Lucas 1
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Luke 1
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| HABIENDO muchos tentado á poner en orden la historia de las cosas que entre nosotros han sido ciertísimas, | As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us, |
| Como nos lo enseñaron los que desde el principio lo vieron por sus ojos, y fueron ministros de la palabra; | As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word, |
| Me ha parecido también á mí, después de haber entendido todas las cosas desde el principio con diligencia, escribírtelas por orden, oh muy buen Teófilo, | It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus; |
| Para que conozcas la verdad de las cosas en las cuales has sido enseñado. | So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching. |
| HUBO en los días de Herodes, rey de Judea, un sacerdote llamado Zacarías, de la suerte de Abías; y su mujer, de las hijas de Aarón, llamada Elisabet. | In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. |
| Y eran ambos justos delante de Dios, andando sin reprensión en todos los mandamientos y estatutos del Señor. | They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong. |
| Y no tenían hijo, porque Elisabet era estéril, y ambos eran avanzados en días. | And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old. |
| Y aconteció que ejerciendo Zacarías el sacerdocio delante de Dios por el orden de su vez, | Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God, |
| Conforme á la costumbre del sacerdocio, salió en suerte á poner el incienso, entrando en el templo del Señor. | And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes. |
| Y toda la multitud del pueblo estaba fuera orando á la hora del incienso. | And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes. |
| Y se le apareció el ángel del Señor puesto en pie á la derecha del altar del incienso. | And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar. |
| Y se turbó Zacarías viéndo le, y cayó temor sobre él. | And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him. |
| Mas el ángel le dijo: Zacarías, no temas; porque tu oración ha sido oída, y tu mujer Elisabet te parirá un hijo, y llamarás su nombre Juan. | But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John. |
| Y tendrás gozo y alegría, y muchos se gozarán de su nacimiento. | And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth. |
| Porque será grande delante de Dios, y no beberá vino ni sidra; y será lleno del Espíritu Santo, aun desde el seno de su madre. | For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth. |
| Y á muchos de los hijos de Israel convertirá al Señor Dios de ellos. | And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. |
| Porque él irá delante de él con el espíritu y virtud de Elías, para convertir los corazones de los padres á los hijos, y los rebeldes á la prudencia de los justos, para aparejar al Señor un pueblo apercibido. | And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord. |
| Y dijo Zacarías al ángel: ¿En qué conoceré esto? porque yo soy viejo, y mi mujer avanzada en días. | And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years. |
| Y respondiendo el ángel le dijo: Yo soy Gabriel, que estoy delante de Dios; y soy enviado á hablarte, y á darte estas buenas nuevas. | And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news. |
| Y he aquí estarás mudo y no podrás hablar, hasta el día que esto sea hecho, por cuanto no creíste á mis palabras, las cuales se cumplirán á su tiempo. | Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time. |
| Y el pueblo estaba esperando á Zacarías, y se maravillaban de que él se detuviese en el templo. | And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time. |
| Y saliendo, no les podía hablar: y entendieron que había visto visión en el templo: y él les hablaba por señas, y quedó mudo. | And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words. |
| Y fué, que cumplidos los días de su oficio, se vino á su casa. | And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house. |
| Y después de aquellos días concibió su mujer Elisabet, y se encubrió por cinco meses, diciendo: | After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying, |
| Porque el Señor me ha hecho así en los días en que miró para quitar mi afrenta entre los hombres. | The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men. |
| Y al sexto mes, el ángel Gabriel fué enviado de Dios á una ciudad de Galilea, llamada Nazaret, | Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth, |
| A una virgen desposada con un varón que se llamaba José, de la casa de David: y el nombre de la virgen era María. | To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary. |
| Y entrando el ángel á donde estaba, dijo, ¡Salve, muy favorecida! el Señor es contigo: bendita tú entre las mujeres. | And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you. |
| Mas ella, cuando le vió, se turbó de sus palabras, y pensaba qué salutación fuese ésta. | But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words? |
| Entonces el ángel le dijo: María, no temas, porque has hallado gracia cerca de Dios. | And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval. |
| Y he aquí, concebirás en tu seno, y parirás un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESUS. | And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus. |
| Este será grande, y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo: y le dará el Señor Dios el trono de David su padre: | He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: |
| Y reinará en la casa de Jacob por siempre; y de su reino no habrá fin. | He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. |
| Entonces María dijo al ángel: ¿Cómo será esto? porque no conozco varón. | And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? |
| Y respondiendo el ángel le dijo: El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y la virtud del Altísimo te hará sombra; por lo cual también lo Santo que nacerá, será llamado Hijo de Dios. | And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God. |
| Y he aquí, Elisabet tu parienta, también ella ha concebido hijo en su vejez; y este es el sexto mes á ella que es llamada la estéril: | Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children. |
| Porque ninguna cosa es imposible para Dios. | For there is nothing which God is not able to do. |
| Entonces María dijo: He aquí la sierva del Señor; hágase á mí conforme á tu palabra. Y el ángel partió de ella. | And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away. |
| En aquellos días levantándose María, fué á la montaña con priesa, á una ciudad de Judá; | Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah; |
| Y entró en casa de Zacarías, y saludó á Elisabet. | And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms. |
| Y aconteció, que como oyó Elisabet la salutación de María, la criatura saltó en su vientre; y Elisabet fué llena del Espíritu Santo, | And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit, |
| Y exclamó á gran voz, y dijo. Bendita tú entre las mujeres, y bendito el fruto de tu vientre. | And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body. |
| ¿Y de dónde esto á mí, que la madre de mi Señor venga á mí? | How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me? |
| Porque he aquí, como llegó la voz de tu salutación á mis oídos, la criatura saltó de alegría en mi vientre. | For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy. |
| Y bienaventurada la que creyó, porque se cumplirán las cosas que le fueron dichas de parte del Señor. | Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done. |
| Entonces María dijo: engrandece mi alma al Señor; | And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God; |
| Y mi espíritu se alegró en Dios mi Salvador, | My spirit is glad in God my Saviour. |
| Porque ha mirado á la bajeza de su criada; Porque he aquí, desde ahora me dirán bienaventurada todas las generaciones. | For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me. |
| Porque me ha hecho grandes cosas el Poderoso; Y santo es su nombre. | For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name. |
| Y su misericordia de generación á generación A los que le temen. | His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him. |
| Hizo valentía con su brazo: Esparció los soberbios del pensamiento de su corazón. | With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. |
| Quitó los poderosos de los tronos, Y levantó á los humildes. | He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. |
| A los hambrientos hinchió de bienes; Y á los ricos envió vacíos. | Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands; |
| Recibió á Israel su siervo, Acordandose de la misericordia. | His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever, |
| Como habló á nuestros padres A Abraham y á su simiente para siempre. | As he gave his word to our fathers. |
| Y se quedó María con ella como tres meses: después se volvió á su casa. | And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house. |
| Y á Elisabet se le cumplió el tiempo de parir, y parió un hijo. | Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son. |
| Y oyeron los vecinos y los parientes que Dios había hecho con ella grande misericordia, y se alegraron con ella. | And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy. |
| Y aconteció, que al octavo día vinieron para circuncidar al niño; y le llamaban del nombre de su padre, Zacarías. | And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name; |
| Y respondiendo su madre, dijo: No; sino Juan será llamado. | But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John. |
| Y le dijeron: ¿Por qué? nadie hay en tu parentela que se llame de este nombre. | And they said, Not one of your relations has that name. |
| Y hablaron por señas á su padre, cómo le quería llamar. | And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him. |
| Y demandando la tablilla, escribió, diciendo: Juan es su nombre. Y todos se maravillaron. | And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised. |
| Y luego fué abierta su boca y su lengua, y habló bendiciendo á Dios. | And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God. |
| Y fué un temor sobre todos los vecinos de ellos; y en todas las montañas de Judea fueron divulgadas todas estas cosas. | And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea. |
| Y todos los que las oían, las conservaban en su corazón, diciendo: ¿Quién será este niño? Y la mano del Señor estaba con él. | And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. |
| Y Zacarías su padre fué lleno de Espíritu Santo, y profetizó, diciendo: | And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words: |
| Bendito el Señor Dios de Israel, Que ha visitado y hecho redención á su pueblo, | Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free, |
| Y nos alzó un cuerno de salvación En la casa de David su siervo, | Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, |
| Como habló por boca de sus santos profetas que fueron desde el principio: | (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,) |
| Salvación de nuestros enemigos, y de mano de todos los que nos aborrecieron; | Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us; |
| Para hacer misericordia con nuestros padres, Y acordándose de su santo pacto; | To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word, |
| Del juramento que juró á Abraham nuestro padre, Que nos había de dar, | The oath which he made to Abraham, our father, |
| Que sin temor librados de nuestros enemigos, Le serviríamos | That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship, |
| En santidad y en justicia delante de él, todos los días nuestros. | In righteousness and holy living before him all our days. |
| Y tú, niño, profeta del Altísimo serás llamado; Porque irás ante la faz del Señor, para aparejar sus caminos; | And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways; |
| Dando conocimiento de salud á su pueblo, Para remisión de sus pecados, | To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins, |
| Por las entrañas de misericordia de nuestro Dios, Con que nos visitó de lo alto el Oriente, | Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us, |
| Para dar luz á los que habitan en tinieblas y en sombra de muerte; Para encaminar nuestros pies por camino de paz. | To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace. |
| Y el niño crecía, y se fortalecía en espíritu: y estuvo en los desiertos hasta el día que se mostró á Israel. | And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel. |
