and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah,

and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,

Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.'

And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

saying, 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'

Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

'But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

'And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is a city of a great king,

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.

Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who is in the heavens;

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places -- standing -- to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

'Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

'Our appointed bread give us to-day.

'And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who is in the heavens;

'And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.

'The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!

'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith?

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that is in thine own eye dost not consider?

or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?

if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide is the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;

how strait is the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!

A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.

Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast to fire:

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go, and as thou didst believe let it be to thee;' and his young man was healed in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'

and his disciples having come to him, awoke him, saying, 'Sir, save us; we are perishing.'

and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind -- is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'

and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

for which is easier? to say, The sins have been forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk?

but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

'And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that 'My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'

And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, 'Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'

And as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,

And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,

then saith he to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few;

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

'And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire ye who in it is worthy, and there abide, till ye may go forth.

'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.

'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?

'Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;

'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;