹⁸

и^ рече заха'рїа къ а^гг~лђ. по чесомђ разђмњ'ю с^е; а^зъ б^о е^смь старъ, и^ жена` моа` зама'торњвши въ' дн~ехъ своиX”

¹⁸

And Zechariah said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

¹⁹

И$ эTвњщавъ а^гг~лъ рече е^мђ. а^зъ е^смь гаврїилъ предъстоаи` преD бм~ъ, и^ по'сланъ е^смь гл~ати к тебњ, и^ бл~говњстити тебњ сїа.

¹⁹

And the angel answered and said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

²⁰

и^ с^е бђ'деши млъ'ча и^ не могы` прогл~ати, до негоже дн~е бђ'дђтъ сїа, зане не вњ'рова словесемъ мои'мъ, ја%же с#бђдђтся въ' время свое`”

²⁰

And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

²¹

И$ бᲇшя лю'дїе ждђ'ще заха'рїю, и^ чюждахђся косня'щђ е^мђ в цр~кви”

²¹

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple.

²²

И$ꙁшеD же не можа'ше гл~ати к ни'мъ. и^ разђмњшя ја'ко видњнїе видњ в# цр~кви. и^ то'й б^њ помава'а и^мъ, и^ пребыва'ше нњмъ”

²²

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

²³

И$ бысть, ја^ко и^спл'ънишяся дн~їе слђж'бы е^го, и%де в домъ свои”

²³

And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

²⁴

По си'хъ же дн~ехъ зачатъ е^лисавеџᲆ жена е^го, и^ тая'шеся мцsя пять гл~ющи,

²⁴

And after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

²⁵

ја%кота'ко мн^њ сътвори` г~ь въ' дн~и, в няже призрњ` эTя'ти поноше'нїе мое` в# чл~цехъ”

²⁵

Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

²⁶

Въ мцsь же шестыи, по'сланъ бысть а^гг~лъ гаврїилъ эT б~а, въ' граD галїле'искыи, е^мyђ и^мя наꙁаре'џᲆ,

²⁶

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

²⁷

к# дв~њи ѓ^брђче'нᲇи мђжеви е^мђже и^мя і^ѓ%сифъ, эT домђ двDва, і^ и'мя дв~њи марїа'мъ.

²⁷

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

²⁸

и^ вшеD к неи а^гг~лъ, рече. радђися ѓ^бра'дованнаа, г~ь с тобо'ю, блsве'на ты в# женахъ.

²⁸

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁹

ѓ^на же ви'дњвши, смђтися ѓ^ словеси` е^го, и^ помышляше каково бђ'деT цњлова'нїе с^е”

²⁹

And when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

³⁰

И$ рече` а^гг~лъ е'й. не бо'ися марїа'мъ, ѓ^брњте б^о блгDть эT б~а.

³⁰

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

³¹

и^ с^е зачнеши въ' чревњ, и^ ро'диши сн~а, и^ нарече'ши и%мя е^мђ і^с~.

³¹

And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³²

се'й бђ'детᲆ ве'лїи, и^ сн~ъ вы^шняго нарече'тъся. и^ дастъ е^мђ г~ь б~ъ прsтлъ двDа эTц~а е^го,

³²

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

³³

и^ въцр~и'тся в домђ і^а'ковли въ' вњкы, и^ црsтвїю е^го не бђ'детъ конца`”

³³

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁴

Рече же марїаM къ а^гг~лђ. како бђ'детъ с^е, и^дњже мђж'а не зна'ю;

³⁴

And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

³⁵

и^ эTвњщавъ а^гг~лъ, рече е'й, дх~ъ ст~ыи на'идетᲆ на т^я, и^ си'ла вы'шняго ѓ^сњнитᲆ т^я” Тњмже и^ ражда'емое ст~о, наречется сн~ъ бж~їи”

³⁵

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

³⁶

И$ с^е е^лисавеџь ю%жника твоа`, и^ т^а зачатъ сн~а в# ста'рости своеи`. и^ сїи мцsь шестыи е^сть е'й, нарица'е^мњи непло'ды.

³⁶

And behold, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

³⁷

ја%ко не и^знеможетъ эT б~а всякъ гл~ъ”

³⁷

For nothing shall be impossible with God.

³⁸

Рече же марїямъ. с^е раба` гн~я, бђ'ди мн^њ по гл~ђ твое^мђ. и^ эTі'де эT неа` а^гг~лъ”

³⁸

And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁹

Въста'вши же марїаM въ' дн~и т^ы, и%де в го'рняа съ тща'нїеM, въ' граD і^оу'довᲆ,

³⁹

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

⁴⁰

и^ в#ниде в доM заха'рїинъ, и^ цњлова` е^лисавеџь”

⁴⁰

and entered into the house of Zechariah and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹

И$ бысть ја%ко оу^слы'ша е^лисавеџь цњлованїе мр~їино, възыгра'ся младе'нецъ, въ чревњ еа`. и^ и'спл'ънися дх^а ст~а е^лисавеџь,

⁴¹

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

⁴²

и^ възъпи` гла'сомъ ве'лїемъ, и^ рече. блsве'на т^ы в# женахъ, и^ блsвенъ плоD чре'ва ᲄвое^го.

⁴²

and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³

и^ эTкђ'дђ мн^њ с^е, да прїиде мати г~а мое^го къ мнњ`;

⁴³

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

⁴⁴

се` б^о ја%ко быs глаs цњлованїа твое^го въ оу^шїю моею`, възыграся младе'нецъ радощами въ' чревњ мое^мъ”

⁴⁴

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵

И$ бл~же'на вњровавшїа, ја%ко бђ'детъ съвръшенїе гл~анымъ е'й эT г~а”

⁴⁵

And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

⁴⁶

И$ рече марїа'мᲆ. вели'чиᲄъ дш~а моа г~а,

⁴⁶

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷

и^ вᲆзра'довася дх~ъ мои ѓ^ бѕ~њ сп~сњ моемъ”

⁴⁷

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

⁴⁸

ЈА$ко приꙁрњ на смире'нїе рабы своеа`. се б^о эT нн~њ блажатъ м^я вс^и ро'ди.

⁴⁸

For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹

ЈА/ко сътвори` мн^њ вели'чїе си'лныи, и^ ст~ое и^мя е^го”

⁴⁹

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

⁵⁰

И$ млsть е^го в роD и^ роD на боя'щїимся е^го”

⁵⁰

And his mercy is unto generations of generations On them that fear him.

⁵¹

Сътвори дръжа'вђ мы'шцею своею`, расточи` гръдыа мысли срцDа и^хъ”

⁵¹

He hath shown strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

⁵²

Низложи си'лныа съ престолъ, и^ възнесе` смире'ныа.

⁵²

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³

алчющая и^сп'лъни бл~гъ, и^ бога'тящаася эTпђсти тща”

⁵³

The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴

Въспрїа'тᲆ і^и^л~я ѓ%трока свое^го, помянђти милости.

⁵⁴

He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵

ја^коже гл~а къ эTц~емъ на'шиM, а^враа'мђ и^ сњмени е^го до вњка”

⁵⁵

(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever.

⁵⁶

Пребыстᲆ же марїаM с нею ја%котри мцsа, и^ възврати'ся в# домъ сво'и”

⁵⁶

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

⁵⁷

Є$лисавети же и^спо'лнися вре'мя родиᲄи е'й, и^ роди сн~а.

⁵⁷

Now Elizabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸

и^ слы'шашя ѓ^крsтъ живђщеи` и^ оу^жикы еа`, ја%ко възвели'чилъ е^сть г~ь млsть свою с нею, и^ радовахђся с нею”

⁵⁸

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹

И$ бысть въ ѓ^смыи дн~ь, прїидо'шя ѓ^брњзати ѓ^троча`, и^ нарица'хђ е& и^менемъ эTц~а е^го заха'рїю.

⁵⁹

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰

и^ эTвњщавши ма'ти е^го, рече. ни`, н^о да нарече'тся і^ѓ^а'ннъ,

⁶⁰

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹

и^ рњшя к# неи, ја%ко никтоже е^сть в# сроDствњ твое'мъ, и^же нарица'ется и%менемᲆ тњмъ”

⁶¹

And they said unto her, There is none among thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶²

И$ помава'хђ эTц~ђ е^го, е^же ка'ко б^ы хотњлъ нарещи е&”

⁶²

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³

І$ и^спрошъ д#счицђ, написа гл~я. і^ѓ^а'ннъ бђ'детъ и'мя е^мђ. и^ чюждахђся вс^и”

⁶³

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

⁶⁴

эTвръзо'шя же ся оу^ста е^го а^бїе, и^ ја%зы'къ е^го, и^ гл~аше блsвя б~а”

⁶⁴

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God.

⁶⁵

И$ бысть на всњхъ страхъ живђщихъ ѓ%крsтъ и^хᲆ, и^ въ всеи странњ і^ёдеисᲄњй повњ'даеми бњхђ вс^и гл~и сїи”

⁶⁵

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶

И$ положи'шя вс^и слы'шав#шеи` в# срDци своемъ гл~юще, что оу^бо ѓ^троча` с^е бђ'детъ; и^ рђка` гн~я б^њ с ни'мъ”

⁶⁶

And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷

И$ заха'рїа эTц~ъ е^го и^спо'лънися дх~а ст~а. и^ пррoчествова гл~я”

⁶⁷

And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸

Блsве'нъ г~ь б~ъ і^ил~евъ. ја%ко посњти, и^ сътвори` и^ꙁбавле'нїе лю'демᲆ своиM”

⁶⁸

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

⁶⁹

И$ въз#дви'же рогъ сп~се'нїа наM в# домђ двд~вњ ѓ^трока свое^го,

⁶⁹

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David

⁷⁰

ја%коже гл~а оу^сты` ст~ыхъ сђщихъ эT вњка пррoкъ е^го,

⁷⁰

(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

⁷¹

сп~се'нїе эT врагъ на'шихъ, і^ и^з# рђкы` всњхъ ненави'дящихъ насъ.

⁷¹

Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷²

сътвори'ти млsть съ эTц~ы на'шими, и^ помянђти завњтъ ст~ыи свой.

⁷²

To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

⁷³

кля'твђ е^ю'же кля'тся къ а^враа'мђ эTц~ђ на'шемђ, да'ти намъ

⁷³

The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant unto us

⁷⁴

бе страха и^з рђкы врагъ на'шихᲆ и^збавльшемся.

⁷⁴

that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,

⁷⁵

слђжи'ти е^мђ прпDбїемъ, и^ пра'вдою преD нимъ вс^я дн~и живоᲄа на'шего”

⁷⁵

In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

⁷⁶

И$ т^ы ѓ^троча пррoкъ вы'шняго наречешися, преDидеши б^о предъ лицемъ гн~имъ оу^гото'вати пђти е^го”

⁷⁶

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

⁷⁷

да'ти ра'зђмᲆ сп~се'нїа лю'демъ е^го, въ ѓ^сᲄавленїе грњхъ иX.

⁷⁷

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,

⁷⁸

млsрдїа ради млsти б~а на'шего, в нихже посᲇти насъ въстокъ съвы'ше.

⁷⁸

Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

⁷⁹

просвњти'ти въ ᲄмњ и^ сњн'и смр~тнњи сᲇдя'щая, напра'вити но'гы на'ша на пђть ми'ренъ

⁷⁹

To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁸⁰

Э$троча же растя'ше и^ крњпля'шеся дх~омъ. и^ б^њ в# пђсты'няхъ, до' дн~е ја%вле'нїа свое^го къ і^ил~ю”

⁸⁰

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.