14. “And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15. “For he shall be great before יהוה, and shall drink no wine and strong drink at all. And he shall be filled with the Set-apart Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
16. “And he shall turn many of the children of Yisra’ĕl to יהוה their Elohim.
17. “And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Ěliyahu, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the insight of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for יהוה.”
18. And Zeḵaryah said to the messenger, “By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife advanced in years.”
19. And the messenger answering, said to him, “I am Gaḇri’ĕl, who stands in the presence of Elohim, and was sent to speak to you and announce to you this good news.
20. “But see, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day this takes place, because you did not believe my words which shall be filled in their appointed time.”