Chronological

1 The book of the genealogy^[a] of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham—

² Abraham fathered^[b] Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, ³ and Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram, ⁴ and Ram fathered Aminadab, and Aminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, ⁵ and Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse, ⁶ and Jesse fathered David the king.

And David fathered Solomon by the one of Uriah, ⁷ and Solomon fathered Rehoboam, and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asaph, ⁸ and Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah, ⁹ and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah, ¹⁰ and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, and Manasseh fathered Amos, and Amos fathered Josiah, ¹¹ and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the deportation of Babylon.

¹² And after the deportation of Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel, ¹³ and Zerubbabel fathered Abihud, and Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor, ¹⁴ and Azor fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud, ¹⁵ and Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob, ¹⁶ and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary— by whom^[c] Jesus was born, the One being called Christ.

¹⁷ So all^[d] the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation of Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the deportation of Babylon to the Christ are fourteen generations.

The Birth of The King: Jesus Is Born To a Virgin In Fulfillment of Isaiah

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: His mother Mary having been promised-in-marriage^[e] to Joseph, before they came-together she was found having a child in the womb by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband^[f], being righteous and not wanting to publicly-expose^[g] her, intended to send her away^[h] secretly^[i]. ²⁰ And he having pondered these things, behold— an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for the child having been fathered^[j] in her is by the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will give-birth to a Son. And you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. ²² And^[k] this entire thing has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying ²³ ‘Behold— the virgin will have a child in the womb, and she will give-birth to a Son. And they will call His name “Immanuel”’” [Isa 7:14], which being translated is “God with us”. ²⁴ And Joseph, having arisen from the sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took her as his wife. ²⁵ And he was not knowing^[l] her until which time she gave-birth to a Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Mary Gives Birth In Bethlehem, Where She And Joseph Went Because of The Roman Census

2 Now it came about during those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus^[a] that all the world should be registered^[b]. ² This first^[c] registration took place while Quirinius was being-governor of Syria. ³ And they were all going to register-themselves^[d]— each one to his own city^[e]. ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem— because of his being from the house and family of David— ⁵ so as to register himself with Mary, the one having been promised-in-marriage to him, being pregnant. ⁶ And it came about during their being there that the days were fulfilled that she might give-birth. ⁷ And she gave birth to her firstborn son. And she wrapped Him in swaddling-cloths^[f], and laid Him in a manger^[g], because there was not a place for them in the inn.

Angels Announce The Birth of The Savior To Shepherds In The Field

⁸ And shepherds were in the same region, living-in-the-fields and watching over their flock for watches of the night. ⁹ And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shined around them, and they feared a great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Do not be fearing. For behold— I am announcing-as-good-news to you a great joy which will be for all the people, ¹¹ because^[h] a Savior was born for you today in the city of David, Who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby having been wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger”. ¹³ And suddenly a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying, ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest [heavens]. And peace on earth among people of ^[i] [His] good-will^[j]”. ¹⁵ And it came about that when the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing having taken place which the Lord made-known to us”. ¹⁶ And they came, having hurried, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. ¹⁷ And having seen Him, they made-known about the thing having been spoken to them about this Child. ¹⁸ And all the ones having heard it marveled about the things having been spoken to them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary was preserving^[k] all these things, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything which they heard and saw, just as it was spoken to them.

His Name Is Called Jesus

²¹ And when eight days were fulfilled that they might circumcise Him, His name was indeed called Jesus— the name having been named by the angel before^[l] He was conceived in the womb.

The Parents Bring Jesus To The Temple To Redeem Him Before The Lord

²² And when the days of their purification according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled^[m], they brought Him up to Jerusalem so as to present Him to the Lord ²³ just as it has been written in the Law of the Lord [in Ex 13:2], that “every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”; ²⁴ and that she might give a sacrifice in accordance with the thing having been said in the Law of the Lord [in Lev 12:8]: “a pair of turtledoves or two young ones of pigeons”.

Simeon Recognizes The Child As The Messiah, But a Sword Will Pierce Mary’s Soul

²⁵ And behold— a man was in Jerusalem for whom the name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and reverent^[n], waiting-for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord. ²⁷ And he came in the Spirit into the temple. And at the parents bringing-in the child Jesus that they might do for Him according to the thing^[o] having become-a-custom from the Law, ²⁸ he also took Him into his arms. And he blessed God, and said, ²⁹ “Now You are releasing Your slave in peace in accordance with Your word, Master, ³⁰ because my eyes saw Your salvation ³¹ which You prepared in the presence of all the peoples— ³² the light for the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel”. ³³ And His father and mother were marveling at the things being spoken about Him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold— this One is appointed^[p] for^[q] the falling and rising of many in Israel, and for^[r] a sign being spoken-against^[s]— ³⁵ and indeed a sword will pierce the soul of you yourself— so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed”.

Anna The Prophet Thanks God For the Child

³⁶ And there was Anna— a prophet, a daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. This one was advanced in her many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, ³⁷ and herself being a widow up-to^[t] eighty four years, who was not departing from the temple, serving^[u] night and day with fastings and prayers. ³⁸ And having come-upon them at the very hour, she was returning-thanks to God, and was speaking about Him to all the ones waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.