1 The book of the genesis of Messiah Joshua, the huios of David, the huios of Abraham.

Abra[ha]m begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; 3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; 4 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse6 and Jesse begat David the basileus.

And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; 7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; 8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; 11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

12 And after the metoikesia to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Joshua+, who is called Anointed.

17 So all the generations from Abra[ha]m unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Messiah fourteen generations.

18 Now the birth of Christ Joshua was like this: When his mother Mary had been promised to Joseph, before they came together she was found full of the Holy Spirit. 19 And the man Joseph, being righteous, was not about to make a spectacle, so he planned to keep the matter private. 20 But when he thought long and hard about it, a messenger of God came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David , don’t worry about partnering with the woman Mary: what’s being made within her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she shall bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Joshua; for he will save The People from their faults 22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

23 Behold, the young lady shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name emmanouēl; which means “God with us.” [Isaiah 7:14]

24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the Lord’s messenger instructed him, and accepted the woman as his partner; 25 and wasn’t intimate with her until she had borne a son: and he called his name Joshua.


v.21 cf. Judges 13 vv.5,7