Matthieu 1
1 Livre de la 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 engendra de Thamar, 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 engendra de Rahab, Booz. Booz engendra de Ruth, Obed. Obed engendra Jessé. Et Jessé engendra David, roi.
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, roi, engendra Salomon, de celle qui fut 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 Joatham. Joatham 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 vers la transmigration de Babylone.
and Josiah the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 Et après la transmigration de 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 Ahiud. Ahiud engendra Eliacim. Eliacim 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 Eliud.
and Azor the father of Zadok; and Zadok the father of Akim; and Akim the father of Eliud;
15 Eliud 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, époux de Marie, de laquelle est né Jésus, qui est appelé 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, d’Abraham jusqu’à David, quatorze générations; de David jusqu’à la transmigration de Babylone, quatorze générations; et de la transmigration de Babylone jusqu’au Christ, quatorze générations.
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 telle fut la naissance du Christ: Marie, sa mère, étant fiancée à Joseph, avant qu’ils vinssent ensemble, il se trouva qu’elle avait conçu de l’Esprit-Saint.
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 Mais 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 Et comme il pensait à ces choses, voici qu’un ange du Seigneur lui apparut en songe, disant: Joseph, fils de David, ne crains point de prendre avec toi Marie, ta femme; car ce qui a été engendré en elle est 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 Elle enfantera un fils auquel tu donneras le nom de Jésus; car c’est lui qui 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 se fit pour que fût accomplie cette parole que le Seigneur a dite par le prophète:
(Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:
23 Voilà que la Vierge concevra, et enfantera un fils, et on le nommera Emmanuel, ce que l’on interprète par: 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 Ainsi réveillé de son sommeil, Joseph fit comme l’ange du Seigneur lui avait ordonné, et prit sa femme avec lui.
Joseph woke up and did what the angel of the Lord told him to do.
25 Or il ne l’avait point connue, quand elle enfanta 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.
