26 In now the month the sixth was sent the messenger Gabriel by the God to a city of the Galilee, to which a name Nazareth,

27 to a virgin having been betrothed to a man, to whom a name Joseph, of house of David; and the name of the virgin, Mary.

28 And coming the messenger to her, said: Hail, having been favored; the Lord with thee. having been blessed thou among women.

29 She but at the word was greatly agitated, and pondered, what could be the salutation this.

30 And said the messenger to her: Not fear, Mary; thou hast found for favor with the God.

31 And lo, thou shalt conceive in womb, and shalt bear a son, and thou shalt call the name of him Jesus.

32 This shall be great, and a son of highest he shall be called; and shall give to him a Lord the God the throne of David the father of him;

33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages, and of the kingdom of him not shall be and end.

34 Said but Mary to the messenger: How shall be this, since a man not I know?

35 And answering the messenger said to her: A spirit holy shall come upon thee, and a power of highest shall overshadow thee; therefore and the being begotten holy, shall be called a son of God.

36 And lo, Elisabeth the kinswoman of thee, even she having conceived a son in old age of her; and this month sixth is to her the being called barren.

37 For not shall be impossible with the God every word.

38 Said and Mary: Lo, the handmaid of a Lord; may it be done to me according to the word of thee. And went from her the messenger.

26 The next month God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee

27 to a virgin named Mary. Mary was engaged to Joseph, a descendant of King David.

28 Gabriel appeared to her and said: »Greetings highly favored one. God is with you.«

29 She was greatly troubled by this and wondered about the meaning of this salutation.

30 The angel said to Mary: »Do not fear for you have found favor with God.

31 »You will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son. You will call his name Jesus.

32 »He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10)

33 »He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will not end.«

34 Mary asked the angel: »How is this to be for I have had no intercourse with a man?«

35 The angel replied: »Holy Spirit would come to you and the power of the Most High will envelope you. Because of this the newborn will be called the Son of God.«

36 »Your relative Elisabeth has also conceived a son even in her old age. This so-called barren woman is in her sixth month.

37 »When God speaks, these things are possible.«

38 Mary said: »Look, Jehovahs servant. Let it happen to me as you spoke.« The angel departed from her. (1 Samuel 1:11)