Matthew 1
1 A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;
3 Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
And the sons of Judah were Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and the son of Perez was Hezron; and the son of Hezron was Ram;
4 Aram of Aminadab, Aminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
And the son of Ram was Amminadab; and the son of Amminadab was Nahshon; and the son of Nahshon was Salmon;
5 Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse;
6 Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,
And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
7 Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
And the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa;
8 Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, Joram of Uzziah,
And the son of Asa was Jehoshaphat; and the son of Jehoshaphat was Joram; and the son of Joram was Uzziah;
9 Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
And the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;
10 Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amon, Amon of Josiah,
And the son of Hezekiah was Manasseh; and the son of Manasseh was Amon; and the son of Amon was Josiah;
11 Josiah of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
And the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.
12 After the Exile to Babylon – Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zerubbabel,
And after the taking away to Babylon, Jechoniah had a son Shealtiel; and Shealtiel had Zerubbabel;
13 Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
And Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;
14 Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
And Azor had Zadok; and Zadok had Achim; and Achim had Eliud;
15 Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
And Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;
16 Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.
And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.
17 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.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the taking away to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the taking away to Babylon to the coming of Christ, fourteen generations.
18 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.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 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.
And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.
20 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.
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
22 All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord through the prophet, where he says –
Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
23 ‘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.’
See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;
25 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.
And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
