Matthew 2
1 Jesus El tuh isusla in acn Bethlehem in Judea, ke pacl se ma Herod el tokosra. Tia paht tukun ma inge, kutu mwet ma yohk etu la ke itu uh elos tuku Kutulap me nu Jerusalem,
After the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod, lo! certain Magi arrived in Jerusalem, saying.
2 ac siyuk, “Pia tulik fusr se ma isusla tuh in tokosra lun mwet Jew uh? Kut tuh liye itu lal ke sikyak in acn kutulap, ac kut tuku in alu nu sel.”
"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him."
3 Ke Tokosra Herod el lohng ma inge, nunak lal arulana toasrla kac, ac mwet nukewa in acn Jerusalem elos welul pac toasrla.
When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 El solani mwet tol fulat nukewa ac mwet luti ke Ma Sap uh ac siyuk selos, “Pia acn Messiah el ac isusla we?”
So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 Ac elos topuk, “In siti Bethlehem in acn Judea, tuh pa inge ma simla sin mwet palu:
And they told him. "At Bethlehem in Judea, as it is written in the prophet.
6 ‘Bethlehem, in acn Judah, Kom tia srik inmasrlon siti srisrik lun Judah; Tuh sie mwet kol ac fah tuku liki kom Su ac fah kol mwet luk, Israel.’”
"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."
7 Ke ma inge Herod el pangnolos su tuku Kutulap me nu ke sie osun lukma, ac siyuk selos ke pacl na pwaye ma itu sac sikyak ah.
Thereupon Herod sent secretly for the Magi, and found out from them the time when the star appeared.
8 Na el supwalosla nu Bethlehem, ac fahk ouinge nu selos, “Komtal som, suk tulik sacn aklohye; ac komtal fin konalak, akkalemye nu sik tuh ngan ku in som ac wi pac alu nu sel.”
Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and as soon as you have found him bring me word, that I, too, may go and worship him."
9 Ke elos lohng tari kas lal tokosra, na elos som, ac itu se na ma elos tuh liye Kutulap ah sifil sikyak ac fahsr meet lukelos nwe ke na el tui fin acn se ma tulik sac oan we ah.
The Magi listened to the king, and went on their way, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east led them until it came and stood over the place where the young child was.
10 Ke elos liye itu sac, elos arulana sessesla ke engan.
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with great gladness.
11 Elos ilyak nu in lohm uh, ac ke elos liye tulik sac yorol Mary, nina kial, elos sikukmutuntei ac alu nu sel. Elos srukak mwe sang saok lalos ke gold, franku, ac myrrh, ac sang nu sel.
When they had entered the house, they saw the child with Mary, his mother, and opening their treasure-chests they gave him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 Na elos folokla nu yen selos ke soko na inkanek, mweyen God El sensenkakunulos in sie mweme elos in tia folokla nu yorol Herod.
But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
13 Tukun elos som, sie lipufan lun Leum sikyang nu sel Joseph ac fahk, “Herod el ac suk tulik sacn elan unilya. Ke ma inge, tukakek, eis tulik sacn wi nina kial, ac kaingla nu Egypt, ac muta we nwe ke na nga fahk kom in som.”
When they were gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying; "Rise! Take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring you word; for Herod intends to make a search for the child, in order to put him to death."
14 Na Joseph el tukakek, eis tulik sac wi nina kial ac som nu Egypt in fong sac,
So Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and departed to Egypt.
15 ac elos muta we nwe ke na Herod el misa. Ma inge orek in akpwayeye ma Leum el tuh fahk sin mwet palu me, “Nga pangonma Wen nutik Egypt me.”
There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.
16 Ke Herod el akilenak lah mwet tuku Kutulap me elos kiapella, el arulana foloyak. El sapkin in anwukla tulik mukul srisrik nukewa su matwa oasr ke yac luo nu ten in Bethlehem ac acn ma oan apkuran nu we. El oru ma inge in fal nu ke ma el lohng sin mwet ma tuh tuku nu yorol ke sikyak lun itu sac.
As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.
17 Ouinge, kas lun mwet palu Jeremiah akpwayeiyuk, su fahk:
Then were fulfilled the words spoken through Jeremiah, the prophet, saying,
18 “Sie pusra lohngyuk in acn Ramah, Pusren tung na mwemelil. Rachel el tungi tulik natul; El tia lungse in akwoyeyuk el, Mweyen tulik inge elos misa.”
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation- Rachel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!
19 Tukun Herod el misa, sie lipufan lun Leum sikyang nu sel Joseph in sie mweme in acn Egypt,
But after Herod’s death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 ac fahk, “Tukakek, eis tulik sacn ac nina kial ac folokla nu in acn Israel, mweyen elos su suk in unilya elos misa.”
saying, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."
21 Ouinge Joseph el tukakek, eis tulik sac ac nina kial, ac folokla nu Israel.
So he rose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 Ac ke Joseph el lohngak lah Archelaus el aolla Herod, papa tumal, in tokosra lun Judea, el sangeng in som nu we. Na sifilpa fwackyang nu sel in sie mweme ma elan oru. Ouinge el somla nu in acn Galilee,
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into Galilee and settled in a town called Nazareth,
23 ac muta in sie siti srisrik pangpang Nazareth. Ke ma inge akpwayeiyuk kas ma mwet palu elos simusla, su fahk, “El ac fah pangpang sie mwet Nazareth.”
in fulfillment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
