Matthew 2
Good News Translation
Visitors from the East
2 Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, during the time when Herod was king. Soon afterward, some men who studied the stars came from the East to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the baby born to be the king of the Jews? We saw his star when it came up in the east, and we have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard about this, he was very upset, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem. 4 He called together all the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?”
5 “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,” they answered. “For this is what the prophet wrote:
6 (A)‘Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
you are by no means the least of the leading cities of Judah;
for from you will come a leader
who will guide my people Israel.’”
7 So Herod called the visitors from the East to a secret meeting and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem with these instructions: “Go and make a careful search for the child; and when you find him, let me know, so that I too may go and worship him.”
9-10 And so they left, and on their way they saw the same star they had seen in the East. When they saw it, how happy they were, what joy was theirs! It went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 11 They went into the house, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshiped him. They brought out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and presented them to him.
12 Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.
The Escape to Egypt
13 After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave.”
14 Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left during the night for Egypt, 15 (B)where he stayed until Herod died. This was done to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet, “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
The Killing of the Children
16 When Herod realized that the visitors from the East had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old and younger—this was done in accordance with what he had learned from the visitors about the time when the star had appeared.
17 In this way what the prophet Jeremiah had said came true:
18 (C)“A sound is heard in Ramah,
the sound of bitter weeping.
Rachel is crying for her children;
she refuses to be comforted,
for they are dead.”
The Return from Egypt
19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go back to the land of Israel, because those who tried to kill the child are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went back to Israel.
22 But when Joseph heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, he was afraid to go there. He was given more instructions in a dream, so he went to the province of Galilee 23 (D)and made his home in a town named Nazareth. And so what the prophets had said came true: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Mateo 2
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Ginsimba si Jesus sang mga Lalaki nga Halin sa Sidlangan
2 Natawo si Jesus sa Betlehem nga sakop sang Judea sang panahon nga si Herodes ang hari. May nag-abot nga mga tawo sa Jerusalem halin sa sidlangan nga nagatuon parte sa kahulugan sang mga bituon. 2 Nagpamangkot sila, “Diin bala natawo ang hari sang mga Judio? Nakita namon ang iya bituon sa sidlangan, gani nagkadto kami diri sa pagsimba sa iya.”
3 Sang pagkabati sini ni Haring Herodes, indi siya mapahamtang, pati ang tanan nga tawo sa Jerusalem. 4 Gani ginpatawag niya ang tanan nga manugdumala nga mga pari kag mga manunudlo sang Kasuguan,[a] kag nagpamangkot siya sa ila kon diin matawo ang Cristo. 5 Nagsabat sila, “Didto sa Betlehem nga sakop sang Judea, kay amo ini ang ginsulat sang isa ka propeta,
6 ‘Ikaw, Betlehem, sa duta sang Juda,
indi ikaw ang pinakakubos sa nagapanguna nga mga banwa sa Juda;
kay dira sa imo magahalin ang pangulo
nga magaatipan sa akon katawhan nga Israelinhon.’ ”[b]
7 Pagkabati sadto ni Herodes, ginpatawag niya sing sekreto ang mga tawo nga naghalin sa sidlangan kag ginpamangkot sila kon san-o gid nagguwa ang bituon nga ila nakita. 8 Pagkatapos ginpakadto niya sila sa Betlehem. Nagsiling siya, “Lakat kamo kag pangitaa ninyo sing maayo ang bata. Kag kon makita ninyo siya, pahibalua ninyo ako, agod makakadto man ako kag makasimba sa iya.” 9-10 Sang mahambal ini sang hari, naglakat ang mga tawo nga halin sa sidlangan. Samtang nagalakat sila nakita nila ang bituon nga ila anay nakita. Gani nalipay gid sila. Nag-una sa ila ang bituon hasta sa lugar nga sa diin nahamtang ang bata. 11 Pagsulod nila sa balay, nakita nila ang bata kag ang iya iloy nga si Maria. Nagluhod sila kag nagsimba sa bata. Dayon ginbuksan nila ang ila dala, kag naghalad sila sa bata sang bulawan, insenso, kag pahamot nga mira.[c]
12 Pagpauli nila nag-agi sila sa lain nga dalan kay ginpaandaman sila sang Dios paagi sa damgo nga indi na sila magbalik kay Herodes.
Ang Pagpalagyo sa Egipto
13 Sang makahalin na ang mga tawo nga halin sa sidlangan, nagpakita ang anghel sang Ginoo kay Jose sa damgo kag nagsiling, “Bangon ka, dal-a ang bata kag ang iya iloy kag magpalagyo kamo sa Egipto. Didto lang anay kamo magpabilin hasta nga magsiling ako sa inyo nga puwede na kamo makabalik, kay pangitaon ni Herodes ang bata agod patyon siya.”
14 Gani sadto gid nga gab-i, nagbangon si Jose kag gindala niya ang mag-iloy didto sa Egipto. 15 Nagtiner sila didto hasta napatay si Herodes.
Ini natabo agod matuman ang ginsiling sang Ginoo paagi sa propeta nga nagsiling, “Gintawag ko ang akon anak halin sa Egipto.”[d]
Ang Pagpamatay sa mga Bata
16 Sang mahibaluan ni Herodes nga gindayaan siya sang mga tawo nga halin sa sidlangan, naakig gid siya. Nagmando siya nga pamatyon ang tanan nga bata nga lalaki sa Betlehem kag sa palibot sini, nga nagaedad sang duha ka tuig paidalom. Kay suno sa iya nahibaluan sa mga tawo nga naghalin sa sidlangan, mga duha na ka tuig ang nakaligad halin sang ila pagkakita sang bituon.
17 Sa sina nga pagpamatay sa mga bata, natuman ang gintagna ni Propeta Jeremias nga nagasiling,
18 “May nabatian nga paghinibi kag pagpanalambiton sa banwa sang Rama.
Nagahibi si Raquel tungod sa iya mga kabataan.
Nagahibi siya kag indi na gid maulo-ulohan,
tungod kay ang iya mga kabataan nagkalamatay.”[e]
Ang Pagbalik halin sa Egipto
19 Sang patay na si Herodes, nagpakita ang anghel sang Ginoo kay Jose sa damgo didto sa Egipto. 20 Nagsiling siya, “Bangon ka, dal-a ang bata kag ang iya iloy kag magbalik kamo sa Israel, tungod kay napatay na ang mga nagahingabot sa bata.” 21 Gani nagbangon si Jose kag gindala niya ang mag-iloy pabalik sa Israel.
22 Pero sang pagkabati ni Jose nga si Arkelaus amo ang nagbulos sa iya amay nga si Herodes bilang hari sa Judea, hinadlukan siya nga magpauli didto. Sang mapaandaman pa gid siya sang Dios paagi sa damgo, nagderetso siya sa probinsya sang Galilea, 23 kag didto sila nag-estar sa banwa sang Nazaret. Gani natuman ang ginsiling sang mga propeta sang una nga tawgon ang Cristo nga Nazaretnon.
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.
Mateo 2
Dios Habla Hoy
La visita de los sabios del Oriente
2 Jesús nació en Belén, un pueblo de la región de Judea, en el tiempo en que Herodes era rey del país. Llegaron por entonces a Jerusalén unos sabios del Oriente que se dedicaban al estudio de las estrellas, 2 y preguntaron:
—¿Dónde está el rey de los judíos que ha nacido? Pues vimos salir su estrella y hemos venido a adorarlo.
3 El rey Herodes se inquietó mucho al oír esto, y lo mismo les pasó a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. 4 Mandó el rey llamar a todos los jefes de los sacerdotes y a los maestros de la ley, y les preguntó dónde había de nacer el Mesías. 5 Ellos le dijeron:
—En Belén de Judea; porque así lo escribió el profeta:
6 “En cuanto a ti, Belén, de la tierra de Judá,
no eres la más pequeña
entre las principales ciudades de esa tierra;
porque de ti saldrá un gobernante
que guiará a mi pueblo Israel.”
7 Entonces Herodes llamó en secreto a los sabios, y se informó por ellos del tiempo exacto en que había aparecido la estrella. 8 Luego los mandó a Belén, y les dijo:
—Vayan allá, y averigüen todo lo que puedan acerca de ese niño; y cuando lo encuentren, avísenme, para que yo también vaya a rendirle homenaje.
9 Con estas indicaciones del rey, los sabios se fueron. Y la estrella que habían visto salir iba delante de ellos, hasta que por fin se detuvo sobre el lugar donde estaba el niño. 10 Cuando los sabios vieron la estrella, se alegraron mucho. 11 Luego entraron en la casa, y vieron al niño con María, su madre; y arrodillándose le rindieron homenaje. Abrieron sus cofres y le ofrecieron oro, incienso y mirra. 12 Después, advertidos en sueños de que no debían volver a donde estaba Herodes, regresaron a su tierra por otro camino.
La huida a Egipto
13 Cuando ya los sabios se habían ido, un ángel del Señor se le apareció en sueños a José, y le dijo: «Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, y huye a Egipto. Quédate allí hasta que yo te avise, porque Herodes va a buscar al niño para matarlo.»
14 José se levantó, tomó al niño y a su madre, y salió con ellos de noche camino de Egipto, 15 donde estuvieron hasta que murió Herodes. Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que el Señor había dicho por medio del profeta: «De Egipto llamé a mi Hijo.»
Herodes manda matar a los niños
16 Al darse cuenta Herodes de que aquellos sabios lo habían engañado, se llenó de ira y mandó matar a todos los niños de dos años para abajo que vivían en Belén y sus alrededores, de acuerdo con el tiempo que le habían dicho los sabios. 17 Así se cumplió lo escrito por el profeta Jeremías:
18 «Se oyó una voz en Ramá,
llantos y grandes lamentos.
Era Raquel, que lloraba por sus hijos
y no quería ser consolada
porque ya estaban muertos.»
La familia se establece en Nazaret
19 Pero después que murió Herodes, un ángel del Señor se le apareció en sueños a José, en Egipto, y le dijo: 20 «Levántate, toma contigo al niño y a su madre, y regresa a Israel, porque ya han muerto los que querían matar al niño.»
21 Entonces José se levantó y llevó al niño y a su madre a Israel. 22 Pero cuando supo que Arquelao estaba gobernando en Judea en lugar de su padre Herodes, tuvo miedo de ir allá; y habiendo sido advertido en sueños por Dios, se dirigió a la región de Galilea. 23 Al llegar, se fue a vivir al pueblo de Nazaret. Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que dijeron los profetas: que Jesús sería llamado nazareno.
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