1:67 Then 1 his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, 2
1:68 “Blessed 3 be the Lord God of Israel,
because he has come to help 4 and has redeemed 5 his people.
1:69 For 6 he has raised up 7 a horn of salvation 8 for us in the house of his servant David, 9
1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, 10
1:71 that we should be saved 11 from our enemies, 12
and from the hand of all who hate us.
1:72 He has done this 13 to show mercy 14 to our ancestors, 15
and to remember his holy covenant 16 –
1:73 the oath 17 that he swore to our ancestor 18 Abraham.
This oath grants 19
1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our 20 enemies,
may serve him without fear, 21
1:75 in holiness and righteousness 22 before him for as long as we live. 23
1:76 And you, child, 24 will be called the prophet 25 of the Most High. 26
For you will go before 27 the Lord to prepare his ways, 28
1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation 29 through the forgiveness 30 of their sins.
1:78 Because of 31 our God’s tender mercy 32
the dawn 33 will break 34 upon us from on high
1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 35
to guide our feet into the way 36 of peace.”
1:80 And the child kept growing 37 and becoming strong 38 in spirit, and he was in the wilderness 39 until the day he was revealed 40 to Israel.