1 Kui Jeesus oli sündinud Petlemas Juudamaal kuningas Heroodese ajal, vaata, siis tulid targad hommikumaalt Jeruusalemma
2 ja ütlesid: „Kus on see sündinud Juutide Kuningas? Sest me oleme näinud Tema tähte hommikumaal ning oleme tulnud Teda kummardama."
3 Kui kuningas Heroodes seda kuulis, ehmus ta väga ja kogu Jeruusalem ühes temaga.
4 Ja ta kogus kokku kõik rahva ülempreestrid ja kirjatundjad ning kuulas neilt, kus Kristus pidi sündima.
5 Nemad ütlesid temale: „Petlemas Juudamaal; sest nõnda on kirjutatud prohveti kaudu:
6 Ja Sina, Petlem Juudamaal, ei ole mingil kombel kõige vähem Juuda vürstide seast, sest sinust lähtub Valitseja, Kes Mu rahvast Iisraeli hoiab kui karjane!"
7 Siis Heroodes kutsus targad salaja ja uuris neilt hoolega aja, mil täht oli ilmunud.
8 Ja ta läkitas nad Petlemma ning ütles: „Minge kuulake hoolega Lapsukese järele, ja kui te Tema leiate, siis andke minule teada, et minagi läheksin Teda kummardama!"
9 Kui nemad olid kuningat kuulnud, siis nad läksid teele. Ja vaata, täht, mida nad olid näinud hommikumaal, käis nende eel, kuni ta tuli ja seisatas ülal seal kohal, kus Lapsuke oli.
10 Aga tähte nähes nad said üliväga rõõmsaks.
11 Ja nad läksid sinna kotta ning nägid Lapsukest ühes Maarjaga, Tema Emaga, ja heitsid maha ning kummardasid Teda, ja avasid oma varandused ning tõid Temale ande, kulda ja viirukit ja mürri.
12 Ja kui nad unes olid Jumalalt saanud käsu mitte minna tagasi Heroodese juure, läksid nad teist teed tagasi omale maale.
13 Aga kui nad olid ära läinud, vaata, siis ilmus Issanda Ingel unes Joosepile ja ütles: „Tõuse ning võta Lapsuke ja Tema Ema enesega ning põgene Egiptusesse ja ole seal, kuni Ma sinule ütlen; sest Heroodes hakkab otsima Last, et Teda hukata."
14 siis ta tõusis ning võttis enesega Lapsukese ja Tema Ema öösel ja läks ära Egiptusesse
15 ja oli seal kuni Heroodese surmani, et läheks täide, mis Issand on rääkinud prohveti kaudu, kes ütleb: „Egiptusest Ma kutsusin Oma Poja!"
16 Kui nüüd Heroodes nägi, et targad olid teda petnud, siis ta vihastus väga ja läkitas ning laskis tappa kõik poeglapsed Petlemas ja kogu selle ümbruskonnas, kaheaastased ja nooremad, vastavalt ajale, mida ta tarkadelt oli hoolega uurinud.
17 Siis läks täide, mis on üteldud prohvet Jeremija kaudu:
18 „Raamast on kuuldud häält, palju nuttu ja kaebust: Raahel nutab oma lapsi ega taha lasta ennast trööstida, sest neid ei ole enam!"
19 Aga kui Heroodes oli surnud, vaata, siis ilmus Issanda Ingel Joosepile unes Egiptuses
20 ning ütles: „Tõuse ning võta Lapsuke ja Tema Ema enesega ja mine Iisraelimaale; sest need on surnud, kes püüdsid Lapsukese hinge!"
21 Siis ta tõusis ning võttis Lapsukese ja Ta Ema enesega ja tuli Iisraelimaale.
22 Aga kui ta kuulis, et Arhelaos valitseb Judead oma isa Heroodese asemel, siis ta kartis sinna minna. Kuid ta sai unes Jumalalt käsu ja siirdus Galilea aladele
23 ja tuli ning asus elama linna, mida kutsutakse Naatsaretiks, et läheks täide, mis on üteldud prohvetite kaudu: „Teda peab hüütama Naatsaretlaseks!"
1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.
5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
6 You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.
7 Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.
8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
9 And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.
10 And when they saw the star they were full of joy.
11 And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
12 And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.
13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.
14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;
15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,
18 In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.
19 But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.
21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.
23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.