Genealogia

Mt 1, 1-17

Genealogía de Jesucristo, hijo de David, hijo de Abraham: Abraham engendró a Isaac, Isaac a Jacob, Jacob a Judá y a sus hermanos; Judá engendró de Tamar a Fares y a Zará; Fares a Esrom, Esrom a Aram, Aram a Aminadab, Aminadab a Naasón, Naasón a Salmón, Salmón engendró de Rajab a Booz; Booz engendró de Rut a Obed, Obed a Jesé, y Jesé al rey David.

David engendró de la mujer de Urías a Salomón, Salomón a Roboam, Roboam a Abiá, Abiá a Asaf, Asaf a Josafat, Josafat a Joram, Joram a Ozías, Ozías a Joatam, Joatam a Acaz, Acaz a Ezequías, Ezequías a Manasés, Manasés a Amón, Amón a Josías, Josías engendró a Jeconías y a sus hermanos durante el destierro en Babilonia.

Después del destierro en Babilonia, Jeconías engendró a Salatiel, Salatiel a Zorobabel, Zorobabel a Abiud, Abiud a Eliaquim, Eliaquim a Azor, Azor a Sadoc, Sadoc a Aquim, Aquim a Eliud, Eliud a Eleazar, Eleazar a Matán, Matán a Jacob, y Jacob engendró a José, el esposo de María, de la cual nació Jesús, llamado Cristo.

De modo que el total de generaciones, desde Abraham hasta David, es de catorce; desde David hasta la deportación a Babilonia, es de catorce, y desde la deportación a Babilonia hasta Cristo, es de catorce.

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GospelMT 1:1-17

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah,
whose mother was Tamar. 
Perez became the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab. 
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz,
whose mother was Rahab. 
Boaz became the father of Obed,
whose mother was Ruth. 
Obed became the father of Jesse,
Jesse the father of David the king.

David became the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. 
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asaph. 
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
Joram the father of Uzziah. 
Uzziah became the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amos,
Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the Babylonian exile.

After the Babylonian exile,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. 
Abiud became the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok. 
Zadok became the father of Achim,
Achim the father of Eliud,
Eliud the father of Eleazar. 
Eleazar became the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. 
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.

Thus the total number of generations
from Abraham to David
is fourteen generations;
from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations;
from the Babylonian exile to the Christ,
fourteen generations.

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Meditacion:

El texto de hoy son los primeros versiculos del evangelio segun Mateo. Para nosotros tal vez nos resulta arido y un poco insulso. Para un cabalista (aquella persona que lee la biblia con un sentido mas numerico) este pasaje es de una riqueza enorme.

Pero no vamos a hablar de kabala hoy o no terminamos mas, vamos a darle otra orientacion mas sencilla de comprender.

Siempre nos resulta peculiar este texto, por su esquema repetitivo y por el elenco de nombres no del todo conocidos. Mas allá de la primera impresión que nos puede dar este relato, por su forma literaria, es fundamental captar el sentido teológico que el autor nos quiere comunicar.

Mateo comienza su evangelio presentándonos la descendencia humana de Jesús. Lo coloca en la línea de descendientes de Abraham hasta llegar a “José, el esposo de María del cual nació Jesús, llamado Cristo” (Mt 1, 16). El evangelista dibuja en esta cadena generacional una breve síntesis de la historia de la salvación que encuentra su plenitud en Jesús-mesías. Uno de los valores teológicos que descubrimos en este texto es la presentación de Jesús como hijo de la humanidad. Descendiente de una historia y una cultura concreta. Con ello se subraya un aspecto fundamental de la Navidad: la encarnación de Dios en nuestra carne.

Otro detalle que llama la atención es que Mateo coloca dentro de la genealogía de Jesús a hombres y mujeres pecadores. El Mesías se encarna en nuestra historia marcada por la fragilidad humana para revestirla con una luz nueva. Con ello también se nos dice que esta buena noticia de salvación que nos trae el Emmanuel tiene un carácter universal. La salvación es para toda la humanidad. Dios no tiene miedo de encarnarse en una historia humana sucia, manchada, oscura.  Jesús entra en nuestra historia por lo débil y lo caído.

Nosotros también formamos parte de esta historia humana santa y pecadora, como aparece en la genealogía de Jesús. De ahí, la invitación para dejar que el Verbo eterno del Padre se encarne en nuestras vidas. Pidamos en este día la gracia de saber asumir nuestra propia condición débil, frágil y pecadora. Solo desde esa experiencia de redención podremos ser portadores de la salvación universal de Dios para contagiar nuestro mundo con nuestra alegría y esperanza.  

Por eso, si tu Adviento ha sido una época apacible y bendecida o un “corre corre” frenético, Dios no deja de ser fiel, y continúa cumpliendo hoy el plan que comenzó hace muchos siglos para llevarnos a todos a su presencia, incluso a ti mismo, para que estemos con él para siempre.

Sí, hermano, ¡Dios es fiel! No te olvides de esto. Él te ayudará mientras tú te esfuerces por dedicar tiempo a la oración y obedecer sus mandamientos. Él está siempre contigo, haciendo realidad sus promesas de enseñarte, bendecirte y guiarte.

“Padre eterno, creo en tu fidelidad. Acompáñame, Señor, te lo ruego, en todas las situaciones que yo encuentre hoy día.” Amen

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Today's text are the first verses of the gospel according to Matthew. For us maybe it is arid and a bit bland. For a Kabbalist (that person who reads the Bible with a more numerical sense) this passage is of enormous wealth.

But we are not going to talk about kabala today or we do not finish more, we are going to give it another simpler orientation to understand.

We always find this text peculiar, because of its repetitive scheme and the list of names that are not completely known. Beyond the first impression that this story can give us, because of its literary form, it is fundamental to grasp the theological meaning that the author wants to communicate to us.

Matthew begins his gospel by presenting us the human offspring of Jesus. He places him in the line of Abraham's descendants until he reaches "Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, called Christ" (Mt 1:16). The evangelist draws in this generational chain a brief synthesis of the history of salvation that finds its fullness in Jesus-messiah. One of the theological values that we discover in this text is the presentation of Jesus as the son of humanity. Descendant of a specific history and culture. This underscores a fundamental aspect of Christmas: the incarnation of God in our flesh.

Another detail that is striking is that Matthew places sinful men and women within the genealogy of Jesus. The Messiah is embodied in our history marked by human frailty to clothe it with a new light. With this we are also told that this good news of salvation that Emmanuel brings us has a universal character. Salvation is for all humanity. God is not afraid to incarnate in a dirty, stained, dark human history. Jesus enters our history because of the weak and the fallen.

We are also part of this holy and sinful human history, as it appears in the genealogy of Jesus. Hence, the invitation to let the eternal Word of the Father become incarnate in our lives. Let us ask this day for the grace of knowing how to assume our own weak, fragile and sinful condition. Only from this experience of redemption can we be the bearers of God's universal salvation to infect our world with our joy and hope.

Therefore, if your Advent has been a peaceful and blessed time or a frantic "run runs", God does not stop being faithful, and continues to fulfill today the plan that began many centuries ago to take us all to his presence, even to you. same, so that we are with him forever.

Yes, brother, God is faithful! Do not forget this. He will help you as long as you strive to spend time in prayer and obey his commandments. He is always with you, fulfilling his promises to teach you, bless you and guide you.

"Everlasting Father, I believe in your fidelity. Come with me, Lord, I beg you, in all situations that I find today. "Amen