Lyrics and translation Andrew Peterson - Matthew's Begats

Matthew's Begats

Abraham had Isaac
Isaac, he had Jacob
Jacob, he had Judah and his kin
Then Perez and Zerah
Came from Judah's woman, Tamar
Perez, he brought Hezron up
And then came

Aram, then Amminadab
Then Nahshon, who was then the dad of Salmon
Who with Rahab fathered Boaz
Ruth, she married Boaz who had Obed
Who had Jesse
Jesse, he had David who we know as king

David, he had Solomon by dead Uriah's wife
Solomon, well you all know him
He had good old Rehoboam
Followed by Abijah who had Asa
Asa had Jehoshaphat had Joram had Uzziah
Who had Jotham then Ahaz then Hezekiah

Followed by Manasseh who had Amon
Who was a man
Who was father of a good boy named Josiah
Who grandfathered Jehoiachin
Who caused the Babylonian captivity
Because he was a liar

Then he had Shealtiel, who begat Zerubbabel
Who had Abiud who had Eliakim
Eliakim had Azor who had Zadok who had Akim
Akim was the father of Eliud then
He had Eleazar who had Matthan who had Jacob

Now, listen very closely
I don't want to sing this twice
Jacob was the father of Joseph
The husband of Mary
The mother of Christ

Les Généalogies de Matthieu

Abraham a eu Isaac
Isaac, il a eu Jacob
Jacob, il a eu Juda et sa lignée
Puis Perez et Zerah
Sont venus de la femme de Juda, Tamar
Perez, il a élevé Hezron
Et puis est venu

Aram, puis Amminadab
Puis Nahshon, qui était alors le père de Salmon
Qui avec Rahab a engendré Boaz
Ruth, elle a épousé Boaz qui a eu Obed
Qui a eu Jessé
Jessé, il a eu David que nous connaissons comme roi

David, il a eu Salomon par la femme d'Urie le Hittite
Salomon, vous le connaissez tous
Il a eu le bon vieux Roboam
Suivi d'Abijah qui a eu Asa
Asa a eu Josaphat qui a eu Joram qui a eu Uzzia
Qui a eu Jotham puis Achaz puis Ézéchias

Suivi de Manassé qui a eu Amon
Qui était un homme
Qui était le père d'un bon garçon nommé Josias
Qui a eu comme petit-fils Jojakin
Qui a causé la captivité babylonienne
Parce qu'il était un menteur

Puis il a eu Schealthiel, qui a engendré Zorobabel
Qui a eu Abiud qui a eu Eliakim
Eliakim a eu Azor qui a eu Sadoc qui a eu Achim
Achim était le père d'Eliud puis
Il a eu Éléazar qui a eu Matthan qui a eu Jacob

Maintenant, écoute attentivement
Je ne veux pas chanter ça deux fois
Jacob était le père de Joseph
Le mari de Marie
La mère du Christ