Matthew 1
1 [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].
Abraham capa David, David capa Jesu Khrih a lawnaak cadil thuihnaak cauk taw vemyihna awm hy.
2 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.
Abraham ing Isaak ca na nawh; Isaak ing Jakob ca na hy; Jakob ing Judah cingnahqui ca na hy.
3 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.
Judah ingkaw Tamar a ven awhkawng Perez ingkaw Zerah cana nawh; Perez ing Herezon cana hy, Herezon ing Qam cana hy.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
Qam ing Amminadab ca na nawh, Aminadab ing Nahshon ca na hy; Nahshon ing Salmon ca na hy.
5 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.
Salmon ingkaw Rahab a ven awhkawng Boaz ca na hy, Boaz ing Ruth a ven awhkawng Obed ca na hy; Obed ing Jesee ca na hy.
6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
Jesee ing David sangpahrang ca na nawh; David sangpahrang ing Uria a zu ven awhkawng solomon ca na hy;
7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
Solomon ing Rehoboam ca na hy; Rehobam ing Abijah ca na hy; Abijah ing Asa ca na hy;
8 Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
Asa ing Jehoshaphat ca na hy; Jehoshaphat ing Uzziah ca na hy;
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Uzziah ing Jotham ca na hy; Jotham ing Ahaz ca na hy; Ahaz ing Hezekiah ca na hy;
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
Hezekiah ing Manasseh ca na hy; Manasseh ing Amon ca na hy; Amon ing Josiah ca na hy;
11 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.
Babylon khaw awh tamnaa na ami khyn tloek awh, Josiah ing Jekoniah ingkaw a mik cingnakhqi ca na hy;
12 After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Babylon awh tamnaa na ami khyn coengawh; Jekoniah ing shealtiel ca na hy; Shealtel ing Zerubbabel ca na hy;
13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Zerubbabel ing Abiud ca na hy; A biud ing Azor ca na hy;
14 Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
Azor ing Zadok ca na hy; Akim ing Eliud ca na hy;
15 Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
Eliud ing Eleazar ca na hy; Eleazar ing Matthan ca na hy;
16 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.
Jakob ing Meri va Joseph ca na hy; cawhkawng khrih ami ti uh, Jesu ce thang hy.
17 [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].
Abraham awhkawng David dy khuk hlaihphli law hy; David awhkawng Babylon awh tamnaa na ami khyn dy khuk hlaihphli law hy; Babylon na ami khyn coeng awhkawng Khrih dy khuk hlaihphli law bai hy.
18 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.
Jesu Khrih a thangnaak taw ve myihna awm hy: anu Meri ce Joseph ing a zu na kang nawh, kut oet na ani awm haih hlanawh, Meri ing Ciim Myihla ak caming naasen syn hawh hy.
19 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.
Ava Joseph taw thlak dyng na a awm dawngawh, thlang ing a sim hlanawh, ang hyp na nawn dym aham cai hy.
20 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.
Cemyihna ak poek huili awh, Bawipa ak khan ceityih ce ang mang awh dang pe nawh, a venawh, “David capa Joseph na zu Meri ce lawh aham koeh kqih: a phyihsu taw Ciim Myihla ak caming ni tina hy.
21 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’].”
Anih ing cakpa ta kawmsaw, ak thlangkhqi ce thawlhnaak khui awhkawng hul aham a awm dawngawh, ang ming taw JESU tinawh sui kawp ti, tina hy.
22 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:
Bawipa ing a tawngha hawnaak ing anak kqawn ce a soepnaak aham ve myihkhqi boeih ve ana hang awm hy.
23 “Listen, a virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will call him Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’.
Ngai lah, nulak cym ce phyihsu kawmsaw, cakpa ta kaw, ang ming taw Emmanuel tinawh khy kawm uh, ningnih a venawh Khawsa awm hy tinaak ni”.
24 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.
Joseph ing ang hqyng law awh Bawipa a ceityih ing awi a peek amyihna, Meri ce zu na hy:
25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
a ca a cuun hlan dy taw am heei hy; cekcoengawh a cakcyk ce cuun nawh JESU tinawh ming sui hy.
