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.

3 希律王听见了就心里不安， 全耶路撒冷的居民也是这样。

4 他就召集所有的祭司长和民间的经学家， 问他们基督应该生在哪里。

5 他们回答： "在犹太的伯利恒。因为有先知在经上这样说：

6 ‘犹大地的伯利恒啊！ 你在犹大的领袖中， 并不是最小的， 因为必有一位领袖从你那里出来， 牧养我的子民以色列。’"

7 希律暗中把占星家召来， 仔细查问他们， 那颗星什么时候出现，

8 然后派他们到伯利恒去， 说： "你们去细心寻访那小孩， 找到了就向我报告， 好叫我也去拜他。"