Matthew 1
The Message
1 The family tree of Jesus Christ, David’s son, Abraham’s son:
2-6 Abraham had Isaac,
Isaac had Jacob,
Jacob had Judah and his brothers,
Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar),
Perez had Hezron,
Hezron had Aram,
Aram had Amminadab,
Amminadab had Nahshon,
Nahshon had Salmon,
Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab),
Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother),
Obed had Jesse,
Jesse had David,
and David became king.
6-11 David had Solomon (Uriah’s wife was the mother),
Solomon had Rehoboam,
Rehoboam had Abijah,
Abijah had Asa,
Asa had Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat had Joram,
Joram had Uzziah,
Uzziah had Jotham,
Jotham had Ahaz,
Ahaz had Hezekiah,
Hezekiah had Manasseh,
Manasseh had Amon,
Amon had Josiah,
Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers,
and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.
12-16 When the Babylonian exile ended,
Jeconiah had Shealtiel,
Shealtiel had Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel had Abiud,
Abiud had Eliakim,
Eliakim had Azor,
Azor had Zadok,
Zadok had Achim,
Achim had Eliud,
Eliud had Eleazar,
Eleazar had Matthan,
Matthan had Jacob,
Jacob had Joseph, Mary’s husband,
the Mary who gave birth to Jesus,
the Jesus who was called Christ.
17 There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David,
another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile,
and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ.
The Birth of Jesus
18-19 The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they enjoyed their wedding night, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.
20-23 While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God’s angel spoke in the dream: “Joseph, son of David, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.” This would bring the prophet’s embryonic revelation to full term:
Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).
24-25 Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God’s angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.
Matteus 1
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Jesu familjeträd
1 Detta är Jesu Kristi förfäder, från kung David och Abraham:
2 Abraham, Isak, Jakob (Jakob var far till Judas och hans bröder),
3 Judas, Peres och Sera (deras mor hette Tamar), Hesron,
4 Ram, Amminadav, Nahshon,
5 Salma, Boas (hans mor hette Rahav), Oved (hans mor hette Rut), Ishai
6 Kung David, Salomo (hans mor var Urias hustru),
7 Rehabeam, Avia, Asa,
8 Josafat, Joram, Ussia,
9 Jotam, Ahas, Hiskia,
10 Manasse, Amon, Josia,
11 Jojakin och hans bröder (födda vid tidpunkten för fångenskapen i Babylon)
12 Och efter fångenskapen: Shealtiel, Serubbabel,
13 Avihud, Eljakim, Asor,
14 Sadok, Akim, Elihud,
15 Elasar, Mattan, Jakob,
16 Jakob var far till Josef. (Josef var Marias man, och hon var mor till Jesus Kristus, Guds Son).
17 Detta är de fjorton generationerna från Abraham till kung David, de fjorton generationerna från kung David till fångenskapen och de fjorton generationerna från fångenskapen till Kristus.
En ängel visar sig för Josef
18 När Jesus Kristus föddes gick det till så här: Hans mor Maria var förlovad och skulle gifta sig med Josef. Men redan innan de gift sig väntade hon barn genom den helige Ande.
19 Josef, hennes blivande man, såg då ingen annan utväg än att i tysthet bryta förlovningen. Han ville leva efter Guds bud, men inte heller skämma ut Maria offentligt.
20 Medan han alltjämt grubblade över hur han skulle lösa problemet visade sig en ängel för honom i en dröm.Ängeln sa: Josef, du Davids son, tveka inte att gifta dig med Maria! Barnet i henne har nämligen blivit till genom den helige Ande.
21 Hon kommer att få en son, och du ska kalla honom Jesus (det betyder Frälsare), för han ska frälsa sitt folk från deras synder.
22 På detta sätt kommer det som Gud sagt genom profeterna att uppfyllas:
23 'Lyssna! Den unga flickan ska bli med barn och föda en son, och han ska kallas 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 kallade honom Jesus.
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