Mattheum 1
1 liber generationis Iesu Christi filii David filii Abraham
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2 Abraham genuit Isaac Isaac autem genuit Iacob Iacob autem genuit Iudam et fratres eius
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Iudas autem genuit Phares et Zara de Thamar Phares autem genuit Esrom Esrom autem genuit Aram
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4 Aram autem genuit Aminadab Aminadab autem genuit Naasson Naasson autem genuit Salmon
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5 Salmon autem genuit Booz de Rachab Booz autem genuit Obed ex Ruth Obed autem genuit Iesse Iesse autem genuit David regem
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse.
6 David autem rex genuit Salomonem ex ea quae fuit Uriae
Jesse was the father of David the king, David the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
7 Salomon autem genuit Roboam Roboam autem genuit Abiam Abia autem genuit Asa
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa.
8 Asa autem genuit Iosaphat Iosaphat autem genuit Ioram Ioram autem genuit Oziam
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram an ancestor of Uzziah.
9 Ozias autem genuit Ioatham Ioatham autem genuit Achaz Achaz autem genuit Ezechiam
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Ezechias autem genuit Manassen Manasses autem genuit Amon Amon autem genuit Iosiam
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11 Iosias autem genuit Iechoniam et fratres eius in transmigratione Babylonis
Josiah was an ancestor of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 et post transmigrationem Babylonis Iechonias genuit Salathihel Salathihel autem genuit Zorobabel
After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel was an ancestor of Zerubbabel.
13 Zorobabel autem genuit Abiud Abiud autem genuit Eliachim Eliachim autem genuit Azor
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14 Azor autem genuit Saddoc Saddoc autem genuit Achim Achim autem genuit Eliud
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 Eliud autem genuit Eleazar Eleazar autem genuit Matthan Matthan autem genuit Iacob
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16 Iacob autem genuit Ioseph virum Mariae de qua natus est Iesus qui vocatur Christus
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 omnes ergo generationes ab Abraham usque ad David generationes quattuordecim et a David usque ad transmigrationem Babylonis generationes quattuordecim et a transmigratione Babylonis usque ad Christum generationes quattuordecim
All the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Christi autem generatio sic erat cum esset desponsata mater eius Maria Ioseph antequam convenirent inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu Sancto
The birth of Jesus Christ happened in the following way. His mother, Mary, was engaged to marry Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Ioseph autem vir eius cum esset iustus et nollet eam traducere voluit occulte dimittere eam
Her husband, Joseph, was a righteous man, and he did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to secretly end his engagement with her.
20 haec autem eo cogitante ecce angelus Domini in somnis apparuit ei dicens Ioseph fili David noli timere accipere Mariam coniugem tuam quod enim in ea natum est de Spiritu Sancto est
As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.
21 pariet autem filium et vocabis nomen eius Iesum ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum
She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 hoc autem totum factum est ut adimpleretur id quod dictum est a Domino per prophetam dicentem
All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 ecce virgo in utero habebit et pariet filium et vocabunt nomen eius Emmanuhel quod est interpretatum Nobiscum Deus
“Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
24 exsurgens autem Ioseph a somno fecit sicut praecepit ei angelus Domini et accepit coniugem suam
Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and he took her as his wife.
25 et non cognoscebat eam donec peperit filium suum primogenitum et vocavit nomen eius Iesum
But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Then he called his name Jesus.
