Magnificat Monday

No time for commentary, but I thought I might translate Luke 1:26-38, 46-56 this morning.

1:26-27 And in the eighth month [of Elisabeth's pregnancy], the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of the Galilee to which the name was Nazareth, to a virgin who had been betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, from the house of David, and the name of the virgin was Mary.

1:28-29 And when he had come in to her, he said, "Greetings, one who has been graced, the Lord [is] with you." And she was terrified at the word and was debating what sort of greeting this might be.

1:30-31 And the angel said to her, "Do not fear, Mary, for you have found grace before God. And behold, you will be pregant in womb, and you will bear a son, and you will call his name, 'Jesus' ...

1:32-33 "This one will be great and will be called 'Son of the Most High,' and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father. And he will rule over the house of Jacob forever and an end of his kingdom will not come."

1:34-35 And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am not 'knowing' a man?" And the angel said to her, "Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also, the holy thing having been born will be called 'Son of God.'

1:36-37 "And, behold, Elisabeth your relative, even she herself has become pregnant in her old age and this boy is eight months from her who was called barren. Because no thing is impossible before God."

1:38 And Mary said, "Behold, the woman servant of the Lord. May it be to me according to your word." And the angel went away from her...

1:46-47 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has exalted in God my savior.

1:48 "For he looked on the humble state of his female servant, for behold, from now on all generations will bless me.

1:49 "Because the Powerful One made me great, and holy is His name,

1:50 "And His mercy is for generation after generation to those who fear Him.

1:51 "He showed might with His arm, and He scattered the proud in the intent of their heart,

1:52 "He took down rulers from thrones, and He exalted humble ones.

1:53 "He filled the hungry with good things, and He sent the rich away with nothing.

1:54-55 "He helped Israel His servant to remember mercy, just as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever."

1:56 And Mary remained with her [Elisabeth] about three months, and returned to her house.