en el vientre, y parirás un hijo, y llamarás su nombre Jesus.

32 Este será grande, y Hijo del Altísimo será llamado, y le dará el Señor Dios el trono de David su padre;

33 Y reinará en la casa de Jacob eternamente, y de su reino no habrá cabo.

34 Entonces María dijo al ángel: ¿Cómo será esto? porque no conozco varon.

35 Y respondiendo el ángel, le dijo: El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre tí, y la virtud del Altísimo te hará sombra; por lo cual tambien lo Santo que de ti nacerá, será llamado Hijo de Dios.

36 Y, he aquí, Elisabeth tu parienta, tambien ella ha concebido un hijo en su vejez; y este es el sexto mes á ella que era llamada la estéril;

37 Porque ninguna cosa es imposible para Dios.

38 Entonces María dijo: He aquí la sierva del Señor, hágase en mí conforme á tu palabra. Y el ángel se partió de ella.

39 En aquellos dias levantándose María, fué á la serranía con priesa á una ciudad de Juda.

40 Y entró en casa de Zacharias, y saludó á Elisabeth.

41 Y aconteció, que como oyó Elisabeth la salutacion de María, la criatura saltó en su vientre; y Elisabeth fué llena de Espíritu Santo,

42 Y exclamó á gran voz, y dijo: Bendita tú entre las mugeres, y bendito el fruto de tu vientre.

43 ¿Y de dónde esto á mí, que venga la madre de mi Señor á mí?

44 Porque he aquí, que como

ceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice

llegó la voz de tu salutacion á mis oidos, la criatura saltó de alegría en mi vientre.

45 Y bienaventurada la que creyó, porque se cumplirán las cosas que le fueron dichas de parte del Señor.

46¶ Entonces María dijo: Engrandece mi alma al Señor : 47 Y mi espíritu se alegró en Dios mi Salvador.

48 Porque miró á la bajeza de su sierva; porque, he aquí, desde ahora me llamarán bienaventurada todas las generaciones.

49 Porque me ha hecho grandes cosas el Poderoso; y santo es su nombre,

50 Y su misericordia es de generacion á generacion á los que le temen.

51 Hizo valentía con su brazo : esparció los soberbios en el pensamiento de su corazon.

52 Quitó los poderosos de los tronos, y levantó á los humildes.

53 Á los hambrientos.hinchió de bienes; y á los ricos envió vacíos.

54 Socorrió á Israel su siervo, acordándose de su misericordia,

55 Como habló á nuestros Padres, á Abraham y á su simiente para siempre.

56 Y se quedó María con ella como tres meses; y se volvió á

su casa.

57 ¶Y á Elisabeth se le cumplió el tiempo de parir, y parió un hijo.

58 Y oyeron los vecinos y los parientes que Dios habia hecho grande misericordia con ella, y se alegraron con ella.

59 Y aconteció, que al octavo dia vinieron para circuncidar al niño, y le llamaban del nombre de su padre, Zacharias.

60 Y respondiendo su madre,

of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy..

45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for

ever.

56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a

son.

58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

60 And his mother answered

dijo: No; sino Juan será llamado.

61 Y le dijeron: ¿Por qué? nadie hay en tu parentela que se llame por este nombre.

62 Y hablaron por señas á su padre, como le queria llamar.

63 Y demandando la tablilla, escribió, diciendo: Juan es su nombre. Y todos se maravillaron.

64 ¶Y luego fué abierta su boca, y suelta su lengua, y habló bendiciendo á Dios.

65 Y vino un temor sobre todos los vecinos de ellos; y en toda la serranía de Judea fueron divulgadas todas estas cosas.

66 Y todos los que las oian, las guardaban en su corazon, diciendo: ¿Quién será este niño? Y la mano del Señor era con él.

67 Y Zacharias su padre fué lleno de Espíritu Santo, y profetizó, diciendo:

68 Bendito el Señor Dios de Israel, que visitó, y hizo redencion á su pueblo.

69 Y nos enhestó el cuerno de salud en la casa de David su siervo.

70 Como habló por boca de sus santos profetas, que fueron desde el principio :

71 Salvacion de nuestros enemigos, y de mano de todos los que nos aborrecieron :

72 Para hacer misericordia con nuestros Padres, y acordarse de su santo concierto :

73 Del juramento que juró á Abraham nuestro Padre,

74 Que nos daria él: que libertados de las manos de nuestros enemigos, le serviriamos sin temor,

75 En santidad y justicia delante de él, todos los dias de nuestra vida.

76 Tú, empero, ó! niño, profeta del Altísimo serás llamado;

and said, Not so, but he shall be called John.

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

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

63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

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

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.

66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

74 That he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the High

nos:

77 Dando ciencia de salvacion á su pueblo para remision de sus pecados:

78 Por las entrañas de misericordia de nuestro Dios, con que nos visitó de lo alto el oriente,

79 Para dar luz á los que habitan en tinieblas y en sombra de muerte; para encaminar nuestros piés por camino de paz. 80 Y el niño crecia, y era confortado en espíritu, y estuvo en los desiertos hasta el dia que se mostró á Israel.

CAPITULO II.

YACONTECIO en aquellos dias, que salió un edicto de parte de Augusto César, para que toda la tierra fuese empadronada.

2 Este empadronamiento primero fue hecho, siendo presidente de la Siria Cyrenio.

3 Y iban todos para ser empadronados cada uño á su ciudad. 4 Y subió Joseph de Galilea, de la ciudad de Nazareth, á Judea, á la ciudad de David, que se llama Bethlehem, por cuanto era de la casa y familia de David;

5 Para ser empadronado, con María su muger desposada con él, la cual estaba preñada.

6 Y aconteció, que estando ellos allí, los dias en que ella habia de parir se cumplieron.

7 Y parió á su hijo primogénito, y le envolvió en pañales, y le acostó en el pesebre; porque no habia lugar para ellos en el meson.

8 Y habia pastores en la misma tierra, que velaban, y guardaban las velas de la noche sobre su ganado.

9 Y, he aquí, el ángel del Señor

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

78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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

CHAPTER II.

ND it came

Adays, that to pass in those a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and ∙laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And, lo, the angel of the