1 E, tendo nascido Jesus em Belém de Judéia, no tempo do rei Herodes, eis que uns magos vieram do oriente a Jerusalém,
2 Dizendo: Onde está aquele que é nascido rei dos judeus? porque vimos a sua estrela no oriente, e viemos a adorá-lo.
3 E o rei Herodes, ouvindo isto, perturbou-se, e toda Jerusalém com ele.
4 E, congregados todos os príncipes dos sacerdotes, e os escribas do povo, perguntou-lhes onde havia de nascer o Cristo.
5 E eles lhe disseram: Em Belém de Judéia; porque assim está escrito pelo profeta:
6 E tu, Belém, terra de Judá,De modo nenhum és a menor entre as capitais de Judá;porque de ti sairá o Guia que há de apascentar o meu povo Israel.
7 Então Herodes, chamando secretamente os magos, inquiriu exatamente deles acerca do tempo em que a estrela lhes aparecera.
8 E, enviando-os a Belém, disse: Ide, e perguntai diligentemente pelo menino e, quando o achardes, participai-mo, para que também eu vá e o adore.
9 E, tendo eles ouvido o rei, partiram; e eis que a estrela, que tinham visto no oriente, ia adiante deles, até que, chegando, se deteve sobre o lugar onde estava o menino.
10 E, vendo eles a estrela, regoziram-se muito com grande alegria.
11 E, entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria sua mãe e, prostrando-se, o adoraram; e abrindo os seus tesouros, ofertaram-lhe dádivas: ouro, incenso e mirra.
12 E, sendo por divina revelação avisados num sonho para que não voltassem para junto de Herodes, partiram para a sua terra por outro caminho.
13 E, tendo eles se retirado, eis que o anjo do Senhor apareceu a José num sonho, dizendo: Levanta-te, e toma o menino e sua mãe, e foge para o Egito, e demora-te lá até que eu te diga; porque Herodes há de procurar o menino para o matar.
14 E, levantando-se ele, tomou o menino e sua mãe, de noite, e foi para o Egito.
15 E esteve lá, até à morte de Herodes, para que se cumprisse o que foi dito da parte do Senhor pelo profeta, que diz: Do Egito chamei o meu Filho.
16 Então Herodes, vendo que tinha sido iludido pelos magos, irritou-se muito, e mandou matar todos os meninos que havia em Belém, e em todos os seus contornos, de dois anos para baixo, segundo o tempo que diligentemente inquirira dos magos.
17 Então se cumpriu o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias, que diz:
18 Em Ramá se ouviu uma voz, Lamentação, choro e grande pranto: Raquel chorando os seus filhos, E não quer ser consolada, porque já não existem.
19 Morto, porém, Herodes, eis que o anjo do Senhor apareceu num sonho a José no Egito,
20 Dizendo: Levanta-te, e toma o menino e sua mãe, e vai para a terra de Israel; porque já estão mortos os que procuravam a morte do menino.
21 Então ele se levantou, e tomou o menino e sua mãe, e foi para a terra de Israel.
22 E, ouvindo que Arquelau reinava na Judéia em lugar de Herodes, seu pai, receou ir para lá; mas avisado num sonho, por divina revelação, foi para as partes da Galiléia.
23 E chegou, e habitou numa cidade chamada Nazaré, para que se cumprisse o que fora dito pelos profetas: Ele será chamado Nazareno.
1 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 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 And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.
5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,
6 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 Then Herod having called the wise men privately, ascertained from them what time the star appeared.
8 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 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 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 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 And divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.
13 Now after they departed, behold, an agent of 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
14 And having awaken, he took the child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
15 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 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
17 Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, which says,
18 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 But when Herod perished, behold, an agent of Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 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 And having awaken, he took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 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 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.