馬太福音 2
1 當黑落德為王時，耶穌誕生在猶大的白冷；看，有賢士從東方來到耶路撒冷，說：
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 「才誕生的猶太人君王在哪裏﹖我們在東方見了衪的星，特來朝拜衪。」
"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 黑落德王一聽說，就驚慌起來，全耶路撒冷也同他一起驚慌。
When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 他便召集了眾司祭和民間的經師，仔細考問他們：默西亞應當生在哪裏。
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 他們對他說：「在猶太的白冷，因為先知曾這樣記載：
And they told him. "At Bethlehem in Judea, as it is written in the prophet.
6 『你猶大的白冷啊！你在猶大的群邑中，決不是最小的，因為將由你出來一位領袖，衪將牧養我的百姓以色列。』
"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 於是黑落德暗暗把賢士叫來，你細詢問他們那星出現的時間；
Thereupon Herod sent secretly for the Magi, and found out from them the time when the star appeared.
8 然後打發他們往白冷去，說：你們去仔細尋訪嬰孩，幾時找到了給我報信，好讓我也去朝拜衪。」
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 他們聽了王的話，就走了。看，他們在東方所見的那星，走在他們前面，直至來到嬰所在的地方，就停在面。
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 他們一見到那星，極其高興喜歡。
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with great gladness.
11 他們走進屋內，看見嬰兒和他的母親瑪利亞，遂俯伏朝拜了衪，打開自己的寶匣，給衪奉獻了禮物，即黃金、乳香和歿藥。
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 他們在夢中得到啟示，不要回到黑落德那裏，就由另一條路返回自己的地方去了。
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 他們離去後，看，上主的天使顯於若瑟說：「起來，帶著嬰孩和衪的母親，逃往埃及去，住在那裏，直到我再通知你，因為黑落德即將尋找這嬰孩，要把衪殺掉。」
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 若瑟便起來，星夜帶口嬰孩姓衪的母親，退避到屐及去口
So Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and departed to Egypt.
15 留在那裏，直到黑落德死去。這就應驗了上主藉先知所說的話：「我從埃及召回了我失兒子。」
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 那時，黑落德見了自己受了士們的愚弄，就大發忿怒，依照他由賢士們所探得的時期，差人將白冷及其周圍境內所有兩歲及兩歲以下的嬰兒殺死，
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 於是應驗了耶肋米亞先知所說的話：
Then were fulfilled the words spoken through Jeremiah, the prophet, saying,
18 「在辣瑪聽到了聲音，痛哭哀號不止；辣黑爾痛哭她的子女，不願受人安慰，因為他們不在了。」
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation- Rachel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!
19 黑落德死後，看，上主的天使在埃及托夢顯於若瑟說：
But after Herod’s death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 「起來，帶著孩子和衪的母親，往以色列地去，因為那些謀殺孩子性命的人死了。」
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 他便起來，帶著孩子和衪的母親，進了以色列地域；
So he rose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 但是一聽說阿爾赫勞繼他父親黑落德作了猶太王，就害怕到那裏去；夢人得到了啟示後，便退避到加里肋亞境內，
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 去住在一座名叫納匝肋的城中，如此應驗了先知所說的話：「衪將稱為納匝肋人。」
in fulfillment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
