¹

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

¹

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

²

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

²

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

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;

³

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

⁴

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

⁴

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

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.

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”

⁶

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

⁶

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

⁷

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

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”

⁸

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

⁸

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

⁹

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

⁹

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

¹⁰

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

¹⁰

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

¹¹

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

¹¹

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

¹²

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

¹²

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

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.

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.

¹⁴

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

¹⁴

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

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.

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`.

¹⁶

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

¹⁶

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

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.

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”

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.

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”

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.

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.

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.

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`”

²¹

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

²¹

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

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.

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”

²³

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

²³

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

²⁴

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

²⁴

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

²⁵

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

²⁵

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

²⁶

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

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,

²⁷

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

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.

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.

²⁸

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

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.

²⁹

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

³⁰

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

³⁰

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

³¹

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

³¹

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

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:

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,

³³

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

³³

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

³⁴

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

³⁴

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

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.

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”

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.

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.

³⁷

For nothing shall be impossible with God.

³⁷

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

³⁸

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

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”

³⁹

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

³⁹

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

⁴⁰

and entered into the house of Zechariah and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴⁰

и^ в#ниде в доM заха'рїинъ, и^ цњлова` 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;

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,

⁴²

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

⁴²

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

⁴³

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

⁴³

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

⁴⁴

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

⁴⁴

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

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.

⁴⁵

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

⁴⁶

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁶

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

⁴⁷

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

⁴⁷

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

⁴⁸

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

⁴⁸

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

⁴⁹

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

⁴⁹

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

⁵⁰

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

⁵⁰

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

⁵¹

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

⁵¹

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

⁵²

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

⁵²

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

⁵³

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

⁵³

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

⁵⁴

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

⁵⁴

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

⁵⁵

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

⁵⁵

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

⁵⁶

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

⁵⁶

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

⁵⁷

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

⁵⁷

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

⁵⁸

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

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”

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.

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.

⁶⁰

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

⁶⁰

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

⁶¹

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

⁶¹

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

⁶²

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

⁶²

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

⁶³

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

⁶³

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

⁶⁴

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

⁶⁴

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

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.

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”

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.

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”

⁶⁷

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

⁶⁷

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

⁶⁸

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

⁶⁸

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

⁶⁹

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

⁶⁹

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

⁷⁰

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

⁷⁰

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

⁷¹

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

⁷¹

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

⁷²

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

⁷²

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

⁷³

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

⁷³

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

⁷⁴

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

⁷⁴

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

⁷⁵

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

⁷⁵

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

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;

⁷⁶

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

⁷⁷

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

⁷⁷

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

⁷⁸

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

⁷⁸

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

⁷⁹

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

⁷⁹

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

⁸⁰

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

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”