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.

17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

13 Mais l'ange lui dit: Ne crains point, Zacharie; car ta prière a été exaucée. Ta femme Elisabeth t'enfantera un fils, et tu lui donneras le nom de Jean.

14 Il sera pour toi un sujet de joie et d'allégresse, et plusieurs se réjouiront de sa naissance.

15 Car il sera grand devant le Seigneur. Il ne boira ni vin, ni liqueur enivrante, et il sera rempli de l'Esprit-Saint dès le sein de sa mère;

16 il ramènera plusieurs des fils d'Israël au Seigneur, leur Dieu;

17 il marchera devant Dieu avec l'esprit et la puissance d'Elie, pour ramener les coeurs des pères vers les enfants, et les rebelles à la sagesse des justes, afin de préparer au Seigneur un peuple bien disposé.