Mateo 2
1 Pagkatapos maipanganak si Jesus sa Bethlehem ng Judea sa mga araw ni Haring Herodes, dumating sa Jerusalem ang mga pantas na kalalakihan mula sa silangan na nagsasabi,
Jesus was born in Bethlehem [town] in Judea [province] during the time [MTY] that King Herod [the Great ruled there. Some time] after Jesus was born, some men who studied the stars and who lived in a [country] east [of Judea] came to Jerusalem.
2 “Nasaan siyang ipinanganak na Hari ng mga Judio? Nakita namin ang bituin niya sa silangan kaya pumarito kami upang sumamba sa kaniya.”
They asked [people], “Where is the one who has been born [in order that he might be] the king of [you] Jews? [We believe that your new king] has been born, because we have seen the star [that we believe indicated that] he has been [born]. [We saw it while we were in our country] east [of here]. So we have come to worship him.”
3 Nang marinig ito ni haring Herodes, nabagabag siya at ang buong Jerusalem na kasama niya.
When King Herod heard [what those men were asking], he became worried [that someone else might be proclaimed] {[people might proclaim someone else]} [king of the Jews to replace him]. Many [of the people] of Jerusalem [MTY, HYP] [also] became worried [because they were afraid of what King Herod might do].
4 At tinipon ni Herodes ang lahat ng mga punong pari at mga eskriba ng mga tao, at tinanong niya ang mga ito, “Saan ipapanganak ang Cristo?”
Then Herod gathered together all the ruling priests and men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws and he asked them where [the prophets had predicted that] the Messiah was to be born.
5 Sinabi nila sa kaniya, “Sa Bethlehem ng Judea, sapagkat ito ang isinulat ng propeta,
They said to him, “[He will be born] in Bethlehem, [here] in Judea [province], because it was written by the prophet [Micah] {the prophet [Micah] wrote} [long ago what God said]:
6 'At ikaw, Bethlehem, sa lupain ng Judah, ay hindi pinakahamak sa mga pinuno ng Judah, sapagkat sayo magmumula ang isang pinuno na magpapastol sa aking mga taong Israelita.'”
‘You [who live in] Bethlehem [APO], in Judea [province], your town is certainly very important [LIT], because a man from your [town] will become a ruler. He will guide my people [who live in] Israel.’”
7 At lihim na ipinatawag ni Herodes ang mga pantas na kalalakihan upang tanungin kung ano ang tiyak na oras na nagpakita ang bituin.
Then [King] Herod secretly summoned those men who studied the stars. He asked them exactly when the star [first] appeared. [By what they told him, he was able to know the approximate age of the baby].
8 Pinapunta niya ang mga ito sa Bethlehem at sinabing, “Humayo kayo at hanaping mabuti ang bata. Kung nahanap ninyo siya, ipaalam ninyo sa akin upang makapunta at makasamba din ako sa kaniya.”
Then he [concealed what he really planned to do and] said to them, “Go to Bethlehem and inquire thoroughly [where] the infant is. When you have found him, [come back and] report to me so that I, myself, can go [there and] worship him, too.”
9 Pagkatapos nilang makinig sa hari, sila ay tumuloy sa kanilang lakbayin, at pinangunahan sila ng bituwin na kanilang nakita mula sa silangan hanggang sa ito ay tumigil kung nasaan naroroon ang bata.
After the men heard what the king [told them], they went [toward Bethlehem]. To their surprise, the star that they had seen while they were in the eastern [country] went ahead of them [again] until it stood above [the house] where the child was.
10 Nang nakita nila ang bituin, sila ay nagalak nang may labis na kagalakan.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced greatly [and followed it].
11 Sila ay pumunta sa bahay at kanilang nakita ang bata kasama ng kaniyang inang si Maria. Yumukod sila at sumamba sa kaniya. Binuksan nila ang kanilang mga kayamanan at inihandog nila ang kanilang mga kaloob na ginto, kamanyang, at mira.
They [found] the house and entered it and saw the child and his mother, Mary. They bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasure [boxes] [MTY] and they gave gold, [costly] frankincense, and myrrh to him.
12 Binalaan sila ng Diyos sa panaginip na huwag nang bumalik kay Herodes, kaya umiba sila ng daan pauwi sa kanilang bayan.
[Because] God [knew that King Herod planned to kill Jesus], in a dream the men who studied the stars were warned {he warned the men who studied the stars} that they should not return to [King] Herod. So they returned to their country, [but instead of traveling back on the same road, they] went on a different road.
13 Pagkatapos nilang umalis, isang anghel ng Panginoon ang nagpakita kay Jose sa panaginip at sinabi, “Bumangon ka, dalhin mo ang bata at ang kaniyang ina at tumakas kayo patungong Egipto. Manatili kayo doon hanggang sa sasabihin ko, sapagkat hahanapin ni Herodes ang bata upang patayin siya”.
After the men who studied the stars left [Bethlehem], an angel [from] the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. He said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you [(sg) that you should leave], because [King] Herod is about [to send soldiers] to look for the child so that they can kill him.”
14 Sa gabing iyon, bumangon si Jose at kinuha ang bata at ang kaniyang ina at umalis patungong Egipto.
So Joseph got up, he took the child and his mother [that] night, and they fled to Egypt.
15 Nanatili siya roon hanggang sa pagkamatay si Herodes. Tinupad nito ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng propeta, “Mula sa Egipto tinawag ko ang aking anak.”
They stayed there until [King] Herod died, [and then they left Egypt]. By doing that, it was {they} fulfilled what the prophet [Hosea] wrote, which had been said by the Lord {which the Lord had said}, I have told my son to come out of Egypt.
16 Nang nakita ni Herodes na kinutya siya ng mga pantas na kalalakihan, siya ay nagalit nang labis. Nagsugo siya at ipinapatay ang lahat ng mga batang lalaking naroon sa Bethlehem at sa buong rehiyon, ang mga may dalawang taong gulang pababa ayon sa tiyak na panahong nalaman niya mula sa mga pantas.
[While King] Herod [was still living], because he realized that he had been tricked by the men who studied the stars {the men who studied the stars had tricked him}, he became furious. Then, [assuming that Jesus was still in Bethlehem or the surrounding regions], Herod sent [soldiers there] to kill all the boy babies two years old and younger. [Herod calculated how old the baby was], according to what the men who studied the stars told him [about when the star first appeared].
17 At natupad nga ang sinabi sa pamamagitan ng propeta na si Jeremias,
[Because Bethlehem and Ramah towns were in the area where the descendants of Jacob’s wife Rachel lived, when soldiers killed the infant boys], they fulfilled what Jeremiah the prophet wrote,
18 “Isang tinig ang narinig sa Ramah, pananangis at labis na pagdadalamhati, umiiyak si Raquel para sa kaniyang mga anak at ayaw niyang paaliw sapagkat sila ay wala na.”
[Women] in Ramah were weeping and wailing loudly. [Women who were the descendants] of Rachel, [the ancestor of the women there] [SYN], were grieving for [what happened to] their children. [Even though people tried to comfort them], they would not be comforted {stop mourning}, because their children were dead.
19 Nang si Herodes ay namatay, masdan ito, nagpakita sa isang panaginip ang isang anghel ng Panginoon kay Jose sa Egipto at sinabi,
After Herod died [and while Joseph and his family were still in Egypt], an angel that the Lord [had sent] appeared to Joseph in Egypt in a dream.
20 “Bumangon ka at kunin mo ang bata at ang kaniyang ina at pumunta kayo sa lupain ng Israel, sapagkat ang mga naghahangad sa buhay ng bata ay patay na.”
He said to Joseph, “Take the child and his mother and go back to Israel [to live], because the people who were looking for the child [in order to kill him] have died.”
21 Bumangon si Jose at kinuha ang bata at ang kaniyang ina at tumungo sila sa lupain ng Israel.
So Joseph took the child and his mother, and they went back to Israel.
22 Ngunit nang mabalitaan niya na si Arquelao na ang naghahari sa Judea kapalit ng kaniyang ama na si Herodes, natakot siyang pumunta roon. Pagkatapos siyang balaan ng Diyos sa panaginip, umalis siya patungo sa rehiyon ng Galilea
When Joseph heard that Archaelaus now ruled in Judea [district] instead of his father, [King] Herod [the Great], he was afraid to go there. Because he was warned {[God] warned Joseph} in a dream [that it was still dangerous for them to live in Judea], he [and Mary and Jesus] went to Galilee [District]
23 at pumunta siya at nanirahan sa lungsod na tinatawag na Nazaret. Natupad kung ano ang sinabi sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta na siya ay tatawaging Nazareno.
to Nazareth [to live there]. The result was that what had been said by the ancient prophets {what the ancient prophets had said} [about the Messiah], that he would be called {people would call him} a Nazareth-man, was fulfilled {came true}.
