1This is the genealogy[1] of Jesus the Messiah[2] the son of David, the son of Abraham:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,4Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,6and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,9Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[3] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,15Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.17Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
Joseph accepts Jesus as his son
18This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[4]: his mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[5] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[6] because he will save his people from their sins.’22All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had said through the prophet:23‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’). (Isa 7:14)24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
1Detta är förfäderna till Jesus Kristus[1], den utlovade kungen, som var ättling till kung David och Abraham:2Abraham, Isak, Jakob (pappa till Juda och hans bröder),3Juda, Peres (tvillingbror till Serach, mamman hette Tamar), Hesron,4Ram, Amminadav, Nachshon,5Salma, Boas (mamman hette Rachav), Oved (mamman hette Rut), Jishaj (pappa till kung David),6kung David. Salomo (mamman hette Batsheba, änka efter Uria),7Rehabeam, Avia, Asa,8Joshafat, Joram, Ussia,9Jotam, Achas, Hiskia,10Manasse, Amon,11Josia (pappa till Jojakin och hans bröder, som föddes vid den tid då folket fördes bort i fångenskap till Babylon), Jojakin.12Efter bortförandet till Babylon: Shealtiel, Serubbabel,13Avihud, Eljakim, Asor,14Sadok, Akim, Elihud,15Elasar, Mattan, Jakob,16och Josef. Josef var Marias man, och hon var mamma till Jesus Kristus.17Dessa personer utgör 14 släktled från Abraham fram till kung David, 14 släktled från kung David fram till bortförandet till Babylon och 14 släktled från bortförandet till Babylon fram till Jesus Kristus.
Jesus föds
18När Jesus Kristus föddes gick det till så här: Hans mamma Maria var förlovad och skulle gifta sig med Josef. Men redan innan de gift sig blev hon med barn genom Guds heliga Ande.[2]19Josef, hennes blivande man, såg då ingen annan utväg än att i tysthet bryta förlovningen. Han ville leva efter Guds bud men ändå inte skämma ut Maria offentligt.[3]20Medan han fortfarande grubblade över hur han skulle lösa problemet visade sig en Herrens ängel för honom i en dröm. Ängeln sa: ”Josef, du ättling till kung David, tveka inte att gifta dig med Maria, för barnet hon bär har blivit till genom Guds heliga Ande.21Hon ska få en son, och du ska låta honom heta Jesus, för han ska rädda sitt folk från deras synder.[4]”22Genom detta blev det som Gud förutsagt genom profeten Jesaja verklighet:23’Lyssna! Den unga flickan ska bli med barn och föda en son, och man ska kalla honom Immanuel (det betyder ”Gud är med oss”).’[5]24När Josef vaknade gjorde han som ängeln hade befallt och gifte sig med Maria,25men de hade inget sexuellt samliv förrän sonen hade fötts. Och Josef lät honom heta Jesus.