And comingin, he saidto her, "Greetings,favoredone! The Lord[is] with you."
He said,"O manof highesteem,do not be afraid.Peacebe with you; takecourageand be courageous!"Now as soon as he spoketo me, I receivedstrengthand said,"May my lordspeak,for you have strengthenedme."
The angelof the LORDappearedto him and saidto him, "The LORDis with you, O valiantwarrior."
The angelsaidto her, "Do not be afraid,Mary;for you have foundfavorwith God.
to the praiseof the gloryof His grace,whichHe freely bestowedon us in the Beloved.
for I amwith you, and no manwill attackyou in order to harmyou, for I have manypeoplein thiscity."
And she criedout with a loudvoiceand said,"Blessed[are] you amongwomen,and blessed[is] the fruitof your womb!
"Most blessedof womenis Jael,The wifeof Heberthe Kenite;Most blessedis she of womenin the tent.
But Jesus answeredthe one who was telling Him and said,"Whois My motherand whoare My brothers?"
Takewordswith you and returnto the LORD.Sayto Him, "Takeaway alliniquityAnd receive[us] graciously,That we may presentthe fruitof our lips.
"Do not fear,for I am with you; I will bringyour offspringfrom the east,And gatheryou from the west.
Now behold,Boazcamefrom Bethlehemand saidto the reapers,"May the LORDbe with you." And they saidto him, "May the LORDblessyou."
to a virginengagedto a manwhosenamewas Joseph,of the descendantsof David;and the virgin'snamewas Mary.
But she was very perplexedat [this] statement,and kept ponderingwhat kindof salutationthiswas.
