Matthew 1
1 A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
Yesu Kristo a ofi Ɔhene Dawid ne Abraham abusua mu no mpanyimfo din na edidi so yi:
2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,
Abraham ba ne Isak, Isak ba ne Yakob; Yakob nso mma ne Yuda ne ne nuanom.
3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
Yuda mma ne Peres ne Sera. Wɔn na ne Tamar. Peres ba ne Hesron na Hesron nso ba ne Ram.
4 and Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Ram woo Aminadab, Aminadab woo Nahson, Nahson nso woo Salmon.
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,
Salmon ne ne yere Rahab woo Boas, Boas ne ne yere Rut woo Obed, Obed nso woo Yisai.
6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,
Yisai ba ne Ɔhene Dawid. Dawid ba ne Salomo. Dawid ne Batseba a na anka ɔyɛ Uria yere no na wɔwoo Salomo.
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
Salomo woo Rehoboam, Rehoboam woo Abia, Abia woo Asa.
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,
Asa woo Yehosafat, Yehosafat woo Yoram, Yoram nso woo Usia
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
Usia ba ne Yotam, Yotam ba ne Ahas: Ahas ba ne Hiskia.
10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah,
Hiskia ba ne Manase, Manase ba ne Amon, Amon nso ba ne Yosia.
11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.
Yosia woo Yekonia ne ne nuanom. Wɔwoo wɔn bere a na Yudafo te nnommum mu wɔ Babilon no.
12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel,
Wɔn a wofi Babilon nnommum mu bae no akyi awo ntoatoaso ni: Yekonia woo Sealtiel, Sealtiel woo Serubabel.
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,
Serubabel woo Abihud, Abihud woo Eliakim, Eliakim nso woo Asor.
14 and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,
Asor ba ne Sadok, Sadok ba ne Akim, Akim ba ne Elihud.
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
Elihud ba ne Eleasar, Eleasar ba ne Matan. Matan nso ba ne Yakob,
16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.
Yakob woo Yosef a ɔwaree Maria no. Saa Maria yi na ɔwoo Yesu Kristo.
17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David [are] fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.
Awo ntoatoaso a efi Abraham so de besi Ɔhene Dawid so yɛ dunan. Efi Ɔhene Dawid so de besi bere a wɔfaa ɔman no nnommum kɔɔ Babilon no nso awo ntoatoaso yɛ dunan saa ara. Saa ara nso na efi bere a wotu fii Babilon san baa wɔn man mu bio no de besi Kristo awo so nso yɛ awo ntoatoaso dunan.
18 And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,
Sɛnea Yesu Kristo awo ho nsɛm te ni: Wɔde ne na Maria maa Yosef sɛ ɔnware no, nanso ansa na wobehyia mu sɛ awarefo no, ohuu sɛ wanyinsɛn; nea efi Honhom Kronkron.
19 and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
Ɛbaa saa no, ne kunu Yosef a odi ne ho ni no ampɛ sɛ obegu Maria anim ase nti ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ obegyaa no aware wɔ kokoa mu.
20 And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten [is] of the Holy Spirit,
Bere a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwen no, Awurade bɔfo beyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ dae mu. Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Yosef, Dawid ba, nsuro sɛ wobɛfa Maria sɛ wo yere efisɛ ne nyinsɛn no fi Honhom Kronkron.
21 and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'
Ɔbɛwo ɔbarima na woato no din Yesu, ase ne Agyenkwa, efisɛ ɔno na obegye ne nkurɔfo nkwa afi wɔn bɔne mu.”
22 And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
Eyi nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae no ma se:
23 'Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us [he is] God.'
“Ɔbabun no benyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no din Immanuel” a ase ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.”
24 And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,
Bere a Yosef nyan no, ɔyɛɛ sɛnea ɔbɔfo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fi ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.
25 and did not know her till she brought forth her son — the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.
Nanso Yosef ne Maria anhyia da kosii sɛ Maria woo ɔbabarima maa Yosef too ne din “Yesu.”
