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Luke 4

Temptation, Nazareth, and Capernaum

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Lc 4:1Jēsūs autem plēnus Spīritū Sānctō regressus est ā Jordāne: et agēbātur ā Spīritū in dēsertum diēbus quadrāgintā, et tentābātur ā diabolō.And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, went back from the Jordan: and he was being led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, and he was being tested by the devil. Lc 4:2Et nihil mandūcāvit in diēbus illīs: et cōnsummātīs illīs ēsuriit.And he ate nothing in those days: and when they had been completed, he was hungry. Lc 4:3Dīxit autem illī diabolus: Sī Fīlius Deī es, dīc lapidī huic ut pānis fīat.And the devil said to him: "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone that it should become bread." Lc 4:4Et respondit ad illum Jēsūs: Scrīptum est: Quia nōn in sōlō pāne vīvit homō, sed in omnī verbō Deī.And Jesus answered him: "It is written: 'Not on bread alone does man live, but on every word of God.'" Lc 4:5Et dūxit illum diabolus in montem excelsum, et ostendit illī omnia regna orbis terrae in mōmentō temporis, et ait illī: Tibi dabō potestātem hanc ūniversam, et glōriam illōrum: quia mihi trādita sunt, et cui volō dō illa.And the devil led him onto a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him: "To you I will give all this power, and their glory: because they have been handed over to me, and to whom I wish I give them.

Lc 4:7Tū ergō sī adōrāveris cōram mē, erunt tua omnia.So you, if you worship before me, all things will be yours." Lc 4:8Et respondēns Jēsūs, dīxit illī: Scrīptum est: Dominum Deum tuum adōrābis, et illī sōlī serviēs.And answering, Jesus said to him: "It is written: 'The Lord your God you will worship, and him alone you will serve.'" Lc 4:9Et dūxit illum in Jerūsalem, et statuit eum super pinnam templī, et dīxit illī: Sī Fīlius Deī es, mitte tē hinc deorsum.And he led him into Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. Lc 4:10Scrīptum est enim quod angelīs suīs mandāvit dē tē, ut cōnservent tē: et quia in manibus tollent tē, nē forte offendās ad lapidem pedem tuum.For it is written that he has given orders to his angels about you, that they guard you: and that in their hands they will lift you up, so that you may not perhaps strike your foot against a stone." Lc 4:12Et respondēns Jēsūs, ait illī: Dictum est: Nōn tentābis Dominum Deum tuum.And answering, Jesus said to him: "It has been said: 'You shall not test the Lord your God.'"

Lc 4:13Et cōnsummātā omnī tentātiōne, diabolus recessit ab illō, ūsque ad tempus.And all the testing having been completed, the devil withdrew from him, until a time. Lc 4:14Et regressus est Jēsūs in virtūte Spīritūs in Galilaeam, et fāma exiit per ūniversam regiōnem dē illō.And Jesus went back in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report went out through the whole region about him. Lc 4:15Et ipse docēbat in synagōgīs eōrum, et magnificābātur ab omnibus.And he himself was teaching in their synagogues, and was being magnified by all. Lc 4:16Et vēnit Nazareth, ubi erat nūtrītus, et intrāvit secundum cōnsuētūdinem suam diē sabbatī in synagōgam, et surrēxit legere.And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and he went in, according to his custom, on the day of the sabbath into the synagogue, and he stood up to read. Lc 4:17Et trāditus est illī liber Isaiae prophētae.And the book of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. Lc 4:17Et ut revolvit librum, invēnit locum ubi scrīptum erat: Spīritus Dominī super mē: propter quod ūnxit mē, ēvangelizāre pauperibus mīsit mē, sānāre contrītōs corde, praedicāre captīvīs remissiōnem, et caecīs vīsum, dīmittere cōnfrāctōs in remissiōnem, praedicāre annum Dominī acceptum et diem retribūtiōnis.And when he unrolled the book, he found the place where it had been written: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: on account of which he has anointed me, to bring good news to the poor he has sent me, to heal the crushed in heart, to proclaim to captives release, and to the blind sight, to send away the broken into release, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of repayment."

Lc 4:20Et cum plicuisset librum, reddit ministrō, et sēdit.And when he had folded the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. Lc 4:20Et omnium in synagōgā oculī erant intendentēs in eum.And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Lc 4:21Coepit autem dīcere ad illōs: Quia hodiē implēta est haec scrīptūra in auribus vestrīs.And he began to say to them: "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears." Lc 4:22Et omnēs testimōnium illī dabant: et mīrābantur in verbīs grātiae, quae prōcēdēbant dē ōre ipsīus, et dīcēbant: Nōnne hic est fīlius Jōsēph?And all were giving testimony to him: and they were wondering at the words of grace which were proceeding from his mouth, and they were saying: "Is this not the son of Joseph?" Lc 4:23Et ait illīs: Utique dīcētis mihi hanc similitūdinem: Medice cūrā tēipsum: quanta audīvimus facta in Capharnaum, fac et hīc in patriā tuā.And he said to them: "Surely you will say to me this proverb: 'Doctor, cure yourself: whatever great things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do here too in your homeland.'"

Lc 4:24Ait autem: Āmēn dīcō vōbīs, quia nēmō prophēta acceptus est in patriā suā.And he said: "Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own homeland. Lc 4:25In vēritāte dīcō vōbīs, multae viduae erant in diēbus Ēliae in Isrāël, quandō clausum est caelum annīs tribus et mēnsibus sex, cum facta esset famēs magna in omnī terrā: et ad nūllam illārum missus est Ēliās, nisi in Sareptā Sīdōniae, ad mulierem viduam.In truth I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when heaven was shut for three years and six months, when a great famine had come about in all the land: and to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman, a widow. Lc 4:27Et multī leprōsī erant in Isrāël sub Ēlīsēō prophētā: et nēmō eōrum mundātus est nisi Naaman Syrus.And there were many lepers in Israel under Elisha the prophet: and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian." Lc 4:28Et replētī sunt omnēs in synagōgā īrā, haec audientēs.And all in the synagogue were filled with anger, hearing these things. Lc 4:29Et surrēxērunt, et ējēcērunt illum extrā cīvitātem: et dūxērunt illum ūsque ad supercilium montis, super quem cīvitās illōrum erat aedificāta, ut praecipitārent eum.And they rose up, and threw him out of the city: and they led him as far as the brow of the mountain on which their city had been built, so that they might throw him down headlong.

Lc 4:30Ipse autem trānsiēns per medium illōrum, ībat.But he, passing through the middle of them, went on his way. Lc 4:31Et dēscendit in Capharnaum cīvitātem Galilaeae, ibique docēbat illōs sabbatīs.And he went down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there he was teaching them on the sabbaths. Lc 4:32Et stupēbant in doctrīnā ejus, quia in potestāte erat sermō ipsīus.And they were astounded at his teaching, because his speech was with power. Lc 4:33Et in synagōgā erat homō habēns daemonium immundum, et exclāmāvit vōce magnā, dīcēns: Sine, quid nōbīs et tibi, Jēsū Nazarēne?And in the synagogue there was a man having an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice, saying: "Let us be, what to us and to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Lc 4:34Vēnistī perdere nōs?Have you come to destroy us? Lc 4:34Sciō tē quis sīs, Sānctus Deī.I know you, who you are, the Holy One of God." Lc 4:35Et increpāvit illum Jēsūs, dīcēns: Obmūtēsce, et exī ab eō.And Jesus rebuked him, saying: "Be silent, and go out from him." Lc 4:35Et cum prōjēcisset illum daemonium in medium, exiit ab illō, nihilque illum nocuit.And when the demon had thrown him down into the middle, it went out from him, and did him no harm at all.

Lc 4:36Et factus est pavor in omnibus, et colloquēbantur ad invicem, dīcentēs: Quod est hoc verbum, quia in potestāte et virtūte imperat immundīs spīritibus, et exeunt?And dread came upon all, and they were talking together to one another, saying: "What is this word, that with power and strength he gives orders to the unclean spirits, and they go out?" Lc 4:37Et dīvulgābātur fāma dē illō in omnem locum regiōnis.And the report about him was being spread into every place of the region. Lc 4:38Surgēns autem Jēsūs dē synagōgā, introīvit in domum Simōnis.And Jesus, rising from the synagogue, went into the house of Simon. Lc 4:38Socrus autem Simōnis tenēbātur magnīs febribus: et rogāvērunt illum prō eā.And the mother-in-law of Simon was being held by great fevers: and they asked him on her behalf. Lc 4:39Et stāns super illam imperāvit febrī: et dīmīsit illam.And standing over her he gave orders to the fever: and it let her go. Lc 4:39Et continuō surgēns, ministrābat illīs.And at once rising, she was serving them. Lc 4:40Cum autem sōl occīdisset, omnēs quī habēbant īnfirmōs variīs languōribus, dūcēbant illōs ad eum.And when the sun had set, all who had people sick with various illnesses were bringing them to him.

Lc 4:40At ille singulīs manūs impōnēns, cūrābat eōs.But he, laying his hands on each one, was curing them. Lc 4:41Exībant autem daemonia ā multīs clāmantia, et dīcentia: Quia tū es Fīlius Deī: et increpāns nōn sinēbat ea loquī: quia sciēbant ipsum esse Chrīstum.And demons were going out from many, shouting, and saying: "You are the Son of God": and rebuking them he was not allowing them to speak: because they knew him to be the Christ. Lc 4:42Factā autem diē ēgressus ībat in dēsertum locum, et turbae requīrēbant eum, et vēnērunt ūsque ad ipsum: et dētinēbant illum nē discēderet ab eīs.And when day had come, having gone out he went into a deserted place, and the crowds were seeking him, and they came right up to him: and they were holding him back so that he should not depart from them. Lc 4:43Quibus ille ait: Quia et aliīs cīvitātibus oportet mē ēvangelizāre regnum Deī: quia ideō missus sum.And he said to them: "To other cities too I must bring the good news of the kingdom of God: because for this I have been sent."

Lc 4:44Et erat praedicāns in synagōgīs Galilaeae.And he was proclaiming in the synagogues of Galilee.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (245 words)
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
plēnus, -a, -umfull
spīritus, -ūs m.breath; (pl.) pride, arrogance
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
regredior, -gredī, -gressusgo back, return
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
dēsertum, -ī n.desert, wilderness
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
quadrāgintā (indecl.)forty
temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustry, attempt
diabolus, -ī m.slanderer; devil
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
mandūcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumeat
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
cōnsummō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbring to completion, finish
ēsuriō, -īre, -īvī, -ītumbe hungry
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
sī, conj.if
fīlius, -ī, m.son
deus, -ī, m.god
lapis, -idis, m.stone
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
pānis, -is m.bread, loaf
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsusreply, answer
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptuswrite
quia (conj.)because
nōn, adv.not
sōlus, -a, -umalone
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctuslive
homō, hominis, m.man
sed, conj.but
omnis, -eall, every
verbum, -ī, n.word
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
mōns, montis, m.mountain
excelsus, -a, -umhigh, tall
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
orbis, -is, m.circle; orbis terrae or terrārum, circle of the earth or lands, earth, world
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
mōmentum, -ī n.weight, importance; levī mōmentō: as a slight matter
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
potestās, -ātis f.power, authority
ūniversus, -a, -umall together, whole, entire, all
glōria, -ae, f.glory
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
volō, velle, voluīwish
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
adōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusworship, bow down to; entreat
cōram (adv.)face to face, in person
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītusbe subject to, serve
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtuscause to stand; decide, resolve
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
pinna, -ae f.feather; battlement on a wall
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
deorsum (adv.)down, below
enim, conj.for
quod, conj.that, in that, because
angelus, -ī m.messenger; angel
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
mandō, -dāre, -dāvī, -dātusput in hand, intrust, commit; charge, command
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
cōnservō, -servāre, -servāvī, -servātuspreserve, keep
manus, -ūs, f.hand
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
offendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsusoffend
pēs, pedis, m.foot
temptātiō, -ōnis f.trial, testing, temptation
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo back, withdraw, retire
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo out
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
regiō, -ōnis, f.direction; country, region
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tusteach, explain
synagōga, -ae f.synagogue, Jewish meeting house
magnificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusextol, praise, glorify; hold in high esteem
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
nūtriō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusnourish, feed; nurse (a baby)
intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgo within or into, enter
secundum (prep. + acc.)after, besides; along
cōnsuētūdō, -inis f.custom, habit; way of life
sabbatum, -ī n. (often pl.)the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctuschoose, pick out; read
liber, librī m.book; record
prophēta, -ae m.prophet
revolvō, -ere, -volvī, -volūtusroll back, roll away
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome upon, find
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
propter, prep. with acc.on account of, because of
ungō, ungere, ūnxī, ūnctussmear, anoint
ēvangelizō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspreach the gospel, proclaim good news
pauper, -erispoor; as a noun, a poor person
sānō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusheal, make good, repair
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītuscrush, grind, bruise
cor, cordis n.heart
praedicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumproclaim; boast of
captīvus, -a, -umcaptive
remissiō, -ōnis f.relaxing, easing; leniency
caecus, -a, -umblind
vīsus, -ūs, m.sight
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
cōnfringō, -fringere, -frēgī, -frāctusbreak in pieces, shatter
annus, -ī, m.year
acceptus, -a, -um (+ dat.)welcome, popular (with)
retribūtiō, -ōnis f.repayment, recompense, reward or retribution
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
plicō, -āre, -uī, -ātusfold, roll up, coil
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
minister, -trī m.servant, attendant, helper
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
oculus, -ī, m.eye
intendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out; stretch, draw, aim
coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action)have begun, began
hodiē (adv.)today
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētumfill; fulfil, complete
scrīptūra, -ae f.writing; pl. the Scriptures
auris, -is, f.ear
vester, -tra, -trumyour
testimōnium, -ī n.evidence, proof
mīror, -ārī, -ātuswonder, wonder at
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
prōcēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo forward, advance
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
nōnne, adv., introducing a question to which an affirmative answer is expectednot?
utique (adv.)certainly, by all means; yes indeed
similitūdō, -inis f.likeness, resemblance
medicus, -ī m.doctor
cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumtake care of; (+ gerundive) have something done
quantus, -a, -umhow great or much?
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
patria, -ae, f.fatherland, country
āmēn (indecl.)truly, amen (Hebrew: 'so be it')
vōsplur. of tū
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
vēritās, -ātis f.truth
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
vidua, -ae f.widow
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausumclose, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
trēs, tria, plur. adj.three
mēnsis, -is m.month
sex (indecl.)six
famēs, -is, abl. famē, f.hunger
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
nisi, conj.if not, unless
Sīdōnius, -a, -umof Sidon; Phoenician
mulier, mulieris, f.woman
leprōsus, -a, -umleprous; as noun, a leper
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
mundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātummake clean, cleanse
Syrus, -a, -umSyrian
repleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētusfill again or up, fill
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
ēiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow out; sē ēicere: rush out
extrā (prep. + acc.)outside, beyond
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
supercilium, -ī n.eyebrow; a frown, a nod
aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake a building, build
praecipitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrow headlong; sē praecipitāre: hurl oneself
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo across or over, cross
medium, -ī n.the middle; in mediō: in the midst
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
ibi, adv.in that place, there
que, enclitic conj.and
stupeō, -ēre, -uībe stunned, astounded, or amazed
doctrīna, -ae f.teaching
sermō, -ōnis, m.conversation, talk, speech
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
daemonium, -ī n.demon, evil spirit
immundus, -a, -umunclean, impure
exclāmō, -clāmāre, -clāmāvī, -clāmātuscry out, exclaim
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situsallow, permit, let
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
nōsplur. of ego
perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusdestroy, ruin; lose, waste
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusknow
increpō, -āre, -uī, -itusmake a noise, rattle; rebuke
obmūtēscō, -ere, -mūtuībecome silent, be silent
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow forth or down, cast away, throw
noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.)harm, hurt
pavor, -ōris, m.terror, panic
colloquor (conloquor), -ī, -locūtus sumtalk with, confer
invicem (adv.)in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātuscommand, order, enjoin
dīvulgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake public, spread abroad
introeō, -īre, -iī, -itumgo in, enter
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
socrus, -ūs f.mother-in-law
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
febris, -is f.fever
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
continuō (adv.)at once, immediately
ministrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumserve, wait on (+ dat.)
sōl, sōlis, m.sun
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsuscut down, kill
īnfirmus, -a, -umweak
varius, -a, -umvarious
languor, -ōris m.faintness, weariness
at, conj.but
singulī, -ae, -aone at a time, single
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout, cry out; proclaim
loquor, loquī, locūtusspeak
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressusgo out or forth, go ashore, disembark
dēsertus, -a, -umdeserted
turba, -ae f.crowd
requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītuslook for, ask after; need
dētineō, -ēre, -tinuī, -tentumhold back, detain
discēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgo apart, withdraw, depart
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)it is right, it is necessary
ideō (adv.)for that reason, therefore
Vulgate, Evangelium secundum Lucam. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.