Luke 1:49-72 in English

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

⁵² He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵ (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

⁶⁶ And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

⁷¹ Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵ As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

⁶⁶ And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

⁷⁰ As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵ As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

⁶⁶ And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

⁷⁰ As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

⁵² He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

⁵⁵ (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

⁶⁶ And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began),

⁷¹ Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To shew mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

⁴⁹ because they will hear about the things that God MTY, the mighty one, has done for me. He MTY is awesome!

⁵⁰ He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.

⁵¹ He shows people that he MTY is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.

⁵² He does not let mighty kings rule MTY anymore, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).

⁵³ He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.

⁵⁴ He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever. And now he has remembered what he promised. So he has helped me and all the other people of MTY Israel who serve him.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home.

⁵⁷ When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth to her child, she bore a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and relatives heard how ◄the Lord/God► had greatly blessed her by enabling her to bear a child, so they were happy along with Elizabeth.

⁵⁹ Seven days later they gathered together for the ceremony for circumcising the baby to show that he belonged to God. They wanted to give the baby the same name as his father, Zechariah..

⁶⁰ But his mother said, “No, his name will not be Zechariah. His name will be John!”

⁶¹ So they said to her, “ John is not the name of any of your (dl) relatives, so you(dl) should not give him that name!”

⁶² Then they made motions with their hands to Zechariah, for him to indicate what name he wanted to be given {to give} to his son.

⁶³ So he signaled that they should give him a tablet to write on. When they gave him one, he wrote on it, “His name is John.” All those who were there were surprised!

⁶⁴ Immediately Zechariah was able to speak again MTY, and he praised God.

⁶⁵ All their neighbors were amazed/awestruck! They told other people who lived all over the highlands of Judea about what had happened.

⁶⁶ Everyone who heard about it kept thinking about it. They were saying, “We wonder what will this child do for God when he grows up RHQ!” They wondered that because from what had happened they were sure that God would be helping that child SYN in a powerful way.

⁶⁷ After Zechariah's son was born, Zechariah was completely directed by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit completely directed Zechariah} as he spoke these words that came from God:

⁶⁸ “Praise the Lord, the God whom we(inc) people of Israel worship, because he has come to set us, his people, free from our enemies.

⁶⁹ He is sending us someone who will powerfully MTY save us, someone who is descended from MTY King David, who served God well.

⁷⁰ Long ago God caused his prophets to say that he would do that.

⁷¹ He will rescue us from our enemies, and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us.

⁷² He will do this because he has not forgotten what he promised our ancestors; he made an agreement that he would act mercifully to us, their descendants.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one amongst your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marvelled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

⁵¹ With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

⁵² He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

⁵³ Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

⁵⁴ His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

⁵⁵ As he gave his word to our fathers.

⁵⁶ And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

⁵⁷ Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

⁵⁸ And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

⁵⁹ And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

⁶⁰ But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.

⁶¹ And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

⁶³ And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

⁶⁴ And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

⁶⁶ And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

⁶⁸ Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

⁶⁹ Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

⁷⁰ (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)

⁷¹ Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;

⁷² To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

⁴⁹ For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy is his name;

⁵⁰ and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.

⁵¹ He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.

⁵² He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

⁵⁴ He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

⁵⁵ (as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.

⁵⁷ But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

⁶⁰ And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

⁶³ And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

⁶⁶ And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And the Lord's hand was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

⁶⁹ and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

⁷⁰ as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

⁷¹ deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elizabeth’s full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father’s name Zachary.

⁶⁰ And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

⁶⁴ And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying:

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

⁶⁹ And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:

⁷⁰ As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:

⁷¹ Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:

⁷² To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,

⁴⁹ For He that is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.

⁵⁰ And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has overthrown the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,

⁵⁵ As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

⁵⁶ And Mary remained with her about three months, and she returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she bore a son.

⁵⁸ And when her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ Now it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they started to call him by the name of his father, Zacharias.

⁶⁰ His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John.”

⁶¹ But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² So they made signs to his father about what he wished him to be called.

⁶³ And asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.

⁶⁴ Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he started to speak, praising God.

⁶⁵ Then fear came on all who lived around them; and all these things were being talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,

⁶⁹ And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,

⁷⁰ As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began,

⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us,

⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,

⁴⁹ in that the Mighty One did sublime things for me, and Holy is His name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations of generations to those fearing Him.

⁵¹ He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has dispersed the arrogant in the reasoning of their hearts.

⁵² He has dethroned rulers and exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has taken the part of His servant Israel, in remembrance of mercy,

⁵⁵ just as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed while there is an age.”

⁵⁶ So Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth was completed and she bore a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had used His great mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they started calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias.

⁶⁰ His mother reacted and said, “Absolutely not; he shall be called John!”

⁶¹ So they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² So they started motioning to his father, as to what he would have him called.

⁶³ Asking for a writing tablet he wrote this: “His name is to be John!” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed and he started to speak, blessing God.

⁶⁵ (Well a fear came on all who lived around them; and all these sayings kept being talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard kept them in their hearts saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.)

⁶⁷ Now his father Zacharias was filled with Holy Spirit and prophesied saying:

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of His servant David

⁷⁰ —just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from antiquity—

⁷¹ deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to use mercy with our fathers, even to remember His Holy covenant,

⁴⁹ God Almighty has done great things for me; his name is holy.

⁵⁰ His mercy lasts for generation after generation to those who respect him.

⁵¹ With his power he has broken to pieces those who arrogantly think they're so clever.

⁵² He tears the powerful down from their thrones, and elevates those who are humble.

⁵³ He fills the hungry with good things to eat, and he sends the rich away empty-handed.

⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel, remembering him in mercy,

⁵⁵ just as he promised our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her for three months and then returned home.

⁵⁷ The time came for Elizabeth to have her baby and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had showed her great kindness, and they celebrated together with her.

⁵⁹ Eight days later they came to circumcise the boy. They planned to call him Zechariah after his father.

⁶⁰ “No,” Elizabeth said. “He shall be called John.”

⁶¹ “But there's nobody among your relatives who has this name,” they told her.

⁶² Through gestures they asked Zechariah, the boy's father, what he wanted to call his son.

⁶³ Zechariah motioned for something to write on. To everyone's surprise he wrote, “His name is John.”

⁶⁴ Immediately he could speak again, and he started praising God.

⁶⁵ All those living nearby were in awe at what had happened, and the news spread throughout the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ Everyone who heard the news wondered what it meant. “What will the little boy grow up to be?” they asked, for it was clear he was very special to God.

⁶⁷ Zechariah, his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke this prophecy:

⁶⁸ “The Lord, the God of Israel, he is wonderful, for he has come to his people and set them free.

⁶⁹ He has given us a great Savior from the line of his servant David,

⁷⁰ as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.

⁷¹ He promised to save us from our enemies, from those who hate us.

⁷² He was merciful to our fathers, remembering his holy agreement—

⁴⁹ Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.

⁵⁰ And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.

⁵¹ Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.

⁵³ Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.

⁵⁴ Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie

⁵⁵ (As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

⁵⁶ And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.

⁵⁷ Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

⁵⁹ And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

⁶¹ And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.

⁶² Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.

⁶³ So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.

⁶⁵ Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

⁶⁶ And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,

⁷⁰ As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,

⁷¹ That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,

⁷² That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him From generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats, And exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath holpen his servant Israel, In remembrance of his mercy,

⁵⁵ (As he spake to our fathers), To Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; For he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David;

⁷⁰ (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Which have been since the world began:)

⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies, And from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

⁴⁹ for the Mighty One hath done great things for me; and holy is his name;

⁵⁰ and his mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him.

⁵¹ He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.

⁵² He hath cast down princes from thrones, and exalted men of low degree.

⁵³ The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy

⁵⁵ toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, as he spoke to our fathers.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were about to call him Zachariah, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these things were talked of throughout the whole of the hill-country of Judaea.

⁶⁶ And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹ and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant,—

⁷⁰ as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

⁷² to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ “For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.

⁵¹ “Mighty are the deeds of his arm; he has scattered the self-satisfied proud,

⁵² he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,

⁵³ he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ “He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,

⁵⁵ as he promised to our ancestors for Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.

⁵⁷ When Elizabeth's time came, she gave birth to a son;

⁵⁸ and her neighbours and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.

⁵⁹ A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,

⁶⁰ when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to be called John.”

⁶¹ “You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;

⁶² and they made signs to the child's father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.

⁶³ Asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote the words — ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised

⁶⁴ and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.

⁶⁵ All their neighbours were awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.

⁶⁶ All who heard it kept it in mind, asking one another — “What can this child be destined to become?” For the Power of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:

⁶⁸ “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,

⁶⁹ and has raised up for us the Strength of our salvation In the house of his servant David —

⁷⁰ As he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old —

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,

⁷² showing mercy to our ancestors, And mindful of his sacred covenant.

⁴⁹ “For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ He has mercy on those who revere him in every generation.

⁵¹ “Mighty are the deeds of his arm; he has scattered the self-satisfied proud,

⁵² he has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and he uplifts the humble,

⁵³ he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ “He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his mercy,

⁵⁵ as he promised to our ancestors for Abraham and his descendants for ever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.

⁵⁷ When Elizabeth's time came, she gave birth to a son;

⁵⁸ and her neighbors and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.

⁵⁹ A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him Zechariah after his father,

⁶⁰ when his mother spoke up, “No, he is to be called John.”

⁶¹ “You have no relation of that name!” they exclaimed;

⁶² and they made signs to the child's father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.

⁶³ Asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote the words — ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was surprised

⁶⁴ and immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.

⁶⁵ All their neighbors were awe-struck at this, and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about.

⁶⁶ All who heard it kept it in mind, asking one another — “What can this child be destined to become?” For the Power of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:

⁶⁸ “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,

⁶⁹ and has raised up for us the Strength of our salvation In the house of his servant David —

⁷⁰ As he promised by the lips of his holy prophets of old —

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hands of all who hate us,

⁷² showing mercy to our ancestors, And mindful of his sacred covenant.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And in every generation, he has eleos ·merciful compassion in action· on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel God prevails, his servant, that he might remember eleos ·merciful compassion in action·,

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham Father of a multitude and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary Rebellion stayed with her about three months, and then teshuvah ·completely returned· to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth My God oath should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that Adonai had magnified his eleos ·merciful compassion in action· towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias Remembered by Yah, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John Yah is gracious.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John Yah is gracious.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea Praise.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of MarYah Master Yahweh was with him.

⁶⁷ His father, Zacharias Remembered by Yah, was filled with Ruach haKodesh Spirit of the Holiness, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be MarYah Master Yahweh, the God of Israel God prevails, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of yishu'ah ·salvation· for us in the house of his servant David Beloved

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ yishu'ah ·salvation· from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show eleos ·merciful compassion in action· towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·,

⁴⁹ Yes, he is the really strong one, and he did great things for me. God is properly good, better than anyone else.

⁵⁰ He is good to the people that respect him, and to their kids, and to their grand-kids, and to all their grand-kids to come.

⁵¹ He did great things with his power, to show everyone that he is really strong. Those people that reckoned they were smart and strong, they all got frightened of him, and they ran away.

⁵² He chucked out the big bosses and took their power away. But he got people that were not important, and he made them bosses.

⁵³ And he gave hungry people good food, and they ate till they were full. But he didn’t give anything to the rich people. They went away with nothing.

⁵⁴ He is sorry for his own people, us Israel mob, and he helps us,

⁵⁵ just like he promised to our grand-father Abraham, and to our other grand-fathers of long ago. He said he will look after us for ever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth about 3 months, then she went back to her own home.

⁵⁷ Then the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she had a son.

⁵⁸ All her family, and the people that lived near her, they heard that she had a baby, and they knew that God had been very good to her. Elizabeth was happy, and they were all happy too.

⁵⁹ When the baby was 8 days old, all those people came to Zechariah and Elizabeth’s place. The baby boy had to have a young man’s operation on that day, and they used to give a baby his name at that time. The people wanted to call him Zechariah, the same name that his father had.

⁶⁰ But Elizabeth said, “No. His name is John.”

⁶¹ They said, “What? Nobody in your family has that name.”

⁶² So they made signs with their hands to his father, to ask him what name he wanted to give to the boy.

⁶³ Zechariah made signs to get them to give him something to write on, then he wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was shocked.

⁶⁴ Then, straight away, Zechariah started to talk again, and he told everyone that God is very great.

⁶⁵ Everybody there was really surprised, and they told other people about everything that happened, and soon a lot of people in the hilly part of Judea country were talking about it.

⁶⁶ Everyone that heard the news thought about it, and they said, “What will this kid be, after he grows up?” They knew God’s power was with that boy.

⁶⁷ At that time, when Zechariah started talking again, the Holy Spirit came into him, and he told everyone a message from God. He said,

⁶⁸ “The God of us Israel mob, he is a great God. He has come now to save us, his people.

⁶⁹ He has sent us a very strong person to save us. You know about David, the boss that worked for God a long time ago, well this person is in David’s family.

⁷⁰ God promised this to us a long time ago, and he got his men to tell us this message.

⁷¹ God promised to save us from our enemies, and from everyone that hates us.

⁷² He promised to be good to our grand-fathers of long ago, and he will remember to do everything that he promised.

⁴⁹ For he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges and holye is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that feare him thorow oute all generacions.

⁵¹ He sheweth strength with his arme he scattereth them that are proude in the ymaginacion of their hertes.

⁵² He putteth doune the myghty from their seates and exalteth them of lowe degre.

⁵³ He filleth the hongry with good thinges: and sendeth awaye the ryche emptye.

⁵⁴ He remembreth mercy: and helpeth his servaunt Israel.

⁵⁵ Even as he promised to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for ever.

⁵⁶ And mary aboode with hyr aboute a .iii. monethes and retourned agayne to hyr awne housse.

⁵⁷ Elizabethes tyme was come that she shuld be delyvered and she brought forth a sonne.

⁵⁸ And her neghboures and her cosins hearde tell how the lorde had shewed great mercy vpon her and they reioysed with her.

⁵⁹ And it fortuned the eyght daye: they cam to circumcise the chylde: and called his name zacharias after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ How be it his mother answered and sayd: not so but he shalbe called Ihon.

⁶¹ And they sayd vnto hyr: Ther is none of thy kynne that is named with this name.

⁶² And they made signes to his father how he wolde have him called.

⁶³ And he axed for wrytynge tables and wroote saying: his name is Iohn. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouthe was opened immediatly and his tonge also and he spake lawdynge God.

⁶⁵ And feare came on all the that dwelt nye vnto them. And all these sayinges were noysed abroade throughout all the hyll countre of Iurie

⁶⁶ and all they that herde the layde them vp in their hertes saying: What maner chylde shall this be? And the honde of the lorde was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father zacharias was filled with the holy goost and prophisyed sayinge:

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people.

⁶⁹ And hath reysed vp an horne of salvacion vnto vs in the housse of his servaunt David.

⁷⁰ Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes which were sens the worlde began

⁷¹ That we shuld be saved from oure enemies and from the hondis of all that hate vs:

⁷² To fulfill the mercy promised to oure fathers and to remember his holy covenaunt.

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.

⁵⁰ His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.

⁵² He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy

⁵⁵ (as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him “Zechariah,” after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.

⁶³ His father asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” They all were astonished at this.

⁶⁴ Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people.

⁶⁹ He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.

⁷² He will do this to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one amongst your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marvelled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shown strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty.

⁵⁴ He hath sustained his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and her cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so ; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spoke, and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all they that had heard them , laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:

⁷⁰ As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began:

⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷² To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Miriam stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elisheva should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called Yochanan.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is Yochanan.” They all marveled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰ His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

⁵⁴ He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

⁵⁵ as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶ Miriam stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

⁵⁷ Now the time that Elisheva should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called Yochanan.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one amongst your relatives who is called by this name.”

⁶² They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is Yochanan.” They all marvelled.

⁶⁴ His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵ Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

⁶⁹ and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

⁷⁰ (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷² to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and his name is holy.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from kindred into kindreds, to men that dread him.

⁵¹ He made might in his arm, he scattered proud men with the thought of his heart.

⁵² He put down mighty men from their seats, and enhanced meek men.

⁵³ He hath full-filled hungry men with goods or He hath filled hungry men with good things, and he hath left rich men void.

⁵⁴ He, having mind of his mercy, took Israel, his child;

⁵⁵ as he hath spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, into worlds.

⁵⁶ And Mary dwelled with her, as it were three months, and turned again in to her house.

⁵⁷ But the time of bearing child was fulfilled to Elisabeth, and she bare a son.

⁵⁸ And the neighbours and the cousins of her heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her; and they thanked him or they together joyed to her.

⁵⁹ And it was done in the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zechariah, by the name of his father.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered, and said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her, For no man is in thy kindred, that is called by this name.

⁶² And they beckoned to his father, what he would that he were called.

⁶³ And he asking a pointel, wrote, saying, John is his name. And all men wondered.

⁶⁴ And anon his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spake, and blessed God.

⁶⁵ And dread was made on all their neighbours, and all these words were published on all the mountains or all the hilly places of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all men that heard putted in their heart, and said, What manner child shall this be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zechariah, his father, was full-filled or filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, and said,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited, and made redemption of his people.

⁶⁹ And he hath raised to us an horn of health, in the house of David, his child.

⁷⁰ As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, that were from the world.

⁷¹ Health from our enemies, and from the hand of all men that hated us.

⁷² To do mercy with our fathers, and to have mind of his holy testament.

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and his name is holy.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is from kindred into kindreds, to men that dread him (or to those who have fearful reverence for him).

⁵¹ He made might in his arm, he scattered proud men with the thought of his heart.

⁵² He put down mighty men from their seats, and enhanced meek men. (He brought down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted, or raised up, the humble.)

⁵³ He hath full-filled hungry men with goods or He hath filled hungry men with good things, and he hath left rich men void.

⁵⁴ He, having mind of his mercy, took Israel, his child; (He, remembering his kindness, helped his servant Israel;)

⁵⁵ as he hath spoken to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed, into worlds (or forever).

⁵⁶ And Mary dwelled with her, as it were three months, and turned again into her house. (And Mary remained with her for three months, and then returned to her house.)

⁵⁷ But the time of bearing child was fulfilled to Elisabeth, and she bare a son.

⁵⁸ And the neighbours and the cousins of her heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her; and they thanked him or and they together joyed to her, (or with her).

⁵⁹ And it was done in the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, by the name of his father. (And it was done on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zechariah, after his father’s name.)

⁶⁰ And his mother answered, and said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

⁶¹ And they said to her, For no man is in thy kindred, that is called by this name.

⁶² And they beckoned to his father, what he would that he were called (or what he wanted him to be called).

⁶³ And he asking (for) a pointel (or And he asking for a stylus), wrote, saying, John is his name. And all men wondered.

⁶⁴ And anon his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spake, and blessed God. (And at once his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke, and blessed God.)

⁶⁵ And dread was made on all their neighbours (or And all their neighbours were filled with fearful reverence), and all these words were published on all the mountains or on all the hilly places of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all men that heard putted (it) in their heart(s), and said, What manner child shall this be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zacharias, his father, was full-filled with the Holy Ghost or was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, and said, (And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he prophesied, and said,)

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited, and made redemption of his people (or and made redemption for his people).

⁶⁹ And he hath raised to us an horn of health, in the house of David, his child. (He hath raised up for us a Deliverer of salvation, in the house of his servant David.)

⁷⁰ As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, that were from the world. (As he spoke by the mouths of his holy prophets, who lived long ago.)

⁷¹ Health from our enemies (or Salvation or Deliverance from our enemies), and from the hand(s) of all (the) men that hated us.

⁷² To do mercy with our fathers, and to have mind of his holy testament. (To give mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant.)

⁴⁹ For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli.

⁵⁰ And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym.

⁵¹ He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.

⁵² He sette doun myyti men fro sete, and enhaunside meke men.

⁵³ He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide.

⁵⁴ He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child;

⁵⁵ as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis.

⁵⁶ And Marie dwellide with hir, as it were thre monethis, and turnede ayen in to hir hous.

⁵⁷ But the tyme of beryng child was fulfillid to Elizabeth, and sche bare a sone.

⁵⁸ And the neiyboris and cosyns of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym.

⁵⁹ And it was don in the eiyte dai, thei camen to circumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the name of his fadir.

⁶⁰ And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon.

⁶¹ And thei seiden to hir, For no man is in thi kynrede, that is clepid this name.

⁶² And thei bikeneden to his fadir, what he wolde that he were clepid.

⁶³ And he axynge a poyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is his name.

⁶⁴ And alle men wondriden. And anoon his mouth was openyd, and his tunge, and he spak, and blesside God.

⁶⁵ And drede was maad on alle her neiyboris, and alle these wordis weren pupplischid on alle the mounteyns of Judee.

⁶⁶ And alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For the hoond of the Lord was with hym.

⁶⁷ And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, and prophesiede,

⁶⁸ and seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempcioun of his puple.

⁶⁹ And he hath rerid to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child.

⁷⁰ As he spak bi the mouth of hise hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world.

⁷¹ Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs.

⁷² To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament.

⁴⁹ For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy is His name,

⁵⁰ And His kindness is to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

⁵¹ He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

⁵² He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

⁵³ The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

⁵⁴ He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

⁵⁵ As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.'

⁵⁶ And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

⁵⁷ And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

⁵⁸ and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

⁶⁰ and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

⁶¹ And they said unto her — 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

⁶² and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

⁶³ and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

⁶⁴ and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

⁶⁶ and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

⁶⁸ 'Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

⁶⁹ And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

⁷⁰ As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

⁷¹ Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

⁷² To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,