1 ¶ 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,

وَلَمّا وُلِدَ يَسُوعُ فِي مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحْمَ فِي إقلِيمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ فِي أيّامِ حُكْمِ المَلِكِ هِيرُودُسَ، جاءَ بَعْضُ الحُكَماءِ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ،

2 s aying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? We have seen his star in the east and are come to worship him.

وَسَألُوا: «أينَ هُوَ الطِّفلُ الَّذِي وُلِدَ حَدِيثاً، وَالَّذِي سَيَكُونُ مَلِكَ اليَهُودِ؟ لِأنَّنا رَأينا نَجْمَهُ فِي الشَّرْقِ، وَقَدْ أتَينا لِنَسْجُدَ لَهُ.»

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

فَانزَعَجَ المَلِكُ هِيرُودُسُ عِنْدَما سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ، وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ سُكّانِ مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ.

4 A nd when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he asked them where the Christ should be born.

فَجَمَعَ هِيرُودُسُ كُلَّ كِبارِ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، وَسَألَهُمْ عَنْ مَكانِ وِلادَةِ المَسِيحِ.

5 A nd they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

فَقالُوا لَهُ: «فِي مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحْمَ فِي إقليمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ، لِأنَّ هَذا هُوَ المَكْتُوبُ بِيَدِ النَّبِيِّ:

6 A nd thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda, for out of thee shall come a Leader that shall shepherd my people Israel.

‹أنتِ يا بَيتَ لَحْمَ الواقِعَةَ فِي أرْضِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ، لَسْتِ قَلِيلَةَ الأهَمِّيَّةِ بَينَ حُكّامِ يَهُوذا، لِأنَّهُ مِنْكِ سَيَخْرُجُ حاكِمٌ، يَرْعَى شَعبِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.›»

7 T hen Herod, calling the wise men unto him secretly, understood of them with diligence the time of the appearing of the star;

فَدَعا هِيرُودُسُ الحُكَماءَ وَالْتَقَى بِهِمْ سِرّاً، وَعَرَفَ مِنْهُمُ الوَقْتَ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ فِيهِ النَّجْمُ بِشَكلٍ دَقِيقٍ،

8 a nd sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go there 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.

ثُمَّ أرْسَلَهُم إلَى مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحْمَ، وَقالَ: «اذْهَبُوا وَابحَثُوا عَنِ الطِّفلِ. وَعِنْدَما تَجِدُونَهُ أخبِرُونِي، حَتَّى آتِيَ أنا أيضاً وَأسجُدَ لَهُ.»

9 ¶ When they had heard the king, they departed; and, behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it arrived and stood over where the young child was.

فَاسْتَمَعَ الرِّجالُ الحُكَماءُ إلَى المَلِكِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبُوا. وَإذا بِالنَّجمِ الَّذِي رَأوهُ فِي الشَّرْقِ يَسيرُ أمامَهُمْ، حَتَّى جاءَ وَوَقَفَ فَوقَ المَكانِ الَّذِي كانَ فِيهِ الطِّفلُ.

10 S eeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

فَفَرِحُوا فَرَحاً عَظِيماً عِنْدَما رَأَوْا النَّجْمَ.

11 A nd entering into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and falling down, they worshipped him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh.

فَدَخَلُوا المَنزِلَ وَرَأَوْا الطِّفلَ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ، فَرَكَعُوا عَلَى الأرْضِ ساجِدِينَ لَهُ. ثُمَّ فَتَحُوا صَنادِيقَ كُنُوزِهِمْ، وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ هَدايا: ذَهَباً وَبَخُوراً وَمُرّاً.

12 A nd being warned by divine revelation in dreams that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

ثُمَّ حَذَّرَهُمُ اللهُ فِي حُلْمٍ مِنَ العَودَةِ إلَى هِيرُودُسَ، فَسافَرُوا إلَى بِلادِهِمْ فِي طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ. الهُرُوبُ إلَى مِصْر

13 ¶ And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in dreams, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt and remain there until I bring thee word, for Herod will seek the young child to kill him.

وَبَعْدَ أنْ سافَرَ الرِّجالُ الحُكَماءُ، ظَهَرَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ لِيُوسُفَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «قُمْ خُذِ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ وَاهرُبْ إلَى مِصْرَ، وَابْقَ هُناكَ حَتَّى أُخبِرَكَ، لِأنَّ هِيرُودُسَ سَيَبحَثُ عَنِ الطِّفلِ لِيَقتُلَهُ.»

14 A nd awaking, he took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt

فَقامَ يُوسُفُ وَأخَذَ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ لَيلاً وَذَهَبَ إلَى مِصْرَ.

15 a nd 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 have I called my son.

وَبَقِيَ هُناكَ حَتَّى مَوتِ هِيرُودُسَ. حَدَثَ هَذا لِيَتِمَّ ما قالَهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَىْ لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ: «مِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوتُ ابْنِي.» هِيرُودُسُ يَقْتُلُ أطفالَ بَيتَ لَحْم

16 ¶ Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had understood of the wise men.

وَعِنْدَما عَرَفَ هِيرُودُسُ أنَّ الرِّجالَ الحُكَماءَ خَدَعُوهُ، غَضِبَ جِدّاً، وَأمَرَ بِقَتلِ جَمِيعِ الصِّبْيانِ فِي مَدِينَةِ بَيتَ لَحْمَ وَكُلِّ المِنطَقَةِ المُجاوِرَةِ، مِنْ عُمرِ سَنَتَينِ فَما دُونَ، وَذَلِكَ بِحَسَبِ الوَقتِ الَّذِي أكَّدَهُ لَهُ الرِّجالُ الحُكَماءُ.

17 T hen was fulfilled that which was spoken by the Lord through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

حِينَئِذٍ تَمَّ ما قِيلَ عَلَىْ لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ إرمِيا:

18 I n Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping and great mourning, Rachel was weeping for her children and would not be comforted because they perished.

«صَوتٌ سُمِعَ فِي الرّامَةِ، صَوتُ بُكاءٍ وَنَوحٍ عَظِيمٍ. إنَّهُ صَوتُ راحِيلَ تَبكِي عَلَى أولادِها، وَهِيَ تَرفُضُ أنْ تَتَعَزَّى لِأنَّهُمْ مَوْتَى.» العَودَةُ مِنْ مِصْر

19 ¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in dreams to Joseph in Egypt,

بَعْدَ مَوتِ هِيرُودُسَ، ظَهَرَ مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ فِي حُلْمٍ لِيُوسُفَ فِي مِصْرَ.

20 s aying, Arise and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead who sought the death of the young child.

وَقالَ لَهُ: «قُمْ خُذِ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ وَارجِعْ إلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ، لِأنَّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُحاوِلُونَ قَتلَ الطِّفلِ ماتُوا.»

21 A nd he arose and took the young child and his mother and came into the land of Israel.

فَقامَ يُوسُفُ وَأخَذَ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ.

22 B ut when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; notwithstanding, being warned by divine revelation in dreams, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

وَلَكِنْ عِندَما سَمِعَ أنَّ أرْخِيلاوُسَ صارَ هُوَ المَلِكَ فِي إقليمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ مَكانَ أبِيهِ هِيرُودُسَ، خافَ أنْ يَذْهَبَ إلَى هُناكَ. وَبَعْدَ أنْ حَذَّرَهُ اللهُ فِي حلْمٍ، ذَهَبَ إلَى إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ،

23 a nd he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophets, that he shall be called a Nazarene.

وَسَكَنَ فِي بَلْدَةٍ اسْمُها النّاصِرَةُ. حَدَثَ هَذا لِيَتِمَّ ما قالَهُ الأنبِياءُ بِأنَّ المَسِيحَ سَيُدْعَى ناصِرِيّاً.