Luke 1:40-55 in English

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

⁴¹ And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

⁴² and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, 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 unto me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to 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 looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: 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 unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

⁵² He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵ (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

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 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.

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 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.

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

⁴¹ And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost;

⁴² and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, 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 unto me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to 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 looked upon 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 unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

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

⁵² He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵ (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

⁴⁰ She entered his house and greeted his wife Elizabeth.

⁴¹ As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary greet her, the baby moved inside Elizabeth's womb. The Holy Spirit took complete control of Elizabeth,

⁴² and she said loudly to Mary, “ God has blessed you more than he has blessed any other woman, and he has blessed the child you will bear!

⁴³ ◄I am not worthy that God would allow you to visit me!/Why is God allowing you to visit me?► RHQ You will be the mother of my Lord!

⁴⁴ I realize this because as soon as I heard you greet me, the baby inside my womb moved because he was so happy that you had come.

⁴⁵ God is pleased with you because you believed that what ◄the Lord/God► told you would come true.”

⁴⁶ Then Mary praised God by saying/singing: “O, how I SYN praise ◄the Lord/God►!

⁴⁷ I am happy because God is the one who saves me.

⁴⁸ I was only his lowly servant girl, but he did not forget me. So from now on, everyone will say that God was pleased with me,

⁴⁹ because they will hear about the things that God MTY, the mighty one, has done for me. He MTY is awesome!

⁵⁰ He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.

⁵¹ He shows people that he MTY is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.

⁵² He does not let mighty kings rule MTY anymore, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).

⁵³ He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.

⁵⁴ He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever. And now he has remembered what he promised. So he has helped me and all the other people of MTY Israel who serve him.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leapt in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

⁴¹ And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

⁴² And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

⁴³ How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

⁴⁴ For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

⁴⁵ Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

⁴⁶ And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

⁴⁷ My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸ For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

⁴⁹ For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

⁵¹ With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

⁵² He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

⁵³ Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

⁵⁴ His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

⁵⁵ As he gave his word to our fathers.

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³ And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from the Lord.

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸ For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy is his name;

⁵⁰ and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

⁵¹ He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.

⁵² He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

⁵⁴ He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

⁵⁵ (as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

⁴⁰ And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

⁴² And she cried 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 behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

⁴⁵ And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.

⁴⁶ And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

⁴⁷ And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸ Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

⁴⁰ and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ And why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the baby leaped for joy in my womb.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she who has believed, because there shall be a fulfillment to the things having been spoken to her from the Lord.”

⁴⁶ And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

⁴⁷ And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

⁴⁸ Because He looked upon the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For He that is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.

⁵⁰ And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has overthrown the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,

⁵⁵ As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered the house of Zacharias and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ Well it happened that as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation the babe bounced up and down in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit.

⁴² And she cried out with a great voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ Yes indeed, because as the sound of your salutation came into my ears the babe bounced up and down in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that have been spoken to her from the Lord.”

⁴⁶ So Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit has exulted over God my Savior,

⁴⁸ in that He paid attention to the humble station of His slave (f). Yes indeed, because from now on all generations will declare me to be highly favored,

⁴⁹ in that the Mighty One did sublime things for me, and Holy is His name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations of generations to those fearing Him.

⁵¹ He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has dispersed the arrogant in the reasoning of their hearts.

⁵² He has dethroned rulers and exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has taken the part of His servant Israel, in remembrance of mercy,

⁵⁵ just as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed while there is an age.”

⁴⁰ Zechariah's house was. She called out to Elizabeth as she went in.

⁴¹ As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's voice, the baby jumped for joy inside her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and cried out in a loud voice, “How blessed you are among women, and how blessed will be the child born to you!

⁴³ Why am I so honored that the mother of my Lord should visit me?

⁴⁴ As soon as I heard you call out in greeting, my baby jumped for joy inside me.

⁴⁵ How fortunate you are, because you are convinced that the Lord will do what he has promised you!”

⁴⁶ Mary replied, “How I praise the Lord!

⁴⁷ I am so happy with God my Savior,

⁴⁸ because he decided that I, his servant, was worthy of his consideration, despite my humble background. From now on every generation will say I was blessed.

⁴⁹ God Almighty has done great things for me; his name is holy.

⁵⁰ His mercy lasts for generation after generation to those who respect him.

⁵¹ With his power he has broken to pieces those who arrogantly think they're so clever.

⁵² He tears the powerful down from their thrones, and elevates those who are humble.

⁵³ He fills the hungry with good things to eat, and he sends the rich away empty-handed.

⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel, remembering him in mercy,

⁵⁵ just as he promised our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁴⁰ And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.

⁴¹ And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.

⁴² And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.

⁴³ And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,

⁴⁵ And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.

⁴⁶ Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,

⁴⁷ And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.

⁴⁸ For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,

⁴⁹ Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.

⁵⁰ And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.

⁵¹ Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.

⁵³ Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.

⁵⁴ Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie

⁵⁵ (As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

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 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.

⁴⁰ And she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and cried 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 of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;

⁴⁸ for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;

⁴⁹ for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;

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

⁵¹ He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.

⁵² He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy

⁵⁵ toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, as he spoke to our fathers.

⁴⁰ and there she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and cried aloud, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is your unborn child!

⁴³ But how have I this honour, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!

⁴⁵ Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”

⁴⁶ And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit delights in God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ for he has looked with favour on his humble servant girl. From now on all generations will call me blessed!

⁴⁹ “For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.

⁵¹ “Mighty are the deeds of his arm; he has scattered the self-satisfied proud,

⁵² he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,

⁵³ he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ “He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,

⁵⁵ as he promised to our ancestors for Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁴⁰ and there she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child moved within her, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and cried aloud, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!

⁴³ But how have I this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For, as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the child moved within me with delight!

⁴⁵ Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled.”

⁴⁶ And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit delights in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked with favor on his humble servant girl. From now on all generations will call me blessed!

⁴⁹ “For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.

⁵¹ “Mighty are the deeds of his arm; he has scattered the self-satisfied proud,

⁵² he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,

⁵³ he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ “He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,

⁵⁵ as he promised to our ancestors for Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias Remembered by Yah and greeted Elizabeth My God oath.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth My God oath heard Mary Rebellion’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth My God oath was filled with Ruach haKodesh Spirit of the Holiness.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from MarYah Master Yahweh!”

⁴⁶ Mary Rebellion said, “My soul magnifies Adonai .

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And in every generation, he has eleos ·merciful compassion in action· on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel God prevails, his servant, that he might remember eleos ·merciful compassion in action·,

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham Father of a multitude and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ Zechariah and Elizabeth lived in that town. Mary went to their house, and went in and said, “Hello cousin” to Elizabeth.

⁴¹ As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary say those words, she felt her baby jump inside her. And the Holy Spirit came into her,

⁴² and she talked really loud, she said, “God is really good to you, and he is making you happy. He is being more good to you than to any other woman. And he is being really good to your baby, too.

⁴³ I’m not important, but you are the mother of my leader, the one from God. It is really good of you to visit me.

⁴⁴ You see, as soon as I heard you say ‘hello,’ my baby inside me was so happy he jumped.

⁴⁵ Yes, you believed that God will do everything he told you, and that makes you very happy.”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “God is really good and really great. I feel that really deep inside myself, and I want to tell it to everybody.

⁴⁷ God is the one that saves me, so my spirit is really happy.

⁴⁸ God knew that I was not important, but he picked me, and now everyone will say that God has been good to me.

⁴⁹ Yes, he is the really strong one, and he did great things for me. God is properly good, better than anyone else.

⁵⁰ He is good to the people that respect him, and to their kids, and to their grand-kids, and to all their grand-kids to come.

⁵¹ He did great things with his power, to show everyone that he is really strong. Those people that reckoned they were smart and strong, they all got frightened of him, and they ran away.

⁵² He chucked out the big bosses and took their power away. But he got people that were not important, and he made them bosses.

⁵³ And he gave hungry people good food, and they ate till they were full. But he didn’t give anything to the rich people. They went away with nothing.

⁵⁴ He is sorry for his own people, us Israel mob, and he helps us,

⁵⁵ just like he promised to our grand-father Abraham, and to our other grand-fathers of long ago. He said he will look after us for ever.”

⁴⁰ and entred into the housse of zachary and saluted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde the salutacion of Mary the babe spronge in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled with the holy goost

⁴² and cryed with a loude voyce and sayde: Blessed arte thou amonge wemen and blessed is the frute of thy wombe.

⁴³ And whence hapeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me?

⁴⁴ For loo assone as the voyce of thy salutacion sownded in myne eares the babe sprange in my belly for ioye.

⁴⁵ And blessed arte thou that belevedst: for thoose thinges shalbe performed wich were tolde the from the lorde.

⁴⁶ And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lorde.

⁴⁷ And my sprete reioyseth in god my savioure

⁴⁸ For he hath loked on the povre degre of his honde mayde. Beholde now from hence forth shall all generacions call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges and holye is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that feare him thorow oute all generacions.

⁵¹ He sheweth strength with his arme he scattereth them that are proude in the ymaginacion of their hertes.

⁵² He putteth doune the myghty from their seates and exalteth them of lowe degre.

⁵³ He filleth the hongry with good thinges: and sendeth awaye the ryche emptye.

⁵⁴ He remembreth mercy: and helpeth his servaunt Israel.

⁵⁵ Even as he promised to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for ever.

⁴⁰ She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She raised her voice and said loudly, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

⁴³ Why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were told her from the Lord.”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.

⁴⁸ For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.

⁵⁰ His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.

⁵² He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy

⁵⁵ (as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leapt in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

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 Spirit.

⁴² And she spoke 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 of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵ And blessed is she that believed that there will 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 Savior.

⁴⁸ For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth all generations will 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 shown 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 away empty.

⁵⁴ He hath sustained his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elisheva.

⁴¹ When Elisheva heard Miriam’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elisheva was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Miriam said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ and entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elisheva.

⁴¹ When Elisheva heard Miriam’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elisheva was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴² She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

⁴³ Why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴ For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leapt in my womb for joy!

⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

⁴⁶ Miriam said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

⁴⁷ My spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁴⁰ And she entered into the house of Zechariah, and greeted Elisabeth.

⁴¹ And it was done, as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the young child in her womb gladded. And Elisabeth was full-filled or filled with the Holy Ghost,

⁴² and cried with a great voice, and said, Blessed be thou among women, and blessed be the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³ And whereof is this thing to me, that the mother of my Lord come to me?

⁴⁴ For lo! as the voice of thy salutation was made in mine ears, the young child gladded in joy or with joy in my womb.

⁴⁵ And blessed be thou, that hast believed, for those things that be said of or from the Lord to thee, shall be perfectly done.

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit hath gladded in God, mine health or mine health-giver.

⁴⁸ For he hath beheld the meekness of his handmaid/his handmaiden. For lo! of this all generations shall say that I am blessed.

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

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from kindred into kindreds, to men that dread him.

⁵¹ He made might in his arm, he scattered proud men with the thought of his heart.

⁵² He put down mighty men from their seats, and enhanced meek men.

⁵³ He hath full-filled hungry men with goods or He hath filled hungry men with good things, and he hath left rich men void.

⁵⁴ He, having mind of his mercy, took Israel, his child;

⁵⁵ as he hath spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, into worlds.

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

⁴¹ And it was done, as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the young child in her womb gladded. And Elisabeth was full-filled with the Holy Ghost, or And Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost, (or And Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit),

⁴² and cried with a great voice (or and cried with a loud voice), and said, Blessed be thou among women, and blessed be the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³ And whereof is this thing to me, that the mother of my Lord come to me?

⁴⁴ For lo! as the voice of thy salutation was made in mine ears, the young child gladded in joy in my womb or the young child gladded with joy in my womb.

⁴⁵ And blessed be thou, that hast believed, for those things that be said of the Lord to thee, shall be perfectly done. And blessed be thou, that hast believed, for those things that be said to thee from the Lord, shall be perfectly done.

⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit hath gladded in God, mine health or mine health-giver. (and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my salvation.)

⁴⁸ For he hath beheld the meekness of his handmaid or the meekness of his handmaiden. For lo! (because) of this all generations shall say that I am blessed, or Lo! forsooth of this (or because of this) all generations shall say me blessed.

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

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from kindred into kindreds, to men that dread him (or to those who have fearful reverence for him).

⁵¹ He made might in his arm, he scattered proud men with the thought of his heart.

⁵² He put down mighty men from their seats, and enhanced meek men. (He brought down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted, or raised up, the humble.)

⁵³ He hath full-filled hungry men with goods or He hath filled hungry men with good things, and he hath left rich men void.

⁵⁴ He, having mind of his mercy, took Israel, his child; (He, remembering his kindness, helped his servant Israel;)

⁵⁵ as he hath spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, into worlds (or forever).

⁴⁰ And sche entride in to the hous of Zacarie, and grette Elizabeth.

⁴¹ And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the yong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost,

⁴² and criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe.

⁴³ And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come to me?

⁴⁴ For lo! as the voice of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the yong child gladide in ioye in my wombe.

⁴⁵ And blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be parfitli don.

⁴⁶ And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe.

⁴⁸ For he hath biholdun the mekenesse of his handmaidun.

⁴⁹ For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym.

⁵¹ He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.

⁵² He sette doun myyti men fro sete, and enhaunside meke men.

⁵³ He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide.

⁵⁴ He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child;

⁵⁵ as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis.

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

⁴¹ And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² and 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 might come unto me?

⁴⁴ for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

⁴⁵ and happy is she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

⁴⁶ And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷ And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

⁴⁹ For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy is His name,

⁵⁰ And His kindness is to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

⁵¹ He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

⁵² He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

⁵³ The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

⁵⁴ He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

⁵⁵ As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.'