43. Who am I, that the mother of my Master should come to me?
44. For even when I just heard the sound of your greeting in my ear, the unborn child leaped with joy in my womb.
45. Blessed is she who trusted that there would be a fulfillment of those things spoken to her by Adonai.”
46. Then Miriam said, “My soul magnifies Adonai,
47. and my spirit greatly rejoices in God, my Savior.
48. For He has looked with care upon the humble state of His maidservant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49. For the Mighty One has done a great thing for me, and holy is His name.
50. And His mercy is from generation to generation to the ones who fear Him.
51. He has displayed power with His arm. He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52. He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted humble ones.
53. He has filled the hungry with good things and sent away the rich empty-handed.
54. He has helped His servant Israel, remembering His mercy,
55. just as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.”
56. Miriam stayed with her for three months and then returned to her home.
57. Upon Elizabeth’s full term to deliver, she gave birth to a son.
58. Her neighbors and relatives heard how Adonai had shown her His great mercy, and they began to rejoice with her.
59. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they kept trying to call him by his father’s name, Zechariah.
60. But his mother declared, “No, he will be called John.”