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Luke 1

²⁶Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazereth, ²⁷to a virgin who was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸And when he had arrived he said, "Greetings, favored woman! God is with you!" ²⁹At this word she was troubled and wondered about this sort of greeting. ³⁰And the angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary. For you have found favor with God. ³¹Now look! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and will call his name Jesus. ³²He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. ³³And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever and his kingdom won't have an end." ³⁴But Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen, since I have never had sexual relations with a man?" ³⁵And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the highest will overshadow you. That's why the son to whom you will give birth will be called Son of God. ³⁶And Elizabeth your kinswoman, who was called barren, is also six months pregnant with a boy in her old age, ³⁷because nothing is impossible for God." ³⁸Then Mary said, "Alright! I'm the Lord's servant! Let what you have said happen to me." And the angel left her.

⁶⁸Blessed is the Lord God of Israel
Because he has watched over his people and set them free
⁶⁹And he raised a horn of salvation for us,
in the household of his child David,
⁷⁰Just as he spoke through the mouths of the saints of old, his prophets
⁷¹Salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
⁷²So as to deal mercifully with our ancestors
And to remember his holy covenant,
⁷³The oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
that he would give us ⁷⁴redemption from our enemies without fear,
So we could serve him ⁷⁵in dedication and righteousness
Before him all our days.
⁷⁶Now you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his paths
⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
⁷⁸Because of our God's compassionate mercy,
The dawn from the highest will be present with us,
⁷⁹To shine upon those who are in darkness, sitting under the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁸⁰And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and he was in deserted places until the day when he was to be revealed to Israel.

Average revision: 3 (Draft # 1 by individual translator)