Mateo 1
1 Yesu Kristo a ofi Ɔhene Dawid ne Abraham abusua mu no mpanyimfo din na edidi so yi:
A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham ba ne Isak, Isak ba ne Yakob; Yakob nso mma ne Yuda ne ne nuanom.
Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,
3 Yuda mma ne Peres ne Sera. Wɔn na ne Tamar. Peres ba ne Hesron na Hesron nso ba ne Ram.
and Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram,
4 Ram woo Aminadab, Aminadab woo Nahson, Nahson nso woo Salmon.
and Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,
5 Salmon ne ne yere Rahab woo Boas, Boas ne ne yere Rut woo Obed, Obed nso woo Yisai.
and Salmon begot Boaz from Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed from Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse,
6 Yisai ba ne Ɔhene Dawid. Dawid ba ne Salomo. Dawid ne Batseba a na anka ɔyɛ Uria yere no na wɔwoo Salomo.
and Jesse begot David the king. And David begot Solomon from the widow of Uriah,
7 Salomo woo Rehoboam, Rehoboam woo Abia, Abia woo Asa.
and Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa,
8 Asa woo Yehosafat, Yehosafat woo Yoram, Yoram nso woo Usia
and Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah,
9 Usia ba ne Yotam, Yotam ba ne Ahas: Ahas ba ne Hiskia.
and Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah,
10 Hiskia ba ne Manase, Manase ba ne Amon, Amon nso ba ne Yosia.
and Hezekiah begot Manasseh, and Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah,
11 Yosia woo Yekonia ne ne nuanom. Wɔwoo wɔn bere a na Yudafo te nnommum mu wɔ Babilon no.
and Josiah begot Jechoniah and his brothers during the Babylonian exile.
12 Wɔn a wofi Babilon nnommum mu bae no akyi awo ntoatoaso ni: Yekonia woo Sealtiel, Sealtiel woo Serubabel.
And after the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel,
13 Serubabel woo Abihud, Abihud woo Eliakim, Eliakim nso woo Asor.
and Zerubbabel begot Abiud, and Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor,
14 Asor ba ne Sadok, Sadok ba ne Akim, Akim ba ne Elihud.
and Azor begot Zadoc, and Zadoc begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud,
15 Elihud ba ne Eleasar, Eleasar ba ne Matan. Matan nso ba ne Yakob,
and Eliud begot Eleazar, and Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob,
16 Yakob woo Yosef a ɔwaree Maria no. Saa Maria yi na ɔwoo Yesu Kristo.
and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 Awo ntoatoaso a efi Abraham so de besi Ɔhene Dawid so yɛ dunan. Efi Ɔhene Dawid so de besi bere a wɔfaa ɔman no nnommum kɔɔ Babilon no nso awo ntoatoaso yɛ dunan saa ara. Saa ara nso na efi bere a wotu fii Babilon san baa wɔn man mu bio no de besi Kristo awo so nso yɛ awo ntoatoaso dunan.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Sɛnea Yesu Kristo awo ho nsɛm te ni: Wɔde ne na Maria maa Yosef sɛ ɔnware no, nanso ansa na wobehyia mu sɛ awarefo no, ohuu sɛ wanyinsɛn; nea efi Honhom Kronkron.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from the Holy Spirit.
19 Ɛbaa saa no, ne kunu Yosef a odi ne ho ni no ampɛ sɛ obegu Maria anim ase nti ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ obegyaa no aware wɔ kokoa mu.
But Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace, intended to dismiss her privately.
20 Bere a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwen no, Awurade bɔfo beyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ dae mu. Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Yosef, Dawid ba, nsuro sɛ wobɛfa Maria sɛ wo yere efisɛ ne nyinsɛn no fi Honhom Kronkron.
But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 Ɔbɛwo ɔbarima na woato no din Yesu, ase ne Agyenkwa, efisɛ ɔno na obegye ne nkurɔfo nkwa afi wɔn bɔne mu.”
And she will bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.
22 Eyi nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae no ma se:
Now all this has come to pass, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
23 “Ɔbabun no benyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no din Immanuel” a ase ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.”
Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.
24 Bere a Yosef nyan no, ɔyɛɛ sɛnea ɔbɔfo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fi ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.
And Joseph, being roused from his sleep, did as the agent of the Lord ordered him. And he took his wife,
25 Nanso Yosef ne Maria anhyia da kosii sɛ Maria woo ɔbabarima maa Yosef too ne din “Yesu.”
and knew her not until she brought forth her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.
