13 Disse-lhe, porém, o anjo: Zacarias, não temas, porque a tua oração foi ouvida; e Isabel, tua mulher, te dará à luz um filho, a quem darás o nome de João. 14 Em ti haverá prazer e alegria, e muitos se regozijarão com o seu nascimento. 15 Pois ele será grande diante do Senhor, não beberá vinho nem bebida forte e será cheio do Espírito Santo, já do ventre materno. 16 E converterá muitos dos filhos de Israel ao Senhor, seu Deus. 17 E irá adiante do Senhor no espírito e poder de Elias, para converter o coração dos pais aos filhos, converter os desobedientes à prudência dos justos e habilitar para o Senhor um povo preparado.

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. 17 And he shall 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 the Lord a people prepared for him.

13 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,

15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous —to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."