Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

2 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.

² There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.

³ Do not multiply your words of pride, let not vain-glory come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

⁴ The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵ They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are [so] no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

⁶ Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

⁷ Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:

⁸ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.

⁹ He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰ They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

² These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.

³ And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was son of his old age; and he made him a vest of many colours.

⁴ And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, and they hated him, and could not greet him with friendliness.

⁵ And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told [it] to his brethren, and they hated him yet the more.

⁶ And he said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream, which I have dreamt:

⁷ Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf.

⁸ And his brethren said to him, Wilt thou indeed be a king over us? wilt thou indeed rule over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.

⁹ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.

¹⁰ And he told [it] to his father and to his brethren. And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamt? Shall we indeed come, I and thy mother and thy brethren, to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

¹¹ And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying.

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.