¹³ Then he said, “Listen now, ^(A)house of David! Is it too trivial a thing for you to ^[a]try the patience of men, that you will ^[b](B)try the patience of ^(C)my God as well? ¹⁴ Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, ^(D)the ^[c]virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him ^[d](E)Immanuel. ¹⁵ He will eat ^[e](F)curds and honey ^[f]at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. ^16 (G)For before the boy knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, ^(H)the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.

Trials to Come for Judah

¹⁷ The Lord will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that ^(I)Ephraim separated from Judah—the days of the ^(J)king of Assyria.”

Conception and Birth of Jesus

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus the ^[a]Messiah was as follows: when His ^(A)mother Mary had been ^[b]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^(B)found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to ^[c](C)send her away secretly. ²⁰ But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^(D)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^[d]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will give birth to a Son; and ^(E)you shall name Him Jesus, for ^[e]He ^(F)will save His people from their sins.” ²² Now all this ^[f]took place so that what was ^(G)spoken by the Lord through ^[g]the prophet would be fulfilled: ²³ “^(H)Behold, the virgin will ^[h](I)conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him ^[i]Immanuel,” which translated means, “^(J)God with us.” ²⁴ And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, ^25 [j]but kept her a virgin until she ^(K)gave birth to a Son; and ^(L)he named Him Jesus.