Matthew 2
1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in [the] days of Herod the king behold Magi from [the] east arrived in Jerusalem
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2 saying; Where is the [One] having been born King of the Jews? We saw for His star in the east and are come to worship Him.
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3 Having heard then King Herod he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him,
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people he was inquiring of them where the Christ is born.
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5 And they said to him; In Bethlehem of Judea. thus for it has been written through the prophet:
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 And you yourself Bethlehem land of Judah, by no means least are among the rulers of Judah; out of you for will go forth [One] leading who will shepherd the people of Mine Israel.’
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod secretly having called the Magi inquired exactly of them the time of the appearing star,
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8 And having sent them to Bethlehem he said; Having gone do search carefully for the Child. when then You may have found [Him], do bring word back to me so that I myself also I myself also having come may worship Him.
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9 And having heard the king they went away. and behold the star which they saw in the east was going before them until having arrived (it was stood *N+kO) over where was the Child.
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
10 Having seen now the star they rejoiced [with] joy great exceedingly,
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11 And having come into the house (they saw *NK+o) the Child with Mary the mother of Him, and having fallen down they worshiped Him, and having opened the treasures of them they offered to Him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, through another route they withdrew into the country of them.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
13 When were withdrawing then they behold an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph saying; Having arisen do take the Child and the mother of Him and do flee into Egypt and do remain there until when I may tell you; is about for Herod is to seek the Child to destroy Him.
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14 And having arisen he took the Child and the mother of Him by night and withdrew into Egypt,
So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 and he was remaining there until the death of Herod, so that it may be fulfilled that having been spoken by (the *k) Lord through the prophet saying; Out of Egypt I called the Son of mine.
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
16 Then Herod having seen that he had been outwitted by the Magi was enraged intensely, and having sent forth he executed all the boys that [were] in Bethlehem and in all the vicinity of it from two years old and under according to the time which he had ascertained from the Magi.
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
17 Then was fulfilled that having been spoken (through *N+kO) Jeremiah the prophet saying;
Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 A voice in Ramah was heard, (lamentation and *K) weeping and mourning great, Rachel weeping [for] the children of her, and not was willing to be comforted because no more they are.
“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
19 When was dying now Herod behold an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
20 saying; Having arisen do take the Child and the mother of Him and do go into [the] land of Israel; they have died for those seeking the life of the Child.
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21 And having arisen he took the Child and the mother of Him and (entered *N+kO) into [the] land of Israel.
So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 Having heard now that Archelaus rules (upon *ko) Judea in place of the father of him Herod he was afraid there to go. having been divinely warned now in a dream he withdrew into the district of Galilee,
But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
23 and having come he dwelt in a city being named Nazareth, so that it may be fulfilled that having been spoken through the prophets that A Nazarene He will be called.
and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
