Matthieu 1
1 Livre de la généalogie de Jésus Christ, fils de David, fils d’Abraham:
[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].
2 Abraham engendra Isaac; et Isaac engendra Jacob; et Jacob engendra Juda et ses frères;
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.
3 et Juda engendra Pharès et Zara, de Thamar; et Pharès engendra Esrom; et Esrom engendra Aram;
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.
4 et Aram engendra Aminadab; et Aminadab engendra Naasson; et Naasson engendra Salmon;
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 et Salmon engendra Booz, de Rachab; et Booz engendra Obed, de Ruth; et Obed engendra Jessé;
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.
6 et Jessé engendra David le roi; et David le roi engendra Salomon, de celle [qui avait été femme] d’Urie;
Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
7 et Salomon engendra Roboam; et Roboam engendra Abia; et Abia engendra Asa;
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 et Asa engendra Josaphat; et Josaphat engendra Joram; et Joram engendra Ozias;
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 et Ozias engendra Joatham; et Joatham engendra Achaz; et Achaz engendra Ézéchias;
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 et Ézéchias engendra Manassé; et Manassé engendra Amon; et Amon engendra Josias;
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
11 et Josias engendra Jéchonias et ses frères, au temps de la transportation de Babylone;
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.
12 et après la transportation de Babylone, Jéchonias engendra Salathiel; et Salathiel engendra Zorobabel;
After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
13 et Zorobabel engendra Abiud; et Abiud engendra Éliakim; et Éliakim engendra Azor;
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 et Azor engendra Sadok; et Sadok engendra Achim; et Achim engendra Éliud;
Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
15 et Éliud engendra Éléazar; et Éléazar engendra Matthan; et Matthan engendra Jacob;
Akim was the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.
16 et Jacob engendra Joseph, le mari de Marie, de laquelle est né Jésus, qui est appelé Christ.
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.
17 Toutes les générations, depuis Abraham jusqu’à David, sont donc 14 générations; et depuis David jusqu’à la transportation de Babylone, 14 générations; et depuis la transportation de Babylone jusqu’au Christ, 14 générations.
[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].
18 Or la naissance de Jésus Christ arriva ainsi: sa mère, Marie, étant fiancée à Joseph, avant qu’ils soient ensemble, se trouva enceinte par l’Esprit Saint.
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.
19 Mais Joseph, son mari, étant juste, et ne voulant pas faire d’elle un exemple, se proposa de la répudier secrètement.
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.
20 Mais comme il méditait sur ces choses, voici, un ange du Seigneur lui apparut en songe, disant: Joseph, fils de David, ne crains pas de prendre auprès de toi Marie ta femme, car ce qui a été conçu en elle est de l’Esprit Saint;
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.
21 et elle enfantera un fils, et tu appelleras son nom Jésus, car c’est lui qui sauvera son peuple de leurs péchés.
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’].”
22 Or tout cela arriva, afin que fût accompli ce que le Seigneur a dit par le prophète, disant:
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:
23 « Voici, la vierge sera enceinte et enfantera un fils, et on appellera son nom Emmanuel », ce qui, interprété, est: Dieu avec nous.
“Listen, a virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will call him Emmanuel.” Emmanuel means ‘God is with us’.
24 Or Joseph, étant réveillé de son sommeil, fit comme l’ange du Seigneur le lui avait ordonné, et prit sa femme auprès de lui;
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.
25 et il ne la connut point jusqu’à ce qu’elle ait enfanté son fils premier-né; et il appela son nom Jésus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
