Matthai 1
1 He tah Abraham kah cadil, David kah cadil, Jesuh Khrih kah rhuirhong cabu ni.
A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
2 Abraham loh Isaak a sak tih, Isaak loh Jakob a sak, Jakob loh Judah boeinaphung a sak.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah neh Tamar loh Perez neh Zerah a sak tih, Perez loh Herezon a sak, Hezron loh Aram a sak.
Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
4 Aram loh Amminadab a sak tih, Aminadab loh Nahshon a sak. Nahshon loh Salmon a sak.
Aram of Aminadab, Aminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
5 Salmon neh Rahab loh Boaz a sak rhoi, Boaz neh Ruth loh Obed a sak, Obed loh Jesse a sak.
Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
6 Jesse loh manghai David a sak tih, David neh Uriah kah yurho loh Solomon a sak.
Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,
7 Solomon loh Rehoboam a sak tih, Rehoboam loh Abijah a sak, Abijah loh Asa a sak
Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
8 Asa loh Jehoshaphat a sak tih, Jehoshaphat loh Joram a sak, Joram loh Uzziah a sak
Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, Joram of Uzziah,
9 Uzziah loh Jotham a sak tih, Jotham loh Ahaz a sak, Ahaz loh Hezekiah a sak,
Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah loh Manasseh a sak tih, Manasseh loh Amos a sak, Amos loh Josiah a sak.
Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amon, Amon of Josiah,
11 Josiah he Babylon la a puennah kungah Jekhoniah neh a manuca rhoek te a sak
Josiah of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
12 Babylon la a puennah hnukah, Jekhoniah loh Shealtiel a sak, Shealtiel loh Zerubbabel a sak,
After the Exile to Babylon – Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zerubbabel,
13 Zerubbabel loh Abiud a sak tih, Abiud loh Eliakim a sak, Eliakim loh Azor a sak,
Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
14 Azor loh Zadok a sak tih, Zadok loh Achim a sak, Achim loh Eliud a sak,
Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
15 Eliud loh Eleazar a sak tih, Eleazar loh Matthan a sak, Matthan loh Jakob a sak,
Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
16 Jakob loh Mary kah a va Joseph a sak. Anih lamloh Khrih la a khue Jesuh a sak.
Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.
17 Te dongah Abraham lamloh David duela a khong la khong hlaili tih, David lamloh Babylon la a puennah duela khong hlaili, Babylon la a puennah lamloh Khrih duela boeih ah khong hlaili lo.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.
18 Jesuh Khrih kah rhuirhong khaw ana om tangloeng. A manu Mary he Joseph hamla a bae dae a om rhoi hlan ah Mueihla Cim loh bungvawn la a om sak te a ming.
This is how Jesus Christ was born: His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.
19 A va Joseph tah aka dueng la om tih anih te yan ham a ngaih pawt dongah toeng hamla duem cai.
Her husband, Joseph, was a just man and, since he did not want to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to put an end to their engagement privately.
20 He a poek vaengah, boeipa kah puencawn loh anih taengla a mang ah pakcak a phoe pah tih, “David capa Joseph Mary te na yuu la loh ham rhih boeh, anih a vawn he Mueihla Cim rhangnen ni,”.
He had been thinking this over, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
21 Capa a cun vaengah a ming te Jesuh na sui ni. Anih long tah a pilnam te a tholh khui lamloh a khang ni.
She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Boeipa kah a thui te soep sak hamla he he boeih thoeng coeng.
All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord through the prophet, where he says –
23 Tonghma lamlong khaw, “Oila te bungvawn la om vetih capa a cun ni, a ming tah Emmanuel la a khue uh ni he. Te tah mamih taengah aka om Pathen ni a thuingaih,” a ti nah.
‘The virgin will conceive and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel’ – a word which means ‘God is with us.’
24 Joseph tah a ih kung lamkah a thoh vaengah Boeipa kah puencawn loh anih a uen bangla a ngai tih a yuu te a loh.
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
25 Tedae capa a cun hil Mary te ming pawh. A ming te khaw Jesuh a sui.
He made Mary his wife, but they did not sleep together before the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.
