Matteo 2
La Bibbia della Gioia
La nascita di Gesù
2 Gesù nacque nella cittadina di Betlemme, in Giudea, durante il regno di Erode.
In quel periodo alcuni magi arrivarono a Gerusalemme dallʼOriente e chiesero:
2 «Dovʼè il re dei Giudei appena nato? Abbiamo visto la sua stella nei lontani paesi dʼOriente e siamo venuti qui per adorarlo».
3 Il re Erode rimase turbato da queste parole, e con lui gli abitanti di Gerusalemme. 4 Egli riunì tutti i capi religiosi.
«Ci hanno mai detto i profeti dove sarebbe nato il Messia?» chiese il re.
5 «Sì, a Betlemme», risposero, «così infatti scrisse il profeta Michea: 6 “O piccola Betlemme, tu non sei la meno importante fra i villaggi della Giudea, perché da te sorgerà un principe, che guiderà il mio popolo Israele”».
7 Allora Erode chiese di parlare in privato con i magi. Durante questo colloquio, scoprì il momento esatto in cui la stella era apparsa e disse loro: 8 «Andate a Betlemme a cercare il bambino. Quando lʼavrete trovato, venite ad avvertirmi, così anchʼio potrò andare ad adorarlo!»
9 Dopo questo incontro, i magi ripresero il loro viaggio. Ed ecco: la stella che avevano visto in oriente li precedeva finché non si fermò proprio sul luogo dovʼera il bambino, sopra Betlemme.
10 La loro gioia non conobbe limiti!
11 Entrarono nella casa dove erano il bambino e Maria, sʼinginocchiarono e lo adorarono. Poi presentarono i loro doni e glieli offrirono: oro, incenso e mirra. 12 Ma nel viaggio di ritorno verso il loro paese, non passarono più per Gerusalemme ad informare Erode, perché Dio li aveva avvertiti in sogno di seguire unʼaltra strada.
13 Partiti i magi, un angelo del Signore apparve in sogno a Giuseppe. «Àlzati e fuggi in Egitto col bambino e sua madre», disse lʼangelo, «e restaci finché non ti dirò di ritornare, perché il re Erode cercherà di uccidere il bimbo!» 14 Quella notte stessa Giuseppe partì con Maria e il bambino per lʼEgitto, 15 dove rimasero fino alla morte di Erode. Così sʼavverava la predizione del profeta: «Ho chiamato mio figlio dallʼEgitto».
La strage degli innocenti
16 Erode andò su tutte le furie quando venne a sapere che i magi si erano presi gioco di lui. Mandò i suoi soldati a Betlemme e ordinò loro di uccidere tutti i bambini maschi al di sotto dei due anni, sia in città che nelle campagne circostanti, perché i magi gli avevano detto che la stella era apparsa loro due anni prima. 17 Con questa brutale azione di Erode si avverava la profezia di Geremia: 18 «Grida di dolore si odono da Rama, un pianto irrefrenabile; è Rachele sconsolata che piange per i suoi figli, perché sono morti».
19 Dopo la morte di Erode, un angelo del Signore apparve in sogno a Giuseppe in Egitto e gli disse: 20 «Àlzati e riporta il bambino e sua madre in Israele, perché ormai quelli che volevano uccidere il bimbo sono tutti morti».
21 E Giuseppe ritornò immediatamente in Israele con Gesù e sua madre. 22 Ma, sulla via del ritorno, apprese con timore che il nuovo re era Archelao, figlio di Erode. Sempre in sogno, fu avvertito di non tornare in Giudea; si stabilirono allora tutti e tre in Galilea, 23 a Nazaret. Si realizzava così la predizione del profeta concernente il Messia: «Egli sarà chiamato Nazareno».
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 2
1550 Stephanus New Testament
2 του δε ιησου γεννηθεντος εν βηθλεεμ της ιουδαιας εν ημεραις ηρωδου του βασιλεως ιδου μαγοι απο ανατολων παρεγενοντο εις ιεροσολυμα
2 λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
3 ακουσας δε ηρωδης ο βασιλευς εταραχθη και πασα ιεροσολυμα μετ αυτου
4 και συναγαγων παντας τους αρχιερεις και γραμματεις του λαου επυνθανετο παρ αυτων που ο χριστος γενναται
5 οι δε ειπον αυτω εν βηθλεεμ της ιουδαιας ουτως γαρ γεγραπται δια του προφητου
6 και συ βηθλεεμ γη ιουδα ουδαμως ελαχιστη ει εν τοις ηγεμοσιν ιουδα εκ σου γαρ εξελευσεται ηγουμενος οστις ποιμανει τον λαον μου τον ισραηλ
7 τοτε ηρωδης λαθρα καλεσας τους μαγους ηκριβωσεν παρ αυτων τον χρονον του φαινομενου αστερος
8 και πεμψας αυτους εις βηθλεεμ ειπεν πορευθεντες ακριβως εξετασατε περι του παιδιου επαν δε ευρητε απαγγειλατε μοι οπως καγω ελθων προσκυνησω αυτω
9 οι δε ακουσαντες του βασιλεως επορευθησαν και ιδου ο αστηρ ον ειδον εν τη ανατολη προηγεν αυτους εως ελθων εστη επανω ου ην το παιδιον
10 ιδοντες δε τον αστερα εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδρα
11 και ελθοντες εις την οικιαν ευρον το παιδιον μετα μαριας της μητρος αυτου και πεσοντες προσεκυνησαν αυτω και ανοιξαντες τους θησαυρους αυτων προσηνεγκαν αυτω δωρα χρυσον και λιβανον και σμυρναν
12 και χρηματισθεντες κατ οναρ μη ανακαμψαι προς ηρωδην δι αλλης οδου ανεχωρησαν εις την χωραν αυτων
13 αναχωρησαντων δε αυτων ιδου αγγελος κυριου φαινεται κατ οναρ τω ιωσηφ λεγων εγερθεις παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και φευγε εις αιγυπτον και ισθι εκει εως αν ειπω σοι μελλει γαρ ηρωδης ζητειν το παιδιον του απολεσαι αυτο
14 ο δε εγερθεις παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου νυκτος και ανεχωρησεν εις αιγυπτον
15 και ην εκει εως της τελευτης ηρωδου ινα πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο του κυριου δια του προφητου λεγοντος εξ αιγυπτου εκαλεσα τον υιον μου
16 τοτε ηρωδης ιδων οτι ενεπαιχθη υπο των μαγων εθυμωθη λιαν και αποστειλας ανειλεν παντας τους παιδας τους εν βηθλεεμ και εν πασιν τοις οριοις αυτης απο διετους και κατωτερω κατα τον χρονον ον ηκριβωσεν παρα των μαγων
17 τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο ιερεμιου του προφητου λεγοντος
18 φωνη εν ραμα ηκουσθη θρηνος και κλαυθμος και οδυρμος πολυς ραχηλ κλαιουσα τα τεκνα αυτης και ουκ ηθελεν παρακληθηναι οτι ουκ εισιν
19 τελευτησαντος δε του ηρωδου ιδου αγγελος κυριου κατ οναρ φαινεται τω ιωσηφ εν αιγυπτω
20 λεγων εγερθεις παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και πορευου εις γην ισραηλ τεθνηκασιν γαρ οι ζητουντες την ψυχην του παιδιου
21 ο δε εγερθεις παρελαβεν το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και ηλθεν εις γην ισραηλ
22 ακουσας δε οτι αρχελαος βασιλευει επι της ιουδαιας αντι ηρωδου του πατρος αυτου εφοβηθη εκει απελθειν χρηματισθεις δε κατ οναρ ανεχωρησεν εις τα μερη της γαλιλαιας
23 και ελθων κατωκησεν εις πολιν λεγομενην ναζαρετ οπως πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια των προφητων οτι ναζωραιος κληθησεται
Matthew 2
King James Version
2 Now when Jesus was 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 have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the young 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 of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and 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 appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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