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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Il Benedictus: la profezia di Zaccaria

Greek

Orthodox Reading

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

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

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

Orthodox Reading«Blessed be YHWH YHWHⓘ, the God of Israel, for he has visited has visitedⓘ and accomplished redemption 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 horn of salvationⓘ in the house of David, his servant servantⓘ,

Greekκαθὼς ἐλάλησεν διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων ἀπ' αἰῶνος προφητῶν αὐτοῦ,

Orthodox Readingas he had spoken through the mouth of his holy prophets, from of old:

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

Orthodox Readingsalvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

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

Orthodox Readingto show mercy mercyⓘ toward our fathers and to remember his holy covenant berit qodeshⓘ,

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

Orthodox Readingthe oath oathⓘ that he swore to Abraham, our father, to grant us

Greekἀφόβως ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῷ

Orthodox Readingthat, delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might serve him serveⓘ without fear,

Greekἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἡμῶν.

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

GreekΚαὶ σὺ δέ, παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ· προπορεύσῃ γὰρ ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ,

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

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

Orthodox Readingto give to his people knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins selichahⓘ,

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

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

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

Orthodox Readingto give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death shadow of deathⓘ, to guide our feet onto the way of peace peaceⓘ».

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

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