Matthew 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem,
Men da Jesus var født i Bethlehem i Judæa, i Kong Herodes's Dage, se, da kom der vise fra Østerland til Jerusalem og sagde:
2 saying: Where is the king of the Jews that is born? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
„Hvor er den Jødernes Konge, som er født? thi vi have set hans Stjerne i Østen og ere komne for at tilbede ham.”
3 And Herod the king heard, and he was disturbed; and all Jerusalem with him.
Men da Kong Herodes hørte det, blev han forfærdet, og hele Jerusalem med ham;
4 And he assembled all the chiefs of the priests and the scribes of the people, and inquired of them, Where is the birthplace of the Messiah?
og han forsamlede alle Folkets Ypperstepræster og skriftkloge og adspurgte dem, hvor Kristus skulde fødes.
5 And they said: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written in the prophet:
Og de sagde til ham: „I Bethlehem i Judæa; thi saaledes er der skrevet ved Profeten:
6 Thou also, Bethlehem of Judaea, art not the little among the kings of Judaea, for a king shall come from thee who shall rule my people Israel.
Og du, Bethlehem i Judas Land, er ingenlunde den mindste iblandt Judas Fyrster; thi af dig skal der udgaa en Fyrste, som skal vogte mit Folk Israel.”
7 Then Herod privately called the Magi, and learned from them at what time the star appeared to them.
Da kaldte Herodes hemmeligt de vise og fik af dem nøje Besked om Tiden, da Stjernen havde ladet sig til Syne.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, Go, search diligently for the child; and when ye have found him, come and tell me, that I also may go and worship him.
Og han sendte dem til Bethlehem og sagde: „Gaar hen og forhører eder nøje om Barnet; men naar I have fundet det, da forkynder mig det, for at ogsaa jeg kan komme og tilbede det.”
9 And they, when they had heard from the king, went forward: and lo, the star they had seen in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.
Men da de havde hørt Kongen, droge de bort; og se, Stjernen, som de havde set i Østen, gik foran dem, indtil den kom og stod oven over, hvor Barnet var.
10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced much, with great joy.
Men da de saa Stjernen, bleve de saare meget glade.
11 And they entered the house; and they saw the child, with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him: and they opened their treasures, and presented to him gifts, gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.
Og de gik ind i Huset og saa Barnet med dets Moder Maria og faldt ned og tilbade det og oplode deres Gemmer og ofrede det Gaver, Guld og Røgelse og Myrra.
12 And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to Herod. And by another way, they returned to their country.
Og da de vare blevne advarede af Gud i en Drøm, at de ikke skulde vende tilbage til Herodes, droge de ad en anden Vej tilbage til deres Land.
13 And when they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said to him, Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt; and be thou there, until I tell thee: for Herod will seek for the child, to destroy it.
Men da de vare dragne bort, se, da viser en Herrens Engel sig i en Drøm for Josef og siger: „Staa op, og tag Barnet og dets Moder med dig og fly til Ægypten og bliv der, indtil jeg siger dig til; thi Herodes vil søge efter Barnet for at dræbe det.”
14 Then Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and fled to Egypt.
Og han stod op og tog Barnet og dets Moder med sig om Natten og drog bort til Ægypten.
15 And he was there, until the death of Herod; that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, From Egypt have I called my son.
Og han var der indtil Herodes's Død, for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt af Herren ved Profeten, der siger: „Fra Ægypten kaldte jeg min Søn.”
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deluded by the Magi, was very angry. And he sent and slew all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its confines, from a child of two years and under, according to the time that he had carefully learned from the Magi.
Da Herodes nu saa, at han var bleven skuffet af de vise, blev han saare vred og sendte Folk hen og lod alle Drengebørn ihjelslaa, som vare i Bethlehem og i hele dens Omegn, fra to Aar og derunder, efter den Tid, som han havde faaet Besked om af de vise.
17 Then was that fulfilled, which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
Da blev det opfyldt, som er talt ved Profeten Jeremias, som siger:
18 A voice was heard in Rama, weeping and great lamentation; Rachel bemoaning her children, and unwilling to be comforted, because they are no more.
„En Røst blev hørt i Rama, Graad og megen Jamren; Rakel græd over sine Børn og vilde ikke lade sig trøste, thi de ere ikke mere.”
19 But when king Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Men da Herodes var død, se, da viser en Herrens Engel sig i en Drøm for Josef i Ægypten og siger:
20 and said to him: Arise, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the life of the child.
„Staa op, og tag Barnet og dets Moder med dig, og drag til Israels Land; thi de ere døde, som efterstræbte Barnets Liv.”
21 And Joseph arose, and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
Og han stod op og tog Barnet og dets Moder med sig og kom til Israels Land.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was king in Judaea, instead of his father Herod, he feared to go thither. And it was revealed to him in a dream, that he should go into the land of Galilee.
Men da han hørte, at Arkelaus var Konge over Judæa i sin Fader Herodes's Sted, frygtede han for at komme derhen; og han blev advaret af Gud i en Drøm og drog bort til Galilæas Egne.
23 And he came and dwelt in a city that is called Nazareth: that so might be fulfilled that which was said by the prophet, that he should be called a Nazarene.
Og han kom og tog Bolig i en By, som kaldes Nazareth, for at det skulde opfyldes, som er talt ved Profeterne, at han skulde kaldes Nazaræer.
