Luke 1:55-75

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁶⁶And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁷³The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to yyue hym silf to vs.

⁷⁴That we with out drede delyuered fro the hoond of oure enemyes,

⁷⁵serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse bifor hym in alle oure daies.