Matthew

博士朝拜

1當希律王的時候，耶穌生在猶太的伯利恆。有幾個博士從東方來到耶路撒冷，說：

2「那生下來作猶太人之王的在哪裏？我們在東方看見他的星，特來拜他。」

3希律王聽見了，就心裏不安；耶路撒冷合城的人也都不安。

4他就召齊了祭司長和民間的文士，問他們說：「基督當生在何處？」

5他們回答說：「在猶太的伯利恆。因為有先知記着，說：

6猶大地的伯利恆啊，你在猶大諸城中並不是最小的； 因為將來有一位君王要從你那裏出來， 牧養我以色列民。」

7當下，希律暗暗地召了博士來，細問那星是甚麼時候出現的，

8就差他們往伯利恆去，說：「你們去仔細尋訪那小孩子，尋到了就來報信，我也好去拜他。」

9他們聽見王的話就去了。在東方所看見的那星忽然在他們前頭行，直行到小孩子的地方，就在上頭停住了。

10他們看見那星，就大大地歡喜；

11進了房子，看見小孩子和他母親馬利亞，就俯伏拜那小孩子，揭開寶盒，拿黃金、乳香、沒藥為禮物獻給他。

12博士因為在夢中被主指示不要回去見希律，就從別的路回本地去了。

逃往埃及

13他們去後，有主的使者向約瑟夢中顯現，說：「起來！帶着小孩子同他母親逃往埃及，住在那裏，等我吩咐你；因為希律必尋找小孩子，要除滅他。」

14約瑟就起來，夜間帶着小孩子和他母親往埃及去，

15住在那裏，直到希律死了。這是要應驗主藉先知所說的話，說：「我從埃及召出我的兒子來。」

屠殺男孩

16希律見自己被博士愚弄，就大大發怒，差人將伯利恆城裏並四境所有的男孩，照着他向博士仔細查問的時候，凡兩歲以裏的，都殺盡了。

17這就應了先知耶利米的話，說：

18在拉瑪聽見號咷大哭的聲音，是拉結哭她兒女， 不肯受安慰， 因為他們都不在了。

從埃及回來

19希律死了以後，有主的使者在埃及向約瑟夢中顯現，說：

20「起來！帶着小孩子和他母親往以色列地去，因為要害小孩子性命的人已經死了。」

21約瑟就起來，把小孩子和他母親帶到以色列地去；

22只因聽見亞基老接着他父親希律作了猶太王，就怕往那裏去，又在夢中被主指示，便往加利利境內去了，

23到了一座城，名叫拿撒勒，就住在那裏。這是要應驗先知所說，他將稱為拿撒勒人的話了。

1And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

2saying, 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

3And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

5And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

6And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

8and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, 'Having gone — inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.'

9And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

10And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

11and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

12and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

13And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

14And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

15and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 'Out of Egypt I did call My Son.'

16Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

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

18'A voice in Ramah was heard — lamentation and weeping and much mourning — Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

19And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

20saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died — those seeking the life of the child.'

21And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

22and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

23and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.'