Mateo 1
1 Yesu Kristo a ɔfiri Ɔhene Dawid ne Abraham abusua mu no mpanimfoɔ din na ɛdidi soɔ yi:
A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
2 Abraham ba ne Isak, Isak ba ne Yakob; Yakob nso mma ne Yuda ne ne nuanom.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
3 Yuda mma ne Peres ne Sera. Wɔn maame ne Tamar. Peres ba ne Hesron ɛnna Hesron nso ba ne Ram.
Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
4 Ram woo Aminadab; Aminadab woo Nahson; Nahson nso woo Salmon.
Aram of Aminadab, Aminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
5 Salmon ne ne yere Rahab woo Boas; Boas ne ne yere Rut woo Obed; Obed nso woo Yisai.
Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
6 Yisai ba ne Ɔhene Dawid. Dawid ba ne Salomo. Dawid ne Batseba a na anka ɔyɛ Uria yere no na wɔwoo Salomo.
Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,
7 Salomo woo Rehoboam; Rehoboam woo Abia; Abia woo Asa.
Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
8 Asa woo Yehosafat; Yehosafat woo Yoram, Yoram nso woo Usia
Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, Joram of Uzziah,
9 Usia ba ne Yotam; Yotam ba ne Ahas: Ahas ba ne Hiskia.
Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
10 Hiskia ba ne Manase, Manase ba ne Amon; Amon nso ba ne Yosia.
Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amon, Amon of Josiah,
11 Yosia woo Yekonia ne ne nuanom. Wɔwoo wɔn ɛberɛ a na Yudafoɔ te nnommum mu wɔ Babilon no.
Josiah of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
12 Wɔn a wɔfiri Babilon nnommum mu baeɛ no akyi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ nie: Yekonia woo Sealtiel; Sealtiel woo Serubabel.
After the Exile to Babylon – Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zerubbabel,
13 Serubabel woo Abihud; Abihud woo Eliakim; Eliakim nso woo Asor.
Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
14 Asor ba ne Sadok; Sadok ba ne Akim; Akim ba ne Elihud.
Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
15 Elihud ba ne Eleasa; Eleasa ba ne Matan. Matan nso ba ne Yakob;
Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
16 Yakob woo Yosef a ɔwaree Maria no. Saa Maria yi na ɔwoo Yesu Kristo.
Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.
17 Awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ a ɛfiri Abraham so de bɛsi Ɔhene Dawid so yɛ dunan. Ɛfiri Ɔhene Dawid so de bɛsi ɛberɛ a wɔfaa ɔman no nnommum kɔɔ Babilon no nso awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ yɛ dunan saa ara. Saa ara nso na ɛfiri ɛberɛ a wɔtu firii Babilon sane baa wɔn ɔman mu bio no de bɛsi Kristo awoɔ so nso yɛ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ dunan.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.
18 Sɛdeɛ Yesu Kristo awoɔ ho nsɛm teɛ nie: Wɔde ne maame Maria maa Yosef sɛ ɔnware no, nanso ansa na wɔbɛhyiam sɛ awarefoɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ wanyinsɛn deɛ ɛfiri Honhom Kronkron.
This is how Jesus Christ was born: His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.
19 Ɛbaa saa no, ne kunu Yosef a ɔdi ne ho ni no ampɛ sɛ ɔbɛgu Maria anim ase enti, ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛgyaa no awadeɛ kɔkoam.
Her husband, Joseph, was a just man and, since he did not want to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to put an end to their engagement privately.
20 Ɛberɛ a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwene no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ bɛyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no daeɛ mu. Ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yosef, Dawid aseni, nnyae Maria awadeɛ ɛfiri sɛ, ne nyinsɛn no firi Honhom Kronkron.
He had been thinking this over, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
21 Ɔbɛwo ɔbarima na wɔato no edin Yesu, aseɛ ne Agyenkwa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔno na ɔbɛgye ne nkurɔfoɔ nkwa afiri wɔn bɔne mu.”
She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Yei nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ deɛ Awurade nam odiyifoɔ no so kaeɛ no ma sɛ:
All this happened in fulfillment of these words of the Lord through the prophet, where he says –
23 “Ɔbaabunu no bɛnyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no edin Immanuel” a aseɛ ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.”
‘The virgin will conceive and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel’ – a word which means ‘God is with us.’
24 Ɛberɛ a Yosef nyaneeɛ no, ɔyɛɛ sɛdeɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fie ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
25 Yosef ne Maria anhyia da kɔsii sɛ Maria woo ɔbabarima maa Yosef too ne din “Yesu.”
He made Mary his wife, but they did not sleep together before the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.
