3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born. 5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,

are in no way least among the princes of Judah;

for out of you shall come a governor

who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’"

7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

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.