Matthew 1
1 The book of the generacioun of Jhesu Crist, the sone of Dauid, the sone of Abraham.
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham bigat Isaac. Isaac bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Judas and hise britheren.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Judas bigat Fares and Zaram, of Tamar. Fares bigat Esrom.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 Esrom bigat Aram. Aram bigat Amynadab. Amynadab bigat Naason. Naason bigat Salmon.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon bigat Booz, of Raab. Booz bigat Obeth, of Ruth. Obeth bigat Jesse. Jesse bigat Dauid the king.
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
6 Dauid the king bigat Salamon, of hir that was Vries wijf.
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
7 Salomon bigat Roboam. Roboam bigat Abias.
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
8 Abias bigat Asa. Asa bigat Josaphath. Josaphath bigat Joram. Joram bigat
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9 Osias. Osias bigat Joathan. Joathan bigat Achaz. Achaz bigat Ezechie.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Ezechie bigat Manasses. Manasses bigat Amon.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11 Amon bigat Josias. Josias bigat Jeconyas and his britheren, in to the transmygracioun of Babiloyne.
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 And aftir the transmygracioun of Babiloyne, Jeconyas bigat Salatiel. Salatiel bigat Zorobabel.
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Zorobabel bigat Abyut. Abyut bigat Eliachym. Eliachym bigat Asor.
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 Asor bigat Sadoc. Sadoc bigat Achym.
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 Achym bigat Elyut. Elyut bigat Eleasar. Eleasar bigat Mathan.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 Mathan bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Joseph, the hosebonde of Marye, of whom Jhesus was borun, that is clepid Christ.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 And so alle generaciouns fro Abraham to Dauid ben fourtene generacions, and fro Dauid to the transmygracioun of Babiloyne ben fourtene generaciouns, and fro the transmygracioun of Babiloyne to Crist ben fourtene generaciouns.
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 But the generacioun of Crist was thus. Whanne Marie, the modir of Jhesu, was spousid to Joseph, bifore thei camen togidere, she was foundun hauynge of the Hooli Goost in the wombe.
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 And Joseph, hir hosebonde, for he was riytful, and wolde not puplische hir, he wolde priueli haue left hir.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But while he thouyte thes thingis, lo! the aungel of the Lord apperide `in sleep to hym, and seide, Joseph, the sone of Dauid, nyle thou drede to take Marie, thi wijf; for that thing that is borun in hir is of the Hooli Goost.
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 And she shal bere a sone, and thou shalt clepe his name Jhesus; for he schal make his puple saaf fro her synnes.
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 For al this thing was don, that it schulde be fulfillid, that was seid of the Lord bi a prophete, seiynge, Lo!
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 a virgyn shal haue in wombe, and she schal bere a sone, and thei schulen clepe his name Emanuel, that is to seie, God with vs.
“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 roos fro sleepe, and dide as the aungel of the Lord comaundide hym, and took Marie, his wijf;
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
25 and he knew her not, til she hadde borun her firste bigete sone, and clepide his name Jhesus.
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
