NACIMIENTO DE JUAN BAUTISTA.
Cuando llegó el tiempo en que Isabel debía ser madre, dio a luz un hijo. Al enterarse sus vecinos y parientes de la gran misericordia con que Dios la había tratado, se alegraban con ella. A los ocho días se reunieron para circuncidar al niño, y querían llamarlo Zacarías, como su padre; pero la madre dijo: "No, debe llamarse Juan". Ellos le decían: "No hay nadie en tu familia que lleve ese nombre. Entonces preguntaron por señas al padre qué nombre quería que le pusieran. Este pidió una pizarra y escribió: "Su nombre es Juan". Todos quedaron admirados. Y en ese mismo momento, Zacarías recuperó el habla y comenzó a alabar a Dios. Este acontecimiento produjo una gran impresión entre la gente de los alrededores, y se lo comentaba en toda la región montañosa de Judea . Todos los que se enteraron guardaban este recuerdo en su corazón y se decían: "Qué llegará a ser este niño?". Porque la mano del Señor estaba con él.
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
but his mother said in reply,
“No. He will be called John.”
But they answered her,
“There is no one among your relatives who has this name.”
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,”
and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbors,
and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,
“What, then, will this child be?
For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.”
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