Traduzione del testo della canzone Matthew's Begats - Andrew Peterson

Matthew's Begats (originale)

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

(traduzione)

Abramo aveva Isacco
Isacco, aveva giacobbe
Giacobbe, aveva Giuda e i suoi parenti
Poi Perez e Zerah
Veniva dalla donna di Giuda, Tamar
Perez, ha cresciuto Hezron
E poi è venuto
Aram, poi Amminadab
Poi Nahshon, che allora era il papà di Salmon
Chi con Raab generò Boaz
Ruth, sposò Boaz che aveva Obed
Chi aveva Jesse
Jesse, aveva Davide che noi conosciamo come re
Davide, ebbe Salomone dalla moglie del morto Uria
Salomone, lo conoscete tutti
Aveva il buon vecchio Roboamo
Seguito da Abijah che aveva Asa
Asa aveva Giosafat, Joram aveva Uzzia
Chi ebbe Iotam poi Acaz poi Ezechia
Seguito da Manasse che aveva Amon
Chi era un uomo
Che era padre di un bravo ragazzo di nome Giosia
Chi fu nonno di Ioiachin
Chi ha causato la prigionia babilonese
Perché era un bugiardo
Poi ebbe Shealtiel, che generò Zorobabele
Chi aveva Abiud chi aveva Eliakim
Eliakim aveva Azor che aveva Zadok che aveva Akim
Akim era il padre di Eliud allora
Aveva Eleazar che aveva Matthan che aveva Giacobbe
Ora ascolta molto attentamente
Non voglio cantarlo due volte
Giacobbe era il padre di Giuseppe
Il marito di Maria
La madre di Cristo