1 A nd Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came 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 who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 A nd 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.'

‹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, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

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

8 a nd 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.'

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

9 A nd 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.

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 A nd having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

فَفَرِحُوا فَرَحاً عَظِيماً عِنْدَما رَأَوْا النَّجْمَ.

11 a nd 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,

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

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

13 A nd 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.'

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

فَقامَ يُوسُفُ وَأخَذَ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ لَيلاً وَذَهَبَ إلَى مِصْرَ.

15 a nd 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.'

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

16 T hen 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.

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 Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

حِينَئِذٍ تَمَّ ما قِيلَ عَلَىْ لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ إرمِيا:

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

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

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

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

20 s aying, `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.'

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

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

فَقامَ يُوسُفُ وَأخَذَ الطِّفلَ وَأُمَّهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ.

22 a nd 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,

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 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.'

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