¹ Kui Sauli poeg kuulis, et Abner oli Hebronis surnud, siis läksid ta käed lõdvaks ja kogu Iisrael tundis hirmu.

² Ja Sauli pojal oli kaks meest röövjõukude pealikuiks: ühe nimi oli Baana ja teise nimi Reekab, beerotlase Rimmoni pojad benjaminlaste seast; sest ka Beerot loetakse Benjaminile kuuluvaks.

³ Beerotlased olid aga põgenenud Gittaimisse ja nad elavad seal võõrastena tänapäevani.

⁴ Joonatanil, Sauli pojal, oli jalust vigane poeg, kes oli viieaastane, kui Jisreelist tuli sõnum Sauli ja Joonatani kohta; siis võttis ta hoidja tema sülle ja põgenes, aga rutulisel põgenemisel juhtus, et laps kukkus maha ja jäi lonkama; ta nimi oli Mefiboset.

⁵ Ja beerotlase Rimmoni pojad Reekab ja Baana läksid teele ja tulid Iisboseti kotta, kui päev oli palavaim ja ta magas oma lõunauinakut.

⁶ Ja nad tulid sinna kotta sisse nagu nisu võtma, ja nad pistsid temale kõhtu; Reekab ja ta vend Baana ise pääsesid pakku.

⁷ Olles tulnud kotta, kui Iisboset magas voodis oma magamiskambris, lõid nad tema surnuks ja raiusid tal pea maha; siis nad võtsid ta pea ja käisid kogu öö lagendiku teed.

⁸ Ja nad tõid Iisboseti pea Taaveti juurde Hebronisse ning ütlesid kuningale: 'Vaata, siin on su vaenlase, Sauli poja Iisboseti pea. Tema püüdis su hinge. Issand on täna Saulile ja tema järglastele kätte maksnud mu isanda kuninga pärast.'

⁹ Aga Taavet vastas Reekabile ja tema vennale Baanale, beerotlase Rimmoni poegadele, ja ütles neile: 'Nii tõesti kui elab Issand, kes on päästnud mu hinge igast hädast:

¹⁰ selle, kes mulle kuulutas ja ütles: Vaata, Saul on surnud - ta oli enese silmis rõõmusõnumi tooja -, selle ma võtsin kinni ja tapsin Siklagis, tema, kellele oleksin pidanud andma teatetooja tasu,

¹¹ saati siis nüüd, kui õelad mehed on tapnud süütu mehe tema voodis ta oma kojas. Eks ma pea nüüd nõudma tema verd teie käest ja hävitama teid maa pealt?'

¹² Ja Taavet andis käsu noortele meestele ja need tapsid nad ära, raiusid neilt käed ja jalad ja poosid nad Hebroni tiigi äärde; aga Iisboseti pea nad võtsid ja matsid Hebronisse Abneri hauda.

¹ The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

² Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

³ Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

⁴ Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

⁵ Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

⁶ Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁷ Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.

⁸ Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

⁹ Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

¹⁰ Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

¹¹ Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.

¹³ Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

¹⁴ Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

¹⁵ Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

¹⁶ Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.

²⁰ 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, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

²² Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

²³ "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."

²⁴ Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

²⁵ and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.