Lucas 1 - Bíblia Online

Excelentíssimo Teófilo:Escreveram-se já várias narrativas sobre Cristo, 
em que se usaram relatos que nos foram feitos pelos que viram o que aconteceu desde o início e que se tornaram mensageiros da boa nova de Deus. 
Pareceu-me, contudo, que seria bom ordenar todos esses relatos, dos mais antigos aos mais recentes, e, após um exame completo, dar-te este resumo desses factos que aconteceram no nosso meio, 
para fortalecer a tua confiança na verdade de tudo o que te foi ensinado. 
No tempo em que Herodes era rei da Judeia, viveu um sacerdote judaico chamado Zacarias, o qual pertencia ao turno de Abias no serviço do templo. Tal como ele próprio, também sua mulher Isabel pertencia à tribo sacerdotal, sendo descendente de Arão. Zacarias e Isabel eram crentes, cuidadosos em observar todas as leis e preceitos de Deus. Sucedia que não tinham filhos, pois Isabel era estéril e ambos já eram muito velhos. 
Certo dia, encontrando-se Zacarias ocupado no seu cargo no templo, porque naquela semana era o turno dele que estava de serviço, coube-lhe por sorteio entrar no santuário interior e queimar incenso diante do Senhor. Entretanto, grande multidão orava lá fora no pátio do templo, como sempre se fazia na altura do culto em que se queimava o incenso. 
Achava-se Zacarias no santuário quando, de súbito, apareceu um anjo de pé à direita do altar do incenso! Zacarias ficou perturbado e cheio de medo, 
mas o anjo disse-lhe:Não receies, Zacarias, porque vim dizer-te que Deus ouviu as tuas orações e que tua mulher Isabel vai dar à luz um filho teu, ao qual porás o nome de João! 
O seu nascimento dar-vos-á grande prazer e contentamento, e muitos se alegrarão convosco, 
pois ele será grande diante do Senhor. Nunca deverá beber vinho ou bebida alcoólica, e será cheio do Espírito Santo antes mesmo do seu nascimento. 
Convencerá muitos judeus a voltarem-se para o Senhor seu Deus. 
Será um homem forte de espírito e dotado de grande poder, tal como o profeta Elias, preparando o povo para receber o Senhor. Porá o coração dos pais de acordo com o dos filhos, e mudará as mentes desobedientes para que respeitem e obedeçam a Deus. 
Zacarias disse ao anjo: Como posso saber que isso vai acontecer? Já sou velho, e também minha mulher é de idade bastante avançada. 
Então o anjo disse: Eu sou Gabriel! O meu lugar é na própria presença de Deus. Foi ele quem me mandou trazer-te esta boa notícia! Mas, como não creste no que te disse, ficarás mudo e não poderás falar até que a criança nasça. E as minhas palavras irão cumprir-se no seu devido tempo. 
Entretanto, o povo esperava que Zacarias aparecesse e admirava-se por se demorar tanto. Quando finalmente saiu, não conseguia falar, e perceberam pelos seus gestos que devia ter tido qualquer visão no templo. Zacarias ali ficou durante os dias que lhe restavam de serviço e depois voltou para casa. 
Passado pouco tempo, sua mulher Isabel ficou grávida e viveu recolhida durante cinco meses. Como o Senhor é bom, exclamava, livrando-me assim da tristeza de não ter filhos! 
Passados seis meses, Deus mandou o anjo Gabriel a Nazaré, uma localidade da Galileia, a uma virgem, Maria, prometida em casamento a um homem chamado José, descendente do rei David. Gabriel apareceu-lhe e disse: Eu te saúdo, mulher favorecida! O Senhor está contigo! 
Confusa e perturbada, Maria perguntava a si própria o que quereria o anjo dizer com aquelas palavras. 
Não tenhas medo, Maria, continuou o anjo, porque Deus vai dar-te uma bênção maravilhosa! Muito em breve ficarás grávida e terás um menino, a quem chamarás Jesus. Será grande - será chamado Filho do Altíssimo. O Senhor Deus lhe dará o trono do seu antepassado, o rei David. Governará sobre a descendência de Israel para sempre. O seu reino jamais terá fim! 
Maria, então, perguntou ao anjo: Mas como posso ter um filho se sou virgem? 
O anjo respondeu: O Espírito Santo virá sobre ti, e o poder do Deus altíssimo cobrir-te-á como uma sombra; por isso, o menino que de ti vai nascer será santo, e será chamado o Filho de Deus. Além disso, também há seis meses Isabel, a tua parente, que toda a gente considerava estéril, ficou grávida, apesar da sua velhice! Porque nada é impossível para Deus. 
E Maria respondeu: Dependo só do Senhor. Que se faça em mim segundo o que disseste. Que aconteça comigo tudo o que disseste. Então o anjo desapareceu. 
Alguns dias mais tarde, Maria foi apressadamente às terras montanhosas da Judeia, à vila onde Zacarias morava, para visitar Isabel. Quando Maria saudou a prima, o menino de Isabel saltou no seu ventre, e Isabel ficou cheia do Espírito Santo. 
Com grande contentamento, Isabel exclamou, dirigindo-se a Maria: Bendita és tu entre as mulheres, e bendito é o filho que estás a gerar. 
Grande honra é esta, a de ser visitada pela mãe do meu Senhor! Quando me deste a tua saudação, no momento em que ouvi a tua voz, o menino saltou de alegria dentro de mim! És feliz por teres crido que Deus cumpriria as coisas que te foram ditas. 
Maria ficou com Isabel cerca de três meses e depois voltou para casa. 
Entretanto, o período de espera de Isabel chegou ao seu termo, e veio a hora da criança nascer. Era um menino. A notícia de como o Senhor tinha sido bondoso para ela espalhou-se rapidamente entre vizinhos e parentes, e todos se alegraram com ela. 
Oito dias depois de nascer, parentes e amigos vieram para a cerimónia da circuncisão . Todos julgavam que a criança se chamaria Zacarias, como o pai. 
Mas Isabel disse: Não, ele vai chamar-se João! 
E exclamaram: João? Em toda a tua família não há ninguém que se chame assim. 
Então perguntaram por gestos ao pai da criança como iria ela chamar-se. 
Ele pediu por sinais uma pequena placa e, com grande espanto de todos, escreveu, O nome dele é João. 
E logo Zacarias conseguiu falar de novo, começando a louvar Deus. 
O pasmo espalhou-se por toda a vizinhança e a notícia do sucedido correu pelos montes da Judeia. 
Todos quantos ouviam falar no caso pensavam demoradamente e perguntavam: Quem virá a ser este menino no futuro? Porque, de facto, a mão do Senhor está sobre ele de maneira muito especial. 
Então seu pai, Zacarias, cheio do Espírito Santo, falou em nome de Deus: 
O menino ia crescendo e o seu espírito amadurecia; mais tarde vivia no deserto, até que começou com o seu trabalho público em Israel. 

Since many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 
even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and attendants of the word, 
it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus; 
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. 
There was in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years. 
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 
And there appeared to him an angel of Yahweh standing on the right side of altar of incense. 
And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell on him. 
But the angel said to him, Don't be afraid, Zacharias: because your supplication is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John. 
And you will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. 
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 
And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to Yahweh their God. 
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for Yahweh a people prepared [for him]. 
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 
And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. 
And look, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season. 
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple. 
And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs to them, and remained mute. 
And it came to pass, when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he departed to his house. 
And after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 
Thus has Yahweh done to me in the days in which he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men. 
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 
to the wife of a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and her name was Mary. 
And he came in to her, and said, Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord [is] with you. 
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and reasoned within herself what manner of salutation this might be. 
And the angel said to her, Don't be afraid, Mary: for you have found favor with God. 
And look, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name Jesus. 
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High: and Yahweh God will give to him the throne of his father David: 
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end. 
And Mary said to the angel, How will this be? I am not able to have children. 
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore, the holy one who is begotten will be called the Son of God. 
And look, Elizabeth your kinswoman, in her old age, she also has conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 
For nothing will be impossible with God. 
And Mary said, Look, [I am] Yahweh's slave; let it happen to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. 
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country in a hurry, into a city of Judah; 
and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; 
and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of your womb. 
And how is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 
For look, when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. 
And blessed [is] she who believed; for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. 
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, 
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 
For he has looked on the low [position] of his slave: For look, from now on all generations will call me blessed. 
For he who is mighty has done to me great things; And holy is his name. 
And his mercy is to generations and generations On those who fear him. 
He has shown strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. 
He has put down princes from [their] thrones, And has exalted them of low degree. 
The hungry he has filled with good things; And the rich he has sent empty away. 
He has given help to Israel his son, That he might remember mercy 
(As he spoke to our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever. 
And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house. 
Now Elizabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 
And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that Yahweh had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her. 
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 the father. 
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he will be called John. 
And they said to her, There is none of your kindred who is called by this name. 
And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. 
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled. 
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spoke, blessing God. 
And fear came upon all who dwelt around them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea. 
And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of Yahweh was with him. 
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 
Blessed [be] Yahweh, the God of Israel; For he has visited and made redemption for his people, 
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his son David 
(As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), 
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; 
To show mercy toward, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant; 
The oath which he spoke to Abraham our father, 
To grant to us that we being delivered out of the hand of [our] enemies Should serve him without fear, 
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 
Yes and you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High: For you will go before Yahweh to make ready his ways; 
To give knowledge of salvation to his people In the remission of their sins, 
Because of the tender mercy of our God, By which the rising sun from on high will visit us, 
To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace. 
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel. 

Lucas 2

Excelentíssimo Teófilo:Escreveram-se já várias narrativas sobre Cristo, 
em que se usaram relatos que nos foram feitos pelos que viram o que aconteceu desde o início e que se tornaram mensageiros da boa nova de Deus. 
Pareceu-me, contudo, que seria bom ordenar todos esses relatos, dos mais antigos aos mais recentes, e, após um exame completo, dar-te este resumo desses factos que aconteceram no nosso meio, 
para fortalecer a tua confiança na verdade de tudo o que te foi ensinado. 
No tempo em que Herodes era rei da Judeia, viveu um sacerdote judaico chamado Zacarias, o qual pertencia ao turno de Abias no serviço do templo. Tal como ele próprio, também sua mulher Isabel pertencia à tribo sacerdotal, sendo descendente de Arão. Zacarias e Isabel eram crentes, cuidadosos em observar todas as leis e preceitos de Deus. Sucedia que não tinham filhos, pois Isabel era estéril e ambos já eram muito velhos. 
Certo dia, encontrando-se Zacarias ocupado no seu cargo no templo, porque naquela semana era o turno dele que estava de serviço, coube-lhe por sorteio entrar no santuário interior e queimar incenso diante do Senhor. Entretanto, grande multidão orava lá fora no pátio do templo, como sempre se fazia na altura do culto em que se queimava o incenso. 
Achava-se Zacarias no santuário quando, de súbito, apareceu um anjo de pé à direita do altar do incenso! Zacarias ficou perturbado e cheio de medo, 
mas o anjo disse-lhe:Não receies, Zacarias, porque vim dizer-te que Deus ouviu as tuas orações e que tua mulher Isabel vai dar à luz um filho teu, ao qual porás o nome de João! 
O seu nascimento dar-vos-á grande prazer e contentamento, e muitos se alegrarão convosco, 
pois ele será grande diante do Senhor. Nunca deverá beber vinho ou bebida alcoólica, e será cheio do Espírito Santo antes mesmo do seu nascimento. 
Convencerá muitos judeus a voltarem-se para o Senhor seu Deus. 
Será um homem forte de espírito e dotado de grande poder, tal como o profeta Elias, preparando o povo para receber o Senhor. Porá o coração dos pais de acordo com o dos filhos, e mudará as mentes desobedientes para que respeitem e obedeçam a Deus. 
Zacarias disse ao anjo: Como posso saber que isso vai acontecer? Já sou velho, e também minha mulher é de idade bastante avançada. 
Então o anjo disse: Eu sou Gabriel! O meu lugar é na própria presença de Deus. Foi ele quem me mandou trazer-te esta boa notícia! Mas, como não creste no que te disse, ficarás mudo e não poderás falar até que a criança nasça. E as minhas palavras irão cumprir-se no seu devido tempo. 
Entretanto, o povo esperava que Zacarias aparecesse e admirava-se por se demorar tanto. Quando finalmente saiu, não conseguia falar, e perceberam pelos seus gestos que devia ter tido qualquer visão no templo. Zacarias ali ficou durante os dias que lhe restavam de serviço e depois voltou para casa. 
Passado pouco tempo, sua mulher Isabel ficou grávida e viveu recolhida durante cinco meses. Como o Senhor é bom, exclamava, livrando-me assim da tristeza de não ter filhos! 
Passados seis meses, Deus mandou o anjo Gabriel a Nazaré, uma localidade da Galileia, a uma virgem, Maria, prometida em casamento a um homem chamado José, descendente do rei David. Gabriel apareceu-lhe e disse: Eu te saúdo, mulher favorecida! O Senhor está contigo! 
Confusa e perturbada, Maria perguntava a si própria o que quereria o anjo dizer com aquelas palavras. 
Não tenhas medo, Maria, continuou o anjo, porque Deus vai dar-te uma bênção maravilhosa! Muito em breve ficarás grávida e terás um menino, a quem chamarás Jesus. Será grande - será chamado Filho do Altíssimo. O Senhor Deus lhe dará o trono do seu antepassado, o rei David. Governará sobre a descendência de Israel para sempre. O seu reino jamais terá fim! 
Maria, então, perguntou ao anjo: Mas como posso ter um filho se sou virgem? 
O anjo respondeu: O Espírito Santo virá sobre ti, e o poder do Deus altíssimo cobrir-te-á como uma sombra; por isso, o menino que de ti vai nascer será santo, e será chamado o Filho de Deus. Além disso, também há seis meses Isabel, a tua parente, que toda a gente considerava estéril, ficou grávida, apesar da sua velhice! Porque nada é impossível para Deus. 
E Maria respondeu: Dependo só do Senhor. Que se faça em mim segundo o que disseste. Que aconteça comigo tudo o que disseste. Então o anjo desapareceu. 
Alguns dias mais tarde, Maria foi apressadamente às terras montanhosas da Judeia, à vila onde Zacarias morava, para visitar Isabel. Quando Maria saudou a prima, o menino de Isabel saltou no seu ventre, e Isabel ficou cheia do Espírito Santo. 
Com grande contentamento, Isabel exclamou, dirigindo-se a Maria: Bendita és tu entre as mulheres, e bendito é o filho que estás a gerar. 
Grande honra é esta, a de ser visitada pela mãe do meu Senhor! Quando me deste a tua saudação, no momento em que ouvi a tua voz, o menino saltou de alegria dentro de mim! És feliz por teres crido que Deus cumpriria as coisas que te foram ditas. 
Maria ficou com Isabel cerca de três meses e depois voltou para casa. 
Entretanto, o período de espera de Isabel chegou ao seu termo, e veio a hora da criança nascer. Era um menino. A notícia de como o Senhor tinha sido bondoso para ela espalhou-se rapidamente entre vizinhos e parentes, e todos se alegraram com ela. 
Oito dias depois de nascer, parentes e amigos vieram para a cerimónia da circuncisão . Todos julgavam que a criança se chamaria Zacarias, como o pai. 
Mas Isabel disse: Não, ele vai chamar-se João! 
E exclamaram: João? Em toda a tua família não há ninguém que se chame assim. 
Então perguntaram por gestos ao pai da criança como iria ela chamar-se. 
Ele pediu por sinais uma pequena placa e, com grande espanto de todos, escreveu, O nome dele é João. 
E logo Zacarias conseguiu falar de novo, começando a louvar Deus. 
O pasmo espalhou-se por toda a vizinhança e a notícia do sucedido correu pelos montes da Judeia. 
Todos quantos ouviam falar no caso pensavam demoradamente e perguntavam: Quem virá a ser este menino no futuro? Porque, de facto, a mão do Senhor está sobre ele de maneira muito especial. 
Então seu pai, Zacarias, cheio do Espírito Santo, falou em nome de Deus: 
O menino ia crescendo e o seu espírito amadurecia; mais tarde vivia no deserto, até que começou com o seu trabalho público em Israel. 

Since many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 
even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and attendants of the word, 
it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus; 
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. 
There was in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years. 
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 
And there appeared to him an angel of Yahweh standing on the right side of altar of incense. 
And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell on him. 
But the angel said to him, Don't be afraid, Zacharias: because your supplication is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John. 
And you will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. 
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 
And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to Yahweh their God. 
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for Yahweh a people prepared [for him]. 
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 
And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. 
And look, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season. 
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple. 
And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs to them, and remained mute. 
And it came to pass, when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he departed to his house. 
And after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 
Thus has Yahweh done to me in the days in which he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men. 
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 
to the wife of a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and her name was Mary. 
And he came in to her, and said, Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord [is] with you. 
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and reasoned within herself what manner of salutation this might be. 
And the angel said to her, Don't be afraid, Mary: for you have found favor with God. 
And look, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name Jesus. 
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High: and Yahweh God will give to him the throne of his father David: 
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end. 
And Mary said to the angel, How will this be? I am not able to have children. 
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and therefore, the holy one who is begotten will be called the Son of God. 
And look, Elizabeth your kinswoman, in her old age, she also has conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 
For nothing will be impossible with God. 
And Mary said, Look, [I am] Yahweh's slave; let it happen to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. 
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country in a hurry, into a city of Judah; 
and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; 
and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of your womb. 
And how is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 
For look, when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. 
And blessed [is] she who believed; for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. 
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, 
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 
For he has looked on the low [position] of his slave: For look, from now on all generations will call me blessed. 
For he who is mighty has done to me great things; And holy is his name. 
And his mercy is to generations and generations On those who fear him. 
He has shown strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. 
He has put down princes from [their] thrones, And has exalted them of low degree. 
The hungry he has filled with good things; And the rich he has sent empty away. 
He has given help to Israel his son, That he might remember mercy 
(As he spoke to our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever. 
And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house. 
Now Elizabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 
And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that Yahweh had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her. 
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 the father. 
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he will be called John. 
And they said to her, There is none of your kindred who is called by this name. 
And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. 
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled. 
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spoke, blessing God. 
And fear came upon all who dwelt around them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea. 
And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of Yahweh was with him. 
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 
Blessed [be] Yahweh, the God of Israel; For he has visited and made redemption for his people, 
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his son David 
(As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), 
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; 
To show mercy toward, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant; 
The oath which he spoke to Abraham our father, 
To grant to us that we being delivered out of the hand of [our] enemies Should serve him without fear, 
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 
Yes and you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High: For you will go before Yahweh to make ready his ways; 
To give knowledge of salvation to his people In the remission of their sins, 
Because of the tender mercy of our God, By which the rising sun from on high will visit us, 
To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace. 
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel. 

Lucas 2