Vangelo secondo Matteo 1

BIBBIA RICCIOTTI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 - Genealogia di Gesù Cristo, figlio di David, figlio di Abramo.	1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abramo fu il padre di Isacco; Isacco, di Giacobbe; Giacobbe, di Giuda e dei suoi fratelli;	2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3 Giuda ebbe, da Tamar, Fares e Zara; Fares fu il padre di Esron; Esron, di Aram;	3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Aram, di Aminadab; Aminadab, di Naasson; Naasson, di Salmon;	4 Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon ebbe, da Raab, Booz; Booz ebbe, da Rut, Obed; Obed fu il padre di Jesse e Jesse del re David.	5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse,
6 Il re David ebbe Salomone da colei che fu [la moglie] di Uria;	6 Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.
7 Salomone fu il padre di Roboamo; Roboamo, di Abia; Abia, di Asa;	7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph.
8 Asa, di Josafat; Josafat, di Joram; Joram, di Ozia;	8 Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah.
9 Ozia, di Joatam; Joatam, di Acaz; Acaz, di Ezechia;	9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10 Ezechia, di Manasse; Manasse, di Amon; Amon, di Josia;	10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah.
11 Josia, di Jeconia e de' suoi fratelli, al tempo della deportazione in Babilonia.	11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
12 Dopo la deportazione in Babilonia, Jeconia fu il padre di Salatiel; Salatiel, di Zorobabele;	12 After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Zorobabele, di Abiud; Abiud di Eliacim; Eliacim, di Azor;	13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
14 Azor, di Sadoc; Sadoc, di Achim; Achim, di Eliud;	14 Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
15 Eliud, di Eleazar; Eleazar, di Matan; Matan, di Giacobbe,	15 Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 Giacobbe, di Giuseppe, lo sposo di Maria, dalla quale è nato Gesù, chiamato Cristo.	16 Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17 Si hanno, dunque, in tutto quattordici generazioni da Abramo a David; quattordici da David alla deportazione in Babilonia, e quattordici dalla deportazione in Babilonia a Cristo.	17 Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
18 La nascita di Cristo avvenne in questo modo. Essendo Maria, sua madre, fidanzata a Giuseppe, prima che fossero venuti ad abitare insieme, si trovò che ella aveva concepito per virtù dello Spirito Santo.	18 Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.
19 Giuseppe, suo sposo, che era uomo giusto e non la voleva esporre all'infamia, decise di lasciarla segretamente.	19 Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.
20 Mentre egli stava ripensando a queste cose, gli apparve in sogno un angelo del Signore, che gli disse: «Giuseppe, figlio di David, non aver timore a prenderti in moglie Maria, perchè quel che è nato in lei è opera dello Spirito Santo.	20 Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.
21 Ella darà alla luce un figlio, che tu chiamerai Gesù, poichè salverà il suo popolo dai loro peccati».	21 She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22 Tutto ciò avvenne affinchè si adempisse quanto aveva detto il Signore a mezzo del profeta:	22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 «Ecco, la Vergine concepirà e darà alla luce un figlio, che sarà chiamato Emmanuele», il che vuol dire: «Dio con noi».	23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means "God is with us."
24 Svegliatosi dal sonno, Giuseppe fece come gli aveva comandato l'angelo del Signore e, presa con sè la sua sposa,	24 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
25 non la conobbe finchè ella diede alla luce il figlio suo primogenito, a cui pose nome Gesù.	25 He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.