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Scene 1 · Intermediate
En engel besøger Maria
An angel visits Mary
Danish
Da Elisabeth var i sjette måned, sendte Gud englen Gabriel til Nazaret, en by i Galilæa. Her boede Maria, som var jomfru og forlovet med Josef, en efterkommer af David. Gabriel kom ind til hende og sagde: »Glæd dig, Maria! Gud har vist dig stor nåde. Herren er med dig, og du er velsignet blandt kvinder.«
English translation
When Elizabeth was in her sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee. Mary lived there. She was a virgin and was engaged to Joseph, a descendant of David. Gabriel came in and said to her: “Rejoice, Mary! God has shown you great favor. The Lord is with you, and you are blessed among women.”
Danish
Maria blev urolig, da hun så englen og hørte hans ord. Hvad kunne sådan en hilsen betyde?
English translation
Mary was troubled when she saw the angel and heard what he said. What could such a greeting mean?
Danish
»Vær ikke bange, Maria,« sagde Gabriel. »Gud har vist dig sin nåde. Du skal blive gravid og føde en søn, som du skal kalde Jesus. Han skal blive stor og kaldes den Højestes søn. Herren Gud vil give ham hans forfader Davids trone. Han skal herske over Jakobs efterkommere for evigt, og hans rige får aldrig ende.«
English translation
“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” Gabriel said. “God has shown you his favor. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, whom you are to name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. He will rule over Jacob’s descendants forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
Danish
»Hvordan kan det lade sig gøre, når jeg er jomfru?« spurgte Maria.
English translation
“How can that happen when I am a virgin?” Mary asked.
Danish
»Helligånden vil komme over dig, og den Højestes kraft vil hvile over dig,« svarede Gabriel. »Derfor skal det hellige barn, du føder, kaldes Guds søn. Tænk på din slægtning Elisabeth. Folk mente, at hun ikke kunne få børn, men selv i sin høje alder er hun blevet gravid med en søn. Hun er allerede i sjette måned.
English translation
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will rest upon you,” Gabriel answered. “That is why the holy child you give birth to will be called the Son of God. Think of your relative Elizabeth. People thought she couldn’t have children, but even in her old age she has become pregnant with a son. She is already in her sixth month.”
Danish
Intet af det, Gud har sagt, er umuligt.«
English translation
“Nothing God has said is impossible.”
Danish
»Jeg er Herrens tjener,« sagde Maria. »Lad det ske med mig, som du har sagt.«
English translation
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary said. “May it happen to me as you have said.”
Danish
Så forlod englen hende.
English translation
Then the angel left her.
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