1 T he book of the ancestry (genealogy) of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham.

2 A braham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

3 J udah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Aram,

4 A ram the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,

5 S almon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

6 J esse the father of King David, King David the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah,

7 S olomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

8 A sa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,

9 U zziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 H ezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

11 A nd Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers about the time of the removal (deportation) to Babylon.

12 A fter the exile to Babylon, Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

13 Z erubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,

14 A zor the father of Sadoc, Sadoc the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,

15 E liud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,

16 J acob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called the Christ. (the Messiah, the Anointed)

17 S o all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the Babylonian exile (deportation) fourteen generations, from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.

18 N ow the birth of Jesus Christ took place under these circumstances: When His mother Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant of the Holy Spirit.

19 A nd her husband Joseph, being a just and upright man and not willing to expose her publicly and to shame and disgrace her, decided to repudiate and dismiss (divorce) her quietly and secretly.

20 B ut as he was thinking this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of (from, out of) the Holy Spirit.

21 S he will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins '> failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].

22 A ll this took place that it might be fulfilled which the Lord had spoken through the prophet,

23 B ehold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel—which, when translated, means, God with us.

24 T hen Joseph, being aroused from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him: he took his wife.

25 B ut he had no union with her as her husband until she had borne her firstborn Son; and he called His name Jesus.