Matthew 1
1 The book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham conceived Isaac. And Isaac conceived Jacob. And Jacob conceived Judah and his brothers.
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.
3 And Judah conceived Perez and Zerah by Tamar. And Perez conceived Hezron. And Hezron conceived Ram.
Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;
4 And Ram conceived Amminadab. And Amminadab conceived Nahshon. And Nahshon conceived Salmon.
Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;
5 And Salmon conceived Boaz by Rahab. And Boaz conceived Obed by Ruth. And Obed conceived Jesse.
Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;
6 And Jesse conceived king David. And king David conceived Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;
7 And Solomon conceived Rehoboam. And Rehoboam conceived Abijah. And Abijah conceived Asa.
Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;
8 And Asa conceived Jehoshaphat. And Jehoshaphat conceived Joram. And Joram conceived Uzziah.
Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;
9 And Uzziah conceived Jotham. And Jotham conceived Ahaz. And Ahaz conceived Hezekiah.
Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;
10 And Hezekiah conceived Manasseh. And Manasseh conceived Amos. And Amos conceived Josiah.
Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;
11 And Josiah conceived Jechoniah and his brothers in the transmigration of Babylon.
Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.
12 And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechoniah conceived Shealtiel. And Shealtiel conceived Zerubbabel.
After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;
13 And Zerubbabel conceived Abiud. And Abiud conceived Eliakim. And Eliakim conceived Azor.
Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;
14 And Azor conceived Zadok. And Zadok conceived Achim. And Achim conceived Eliud.
Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;
15 And Eliud conceived Eleazar. And Eleazar conceived Matthan. And Matthan conceived Jacob.
Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;
16 And Jacob conceived Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.
17 And so, all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the transmigration of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the transmigration of Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ.
18 Now the procreation of the Christ occurred in this way. After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they lived together, she was found to have conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit.
The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 Then Joseph, her husband, since he was just and was not willing to hand her over, preferred to send her away secretly.
But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
20 But while thinking over these things, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary as your wife. For what has been formed in her is of the Holy Spirit.
But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.
21 And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins.”
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins."
22 Now all this occurred in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,
23 “Behold, a virgin shall conceive in her womb, and she shall give birth to a son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means: God is with us.”
"Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" --a word which signifies 'God with us'.
24 Then Joseph, arising from sleep, did just as the Angel of the Lord had instructed him, and he accepted her as his wife.
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,
25 And he knew her not, yet she bore her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.
but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.
