Matthew 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
Men da Jesus var født i Bethlehem i Judæa, i Kong Herodes's Dage, se, da kom der vise fra Østerland til Jerusalem og sagde:
2 “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
„Hvor er den Jødernes Konge, som er født? thi vi have set hans Stjerne i Østen og ere komne for at tilbede ham.‟
3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Men da Kong Herodes hørte det, blev han forfærdet, og hele Jerusalem med ham;
4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
og han forsamlede alle Folkets Ypperstepræster og skriftkloge og adspurgte dem, hvor Kristus skulde fødes.
5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
Og de sagde til ham: „I Bethlehem i Judæa; thi saaledes er der skrevet ved Profeten:
6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
Og du, Bethlehem i Judas Land, er ingenlunde den mindste iblandt Judas Fyrster; thi af dig skal der udgaa en Fyrste, som skal vogte mit Folk Israel.‟
7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
Da kaldte Herodes hemmeligt de vise og fik af dem nøje Besked om Tiden, da Stjernen havde ladet sig til Syne.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
Og han sendte dem til Bethlehem og sagde: „Gaar hen og forhører eder nøje om Barnet; men naar I have fundet det, da forkynder mig det, for at ogsaa jeg kan komme og tilbede det.‟
9 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.
Men da de havde hørt Kongen, droge de bort; og se, Stjernen, som de havde set i Østen, gik foran dem, indtil den kom og stod oven over, hvor Barnet var.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
Men da de saa Stjernen, bleve de saare meget glade.
11 They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Og de gik ind i Huset og saa Barnet med dets Moder Maria og faldt ned og tilbade det og oplode deres Gemmer og ofrede det Gaver, Guld og Røgelse og Myrra.
12 Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
Og da de vare blevne advarede af Gud i en Drøm, at de ikke skulde vende tilbage til Herodes, droge de ad en anden Vej tilbage til deres Land.
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
Men da de vare dragne bort, se, da viser en Herrens Engel sig i en Drøm for Josef og siger: „Staa op, og tag Barnet og dets Moder med dig og fly til Ægypten og bliv der, indtil jeg siger dig til; thi Herodes vil søge efter Barnet for at dræbe det.‟
14 He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,
Og han stod op og tog Barnet og dets Moder med sig om Natten og drog bort til Ægypten.
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 I called my son.”
Og han var der indtil Herodes's Død, for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt af Herren ved Profeten, der siger: „Fra Ægypten kaldte jeg min Søn.‟
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
Da Herodes nu saa, at han var bleven skuffet af de vise, blev han saare vred og sendte Folk hen og lod alle Drengebørn ihjelslaa, som vare i Bethlehem og i hele dens Omegn, fra to Aar og derunder, efter den Tid, som han havde faaet Besked om af de vise.
17 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
Da blev det opfyldt, som er talt ved Profeten Jeremias, som siger:
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
„En Røst blev hørt i Rama, Graad og megen Jamren; Rakel græd over sine Børn og vilde ikke lade sig trøste, thi de ere ikke mere.‟
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
Men da Herodes var død, se, da viser en Herrens Engel sig i en Drøm for Josef i Ægypten og siger:
20 “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
„Staa op, og tag Barnet og dets Moder med dig, og drag til Israels Land; thi de ere døde, som efterstræbte Barnets Liv.‟
21 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Og han stod op og tog Barnet og dets Moder med sig og kom til Israels Land.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
Men da han hørte, at Arkelaus var Konge over Judæa i sin Fader Herodes's Sted, frygtede han for at komme derhen; og han blev advaret af Gud i en Drøm og drog bort til Galilæas Egne.
23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.
Og han kom og tog Bolig i en By, som kaldes Nazareth, for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt ved Profeterne, at han skulde kaldes Nazaræer.
