Matteus 1
1 Þessir eru forfeður Jesú Krists, afkomanda Davíðs konungs og Abrahams:
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham var faðir Ísaks. Ísak var faðir Jakobs. Jakob var faðir Júda og bræðra hans.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Júda var faðir Peresar og Sera (móðir þeirra hét Tamar). Peres var faðir Esroms. Esrom var faðir Rams,
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 en Ram var faðir Ammínadabs og sonur hans var Nakson. Nakson var faðir Salmons.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon var faðir Bóasar (kona hans var Rut). Óbeð var faðir Ísaís,
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
6 en Ísaí faðir Davíðs konungs og Davíð faðir Salómons (móðir hans var ekkja Úría).
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
7 Salómon var faðir Róbóams og sonur hans var Abía. Abía var faðir Asafs.
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
8 Asaf var faðir Jósafats. Jósafat var faðir Jórams og Jóram faðir Ússía.
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9 Ússía var faðir Jótams, en sonur hans var Akas og Esekía var sonur hans.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Esekía var faðir Manasse, en hann var faðir Amoss og Amos faðir Jósía.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11 Jósía var faðir Jekonja og bræðra hans (þeir fæddust í herleiðingunni til Babýlon).
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 Eftir herleiðinguna: Jekonja var faðir Sealtíels, Sealtíel var faðir Serúbabels,
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Serúbabel faðir Abíúds og Abíúd faðir Eljakíms. Eljakím var faðir Asórs,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 en sonur hans var Sadók. Og Sadók var faðir Akíms, Akím faðir Elíúds
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 og Elíúd faðir Eleasars. Eleasar var faðir Mattans, Mattan faðir Jakobs og
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 Jakob faðir Jósefs en hann var eiginmaður Maríu, móður Jesú Krists.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 Þetta eru fjórtán ættliðir frá Abraham til Davíðs konungs, fjórtán ættliðir frá Davíð fram að herleiðingunni og einnig fjórtán ættliðir frá herleiðingunni fram til Krists.
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
18 Aðdragandinn að fæðingu Jesú var á þessa leið: María móðir hans var trúlofuð Jósef. Hún varð þunguð af völdum heilags anda meðan hún var enn ósnortin mey.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19 Jósef, unnusti hennar, sem var mjög sómakær maður, ákvað þá að slíta trúlofuninni í kyrrþey, því að hann vildi ekki valda henni opinberri smán.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 Eitt sinn er hann var að íhuga þetta á andvökunóttu, sofnaði hann og dreymdi að engill stóð hjá honum og sagði: „Jósef, sonur Davíðs, hikaðu ekki við að kvænast Maríu, því að barnið sem hún gengur með, er getið af heilögum anda.
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 Hún mun eignast son, og þú skalt láta hann heita Jesú (sem þýðir Guð frelsar), því að hann mun frelsa þjóð sína frá syndum hennar.
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
22 Þannig mun rætast það sem spámaður Guðs sagði:
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 „Takið eftir! Meyjan mun þunguð verða! Hún mun fæða son og hann verða kallaður „Immanúel“(en það þýðir Guð er með okkur)“.“
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
24 Þegar Jósef vaknaði, ákvað hann að gera eins og engillinn hafði sagt honum og ganga að eiga Maríu,
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
25 þau höfðu þó ekki kynmök fyrr en eftir að sonurinn var fæddur. Og Jósef gaf drengnum nafnið Jesús.
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
