Mattheum 2
1 Cum ergo natus esset Iesus in Bethlehem Iuda in diebus Herodis regis, ecce Magi ab oriente venerunt Ierosolymam,
Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 dicentes: Ubi est qui natus est rex Iudaeorum? vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente, et venimus adorare eum.
Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
3 Audiens autem Herodes rex, turbatus est, et omnis Ierosolyma cum illo.
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Et congregans omnes principes sacerdotum, et Scribas populi, sciscitabatur ab eis ubi Christus nasceretur.
And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.
5 At illi dixerunt ei: In Bethlehem Iuda: Sic enim scriptum est per Prophetam:
And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
6 Et tu Bethlehem terra Iuda, nequaquam minima es in principibus Iuda: ex te enim exiet dux, qui regat populum meum Israel.
You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
7 Tunc Herodes clam vocatis Magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae, quae apparuit eis:
Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.
8 et mittens illos in Bethlehem, dixit: Ite, et interrogate diligenter de puero: et cum inveneritis, renunciate mihi, ut et ego veniens adorem eum.
And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
9 Qui cum audissent regem, abierunt. et ecce stella, quam viderant in oriente, antecedebat eos, usquedum veniens staret supra, ubi erat puer.
And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.
10 Videntes autem stellam gavisi sunt gaudio magno valde.
And when they saw the star they were full of joy.
11 Et intrantes domum, invenerunt puerum cum Maria matre eius, et procidentes adoraverunt eum: et apertis thesauris suis obtulerunt ei munera, aurum, tus, et myrrham.
And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
12 Et responso accepto in somnis ne redirent ad Herodem, per aliam viam reversi sunt in regionem suam.
And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.
13 Qui cum recessissent, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph, dicens: Surge, accipe puerum, et matrem eius, et fuge in Aegyptum, et esto ibi usque dum dicam tibi. Futurum est enim ut Herodes quaerat puerum ad perdendum eum.
And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.
14 Qui consurgens accepit puerum, et matrem eius nocte, et secessit in Aegyptum:
So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;
15 et erat ibi usque ad obitum Herodis: ut adimpleretur quod dictum est a Domino per Prophetam dicentem: Ex Aegypto vocavi filium meum.
And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.
16 Tunc Herodes videns quoniam illusus esset a Magis, iratus est valde, et mittens occidit omnes pueros, qui erant in Bethlehem, et in omnibus finibus eius a bimatu et infra secundum tempus, quod exquisierat a Magis.
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
17 Tunc adimpletum est quod dictum est per Ieremiam prophetam dicentem:
Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,
18 Vox in Rama audita est ploratus, et ululatus multus: Rachel plorans filios suos, et noluit consolari, quia non sunt.
In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.
19 Defuncto autem Herode, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph in Aegypto,
But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 dicens: Surge, et accipe puerum, et matrem eius, et vade in terram Israel: defuncti sunt enim, qui quaerebant animam pueri.
Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.
21 Qui consurgens, accepit puerum, et matrem eius, et venit in terram Israel.
And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 Audiens autem quod Archelaus regnaret in Iudaea pro Herode patre suo, timuit illo ire: et admonitus in somnis, secessit in partes Galilaeae.
But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.
23 Et veniens habitavit in civitate quae vocatur Nazareth: ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Prophetas: Quoniam Nazaraeus vocabitur.
And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.
