13. Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor,
14. Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud,
15. Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, Matthan fathered Jacob,
16. and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Miriam, from whom was born Yeshua who is called the Messiah.
17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the Babylonian exile are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile until the Messiah are fourteen generations.
18. Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah happened this way. When His mother Miriam was engaged to Joseph but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
19. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, made up his mind to dismiss her secretly.
20. But while he considered these things, behold, an angel of Adonai appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Miriam as your wife, for the Child conceived in her is from the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
21. She will give birth to a son; and you shall call His name Yeshua, for He will save His people from their sins.”