Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Luke | Page 3

He has not forgotten His people but has effected
redemption for them, 001:069 And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for
us In the house of David His servant-- 001:070 As He has spoken from
all time by the lips of His holy Prophets-- 001:071 To deliver us from
our foes and from the power of all who hate us. 001:072 He dealt
pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,
001:073 The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather, 001:074
To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render
worship to Him free from fear, 001:075 In piety and uprightness before
Him all our days. 001:076 And you moreover, O child, shall be called
Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord
to prepare the way for Him, 001:077 To give to His People a
knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins, 001:078
Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the
daybreak from on high will come to us, 001:079 Dawning on those
who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death-- To direct our feet
into the path of peace." 001:080 And the child grew and became strong
in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear
publicly to Israel. 002:001 Just at this time an edict was issued by
Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire. 002:002 It
was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in
Syria; 002:003 and all went to be registered--every one to the town to
which he belonged. 002:004 So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the
town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he
was of the house and lineage of David, 002:005 to have himself
registered together with Mary, who was betrothed to him and was with
child. 002:006 But while they were there, her full time came, 002:007
and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and

laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
002:008 Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country,
keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields, 002:009
when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the
Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror. 002:010 But
the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good
news of great joy--joy for all the People. 002:011 For a Saviour who is
the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of David. 002:012
And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." 002:013 And immediately
there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising
God and saying, 002:014 "Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And
on earth peace among men who please Him!" 002:015 Then, as soon as
the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to
one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that
has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." 002:016 So they
made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying
in the manger. 002:017 And when they saw the child, they told what
had been said to them about Him; 002:018 and all who listened were
astonished at what the shepherds told them. 002:019 But Mary
treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.
002:020 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for
all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement
made to them. 002:021 When eight days had passed and the time for
circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given
Him by the angel before His conception in the womb. 002:022 And
when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had
passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--
002:023 as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male
shall be called holy to the Lord." 002:024 And they also offered a
sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves
or two young pigeons." 002:025 Now there was a man in Jerusalem of
the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was
waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
002:026 To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should
not see death until he