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¹⁸耶穌基督的誕生是這樣的：他的母親瑪利亞許配於若瑟後，在同居前，她因聖神有孕的事已顯示出來。

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.

¹⁹她的丈夫若瑟，因是義人，不願公開羞辱她，有意暗暗地休退 她。

¹⁹Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

²⁰當他在思慮這事時，看，在夢中上主的天使顯現給他說：「達味之子若瑟，不要怕娶你的妻子瑪利亞，因為那在她內受生的，是出於聖神。

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.

²¹她要生一個兒子，你要給他起名叫耶穌，因為他要把自己的民族，由他們的罪惡中拯救出來。」

²¹And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.

²²這一切事的發生，是為應驗上主藉先知所說的話：

²²Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:

²³「看，一位貞女，將懷孕生子，人將稱他的名字為厄瑪奴耳，意思是：天主與我們同在。

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.