Mateo 2
1 Esi wodzi Yesu le Betlehem le Yudea, le Fia Herod ŋɔli la, ɣletivimenunyalawo tso ɣedzeƒe va Yerusalem, eye wonɔ amewo biam be,
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem,
2 “Afi ka Yudatɔwo ƒe fia yeye si wodzi la le? Míekpɔ eƒe ɣletivi le ɣedzeƒe ke, ale míeva be míasubɔe.”
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.
3 Esi Fia Herod se nya sia la, dzika tso eya kple Yerusalem dua me nɔlawo katã ƒo.
And Herod the king heard, and he was disturbed; and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Esia ta Fia Herod yɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo katã ƒo ƒu, eye wòbia du si me woadzi Kristo le la wo.
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?
5 Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Woadzi Kristo la le Betlehem le Yudea, elabena nenema woŋlɔe ɖi to nyagblɔɖila la dzi bena,
And they said: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written in the prophet:
6 “‘O, wò Betlehem, le Yudanyigba dzi, menye Yudatɔwo ƒe du sue maxɔŋkɔ aɖe ko nènye o, elabena wò mee fia si le nye dukɔ Israel dzi ɖu ge la ado atso.’”
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.
7 Esia megbe la, Herod dɔ ame ɖo ɖe ɣletivimenunyala siawo dzaa, eye wòbia wo be woagblɔ ɣeyiɣi si tututu wokpɔ ɣletivi la zi gbãtɔ la na ye, eye wogblɔe nɛ. Ale wòdɔ wo kple gbedeasi sia be,
Then Herod privately called the Magi, and learned from them at what time the star appeared to them.
8 “Miyi Betlehem ne miadi ɖevi la, eye ne mieke ɖe eŋu la, mitrɔ va gblɔe nam bena nye hã mayi aɖasubɔe!”
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.
9 Esi wose fia la ƒe nya la, wogayi woƒe mɔzɔzɔ dzi, eye ɣletivi si wokpɔ le ɣedzeƒe la gadze wo ŋgɔ heyi ɖatɔ ɖe aƒe si me ɖevi la le la tame.
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.
10 Ke esi wokpɔ ɣletivia la, dzi dzɔ wo ŋutɔ.
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced much, with great joy.
11 Esi woge ɖe aƒea me la, wokpɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa Maria, eye woyi ɖadze klo ɖe egbɔ enumake hede ta agu nɛ. Woʋu nu le woƒe nunanawo nu, eye wotsɔ sika, kotoklobo kple lifi nɛ.
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.
12 Eye esi Mawu xlɔ̃ nu wo le drɔ̃eƒe bena womagatrɔ ayi Herod gbɔ o la, woto mɔ bubu yi wo de.
And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to Herod. And by another way, they returned to their country.
13 Esi ɣletivimenunyalawo dzo vɔ la, mawudɔla aɖe ɖe eɖokui fia Yosef le drɔ̃eƒe. Egblɔ nɛ be, “Tso kpla nàkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa, eye nàsi ayi Egipte, eye nànɔ afi ma va se ɖe esime magblɔe na wò, elabena Fia Herod le ɖevi la di ge be yeawu.”
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.
14 Esia ta Yosef fɔ enumake, eye wòkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa le zã ma me ke hesi dzo yi Egipte,
Then Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and fled to Egypt.
15 eye wonɔ afi ma va se ɖe esime Fia Herod ku. Ale wowu nya si Aƒetɔ la gblɔ ɖi to nyagblɔɖila dzi la nu be, “Egipte meyɔ vinye la tsoe.”
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.
16 Esi Herod kpɔe be ɣletivimenunyalawo flu ye la, dɔ me vee ale gbegbe be wòdɔ asrafowo ɖo ɖe Betlehem kple eƒe nutowo me, be woaɖawu ŋutsuvi siwo katã xɔ ƒe eve kple esiwo mexɔ nenema haɖe o, ɖe ɣeyiɣi si ɣletivimenunyalawo gblɔ nɛ be yewokpɔ ɣletivia la nu.
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.
17 Ale wowu nya si wogblɔ ɖi to Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia dzi la nu be,
Then was that fulfilled, which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
18 “Wose ɣlidodo le Rama, avifafa kple nublanuiɣli ɖi bobobo; Rahel nɔ avi dzi le viawo ta, eye naneke mate ŋu afa akɔ nɛ o, elabena viawo megali o.”
A voice was heard in Rama, weeping and great lamentation; Rachel bemoaning her children, and unwilling to be comforted, because they are no more.
19 Esi Herod ku la, mawudɔla aɖe va ɖe eɖokui fia Yosef le drɔ̃eƒe le Egipte. Egblɔ nɛ be,
But when king Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 “Tso nàkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa atrɔ ayi Israelnyigba dzi, elabena ame siwo le ɖevi la ƒe agbe yome tim la ku!”
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.
21 Ale Yosef tso enumake, eye wòkplɔ Yesu kple dadaa trɔ yi Israelnyigba dzi.
And Joseph arose, and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 Ke esi wòse be Arkelao nɔ dzi ɖum le Yudea ɖe fofoa Herod teƒe la, evɔ̃ na afi ma yiyi. Ke esi wogbe nya nɛ le drɔ̃eƒe ta la, eyi Galilea nutowo me,
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.
23 eye wòyi ɖanɔ Nazaret. Esia wu nya si wogblɔ ɖi to nyagblɔɖilawo dzi la nu be, “Woayɔe be Nazaretitɔ.”
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.
