< Matthew 2 >

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
وَلَمَّا وُلِدَ يَسُوعُ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، فِي أَيَّامِ هِيرُودُسَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِذَا مَجُوسٌ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ قَدْ جَاءُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ١
2 saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
قَائِلِينَ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ ٱلْمَوْلُودُ مَلِكُ ٱلْيَهُودِ؟ فَإِنَّنَا رَأَيْنَا نَجْمَهُ فِي ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَأَتَيْنَا لِنَسْجُدَ لَهُ».٢
3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ هِيرُودُسُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱضْطَرَبَ وَجَمِيعُ أُورُشَلِيمَ مَعَهُ.٣
4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
فَجَمَعَ كُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَكَتَبَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «أَيْنَ يُولَدُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ؟».٤
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ. لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا مَكْتُوبٌ بِٱلنَّبِيِّ:٥
6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
وَأَنْتِ يا بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ، أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا، لَسْتِ ٱلصُّغْرَى بَيْنَ رُؤَسَاءِ يَهُوذَا، لِأَنْ مِنْكِ يَخْرُجُ مُدَبِّرٌ يَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».٦
7 Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.
حِينَئِذٍ دَعَا هِيرُودُسُ ٱلْمَجُوسَ سِرًّا، وَتَحَقَّقَ مِنْهُمْ زَمَانَ ٱلنَّجْمِ ٱلَّذِي ظَهَرَ.٧
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَقَالَ: «ٱذْهَبُوا وَٱفْحَصُوا بِٱلتَّدْقِيقِ عَنِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ. وَمَتَى وَجَدْتُمُوهُ فَأَخْبِرُونِي، لِكَيْ آتِيَ أَنَا أَيْضًا وَأَسْجُدَ لَهُ».٨
9 And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ ذَهَبُوا. وَإِذَا ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلَّذِي رَأَوْهُ فِي ٱلْمَشْرِقِ يَتَقَدَّمُهُمْ حَتَّى جَاءَ وَوَقَفَ فَوْقُ، حَيْثُ كَانَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ.٩
10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ٱلنَّجْمَ فَرِحُوا فَرَحًا عَظِيمًا جِدًّا.١٠
11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
وَأَتَوْا إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَرَأَوْا ٱلصَّبِيَّ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ. فَخَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ. ثُمَّ فَتَحُوا كُنُوزَهُمْ وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ هَدَايَا: ذَهَبًا وَلُبَانًا وَمُرًّا.١١
12 And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
ثُمَّ إِذْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي حُلْمٍ أَنْ لَا يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى هِيرُودُسَ، ٱنْصَرَفُوا فِي طَرِيقٍ أُخْرَى إِلَى كُورَتِهِمْ.١٢
13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
وَبَعْدَمَا ٱنْصَرَفُوا، إِذَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لِيُوسُفَ فِي حُلْمٍ قَائِلًا: «قُمْ وَخُذِ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ وَٱهْرُبْ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَكُنْ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى أَقُولَ لَكَ. لِأَنَّ هِيرُودُسَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَطْلُبَ ٱلصَّبِيَّ لِيُهْلِكَهُ».١٣
14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;
فَقَامَ وَأَخَذَ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ لَيْلًا وَٱنْصَرَفَ إِلَى مِصْرَ.١٤
15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.
وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ إِلَى وَفَاةِ هِيرُودُسَ. لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: «مِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ٱبْنِي».١٥
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the wise men.
حِينَئِذٍ لَمَّا رَأَى هِيرُودُسُ أَنَّ ٱلْمَجُوسَ سَخِرُوا بِهِ غَضِبَ جِدًّا. فَأَرْسَلَ وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ ٱلصِّبْيَانِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ وَفِي كُلِّ تُخُومِهَا، مِنِ ٱبْنِ سَنَتَيْنِ فَمَا دُونُ، بِحَسَبِ ٱلزَّمَانِ ٱلَّذِي تَحَقَّقَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمَجُوسِ.١٦
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
حِينَئِذٍ تَمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِإِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ:١٧
18 A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
«صَوْتٌ سُمِعَ فِي ٱلرَّامَةِ، نَوْحٌ وَبُكَاءٌ وَعَوِيلٌ كَثِيرٌ. رَاحِيلُ تَبْكِي عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا وَلَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَتَعَزَّى، لِأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِمَوْجُودِينَ».١٨
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
فَلَمَّا مَاتَ هِيرُودُسُ، إِذَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ فِي حُلْمٍ لِيُوسُفَ فِي مِصْرَ١٩
20 saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life.
قَائِلًا: «قُمْ وَخُذِ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ وَٱذْهَبْ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَ ٱلصَّبِيِّ».٢٠
21 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
فَقَامَ وَأَخَذَ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وَأُمَّهُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.٢١
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا سَمِعَ أَنَّ أَرْخِيلَاوُسَ يَمْلِكُ عَلَى ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ عِوَضًا عَنْ هِيرُودُسَ أَبِيهِ، خَافَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ. وَإِذْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ فِي حُلْمٍ، ٱنْصَرَفَ إِلَى نَوَاحِي ٱلْجَلِيلِ.٢٢
23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.
وَأَتَى وَسَكَنَ فِي مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا نَاصِرَةُ، لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ: «إِنَّهُ سَيُدْعَى نَاصِرِيًّا».٢٣

< Matthew 2 >