59 No oitavo dia foram circuncidar o menino e queriam dar-lhe o nome do pai, Zacarias;

60 mas sua mãe tomou a palavra e disse: "Não! Ele será chamado João".

61 Disseram-lhe: "Você não há nenhum parente com esse nome".

62 Então fizeram sinais ao pai do menino, para saber como queria que a criança se chamasse.

63 Ele pediu uma tabuinha e, para admiração de todos, escreveu: "O nome dele é João".

64 Imediatamente sua boca se abriu, sua língua se soltou e ele começou a falar, louvando a Deus.

59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

60 but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."

64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.