The Ancestors of Jesus Christ
(Luke 3.23-38)
The Mighty Saviour
1 This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.
2-6a From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.
6b-11 From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon (his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.
12-16 From the time after the exile in Babylon to the birth of Jesus, the following ancestors are listed: Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim, Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus, who was called the Messiah.
17 So then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, and fourteen from David to the exile in Babylon, and fourteen from then to the birth of the Messiah.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
(Luke 2.1-7)18 This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately. 20 While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived. 21 She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus—because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this happened in order to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet, 23 “A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel” (which means, “God is with us”).
24 So when Joseph woke up, he married Mary, as the angel of the Lord had told him to. 25 But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.
Généalogie de Jésus-Christ
V. 1-17: cf. (1 Ch 2:3-15; 3.) Lu 3:23-38. (1 Ch 17:11-14. Ac 13:23.)1 Généalogie de Jésus-Christ, fils de David, fils d’Abraham. 2 Abraham engendra Isaac; Isaac engendra Jacob; Jacob engendra Juda et ses frères; 3 Juda engendra de Thamar Pharès et Zara; Pharès engendra Esrom; Esrom engendra Aram; 4 Aram engendra Aminadab; Aminadab engendra Naasson; Naasson engendra Salmon; 5 Salmon engendra Boaz de Rahab; Boaz engendra Obed de Ruth; 6 Obed engendra Isaï; Isaï engendra David. Le roi David engendra Salomon de la femme d’Urie; 7 Salomon engendra Roboam; Roboam engendra Abia; Abia engendra Asa; 8 Asa engendra Josaphat; Josaphat engendra Joram; Joram engendra Ozias; 9 Ozias engendra Joatham; Joatham engendra Achaz; Achaz engendra Ézéchias; 10 Ézéchias engendra Manassé; Manassé engendra Amon; Amon engendra Josias; 11 Josias engendra Jéchonias et ses frères, au temps de la déportation à Babylone. 12 Après la déportation à Babylone, Jéchonias engendra Salathiel; Salathiel engendra Zorobabel; 13 Zorobabel engendra Abiud; Abiud engendra Éliakim; Éliakim engendra Azor; 14 Azor engendra Sadok; Sadok engendra Achim; Achim engendra Éliud; 15 Éliud engendra Éléazar; Éléazar engendra Matthan; Matthan engendra Jacob; 16 Jacob engendra Joseph, l’époux de Marie, de laquelle est né Jésus, qui est appelé Christ. 17 Il y a donc en tout quatorze générations depuis Abraham jusqu’à David, quatorze générations depuis David jusqu’à la déportation à Babylone, et quatorze générations depuis la déportation à Babylone jusqu’au Christ.
Naissance de Jésus-Christ
V. 18-25: cf. Lu 2:1-21. És 7:14. Ga 4:4.18 Voici de quelle manière arriva la naissance de Jésus-Christ. Marie, sa mère, ayant été fiancée à Joseph, se trouva enceinte, par la vertu du Saint-Esprit, avant qu’ils eussent habité ensemble. 19 Joseph, son époux, qui était un homme de bien et qui ne voulait pas la diffamer, se proposa de rompre secrètement avec elle. 20 Comme il y pensait, voici, un ange du Seigneur lui apparut en songe, et dit: Joseph, fils de David, ne crains pas de prendre avec toi Marie, ta femme, car l’enfant qu’elle a conçu vient du Saint-Esprit; 21 elle enfantera un fils, et tu lui donneras le nom de Jésus; c’est lui qui sauvera son peuple de ses péchés. 22 Tout cela arriva afin que s’accomplît ce que le Seigneur avait annoncé par le prophète:
23 Voici, la vierge sera enceinte, elle enfantera un fils,
Et on lui donnera le nom d’Emmanuel,
ce qui signifie Dieu avec nous. 24 Joseph s’étant réveillé fit ce que l’ange du Seigneur lui avait ordonné, et il prit sa femme avec lui. 25 Mais il ne la connut point jusqu’à ce qu’elle eût enfanté un fils, auquel il donna le nom de Jésus.
