1 Tendo Jesus nascido em Belém da Judeia, nos 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 Ao ouvir isso, o rei Herodes ficou alarmado, e, com ele, toda a Jerusalém. 4 Então Herodes convocou todos os principais sacerdotes e escribas do povo e lhes perguntou onde o Cristo deveria nascer. 5 Eles responderam:

— Em Belém da Judeia, porque assim está escrito por meio do profeta:

6 "E você, Belém, terra de Judá,

de modo nenhum é a menor

entre as principais de Judá;

porque de você sairá o Guia

que apascentará

o meu povo, Israel."

7 Com isto, Herodes, tendo chamado os magos para uma reunião secreta, perguntou-lhes sobre o tempo exato em que a estrela havia aparecido. 8 E, enviando-os a Belém, disse-lhes:

— Vão e busquem informações precisas a respeito do menino; e, quando o tiverem encontrado, avisem-me, para eu também ir adorá-lo.

9 Depois de ouvirem o rei, os magos partiram; e eis que a estrela que viram no Oriente ia adiante deles, até que, chegando, parou sobre onde o menino estava. 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 E, tendo sido avisados por Deus em sonho para não voltarem à presença de Herodes, os magos seguiram por outro caminho para a sua terra.

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi "from the east came to Jerusalem

2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:

6 "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.' ""

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.