So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David 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: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
1:19
ወዮሴፍሰፈኃሪሃእስመጻድቅውእቱኢፈቀደይክሥታአላመከረጽሚተይኅድጋ።
她丈夫約瑟是個義人,不願意明明地羞辱她,想要暗暗地把她休了。
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
1:21
ወትወልድወልደወትሰምዮስሞኢየሱስሃእስመውእቱያድኅኖሙለሕዝቡእምኀጢአቶሙ።
她將要生一個兒子,你要給他起名叫耶穌,因他要將自己的百姓從罪惡裏救出來。」
She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
1:22
ወዝኵሉዘኮነከመይትፈጸምዘተብህለእምኀበእግዚአብሔርበነቢይእንዘይብል።
這一切的事成就是要應驗主藉先知所說的話,
Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
1:24
ወተንሢኦዮሴፍእምንዋሙገብረበከመአዘዞመልአከእግዚአብሔርወነሥኣለማርያምፍኅርቱ።
約瑟醒了,起來,就遵着主使者的吩咐把妻子娶過來;
Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
1:25
ወኢያእመራእስከአመወለደትወልደዘበኵራወጸውዑስሞኢየሱስሃ።
只是沒有和她同房,等她生了兒子 ,就給他起名叫耶穌。
and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.