¹ 這事以後，耶和華在異象中有話對亞伯蘭說：亞伯蘭，你不要懼怕！我是你的盾牌，必大大的賞賜你。

² 亞伯蘭說：主耶和華阿，我既無子，你還賜我甚麼呢？並且要承受我家業的是大馬色人以利以謝。

³ 亞伯蘭又說：你沒有給我兒子；那生在我家中的人就是我的後嗣。

⁴ 耶和華又有話對他說：這人必不成為你的後嗣；你本身所生的才成為你的後嗣。

⁵ 於是領他走到外邊，說：你向天觀看，數算眾星，能數得過來麼？又對他說：你的後裔將要如此。

⁶ 亞伯蘭信耶和華，耶和華就以此為他的義。

⁷ 耶和華又對他說：我是耶和華，曾領你出了迦勒底的吾珥，為要將這地賜你為業。

⁸ 亞伯蘭說：主耶和華阿，我怎能知道必得這地為業呢？

⁹ 他說：你為我取一隻三年的母牛，一隻三年的母山羊，一隻三年的公綿羊，一隻斑鳩，一隻雛鴿。

¹⁰ 亞伯蘭就取了這些來，每樣劈開，分成兩半，一半對著一半地擺列，只有鳥沒有劈開。

¹¹ 有鷙鳥下來，落在那死畜的肉上，亞伯蘭就把他嚇飛了。

¹² 日頭正落的時候，亞伯蘭沉沉地睡了；忽然有驚人的大黑暗落在他身上。

¹³ 耶和華對亞伯蘭說：你要的確知道，你的後裔必寄居別人的地，又服事那地的人；那地的人要苦待他們四百年。

¹⁴ 並且他們所要服事的那國，我要懲罰，後來他們必帶著許多財物從那裡出來。

¹⁵ 但你要享大壽數，平平安安地歸到你列祖那裡，被人埋葬。

¹⁶ 到了第四代，他們必回到此地，因為亞摩利人的罪孽還沒有滿盈。

¹⁷ 日落天黑，不料有冒煙的爐並燒著的火把從那些肉塊中經過。

¹⁸ 當那日，耶和華與亞伯蘭立約，說：我已賜給你的後裔，從埃及河直到伯拉大河之地，

¹⁹ 就是基尼人、基尼洗人、甲摩尼人、

²⁰ 赫人、比利洗人、利乏音人、

²¹ 亞摩利人、迦南人、革迦撒人、耶布斯人之地。

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.