Matthew 2
1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
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 Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
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 But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should 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 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people 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 Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
8 and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.
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 And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.
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 And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,
11 And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
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 And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
13 Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to [thee] the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.
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 And, having arisen, he took to [him] the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
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 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.
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 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
'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 But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are 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 And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;
And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
22 but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,
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 and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraene.
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.'
