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 And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,
2 saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.`
3 And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
5 And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
6 And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.`
7 Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
8 and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone -- inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.`
9 And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.
10 And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,
11 and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
12 and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
13 And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.`
14 And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, `Out of Egypt I did call My Son.`
16 Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 `A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.`
19 And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.`
21 And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
22 and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,
23 and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that `A Nazarene he shall be called.`