1 希律王执政的时候， 耶稣生在犹太的伯利恒。那时， 有几个占星家从东方来到耶路撒冷，

2 说： "那生下来作犹太人的王的在哪里？我们看见他的星出现， 特来朝拜他。"

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。"

9 他们听命去了。他们在东方看见的那颗星， 忽然在他们前头， 领他们到那小孩所在的地方， 就在上头停住了。

10 他们看见那颗星， 欢喜极了；

11 进了房子， 看见小孩和他母亲马利亚， 就俯伏拜他， 并且打开宝盒， 把黄金、乳香、没药作礼物献给他。

12 后来他们在梦中得着指示不要回到希律那里去， 就从别的路回乡去了。

13 他们走了以后， 主的使者在梦中向约瑟显现， 说： "起来， 带着孩子和他母亲逃到埃及去， 留在那里， 直到我再指示你， 因为希律要寻找这孩子， 把他杀掉。"

14 约瑟就起来， 连夜带着孩子和他母亲往埃及去，

15 住在那里， 直到希律死了， 为的是要应验主借先知所说的： "我从埃及召我的儿子出来。"

16 希律见自己被占星家愚弄了， 就大怒， 于是照着他从占星家所问得的日子， 下令把伯利恒和附近地方， 两岁以下的小孩全都杀死。

17 这就应验了耶利米先知所说的：

18 "在拉玛听见有声音， 是痛哭、极大哀号的声音； 拉结为她的儿女哀哭， 不肯受安慰， 因为他们都不在了。"

19 希律死后， 在埃及， 主的使者在梦中向约瑟显现，

20 说： "那些要杀害这孩子的人已经死了。起来， 带着孩子和他母亲回以色列地去吧。"

21 约瑟就起来， 带着小孩子和他母亲回到以色列地。

22 只是听见亚基老接续他父亲希律作了犹太王， 他就不敢到犹太地去； 又在梦中得了指示， 于是往加利利境去，

23 来到拿撒勒城住下， 这样就应验了先知所说的： "他必称为拿撒勒人。"

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,

6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:

For out of thee shall come forth a governor,

Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

7 Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. 9 And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

18 A voice was heard in Ramah,

Weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life. 21 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, 23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.