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On tlacamej intoca magos, yejhuan quimixmatij on sitlalimej, ohualajquej para quitasquej on conetzintli Jesús

Ijcuac Herodes rey catca, Jesús otlacat ne ipan on pueblo itoca Belén yejhuan oncaj ne Judea. Niman más saquin, oyejcoquej ne ipan on hueyican itoca Jerusalén sequimej tlacamej yejhuan intoca magos. Yejhuamej ohualejquej ipan on país yejhuan nocahua ne iquisayan on tonajli. Yejhuamej otlajtlanquej:

―¿Canon nemi inrey on hebreos yejhuan quemach otlacat? Tej, desde ne ipan topaís yejhuan oncaj ne iquisayan on tonajli, otiquitaquej on sitlalin yejhuan otechititij ica yotlacat on rey. Yejhua ica otihualajquej para ticmahuistilisquej.

Ijcuac on rey Herodes ijcon ocac, sanoyej onomojtij, niman nochi tlacatl ne Jerusalén no onomojtij. Quemaj on rey oquinnotz nochimej on tlayecanquej tiopixquej niman on yejhuan quinmachtiayaj on tlacamej ica on tlanahuatiltin, niman oquintlajtoltij canon tlacatis yejhua on Cristo yejhuan quitenehuaj Dios quitlapejpenia para tlamandaros. Yejhuamej oquijlijquej:

―Tlacatis ipan on pueblo itoca Belén yejhuan oncaj ne Judea, pampa on tiotlajtojquetl ijquin oquijcuiloj: Tejhua Belén yejhuan tioncaj ne ipan iregión Judá xtejhua más tipitentzin intzajlan on ocsequimej huejhueyican niman pueblos, pampa motech Belén quisas se tlayecanquetl yejhuan quinyecanas on noconehuan hebreos.

Quemaj Herodes oquimichtacanotz on magos, niman oquintlajtoltij tlen tonajli ones on sitlalin. Quemaj oquintitlan ne Belén ica in tlanahuatijli, oquimijlij:

―Xhuiyan ne Belén, niman cuajli xtejtemocan on conetzintli. Ijcuac nenquinextisquej, xnechijlijtiquisacan para nejhua no nias niconmahuistilis.

Ijcuac ocacquej on itlanahuatil on rey, on magos oyajquej. Niman on sitlalin yejhuan oquitaquej ne ipan impaís yejhuan oncaj ne iquisayan on tonajli yaya inyecapan, niman onoteltito ne campa nemiya on conetzintli. 10 Ijcuac on magos oquitaquej onoteltij on sitlalin, sanoyej ocuelitaquej niman sanoyej opaquilistlamatquej. 11 Yejhuamej ocalaquitoj ne ipan on cajli, niman oquitaquej on conetzintli ihuan María on inan. Quemaj onotlacuenquetzquej ixpan on conetzintli niman oquimahuistilijquej. Quemaj oquitlapojquej on incaja niman oquitlayocolijquej copajli yejhuan tlatla, incienso niman mirra. 12 Ijcuac ye quisasquiaj para yasquej ne impaís, Dios oquinnahuatij ipan se temictli ma ca nocuepacan itech on rey Herodes. Yejhua ica on magos onocuepquej ne impaís ipan ocse ojtli.

José oquinhuicac Jesús niman inan ne Egipto

13 Ijcuac yoyajquej on magos, se ilhuicactequitquetl yejhuan toTeco ocuajtitlan oquinotitij José itemicpan, niman oquijlij:

―Xmoquetztehua niman xcuica on conetzintli niman inan ne Egipto. Ompa xnemican hasta ijcuac nimitzijlis ica cuajli para nenquisasquej, pampa Herodes quitejtemos on conetzintli para quimictis.

14 Yejhua ica José onoquetzteu sa no ipan on tlayohua, niman oquejcuanij on conetzintli ihuan inanaj, niman ocajsiquej on ojtli para oyajquej ne Egipto. 15 Ompa onenquej hasta ijcuac omic Herodes. Yejhua in onochiu para otenquis on tlen oquijtojca on toTeco itechcopa on tiotlajtojquetl. Yejhua oquijtoj: “Onicnotz noconeu para ma quisa ne Egipto.”

Herodes oquinnahuatij on isoldados ma quinmictican on oquichcoconej ne Belén

16 Ijcuac Herodes oquimat ica on magos yej oquelcahuijquej, sanoyej ocualan, niman oquinnahuatij isoldados para ma quinmictican nochi on oquichcoconej de ome xipan para tlatzintlan yejhuan chantiyaj ne Belén niman iyehualican. Yejhua san ipan nohuicaya on tonajli yejhuan on magos oquijlijquej. 17 Ijcuac nochi on coconej yomiquej, onochiu on tlen onijtoj itechcopa on tiotlajtojquetl Jeremías ijcuac oquijcuiloj: 18 Ocaquistic se ajmancatzajtzilistli ne ipan on pueblo itoca Ramá. Oncatca choquistli niman hueyi nejeltilistli, pampa Raquel chocaya impampa iconehuan. Yejhua xoquinec onoyoltlalij, pampa nochi iconehuan omiquej.

José ocuajhuicac Jesús niman inan ne Israel

19 Pero más saquin, ijcuac Herodes yomic, se ilhuicactequitquetl yejhuan toTeco ocuajtitlan oquinotitij ipan temictli José ne Egipto, niman oquijlij:

20 ―Xmoquetztehua, niman xmocuepa ihuan on conetzintli niman inan ne ipan on mopaís Israel, pampa on yejhuan quinequiya quimictis on conetzintli aman yomic.

21 Quemaj José onoquetzteu niman ocuicac on conetzintli ihuan inan ne Israel. 22 Pero ijcuac José oquimat ica Arquelao tequihuajtiticaj ne Judea campa tequihuaj catca Herodes on itaj, onomojtij ompa chantis. Quemaj Dios oquinahuatij ipan se temictli ma huiya ne Galilea, niman yejhua ompa oyaj. 23 Ijcuac ompa oajsiquej, ochantitoj ne ipan on pueblo itoca Nazaret. Yejhua in onochiu san para otenquis on tlen oquijtojca on tiotlajtojquetl ijcuac oquijcuiloj ica Jesús quitocayotisquej nazareno.

The Magi Visit the Messiah

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,(A) during the time of King Herod,(B) Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 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.”

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 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. “In Bethlehem(E) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘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)

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 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.”

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

  1. Matthew 2:1 Traditionally wise men
  2. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4
  3. Matthew 2:15 Hosea 11:1
  4. Matthew 2:18 Jer. 31:15

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,

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.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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.

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

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.

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.