Matthew 1
1 Hiche hi Abraham le David a kona hung kikhai lha, Messiah Yeshua khanggui thu kisun doh chu ahi.
[This is] the record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, the descendant of [King] David and of Abraham, [from whom all we Jews have descended].
2 Abraham chapa chu Isaac, chule Isaac chapa chu Jacob, Jacob chapa chu Judah le asopite ahiuve.
Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and Judah’s [older and younger] brothers.
3 Judah chapa chu Perez le Zerah ahilhon in (Anu lhon chu Tamar ahi), chule Perez chapa chu Hezron, chule Hezron chapa chu Ram ahi.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah, [and their mother] was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.
4 Ram chapa chu Amminadab, chule Amminadab chapa chu Nahshon chule Nahshon chapa chu Salmon ahi.
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon chapa chu Boaz (Anu min Rahab) ahin, Boaz chapa chu Obed (Anu chu Ruth) chule Obed chapa chu Jesse ahi.
Salmon and his wife Rahab, [a non-Jewish woman], were the parents of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed. [Obed’s mother was] Ruth, [another non-Jewish woman]. Obed was the father of Jesse.
6 Jesse chapa chu Leng David, chule David chapa chu Solomon (Anu chu Uriah jinu Bathsheba) ahi.
Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
7 Solomon chapa chu Rehoboam ahin Rehoboam chapa chu Abijah chule Abijah chapa chu Asaph ahi.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 Asaph chapa chu Jehoshaphat ahin, Jehoshaphat chapa chu Jehoram ahin chule Jehoram chapa chu Uzziah ahi.
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Uzziah chapa chu Jotham ahin, Jotham chapa chu Ahaz chule Ahaz chapa chu Hezekiah ahi.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 Hezekiah chapa chu Manasseh ahin, Manasseh chapa chu Amon ahin, chule Amon chapa chu Josiah ahi.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
11 Josiah chapa chu Jehoiachin le asopi pasal ho ahiuve (Babylon a apuimang laiyuva peng ahiuve).
Josiah was the grandfather of Jeconiah and Jeconiah’s brothers. [They lived] at the time when the [Babylonian army] took the Israelites as captives to the [country of] Babylon.
12 Babylon a puimang ahi jouvin: Jehoiachin chapa chu Shealtiel ahin, chule Shealtiel chapa chu Zerubbabel ahi.
After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubbabel chapa chu Abiud ahin, Abiud chapa chu Eliakim ahin, chule Eliakim chapa chu Azor ahi.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 Azor chapa chu Zadok ahin, Zadok chapa chu Akim ahin, chule Achim chapa chu Eliud ahi.
Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
15 Eliud chapa chu Eleazar ahin, Eleazar chapa chu Matthan ahin, chule Matthan chapa chu Jacob ahi.
Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
16 Jacob chapa chu Mary jipa Joseph ahi. Hiche Mary a kona hi Yeshua kiti Messiah chu ana peng ahi.
Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was Mary’s husband, and Mary was Jesus’ mother. Jesus is the one who is called {whom we call} the Messiah.
17 Achunga ki jihdoh ho hi—Abraham apat David chan gei khang som le li sung ahin, David apat Babylon a puimanga aum gei chu khang som le li sung ahin, chule Babylon a puimanga aum uva pat Messiah hung chan gei chu khang som le li ahi.
[As you can calculate, I have grouped Jesus’] ancestors [as follows: ] There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when] Abraham [lived] to [the time when King] David [lived]. There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when] David [lived] to [the time when] the [Israelites were taken] {[the Babylonian army took the Israelites]} away to Babylon. There was [a succession of] 14 of them from [the time when the Israelites were taken] {[the Babylonian army took the Israelites]} away to Babylon until [the time when] the Messiah [was born].
18 Hiche hi Yeshua Messiah hungpen thudol ahi. Anu Mary hi, Joseph to kicheng dinga kitepna neisa ahi. Ahinlah aum khom masang lhon in, Lhagao Theng thilbol theina a nungah theng ahipet in, amanu hi naovop ahi akihedoh tai.
This is [the account of what happened just before] Jesus Christ was born. Mary, his mother, {had publicly promised Joseph that she would marry him} had been publicly promised to marry Joseph. Before they began to sleep together, [Mary] realized that she was pregnant. [It was the power of] the Holy Spirit that had caused her to become pregnant.
19 Chutah in, aji dingpa Joseph chu mipha ahijeh'in, japi het in jumna ape nom pon, hijeh chun guhthim'a kikhenpi din lunggel aneitai.
Joseph, her [future] husband, was a man who obeyed God’s commands. [One of those commands was that men must divorce women who had acted immorally. So when Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant, he assumed that she was pregnant as a result of her acting immorally]. So he decided to break the engagement. But because he did not want to shame her publicly, he decided to do it privately.
20 Hitia lung angaito lai hin Pakai vantil khat ahenga ahung kilah in ajah a “Joseph, David chapa, Mary chu ji dia nakipui ding kicha hih in, ajeh chu naocha asunga umkhu Lhagao Thenga kona kijil ahi.
While he was seriously considering this, much to his surprise, in a dream he saw an angel whom the Lord [had sent]. The angel said, “Joseph, descendant of [King] David, do not be afraid that [you(sg) would be doing wrong if you(sg) would marry] Mary. Instead, [begin to treat her] as your wife, because the Holy Spirit, [not a man], has caused her to be pregnant.
21 Chule amanu hin chapa khat ahin nei ding, nangman amin Yeshua tia nasah ding ahi, ajeh chu Ama hin Amite achonset nauva kon'a ahuhhing ding ahi,” ati.
She will give birth to a son. Since it is he who will cause that his people will be saved from [the guilt of] their having sinned, name [the baby] Jesus, [which means ‘the Lord saves people’].”
22 Hiche ho jouse hi Pakai thupo, athemgao thusei gui lhunna dinga sohdoh ahitai:
All this happened as a result of what the Lord told the prophet [Isaiah to write long ago about what was going to happen]. This is what Isaiah wrote:
23 “Vetem un! Nungah theng khat in nao ahinvop ding ahi! Amanu hin chapa khat ahin ding chule amin Emmanuel asah dingu hichu ‘Pathen in eium piuve,’” tina ahi.
“Listen, a virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will call him Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’.
24 Chujouvin Joseph ahung khahdoh phat in, Pakai vantil thupeh bang in abol in, chule Mary chu ajidin akipui tai.
When Joseph got up from sleep, he did what the angel whom the Lord [had sent] commanded him to do. He took [Mary] home to be his wife.
25 Ahinlah achapa pen masang sen amanu hi kitoh khah pilou hel in aum in, chuin Joseph chun amin Yeshua asahtai.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
