Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 1

1The bookΒίβλοςBiblosG976of the generationγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,the sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

2AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Isaacτὸν Ἰσαάκ·ton IsaakG3588 G2464;andδὲdeG1161IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Jacobτὸν Ἰακώβ·ton IakōbG3588 G2384;andδὲdeG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Judahτὸν Ἰούδανton IoudanG3588 G2455andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80;

3AndδὲdeG1161JudahἸούδαςIoudasG2455begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Perezτὸν Φάρεςton PharesG3588 G5329andκαὶkaiG2532Zerahτὸν Ζάραton ZaraG3588 G2196ofἐκekG1537Tamarτῆς Θαμάρ·tēs ThamarG3588 G2283;andδὲdeG1161PerezΦάρεςPharesG5329begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Hezronτὸν Ἑσρώμ·ton HesrōmG3588 G2074;andδὲdeG1161HezronἙσρὼμHesrōmG2074begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Ramτὸν Ἀράμ·ton AramG3588 G689;

4AndδὲdeG1161RamἈρὰμAramG689begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Amminadabτὸν Ἀμιναδάβ·ton AminadabG3588 G284;andδὲdeG1161AmminadabἈμιναδὰβAminadabG284begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Nahshonτὸν Ναασσών·ton NaassōnG3588 G3476;andδὲdeG1161NahshonΝαασσὼνNaassōnG3476begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Salmonτὸν Σαλμών·ton SalmōnG3588 G4533;

5AndδὲdeG1161SalmonΣαλμὼνSalmōnG4533begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Boazτὸν Βόεςton BoesG3588 G1003ofἐκekG1537Rahabτῆς Ῥαχάβ·tēs RhachabG3588 G4477;andδὲdeG1161BoazΒόεςBoesG1003begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Obedτὸν Ἰωβὴδton IōbēdG3588 G5601ofἐκekG1537Ruthτῆς Ῥούθ·tēs RhouthG3588 G4503;andδὲdeG1161ObedἸωβὴδIōbēdG5601begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Jesseτὸν Ἰεσσαί·ton IessaiG3588 G2421;

6AndδὲdeG1161JesseἸεσσαὶIessaiG2421begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080DavidΔαυὶδDauidG3588 G1138the kingβασιλέα·basileaG3588 G935;andδὲdeG1161DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138the kingG3588 G935begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080SolomonΣολομῶναSolomōnaG3588 G4672ofἐκekG1537herG3588that had been the wifeof UriahΟὐρίου·OuriouG3588 G3774;

7τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080RehoboamῬοβοάμ·RhoboamG4497;andδὲdeG1161RehoboamῬοβοὰμRhoboamG4497begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AbijahἈβιά·AbiaG7;andδὲdeG1161AbjahἈβιὰAbiaG7begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AsaἈσάφ·AsaphG760;

8τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161AsaἈσὰφAsaphG760begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080JehoshaphatἸωσαφάτ·IōsaphatG2498;andδὲdeG1161JehoshaphatἸωσαφὰτIōsaphatG2498begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080JoramἸωράμ·IōramG2496;andδὲdeG1161JoramἸωρὰμIōramG2496begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Uzziahτὸν Ὀζίαν·ton OzianG3588 G3604;

9τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161UzziahὈζίαςOziasG3604begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080JothamἸωαθάμ·IōathamG2488;andδὲdeG1161JothamἸωαθὰμIōathamG2488begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AhazἈχάζ·AchazG881;andδὲdeG1161AhazἈχὰζAchazG881begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Hezekiahτὸν Ἑζεκίαν·ton HezekianG3588 G1478;

10τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161HezekiahἙζεκίαςHezekiasG1478begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080ManassehΜανασσῆ· τὸνManassē tonG3588 G3128;andδὲdeG1161ManassehΜανασσῆςManassēsG3128begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AmonG300;andδὲdeG1161AmonG300begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Josiahτὸν Ἰωσίαν·ton IōsianG3588 G2502;

11AndδὲdeG1161JosiahἸωσίαςIōsiasG2502begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080Jechoniahτὸν Ἰεχονίανton IechonianG3588 G2423andκαὶkaiG2532his brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80,about the timeἐπὶepiG1909theyαὐτοῦautouG846were carried away toτῆς μετοικεσίαςtēs metoikesiasG3588 G3350BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897:

12τὴνtēnG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326they were brought toμετοικεσίαν τὸνmetoikesian tonG3588 G3350BabylonΒαβυλῶνοςBabulōnosG897,JechoniahἸεχονίαςIechoniasG2423begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080SheatielΣαλαθιήλ·SalathiēlG4528;andδὲdeG1161SheatielΣαλαθιὴλSalathiēlG4528begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080ZerubbabelΖοροβαβέλ·ZorobabelG2216;

13τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161ZerubbabelΖοροβαβὲλZorobabelG2216begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AbiudἈβιούδ·AbioudG10;andδὲdeG1161AbiudἈβιοὺδAbioudG10begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080EliakimἘλιακίμ·EliakimG1662;andδὲdeG1161EliakimἘλιακὶμEliakimG1662begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AzorἈζώρ·AzōrG107;

14τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161AzorἈζὼρAzōrG107begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080SadocΣαδώκ·SadōkG4524;andδὲdeG1161SadocΣαδὼκSadōkG4524begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080AchimἈχίμ·AchimG885;andδὲdeG1161AchimἈχὶμAchimG885begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080EliudἘλιούδ·ElioudG1664;

15τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161EliudἘλιοὺδElioudG1664begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080EleazarἘλεάζαρ·EleazarG1648;andδὲdeG1161EleazarἘλεάζαρEleazarG1648begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080MatthanΜατθάν·MatthanG3157;andδὲdeG1161MatthanΜατθὰνMatthanG3157begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080JacobἸακώβ·IakōbG2384;

16τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384begatἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501the husbandἄνδρα ὁandra hoG3588 G435of MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,ofἐξexG1537whomἧςhēsG3739was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004ChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547.

17SoοὖνounG3767allΠᾶσαιPasaiG3956the generationsαἱ γενεαὶhai geneaiG3588 G1074fromἀπὸapoG575AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11toἕωςhe'ōsG2193DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138arefourteenδεκατέσσαρεςdekatessaresG1180generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG1074;andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the carrying away intoτῆς μετοικεσίαςtēs metoikesiasG3588 G3350BabylonΒαβυλῶνοςBabulōnosG897arefourteenδεκατέσσαρεςdekatessaresG1180generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG1074;andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575the carrying away intoτῆς μετοικεσίαςtēs metoikesiasG3588 G3350BabylonΒαβυλῶνοςBabulōnosG897untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547arefourteenδεκατέσσαρες.¶dekatessaresG1180generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG1074.

18NowδὲdeG1161the birthΤοῦTouG3588 G1083of JesusἸησοῦ ἡIēsou hēG3588 G2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547wasἦν·ēnG1510on this wiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779:When asG1063hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherτῆς μητρὸςtēs mētrosG3588 G3384MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137was espousedμνηστευθείσηςmnēsteutheisēsG3423to Josephτῷ Ἰωσήφ,tō IōsēphG3588 G2501,beforeπρὶνprinG4250ἢēG2228theyαὐτοὺςautousG846came togetherσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905,she was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147with childἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσαen gastri echousaG1722 G1064 G2192ofἐκekG1537theG4151Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40GhostG4151.

19ThenδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501herαὐτῆς,autēsG846husbandὁ ἀνὴρho anērG3588 G435,beingὢνōnG1510a justδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342man,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to makeG3856herαὐτὴνautēnG846a publick exampleG3856,was mindedἐβουλήθηeboulēthēG1014to putG630herαὐτήν.¶autēnG846awayἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630privilyλάθρᾳlathraG2977.

20ButδὲdeG1161whileG1760heαὐτοῦautouG846thought onG1760these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,beholdG3708,the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedἐφάνηephanēG5316unto himαὐτῷautōG846inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,thou sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,fearφοβηθῇςphobēthēasG5399notμὴmēG3361to take unto theeπαραλαβεῖνparalabeinG3880MaryΜαρίανMarianG3137thyσου·souG4771wifeτὴν γυναῖκάtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135:for thatγὰρgarG1063whichτὸtoG3588is conceivedγεννηθὲνgennēthenG1080inἐνenG1722herαὐτῇautēaG846isἐστινestinG1510ofἐκekG1537theG4151Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40GhostG4151.

21AndδὲdeG1161she shall bring forthτέξεταιtexetaiG5088a sonυἱόν,huionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt callκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686JESUSἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424:forγὰρgarG1063heαὐτὸςautosG846shall saveσώσειsōseiG4982hisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846sinsτῶν ἁμαρτιῶνtōn hamartiōnG3588 G266.

22NowδὲdeG1161allὅλονholonG3650thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778was doneγέγονενgegonenG1096,that itἵναinaG2443might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whichG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046ofὑπὸhupoG5259the LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962byδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG3588 G4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

23BeholdG3708,a virginἡ παρθένοςhē parthenosG3588 G3933shall beἕξειhexeiG2192withἐνenG1722childγαστρὶgastriG1064,andκαὶkaiG2532shall bring forthτέξεταιtexetaiG5088a sonυἱόν,huionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532they shall callκαλέσουσινkalesousinG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686EmmanuelἘμμανουήλ,EmmanouēlG1694,whichὅhoG3739being interpretedμεθερμηνευόμενον·methermēneuomenonG3177isἐστινestinG1510,Godὁ θεός.¶ho theosG3588 G2316withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326usG1473.

24ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501being raisedG1326fromἀπὸapoG575sleepτοῦ ὕπνουtou hupnouG3588 G5258didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160asὡςhōsG5613the angelὁ ἄγγελοςho angelosG3588 G32of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962had biddenπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532took unto himπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135:

25G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097herG846notοὐκoukG3756tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739she had brought forthἔτεκενetekenG5088herG846firstbornG4416sonυἱόνhuionG3588 G5207:andκαὶkaiG2532he calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564hisG846nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686JESUSἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

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