Ma-thi-ơ 1
1 Gia phổ Đức Chúa Jêsus Christ, con cháu Đa-vít và con cháu Aùp-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 Aùp-ra-ham sanh Y-sác; Y-sác sanh Gia-cốp; Gia-cốp sanh Giu-đa và anh em người.
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 bởi Tha-ma sanh Pha-rê và Xa-ra. Pha-rê sanh Eách-rôm; Eách-rôm sanh 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 sanh A-mi-na-đáp; A-mi-na-đáp sanh Na-ách-son; Na-ách-son sanh Sanh-môn.
Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.
5 Sanh-môn bởi Ra-háp sanh Bô-ô. Bô-ô bởi Ru-tơ sanh Ô-bết. Ô-bết sanh 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 sanh vua Đa-vít. Đa-vít bởi vợ của U-ri sanh Sa-lô-môn.
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 sanh Rô-bô-am; Rô-bô-am sanh A-bi-gia; A-bi-gia sanh A-sa;
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asaph.
8 A-sa sanh Giô-sa-phát; Giô-sa-phát sanh Giô-ram; Giô-ram sanh Ô-xia.
Asaph was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Ô-xia sanh Giô-tam; Giô-tam sanh A-cha; A-cha sanh 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 sanh Ma-na-sê; Ma-na-sê sanh A-môn; A-môn sanh 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 đang khi bị đày qua nước Ba-by-lôn sanh Giê-chô-nia và anh em người.
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 Khi đã bị đày qua nước Ba-by-lôn, thì Giê-chô-nia sanh Sa-la-thi-ên; Sa-la-thi-ên sanh 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 sanh A-bi-út; A-bi-út sanh Ê-li-a-kim; Ê-li-a-kim sanh A-xô.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
14 A-xô sanh Sa-đốc; Sa-đốc sanh A-chim; A-chim sanh 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 sanh Ê-lê-a-xa; Ê-lê-a-xa sanh Ma-than; Ma-than sanh 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 sanh Giô-sép là chồng Ma-ri; Ma-ri là người sanh Đức Chúa Jêsus, gọi là Christ.
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 Như vậy, từ Aùp-ra-ham cho đến Đa-vít, hết thảy có mười bốn đời; từ Đa-vít cho đến khi bị đày qua nước Ba-by-lôn, cũng có mười bốn đời; và từ khi bị đày qua nước Ba-by-lôn cho đến Đấng Christ, lại cũng có mười bốn đời.
[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 Vả, sự giáng sinh của Đức Chúa Jêsus Christ đã xảy ra như vầy: Khi Ma-ri, mẹ Ngài, đã hứa gả cho Giô-sép, song chưa ăn ở cùng nhau, thì người đã chịu thai bởi Đức 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 chồng người, là người có nghĩa, chẳng muốn cho người mang xấu, bèn toan đem để nhẹm.
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 Song đang ngẫm nghĩ về việc ấy, thì thiên sứ của Chúa hiện đến cùng Giô-sép trong giấc chiêm bao, mà phán rằng: Hỡi Giô-sép, con cháu Đa-vít, ngươi chớ ngại lấy Ma-ri làm vợ, vì con mà người chịu thai đó là bởi Đức 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 Người sẽ sanh một trai, ngươi khá đặt tên là Jêsus, vì chính con trai ấy sẽ cứu dân mình ra khỏi tội.
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 Mọi việc đã xảy ra như vậy, để cho ứng nghiệm lời Chúa đã dùng đấng tiên tri mà phán rằng:
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 Nầy, một gái đồng trinh sẽ chịu thai, và sanh một con trai, Rồi người ta sẽ đặt tên con trai đó là Em-ma-nu-ên; nghĩa là: Đức Chúa Trời ở cùng 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 Khi Giô-sép thức dậy rồi, thì làm y như lời thiên sứ của Chúa đã dặn, mà đem vợ về với mình;
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 song không hề ăn ở với cho đến khi người sanh một trai, thì đặt tên là Jêsus.
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son. And [Joseph] named him Jesus.
