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1 Généalogie de Jésus-Christ, fils de David, fils d’Abraham.
This book is the record of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line:
2 Abraham engendra Isaac; Isaac engendra Jacob; Jacob engendra Juda et ses frères;
Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac the father of Jacob; and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers;
3 Juda, de Thamar, engendra Pharès et Zara; Pharès engendra Esron; Esron engendra Aram;
and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar); and Perez the father of Hezron; and Hezron the father of Ram;
4 Aram engendra Aminadab; Aminadab engendra Naasson; Naasson engendra Salmon;
and Ram the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab the father of Nahshon; and Nahshon the father of Salmon;
5 Salmon, de Rahab, engendra Booz; Booz, de Ruth, engendra Obed; Obed engendra Jessé; Jessé engendra le roi David.
and Salmon the father of Boaz (his mother was Rahab); and Boaz the father of Obed (his mother was Ruth); and Obed the father of Jesse;
6 David engendra Salomon, de celle qui fut la femme d’Urie;
and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (his mother had been Uriah's wife);
7 Salomon engendra Roboam; Roboam engendra Abias; Abias engendra Asa;
and Solomon the father of Rehoboam; and Rehoboam the father of Abijah; and Abijah the father of Asa;
8 Asa engendra Josaphat; Josaphat engendra Joram; Joram engendra Ozias;
and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram; and Jehoram the father of Uzziah;
9 Ozias engendra Joathan; Joathan engendra Achaz; Achaz engendra Ezéchias;
and Uzziah the father of Jotham; and Jotham the father of Ahaz; and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah;
10 Ezéchias engendra Manassé; Manassé engendra Amon; Amon engendra Josias;
and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh; and Manasseh the father of Amon; and Amon the father of Josiah;
11 Josias engendra Jéchonias et ses frères, au temps de la déportation à Babylone.
and Josiah the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 Et après la déportation à Babylone, Jéchonias engendra Salathiel; Salathiel engendra Zorobabel;
After the exile to Babylon, Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel; and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel;
13 Zorobabel engendra Abiud; Abiud engendra Éliacim; Éliacim engendra Azor;
and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud; and Abiud the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim the father of Azor;
14 Azor engendra Sadoc; Sadoc engendra Achim; Achim engendra Éliud;
and Azor the father of Zadok; and Zadok the father of Akim; and Akim the father of Eliud;
15 Éliud engendra Eléazar; Eléazar engendra Mathan; Mathan engendra Jacob;
and Eliud the father of Eleazar; and Eleazar the father of Matthan; and Matthan the father of Jacob;
16 Et Jacob engendra Joseph, l’époux de Marie, de laquelle est né Jésus, qu’on appelle Christ.
and Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary, to whom Jesus was born, the one who is called the Messiah.
17 Il y a donc en tout quatorze générations depuis Abraham jusqu’à David, quatorze générations depuis David jusqu’à la déportation à Babylone, quatorze générations depuis la déportation à Babylone jusqu’au Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David add up to fourteen; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen; and from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen.
18 Or la naissance de Jésus-Christ arriva ainsi. Marie, sa mère, étant fiancée à Joseph, il se trouva, avant qu’ils eussent habité ensemble, qu’elle avait conçu par la vertu du Saint-Esprit.
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they slept together she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, son mari, qui était un homme juste, ne voulant pas la diffamer, résolut de la renvoyer secrètement.
Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and didn't want to shame her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement discreetly.
20 Comme il était dans cette pensée, voici qu’un ange du Seigneur lui apparut en songe, et lui dit: « Joseph, fils de David, ne craint point de prendre avec toi Marie ton épouse, car ce qui est formé en elle est l’ouvrage du Saint-Esprit.
While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
21 Et elle enfantera un fils, et tu lui donneras le nom de Jésus; car il sauvera son peuple de ses péchés. »
She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”
22 Or tout cela arriva afin que fût accompli ce qu’avait dit le Seigneur par le prophète:
(Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:
23 « Voici que la Vierge concevra et enfantera un fils; et on le nommera Emmanuel, » c’est à dire Dieu avec nous.
“A virgin will become pregnant, and will give birth to a son. They will call him Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”)
24 Réveillé de son sommeil, Joseph fit ce que l’ange du Seigneur lui avait commandé: il prit avec lui Marie son épouse.
Joseph woke up and did what the angel of the Lord told him to do.
25 Mais il ne la connut point jusqu’à ce qu’elle enfantât son fils premier-né, à qui il donna le nom de Jésus.
Joseph married Mary, but did not sleep with her until after she had given birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
