Luke 1:59-66 in English

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.