Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

2AND THOU, BETHLEHEM Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity. 3Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel. 4And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth. 5And this man shall be our peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall set his foot in our houses: and we shall raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren. 3And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram. 4And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon. 5And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse. 6And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias. 7And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia begot Asa. 8And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias. 9And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias. 10And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manesses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias. 11And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon. 12And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel. 13And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor. 14And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud. 15And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob. 16And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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18Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. 19Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. 20But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. 21And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. 22Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: 23Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.