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Akuapem Twi Contemporary BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. 1AKWYesu Kristo a ofi Ɔhene Dawid ne Abraham abusua mu no mpanyimfo din na edidi so yi:BSBBSB: This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2. 2AKWAbraham ba ne Isak, Isak ba ne Yakob; Yakob nso mma ne Yuda ne ne nuanom.BSBBSB: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
3. 3AKWYuda mma ne Peres ne Sera. Wɔn na ne Tamar. Peres ba ne Hesron na Hesron nso ba ne Ram.BSBBSB: Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
4. 4AKWRam woo Aminadab, Aminadab woo Nahson, Nahson nso woo Salmon.BSBBSB: Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
5. 5AKWSalmon ne ne yere Rahab woo Boas, Boas ne ne yere Rut woo Obed, Obed nso woo Yisai.BSBBSB: Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
6. 6AKWYisai ba ne Ɔhene Dawid. Dawid ba ne Salomo. Dawid ne Batseba a na anka ɔyɛ Uria yere no na wɔwoo Salomo.BSBBSB: and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
7. 7AKWSalomo woo Rehoboam, Rehoboam woo Abia, Abia woo Asa.BSBBSB: Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
8. 8AKWAsa woo Yehosafat, Yehosafat woo Yoram, Yoram nso woo UsiaBSBBSB: Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9. 9AKWUsia ba ne Yotam, Yotam ba ne Ahas: Ahas ba ne Hiskia.BSBBSB: Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10. 10AKWHiskia ba ne Manase, Manase ba ne Amon, Amon nso ba ne Yosia.BSBBSB: Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11. 11AKWYosia woo Yekonia ne ne nuanom. Wɔwoo wɔn bere a na Yudafo te nnommum mu wɔ Babilon no.BSBBSB: and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12. 12AKWWɔn a wofi Babilon nnommum mu bae no akyi awo ntoatoaso ni: Yekonia woo Sealtiel, Sealtiel woo Serubabel.BSBBSB: After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13. 13AKWSerubabel woo Abihud, Abihud woo Eliakim, Eliakim nso woo Asor.BSBBSB: Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14. 14AKWAsor ba ne Sadok, Sadok ba ne Akim, Akim ba ne Elihud.BSBBSB: Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15. 15AKWElihud ba ne Eleasar, Eleasar ba ne Matan. Matan nso ba ne Yakob,BSBBSB: Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16. 16AKWYakob woo Yosef a ɔwaree Maria no. Saa Maria yi na ɔwoo Yesu Kristo.BSBBSB: and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17. 17AKWAwo ntoatoaso a efi Abraham so de besi Ɔhene Dawid so yɛ dunan. Efi Ɔhene Dawid so de besi bere a wɔfaa ɔman no nnommum kɔɔ Babilon no nso awo ntoatoaso yɛ dunan saa ara. Saa ara nso na efi bere a wotu fii Babilon san baa wɔn man mu bio no de besi Kristo awo so nso yɛ awo ntoatoaso dunan.BSBBSB: In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
18. 18AKWSɛnea Yesu Kristo awo ho nsɛm te ni: Wɔde ne na Maria maa Yosef sɛ ɔnware no, nanso ansa na wobehyia mu sɛ awarefo no, ohuu sɛ wanyinsɛn; nea efi Honhom Kronkron.BSBBSB: This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
19. 19AKWƐbaa saa no, ne kunu Yosef a odi ne ho ni no ampɛ sɛ obegu Maria anim ase nti ɔyɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ obegyaa no aware wɔ kokoa mu.BSBBSB: Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
20. 20AKWBere a asɛm no ayɛ Yosef dadwen no, Awurade bɔfo beyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ dae mu. Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Yosef, Dawid ba, nsuro sɛ wobɛfa Maria sɛ wo yere efisɛ ne nyinsɛn no fi Honhom Kronkron.BSBBSB: But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21. 21AKWƆbɛwo ɔbarima na woato no din Yesu, ase ne Agyenkwa, efisɛ ɔno na obegye ne nkurɔfo nkwa afi wɔn bɔne mu.”BSBBSB: She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
22. 22AKWEyi nyinaa baa mu de hyɛɛ nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae no ma se:BSBBSB: All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23. 23AKW“Ɔbabun no benyinsɛn, na wawo ɔbabarima, na wɔato no din Immanuel” a ase ne sɛ, “Onyankopɔn ne yɛn wɔ hɔ.”BSBBSB: “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
24. 24AKWBere a Yosef nyan no, ɔyɛɛ sɛnea ɔbɔfo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Enti ɔkɔfaa Maria baa ne fi ma ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere.BSBBSB: When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
25. 25AKWNanso Yosef ne Maria anhyia da kosii sɛ Maria woo ɔbabarima maa Yosef too ne din “Yesu.”BSBBSB: But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.