1 Tendo Jesus nascido em Belém da Judeia, em dias do rei Herodes, eis que vieram uns magos do Oriente a Jerusalém. 2 E perguntavam: Onde está o recém-nascido Rei dos judeus? Porque vimos a sua estrela no Oriente e viemos para adorá-lo. 3 Tendo ouvido isso, alarmou-se o rei Herodes, e, com ele, toda a Jerusalém; 4 então, convocando todos os principais sacerdotes e escribas do povo, indagava deles onde o Cristo deveria nascer. 5 Em Belém da Judeia, responderam eles, porque assim está escrito por intermédio do profeta:

6 E tu, Belém, terra de Judá, não és de modo algum a menor entre as principais de Judá; porque de ti sairá o Guia que há de apascentar a meu povo, Israel.

7 Com isto, Herodes, tendo chamado secretamente os magos, inquiriu deles com precisão quanto ao tempo em que a estrela aparecera. 8 E, enviando-os a Belém, disse-lhes: Ide informar-vos cuidadosamente a respeito do menino; e, quando o tiverdes encontrado, avisai-me, para eu também ir adorá-lo. 9 Depois de ouvirem o rei, partiram; e eis que a estrela que viram no Oriente os precedia, até que, chegando, parou sobre onde estava o menino. 10 E, vendo eles a estrela, alegraram-se com grande e intenso júbilo. 11 Entrando na casa, viram o menino com Maria, sua mãe. Prostrando-se, o adoraram; e, abrindo os seus tesouros, entregaram-lhe suas ofertas: ouro, incenso e mirra. 12 Sendo por divina advertência prevenidos em sonho para não voltarem à presença de Herodes, regressaram por outro caminho a sua terra.

13 Tendo eles partido, eis que apareceu um anjo do Senhor a José, em sonho, e disse: Dispõe-te, toma o menino e sua mãe, foge para o Egito e permanece lá até que eu te avise; porque Herodes há de procurar o menino para o matar. 14 Dispondo-se ele, tomou de noite o menino e sua mãe e partiu para o Egito; 15 e lá ficou até à morte de Herodes, para que se cumprisse o que fora dito pelo Senhor, por intermédio do profeta:

Do Egito chamei o meu Filho.

16 Vendo-se iludido pelos magos, enfureceu-se Herodes grandemente e mandou matar todos os meninos de Belém e de todos os seus arredores, de dois anos para baixo, conforme o tempo do qual com precisão se informara dos magos. 17 Então, se cumpriu o que fora dito por intermédio do profeta Jeremias:

18 Ouviu-se um clamor em Ramá, pranto, [choro] e grande lamento; era Raquel chorando por seus filhos e inconsolável porque não mais existem.

19 Tendo Herodes morrido, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonho a José, no Egito, e disse-lhe: 20 Dispõe-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e vai para a terra de Israel; porque já morreram os que atentavam contra a vida do menino. 21 Dispôs-se ele, tomou o menino e sua mãe e regressou para a terra de Israel. 22 Tendo, porém, ouvido que Arquelau reinava na Judeia em lugar de seu pai Herodes, temeu ir para lá; e, por divina advertência prevenido em sonho, retirou-se para as regiões da Galileia. 23 E foi habitar numa cidade chamada Nazaré, para que se cumprisse o que fora dito por intermédio dos profetas:

Ele será chamado Nazareno.

1 After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem2 and asked, "Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."3 When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all the people of Jerusalem with him.4 He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.5 They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea. For that is what was written by the prophet:6 ‘O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For from you will come a rulerwho will shepherd my people Israel.’"7 Then Herod secretly called together the wise men and found out from them the time the star had appeared.8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him."9 After listening to the king, they set out, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.10 When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy.11 After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.12 Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road.13 After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."14 So Joseph got up and took the child and his mother and left at night for Egypt.15 He stayed there until Herod's death in order to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.17 Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,18 "A voice was heard in Ramah:wailing and great mourning. Rachel was crying for her children.She refused to be comforted,because they no longer existed."19 But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to kill the child are dead."21 So Joseph got up and took the child and his mother and went into the land of Israel.22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee23 and came and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."