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].
Matiyu Jesu Kilisiti yaajanba yela togida ye ne. Jesu Kilisiti den tie Dafidi bijua, leni Abalahama bijua.
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.
Abalahama den mali isaaka, Isaaka n maa Jakoabo, Jokoabo n maa Juda len o cianba leni o waamu.
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.
Juda den taa Tamala ki mali Peletisa leni Sela, Peletisa n maa Etilona, Etilona n maa Alama,
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
Alama n maa Abinadabi, Abinadabi n maa Nasona, Nasona n maa Salimono,
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.
Salimono den taa Lahaba ki mali Boasa. Boasa den taa Luta ki mali Obedi,
6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
Obedi n maa Isayi, Isayi n maa o bado Dafidi. Dafidi den taa Uli pua ki mali Salomono,
7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
Salomono n maa Loboami, Loboami n maa Abia, Abia n maa Asa,
8 Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
Asa n maa Josafati, Josafati n maa Yolami, Yolami n maa Osiasi,
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Osiasi n maa Yotami, Yotami n maa Akasi, Akasi n maa Esekiasi,
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
Esekiasi n maa Manase, Manase n maa Amoni, Amoni n maa Josiasi,
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.
Josiasi n maa Jekonia leni o waamu, Babilona yaaba n den paadi Isalele yaaba ya yogunu, ki cuo ba ki gedini ti yonbidi bi diema nni
12 After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Isalele yaaba yonbidi Babilona diema nni n pendi, Jekonia den mali Salitieli, Salitieli n maa Solobabeli,
13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Solobabeli n maa Abiyudi, Abiyudi n maa Eliakimi, Eliakimi n maa Asolo,
14 Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
Asolo n maa Sodaka, Sodaka n maa Akimi, Akimi n maa Eliyudi,
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.
Eliyudi n maa Eleyasala, Eleyasala n maa Matana, Matana n maa Jakobo,
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.
Jakobo n maa Josefi, Maliyama calo, yua n den mali Jesu ke bi yini o Kilisiti.
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].
A ya coadi ki cili Abalahama ki ya caa hali Dafidi, li pia piiga n nifiima naa. Ki cili Dafidi ki ya caa hali Babilona cuonu mo, piiga n nifiima naa. Ki cili Isalele yaaba yonbidi Babilina diema nni ki ya caa hali U Tienu n Gandi cuama mo tie piiga n nifiima naa.
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.
Diidi Jesu Kilisiti madi n den tua maama. o naa Maliyama n da den tie Josefi toginaa hali ke bi daa den taani leni biyaba, Maliyama den ti sua ke o punba kelima U Tienu Fuoma Yua paalu po.
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.
O togiba Josefi yua n den tie niteginkoa naa den bua ki fiagi o a sala nni. Lani yaa po o den jagi ke o baa paadi leni o hasiili nni.
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.
Wan den kpaagi yeni ya yogunu, o Diedo maleki den doagidi o kani ti dangidi nni ki yedi o: Josefi, Dafidi bijua, han da jie ki taa Maliyama wan tua o pua. Kelima wan punbi ya biga, o punbi ga kelima U Tienu Fuoma Yua yaa paali po.
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’].”
O baa maa bonjaga, han yini o Jesu, kelima wani n baa faabi o niba leni bi tuonbiadi.
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:
Lankuli den tieni ke o Diedo n den tuodi ki teni ke o sawalipualo pua yaa sawalo n tieni:
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’.
Diidi, li ppowondiali baa punbi ki maa bonjaga. Bi baa yini o Emanuweli. Laa yeli bundima n tie U Tienu ye leni ti.
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.
Josefi n den fundi, o den tieni o Diedo maleki n waani o yaala. O den taa o pua.
25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
Ama waa den taani leni o hali wan ban mali o biga. Josefi den yini o Jesu.
