9 according to the institute of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense when he went into the Dwelling Place of יהוה.
10 And the entire crowd of people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 And a messenger of יהוה appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zeḵaryah saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the messenger said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zeḵaryah, for your prayer is heard. And your wife Elisheḇa shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Yoḥanan.
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.