Mateo 2
1 Ɛberɛ a Ɔhene Herode di adeɛ no na wɔwoo Yesu wɔ Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, look, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
2 Saa ɛberɛ no ara mu na anyansafoɔ bi firi apueeɛ baa Yerusalem bɛbisaa sɛ, “Ɛhe na Yudafoɔ ɔhene a wɔawo no no wɔ? Yɛhunuu ne nsoromma wɔ apueeɛ nohoa enti 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, ɛhaa nʼadwene yie. Saa ara nso na ɛhaa Yerusalemfoɔ nyinaa adwene.
And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ ɔman no mu asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ bɛhyiaeɛ. Ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛhefa na wɔbɛwo Kristo no?”
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
5 Wɔbuaa no sɛ, “Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea. Na yei ne deɛ odiyifoɔ no kaeɛ:
And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,
6 “‘Ao kuro Betlehem, wo a wonyɛ akumaa wɔ Yuda asafohene mu, wo mu na mɛyi deɛ ɔbɛdi me ɔman Israel anim afiri.’”
'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come forth a ruler who will shepherd my people, Israel.'"
7 Ɔhene Herode frɛɛ anyansafoɔ no kɔkoam bisaa wɔn ɛberɛ pɔtee a wɔhunuu nsoromma no. Ɔtoaa so ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
Then Herod secretly called the Magi, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
8 “Monkɔ Betlehem nkɔhwehwɛ abɔfra no. Sɛ mohunu no a, mommɛka nkyerɛ me, na me nso menkɔsom no bi.”
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."
9 Anyansafoɔ no tiee ɔhene no asɛm no wieeɛ no, wɔkɔeɛ. Wɔrekɔ no, nsoromma a wɔhunuu wɔ apueeɛ no sane yii ne ho adi bio kyerɛɛ wɔn. Ɛdii wɔn anim kɔsii beaeɛ a wɔawo abɔfra no wɔ Betlehem hɔ.
And they, having heard the king, went their way; and look, the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 Ɛberɛ a wɔhunuu nsoromma no no, wɔn ani gyee mmoroso.
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 Wɔduruu efie a abɔfra no ne ne maame Maria wɔ no, wɔkoto sɔree no. Wɔde wɔn akyɛdeɛ a ɛyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ, aduhwam ne kurobo yɛɛ no ayɛ.
And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Onyankopɔn soo wɔn daeɛ bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛ wɔnnsane nkɔ Herode nkyɛn bio wɔ Yerusalem. Enti wɔfaa ɛkwan foforɔ so kɔɔ wɔn kurom.
Being warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
13 Anyansafoɔ no kɔeɛ akyiri no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ soo Yosef daeɛ sɛ, “Sɔre fa abɔfra no ne ne maame na monkɔ Misraim nkɔtena hɔ nkɔsi sɛ mɛkyerɛ mo ɛberɛ a mobɛsane aba. Ɛfiri sɛ, Ɔhene Herode rehwehwɛ abɔfra no akum no.”
Now when they had departed, look, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
14 Anadwo no ara, Yosef faa abɔfra no ne Maria siim kɔɔ Misraim,
And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,
15 na wɔtenaa hɔ kɔsii sɛ Ɔhene Herode wuiɛ. Yei na ɛmaa deɛ Awurade nam odiyifoɔ no so kaeɛ sɛ, “Mafrɛ me Ba afiri Misraim” no baa mu.
and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
16 Herode hunuu sɛ anyansafoɔ no adaadaa no no, ne bo fuu mmoroso. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafoɔ sɛ wɔnkɔ Betlehem ne nkuro a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa mu nkɔkunkum mmadoma mmarimaa kɔsi wɔn a wɔadi mfeɛ mmienu so, sɛdeɛ anyansafoɔ no ɛberɛ a wɔkaa sɛ wɔwoo abɔfra no wɔ mu no kyerɛ no.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the Magi.
17 Deɛ wɔnam odiyifoɔ Yeremia so kaeɛ no baa mu sɛ,
Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
18 “Wɔte nne bi wɔ Rama. Ɛyɛ osu ne agyaadwoɔ; Rahel resu ne mma; na ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkyekyere ne werɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnte ase bio”.
"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she would not be comforted, because they are no more."
19 Herode wuiɛ akyiri no, Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Yosef wɔ daeɛ mu wɔ Misraim ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ,
But when Herod was dead, look, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 “Sɔre na fa abɔfra no ne ne maame kɔ Israel asase so, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔkum abɔfra no awuwu.”
"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."
21 Yosef faa abɔfra no ne ne maame sane kɔɔ Israel asase so bio.
And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 Yosef tee sɛ Arkelao a ɔyɛ Herode ba na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Yudea saa ɛberɛ no mu no, ɔsuroo sɛ ɔbɛkɔ hɔ. Awurade sane soo no daeɛ foforɔ bio sɛ ɔnnkɔ Yudea, na mmom, ɔnkɔ Galilea.
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
23 Enti, wɔkɔtenaa kuro Nasaret mu. Yei nso maa deɛ adiyifoɔ no kaeɛ sɛ, “Wɔbɛfrɛ no Nasareni” no baa mu.
and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazorean.
