Matthew 2
1 Now, when, Jesus, was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! wise men from eastern parts, came into Jerusalem:
當黑落德為王時，耶穌誕生在猶大的白冷；看，有賢士從東方來到耶路撒冷，說：
2 saying—Where is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.
「才誕生的猶太人君王在哪裏﹖我們在東方見了衪的星，特來朝拜衪。」
3 But, when King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
黑落德王一聽說，就驚慌起來，全耶路撒冷也同他一起驚慌。
4 and, assembling all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was enquiring of them—Where is, the Christ, to be born?
他便召集了眾司祭和民間的經師，仔細考問他們：默西亞應當生在哪裏。
5 And, they, said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea, —for, so, is it written through the prophet:
他們對他說：「在猶太的白冷，因為先知曾這樣記載：
6 And, thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means least, art thou, among the governors of Judah, —For, out of thee, shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel.
『你猶大的白冷啊！你在猶大的群邑中，決不是最小的，因為將由你出來一位領袖，衪將牧養我的百姓以色列。』
7 Then Herod, privately, calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing star;
於是黑落德暗暗把賢士叫來，你細詢問他們那星出現的時間；
8 and sending them to Bethlehem, said—Go search out accurately concerning the child, —and, as soon as ye find it, bring report unto me, that, I also, may come and bow myself down to it.
然後打發他們往白冷去，說：你們去仔細尋訪嬰孩，幾時找到了給我報信，好讓我也去朝拜衪。」
9 Now, they, hearing the king, went, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east, was going before them, until it went and stood over where the child was;
他們聽了王的話，就走了。看，他們在東方所見的那星，走在他們前面，直至來到嬰所在的地方，就停在面。
10 and, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;
他們一見到那星，極其高興喜歡。
11 and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother, —and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh;
他們走進屋內，看見嬰兒和他的母親瑪利亞，遂俯伏朝拜了衪，打開自己的寶匣，給衪奉獻了禮物，即黃金、乳香和歿藥。
12 and, being instructed by dream, not to return unto Herod, by another way, retired they unto their own country.
他們在夢中得到啟示，不要回到黑落德那裏，就由另一條路返回自己的地方去了。
13 Now, when they had retired, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph, saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there, until I tell thee, —for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy it.
他們離去後，看，上主的天使顯於若瑟說：「起來，帶著嬰孩和衪的母親，逃往埃及去，住在那裏，直到我再通知你，因為黑落德即將尋找這嬰孩，要把衪殺掉。」
14 And, he, arising, took unto him the child and its mother, by night, and retired into Egypt;
若瑟便起來，星夜帶口嬰孩姓衪的母親，退避到屐及去口
15 and was there, until the death of Herod, —that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt, called I my son.
留在那裏，直到黑落德死去。這就應驗了上主藉先知所說的話：「我從埃及召回了我失兒子。」
16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged, —and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.
那時，黑落德見了自己受了士們的愚弄，就大發忿怒，依照他由賢士們所探得的時期，差人將白冷及其周圍境內所有兩歲及兩歲以下的嬰兒殺死，
17 Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
於是應驗了耶肋米亞先知所說的話：
18 A voice, in Ramah, was heard, weeping and great mourning, —Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, —because they are not.
「在辣瑪聽到了聲音，痛哭哀號不止；辣黑爾痛哭她的子女，不願受人安慰，因為他們不在了。」
19 But, when Herod was, dead, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt;
黑落德死後，看，上主的天使在埃及托夢顯於若瑟說：
20 saying—Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel, —for they are dead, who were seeking the life of the child.
「起來，帶著孩子和衪的母親，往以色列地去，因為那些謀殺孩子性命的人死了。」
21 And, he, arising, took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel.
他便起來，帶著孩子和衪的母親，進了以色列地域；
22 Hearing, however, that, Archelaus, was reigning over Judaea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid, thither, to go, —and so, being instructed by dream, he retired into the parts of Galilee;
但是一聽說阿爾赫勞繼他父親黑落德作了猶太王，就害怕到那裏去；夢人得到了啟示後，便退避到加里肋亞境內，
23 and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth, —that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets—A Nazarene, shall he be called.
去住在一座名叫納匝肋的城中，如此應驗了先知所說的話：「衪將稱為納匝肋人。」
