Matthew 2
World English Bible
2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men[a] from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born. 5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are in no way least among the princes of Judah;
for out of you shall come a governor
who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”(A)
7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
9 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
14 He arose and 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 by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”(B)
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men. 17 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation, weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she wouldn’t be comforted,
because they are no more.”(C)
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
21 He arose and 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 in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee, 23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.
Footnotes
- 2:1 The word for “wise men” (magoi) can also mean teachers, scientists, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers.
Matej 2
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Mudraci posjećuju Isusa
2 Isus se rodio u Betlehemu, u pokrajini Judeji, za vladavine kralja Heroda. U to su vrijeme došli mudraci s Istoka u Jeruzalem 2 raspitujući se: »Gdje je novorođeni kralj Židova? Vidjeli smo njegovu zvijezdu kako izlazi na istoku pa smo mu se došli pokloniti.«
3 Kad je to čuo kralj Herod, jako se uznemirio, kao i sav narod u Jeruzalemu. 4 Okupio je sve svećeničke poglavare i narodne učitelje Zakona pa ih je ispitivao gdje se treba roditi Krist. 5 Odgovorili su mu: »U Betlehemu, u Judeji, jer je prorok ovako zapisao u Svetom pismu:
6 ‘A ti, Betleheme, u zemlji Judinoj,
nipošto nisi najmanji među vladarima Jude,
jer od tebe će doći vladar
koji će voditi moj narod, Izrael.’«[a]
7 Tada je Herod potajno pozvao mudrace i od njih saznao točno vrijeme kad se pojavila zvijezda. 8 Zatim ih je poslao u Betlehem s riječima: »Idite i dobro se raspitajte za dijete. A kad ga pronađete, javite mi da i ja dođem i poklonim mu se.«
9 Oni su saslušali kralja i otišli. A zvijezda, koju su vidjeli kako izlazi na istoku, išla je pred njima sve dok nije stigla i zaustavila se iznad mjesta gdje je bilo dijete. 10 Kad su opazili zvijezdu, jako su se obradovali. 11 Ušli su u kuću i ugledali dijete s njegovom majkom Marijom pa su kleknuli i poklonili mu se. Zatim su odmotali svoje darove i dali mu zlato, tamjan i smirnu. 12 A kako ih je Bog u snu upozorio da se ne vraćaju Herodu, otišli su drugim putem u svoju zemlju.
Bijeg u Egipat
13 Kad su oni otišli, Josipu se u snu javio Gospodinov anđeo i rekao mu: »Ustani, uzmi dijete i njegovu majku pa bježi u Egipat! Ostani ondje sve dok ti ne kažem, jer će Herod tražiti dijete da ga ubije.«
14 Josip je ustao, uzeo dijete i njegovu majku te noću otišao s njima u Egipat. 15 Ostao je ondje sve do Herodove smrti, da bi se ispunilo što je Bog rekao po proroku: »Iz Egipta sam pozvao svoga sina.«[b]
Herod ubija mušku djecu u Betlehemu
16 Kad je Herod vidio da su ga mudraci izigrali, jako se razljutio te je zapovjedio da se u Betlehemu i u njegovoj okolici ubiju svi dječaci mlađi od dvije godine, prema vremenu koje je doznao od mudraca. 17 Tada se ispunilo što je Bog rekao po proroku Jeremiji:
18 »U Rami se čuo zvuk
velikog naricanja i žalovanja.
Rahela je oplakivala svoju djecu
i nije se dala utješiti,
jer njih više nije bilo.«[c]
Povratak iz Egipta
19 Kad je Herod umro, Josipu se u Egiptu, u snu, javio Gospodinov anđeo i rekao mu: 20 »Ustani, uzmi dijete i njegovu majku pa ih vodi u izraelsku zemlju jer su umrli oni koji su htjeli ubiti dijete.«
21 I on je ustao, uzeo dijete i njegovu majku te otišao u izraelsku zemlju. 22 No kad je čuo da u Judeji, umjesto Heroda, vlada njegov sin Arhelaj, bojao se krenuti onamo. No budući da je u snu dobio uputu, otišao je u pokrajinu Galileju i naselio se u gradu Nazaretu. 23 Tako se ispunilo što je rečeno po prorocima: »Bit će prozvan Nazarećaninom[d].«
Matteo 2
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Arrivo dei magi
2 (A)Gesú era nato in *Betlemme di *Giudea, all'epoca del re *Erode[a]. Dei magi[b] d'Oriente arrivarono a *Gerusalemme, dicendo: 2 «Dov'è il re dei Giudei che è nato? Poiché noi abbiamo visto la sua stella in Oriente e siamo venuti per adorarlo».
3 Udito questo, il re Erode fu turbato, e tutta Gerusalemme con lui. 4 Riuniti tutti i capi dei *sacerdoti e gli *scribi del popolo, s'informò da loro dove il Cristo doveva nascere. 5 Essi gli dissero: «In Betlemme di Giudea; poiché cosí è stato scritto per mezzo del *profeta:
6 “E tu, Betlemme, terra di *Giuda,
non sei affatto la minima fra le città principali di Giuda;
perché da te uscirà un principe, che pascerà il mio popolo *Israele”[c]».
7 Allora Erode, chiamati di nascosto i magi, s'informò esattamente da loro del tempo in cui la stella era apparsa; 8 e, mandandoli a Betlemme, disse loro: «Andate e chiedete informazioni precise sul bambino e, quando l'avrete trovato, fatemelo sapere, affinché anch'io vada ad adorarlo».
9 Essi dunque, udito il re, partirono; e la stella, che avevano vista in Oriente, andava davanti a loro finché, giunta al luogo dov'era il bambino, vi si fermò sopra. 10 Quando videro la stella, si rallegrarono di grandissima gioia. 11 Entrati nella casa, videro il bambino con *Maria, sua madre; prostratisi, lo adorarono; e, aperti i loro tesori, gli offrirono dei doni: oro, incenso e mirra. 12 Poi, avvertiti in sogno di non ripassare da Erode, tornarono al loro paese per un'altra via.
Fuga in Egitto
13 (B)Dopo che furono partiti, un angelo del Signore apparve in sogno a *Giuseppe e gli disse: «Àlzati, prendi il bambino e sua madre, fuggi in Egitto e restaci finché io non te lo dico; perché Erode sta per cercare il bambino per farlo morire». 14 Egli dunque si alzò, prese di notte il bambino e sua madre, e si ritirò in Egitto. 15 Là rimase fino alla morte di Erode, affinché si adempisse quello che fu detto dal Signore per mezzo del profeta: «Fuori d'Egitto chiamai mio figlio»[d].
Erode fa uccidere i bambini innocenti
16 (C)Allora Erode, vedendosi beffato dai magi, si adirò moltissimo, e mandò a uccidere tutti i maschi che erano in Betlemme e in tutto il suo territorio dall'età di due anni in giú, secondo il tempo del quale si era esattamente informato dai magi. 17 Allora si adempí quello che era stato detto per bocca del profeta *Geremia:
18 «Un grido si è udito in Rama,
un pianto e un lamento grande:
*Rachele piange i suoi figli
e rifiuta di essere consolata,
perché non sono piú[e]».
Giuseppe ritorna dall'Egitto e si stabilisce a Nazaret
19 (D)Dopo la morte di Erode, un angelo del Signore apparve in sogno a Giuseppe, in Egitto, e gli disse: 20 «Àlzati, prendi il bambino e sua madre, e va' nel paese d'Israele; perché sono morti coloro che cercavano di uccidere il bambino». 21 Egli, alzatosi, prese il bambino e sua madre, e rientrò nel paese d'Israele. 22 Ma, udito che in Giudea regnava Archelao[f] al posto di Erode, suo padre, ebbe paura di andare là; e, avvertito in sogno, si ritirò nella regione della *Galilea, 23 e venne ad abitare in una città detta *Nazaret, affinché si adempisse quello che era stato detto dai profeti, che egli sarebbe stato chiamato Nazareno.
Footnotes
- Matteo 2:1 Erode, detto il Grande, morí nella primavera del 4 a. C., secondo il calendario di Dionigi il Piccolo (morto intorno al 525-555 d. C.), il cui sistema di divisione del tempo, che ha come riferimento la nascita di Gesú, è ancor oggi in vigore.
- Matteo 2:1 Magi, ossia sacerdoti presso i Medi, i Persiani e i Caldei; si dedicavano allo studio degli astri e praticavano la divinazione.
- Matteo 2:6 +Mi 5:1.
- Matteo 2:15 +Os 11:1.
- Matteo 2:18 +Gr 31:15.
- Matteo 2:22 Archelao, figlio di Erode il Grande (Mt 2:1), subentrò al padre nel governo di Giudea, Samaria e Idumea.
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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