New Covenant

Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Nascita di Giovanni Battista e cantico di Zaccaria

Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΤῇ δὲ Ἐλισάβετ ἐπλήσθη ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱόν.

Orthodox ReadingMeanwhile the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

Greekκαὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.

Orthodox ReadingHer neighbors and relativesⓘ heard that the Lord had shown her his great mercyⓘ, and they rejoicedⓘ with her.

GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ⸂ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ⸃ ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ζαχαρίαν.

Orthodox ReadingAnd it happened that on the eighth day they came to perform the circumcision of the child, the brit milah brit milahⓘ, and they wanted to call him by the name of his father, Zechariah.

Greekκαὶ ἀποκριθεῖσα ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν· Οὐχί, ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται Ἰωάννης.

Orthodox ReadingBut his mother intervened: «No, he shall be called Johnⓘ».

Greekκαὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτὴν ὅτι Οὐδείς ἐστιν ⸂ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας⸃ σου ὃς καλεῖται τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ.

Orthodox ReadingThey said to her: «There is no one among your relatives who bears this name».

Greekἐνένευον δὲ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι ⸀αὐτό.

Orthodox ReadingThen they inquired by signs to his fatherⓘ what he wanted him to be called.

Greekκαὶ αἰτήσας πινακίδιον ἔγραψεν λέγων· Ἰωάννης ⸀ἐστὶν ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐθαύμασαν πάντες.

Orthodox ReadingHe asked for a writing-tabletⓘ and wrote: «John is his name». All were astonished.

Greekἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει εὐλογῶν τὸν θεόν.

Orthodox ReadingAt once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God, uttering the berakhah berakhahⓘ.

Greekκαὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ὀρεινῇ τῆς Ἰουδαίας διελαλεῖτο πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα,

Orthodox ReadingAll their neighbors were seized with fearⓘ, and throughout the whole hill country of Judeaⓘ all these things were being talked about.

Greekκαὶ ἔθεντο πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, λέγοντες· Τί ἄρα τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο ἔσται; καὶ ⸀γὰρ χεὶρ κυρίου ἦν μετ’ αὐτοῦ.

Orthodox ReadingAll who heard them kept them in their heartⓘ, saying: «What then will this child be?». And indeed the hand of the Lordⓘ was with him.

GreekΚαὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ⸀ἐπροφήτευσεν λέγων·

Orthodox ReadingZechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spiritⓘ and prophesied, saying:

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GreekΕὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox Reading«Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israelⓘ, for he has visited and accomplished redemptionⓘ for his people,

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Greekκαὶ ἤγειρεν κέρας σωτηρίας ἡμῖν ⸀ἐν οἴκῳ ⸀Δαυὶδ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox Readingand has raised up for us a horn of salvationⓘ in the house of Davidⓘ, his servant,

Greekκαθὼς ἐλάλησεν διὰ στόματος τῶν ⸀ἁγίων ἀπ’ αἰῶνος προφητῶν αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox Readingas he had said through the mouth of his holy prophets of oldⓘ:

Greekσωτηρίαν ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς,

Orthodox Readingsalvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us.

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Greekποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox ReadingThus he has granted mercy to our fathersⓘ and has remembered his holy covenantⓘ,

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Greekὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν, τοῦ δοῦναι ἡμῖν

Orthodox Readingthe oath sworn to Abrahamⓘ, our father, to grant us,

Greekἀφόβως ἐκ χειρὸς ⸀ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῷ

Orthodox Readingdelivered from the hands of our enemies, to serve him in worship, the avodah avodahⓘ, without fear,

Greekἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ⸂πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις⸃ ἡμῶν.

Orthodox Readingin holiness and righteousnessⓘ before him, all our days.

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Greekκαὶ σὺ ⸀δέ, παιδίον, προφήτης Ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ, προπορεύσῃ γὰρ ⸀ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox ReadingAnd you, child, shall be called prophet of the Most Highⓘ, for you shall go before the Lord to prepare his waysⓘ,

Greekτοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,

Orthodox Readingto give his people the knowledge of salvationⓘ in the forgiveness of their sinsⓘ,

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Greekδιὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἐν οἷς ⸀ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους,

Orthodox Readingthrough the bowels of mercyⓘ of our God, by which a rising sun from on highⓘ will visit us,

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Greekἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.

Orthodox Readingto shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of deathⓘ, and to guide our steps into the way of peaceⓘ».

GreekΤὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανε καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι, καὶ ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις ἕως ἡμέρας ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

Orthodox ReadingThe child grew and became strong in spiritⓘ. He lived in the desolate regions until the day of his manifestation to Israelⓘ.