Matthew - Chapter 2

Now when Yeshua was born in Beitlechem of Yudah in the days of King Herodus, wise men* came from the east to Yerushalayim, and they said, 2 "Where is he, the King of the Judeans, who has been born? For we saw his star in the east, and we have come to worship him." 3 And King Herodus heard this and was troubled, as well as all Yerushalayim with him. 4 And he gathered all of the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born. 5 They answered, "In Beitlechem of Yudah, for it is written like this by the prophet, 6 'You Beitlechem of Yudah, you will not be the least of Yudah: therefore from you a king will go out, who will shepherd the kings among my people, Yisrael.'" *

7 Then Herodus secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. 8 He sent them to Beitlechem, and said, "Go and search carefully for the boy and when you have found him inform me so that I too can go and worship him."

9 And when they heard from the king they departed; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, was going before them, until it came and stood over where the boy was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with very much joy. 11 And they entered the house and saw the boy with Miriam, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. And they opened their treasures and offered to him gifts: gold, myrrh and incense. 12 It was shown to them in a dream that they should not return to Herodus, so they went back to their own country by another way.

13 When they left, an angel of Mar-Yah appeared to Yoseph in a dream, and said to him, "Arise. Take the boy and his mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herodus is going to seek the boy so as to destroy him."

14 Yoseph arose and took the boy and his mother during the night, and fled to Egypt, 15 and remained there until the death of Herodus; that it might be fulfilled that which was spoken by Mar-Yah by the prophet, saying, "From Egypt I have called my son," * for He shall be called a Nasarean*.

16 Then Herodus, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was very angry, and sent out, and killed all the boys of Beitlechem and from its borders, two years and under, according to the time he had inquired from the wise men.

17Then it was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, who said, 18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, great crying and wailing, Rachel weeping for her sons; she did not desire to be comforted, because they are no more."*

19 When King Herodus died, the angel of Mar-Yah appeared in a dream to Yoseph in Egypt, and said to him, 20 "Arise and take the boy and his mother, and go to Eretz-Yisrael, for they who were seeking the life of the boy have died." 21 Yoseph arose and took the boy and his mother and came to Eretz-Yisrael. 22 When he heard that Archelaus was king in Yudah in place of his father, Herodus, he was afraid to go there. And it was revealed to him in a dream, that he should go to the land of Galil, 23 and came and dwelled in the city that is called Nasrath; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: "He will be called a Nasarean."