Matye 2
1 Aprè Jésus te fin fèt Bethléem nan peyi Judée pandan Hérode te wa, konsa yon ekip mesye saj ki sòti nan lès te rive Jérusalem pou mande;
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2 “Kote sila ki fèt Wa a Jwif yo a? Nou gen tan wè zetwal Li nan pati lès la, e nou vini pou adore Li.”
saying, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”
3 Lè Hérode te tande sa, li te vin twouble, e tout Jérusalem avèk li.
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Li te rasanble tout chèf prèt yo avèk skrib a pèp la, e te kòmanse mande yo kote Kris la t ap fèt la.
So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 Yo te di li: “Nan Bethléem a Judée jan li te ekri pa pwofèt la”;
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,
6 “E ou menm, Bethléem, peyi Judée, ou pa manke valè pami chèf Judée yo: paske yon Gran Chèf k ap sòti nan ou menm, Li va vin yon bèje pou pèp Mwen an, Israël”.
‘But yoʋ Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from yoʋ will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Konsa, Hérode te rele mesye saj yo an sekrè pou fè yon ankèt egzakt pou konnen kilè zetwal la te parèt la.
Then Herod secretly called the wise men and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
8 Li te voye yo Bethléem e li te di yo: “Ale Chèche pou twouve Pitit la, e lè nou jwenn li, voye di m sa, pou m ka ale adore Li tou.”
He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word so that I too may go and worship him.”
9 Lè yo fin tande wa a, yo ale fè wout yo, e konsa zetwal la ke yo te wè nan lès la, te ale devan yo jiskaske li te vin kanpe kote menm ke Pitit la te ye a.
They listened to the king and went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went before them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
10 Lè yo te wè zetwal la, yo te rejwi anpil avèk anpil jwa.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 Yo te ale nan kay la e te wè Pitit la avèk Marie, manman Li. Yo te pwostène devan Li pou te adore L. Yo te ouvri trezò yo e te prezante L kòm kado, lò, lansan, ak lami.
As they came into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Men akoz ke yo te avèti nan yon rèv ke yo pa t dwe retounen kote Hérode, yo te ale nan peyi yo pa yon lòt wout.
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way.
13 Lè yo fin pati, lapoula yon zanj Bondye te vin parèt a Joseph nan yon rèv. Li te di l: “Leve pran Pitit la avèk manman L epi kouri ale an Égypte. Rete la jiskaske mwen di ou, paske Hérode ap chèche Zanfan sila a pou l ka detwi L.”
After they were gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell yoʋ, for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy him.”
14 Joseph te leve pran Pitit la avèk manman L pandan nwit lan pou te ale an Égypte.
So Joseph rose, took the child and his mother by night, and departed for Egypt,
15 Li te rete la jiskaske Hérode te mouri. Sa te fèt pou akonpli sa Senyè a te pale pa pwofèt la pou li ta kapab akonpli lè l te di: “Pou soti an Égypte, Mwen te rele Fis Mwen an”.
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
16 Lè Hérode te vin wè ke li te twonpe pa mesye saj yo, li te vin anraje. Konsa, li te voye touye tout ti gason mwens ke de zan nan tout anviwon Bethléem nan, selon tan li te vin konprann pa mesye saj yo.
When Herod saw that he had been fooled by the wise men, he was greatly enraged and sent men to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
17 Konsa, sa ki te pale pa pwofèt Jérémie an te vin akonpli lè l te di konsa:
Then what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 “Yon vwa te tande nan Rama; yo te kriye e fè gwo lamantasyon. Rachel ki t ap kriye pou Pitit li yo; li te refize konsole, paske yo pa t la ankò.”
“A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing, weeping, and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
19 Men lè Hérode te vin mouri, yon zanj te parèt an Égypte pou di Joseph nan yon rèv:
After Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 “Leve, pran Pitit la avèk manman L pou ale nan peyi Israël, paske sila yo ki t ap chèche touye Pitit la gen tan mouri.”
saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead.”
21 Konsa Joseph te leve pran Pitit la avèk manman L, e te ale nan peyi Israël.
So Joseph rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 Men lè li tande ke Archélaüs te gwo chèf nan Judée nan plas papa li, Hérode, li te pè ale la. Lè li te fin avèti pa Bondye nan yon rèv, li te sòti la, e te ale nan anviwon Galilée yo.
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee
23 Li te vin rete nan yon vil yo rele Nazareth pou sa ke pwofèt yo te pale yo ta kapab akonpli: “Yo va rele Li yon Nazareyen”.
and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
