Luke 1:8-16 in English

⁸ Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

⁸ One day Zechariah's group was doing their work in the Temple in Jerusalem, and he was serving as a priest in God's presence.

⁹ Following their custom, the other priests chose him by lot to enter the Lord's temple and burn incense.

¹⁰ While he was burning the incense, many people were outside in the courtyard, praying.

¹¹ Then an angel whom God had sent appeared to him. The angel was standing at the right side of the place where the priests burned incense.

¹² When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became very afraid.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, do not be afraid! When you (sg) prayed asking God for a son (OR, that God would send the Messiah), God heard what you prayed. So your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son. You must name him John.

¹⁴ He will cause you to be very happy, and many other people will also be happy because he is born.

¹⁵ God will consider him to be very important. He must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, in order that he will be completely dedicated to God. He will be controlled by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit will control him} from before he is born.

¹⁶ He will persuade many people in Israel to turn away from their sins and please the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

⁹ And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.

¹⁰ And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.

¹¹ And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

¹² And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

¹³ But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

¹⁴ And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

¹⁶ And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

⁹ it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

¹⁰ And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

¹² And Zacharias was troubled, seeing him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

¹⁶ And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

⁹ According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And all the multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense.

¹² And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood, he was selected to burn incense when he entered into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And all the multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your prayer has been heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, while still in his mother's womb.

¹⁶ And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now it happened, as he was officiating as priest before God in the order of his division,

⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood, that his lot was to burn incense, upon entering the sanctuary of the Lord;

¹⁰ and the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense;

¹² and upon seeing him Zacharias was shaken, and a fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your prayer was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ And you will have joy and exultation, and many will rejoice over his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he must not drink either wine or strong drink; indeed, he will be filled with Holy Spirit already from his mother's womb.

¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God;

⁸ While Zechariah was serving as a priest before God, on behalf of his priestly division,

⁹ he was chosen by lot according to priestly custom to enter the Temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ During the time of offering incense a large crowd of people were praying outside.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

¹² When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became terrified.

¹³ But the angel told him, “Don't be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call him John.

¹⁴ He will bring you joy and gladness, and many will celebrate his birth.

¹⁵ He will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will refuse to drink wine or other alcoholic drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he's born.

¹⁶ He will turn many Israelites back to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,

⁹ According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.

¹¹ Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.

¹³ But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

¹⁴ And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.

⁸ And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,

⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.

¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

¹² And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.

¹⁶ And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,

⁹ it fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practise amongst the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;

¹⁰ and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.

¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.

¹² Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, whom you will call by the name John.

¹⁴ He will be to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,

¹⁶ and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.

⁸ One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his division,

⁹ it fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;

¹⁰ and, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.

¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the Altar of Incense.

¹² Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, whom you will call by the name John.

¹⁴ He will be to you a joy and a delight; and many will rejoice over his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,

¹⁶ and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he served in the priest’s office before God in the order of his priestly division,

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of Yahweh and burn incense (as the Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· on Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement·. On the 7th month of Ethanim on the 10th day).

¹⁰ All the people were outside, praying, at the time of the incense burning,

¹¹ when there appeared to him an angel of MarYah Master Yahweh, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias Remembered by Yah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias Remembered by Yah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth My God oath, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John Yah is gracious.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of MarYah Master Yahweh, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with Ruach haKodesh Spirit of the Holiness, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of to MarYah Master Yahweh, their God.

⁸ Zechariah belonged to that group that did the Jewish ceremonies, and the time came for them to do those ceremonies in God’s ceremony house in Jerusalem city.

⁹ One day it was Zechariah’s turn to go into the special room in that house and burn some stuff to make a good smell.

¹⁰ While he was doing that a big mob of people were outside, and they were praying.

¹¹ Then God sent one of his angel messengers to that room, and he stood beside the metal table where that stuff was burning.

¹² Zechariah saw the angel there and got a big shock. He was really frightened.

¹³ But the angel told him, “Don’t be frightened, Zechariah. God has heard what you have been asking him, and he will give you what you want. Your wife, Elizabeth, will have a baby boy, and you will name him John.

¹⁴ You will be really happy, and a lot of other people will be happy with you.

¹⁵ God will say that this kid is important, so you have to make sure he never drinks any kind of wine or grog at all. You see, the Holy Spirit will come into this kid while he is still inside his mother, before he gets born.

¹⁶ And after he grows up he will get lots of you Israel people to turn away from bad things and turn back to God.

⁸ And it cam to passe as he executed the prestes office before god as his course came

⁹ (accordinge to the custome of the prestes office) his lot was to bourne incence. And went into the temple of the Lorde

¹⁰ and the whoale multitude of the people were with out in prayer whill the incense was aburnynge.

¹¹ And ther appered vnto him an angell of the lorde stondinge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias sawe him he was abasshed and feare came on him.

¹³ And the angell sayde vnto him: feare not Zachary for thy prayer is hearde: And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn

¹⁴ and thou shalt have ioye and gladnes and many shall reioyce at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shalbe greate in the sight of the lorde and shall nether drinke wyne ner stronge drinke. And he shalbe filled with the holy goost even in his mothers wombe:

¹⁶ and many of the chyldren of Israel shall he tourne to their Lorde God.

⁸ Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division.

⁹ According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned.

¹¹ Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar.

¹² When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and fear fell on him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You will call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb.

¹⁶ Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,

⁹ According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² And when Zacharias saw him , he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴ And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elisheva, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Yochanan.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

⁹ according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

¹⁰ The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹ An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹² Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³ But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elisheva, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Yochanan.

¹⁴ You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

⁸ And it befell, that when Zechariah should do the office of priesthood, in the order of his course before God,

⁹ after the custom of the priesthood, he went forth by lot, and entered into the temple of the Lord, to incense.

¹⁰ And all the multitude of the people was withoutforth, and prayed in the hour of incensing.

¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, and stood on the right half of the altar of incense.

¹² And Zechariah seeing was afraid or distroubled, and dread fell upon him.

¹³ And the angel said to him, Zechariah, dread thou not; for thy prayer is heard, and Elisabeth, thy wife, shall bear to thee a son, and his name shall be called John.

¹⁴ And joy and gladding shall be to thee; and many shall have joy in his nativity, or birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall not drink wine nor cider, and he shall be full-filled or filled with the Holy Ghost, yet from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to their Lord God;

⁸ And it befell, that when Zacharias should do the office of priesthood, in the order of his course before God, (And it befell, that when Zechariah should do the duties of the priesthood, by the order of his course before God,)

⁹ after the custom of the priesthood, he went forth by lot, and entered into the temple of the Lord, to (offer the) incense.

¹⁰ And all the multitude of the people was withoutforth, and prayed in the hour of incensing. (And a great multitude of people were outside, and prayed during the hour of incense.)

¹¹ And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, and stood on the right half of the altar of incense (or and stood on the right side of the altar of incense).

¹² And Zacharias seeing (him) was (made) afraid or was distroubled, and dread fell upon him. (And when Zechariah saw him he was afraid, and fear fell upon him.)

¹³ And the angel said to him, Zacharias, dread thou not, (or Zechariah, fear not); for thy prayer is heard, and Elisabeth, thy wife, shall bear to thee a son, and his name shall be called John.

¹⁴ And joy and gladding shall be to thee; and many shall have joy in his nativity, or birth.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall not drink wine nor cider, and he shall be full-filled with the Holy Ghost, or and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, (or and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit), yet from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶ And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to their Lord God; And he shall convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord God of them;

⁸ And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God,

⁹ aftir the custome of the preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to encense.

¹⁰ And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng.

¹¹ And an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riythalf of the auter of encense.

¹² And Zacarie seynge was afraied, and drede fel vpon hym.

¹³ And the aungel seide to hym, Zacarie, drede thou not; for thi preyer is herd, and Elizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid Joon.

¹⁴ And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte.

¹⁵ For he schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yit of his modir wombe.

¹⁶ And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel to her Lord God;

⁸ And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

¹⁰ and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

¹¹ And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

¹² and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

¹³ and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹⁴ and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁵ for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

¹⁶ and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,