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Yet isbey huntekˈan ebnaj mago yilaˈ nichˈan Jesús

Bey yul con̈ob Belén ayco yul ismajul txˈotxˈ Judea, haˈ tuˈ pitzcˈa nichˈan Jesús. Yet huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ haˈ naj Herodes ayco isreyalo txˈotxˈ Judea. Ay xin huntekˈan ebnaj caw ay ishelanil chicuyni yin̈ tzettaj ye txˈumel, ispeto ebnaj yin̈ yetcˈulal bay chiahilo tzˈayic. Yet yapni ebnaj bey con̈ob Jerusalén, iskˈamben ebnaj:

―¿Baytuˈwal ay huneˈ naj nichˈan xapitzcˈahi, naj chioc isreyalo anma Israel tiˈ? Jilan̈ yahilo huneˈ txˈumel yin̈ yetcˈulal bay chiahilo tzˈayic, haˈ xin akˈni cotxumulojan̈ tato xapitzcˈa naj. Yuxin macon̈titan̈ jikˈayo cobahan̈ tet naj, ẍi ebnaj.

Yet yaben naj rey Herodes huneˈ tuˈ, caw somchacan̈ yul iswiˈ naj yeb sunil anma ay yul con̈ob Jerusalén. Yuxin yawte naj Herodes tuˈ ebnaj yahawil yin̈ ebnaj sacerdote Israel, yeb ebnaj cuywawom yin̈ isley naj Moisés; iskˈamben naj tet ebnaj:

―¿Baytaxca tuˈ chipitzcˈa naj Cristo? ẍi naj.

Istakˈwi ebnaj tet naj:

―Yul con̈ob Belén yul ismajul Judea chipitzcˈa naj, yuto hac tuˈ yu istzˈibn̈elaxcanayo yul Yum Comam Dios yu huneˈ ischejab yet payat, bay chal hacaˈ tiˈ:
    Con̈ob Belén, haˈ caw nichˈanchˈan sata hunuxa con̈ob ay yul ismajul txˈotxˈ Judea, yajaˈ caw ecˈbalto yelapno ye sata huntekˈan con̈ob tuˈ, yuto haˈ bey tuˈ chipitzcˈa huneˈ naj yahaw. Haˈ naj xin chioc tan̈eno con̈ob Israel, ẍiayoj, ẍi ebnaj.

Lahwi tuˈ xin, yawten naj rey Herodes ebnaj mago yin̈ ewantajil, yoc naj iskˈambeno tet ebnaj yin̈ tzet tiempohal isye isba huneˈ txˈumel tuˈ tet ebnaj. Lahwi tuˈ xin ischejnito naj Herodes tuˈ ebnaj bey con̈ob Belén, yalni naj tet ebnaj:

―Asiwe bey Belén tuˈ, caw xin chekˈambe yin̈ tzet caw ye nichˈan unin tuˈ. Lahwi yilcha naj heyu cat heyul heyalno wetan cat intopaxojan winayo inbahan tet naj, ẍi naj.

Lahwi yalni naj Herodes huneˈ tuˈ isto ebnaj. Wal huneˈ txˈumel yil ebnaj yin̈ yetcˈulal bay chiahilo tzˈayic babel sata ebnaj, yoc lin̈no bay ay nichˈan Jesús tuˈ. 10 Hayet yilni ebnaj huneˈ txˈumel tuˈ caw tzalacan̈ ebnaj. 11 Hayet yapni ebnaj xin yocto ebnaj yul n̈a. Yilni ebnaj nichˈan neneˈ tuˈ yeb ismiˈ, yay jahno ebnaj sata nichˈan neneˈ tuˈ, yalni ebnaj cˈulla tzotiˈ yin̈. Lahwi tuˈ ishajni ebnaj iscˈuwanbal, yakˈni ebnaj chˈen oro, yeb teˈ pom, yeb huntekˈan an̈ caw xukˈ sam chiyij mirra sabehal tet nichˈan Jesús tuˈ. 12 Yajaˈ xin hallax tet ebnaj yul iswayic tato matxa chˈecˈ ebnaj yalaˈ tet naj rey Herodes yin̈ nichˈan Jesús tuˈ, yuxin nan behalxa bay to ebnaj yet ispaxto ebnaj bey iscon̈ob.

Yet yilaxto nichˈan Jesús bey con̈ob Egipto

13 Haxa yet xapaxto ebnaj mago hulicˈo ilno nichˈan Jesús, isyeni isba huneˈ yángel Comam Dios tet naj José yul iswayic, yalni naj ángel tuˈ:

―Ahan̈wano yin̈ an̈e, ito nichˈan unin tiˈ yeb ismiˈ cat hato bey Egipto. Wal haweh bey tuˈ masanto haninan chiwalan tawet bakˈin chachmeltzohi, yuto chati naj Herodes issayomal nichˈan unin tiˈ cat ispotxˈni naj yalni, ẍi naj ángel tet naj José.

14 Lahwi tuˈ yahwano naj José, yinito naj nichˈan Jesús tuˈ, isto naj yin̈ isbel yeb ix María bey Egipto yin̈ akˈbalil. 15 Haˈ bey tuˈ xin ehayo naj yeb ix masanto cam naj rey Herodes. Hac tuˈ yu yijnicano isba tzet halbilcano yu Comam Dios tet huneˈ ischejab yet payat yet istzˈibn̈encano naj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Bey Egipto chiwawteti Incˈaholan,” ẍiayoj.

Ischej naj Herodes potxˈlaxo niẍte winaj unin

16 Hayet yilni naj rey Herodes tato matxa ecˈ ebnaj mago yalaˈ tet naj yin̈ naj nichˈan Jesús, caw tit ishowal naj yuto etli ebnaj yin̈ naj yabe. Ischejni naj potxˈlaxo sunil niẍte winaj unin, neneˈ masanta niẍte yin̈ cab habil ay yul con̈ob Belén yeb huntekˈanxa con̈ob ayco yin̈ ishoyanil, yuto hac tuˈ chielico istiempohal yin̈ tzet yal ebnaj mago tet naj. 17 Hac tuˈ yu yijnicano isba tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yu naj Jeremías, huneˈ ischejab Comam Dios yet payat bay chala:

18 Abelax huneˈ aw yul con̈ob Ramá, caw ay okˈil yeb nimeta biscˈulal. Haˈ ton ix Raquel chiokˈ yin̈ej yunin, machi xin chisje ix chiakˈlax isnimanbal iscˈul ix, yuto camnaxa ej yunin ix tuˈ, ẍiayoj.

19 Haxa yet xacam naj rey Herodes, isyeni isba huneˈ yángel Comam Dios tet naj José yul iswayic bey Egipto, yalni naj ángel tuˈ:

20 ―Ahan̈wanoj cat hameltzo yeb nichˈan unin tiˈ yeb ismiˈ bey hacon̈ob Israel, yuto xacam ebnaj ochen potxˈno camo nichˈan unin tiˈ, ẍi naj ángel.

21 Haxa yet yaben naj José huneˈ tuˈ yahwano naj, yinito naj naj nichˈan Jesús tuˈ yeb ismiˈ, ispaxti naj sat txˈotxˈ Israel hunelxa. 22 Yajaˈ yabelo naj tato naj Arquelao, iscˈahol naj rey Herodes tuˈ oc reyalo selelo bey Judea, yuxin xiw naj yapni bey tuˈ. Yajaˈ xin hallax tet naj yul iswayic yu Comam Dios tato chito naj yul ismajul Galilea. 23 Yet yapni naj bey tuˈ yehayo naj yeb ix María yeb naj nichˈan Jesús yul con̈ob Nazaret. Hac tuˈ yu yijni isba tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yu ebnaj ischejab Comam Dios yet payat bay chala tato nazareno chihallax yin̈ Comam Jesús.

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