1 E, tendo nascido Jesus em Belém da Judeia, no tempo do rei Herodes, eis que uns magos vieram do Oriente a Jerusalém, 2 e perguntaram: 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 isso, perturbou-se, e toda a 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 da Judeia, 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 de 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, alegraram-se muito com grande júbilo. 11 E, entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria, sua mãe, e, prostrando-se, o adoraram; e, abrindo os seus tesouros, lhe ofertaram dádivas: ouro, incenso e mirra. 12 E, sendo por divina revelação avisados em sonhos para que não voltassem para junto de Herodes, partiram para a sua terra por outro caminho.

13 E, tendo-se eles retirado, eis que o anjo do Senhor apareceu a José em sonhos, 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; era Raquel chorando os seus filhos e não querendo ser consolada, porque já não existiam.

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 Judeia em lugar de Herodes, seu pai, receou ir para lá; mas, avisado em sonhos por divina revelação, foi para as regiões da Galileia. 23 E chegou e habitou numa cidade chamada Nazaré, para que se cumprisse o que fora dito pelos 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."