Matthew 2

¹ Now, at Jesus' being born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! magi from the East came along into Jerusalem, ² saying, "Where is He Who is brought forth King of the Jews? For we perceived His star in the East, and we came to worship Him." ³ Now, hearing of it, King Herod was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And, gathering all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he ascertained from them where the Christ is born. ⁵ Now they say to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet: ⁶ 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are you in any respect least among the mentors of Judah? For out of you shall come forth the Ruler Who shall shepherd My people Israel'." ⁷ Then Herod, covertly calling the magi, ascertains exactly from them the time of the star's appearing. ⁸ And, sending them into Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire accurately concerning the little Boy. Now if ever you may be finding Him, report to me, so that I also, coming, should be worshiping Him." ⁹ Now those who hear the king went, and lo! the star which they perceived in the East preceded them till, coming, it was standing over where the little Boy was. ¹⁰ Now, perceiving the star, they rejoiced with great joy, tremendously. ¹¹ And, coming into the house, they perceived the little Boy with Mary, His mother, and, falling, they worship Him. And opening their treasures, they bring Him approach presents, gold and frankincense and myrrh. ¹² And, being apprised in a trance not to go back to Herod, through another way they retire into their country. ¹³ Now, at their retiring into their country, lo! a messenger of the Lord is appearing in a trance to Joseph, saying, "Being roused, take along the little Boy and His mother and flee into Egypt, and be there till I should speak to you, for Herod is about to be seeking the little Boy to destroy Him" ¹⁴ Now he, being roused, took along the little Boy and His mother by night and retires into Egypt. ¹⁵ And He was there till the decease of Herod, that that may be fulfilled which is declared by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I call My Son." ¹⁶ Then Herod, perceiving that he was scoffed at by the magi, was very furious, and, dispatching, he massacred all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years and below, according to the time which he ascertains exactly from the magi. ¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which is declared through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ¹⁸ "A sound in Rama is heard, Lamentation, and much anguish; Rachel lamenting over her children, And she would not be consoled, for they are not." ¹⁹ Now at the decease of Herod, lo! a messenger of the Lord is appearing in a trance to Joseph in Egypt, ²⁰ saying, "Being roused, take along the little Boy and His mother and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead who are seeking the soul of the little Boy." ²¹ Now he, being roused, took along the little Boy and His mother and entered into the land of Israel. ²² Yet, hearing that Archelaus is reigning in Judea in the stead of his father Herod, he was afraid to pass forth there. Now, being apprised in a trance, he retires into parts of Galilee. ²³ And coming, he dwells in a city termed Nazareth, so that that may be fulfilled which is declared through the prophets that: A Nazarene shall He be called.