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Matthew 2
New Century Version
Matthew 2
New Century Version
Wise Men Come to Visit Jesus
2 Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. When Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem. 2 They asked, “Where is the baby who was born to be the king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, as were all the people in Jerusalem. 4 Herod called a meeting of all the leading priests and teachers of the law and asked them where the Christ would be born. 5 They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this in the Scriptures:
6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are not just an insignificant village in Judah.
A ruler will come from you
who will be like a shepherd for my people Israel.’” Micah 5:2
7 Then Herod had a secret meeting with the wise men and learned from them the exact time they first saw the star. 8 He sent the wise men to Bethlehem, saying, “Look carefully for the child. When you find him, come tell me so I can worship him too.”
9 After the wise men heard the king, they left. The star that they had seen in the east went before them until it stopped above the place where the child was. 10 When the wise men saw the star, they were filled with joy. 11 They came to the house where the child was and saw him with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their gifts and gave him treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 But God warned the wise men in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they returned to their own country by a different way.
Jesus’ Parents Take Him to Egypt
13 After they left, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, because Herod is starting to look for the child so he can kill him. Stay in Egypt until I tell you to return.”
14 So Joseph got up and left for Egypt during the night with the child and his mother. 15 And Joseph stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This happened to bring about what the Lord had said through the prophet: “I called my son out of Egypt.”[a]
Herod Kills the Baby Boys
16 When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men. 17 So what God had said through the prophet Jeremiah came true:
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah
of painful crying and deep sadness:
Rachel crying for her children.
She refused to be comforted,
because her children are dead.” Jeremiah 31:15
Joseph and Mary Return
19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt. 20 The angel said, “Get up! Take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, because the people who were trying to kill the child are now dead.”
21 So Joseph took the child and his mother and went to Israel. 22 But he heard that Archelaus was now king in Judea since his father Herod had died. So Joseph was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the area of Galilee, 23 to a town called Nazareth, and lived there. And so what God had said through the prophets came true: “He will be called a Nazarene.”[b]
Footnotes
- 2:15 “I called . . . Egypt.” Quotation from Hosea 11:1.
- 2:23 Nazarene A person from the town of Nazareth. Matthew may be referring to Isaiah 11:1, where the Hebrew word translated “branch” sounds like “Nazarene.”
Matye 2
Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil
Matye 2
Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil
Jezi resevwa vizit maj yo
2 Jezi te fèt nan yon ti vil yo rele Bètleyèm, nan rejyon Jide, sou reny wa Ewòd. Apre sa, kèk maj ki sòti an Oryan te vini Jerizalèm. 2 Yo te poze kesyon sa a: “Kote pitit ki dwe vin wa Juif yo? Paske, nou te wè zetwal li nan syèl la, konsa, nou vini pou adore l.”
3 Pawòl sa a te lage gwo latwoublay nan tèt wa Ewòd ak nan tèt tout moun nan vil Jerizalèm. 4 Konsa, li rasanble tout chèf sakrifikatè yo ak tout pwofesè nan lalwa Moyiz la, epi li mande yo ki kote Mesi a gen pou fèt. 5 Yo reponn li: “Nan Bètleyèm, nan rejyon Jide, dapre sa pwofèt la te ekri a:
6 Ou menm Bètleyèm, ki nan teritwa Jida.
Se sèten ou konte pami gwo vil Jida yo.
Paske gen yon gwo chèf k ap soti lakay ou.
L ap tankou yon bèje nan tèt Izrayèl, pèp mwen an.”(A)
7 Ewòd rele maj yo sou kote pou l chache konnen ki premye fwa yo te wè zetwal la. 8 Apre yo fin pale, Ewòd voye maj yo ale Bètleyèm. Epi li di yo: “Al pran bon jan enfòmasyon sou ti pitit la, lè nou jwenn li n a fè m konnen, paske mwen menm tou m ta vle adore l.”
9 Lè maj yo fin tande sa Ewòd di a, y al fè wout yo. Apre sa, zetwal yo te wè lè yo te an Oryan an reparèt, li kondui yo jouktan l rive sou kote pitit la te ye a. 10 Se pa ti kontan yo te kontan lè yo te wè zetwal la parèt.
11 Maj yo antre anndan kay la, yo wè pitit la ak manman li, Mari. Yo mete ajenou epi yo adore li. Apre sa, yo louvri valiz yo epi yo fè pitit la kado: lò, lansan, ak lami. 12 Men, kòm Bondye te avèti maj yo nan yon rèv pou yo pa retounen bò kote Ewòd ankò, yo pran yon lòt chemen pou retounen nan peyi yo.
Jozèf ak Mari mennen Jezi nan peyi Ejip
13 Touswit apre maj yo fin pati, yon anj Senyè a te parèt devan Jozèf nan yon rèv. Zanj lan di li: “Leve! Degaje w pran pitit la ak tout manman l, ale nan peyi Ejip. Ewòd gen entansyon chache ti pitit la pou touye l. Rete nan peyi Ejip jouktan mwen di w lè pou w retounen.”
14 Jozèf pran manman an ak tout pitit la, li pati pandan lannuit la pou ale an Ejip. 15 Yo rete an Ejip jouktan Ewòd mouri. Vwayaj an Ejip la se yon aksyon ki fè nou konprann pi byen pwofesi ki di: “Mwen rele pitit gason m nan pou l soti kite peyi Ejip.”(B)
Ewòd touye tout bebe gason nan Bètleyèm
16 Lè Ewòd reyalize maj yo te fè l yon move kou, se pa ti fache l te fache. Li pase lòd pou yo touye tout ti gason soti nan zewo pou rive dezan nan Bètleyèm ak nan tout zòn ozalantou l yo. Ewòd te aji dapre kalkil li te fè selon sa l te aprann nan bouch maj yo konsènan lè zetwal la te parèt la. 17 Konsa, sa fè nou konprann pi byen pwofesi Jeremi an:
18 “Yon rèl pete nan Rama.
Se yon rèl lanmò ak dezolasyon.
Rachèl ap kriye pou pitit li yo.
Li refize tout konsolasyon.
Paske pitit li yo mouri.”(C)
Jozèf ak Mari retounen nan peyi yo
19 Apre lanmò Ewòd, yon anj Senyè a parèt devan Jozèf nan yon rèv nan peyi Ejip. 20 Li di l: “Leve! Pran pitit la ak manman l, retounen nan peyi Izrayèl. Moun ki te vle touye l yo gen tan mouri.”
21 Konsa, Jozèf pran ti pitit la ak manman l, yo retounen nan peyi Izrayèl. 22 Men, lè Jozèf tande se Akelayis, pitit Ewòd la, ki te pran plas papa l kòm wa nan rejyon Jide a, li te pè pou retounen nan zòn sa a. Konsa, apre Bondye te avèti l nan yon rèv, Jozèf t al rete nan rejyon Galile pito. 23 Li t al rete nan yon ti vil yo rele Nazarèt. Sa fè nou konprann pi byen sa pwofèt yo te di a: “Y a rele li moun Nazarèt.”[a]
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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