1 J esus was born in the town of Bethlehem in the country of Judea. It was the time when Herod was king of that part of the country. Soon after Jesus was born, some wise men who learned things from stars came to Jerusalem from the East.

Después de haber nacido Jesús en Belén de Judea en días del rey Herodes, llegaron a Jerusalén unos magos procedentes del oriente

2 T hey asked, “Where is the King of the Jews Who has been born? We have seen His star in the East. We have come to worship Him.”

diciendo: ¿Dónde está el que ha nacido rey de los judíos? Porque hemos visto su estrella en el oriente, y hemos venido a adorarle.

3 K ing Herod heard this. He and all the people of Jerusalem were worried.

Al oír esto, el rey Herodes se turbó, y toda Jerusalén con él.

4 H e called together all the religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law. Herod asked them where Christ was to be born.

Y convocados todos los principales sacerdotes, y los escribas del pueblo, les preguntaba dónde había de nacer el Cristo.

5 T hey said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea. The early preacher wrote,

Ellos le dijeron: En Belén de Judea; porque así está escrito por medio del profeta:

6 ‘ You, Bethlehem of Judah, are not the least of the leaders of Judah. Out of you will come a King Who will lead My people the Jews.’”

Y tú, Belén, tierra de Judá, De ningún modo eres la menor entre los príncipes de Judá; Porque de ti saldrá un guiador, Que apacentará a mi pueblo Israel.

7 T hen Herod had a secret meeting with the men who learned things from stars. He asked them about what time the star had been seen.

Entonces Herodes, llamando en secreto a los magos, indagó de ellos diligentemente el tiempo de la aparición de la estrella;

8 H e sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and find the young Child. When you find Him, let me know. Then I can go and worship Him also.”

y enviándolos a Belén, dijo: Id allá y averiguad con diligencia acerca del niño; y cuando le halléis, hacédmelo saber, para que yo también vaya y le adore.

9 A fter the king had spoken, they went on their way. The star they had seen in the East went before them. It came and stopped over the place where the young Child was.

Ellos, habiendo oído al rey, se fueron; y he aquí que la estrella que habían visto en el oriente iba delante de ellos, hasta que llegó y se detuvo encima de donde estaba el niño.

10 W hen they saw the star, they were filled with much joy.

Al ver la estrella, se regocijaron con enorme gozo.

11 T hey went into the house and found the young Child with Mary, His mother. Then they got down before Him and worshiped Him. They opened their bags of riches and gave Him gifts of gold and perfume and spices.

Y al entrar en la casa, vieron al niño con su madre María, y postrándose, lo adoraron; luego abrieron sus tesoros y le ofrecieron presentes: oro, incienso y mirra.

12 T hen God spoke to them in a dream. He told them not to go back to Herod. So they went to their own country by another road. Joseph Goes to Egypt

Pero, avisados en sueños que no volviesen a Herodes, regresaron a su tierra por otro camino. Matanza de los niños

13 W hen they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. He said, “Get up. Take the young Child and His mother to the country of Egypt. Go as fast as you can! Stay there until you hear from Me. Herod is going to look for the young Child to kill Him.”

Después que partieron ellos, he aquí que un ángel del Señor se apareció en sueños a José y dijo: Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, y huye a Egipto, y permanece allí hasta que yo te diga; porque acontecerá que Herodes buscará al niño para matarlo.

14 D uring the night he got up and left with the young Child and His mother for Egypt.

Así, pues, él se levantó, tomó de noche al niño y a su madre, y se fue a Egipto,

15 H e stayed there until Herod died. This happened as the Lord had said through an early preacher, “I called My Son out of Egypt.” Herod Had All the Young Boys Killed

y estuvo allí hasta la muerte de Herodes; para que se cumpliese lo que dijo el Señor por medio del profeta: De Egipto llamé a mi Hijo.

16 H erod learned that the wise men had fooled him. He was very angry. He sent men to kill all the young boys two years old and under in Bethlehem and in all the country near by. He decided to do this from what he had heard from the wise men as to the time when the star was seen.

Entonces Herodes, cuando se vio burlado por los magos, se enojó mucho, y envió a que matasen a todos los niños que había en Belén y en todos sus alrededores, de dos años para abajo, conforme al tiempo que había inquirido diligentemente de los magos.

17 T hen it happened as the early preacher Jeremiah said it would happen.

Entonces se cumplió lo dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías:

18 H e said, “The sound of crying and much sorrow was heard in Ramah. Rachel was crying for her children. She would not be comforted because they were dead.” Joseph Goes from Egypt to Nazareth

Se oyó una voz en Ramá, Llanto, y gran lamento; Raquel que lloraba a sus hijos, Y no quería ser consolada, porque perecieron.

19 A fter Herod died, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream while he was in Egypt.

Pero, después de muerto Herodes, un ángel del Señor se apareció en sueños a José en Egipto,

20 H e said, “Get up. Take the young Child and His mother and go into the land of the Jews. Those who tried to kill the young Child are dead.”

diciendo: Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, y vete a tierra de Israel, porque han muerto los que atentaban contra la vida del niño.

21 J oseph got up. He took the young Child and His mother and came into the land of the Jews.

Entonces él se levantó, tomó al niño y a su madre, y marchó a tierra de Israel.

22 J oseph heard that Archelaus was the king of the country of Judea. Herod, the father of Archelaus, had died. Joseph was afraid to go there. God told him in a dream to go to the country of Galilee and he went.

Pero al oír que Arquelao reinaba en Judea en lugar de Herodes su padre, tuvo temor de ir allá; y avisado en sueños, se retiró a la región de Galilea,

23 J oseph stayed in a town called Nazareth. It happened as the early preachers said it would happen. They said, “Jesus will be called a Nazarene.”

y se fue a morar en la ciudad que se llama Nazaret, para que se cumpliese así lo dicho por medio de los profetas, que habría de ser llamado nazareno.