Mathaio 2
1 Jesu o na a tsalelwa mo motseng wa Bethelehema, mo Judea metlheng ya puso ya ga Kgosi Herode. E rile ka yone nako eo balepi ba dinaledi bangwe ba goroga mo Jerusalema ba tswa mafatshing a botlhabatsatsi, mme ba botsa ba re,
Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! there came magians from the East to Jerusalem,
2 “E fa kae Kgosi e ncha e e tsetsweng ya Bajuda? Ka gore re bonye naledi ya gagwe mo mafatshing a a kgakala a botlhabatsatsi, mme re tsile go mo obamela”.
saying, Where is the king of the Jews that hath been born? for we saw his star in the East, and came to do him homage.
3 Kgosi Herode o ne a tshwenyega thata ka potso ya bone, le batho botlhe ba motse wa Jerusalema ba ne ba tlala khuduego.
But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
4 A bitsa phuthego ya baeteledipele ba tumelo ya Sejuda, a ba botsa a re, “A baporofiti ba kile ba re bolelela kwa Mesia o tsalelwang teng?”
and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 Mme ba mo araba ba re, “Ee, mo Bethelehema, ka gore mo ke mo moporofiti Mika o go kwadileng a re,
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:
6 ‘Wena motsana wa Bethelehema, ga o legae la Juda le le nyatsegang, gonne mo go wena go tlaa tswa molaodi yo o busang batho ba me ba Iseraele.’”
“And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel.”
7 Hong Herode a romela molaetsa ka sephiri kwa baleping ba dinaledi, a ba kopa gore ba tle go mmona, e rile mo phuthegong e, a ba tlhotlhomisa go mmolelela nako tota e ba simolotseng go bona naledi ka yone. Mme a ba raya a re
Then Herod, having privately called the magians ascertained from them exactly the time when the star appeared.
8 “Tsamayang lo yeng kwa Bethelehema lo fete lo senke ngwana. E re lo sena go mmona lo boele kwano go nkitsise gore le nna ke tle ke ye go mo obamela.”
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.
9 E rile morago ga puisanyo e, balepi ba dinaledi ba simolola go tsamaya gape. Mme bonang! Naledi ya iponatsa gape mo go bone, e eme fa godimo ga Bethelehema.
When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo! the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the child was.
10 Boitumelo jwa bone jwa nna bogolo thata!
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;
11 Ya re ba tsena mo tlung e ngwana le Marea mmaagwe ba mo go yone, ba wela ka mangole fa pele ga gagwe ba mo obamela. Ba bula dimpho tsa bone mme ba mo fa gauta, leswalo le le nkgang monate (la kobamelo) le setlolo se sengwe se se bidiwang mera.
and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 Mme e rile fa ba boela kwa ga bone, ba se ka ba ralala Jerusalema go itsise Herode, ka gore Modimo o ne o ba tlhagisitse mo torong go boela gae ka tsela e sele.
And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
13 E rile ba sena go tsamaya, moengele wa Modimo a bonala ka toro mo go Josefa. Mme a mo raya a re, “Tsoga o tshabele le ngwana le mmaagwe kwa Egepeto, o nne teng go fitlhelela ke go raya ke re o boe, ka gore Kgosi Herode o tsile go leka go bolaya ngwana.”
And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.
14 E rile mo bosigong joo a ya Egepeto le Marea le losea,
And he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt;
15 mme a nna teng koo go fitlhelela Kgosi Herode aa swa. Mo ga diragatsa polelelopele ya moporofiti e e reng, “ke biditse morwaake go tswa mo Egepeto.”
and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “I called my son out of Egypt.”
16 Herode o na a tlala bogale fa a lemoga gore balepi ba dinaledi ga ba a dira ka fa a ba laetseng ka teng. Mme a roma masole kwa Bethelehema go bolaya ngwana mongwe le mongwe wa mosimane go simolola ka wa dingwaga tse pedi go ya kwa tlase mo motsing le mo tikologong yotlhe ka gore balepi ba dinaledi ba ne ba mmoleletse gore naledi e sale e bonala mo dingwageng tse pedi tse di fetileng.
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.
17 Tiragalo e e setlhogo e ya ga Herode, ya diragatsa polelelopele ya ga Jeremia e e reng,
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 “Selelo sa khutsafalo sa utlwala se tswa Rama, selelo sa khutsafalo e kgolo; ragele a lelela bana ba gagwe; a gana go gomodiwa ka gobo ba sule.”
“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more.”
19 E rile Herode a sena go swa, moengele wa Modimo a bonala ka toro kwa go Josefa mo Egepeto, mme a mo raya a re,
But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 “Tloga o tseye ngwana le mmaagwe o boele nabo kwa Iseraele, ka gore ba ba neng ba leka go bolaya ngwana ba sule.”
saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the child's life are dead.
21 Mme ka bofefo a boela kwa Iseraele le Jesu le mmaagwe.
And he arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 Mme e rile mo tseleng a boifa fa a utlwa gore Kgosi e ncha ke Arekelao morwa Herode. Mme ya re ka toro e nngwe a tlhagisiwa gore a seka a ya Judea, jalo a ya Galalea;
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
23 ba nna mo Nasaretha. Mo, ga diragatsa seporofeso sa baporofiti kaga Mesia se se reng, “O tlaa bidiwa Monasara”.
and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, “He will be called a Nazarene,”
