Matthew 2
1 the/this/who then Jesus to beget in/on/among Bethlehem the/this/who Judea in/on/among day Herod the/this/who king look! sage away from east to come toward Jerusalem
Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,
2 to say where? to be the/this/who to give birth to king the/this/who Jew to perceive: see for it/s/he the/this/who star in/on/among the/this/who east and to come/go to worship it/s/he
inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."
3 to hear then the/this/who king Herod to trouble and all Jerusalem with/after it/s/he
Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.
4 and to assemble all the/this/who high-priest and scribe the/this/who a people to inquire from/with/beside it/s/he where? the/this/who Christ to beget
So he assembled all the High Priests and Scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5 the/this/who then to say it/s/he in/on/among Bethlehem the/this/who Judea thus(-ly) for to write through/because of the/this/who prophet
"At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet,
6 and you Bethlehem earth: country Judah by no means least to be in/on/among the/this/who ruler Judah out from you for to go out to govern who/which to shepherd the/this/who a people me the/this/who Israel
"'And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, by no means the least honorable art thou among princely places in Judah! For from thee shall come a prince--one who shall be the Shepherd of My People Israel.'"
7 then Herod quietly to call: call the/this/who sage be exactly from/with/beside it/s/he the/this/who time the/this/who to shine/appear star
Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.
8 and to send it/s/he toward Bethlehem to say to travel to find out exactly about the/this/who child when/as soon as then to find/meet to announce me that I/we and to come/go to worship it/s/he
He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."
9 the/this/who then to hear the/this/who king to travel and look! the/this/who star which to perceive: see in/on/among the/this/who east to go/bring before it/s/he until to come/go (to stand *N(k)O*) above whither to be the/this/who child
After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.
10 to perceive: see then the/this/who star to rejoice joy great very
When they saw the star, the sight filled them with intense joy.
11 and to come/go toward the/this/who home (to perceive: see *NK(o)*) the/this/who child with/after Mary the/this/who mother it/s/he and to collapse to worship it/s/he and to open the/this/who treasure it/s/he to bring to it/s/he gift gold and frankincense and myrrh
So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their treasure-chests offered gifts to Him--gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 and to announce according to dream not to return to/with Herod through/because of another road to leave toward the/this/who country it/s/he
But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route.
13 to leave then it/s/he look! angel lord: God to shine/appear according to dream the/this/who Joseph to say to arise to take the/this/who child and the/this/who mother it/s/he and to flee toward Egypt and to be there until if to say you to ensue for Herod to seek the/this/who child the/this/who to destroy it/s/he
When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."
14 the/this/who then to arise to take the/this/who child and the/this/who mother it/s/he night and to leave toward Egypt
So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt.
15 and to be there until the/this/who death Herod in order that/to to fulfill the/this/who to say by/under: by (the/this/who *k*) lord: God through/because of the/this/who prophet to say out from Egypt to call: call the/this/who son me
There he remained till Herod's death, that what the Lord had said through the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."
16 then Herod to perceive: see that/since: that to mock by/under: by the/this/who sage to anger greatly and to send to kill all the/this/who child the/this/who in/on/among Bethlehem and in/on/among all the/this/who region it/s/he away from two years old and lower according to the/this/who time which be exactly from/with/beside the/this/who sage
Then Herod, finding that the Magi had trifled with him, was furious, and sent and massacred all the boys under two years of age, in Bethlehem and all its neighbourhood, according to the date he had so carefully ascertained from the Magi.
17 then to fulfill the/this/who to say (through/because of *N(k)O*) Jeremiah the/this/who prophet to say
Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled,
18 voice/sound: voice in/on/among Ramah to hear (lamentation and *K*) weeping and mourning much Rachel to weep the/this/who child it/s/he and no to will/desire to plead/comfort that/since: since no to be
"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
19 to decease then the/this/who Herod look! angel lord: God to shine/appear according to dream the/this/who Joseph in/on/among Egypt
But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,
20 to say to arise to take the/this/who child and the/this/who mother it/s/he and to travel toward earth: country Israel to die/be dead for the/this/who to seek the/this/who soul: life the/this/who child
"Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."
21 the/this/who then to arise to take the/this/who child and the/this/who mother it/s/he and (to enter *N(k)O*) toward earth: country Israel
So he roused himself and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.
22 to hear then that/since: that Archelaus to reign (upon/to/against *ko*) the/this/who Judea for the/this/who father it/s/he Herod to fear there to go away to announce then according to dream to leave toward the/this/who part the/this/who Galilee
But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,
23 and to come/go to dwell toward city to say: call Nazareth that to fulfill the/this/who to say through/because of the/this/who prophet that/since: that Nazareth to call: call
and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
