Matthew 2
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east came to Jerusalem,
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.”
saying, “Where is He who was born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and we came to worship Him.”
3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
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.
and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
And they said to him, “In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
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.’”
And you, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, you are by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of you will come One leading, who will feed My people Israel.”
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Then Herod, having called the magi privately, inquired exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
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.”
and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, “Having gone—inquire exactly for the Child, and whenever you may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may worship Him.”
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.
And they, having heard the king, departed, and behold, the star, that they saw in the east, went before them, until, having come, it stood over where the Child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy,
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.
and having come into the house, they found the Child with His mother Mary, and having fallen down they worshiped Him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
and having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
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.”
And on their having withdrawn, behold, a messenger of the LORD appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Having risen, take the Child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and be there until I may speak to you, for Herod is about to seek the Child to destroy Him.”
14 So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
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.”
and he was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the LORD through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
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.
Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the magi, was very angry, 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 magi.
17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
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.”
“A voice in Ramah was heard—weeping and much mourning—Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.”
19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
And Herod having died, behold, a messenger of the LORD appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
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.”
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 So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother, and came to the land of Israel,
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,
and having heard that Archelaus reigns over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,
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.”
and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the Prophets, that “He will be called a Nazarene.”
