Matthew 2
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Manghai Herod tue vaengah Jesuh tah Judah ram Bethlehem ah thang, te vaengah khothoeng ben lamkah kholo hlangcueih rhoek Jerusalem la ha pawk uh.
2 asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
“Judah manghai aka thaang te melam a om? Anih kah aisi te khothoeng ben ah ka hmuh uh tih, anih bawk hamla ka pawk uh coeng,” a ti uh.
3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Manghai Herod loh a yaak vaengah amah khaw, Jerusalem khaw boeih a hinghuen.
4 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Khosoihham rhoek neh pilnam khuikah cadaek rhoek te boeih a coi tih me kah Khrih nim aka thaang,” a ti nah.
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
“Judea Bethlehem ah,” tila tonghma rhoek loh a daek te a a thui pa uh.
6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
“Judah ram kah Bethlehem nang ngawn tah Judah khoboei rhoek khuiah a yit la na om moenih. Nang lamloh hlang aka mawt ha thoeng ni. Anih loh ka pilnam Israel te a dawndah ni.
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Herod loh kholo hlangcueih rhoek te a huep la a khue tih aisi a phoe tue te amih taengah a cae.
8 And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Te phoeiah Bethlehem la a tueih tih, “Cet uh lamtah camoe kawng te khaeh khaeh dawt uh, na hmuh uh vaengah kai taengla, ha puen uh, te daengah ni ka lo vetih anih te ka bawk eh,” a ti nah.
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
Manghai ol te a yaak uh nen tah vik cet uh. Te daengah khothoeng ah aisi te lawt a hmuh uh. Te dongah amih te camoe om nah a pha hil a lamhma pah tih a soah a pai pah.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
Aisi te a hmuh uh vaengah omngaihnah neha nah la bahoeng omngaih uh.
11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Im la a pha uh vaengah camoe neh a manu Mary te a hmuh uh dongah bakop doe ah a bawk uh. Te phoeiah a khohrhang te a ong uh tih a kutdoe la sui, hmueihtui neh myrrh te a paek uh.
12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Tedae Herod taengah bal pawt ham a mang ah a mangthui pa tih a kho la a tloe longpuei longah bal uh.
13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Amih a caeh uh phoeiah Boeipa kah puencawn loh Joseph mang ah pakcak phoe tih, “Thoo, camoe neh a manu te lo, Egypt la rhaelrham laeh, nang taengah kan thui hlan duela pahoi om laeh. Herod loh camoe te poci sak hamla cai tih a toem coeng,” a ti nah.
14 So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Te dongah thoo tih camoe neh a manu te khoyin ah a loh tih, Egypt la cet.
15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Te dongah Herod kah a dueknah rhi hil pahoi om. Te nen ni BOEIPA kah tonghma lamloh a thui tih, “Ka capa te Egypt lamkah ka khue,” a ti te a soep.
16 When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Te vaengah Herod loh kholo hlangcueih kah a tamdaeng te a ming tih bahoeng a thinhul. A tue te kholo hlangcueih taeng lamloh a cae vanbangla Bethlehem khui neh a vaang pum khuikah hlang a tueih tih camoe kum nit hmui te boeih a ngawn.
17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
Te vaengah tonghma Jeremiah lamloh a thui tih,
18 “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Rhama ah ol a yaak. Rhahnah neh nguekcoinah loh yet. Rakhel loh a ca rhoek te a rhah. Tedae a om uh voel pawt dongah a hloep te ngaih pawh,” a ti te soep.
19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Herod a duek phoeiah, Boeipa kah puencawn tah Egypt kah Joseph mang ah pakcak phoe tih,
20 “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
“Thoo, camoe neh a manu te lo lamtah Israel kho la cet laeh, camoe kah hinglu aka mae rhoek tah duek uh coeng,” a ti nah.
21 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
Te dongah thoo tih camoe neh a manu te a khuen tih, Israel kho la a kun puei.
22 But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Tedae Arkhelas loh a napa Herod yueng la Judea te a uk tila a yaak tih tela caeh ham a rhih. Te cakhaw mang ah a mangthui pah bangla Galilee pingpang la cet.
23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Te phoeiah Nazareth la a khue khopuei la cet tih kho a sak. Te tlam ni tonghma rhoek lamloh, “Nazaren la a khue ni,” a ti te a soep eh.
