Orthodox Jewish Bible

Lukas 1:49-59 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

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

50. And the chesed of Hashem is DOR VDOR [TEHILLIM 100:5] to those with yirat Shomayim. [SHEMOT 20:6; TEHILLIM 103:17]

51. Hashem has done niflaot (wonders) with his zeroa [arm, YESHAYAH 53:1]. He scattered those who in the machshavot (thoughts) of their levavot are the Gaayonim (the Haughty ones).

52. He brought down shalitim (rulers) from their kisot (thrones) and lifted up the Anavim (Humble),

53. The ones hungering, Hashem made full of tov, and the ashirim he sent away empty. [TEHILLIM 107:9]

54. Hashem helped his servant Yisroel, in remembrance of his rachamim (mercy),

55. Just as Hashem spoke to Avoteinu, to Avraham Avinu and his Zera ad Olam.

56. And Miryam remained with Elisheva about shlosha chodashim, and then Miryam returned to her bais.

57. Now when the time of Elisheva to give birth was fulfilled, she bore a ben.

58. And Elisheva's shchenim (neighbors) and krovim (relatives) heard that Adoneinu greatly demonstrated his rachamim to her, and they had much simcha with her.

59. And it came about on the yom hashemini (the eighth day) they came for the bris milah of the yeled, and they were calling him by the name of his abba, Zecharyah.