Matthew 2

ABU^{(i) 1} And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, ² saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and came to do him homage. ³ And the king, Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. ⁵ And they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet: ⁶ And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art by no means least among the princes of Judah; For out of thee shall come forth a Governor, Who shall rule my people Israel. ⁷ Then Herod, having secretly called the wise men, inquired of them exactly the time of the appearing of the star. ⁸ And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go and inquire strictly concerning the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and do him homage. ⁹ And they, having heard the king, departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came 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 his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. ¹² And being warned by God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way. ¹³ And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him. ¹⁴ And he arose and took the child and his mother by night and departed 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 I called my son. ¹⁶ Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the wise men. ¹⁷ Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying: ¹⁸ A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, And would not be comforted, because they are not. ¹⁹ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, ²⁰ saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the child's life. ²¹ And he arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. ²² But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judaea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he retired into the region of Galilee. ²³ And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene.