Codex Vaticanus 1

1Tendo, pois, muitos empreendido pôr em ordem a narração dos fatos que entre nós se cumpriram,

1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

2Segundo nos transmitiram os mesmos que os presenciaram desde o princípio, e foram ministros da palavra,

2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

3Pareceu-me também a mim conveniente descrevê-los a ti, ó excelentíssimo Teófilo, por sua ordem, havendo-me já informado minuciosamente de tudo desde o princípio;

3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

4Para que conheças a certeza das coisas de que já estás informado.

4That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

5Existiu, no tempo de Herodes, rei da Judeia, um sacerdote chamado Zacarias, da ordem de Abias, e cuja mulher era das filhas de Arão; e o seu nome era Isabel.

5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

6E eram ambos justos perante Deus, andando sem repreensão em todos os mandamentos e preceitos do Senhor.

6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7E não tinham filhos, porque Isabel era estéril, e ambos eram avançados em idade.

7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

8E aconteceu que, exercendo ele o sacerdócio diante de Deus, na ordem da sua turma,

8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

9Segundo o costume do sacerdócio, coube-lhe em sorte entrar no templo do Senhor para oferecer o incenso.

9According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

10E toda a multidão do povo estava fora, orando, à hora do incenso.

10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.