Matteus 1
1 Dette er forfedrene til Jesus Kristus, den lovede kongen, som var etterkommer til kong David og Abraham:
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham, Isak og Jakob var far til Juda og brødrene hans. Videre fulgte:
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Juda og Peres, som var tvillingbror til Serah, og moren het Tamar. Så kom: Hesron,
and Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Aram Amminadab, Naksjon,
and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon, Boas, og moren het Rahab. Etterpå finner vi: Obed, og moren het Rut, Isai, som ble far til
and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed was the father of Jesse,
6 kong David. Salomo, som var sønn til Batseba, enken etter Uria. Videre:
and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
7 Rehabeam, Abia, Asaf,
and Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa;
8 Josafat, Joram, Ussia,
and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,
9 Jotam, Akas, Hiskia,
and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah;
10 Manasse, Amos,
and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah,
11 Josia, som var far til Jojakin og hans brødre, som ble født ved den tiden da folket ble ført bort til fangenskap i Babylon, og Jojakin.
and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 Etter å ha blitt ført bort til Babylon, fulgte: Sealtiel, Serubabel,
And after the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Abiud, Eljakim, Asor,
and Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, and Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azzur,
14 Sadok, Akim, Eliud,
and Azzur the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Ahiam, and Ahiam the father of Elihud,
15 Eleasar, Mattan, Jakob,
and Elihud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 og Josef. Josef var mannen til Maria og hun var mor til Jesus Kristus.
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called the Christ.
17 Disse personene utgjør 14 slektledd fra Abraham og fram til kong David, 14 slektledd fra kong David og fram til tiden da jødene ble ført bort til Babylon og 14 slektledd fra epoken i Babylon og fram til Jesus Kristus.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
18 Da Jesus Kristus ble født, gikk det slik til: Hans mor Maria var trolovet og skulle gifte seg med Josef. Men allerede før de var gift, ble hun med barn ved Guds Hellige Ånd.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
19 Josef, hennes kommende mann, så da ingen annen utvei enn å skille seg fra henne i stillhet. Han ville leve etter Guds bud, men ønsket ikke å skjemme ut Maria offentlig.
And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
20 Mens han fortsatt grublet på hvordan han skulle løse problemet, viste en Herrens engel seg for ham i en drøm. Engelen sa:”Josef, du som er etterkommer av kong David, du skal ikke nøle med å gifte deg med Maria, for det barnet hun bærer, er blitt til ved Guds Hellige Ånd.
But when he thought about these things, look, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 Hun skal få en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Jesus, for han skal frelse folket sitt fra syndene deres.”
And she will bring forth a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
22 På denne måten ble det som Gud hadde forutsagt ved profeten Jesaja, til virkelighet:
Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 ”Lytt! Den unge jenta skal bli med barn og føde en sønn, og de skal kalle ham Immanuel, som betyr’Gud er med oss’.”
"Look, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call his name Immanuel;" which is translated, "God with us."
24 Da Josef våknet, gjorde han som engelen hadde gitt beskjed om, og han giftet seg med Maria.
And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
25 De hadde imidlertid ikke noe seksuelt samliv før sønnen var født. Josef ga ham navnet Jesus.
and had no marital relations with her until she had brought forth a son; and he named him Jesus.
