1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
2 Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
3 But Herod the king having heard {of it}, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
4 and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
6 And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
8 and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found {him} bring me back word, so that *I* also may come and do him homage.
9 And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.
10 And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of {the} Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to {thee} the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.
14 And, having arisen, he took to {him} the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
15 And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by {the} Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,
18 A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping {for} her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But Herod having died, behold, an angel of {the} Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 Arise, take to {thee} the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.
21 And he arose and took to {him} the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;
22 but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,
23 and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraene.
1 Tendo, pois, Jesus nascido em Belém de Judá, no tempo do rei Herodes, eis que magos vieram do oriente a Jerusalém.
2 Perguntaram eles: Onde está o rei dos judeus que acaba de nascer? Vimos a sua estrela no oriente e viemos adorá-lo.
3 A esta notícia, o rei Herodes ficou perturbado e toda Jerusalém com ele.
4 Convocou os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os escribas do povo e indagou deles onde havia de nascer o Cristo.
5 Disseram-lhe: Em Belém, na Judéia, porque assim foi escrito pelo profeta:
6 E tu, Belém, terra de Judá, não és de modo algum a menor entre as cidades de Judá, porque de ti sairá o chefe que governará Israel, meu povo{Miq 5,2}.
7 Herodes, então, chamou secretamente os magos e perguntou-lhes sobre a época exata em que o astro lhes tinha aparecido.
8 E, enviando-os a Belém, disse: Ide e informai-vos bem a respeito do menino. Quando o tiverdes encontrado, comunicai-me, para que eu também vá adorá-lo.
9 Tendo eles ouvido as palavras do rei, partiram. E eis que e estrela, que tinham visto no oriente, os foi precedendo até chegar sobre o lugar onde estava o menino e ali parou.
10 A aparição daquela estrela os encheu de profunda alegria.
11 Entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria, sua mãe. Prostrando-se diante dele, o adoraram. Depois, abrindo seus tesouros, ofereceram-lhe como presentes: ouro, incenso e mirra.
12 Avisados em sonhos de não tornarem a Herodes, voltaram para sua terra por outro caminho.
13 Depois de sua partida, um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José e disse: Levanta-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e foge para o Egito; fica lá até que eu te avise, porque Herodes vai procurar o menino para o matar.
14 José levantou-se durante a noite, tomou o menino e sua mãe e partiu para o Egito.
15 Ali permaneceu até a morte de Herodes para que se cumprisse o que o Senhor dissera pelo profeta: Eu chamei do Egito meu filho {Os 11,1}.
16 Cumpriu-se, então, o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias:
18 Em Ramá se ouviu uma voz, choro e grandes lamentos: é Raquel a chorar seus filhos; não quer consolação, porque já não existem {Jer 31,15}!
19 Com a morte de Herodes, o anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José, no Egito, e disse:
20 Levanta-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e retorna à terra de Israel, porque morreram os que atentavam contra a vida do menino.
21 José levantou-se, tomou o menino e sua mãe e foi para a terra de Israel.
22 Ao ouvir, porém, que Arquelau reinava na Judéia, em lugar de seu pai Herodes, não ousou ir para lá. Avisado divinamente em sonhos, retirou-se para a província da Galiléia
23 e veio habitar na cidade de Nazaré para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelos profetas: Será chamado Nazareno.