Matthäus 1 | New International Reader’s Version

The family line of Jesus the Messiah

1 This is the written story of the family line of Jesus the Messiah. He is the son of David. He is also the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. Tamar was their mother. Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

5 Salmon was the father of Boaz. Rahab was Boaz’s mother. Boaz was the father of Obed. Ruth was Obed’s mother. Obed was the father of Jesse.

6 And Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon. Solomon’s mother had been Uriah’s wife.

7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.

8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah.

9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah.

11 And Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers. At that time, the Jewish people were forced to go away to Babylon.

12 After this, the family line continued. Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.

13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud. Abihud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor.

14 Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Elihud.

15 Elihud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob.

16 Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph was the husband of Mary. And Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

17 So there were 14 generations from Abraham to David. There were 14 from David until the Jewish people were forced to go away to Babylon. And there were 14 from that time to the Messiah.

Joseph accepts Jesus as his Son

18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. But before they started to live together, it became clear that she was going to have a baby. She became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.

19 Her husband Joseph was faithful to the law. But he did not want to put her to shame in public. So he planned to divorce her quietly.

20 But as Joseph was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, ‘Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit.

21 She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That’s because he will save his people from their sins.’

22 All this took place to bring about what the Lord had said would happen. He had said through the prophet,

23 ‘The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.’ The name Immanuel means ‘God with us.’

24 Joseph woke up. He did what the angel of the Lord commanded him to do. He took Mary home as his wife.

25 But he did not sleep with her until she gave birth to a son. And Joseph gave him the name Jesus.

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Jesus släkttavla

1 Detta är förfäderna till Jesus Kristus*, den utlovade kungen, som var ättling till kung David och Abraham:

2 Abraham, Isak, Jakob (pappa till Juda och hans bröder),

3 Juda, Peres (tvillingbror till Serach, mamman hette Tamar), Hesron,

4 Ram, Amminadav, Nachshon,

5 Salma, Boas (mamman hette Rachav), Oved (mamman hette Rut), Jishaj (pappa till kung David),

6 kung David. Salomo (mamman hette Batsheba, änka efter Uria),

7 Rehabeam, Avia, Asa,

8 Joshafat, Joram, Ussia,

9 Jotam, Achas, Hiskia,

10 Manasse, Amon,

11 Josia (pappa till Jojakin och hans bröder, som föddes vid den tid då folket fördes bort i fångenskap till Babylon), Jojakin.

12 Efter bortförandet till Babylon: Shealtiel, Serubbabel,

13 Avihud, Eljakim, Asor,

14 Sadok, Akim, Elihud,

15 Elasar, Mattan, Jakob,

16 och Josef. Josef var Marias man, och hon var mamma till Jesus Kristus.

17 Dessa 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

18 När 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.*

19 Josef, 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.*

20 Medan 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.

21 Hon ska få en son, och du ska låta honom heta Jesus, för han ska rädda sitt folk från deras synder.*”

22 Genom 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”).’*

24 När Josef vaknade gjorde han som ängeln hade befallt och gifte sig med Maria,

25 men de hade inget sexuellt samliv förrän sonen hade fötts. Och Josef lät honom heta Jesus.

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