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Matthew 2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Matthew 2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Visit of the Wise Men
2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a] from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising,[b] and have come to pay him homage.” 3 When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah[c] was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet:
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd[d] my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men[e] and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. 8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.” 9 When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising,[f] until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw that the star had stopped,[g] they were overwhelmed with joy. 11 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.
The Escape to Egypt
13 Now after they had left, 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, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 Then Joseph[h] got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, “Out of Egypt I have called my son.”
The Massacre of the Infants
16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men,[i] he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.[j] 17 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
wailing and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.”
The Return from Egypt
19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, 20 “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.” 21 Then Joseph[k] got up, took the child and his mother, and went to 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. And after being warned in a dream, he went away to the district of Galilee. 23 There he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, “He will be called a Nazorean.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:1 Or astrologers; Gk magi
- Matthew 2:2 Or in the East
- Matthew 2:4 Or the Christ
- Matthew 2:6 Or rule
- Matthew 2:7 Or astrologers; Gk magi
- Matthew 2:9 Or in the East
- Matthew 2:10 Gk saw the star
- Matthew 2:14 Gk he
- Matthew 2:16 Or astrologers; Gk magi
- Matthew 2:16 Or astrologers; Gk magi
- Matthew 2:21 Gk he
Matteus 2
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Matteus 2
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De visa männen
2 När Jesus var född i Betlehem i Judeen på kung Herodes tid,[a] se, då kom visa män[b] från Östern till Jerusalem 2 och frågade: "Var är judarnas nyfödde konung? Vi har sett hans stjärna gå upp och har kommit för att tillbe honom." 3 När kung Herodes hörde det, blev han förskräckt, och hela Jerusalem med honom. 4 Och han samlade folkets alla överstepräster och skriftlärda[c] och frågade ut dem, var Messias skulle födas. 5 De svarade: "I Betlehem i Judeen, ty så är skrivet genom profeten: 6 Du Betlehem i Juda land, inte är du minst bland Juda furstar, ty från dig skall utgå en furste, som skall vara en herde för mitt folk Israel." [d]
7 Då kallade Herodes i hemlighet till sig de visa männen och frågade ut dem om när stjärnan hade visat sig. 8 Sedan skickade han dem till Betlehem och sade: "Gå och sök noga efter barnet, och när ni har funnit det, underrätta mig, så att även jag kan komma och tillbe det." 9 De lyssnade till kungen och begav sig i väg. Och se, stjärnan som de hade sett gå upp gick nu före dem, tills den stannade över den plats där barnet var. 10 När de såg stjärnan, uppfylldes de av mycket stor glädje. 11 Och de gick in i huset och fick se barnet med Maria, dess mor. Då föll de ner och tillbad det, och de tog fram sina skatter och överlämnade gåvor till barnet: guld, rökelse och myrra.[e] 12 Och sedan de i en dröm hade blivit varnade för att vända tillbaka till Herodes, tog de en annan väg hem till sitt land.
Flykten till Egypten
13 När de visa männen hade farit, se, då visade sig en Herrens ängel i en dröm för Josef och sade: "Stig upp och ta med dig barnet och dess mor och fly till Egypten och stanna där tills jag säger till dig, ty Herodes kommer att söka efter barnet för att döda det." 14 Josef steg då upp och tog om natten med sig barnet och dess mor och begav sig till Egypten. 15 Där stannade han tills Herodes hade dött, för att det skulle uppfyllas som Herren hade sagt genom profeten: Ut ur Egypten kallade jag min son.[f]
Herodes barnamord
16 När Herodes såg att han hade blivit vilseledd av de visa männen, blev han ursinnig, och han lät döda alla de pojkar i Betlehem och hela dess omgivning som var två år och därunder, detta enligt den tid som han noga tagit reda på av de visa männen. 17 Då uppfylldes det som var sagt genom profeten Jeremia: 18 Ett rop hördes i Rama, gråt och högljudd klagan: Rakel sörjde sina barn, och hon ville inte låta trösta sig, eftersom de inte längre fanns till. [g]
Återkomsten till Israel
19 När Herodes nu var död, se, då visade sig en Herrens ängel i en dröm för Josef i Egypten. 20 Ängeln sade: "Stig upp och tag med dig barnet och dess mor och bege dig till Israels land, ty de som ville ta barnets liv är döda." 21 Han steg då upp och tog med sig barnet och dess mor och kom till Israels land. 22 Men när han hörde att Arkelaus var kung över Judeen efter sin far Herodes, vågade han inte bege sig dit. Och sedan han i en dröm hade blivit varnad för detta, drog han bort till Galileens område. 23 Han bosatte sig i en stad som heter Nasaret, för att det skulle uppfyllas som var sagt genom profeterna[h] att Jesus skulle kallas nasaré.
Footnotes
- Matteus 2:1 kung Herodes tid Herodes den store, kung över Judeen 37 - 4 f. Kr., var en mycket hård och blodbesudlad furste.
- Matteus 2:1 visa män Dvs österländska stjärntydare. De hörde till de många hedningar som hade hört löftena om Messias (4 Mos 24:17) och som väntade på Israels Frälsare. Israel hade levt i fångenskap i Österlandet, och Israels hopp hade där blivit känt bland hedningarna.
- Matteus 2:4 överstepräster och skriftlärda På NT:s tid fanns det flera överstepräster samtidigt, men endast en var tjänstgörande. Som folkets främste representant fungerade översteprästen som ordförande i det judiska Stora rådet, som bestod av 71 medlemmar (26:3). Han var också den som en gång om året bar fram försoningsoffret. Skriftlärda står som beteckning för lagkunniga (torahkunniga) lärare. De flesta av dem tillhörde fariseernas parti. Hela deras strävan gick ut på att i allt fullgöra lagen och de äldstes stadgar och att ställa andra under samma krav.
- Matteus 2:6 I sitt svar sammanställer de Mika 5:2 med 2 Sam 5:2 och 1 Krön 11:2. Jfr Joh 7:42.
- Matteus 2:11 rökelse och myrra var forntidens mest berömda dofthartser (ett slags kådor) och dyrbara handelsvaror. Rökelse utvinns från buskar eller träd av olika Boswellia-arter, t ex B. sacra. - Angående myrra, se not till Joh 19:39.
- Matteus 2:15 Hos 11:1.
- Matteus 2:18 Jer 31:15.
- Matteus 2:23 genom profeterna Till skillnad från andra ställen i evangeliet (1:22f, 2:15, 17, 3:3) hänvisas här inte till en bestämd profet. Pluralen "profeterna" måste peka på det allmänna innehållet hos profeterna (Jes 11:1, Dom 13:5, 7).
Matthew 2
New International Version
Matthew 2
New International Version
The Magi Visit the Messiah
2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,(A) during the time of King Herod,(B) Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?(C) We saw his star(D) when it rose and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem(E) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’[b]”(F)
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.(G) Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts(H) of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned(I) in a dream(J) not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
The Escape to Egypt
13 When they had gone, an angel(K) of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.(L) “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”(M)
14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled(N) what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”[c](O)
16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:(P)
18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel(Q) weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”[d](R)
The Return to Nazareth
19 After Herod died, an angel(S) of the Lord appeared in a dream(T) to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”(U)
21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream,(V) he withdrew to the district of Galilee,(W) 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth.(X) So was fulfilled(Y) what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.(Z)
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:1 Traditionally wise men
- Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4
- Matthew 2:15 Hosea 11:1
- Matthew 2:18 Jer. 31:15
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