Matthew

2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king lo! wise men from eastern parts came into Jerusalem:

2 saying—Where is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.

3 But when King Herod heard he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

4 and assembling all the high-priests and scribes of the people he was enquiring of them—Where is the Christ to be born?

5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea,—for so is it written through the prophet:

6 And thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah By no means least art thou among the governors of Judah,—For out of thee shall one come forth to govern, Who shall shepherd my people Israel.

7 Then Herod privately calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing star;

8 and sending them to Bethlehem, said—Go search out accurately concerning the child,—and as soon as ye find it bring report unto me, that I also may come and bow myself down to it.

9 Now they hearing the king went, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east was going before them until it went and stood over where the child was;

10 and seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

11 and coming into the house they saw the child, with Mary its mother,—and falling down prostrated themselves unto it, and opening their treasures offered unto it gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh;

12 and being instructed by dream not to return unto Herod by another way retired they unto their own country.

13 Now when they had retired lo! a messenger of the Lord appeareth by dream unto Joseph saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell thee,—for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy it.

14 And he arising took unto him the child and its mother by night, and retired 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 called I my son.

16 Then Herod seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men was exceedingly enraged,—and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

18 A voice in Ramah was heard, Weeping and great mourning,—Rachel weeping for her children And would not be comforted,—because they are not.

19 But when Herod was dead lo! a messenger of the Lord appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt;

20 saying—Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel,—for they are dead who were seeking the life of the child.

21 And he arising took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel.

22 Hearing however that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea instead of his father Herod he was afraid thither to go,—and so being instructed by dream he retired into the parts of Galilee;

23 and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,—that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets—A Nazarene shall he be called.