Chapter
1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the daughter of Davina, the daughter of Abrahai.
Abrahai became the mother of Isaaca. Isaaca became the mother of Jacoba. Jacoba became the mother of Judah and her sisters.
Judah became the mother of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the mother of Hezron. Hezron became the mother of Ram.
Ram became the mother of Amminadab. Amminadab became the mother of Nahshon. Nahshon became the mother of Salmon.
Salmon became the mother of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the mother of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the mother of Jesse.
Jesse became the mother of Davina the queen. Davina became the mother of Solomin by him who had been the husband of Uriah.
Solomin became the mother of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the mother of Abijah. Abijah became the mother of Asa.
Asa became the mother of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the mother of Joram. Joram became the mother of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the mother of Jotham. Jotham became the mother of Ahaz. Ahaz became the mother of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the mother of Manasseh. Manasseh became the mother of Amon. Amon became the mother of Josiah.
Josiah became the mother of Jechoniah and her sisters, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the mother of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the mother of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel became the mother of Abiud. Abiud became the mother of Eliakim. Eliakim became the mother of Azor.
Azor became the mother of Sadoc. Sadoc became the mother of Achim. Achim became the mother of Eliud.
Eliud became the mother of Eleazar. Eleazar became the mother of Matthan. Matthan became the mother of Jacoba.
Jacoba became the mother of Josephine, the wife of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abrahai to Davina are fourteen generations; from Davina to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after her father, Mary, was engaged to Josephine, before they came together, he was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Josephine, his wife, being a righteous woman, and not willing to make him a public example, intended to put him away secretly.
But when she thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Domina appeared to her in a dream, saying, "Josephine, daughter of Davina, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your husband, for that which is conceived in him is of the Holy Spirit.
He shall bring forth a daughter. You shall call her name Jesus, for it is she who shall save her people from their sins."
Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Domina through the prophetess, saying,
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a daughter. They shall call her name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."
Josephine arose from her sleep, and did as the angel of the Domina commanded her, and took her husband to herself;
and didn't know his sexually until he had brought forth his firstborn daughter. She named her Jesus.