Orthodox Jewish Bible

Lukas 1:39-49 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

39. And in those yamim, Miryam got up and traveled into the hill country with haste to a shtetl of Yehudah.

40. And she entered into the bais of Zecharyah and gave Birkat Shalom greetings to Elisheva.

41. And it came about, when Elisheva heard the Birkat Shalom of Miryam, the yeled leaped in Elisheva's womb, and she was filled with the Ruach Hakodesh.

42. And Elisheva cried out with a kol gadol (loud voice) and said, Brucha at miNashim (Blessed art thou among women), and baruch (blessed is) the pri (fruit) of your womb! [SHOFETIM 5:24]

43. And why has this happened to me that the Em Adoni should come to me?

44. For hinei! When the sound of your Birkat Shalom came into my ears, the yeled leaped with simcha in my womb.

45. And ashrey is the one having had emunah that there will be a fulfillment to the things having been spoken to Miryam by Hashem.

46. And Miryam said, My soul doth magnify Hashem [TEHILLIM 34:2,3]

47. ALATZ LIBI BAHASHEM (My heart rejoices in Hashem SHMUEL ALEF 2:1) and my neshamah exalts in Hashem Yishi (G-d my savior, Moshi'a) CHABAKUK 3:18, [TEHILLIM 18:46; YESHAYAH 17:10; 61:10]

48. For HASHEM VISHAFAL YIREH (TEHILLIM 138:6) looked upon the humble state of His shifcha (bond maid) for from now on kol hadorot ishruni (all generations will call me happy, BERESHIS 30:13) [TEHILLIM 138:6]

49. For Shaddai (the Almighty) did gedolot for me and Kadosh is Shmo, [TEHILLIM 111:9]