Mattheum 2
1 Cum ergo natus esset Iesus in Bethlehem Iuda in diebus Herodis regis, ecce Magi ab oriente venerunt Ierosolymam,
And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,
2 dicentes: Ubi est qui natus est rex Iudaeorum? vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente, et venimus adorare eum.
saying, 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'
3 Audiens autem Herodes rex, turbatus est, et omnis Ierosolyma cum illo.
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 Et congregans omnes principes sacerdotum, et Scribas populi, sciscitabatur ab eis ubi Christus nasceretur.
and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
5 At illi dixerunt ei: In Bethlehem Iuda: Sic enim scriptum est per Prophetam:
And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
6 Et tu Bethlehem terra Iuda, nequaquam minima es in principibus Iuda: ex te enim exiet dux, qui regat populum meum Israel.
And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'
7 Tunc Herodes clam vocatis Magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae, quae apparuit eis:
Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
8 et mittens illos in Bethlehem, dixit: Ite, et interrogate diligenter de puero: et cum inveneritis, renunciate mihi, ut et ego veniens adorem eum.
and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, 'Having gone — inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'
9 Qui cum audissent regem, abierunt. et ecce stella, quam viderant in oriente, antecedebat eos, usquedum veniens staret supra, ubi erat puer.
And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.
10 Videntes autem stellam gavisi sunt gaudio magno valde.
And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,
11 Et intrantes domum, invenerunt puerum cum Maria matre eius, et procidentes adoraverunt eum: et apertis thesauris suis obtulerunt ei munera, aurum, tus, et myrrham.
and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
12 Et responso accepto in somnis ne redirent ad Herodem, per aliam viam reversi sunt in regionem suam.
and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
13 Qui cum recessissent, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph, dicens: Surge, accipe puerum, et matrem eius, et fuge in Aegyptum, et esto ibi usque dum dicam tibi. Futurum est enim ut Herodes quaerat puerum ad perdendum eum.
And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'
14 Qui consurgens accepit puerum, et matrem eius nocte, et secessit in Aegyptum:
And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 et erat ibi usque ad obitum Herodis: ut adimpleretur quod dictum est a Domino per Prophetam dicentem: Ex Aegypto vocavi filium meum.
and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 'Out of Egypt I did call My Son.'
16 Tunc Herodes videns quoniam illusus esset a Magis, iratus est valde, et mittens occidit omnes pueros, qui erant in Bethlehem, et in omnibus finibus eius a bimatu et infra secundum tempus, quod exquisierat a Magis.
Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.
17 Tunc adimpletum est quod dictum est per Ieremiam prophetam dicentem:
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 Vox in Rama audita est ploratus, et ululatus multus: Rachel plorans filios suos, et noluit consolari, quia non sunt.
'A voice in Ramah was heard — lamentation and weeping and much mourning — Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'
19 Defuncto autem Herode, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph in Aegypto,
And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20 dicens: Surge, et accipe puerum, et matrem eius, et vade in terram Israel: defuncti sunt enim, qui quaerebant animam pueri.
saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died — those seeking the life of the child.'
21 Qui consurgens, accepit puerum, et matrem eius, et venit in terram Israel.
And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
22 Audiens autem quod Archelaus regnaret in Iudaea pro Herode patre suo, timuit illo ire: et admonitus in somnis, secessit in partes Galilaeae.
and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,
23 Et veniens habitavit in civitate quae vocatur Nazareth: ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Prophetas: Quoniam Nazaraeus vocabitur.
and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.'
