67 His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

68 "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

for he has visited and redeemed his people;

69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),

71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

72 to show mercy toward our fathers,

to remember his holy covenant,

73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

74 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

should serve him without fear,

75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the dawn from on high will visit us,

79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death;

to guide our feet into the way of peace."

67 Og hans far Sakarias blev fylt med den Hellige Ånd og talte profetiske ord og sa:

68 Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, han som så til sitt folk og forløste det!

69 Og han opreiste oss et frelsens horn i sin tjener Davids hus,

70 således som han talte gjennem sine hellige profeters munn fra fordums tid av,

71 en frelse fra våre fiender og fra alle deres hånd som hater oss,

72 for å gjøre miskunn mot våre fedre og komme sin hellige pakt i hu,

73 den ed han svor Abraham, vår far,

74 for å fri oss av våre fienders hånd og gi oss å tjene ham uten frykt

75 i hellighet og rettferdighet for hans åsyn alle våre dager.

76 Men også du, barn, skal kalles den Høiestes profet; for du skal gå frem for Herrens åsyn for å rydde hans veier,

77 for å lære hans folk frelse å kjenne ved deres synders forlatelse

78 for vår Guds miskunnelige hjertelags skyld, som lot solopgang fra det høie gjeste oss,

79 for å lyse for dem som sitter i mørke og dødsskygge, for å styre våre føtter inn på fredens vei.