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].
Đây là gia phả của Chúa Giê-xu, Đấng Mết-si-a, theo dòng dõi Đa-vít và Áp-ra-ham:
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.
Áp-ra-ham sinh Y-sác. Y-sác sinh Gia-cốp. Gia-cốp sinh Giu-đa và các con.
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.
Giu-đa sinh Pha-rê và Xa-ra (tên mẹ là Ta-ma). Pha-rê sinh Hết-rôm. Hết-rôm sinh A-ram.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
A-ram sinh A-mi-na-đáp. A-mi-na-đáp sinh Na-ách-son. Na-ách-son sinh Sanh-môn.
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.
Sanh-môn cưới Ra-háp, sinh Bô-ô. Bô-ô cưới Ru-tơ, sinh Ô-bết. Ô-bết sinh Gie-sê.
6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
Gie-sê sinh Vua Đa-vít. Đa-vít sinh Sa-lô-môn (mẹ là Bết-sê-ba, là bà góa U-ri).
7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
Sa-lô-môn sinh Rô-bô-am. Rô-bô-am sinh A-bi-gia. A-bi-gia sinh A-sa.
8 Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
A-sa sinh Giô-sa-phát. Giô-sa-phát sinh Giô-ram. Giô-ram sinh Ô-xia.
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Ô-xia sinh Giô-tham. Giô-tham sinh A-cha. A-cha sinh Ê-xê-chia.
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
Ê-xê-chia sinh Ma-na-se. Ma-na-se sinh A-môn. A-môn sinh Giô-si-a.
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.
Giô-si-a sinh Giê-cô-nia và các con trước khi người Do Thái bị lưu đày qua Ba-by-lôn.
12 After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Sau khi bị lưu đày: Giê-cô-nia sinh Sa-la-thi-ên. Sa-la-thi-ên sinh Xô-rô-ba-bên.
13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Xô-rô-ba-bên sinh A-bi-út. A-bi-út sinh Ê-li-a-kim. Ê-li-a-kim sinh A-xô.
14 Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
A-xô sinh Xa-đốc. Xa-đốc sinh A-kim. A-kim sinh Ê-li-út.
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.
Ê-li-út sinh Ê-lê-a-sa. Ê-lê-a-sa sinh Ma-than. Ma-than sinh Gia-cốp.
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.
Gia-cốp sinh Giô-sép, chồng Ma-ri. Ma-ri sinh Chúa Giê-xu là Đấng Mết-si-a.
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].
Vậy, từ Áp-ra-ham đến Đa-vít có mười bốn thế hệ, từ Đa-vít đến thời kỳ lưu đày ở Ba-by-lôn có mười bốn thế hệ, và từ thời kỳ lưu đày ở Ba-by-lôn đến Đấng Mết-si-a cũng có mười bốn thế hệ.
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.
Sự giáng sinh của Chúa Giê-xu, Đấng Mết-si-a diễn tiến như sau: Mẹ Ngài, cô Ma-ri, đã đính hôn với Giô-sép. Nhưng trước khi cưới, lúc còn là trinh nữ, cô chịu thai do quyền năng của Chúa Thánh Linh.
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.
Giô-sép, vị hôn phu của Ma-ri là một người ngay lành, quyết định kín đáo từ hôn, vì không nỡ để cô bị sỉ nhục công khai.
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.
Đang suy tính việc ấy, Giô-sép bỗng thấy một thiên sứ của Chúa đến với ông trong giấc mộng: “Giô-sép, con của Đa-vít. Đừng ngại cưới Ma-ri làm vợ. Vì cô ấy chịu thai do Chúa Thánh Linh.
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’].”
Cô ấy sẽ sinh con trai, và ngươi hãy đặt tên là Giê-xu, vì Ngài sẽ cứu dân Ngài khỏi tội lỗi.”
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:
Việc xảy ra đúng như lời Chúa đã phán bảo các nhà tiên tri loan báo:
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’.
“Này! Một trinh nữ sẽ chịu thai! Người sẽ sinh hạ một Con trai, họ sẽ gọi Ngài là Em-ma-nu-ên, nghĩa là ‘Đức Chúa Trời ở với chúng ta.’”
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.
Giô-sép tỉnh dậy, ông làm theo lệnh thiên sứ của Chúa, cưới Ma-ri làm vợ.
25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
Nhưng ông không ăn ở với cô ấy cho đến khi cô sinh con trai, và Giô-sép đặt tên là Giê-xu.
