Matthew 2
1 Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came into Jerusalem saying;
Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in [the] days of Herod the king behold Magi from [the] east arrived in Jerusalem
2 Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him-
saying; Where is the [One] having been born King of the Jews? We saw for His star in the east and are come to worship Him.
3 And Herod the king having heard, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,
Having heard then King Herod he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him,
4 and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born.
And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people he was inquiring of them where the Christ is born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it has been written by the prophet;
And they said to him; In Bethlehem of Judea. thus for it has been written through the prophet:
6 And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.
And you yourself Bethlehem land of Judah, by no means least are among the rulers of Judah; out of you for will go forth [One] leading who will shepherd the people of Mine Israel.’
7 Then Herod secretly calling the wise men, inquired with them the time of the appearing of the star,
Then Herod secretly having called the Magi inquired exactly of them the time of the appearing star,
8 and sending them to Bethlehem he said; Having gone search diligently for the young child; and when you may find Him, notify me, in order that I, having gone, may worship Him also.
And having sent them to Bethlehem he said; Having gone do search carefully for the Child. when then You may have found [Him], do bring word back to me so that I myself also I myself also having come may worship Him.
9 And hearing the king they departed, and, behold, the star which they saw in the east went before them, until having come, it stood above where the young child was.
And having heard the king they went away. and behold the star which they saw in the east was going before them until having arrived (it was stood *N(k)O*) over where was the Child.
10 And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
Having seen now the star they rejoiced [with] joy great exceedingly,
11 And having come into the house they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and having fallen down they worshiped Him, and opening their treasures they offered Him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
And having come into the house (they saw *NK(o)*) the Child with Mary the mother of Him, and having fallen down they worshiped Him, and having opened the treasures of them they offered to Him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.
And having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, through another route they withdrew into the country of them.
13 And they having gone away, behold, the angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying; Having arisen, take the young child and His mother, and fly into Egypt; and be thou there until I may speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child in order to destroy Him.
When were withdrawing then they behold an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph saying; Having arisen do take the Child and the mother of Him and do flee into Egypt and do remain there until when I may tell you; is about for Herod is to seek the Child to destroy Him.
14 And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt;
And having arisen he took the Child and the mother of Him by night and withdrew into Egypt,
15 and was there until the death of Herod: in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.
and he was remaining there until the death of Herod, so that it may be fulfilled that having been spoken by (the *k*) Lord through the prophet saying; Out of Egypt I called the Son of mine.
16 Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.
Then Herod having seen that he had been outwitted by the Magi was enraged intensely, and having sent forth he executed all the boys that [were] in Bethlehem and in all the vicinity of it from two years old and under according to the time which he had ascertained from the Magi.
17 Then the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying:
Then was fulfilled that having been spoken (through *N(k)O*) Jeremiah the prophet saying;
18 A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.
A voice in Ramah was heard, (lamentation and *K*) weeping and mourning great, Rachel weeping [for] the children of her, and not was willing to be comforted because no more they are.
19 And Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying;
When was dying now Herod behold an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
20 Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.
saying; Having arisen do take the Child and the mother of Him and do go into [the] land of Israel; they have died for those seeking the life of the Child.
21 And having arisen he took with him the young child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.
And having arisen he took the Child and the mother of Him and (entered *N(k)O*) into [the] land of Israel.
22 And having heard that Archelaus reigns over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to depart thither; and being warned in a dream he departed into the regions of Galilee.
Having heard now that Archelaus rules (upon *ko*) Judea in place of the father of him Herod he was afraid there to go. having been divinely warned now in a dream he withdrew into the district of Galilee,
23 And having come, he went down into the city called Nazareth, in order that the words spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that He shall be called a Nazarene.
and having come he dwelt in a city being named Nazareth, so that it may be fulfilled that having been spoken through the prophets that A Nazarene He will be called.
