Matthaeus 1
1 Buch des Geschlechts Jesu Christi, des Sohnes Davids, des Sohnes Abrahams.
[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 zeugte Isaak; Isaak aber zeugte Jakob, Jakob aber zeugte Juda und seine Brüder;
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 Juda aber zeugte Phares und Zara von der Thamar; Phares aber zeugte Esrom, Esrom aber zeugte 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 Aram aber zeugte Aminadab, Aminadab aber zeugte Nahasson, Nahasson aber zeugte Salmon,
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon aber zeugte Boas von der Rahab; Boas aber zeugte Obed von der Ruth; Obed aber zeugte Jesse,
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 Jesse aber zeugte David, den König. David aber zeugte Salomon von der, die Urias Weib gewesen;
Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
7 Salomon aber zeugte Roboam, Roboam aber zeugte Abia, Abia aber zeugte Asa,
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 Asa aber zeugte Josaphat, Josaphat aber zeugte Joram, Joram aber zeugte Osia,
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Osia aber zeugte Joatham, Joatham aber zeugte Achas, Achas aber zeugte Ezekia,
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 Ezekia aber zeugte Manasse, Manasse aber zeugte Amon, Amon aber zeugte Josia,
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
11 Josia aber zeugte Jechonia und seine Brüder um die Zeit der Wegführung nach Babylon.
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 Nach der Wegführung nach Babylon aber zeugte Jechonia Salathiel, Salathiel aber zeugte Zorobabel,
After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
13 Zorobabel aber zeugte Abiud, Abiud aber zeugte Eliakim, Eliakim aber zeugte Asor,
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 Asor aber zeugte Zadok, Zadok aber zeugte Achim, Achim aber zeugte Eliud,
Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
15 Eliud aber zeugte Eleasar, Eleasar aber zeugte Matthan, Matthan aber zeugte Jakob,
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 Jakob aber zeugte Joseph, den Mann der Maria, von welcher Jesus geboren wurde, der Christus genannt wird.
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 So sind nun alle Geschlechter von Abraham bis auf David vierzehn Geschlechter, und von David bis zur Wegführung nach Babylon vierzehn Geschlechter, und von der Wegführung nach Babylon bis auf den Christus vierzehn Geschlechter.
[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 Die Geburt Jesu Christi war aber also: Als nämlich Maria, seine Mutter, dem Joseph verlobt war, wurde sie, ehe sie zusammengekommen waren, schwanger erfunden von dem Heiligen Geiste.
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 Joseph aber, ihr Mann, indem er gerecht war und sie nicht öffentlich zur Schau stellen wollte, gedachte sie heimlich zu entlassen.
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 Indem er aber solches bei sich überlegte, siehe, da erschien ihm ein Engel des Herrn ["Herr", ohne Artikel, bezeichnet hier und an vielen anderen Stellen den Namen "Jehova"] im Traum und sprach: Joseph, Sohn Davids, fürchte dich nicht, Maria, dein Weib, zu dir zu nehmen; denn das in ihr Gezeugte ist von dem Heiligen Geiste.
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 Und sie wird einen Sohn gebären, und du sollst seinen Namen Jesus heißen; denn er wird sein Volk erretten von ihren Sünden.
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 Dies alles geschah aber, auf daß erfüllt würde, was von dem Herrn ["Herr", ohne Artikel bezeichnet hier und an vielen anderen Stellen den Namen: "Jehova"] geredet ist durch den Propheten, welcher spricht:
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 "Siehe, die Jungfrau wird schwanger sein und einen Sohn gebären, und sie werden seinen Namen Emmanuel heißen", [Jes. 7,14] was verdolmetscht ist: Gott mit uns.
“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 Joseph aber, vom Schlafe erwacht, tat, wie ihm der Engel des Herrn befohlen hatte, und nahm sein Weib zu sich;
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 und er erkannte sie nicht, bis sie ihren erstgeborenen Sohn geboren hatte; und er hieß seinen Namen Jesus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
