June 24, 2014

Reading

Jesaja 49: 1-6

49:1	Var uppmärksam, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; från min mors livmoder, 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. För i dig, I will glory.”
49:4	Och jag sa: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Därför, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
49:5	Och nu, säger 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. Skåda, 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	Och efter att ha tagit bort honom, han uppväckte kung David åt dem. Och bär vittnesbörd om honom, han sa, "Jag har hittat David, son till Isai, att vara en man enligt mitt eget hjärta, som kommer att utföra allt som jag vill.’
13:23	Från hans avkomma, enligt löftet, Gud har fört Frälsaren Jesus till Israel.
13:24	Johannes predikade, inför hans ankomst, ett dop av omvändelse till hela Israels folk.
13:25	Sedan, när John slutfört sin kurs, sa han: 'Jag är inte den du anser mig vara. För se, en kommer efter mig, skorna på vars fötter jag inte är värdig att lossa.’
13:26	Ädla bröder, söner av Abrahams stam, och de bland er som fruktar Gud, det är till dig Ordet om denna frälsning har sänts.

Gospel

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.

1:59Och det hände det, on the eighth day, they arrived to circumcise the boy, and they called him by his father’s name, Sakarja.

1:60And in response, his mother said: “Not so. Istället, 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, he wrote, ordspråk: “His name is John.” And they all wondered.

1:64Sedan, 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, ordspråk: “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.