1 Tendo Jesus nascido em Belém da Judéia no tempo do rei Herodes, vieram do oriente uns magos a Jerusalém, perguntando:2 Onde está aquele que nasceu Rei dos Judeus? porque vimos a sua estrela no oriente, e viemos adorá-lo.3 O rei Herodes, ouvindo isto, perturbou-se, e com ele toda Jerusalém;4 e reunindo todos os principais sacerdotes e os escribas do povo, perguntava-lhes onde havia de nascer o Cristo.5 Eles lhe disseram: Em Belém da Judéia; pois assim está escrito pelo profeta:6 E tu Belém, terra de Judá, Não és de modo algum o menor entre os lugares principais de Judá; Porque de ti sairá um condutor, Que há de pastorear meu povo de Israel.7 Então Herodes chamou secretamente os magos, e deles indagou com precisão o tempo em que a estrela tinha aparecido;8 e enviando-os a Belém, disse-lhes: Ide informar-vos cuidadosamente acerca do menino; e quando o tiverdes achado, avisai-me, para eu também ir adorá-lo.9 Os magos, depois de ouvirem o rei, partiram; e eis que a estrela, que viram no oriente, ia adiante deles, até que foi parar sobre o lugar onde estava o menino.10 Ao avistarem a estrela ficaram extremamente jubilosos.11 Entrando na casa, viram o menino com Maria, sua mãe, e, prostrando-se, adoraram-no; e abrindo os seus cofres, fizeram-lhe ofertas de ouro, incenso e mirra.12 Sendo em sonhos avisados por Deus que não voltassem a Herodes, seguiram por outro caminho para a sua terra.13 Depois de haverem partido, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José, dizendo: Levanta-te, toma contigo o menino e sua mãe, foge para o Egito, e fica ali até que eu te chame; pois Herodes há de procurar o menino para o matar.14 José levantou-se, tomou de noite o menino e sua mãe e partiu para o Egito,15 e ali ficou até a morte de Herodes; para que se cumprisse o que dissera o Senhor pelo profeta: Do Egito chamei a meu Filho.16 Então se cumpriu o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias:18 Ouviu-se um clamor em Ramá, Choro e grande lamento; Era Raquel chorando a seus filhos, E não querendo ser consolada, porque eles já não existem.19 Mas tendo morrido Herodes, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José no Egito, dizendo:20 Levanta-te, toma contigo o menino e sua mãe, e vai para a terra de Israel; pois já morreram aqueles que procuravam tirar a vida ao menino.21 José, levantando-se, tomou o menino e sua mãe e voltou para a terra de Israel.22 Porém sabendo que Arquelau reinava na Judéia em lugar de seu pai Herodes, temeu ir para lá; e avisado em sonhos por Deus, retirou-se para os lados da Galiléia,23 e foi morar em uma cidade chamada Nazaré; para se cumprir o que foi dito pelos profetas: Ele será chamado Nazareno.

1 After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem2 and asked, "Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."3 When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all the people of Jerusalem with him.4 He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.5 They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea. For that is what was written by the prophet:6 ‘O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For from you will come a rulerwho will shepherd my people Israel.’"7 Then Herod secretly called together the wise men and found out from them the time the star had appeared.8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him."9 After listening to the king, they set out, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.10 When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy.11 After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.12 Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road.13 After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."14 So Joseph got up and took the child and his mother and left at night for Egypt.15 He stayed there until Herod's death in order to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.17 Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,18 "A voice was heard in Ramah:wailing and great mourning. Rachel was crying for her children.She refused to be comforted,because they no longer existed."19 But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to kill the child are dead."21 So Joseph got up and took the child and his mother and went into the land of Israel.22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee23 and came and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."