マタイの福音書 2
1 第三項 博士等の参拝 斯てイエズス、ヘロデ王の時、ユデアのベトレヘムに生れ給ひしかば、折しも博士等東方よりエルザレムに來りて、
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 云ひけるは、生れたるユデア人の王は何處に在すぞ、即我等東方にて彼が星を見、之を拝みに來れり、と。
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 ヘロデ王之を聞きて狼狽へしが、エルザレムも亦挙りて然ありき。
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 王は司祭長と民間の律法學士とを悉く集めて、キリスト何處に生るべきかと問ひたるに、
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 彼等云ひけるは、ユデアのベトレヘムに、其は預言者の録して、
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 「ユダの地ベトレヘムよ、汝はユダの郡中に最も小き者には非ず、蓋我イスラエルの民を牧すべき君汝の中より出ん。」とあればなり、と。
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 其時ヘロデ密に博士等を召して、星の現れし時を聞匡し、
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 彼等をベトレヘムに遣るとて云ひけるは、往きて詳に孩兒の事を尋ね、其を見出さば我に告げよ、我も往きて之を拝まん、と。
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 彼等王の言を聴きて出行きけるに、折しも東方にて見たりし星彼等の先に立ち、終に孩兒の居る處に至りて其上に止れり。
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 彼等其星を見て甚喜び、
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 家に入りて孩兒の其母マリアと共に居るを見、平伏して之を拝し、寳箱を開きて黄金乳香没薬の禮物を献げたり。
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 斯てヘロデに返ること勿れとの示を夢に得て、他の途より己が國に歸れり。
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 第四項 聖家エジプトへ避難す 博士等の去りし後、折しも主の使ヨゼフの夢に現れて云ひけうるは、起きて孩兒と其母とを携へてエジプトに逃れ、我が汝に告ぐるまで彼處に居れ、其はヘロデ孩兒を殺さんとて之を索めんとすればなり、と。
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 ヨゼフ起きて孩兒と其母とを携へて夜エジプトに避け、
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 ヘロデの死するまで其處に居れり、是主より曾て預言者を以て云はれし事の成就せん為なり、曰く「我我子をエジプトより呼出せり」と。
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 時にヘロデ、博士等に欺かれしを見て大に怒り、人を遣はして博士等に聞きたりし時を度りて、ベトレヘム及其四方に在る二歳以下の男児を悉く殺せり。
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
17 斯て預言者エレミアに依りて云はれたる事成就せり、
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 曰く「ラマに聲あり、歎にして大なる叫なりけり、ラケル其子等を歎き、彼等の亡きに因り敢て慰を容れず」と。
In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 第五項 エジプトよりの歸國 ヘロデ死せしかば、折しも主の使エジプトに於てヨゼフの夢に現れ、
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 云ひけるは、起きて孩兒と其母とを携へてイスラエルの地に往け、蓋孩兒の生命を索めし人々は既に死せり、と。
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
21 ヨゼフ起きて孩兒と其母とを携へ、イスラエルの地に至りしに、
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 アルケラオ其父ヘロデに継ぎてユデアを治むと聞き、彼處に往く事を懼れしが、た夢に告ありてガリレアの地方に避け、
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 ナザレトと云ふ街に至りて住めり。是預言者等によりて「彼はナザレト人と稱へられん」と云はれし事の成就せん為なり。
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
