1 Depois que Jesus nasceu em Belém da Judéia, nos dias do rei Herodes, magos vindos do Oriente chegaram a Jerusalém
2 e perguntaram: "Onde está o recém-nascido rei dos judeus? Vimos a sua estrela no Oriente e viemos adorá-lo".
3 Quando o rei Herodes ouviu isso, ficou perturbado, e com ele toda a Jerusalém.
4 Tendo reunido todos os chefes dos sacerdotes do povo e os mestres da lei, perguntou-lhes onde deveria nascer o Cristo.
5 E eles responderam: "Em Belém da Judéia; pois assim escreveu o profeta:
6 ‘Mas tu, Belém, da terra de Judá, de forma alguma és a menor entre as principais cidades de Judá; pois de ti virá o líder que, como pastor, conduzirá Israel, o meu povo’ ".
7 Então Herodes chamou os magos secretamente e informou-se com eles a respeito do tempo exato em que a estrela tinha aparecido.
8 Enviou-os a Belém e disse: "Vão informar-se com exatidão sobre o menino. Logo que o encontrarem, avisem-me, para que eu também vá adorá-lo".
9 Depois de ouvirem o rei, eles seguiram o seu caminho, e a estrela que tinham visto no Oriente foi adiante deles, até que finalmente parou sobre o lugar onde estava o menino.
10 Quando tornaram a ver a estrela, encheram-se de júbilo.
11 Ao entrarem na casa, viram o menino com Maria, sua mãe, e, prostrando-se, o adoraram. Então abriram os seus tesouros e lhe deram presentes: ouro, incenso e mirra.
12 E, tendo sido advertidos em sonho para não voltarem a Herodes, retornaram a sua terra por outro caminho.
13 Depois que partiram, um anjo do Senhor apareceu a José em sonho e disse-lhe: "Levante-se, tome o menino e sua mãe, e fuja para o Egito. Fique lá até que eu lhe diga, pois Herodes vai procurar o menino para matá-lo".
14 Então ele se levantou, tomou o menino e sua mãe durante a noite, e partiu para o Egito,
15 onde ficou até a morte de Herodes. E assim se cumpriu o que o Senhor tinha dito pelo profeta: "Do Egito chamei o meu filho".
16 Quando Herodes percebeu que havia sido enganado pelos magos, ficou furioso e ordenou que matassem todos os meninos de dois anos para baixo, em Belém e nas proximidades, de acordo com a informação que havia obtido dos magos.
17 Então se cumpriu o que fora dito pelo profeta Jeremias:
18 "Ouviu-se uma voz em Ramá, choro e grande lamentação; é Raquel que chora por seus filhos e recusa ser consolada, porque já não existem".
19 Depois que Herodes morreu, um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonho a José, no Egito,
20 e disse: "Levante-se, tome o menino e sua mãe, e vá para a terra de Israel, pois estão mortos os que procuravam tirar a vida do menino".
21 Ele se levantou, tomou o menino e sua mãe, e foi para a terra de Israel.
22 Mas, ao ouvir que Arquelau estava reinando na Judéia em lugar de seu pai Herodes, teve medo de ir para lá. Tendo sido avisado em sonho, retirou-se para a região da Galiléia
23 e foi viver numa cidade chamada Nazaré. Assim cumpriu-se o que fora dito pelos profetas: Ele será chamado Nazareno.
1 Now, when, Jesus, was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! wise men from eastern parts, came into Jerusalem:
2 sayingWhere is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.
3 But, when King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
4 and, assembling all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was enquiring of themWhere is, the Christ, to be born?
5 And, they, said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea,for, so, is it written through the prophet:
6 And, thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means least, art thou, among the governors of Judah,For, out of thee, shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, privately, calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing star;
8 and sending them to Bethlehem, saidGo search out accurately concerning the child,and, as soon as ye find it, bring report unto me, that, I also, may come and bow myself down to it.
9 Now, they, hearing the king, went, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east, was going before them, until it went and stood over where the child was;
10 and, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;
11 and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother,and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it giftsgold and frankincense and myrrh;
12 and, being instructed by dream, not to return unto Herod, by another way, retired they unto their own country.
13 Now, when they had retired, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph, saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there, until I tell thee,for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy it.
14 And, he, arising, took unto him the child and its mother, by night, and retired 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, called I my son.
16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged,and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
18 A voice, in Ramah, was heard, weeping and great mourning,Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted,because they are not.
19 But, when Herod was, dead, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt;
20 sayingArise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel,for they are dead, who were seeking the life of the child.
21 And, he, arising, took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel.
22 Hearing, however, that, Archelaus, was reigning over Judaea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid, thither, to go,and so, being instructed by dream, he retired into the parts of Galilee;
23 and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophetsA Nazarene, shall he be called.