Lukas 1:18-25
Konteks1:18 Zechariah 1 said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? 2 For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.” 3 1:19 The 4 angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands 5 in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring 6 you this good news. 1:20 And now, 7 because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, 8 you will be silent, unable to speak, 9 until the day these things take place.”
1:21 Now 10 the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder 11 why he was delayed in the holy place. 12 1:22 When 13 he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They 14 realized that he had seen a vision 15 in the holy place, 16 because 17 he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak. 18 1:23 When his time of service was over, 19 he went to his home.
1:24 After some time 20 his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, 21 and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. 22 She said, 23 1:25 “This is what 24 the Lord has done for me at the time 25 when he has been gracious to me, 26 to take away my disgrace 27 among people.” 28
[1:18] 1 tn Grk “And Zechariah.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:18] 2 tn Grk “How will I know this?”
[1:18] 3 tn Grk “is advanced in days” (an idiom for old age).
[1:19] 4 tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:19] 5 tn Grk “the one who is standing before God.”
[1:19] 6 tn Grk “to announce these things of good news to you.”
[1:20] 8 sn The predicted fulfillment in the expression my words, which will be fulfilled in their time takes place in Luke 1:63-66.
[1:20] 9 sn Silent, unable to speak. Actually Zechariah was deaf and mute as 1:61-63 indicates, since others had to use gestures to communicate with him.
[1:21] 10 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[1:21] 11 tn The imperfect verb ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
[1:21] 12 tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.
[1:22] 13 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:22] 14 tn Grk “and they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:22] 15 tn That is, “he had had a supernatural encounter in the holy place,” since the angel came to Zechariah by the altar. This was not just a “mental experience.”
[1:22] 16 tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.
[1:22] 17 tn Grk “and,” but the force is causal or explanatory in context.
[1:22] 18 tn Grk “dumb,” but this could be understood to mean “stupid” in contemporary English, whereas the point is that he was speechless.
[1:23] 19 tn Grk “And it happened that as the days of his service were ended.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
[1:24] 20 tn Grk “After these days.” The phrase refers to a general, unspecified period of time that passes before fulfillment comes.
[1:24] 21 tn Or “Elizabeth conceived.”
[1:24] 22 sn The text does not state why Elizabeth withdrew into seclusion, nor is the reason entirely clear.
[1:24] 23 tn Grk “she kept herself in seclusion, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[1:25] 25 tn Grk “in the days.”
[1:25] 26 tn Grk “has looked on me” (an idiom for taking favorable notice of someone).
[1:25] 27 sn Barrenness was often seen as a reproach or disgrace (Lev 20:20-21; Jer 22:30), but now at her late age (the exact age is never given in Luke’s account), God had miraculously removed it (see also Luke 1:7).
[1:25] 28 tn Grk “among men”; but the context clearly indicates a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") here.
