1 Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Juda and his brethren;

3 and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,

4 and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon,

5 and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,

6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her {that had been the wife} of Urias;

7 and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

8 and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,

9 and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,

10 and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,

11 and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

12 And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,

13 and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

14 and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

15 and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David {were} fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of {the} Holy Spirit.

19 But Joseph, her husband, being {a} righteous {man}, and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly;

20 but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of {the} Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to {thee} Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of {the} Holy Spirit.

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins.

22 Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by {the} Lord, through the prophet, saying,

23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'

24 But Joseph, having awoke up from his sleep, did as the angel of {the} Lord had enjoined him, and took to {him} his wife,

25 and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.

1 Généalogie de Jésus-Christ, fils de David, fils d'Abraham.

2 Abraham engendra Isaac; Isaac engendra Jacob; Jacob engendra Juda et ses frères;

3 Juda engendra de Thamar Pharès et Zara; Pharès engendra Esrom; Esrom engendra Aram;

4 Aram engendra Aminadab; Aminadab engendra Naasson; Naasson engendra Salmon;

5 Salmon engendra Boaz de Rahab; Boaz engendra Obed de Ruth; Obed engendra Isaï;

6 Isaï engendra David. Le roi David engendra Salomon de la femme d'Urie;

7 Salomon engendra Roboam; Roboam engendra Abia; Abia engendra Asa;

8 Asa engendra Josaphat; Josaphat engendra Joram; Joram engendra Ozias;

9 Ozias engendra Joatham; Joatham engendra Achaz; Achaz engendra Ezéchias;

10 Ezéchias engendra Manassé; Manassé engendra Amon; Amon engendra Josias;

11 Josias engendra Jéchonias et ses frères, au temps de la déportation à Babylone.

12 Après la déportation à Babylone, Jéchonias engendra Salathiel; Salathiel engendra Zorobabel;

13 Zorobabel engendra Abiud; Abiud engendra Eliakim; Eliakim engendra Azor;

14 Azor engendra Sadok; Sadok engendra Achim; Achim engendra Eliud;

15 Eliud engendra Eléazar; Eléazar engendra Matthan; Matthan engendra Jacob;

16 Jacob engendra Joseph, l'époux de Marie, de laquelle est né Jésus, qui est appelé Christ.

17 Il y a donc en tout quatorze générations depuis Abraham jusqu'à David, quatorze générations depuis David jusqu'à la déportation à Babylone, et quatorze générations depuis la déportation à Babylone jusqu'au Christ.

18 Voici de quelle manière arriva la naissance de Jésus-Christ. Marie, sa mère, ayant été fiancée à Joseph, se trouva enceinte, par la vertu du Saint-Esprit, avant qu'ils eussent habité ensemble.

19 Joseph, son époux, qui était un homme de bien et qui ne voulait pas la diffamer, se proposa de rompre secrètement avec elle.

20 Comme il y pensait, voici, un ange du Seigneur lui apparut en songe, et dit: Joseph, fils de David, ne crains pas de prendre avec toi Marie, ta femme, car l'enfant qu'elle a conçu vient du Saint-Esprit;

21 elle enfantera un fils, et tu lui donneras le nom de Jésus; c'est lui qui sauvera son peuple de ses péchés.

22 Tout cela arriva afin que s'accomplît ce que le Seigneur avait annoncé par le prophète:

23 Voici, la vierge sera enceinte, elle enfantera un fils, et on lui donnera le nom d'Emmanuel, ce qui signifie Dieu avec nous.

24 Joseph s'étant réveillé fit ce que l'ange du Seigneur lui avait ordonné, et il prit sa femme avec lui.

25 Mais il ne la connut point jusqu'à ce qu'elle eût enfanté un fils, auquel il donna le nom de Jésus.