馬 太 福 音 2
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
星相家拜见耶稣
2 耶稣出生在犹太的伯利恒,他出生的时候正是希律王统治的时期。耶稣出生后,几个星相家从东方来到耶路撒冷。 2 他们问∶“新出生的犹太王在哪里?我们在东方看见了显示他出生的那颗星星在天空中升起,我们就来向他敬拜。”
3 希律王听说以后,非常不安。所有的耶路撒冷人都很担心。 4 于是希律召集所有的祭司长和律法师,向他们询问基督会在哪里出生。 5 他们告诉希律:
“在犹太的伯利恒,因为先知是这样写的∶
6 ‘犹大土地上的伯利恒啊,
你对犹太诸王来说绝不是无足轻重的,
因为一位统治者要来自于你们,
他将牧养我的子民—以色列。’” (A)
7 希律王秘密召见那几位从东方来的星相家,从他们那里了解到那颗星出现的准确时间, 8 并且派遣他们去伯利恒。希律说∶“请你们仔细打听那个婴儿的下落。找到后立即向我报告,好让我也去拜见他。”
9 星相家遵照国王的指示出发了。一路上,他们在东方看见的那颗星在天上一直为他们引路,引导他们来到那婴儿的住处上方后就停止不动了。 10 他们看到这颗星时,就欣喜若狂。 11 他们走进房子,看见婴儿和他的母亲马利亚在一起,就俯身拜他。然后打开为婴儿带来的宝箱,拿出金子、乳香和没药等礼物献给他。 12 然后,他们就从另一条路回家了,因为上帝托梦给他们,警告他们不要回去见希律。
耶稣的父母带他逃往埃及
13 星相家离开后,天使出现在约瑟的梦中,对他说∶“赶快起来,带着婴儿和他的母亲,逃到埃及去吧。没有我的吩咐,你们不要离开那里。希律想要找到婴儿,杀掉他。”
14 约瑟急忙起床,连夜带着婴儿和他母亲逃往埃及。 15 他们一直住在那里,直到希律死去。这正好应验了上帝借先知的口说出的预言∶“我从埃及把我的儿子召出来。” [a]
希律屠杀伯利恒的婴儿
16 希律发现受了星相家的骗,勃然大怒。他按照星相家的话推算出婴儿的年龄,然后下令把伯利恒和附近地区的所有两岁和两岁以下的男孩统统杀掉。
17 这些事都应验了先知耶利米的预言:
18 “从拉玛那里传出伤心欲绝的哭声,
那是拉结在为她的孩子们哭泣,
她听不进别人的安慰,
因为孩子们被杀了。” (B)
约瑟和马利亚重返以色列
19 希律死后,天使又出现在约瑟的梦里,这时他正在埃及。天使对他说: 20 “赶快起来,带上婴儿和他母亲,到以色列去吧。那些想杀害这婴儿的人已经死了。”
21 于是约瑟起床,带着婴儿和他母亲,去了以色列。 22 但是当约瑟听说亚基劳继承了他父亲希律的王位,成为新的犹太国王时,很害怕回去。他又在梦中受到了警告,便带着全家离开那里到加利利去了。 23 他们在一个叫作拿撒勒的城镇上安家落户。这恰恰证实了先知的预言∶“人们说他是拿撒勒人 [b]。”
Footnotes
- 馬 太 福 音 2:15 旧约《何西阿书》11:1。
- 馬 太 福 音 2:23 拿撒勒人: 来自拿撒勒城的人。意思或许为“枝子”的名字.见旧约《以赛亚书》11:1。
马太福音 2
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
星象家朝拜耶穌
2 希律王執政的時候,耶穌生在猶太的伯利恆。那時,有幾個星象家(“星象家”或譯:“智者”)從東方來到耶路撒冷, 2 說:“那生下來作猶太人的王的在哪裡?我們看見他的星出現,特來朝拜他。” 3 希律王聽見了就心裡不安,全耶路撒冷的居民也是這樣。 4 他就召集所有的祭司長和民間的經學家,問他們基督應該生在哪裡。 5 他們回答:“在猶太的伯利恆。因為有先知在經上這樣說:
6 ‘猶大地的伯利恆啊!
你在猶大的領袖中,並不是最小的,
因為必有一位領袖從你那裡出來,
牧養我的子民以色列。’”
7 希律暗中把星象家召來,仔細查問他們,那顆星甚麼時候出現, 8 然後派他們到伯利恆去,說:“你們去細心尋訪那小孩,找到了就向我報告,好叫我也去拜他。” 9 他們聽命去了。他們在東方看見的那顆星,忽然在他們前頭,領他們到那小孩所在的地方,就在上頭停住了。 10 他們看見那顆星,歡喜極了; 11 進了房子,看見小孩和他母親馬利亞,就俯伏拜他,並且打開寶盒,把黃金、乳香、沒藥作禮物獻給他。 12 後來他們在夢中得著指示不要回到希律那裡去,就從別的路回鄉去了。
逃往埃及
13 他們走了以後,主的使者在夢中向約瑟顯現,說:“起來,帶著孩子和他母親逃到埃及去,留在那裡,直到我再指示你,因為希律要尋找這孩子,把他殺掉。” 14 約瑟就起來,連夜帶著孩子和他母親往埃及去, 15 住在那裡,直到希律死了,為的是要應驗主藉先知所說的:“我從埃及召我的兒子出來。”
屠殺嬰孩
16 希律見自己被星象家愚弄了,就大怒,於是照著他從星象家所問得的日子,下令把伯利恆和附近地方,兩歲及以下的小孩全都殺死。 17 這就應驗了耶利米先知所說的:
18 “在拉瑪聽見有聲音,
是痛哭、極大哀號的聲音;
拉結為她的兒女哀哭,
不肯受安慰,因為他們都不在了。”
從埃及回來
19 希律死後,在埃及,主的使者在夢中向約瑟顯現, 20 說:“那些要殺害這孩子的人已經死了。起來,帶著孩子和他母親回以色列地去吧。” 21 約瑟就起來,帶著小孩子和他母親回到以色列地。 22 只是聽見亞基老接續他父親希律作了猶太王,他就不敢到猶太地去;又在夢中得了指示,於是往加利利境去, 23 來到拿撒勒城住下,這樣就應驗了先知所說的:“他必稱為拿撒勒人。”
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
Matthew 2
New King James Version
Wise Men from the East
2 Now after (A)Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, [a]wise men (B)from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, (C)“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen (D)His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”
3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all (E)the chief priests and (F)scribes of the people together, (G)he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
6 ‘But(H) you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
(I)Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the [b]wise men, determined from them what time the (J)star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen 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 exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, (K)they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Then, being divinely warned (L)in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.
The Flight into Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you 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 for 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, (M)“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Massacre of the Innocents
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
18 “A (N)voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted,
Because they are no more.”
The Home in Nazareth(O)
19 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 (P)saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who (Q)sought the young Child’s life are dead.” 21 Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a (R)dream, he turned aside (S)into the region of Galilee. 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called (T)Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled (U)which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:1 Gr. magoi
- Matthew 2:7 Gr. magoi
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