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.)