Matthew 1
1 The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ, —Son of David, Son of Abraham.
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob, begat Judah and his brethren;
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 And Judah begat Perez and Zarah of Tamah, and Perez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram;
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon begat Salmon;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse;
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
6 And Jesse begat David the King. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
7 And Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa;
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
8 And Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah;
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9 And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah:
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 And Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11 And Josiah begat Jechoniah, and his brethren, —upon the removal to Babylon.
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 And, after the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 And Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor;
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 And Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud;
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob; —
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, —who is called Christ.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So then, all the generations from Abraham unto David, are, fourteen, generations, and, from David unto the removal to Babylon, fourteen, generations; and, from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen, generations.
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
18 Now the birth, of [Jesus] Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, —before they came together, she was found with child by [the] Holy Spirit.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 Moreover, Joseph her husband, being, righteous, and yet unwilling to expose her, —intended, privately, to divorce her.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying, —Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of [the], Holy, Spirit.
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, —for, he, will save his people from their sins.
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
22 But, all this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying:
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, —and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
24 And Joseph, awaking, from his sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, —and took unto him his wife;
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
25 and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son, —and he called his name Jesus.
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
