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Luke 1:57-80

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(57-80) ⁵⁷The time now became due for Elizabeth to give birth, and she became mother to a son. ⁵⁸And the neighbors and her relatives heard that Jehovah had magnified his mercy to her, and they began to rejoice with her. ⁵⁹And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the young child, and they were going to call it by the name of its father, Zechariah. ⁶⁰But its mother answered and said: “No, indeed! but he shall be called John.” ⁶¹At this they said to her: “There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.” ⁶²Then they went asking its father by signs what he wanted it to be called. ⁶³And he asked for a tablet and wrote: “John is its name.” At this they all marveled. ⁶⁴Instantly his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed and he began to speak, blessing God. ⁶⁵And fear fell upon all those living in their neighborhood; and in the whole mountainous country of Judea all these things began to be talked around, ⁶⁶and all that heard made note of it in their hearts, saying: “What really will this young child be?” For the hand of Jehovah was indeed with it.

⁶⁷And Zechariah its father was filled with holy spirit, and he prophesied, saying: ⁶⁸“Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, because he has turned his attention and performed deliverance toward his people. ⁶⁹And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, ⁷⁰just as he, through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, has spoken ⁷¹of a salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those hating us; ⁷²to perform the mercy in connection with our forefathers and to call to mind his holy covenant, ⁷³the oath that he swore to Abraham our forefather, ⁷⁴to grant us, after we have been rescued from the hands of enemies, the privilege of fearlessly rendering sacred service to him ⁷⁵with loyalty and righteousness before him all our days. ⁷⁶But as for you, young child, you will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go in advance before Jehovah to make his ways ready, ⁷⁷to give knowledge of salvation to his people by forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸because of the tender compassion of our God. With this [compassion] a daybreak will visit us from on high, ⁷⁹to give light to those sitting in darkness and death’s shadow, to direct our feet prosperously in the way of peace.”

⁸⁰And the young child went on growing and getting strong in spirit, and he continued in the deserts until the day of showing himself openly to Israel.

(57-80) ⁵⁷When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. ⁵⁸Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. ⁵⁹On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, ⁶⁰but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” ⁶¹They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” ⁶²Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. ⁶³He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” ⁶⁴Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. ⁶⁵All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. ⁶⁶Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him. ⁶⁷His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: ⁶⁸“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
   because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
⁶⁹He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
   in the house of his servant David
⁷⁰(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
⁷¹salvation from our enemies
   and from the hand of all who hate us—
⁷²to show mercy to our ancestors
   and to remember his holy covenant,
    ⁷³the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
⁷⁴to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
   and to enable us to serve him without fear
    ⁷⁵in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. ⁷⁶And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
   for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
⁷⁷to give his people the knowledge of salvation
   through the forgiveness of their sins,
⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God,
   by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
⁷⁹to shine on those living in darkness
   and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.” ⁸⁰And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

(57-80) ⁵⁷Luego llegó el tiempo debido para que Elisabet diera a luz, y dio a luz un hijo. ⁵⁸Y sus vecinos y sus parientes oyeron que Jehová había engrandecido para con ella su misericordia, y empezaron a regocijarse con ella. ⁵⁹Y al octavo día vinieron para circuncidar al niñito, e iban a llamarlo por el nombre de su padre, Zacarías. ⁶⁰Pero su madre contestó y dijo: “¡No, por cierto!, sino que será llamado Juan”. ⁶¹Ante eso, le dijeron: “Nadie hay entre tus parientes que se llame por ese nombre”. ⁶²Entonces se pusieron a preguntar por señas al padre cómo quería que se le llamara. ⁶³Y él pidió una tablilla y escribió: “Juan es su nombre”. Ante esto, todos se maravillaron. ⁶⁴Al instante a él se le abrió la boca y se le soltó la lengua, y empezó a hablar, bendiciendo a Dios. ⁶⁵Y cayó temor sobre todos los que vivían en la vecindad de ellos; y en toda la serranía de Judea se hablaba de todas estas cosas, ⁶⁶y cuantos oían tomaban nota de ello en su corazón, y decían: “¿Qué habrá de ser en realidad este niñito?”. Porque la mano de Jehová ciertamente estaba con él.

⁶⁷Y Zacarías su padre se llenó de espíritu santo, y profetizó, diciendo: ⁶⁸“Bendito sea Jehová el Dios de Israel, porque ha dirigido su atención y ejecutado liberación para con su pueblo. ⁶⁹Y nos ha levantado un cuerno de salvación en la casa de David su siervo, ⁷⁰así como él, por medio de la boca de sus santos profetas de antiguo, ha hablado ⁷¹de una salvación de nuestros enemigos y de la mano de todos los que nos odian; ⁷²para ejecutar la misericordia relacionada con nuestros antepasados y para recordar su santo pacto, ⁷³el juramento que juró a Abrahán nuestro antepasado, ⁷⁴de concedernos, después de haber sido librados de la mano de nuestros enemigos, el privilegio de rendirle servicio sagrado sin temor, ⁷⁵con lealtad y justicia delante de él todos nuestros días. ⁷⁶Mas en cuanto a ti, niñito, serás llamado profeta del Altísimo, porque irás por adelantado ante Jehová para alistarle sus caminos, ⁷⁷para dar conocimiento de salvación a su pueblo por el perdón de sus pecados, ⁷⁸debido a la tierna compasión de nuestro Dios. Con esta [compasión] nos visitará un amanecer desde lo alto, ⁷⁹para dar luz a los que están sentados en oscuridad y en sombra de muerte, para dirigir nuestros pies prósperamente en el camino de la paz”.

⁸⁰Y el niñito siguió creciendo y haciéndose fuerte en espíritu, y continuó en los desiertos áridos hasta el día de mostrarse abiertamente a Israel.