Ma-thi-ơ 1
1 Đây là gia phả của Chúa Giê-xu, Đấng Mết-si-a, theo dòng dõi Đa-vít và Áp-ra-ham:
[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 Áp-ra-ham sinh Y-sác. Y-sác sinh Gia-cốp. Gia-cốp sinh Giu-đa và các con.
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 Giu-đa sinh Pha-rê và Xa-ra (tên mẹ là Ta-ma). Pha-rê sinh Hết-rôm. Hết-rôm sinh A-ram.
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 A-ram sinh A-mi-na-đáp. A-mi-na-đáp sinh Na-ách-son. Na-ách-son sinh Sanh-môn.
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 Sanh-môn cưới Ra-háp, sinh Bô-ô. Bô-ô cưới Ru-tơ, sinh Ô-bết. Ô-bết sinh Gie-sê.
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 Gie-sê sinh Vua Đa-vít. Đa-vít sinh Sa-lô-môn (mẹ là Bết-sê-ba, là bà góa U-ri).
Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. [Solomon’s mother was previously married to] Uriah.
7 Sa-lô-môn sinh Rô-bô-am. Rô-bô-am sinh A-bi-gia. A-bi-gia sinh A-sa.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 A-sa sinh Giô-sa-phát. Giô-sa-phát sinh Giô-ram. Giô-ram sinh Ô-xia.
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Ô-xia sinh Giô-tham. Giô-tham sinh A-cha. A-cha sinh Ê-xê-chia.
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
10 Ê-xê-chia sinh Ma-na-se. Ma-na-se sinh A-môn. A-môn sinh Giô-si-a.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.
11 Giô-si-a sinh Giê-cô-nia và các con trước khi người Do Thái bị lưu đày qua Ba-by-lôn.
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 Sau khi bị lưu đày: Giê-cô-nia sinh Sa-la-thi-ên. Sa-la-thi-ên sinh Xô-rô-ba-bên.
After the Babylonians took the Israelites to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
13 Xô-rô-ba-bên sinh A-bi-út. A-bi-út sinh Ê-li-a-kim. Ê-li-a-kim sinh A-xô.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 A-xô sinh Xa-đốc. Xa-đốc sinh A-kim. A-kim sinh Ê-li-út.
Eliakim was the father of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim.
15 Ê-li-út sinh Ê-lê-a-sa. Ê-lê-a-sa sinh Ma-than. Ma-than sinh Gia-cốp.
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 Gia-cốp sinh Giô-sép, chồng Ma-ri. Ma-ri sinh Chúa Giê-xu là Đấng Mết-si-a.
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 Vậy, từ Áp-ra-ham đến Đa-vít có mười bốn thế hệ, từ Đa-vít đến thời kỳ lưu đày ở Ba-by-lôn có mười bốn thế hệ, và từ thời kỳ lưu đày ở Ba-by-lôn đến Đấng Mết-si-a cũng có mười bốn thế hệ.
[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 Sự giáng sinh của Chúa Giê-xu, Đấng Mết-si-a diễn tiến như sau: Mẹ Ngài, cô Ma-ri, đã đính hôn với Giô-sép. Nhưng trước khi cưới, lúc còn là trinh nữ, cô chịu thai do quyền năng của Chúa Thánh Linh.
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 Giô-sép, vị hôn phu của Ma-ri là một người ngay lành, quyết định kín đáo từ hôn, vì không nỡ để cô bị sỉ nhục công khai.
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 Đang suy tính việc ấy, Giô-sép bỗng thấy một thiên sứ của Chúa đến với ông trong giấc mộng: “Giô-sép, con của Đa-vít. Đừng ngại cưới Ma-ri làm vợ. Vì cô ấy chịu thai do Chúa Thánh Linh.
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 Cô ấy sẽ sinh con trai, và ngươi hãy đặt tên là Giê-xu, vì Ngài sẽ cứu dân Ngài khỏi tội lỗi.”
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 Việc xảy ra đúng như lời Chúa đã phán bảo các nhà tiên tri loan báo:
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 “Này! Một trinh nữ sẽ chịu thai! Người sẽ sinh hạ một Con trai, họ sẽ gọi Ngài là Em-ma-nu-ên, nghĩa là ‘Đức Chúa Trời ở với chúng ta.’”
“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 Giô-sép tỉnh dậy, ông làm theo lệnh thiên sứ của Chúa, cưới Ma-ri làm vợ.
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 Nhưng ông không ăn ở với cô ấy cho đến khi cô sinh con trai, và Giô-sép đặt tên là Giê-xu.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
