Add parallel Print Page Options

Tek ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ xquiyaˈ rukˈij ri Jesús

Ri Jesús xalex cˈa pa tinamit Belén, ri tinamit ri cˈo pa rucuenta ri Judea. Tek xalex ri Jesús, ya cˈa ri Herodes ri rey, y yacˈariˈ tek jun caˈiˈ achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ, xeˈapon pa Jerusalem. Ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, pa relebel kˈij ye petenak wi, y xquicˈutuj cˈa chique ri winek: ¿Acuchi (achique) cˈo wi ri acˈal ri qui‑Rey ri israelitas ri xa cˈa xalex? Ri ruchˈumil katzˈeton pe riyoj cˈa quelaˈ pa relebel kˈij, y xojpe chuyaˈic rukˈij, xechaˈ.

Tek ri rey Herodes xracˈaxaj ri xquibij ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ, xsach rucˈuˈx. Y can queriˈ cˈa chukaˈ xquicˈulwachij ri winek ri aj pa tinamit Jerusalem. Y ri rey Herodes xerumol cˈa quinojel ri principaliˈ tak sacerdotes y ri aj tzˈibaˈ chiquicojol ri israelitas, y cˈacˈariˈ xucˈutuj chique chi acuchi (achique) cˈa nalex wi ri Cristo. Xepe ri principaliˈ tak sacerdotes y ri aj tzˈibaˈ xquibij cˈa chare ri rey: Ri Cristo nalex pa tinamit Belén waweˈ pa rucuenta re Judea. Ruma jun chique ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, quecˈareˈ ri rutzˈiban ca:

Y riyit tinamit Belén ri yitcˈo pa Judá,
riyit ma can ta yit coˈol chiquicojol ri nimaˈk tak tinamit chiriˈ pa Judá,
ruma ya ri chiriˈ awuqˈui riyit xtipe wi ri ucˈuey bey,
y can xqueruchajij ri nutinamit Israel achiˈel nuben jun utzilaj aj yukˈ, nichaˈ ri Dios, xechaˈ apo chare ri rey Herodes.

Yacˈariˈ tek ri rey Herodes pan ewel xerusiqˈuij (xeroyoj) ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ, y xucˈutuj ca jabel chique janipeˈ chic kˈij tiquitzˈet wi ri ruchˈumil ri Cristo. Cˈacˈariˈ tek xerutek el pa tinamit Belén y xubij el chique: Quixbiyin cˈa chilaˈ y ticanoj ri acˈal, y tek iwilon chic ca, noˈibij ca chuwe, riche (rixin) chi riyin yibe chukaˈ chuyaˈic rukˈij.

Y tek ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ quicˈaxan chic cˈa ri chˈabel ri xbix el chique ruma ri rey Herodes, xebe. Y ri chˈumil ri quitzˈeton pe riyeˈ ri cˈa acuchi (achique) quepe wi, pa relebel kˈij, can rucˈuan cˈa el quibey. Y tek xeˈapon, ri chˈumil riˈ xpaˈeˈ pa ruwiˈ ri acuchi (achique) cˈo wi ri acˈal. 10 Y tek xquitzˈet cˈa ri chˈumil chi xpaˈeˈ, sibilaj xquicot ri cánima. 11 Yacˈa tek ri achiˈaˈ riˈ xeˈoc apo pa jay, can xquitzˈet wi cˈa ri acˈal y ri María ri ruteˈ ri acˈal, y can yacˈariˈ xexuqueˈ xemajeˈ ka riche (rixin) chi xquiyaˈ rukˈij ri acˈal. Y chukaˈ can xequijakalaˈ cˈa ri quiyaconobal y xquisipaj cˈa ca kˈanapuek, pon y mirra chare. 12 Y ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ, can xkˈalajsex cˈa chiquiwech ri pa cachicˈ, chi man chic quetzolin ta pa quibey riche (rixin) chi nbequiyaˈ ca rubixic chare ri rey Herodes. Y can queriˈ wi xquiben ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, ruma tek xetzolin chic el pa quiruwachˈulef, xa jun wi chic chi bey ri xquicˈuaj el.

Tek ri rey Herodes xutek quicamisaxic ri tak cˈajolaˈ (alaboniˈ)

13 Y tek ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ ye elenak chic el, can yacˈariˈ tek jun ángel riche (rixin) ri Ajaf Dios xucˈut riˈ chuwech ri José pa rachicˈ. Y ri ángel riˈ xubij chare: Cayacatej cˈa el. Tacˈuaj el ri acˈal rachibilan ri ruteˈ y quixanmej el waweˈ. Quixbiyin cˈa pan Egipto y quixcˈojeˈ chilaˈ, y riyin xtinyaˈ rubixic chawe tek utz chic yixtzolin pe. Ruma chi re wacami, ri rey Herodes can xtorucanoj wi re acˈal riche (rixin) chi nucamisaj, xchaˈ chare.

14 Y ri José can yacˈariˈ tek xcˈastej, y can chupan cˈa ri akˈaˈ riˈ xquichop el bey riche (rixin) chi xebe cˈa pan Egipto, xucˈuaj el ri acˈal y ri teˈej. 15 Can chilaˈ wi cˈa pan Egipto xebecˈojeˈ wi y xetzolin pan Israel cˈa ya tek caminek chic ri rey Herodes. Riche (rixin) chi queriˈ can nibanatej na cˈa ri rukˈalajsan ri Ajaf Dios chuwech ri jun profeta ri xkˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. Ri tzˈibatal cˈa ca nubij: Pan Egipto cˈa cˈo wi ri nucˈajol tek xinsiqˈuij (xinwoyoj). Quecˈariˈ ri rubin ri Dios.

16 Y can yacˈariˈ tek ri rey Herodes xunabej chi ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ xa ma xquiben ta ri achiˈel ri rubin el riyaˈ chique, rumariˈ xyacatej cˈa sibilaj royowal y xutek cˈa quicamisaxic quinojel ri tak cˈajolaˈ (alaboniˈ) ri xa cˈa ma jane nikˈax ta cacaˈ quijunaˈ ri yecˈo chiriˈ pa tinamit Belén, y ri yecˈo pa tak lugar ri yecˈo pe chunakajal ri tinamit. Queriˈ xuben ruma riyaˈ can retaman ca chi cˈo chic caˈiˈ junaˈ titzˈetetej wi ri chˈumil cuma ri achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quetamabel chiquij ri chˈumilaˈ. 17 Waweˈ can xbanatej wi cˈa achiˈel ri tzˈibatal ca ruma ri jun profeta ri xkˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, ri xubiniˈaj Jeremías, tek xubij ca:

18 Chiriˈ cˈa pa tinamit Ramá xacˈaxatej okˈej.
Can cˈo wi nimalaj bis. Cˈo cˈa jun ri nujikˈ okˈej.
Riˈ ya ri Raquel yerokˈej ri ral,
y astapeˈ nibochiˈix, xa can ma nikˈax ta cˈa ri bis chare ruma ri ral xecom. Queriˈ ri tzˈibatal ca ruma ri Jeremías.

19 Y tek caminek chic el ri rey Herodes, can yacˈariˈ tek ri ángel riche (rixin) ri Ajaf Dios xucˈut chic riˈ chuwech ri José pa rachicˈ, ri chilaˈ pan Egipto. 20 Y ri ángel riche (rixin) ri Ajaf xubij cˈa chare: Cayacatej cˈa el. Tacˈuaj el ri acˈal rachibilan ri ruteˈ y quixtzolin cˈa pan Israel. Ruma ri xeˈajowan chi xquicamisaj ta ri acˈal, xecom yan.

21 Y ri José can xuben wi cˈa ri xbix chare pa rachicˈ ruma ri ángel. Xucˈuaj el ri acˈal, y ri teˈej. Y xetzolin cˈa pan Israel. 22 Xa yacˈa riyaˈ tek xracˈaxaj chi ya ri Arquelao ri rucˈajol ca ri rey Herodes ri oconek aj kˈatbel tzij pa Judea, xuxibij riˈ chi yecˈojeˈ ka ri chiriˈ pa Judea. Y xkˈalajsex cˈa chuwech ri José pa jun achicˈ chi tucˈuaj el ri acˈal y ri teˈej cˈa pa Galilea. 23 Y xeˈapon cˈa pa tinamit Nazaret y chiriˈ xecˈojeˈ wi ka, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ can nibanatej na cˈa achiˈel ri tzˈibatal ca cuma ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. Riyeˈ can quitzˈiban ca chi ri Jesús can cˈo na chi nibix nazareno chare.

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.