June 24, 2014

Reading

Esajas 49: 1-6

49:1	Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.
49:2	And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of his hand, he has protected me. And he has appointed me as an elect arrow. In his quiver, he has hidden me.
49:3	And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
49:4	Og jeg sagde: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Derfor, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
49:5	Og nu, siger Herren, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,
49:6	and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Se, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”

Second Reading

The Acts of Apostles 13: 22-26

13:22	Og efter at have fjernet ham, han oprejste Kong David for dem. Og afgiver vidnesbyrd om ham, han sagde, »Jeg har fundet David, Isajs søn, at være en mand efter mit eget hjerte, hvem vil udrette alt, hvad jeg vil.'
13:23	Fra hans afkom, ifølge løftet, Gud har bragt Jesus Frelseren til Israel.
13:24	Johannes prædikede, før hans fremkomst, en omvendelsesdåb til hele Israels folk.
13:25	Derefter, da John afsluttede sit kursus, sagde han: »Jeg er ikke den, du anser mig for at være. For se, en kommer efter mig, hvis fødders sko jeg ikke er værdig til at løsne.’
13:26	Ædle brødre, sønner af Abrahams slægt, og dem iblandt jer, som frygter Gud, det er til dig, at Ordet om denne frelse er blevet sendt.

Evangelium

The Holy Gospel According to Luke 1: 57-66, 80

1:57Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth arrived, and she brought forth a son.

1:58And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and so they congratulated her.

1:59Og det skete det, på den ottende dag, they arrived to circumcise the boy, and they called him by his father’s name, Zakarias.

1:60And in response, his mother said: “Not so. I stedet, he shall be called John.”

1:61And they said to her, “But there is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

1:62Then they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him to be called.

1:63And requesting a writing tablet, han skrev, ordsprog: “His name is John.” And they all wondered.

1:64Derefter, at once, his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosened, and he spoke, blessing God.

1:65And fear fell upon all of their neighbors. And all these words were made known throughout all the hill country of Judea.

1:66And all those who heard it stored it up in their heart, ordsprog: “What do you think this boy will be?” And indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

1:80And the child grew, and he was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.