(This is the) record of (the) genealogy of Jesus Christ , (the) son of David , (the) son of Abraham :
Abraham was the father of - Isaac , - Isaac the father of - Jacob , and Jacob the father of - Judah and - his brothers.
Judah - was the father of - Perez and - Zerah by - Tamar , Perez - the father of - Hezron , and Hezron the father of - Ram.
Ram - was the father of - Amminadab , Amminadab - the father of - Nahshon , and Nahshon the father of - Salmon.
Salmon - was the father of - Boaz by - Rahab , Boaz - the father of - Obed by - Ruth - , - Obed the father of - Jesse ,
and Jesse the father of - David the king. Next : David was the father of - Solomon by ... Uriah’s (wife) ,
Solomon - the father of - Rehoboam , Rehoboam - the father of - Abijah , and Abijah the father of - Asa.
Asa - was the father of - Jehoshaphat , - Jehoshaphat the father of - Joram , and Joram the father of - Uzziah.
Uzziah - was the father of - Jotham , Jotham - the father of - Ahaz , and Ahaz the father of - Hezekiah.
Hezekiah - was the father of - Manasseh , Manasseh - the father of - Amon , - Amon the father of - Josiah ,
and Josiah the father of - Jeconiah and - his brothers at (the time) of the exile to Babylon.
After ... the exile to Babylon : Jeconiah was the father of - Shealtiel , - Shealtiel the father of - Zerubbabel ,
Zerubbabel - the father of - Abiud , Abiud - the father of - Eliakim , and Eliakim the father of - Azor.
Azor - was the father of - Zadok , Zadok - the father of - Achim , and Achim the father of - Eliud.
Eliud - was the father of - Eleazar , Eleazar - the father of - Matthan , - Matthan the father of - Jacob ,
and Jacob the father of - Joseph , the husband of Mary , of whom was born Jesus , who is called Christ.
In all , then , (there were) fourteen ... ... generations from Abraham to David , - fourteen - from David to the exile to Babylon , and fourteen - from the exile ... to the Christ.
- This is how the birth - of Jesus Christ came about - : His mother Mary was pledged in marriage - to Joseph , but before they came together , she was found to be with child ... ... through (the) Holy Spirit.
Because Joseph - her husband was a righteous man and vvv was unwilling vvv to disgrace her publicly , he resolved to divorce her quietly.
But after he had pondered these things , - an angel of (the) Lord appeared to him in a dream (and) said , “ Joseph , son of David , do not be afraid ... to embrace Mary (as) your wife , for the (One) conceived in her is from (the) Holy Spirit.
She will give birth to - a Son , and you are to give Him the name Jesus , because He will save - His people from - their sins. ”
All - this took place to fulfill what - the Lord had said through the prophet - :
“ Behold , the virgin will be with child ... ... and will give birth to a son , and they will call - Him ... Immanuel ” ( which means ... , - “ God with us ” ).
When - Joseph woke up ... ... ... , he did as the angel of (the) Lord had commanded him , and embraced (Mary as) his wife.
(But) he had no union ... with her until - she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name ... ... ... Jesus.