Mateus 2— comparação

1Tendo Jesus nascido em Belém da Judeia, nos dias do rei Herodes, eis que magos do oriente chegaram a Jerusalém, dizendo:

2“Onde está aquele que nasceu Rei dos judeus? Pois vimos a sua estrela no oriente e viemos adorá-lo.”

3Quando o rei Herodes ouviu isso, ficou perturbado, e toda Jerusalém com ele.

4Reunindo todos os principais sacerdotes e escribas do povo, perguntou-lhes onde o Cristo haveria de nascer.

5Eles lhe disseram: “Em Belém da Judeia, pois assim está escrito por meio do profeta:

6‘E você, Belém, terra de Judá,

7Então Herodes chamou os magos secretamente e informou-se com eles sobre o tempo exato em que a estrela havia aparecido.

8Ele os enviou a Belém e disse: “Vão e procurem diligentemente pelo menino. Quando o encontrarem, tragam-me notícias, para que eu também possa ir e adorá-lo.”

9Depois de ouvirem o rei, eles seguiram o seu caminho; e eis que a estrela que tinham visto no oriente ia adiante deles, até que chegou e parou sobre o lugar onde o menino estava.

10Ao verem a estrela, alegraram-se com grandíssima alegria.

11Entrando na casa, viram o menino com Maria, sua mãe, e, prostrando-se, o adoraram. Abrindo os seus tesouros, ofereceram-lhe presentes: ouro, incenso e mirra.

12Sendo avisados em um sonho para não voltarem a Herodes, regressaram para a sua terra por outro caminho.

13Depois que eles partiram, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu a José em um sonho, dizendo: “Levante-se, tome o menino e sua mãe, e fuja para o Egito. Fique lá até que eu lhe diga, pois Herodes procurará o menino para matá-lo.”

14Ele se levantou, tomou o menino e sua mãe, de noite, e partiu para o Egito,

15e lá ficou até a morte de Herodes, para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelo Senhor por meio do profeta, que disse: “Do Egito chamei o meu filho.”

16Então Herodes, quando viu que havia sido enganado pelos magos, irou-se grandemente e mandou matar todos os meninos que havia em Belém e em todos os seus arredores, de dois anos para baixo, de acordo com o tempo exato sobre o qual havia se informado com os magos.

17Então se cumpriu o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias, dizendo:

18“Uma voz se ouviu em Ramá,

19Mas, tendo Herodes morrido, eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu em um sonho a José, no Egito, dizendo:

20“Levante-se, tome o menino e sua mãe, e vá para a terra de Israel, pois aqueles que procuravam tirar a vida do menino estão mortos.”

21Ele se levantou, tomou o menino e sua mãe, e foi para a terra de Israel.

22Mas, quando ouviu que Arquelau reinava na Judeia em lugar de seu pai, Herodes, teve medo de ir para lá. Sendo avisado em um sonho, retirou-se para a região da Galileia,

23e foi morar em uma cidade chamada Nazaré; para que se cumprisse o que foi dito por meio dos profetas: que ele será chamado Nazareno.

1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

2“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”

3When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

5They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

6‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”

7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

8He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”

9They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.

10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

14He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,

15and 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 I called my son.”

16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

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

18“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”

19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

20“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”

21He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.