SONG OF ZECHARIAH (Lk 1:47-55)
Euvloghto.j ku,rioj o` qeo.j tou/ VIsrah,l( ^ o[ti evpeske,yato kai. evpoi,hsen lu,trwsin tw/| law/| auvtou/(
kai. h;geiren ke,raj swthri,aj h`mi/n ^ evn oi;kw| Daui.d paido.j auvtou/(
kaqw.j evla,lhsen dia. sto,matoj tw/n a`gi,wn ^ avpV aivw/noj profhtw/n auvtou/(
swthri,an evx evcqrw/n h`mw/n ^ kai. evk ceiro.j pa,ntwn tw/n misou,ntwn h`ma/j(
poih/sai e;leoj meta. tw/n pate,rwn h`mw/n ^ kai. mnhsqh/nai diaqh,khj a`gi,aj auvtou/(
o[rkon o]n w;mosen pro.j VAbraa.m to.n pate,ra h`mw/n( ^ tou/ dou/nai h`mi/n
avfo,bwj evk ceiro.j evcqrw/n r`usqe,ntaj ^ latreu,ein auvtw/|
evn o`sio,thti kai. dikaiosu,nh| evnw,pion auvtou/ ^ pa,saij tai/j h`me,raij h`mw/n)
Kai. su. de,( paidi,on( profh,thj u`yi,stou klhqh,sh|\ ^ proporeu,sh| ga.r evnw,pion kuri,ou e`toima,sai o`dou.j auvtou/(
tou/ dou/nai gnw/sin swthri,aj tw/| law/| auvtou/ ^ evn avfe,sei a`martiw/n auvtw/n(
dia. spla,gcna evle,ouj qeou/ h`mw/n( ^ evn oi-j evpiske,yetai h`ma/j avnatolh. evx u[youj(
evpifa/nai toi/j evn sko,tei kai. skia/| qana,tou kaqhme,noij( ^ tou/ kateuqu/nai tou.j po,daj h`mw/n eivj o`do.n eivrh,nhj)