1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; 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 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented 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 And when they were departed, behold, the 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 bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he 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 of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called 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 children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and 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, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which 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 did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

1 En toe Jesus te Betlehem in Judiagebore is, in die dae van koning Herodes, het daar wyse manne uit die Ooste in Jerusalem aangekom

2 en gesê: Waar is die Koning van die Jode, wat gebore is? Want ons het sy ster in die Ooste gesien en gekom om Hom hulde te bewys.

3 En toe koning Herodes dit hoor, was hy ontsteld en die hele Jerusalem saam met hom;

4 en hy het al die owerpriesters en die skrifgeleerdes van die volk bymekaar laat kom en by hulle navraag gedoen waar die Christus gebore sou word.

5 En hulle het vir hom gesê: Te Betlehem in Jud,a, want so is daar deur die profeet geskrywe:

6 En jy, Betlehem, land van Juda, is volstrek nie die geringste onder die vorste van Juda nie, want uit jou sal 'n leidsman voortkom wat vir my volk Israel 'n herder sal wees.

7 Toe het Herodes die wyse manne in die geheim geroep en hulle na die tyd van die ster se verskyning uitgevra;

8 en hy het hulle na Betlehem gestuur en gesê: Gaan doen noukeurig ondersoek na die Kindjie, en as julle Hom vind, laat my weet, sodat ek ook kan gaan en Hom hulde bewys.

9 En nadat hulle die koning aangehoor het, het hulle vertrek. En kyk, die ster wat hulle in die Ooste gesien het, gaan voor hulle uit totdat hy kom en bly staan bo-oor die plek waar die Kindjie was.

10 En toe hulle die ster sien, het hulle hul met baie groot blydskap verheug.

11 En hulle het in die huis gegaan en die Kindjie by Maria, sy moeder, gevind en neergeval en Hom hulde bewys. Daarop maak hulle hul skatte oop en bring vir Hom geskenke: goud en wierook en mirre.

12 En omdat hulle in 'n droom 'n goddelike waarskuwing ontvang het om nie na Herodes terug te keer nie, het hulle met 'n ander pad na hul land teruggegaan.

13 En toe hulle teruggegaan het, verskyn daar 'n engel van die HERE in 'n droom aan Josef en sê: Staan op, neem die Kindjie en sy moeder en vlug na Egipte, en bly daar totdat ek jou sê; want Herodes gaan die Kindjie soek om Hom dood te maak.

14 Hy het toe opgestaan, die Kindjie en sy moeder in die nag geneem en na Egipte vertrek.

15 En hy was daar tot die dood van Herodes, sodat die woord vervul sou word wat die Here gespreek het deur die profeet: Uit Egipte het Ek my Seun geroep.

16 Toe Herodes sien dat hy deur die wyse manne mislei was, het hy baie woedend geword en gestuur en in Betlehem en in al die omstreke daarvan al die seuntjies van twee jaar en daaronder laat ombring, ooreenkomstig die tyd wat hy van die wyse manne uitgevra het.

17 Toe is vervul wat deur Jeremia, die profeet, gespreek is toe hy gesê het:

18 'n Stem is in Rama gehoor: rouklag en geween en groot gekerm; Ragel beween haar kinders en wil nie vertroos word nie, omdat hulle daar nie meer is nie.

19 En n die dood van Herodes het daar 'n engel van die Here in 'n droom aan Josef in Egipte verskyn

20 en gesê: Staan op, neem die Kindjie en sy moeder, en gaan na die land van Israel; want hulle is dood wat die lewe van die Kindjie gesoek het.

21 En hy het opgestaan, die Kindjie en sy moeder geneem en in die land van Israel gekom.

22 Maar toe hy hoor dat Archel s oor Judiakoning was in die plek van sy vader Herodes, was hy bevrees om daarheen te gaan. En hy het 'n goddelike waarskuwing in 'n droom ontvang en na die streke van Galil,a teruggekeer.

23 En hy het gaan woon in 'n stad met die naam van N saret, sodat vervul sou word wat deur die profete gespreek is, dat Hy Nasar,ner genoem sou word.