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Ma-thi-ơ 2
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Ma-thi-ơ 2
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Các học giả tìm kiếm Chúa Giê-xu
2 Chúa Giê-xu sinh ra tại thành Bết-lê-hem xứ Giu-đia trong thời kỳ Hê-rốt trị vì. Lúc ấy có mấy học giả từ Đông phương đến Giê-ru-sa-lem 2 hỏi rằng, “Vua dân Do-thái mới sinh ở đâu? Chúng tôi thấy ngôi sao Ngài từ Đông phương nên đến đây để thờ lạy Ngài.”
3 Khi nghe tin ấy thì vua Hê-rốt và cả dân chúng Giê-ru-sa-lem đều xôn xao. 4 Vua cho triệu tập tất cả các trưởng tế và các giáo sư luật lại để hỏi xem Đấng Cứu Thế sẽ được sinh ra tại đâu. 5 Họ thưa, “Tại thành Bết-lê-hem xứ Giu-đia. Vì nhà tiên tri đã viết về chuyện nầy trong Thánh Kinh như sau:
6 ‘Còn ngươi, Bết-lê-hem, đất Giu-đia,
ngươi sẽ rất quan trọng dưới mắt các lãnh tụ Giu-đa.
Từ ngươi sẽ xuất hiện một nhà lãnh đạo,
làm người chăn dắt dân Ít-ra-en của ta.’” (A)
7 Rồi Hê-rốt liền họp kín với các học giả để hỏi xem họ thấy ngôi sao lần đầu tiên đúng vào lúc nào. 8 Vua sai các học giả đến Bết-lê-hem và dặn, “Các ông hãy đi tìm em bé đó cho thật kỹ. Khi tìm được rồi, cho ta biết để ta cũng đến thờ phụng Ngài.”
9 Sau khi nghe vua dặn xong, họ liền lên đường. Ngôi sao mà họ đã thấy từ Đông phương đi trước mặt họ đến ngay chỗ em bé ở thì dừng lại. 10 Nhìn thấy ngôi sao, các học giả mừng quá sức. 11 Khi bước vào nhà họ thấy em bé và Ma-ri, mẹ Ngài, thì cúi xuống thờ lạy Ngài. Rồi họ mở hộp châu báu ra dâng cho Ngài các vật quí gồm có vàng, trầm hương, và nhựa thơm. 12 Rồi qua chiêm bao, Thượng Đế dặn các học giả đừng trở lại với Hê-rốt, nên họ về nước bằng đường khác.
Cha mẹ Chúa Giê-xu mang Ngài qua Ai-cập
13 Khi các học giả đi rồi, một thiên sứ của Chúa hiện đến cùng Giô-xép trong mộng bảo rằng, “Hãy thức dậy, mang em bé và mẹ Ngài trốn qua Ai-cập vì Hê-rốt sắp tìm em bé ấy để giết. Cứ ở đó cho đến khi nào tôi bảo thì trở về.”
14 Nên Giô-xép thức dậy và đang đêm mang em bé và mẹ Ngài trốn qua Ai-cập. 15 Giô-xép ở Ai-cập cho đến khi Hê-rốt qua đời. Việc nầy xảy ra để lời Chúa phán qua nhà tiên tri trở thành sự thật: “Ta đã gọi con ta ra khỏi Ai-cập.” [a]
Hê-rốt giết các bé trai
16 Thấy các học giả gạt mình, vua Hê-rốt vô cùng tức giận. Ông ra lệnh giết tất cả các bé trai từ hai tuổi trở xuống thuộc Bết-lê-hem và toàn vùng phụ cận. Đó là khoảng xấp xỉ tuổi trẻ sơ sinh, căn cứ theo thời gian mà các học giả cho vua biết. 17 Biến cố xảy ra nầy cũng để cho lời Thượng Đế phán qua nhà tiên tri Giê-rê-mi trở thành sự thật:
18 “Người ta nghe tiếng than khóc ở Ra-ma.
Đó là tiếng Ra-chên khóc than cho các con mình.
Nàng không chịu an ủi,
vì chúng nó không còn nữa.” (B)
Giô-xép và Ma-ri trở về
19 Sau khi Hê-rốt qua đời thì một thiên sứ của Chúa hiện đến báo mộng cho Giô-xép đang ở Ai-cập, 20 và bảo, “Hãy thức dậy, đem em bé và mẹ Ngài trở về nước, vì những người tìm giết em bé ấy đã chết rồi.”
21 Nên Giô-xép mang em bé và mẹ Ngài trở về xứ Do-thái. 22 Nhưng khi nghe vua A-chê-lâu nối ngôi cha cai trị xứ Giu-đa sau khi Hê-rốt qua đời, thì Giô-xép sợ không dám trở về vùng ấy. Cho nên sau khi được báo mộng, ông đi về miền Ga-li-lê, 23 đến định cư tại một thị trấn gọi là Na-xa-rét. Lời Thượng Đế đã phán qua các nhà tiên tri lại được thực hiện: “Ngài sẽ được gọi là người Na-xa-rét.” [b]
Footnotes
- Ma-thi-ơ 2:15 Giô-xép … Ai-cập Ô-sê 11:1.
- Ma-thi-ơ 2:23 người Na-xa-rét Nghĩa là người gốc thành Na-xa-rét, danh từ nầy trong tiếng Hê-bơ-rơ nghe như “nhánh.” Vì thế Ma-thi-ơ rất có thể ám chỉ lời hứa về một “nhánh” trong gia tộc Đa-vít. Xem Ê-sai 11:1.
Matthew 2
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Matthew 2
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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
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Matthew 2
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The Visit of the Wise Men
2 Now (A)after Jesus was born in (B)Bethlehem of Judea (C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from (D)the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born (E)king of the Jews? For we saw (F)his star when it rose[b] and have come to (G)worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where (H)the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
6 (I)“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will (J)shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, (K)they offered him gifts, (L)gold and (M)frankincense and (N)myrrh. 12 And (O)being warned (P)in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, (Q)an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, 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 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. (R)This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, (S)“Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 (T)Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 (U)“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they (V)are no more.”
The Return to Nazareth
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for (W)those who sought the child's life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and (X)being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called (Y)Nazareth, (Z)so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
- Matthew 2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9
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