Mateo 2
1 Bere a Ɔhene Herode di ade no na wɔwoo Yesu wɔ Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea.
Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
2 Saa bere no ara mu na anyansafo bi fi apuei baa Yerusalem bebisae se, “Ɛhe na Yudafo hene a wɔawo no no wɔ? Yehuu ne nsoromma wɔ apuei nohɔ, nti na yɛaba sɛ yɛrebɛsom no.”
Where is he who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
3 Ɔhene Herode tee saa asɛm yi no, ɛhaw ɔne Yerusalemfo nyinaa adwene yiye.
And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ ɔman no mu asɔfo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo behyiae. Obisaa wɔn se, “Ɛhefa na wɔbɛwo Kristo no?”
And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.
5 Wobuaa no se, “Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea. Na eyi ne nea odiyifo no kae:
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,
6 “‘Ao kurow Betlehem, wo a woyɛ otitiriw wɔ Yudaman mu, wo mu na meyi nea obedi me man Israel anim ahwɛ wɔn so.’”
And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of thee will come forth a man who rules, who will tend my people Israel.
7 Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ anyansafo no kokoa mu bisaa wɔn bere pɔtee a wohuu nsoromma no. Ɔtoaa so ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se,
Then Herod having called the wise men privately, ascertained from them what time the star appeared.
8 “Monkɔ Betlehem nkɔhwehwɛ abofra no. Sɛ muhu no a, mommɛka nkyerɛ me, na me nso menkɔsom no bi.”
And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, After going, search diligently about the child. And when ye find him, report to me, so that I also having come, may worship him.
9 Anyansafo no tiee ɔhene no asɛm no wiei no, wɔkɔe. Wɔrekɔ no, nsoromma a wohuu wɔ apuei no san yii ne ho adi bio kyerɛɛ wɔn. Edii wɔn anim kosii faako a wɔawo abofra no wɔ Betlehem hɔ.
And when they heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star that they saw in the east went before them until, having come, it stood over where the child was.
10 Bere a wohuu nsoromma no, wɔn ani gyee mmoroso.
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 Woduu ofi a abofra no ne ne na Maria wɔ mu no, wɔkotow sɔree no. Wɔde wɔn akyɛde a ɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ, aduhuam ne kurobow yɛɛ no ayɛ.
And having come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down, they worshiped him. And having opened their treasures, they brought to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 Onyankopɔn soo wɔn dae bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ se wɔnnsan nkɔ Herode nkyɛn bio wɔ Yerusalem. Enti wɔfaa ɔkwan foforo so kɔɔ wɔn kurom.
And divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.
13 Anyansafo no kɔ akyi no, Awurade bɔfo soo Yosef dae se, “Sɔre fa abofra no ne ne na na monkɔ Misraim nkɔtena hɔ nkosi sɛ mɛkyerɛ mo bere a mobɛsan aba. Efisɛ Ɔhene Herode rehwehwɛ abofra no akum no.”
Now after they departed, behold, an agent of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to destroy it.
14 Anadwo no ara Yosef faa abofra no ne Maria sii mu kɔɔ Misraim,
And having awakened, he took the child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
15 ma wɔtenaa hɔ kosii sɛ Ɔhene Herode wui. Eyi na ɛmaa nea Awurade nam odiyifo no so kae se, “Mafrɛ me Ba afi Misraim” no baa mu.
And he was there until the end of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my Son.
16 Herode huu sɛ anyansafo no adaadaa no no, ne bo fuw mmoroso. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafo se wɔnkɔ Betlehem ne nkurow a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa mu nkokunkum nkokoaa mmarimaa kosi wɔn a wɔadi mfe abien so, sɛnea anyansafo no bere a wɔkae sɛ wɔwoo abofra no wɔ mu no kyerɛ no.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
17 Nea wɔnam odiyifo Yeremia so kae no baa mu se,
Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, which says,
18 “Wɔte nne bi wɔ Rama. Ɛyɛ osu ne agyaadwo; Rahel resu ne mma; na ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkyekye ne werɛ, efisɛ wɔnte ase bio.”
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.
19 Herode wu akyi no, Awurade bɔfo yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yosef wɔ dae mu wɔ Misraim ka kyerɛɛ no se,
But when Herod perished, behold, an agent of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 “Sɔre na fa abofra no ne ne na kɔ Israel asase so, efisɛ wɔn a wɔpɛe sɛ wokum abofra no awuwu.”
After rising, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those seeking the child's life have died.
21 Yosef faa abofra no ne ne na san kɔɔ Israel asase so bio.
And having awaken, he took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 Yosef tee sɛ Arkelao a ɔyɛ Herode ba na odi hene wɔ Yudea saa bere no mu no, osuroo sɛ ɔbɛkɔ hɔ. Awurade san soo no dae foforo bio sɛ ɔnnkɔ Yudea, na mmom, ɔnkɔ Galilea.
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee.
23 Enti wɔkɔtenaa kurow Nasaret mu. Eyi nso maa nea adiyifo no kae se, “Wɔbɛfrɛ no Nasareni” no baa mu.
And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.
