Matthew 2
1 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,
After the birth of Jesus, at Bethlehem of Judea, in the reign of King Herod, certain eastern magians came to Jerusalem, and inquired,
2 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.”
Where is the new-born King of the Jews; for we have seen his star in the east country, and are coming to do him homage?
3 And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
King Herod hearing this, was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
And having assembled all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he demanded of them where the Messiah should be born.
5 And they said to him, “In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
They answered, at Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the Prophet,
6 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.”
"And thou Bethlehem, in the canton of Judah, are not the least illustrious among the cities of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who will govern my people Israel."
7 Then Herod, having called the magi privately, inquired exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
Then Herod having secretly called the magians, procured from them exact information concerning the time of the star's appearing.
8 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.”
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go, make an exact inquiry about the child; and when you have found him bring me word, that I may go also, and pay him homage.
9 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.
Having heard the King, they departed; and lo! the star which had appeared to them in the east country, moved before them, till it came, and stood over the place, where the child was.
10 And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy,
When they again saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly.
11 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,
And being come into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother; and, prostrating themselves, did him homage. Then opening their caskets, they offered, as presents to him, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 and having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went home another way.
13 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.”
When they were gone, lo! a messenger of the Lord appearing to Joseph in a dream, said, Arise, take the child with his mother, and flee into Egypt; and remain there till I order you; for Herod will seek the child to destroy him.
14 And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Accordingly he arose, took the child with his mother, and withdrew by night into Egypt,
15 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.”
where he continued until the death of Herod; so that, what the Lord had spoken by the Prophet, was verified, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."
16 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.
Then Herod, finding that he had been deceived by the magians, was highly incensed and dispatched emissaries who slew, by his order, all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its territory, from those entering the second year, down to the time of which he had procured exact information from the magians.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
Then was the word of Jeremiah the Prophet verified,
18 “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.”
"A cry was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and bitter complaint: Rachel bewailing her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
19 And Herod having died, behold, a messenger of the LORD appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
When Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appearing in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, said,
20 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.”
Arise, take the child with his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought his life.
21 And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother, and came to the land of Israel,
Accordingly, he arose, took the child with his mother, and came to the land of Israel;
22 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,
but hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod in the throne of Judea, he was afraid to return thither; and being warned in a dream, retired into the district of Galilee,
23 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.”
and resided in a city named Nazareth; in this verifying the declarations of the Prophet concerning Jesus, that he should be called a Nazarene.
