Matthew 2

NowδὲwhenJesusΤοῦ Ἰησοῦwas bornγεννηθέντοςinἐνBethlehemΒηθλέεμof Judeaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςinἐνthe daysἡμέραιςof HerodἩρῴδουthe king,τοῦ βασιλέωςlook,ἰδοὺmagiμάγοιfromἀπὸthe eastἀνατολῶνarrivedπαρεγένοντοinεἰςJerusalem,Ἱεροσόλυμα

saying,λέγοντες“WhereΠοῦisἐστινthe one who has been bornὁ τεχθεὶςkingβασιλεὺςof the Jews?τῶν ἸουδαίωνForγὰρwe sawεἴδομενhis starαὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέραatἐνits risingτῇ ἀνατολῇandκαὶhave comeἤλθομενto bow down beforeπροσκυνῆσαιhim.”αὐτῷ

Andδὲhearing this,ἀκούσαςKingὁ βασιλεὺςHerodἩρῴδηςwas troubled,ἐταράχθηandκαὶallπᾶσαJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαwithμετ’him;αὐτοῦ

andκαὶgathering togetherσυναγαγὼνallπάνταςthe high priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶscribesγραμματεῖςof the people,τοῦ λαοῦhe was askingἐπυνθάνετοthemπαρ’ αὐτῶνwhereποῦthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςis to be born.γεννᾶται

And theyοἱ δὲsaidεἶπανto him,αὐτῷ“InἘνBethlehemΒηθλέεμof Judea,τῆς Ἰουδαίαςforγὰρsoοὕτωςit is writtenγέγραπταιthroughδιὰthe prophet:τοῦ προφήτου

‘AndΚαὶyou,σύBethlehem,Βηθλέεμlandγῆof Judah,Ἰούδαareεἶby no meansοὐδαμῶςleastἐλαχίστηamongἐνthe rulersτοῖς ἡγεμόσινof Judah;Ἰούδαforγὰρfromἐκyouσοῦwill comeἐξελεύσεταιa leaderἡγούμενοςwhoὅστιςwill shepherdποιμανεῖmy peopleτὸν λαόν μουIsrael.’”τὸν Ἰσραήλ2

ThenΤότεHerodἩρῴδηςsecretlyλάθρᾳcalledκαλέσαςthe magiτοὺς μάγουςand learned preciselyἠκρίβωσενfromπαρ’themαὐτῶνthe timeτὸν χρόνονwhenthe starτοῦ ἀστέροςappeared.φαινομένου

AndκαὶsendingπέμψαςthemαὐτοὺςtoεἰςBethlehem,Βηθλέεμhe said,εἶπεν“GoΠορευθέντεςand inquireἐξετάσατεpreciselyἀκριβῶςaboutπερὶthe child;τοῦ παιδίουandδὲwhenἐπὰνyou find him,εὕρητεreportἀπαγγείλατέto me,μοιso thatὅπωςI tooκἀγὼmay comeἐλθὼνand bow down beforeπροσκυνήσωhim.”αὐτῷ

And they,οἱ δὲhaving heardἀκούσαντεςthe king,τοῦ βασιλέωςwent on their way;ἐπορεύθησανandκαὶlook,ἰδοὺthe starὁ ἀστὴρthatὃνthey had seenεἶδονatἐνits risingτῇ ἀνατολῇwas going ahead ofπροῆγενthemαὐτούςuntilἕωςit cameἐλθὼνand stoppedἐστάθηoverἐπάνωwhereοὗthe childτὸ παιδίονwas.ἦν

Andδὲseeingἰδόντεςthe star,τὸν ἀστέραthey rejoicedἐχάρησανwith a veryσφόδραgreatμεγάληνjoy.χαρὰν

Andκαὶcomingἐλθόντεςintoεἰςthe house,τὴν οἰκίανthey sawεἶδονthe childτὸ παιδίονwithμετὰMaryΜαρίαςhis mother,τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦandκαὶthey fellπεσόντεςand bowed down beforeπροσεκύνησανhim;αὐτῷandκαὶopeningἀνοίξαντεςtheir treasures,τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶνthey offeredπροσήνεγκανhimαὐτῷgifts:δῶραgoldχρυσὸνandκαὶfrankincenseλίβανονandκαὶmyrrh.σμύρναν1

Andκαὶhaving been warnedχρηματισθέντεςinκατ’a dreamὄναρnotμὴto returnἀνακάμψαιtoπρὸςHerod,Ἡρῴδηνthey withdrewἀνεχώρησανtoεἰςtheir countryτὴν χώραν αὐτῶνbyδι’anotherἄλληςway.ὁδοῦ

Andδὲwhen theyαὐτῶνhad withdrawn,Ἀναχωρησάντωνlook,ἰδοὺan angelἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουappearsφαίνεταιinκατ’a dreamὄναρto Joseph,τῷ Ἰωσὴφsaying,λέγων“Get up,Ἐγερθεὶςtakeπαράλαβεthe childτὸ παιδίονandκαὶhis mother,τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦandκαὶfleeφεῦγεtoεἰςEgypt,Αἴγυπτονandκαὶstayἴσθιthereἐκεῖuntilἕως ἂνI tellεἴπωyou;σοιforγὰρHerodἩρῴδηςis aboutμέλλειto search forζητεῖνthe childτὸ παιδίονto destroyτοῦ ἀπολέσαιhim.”αὐτό

And heὁ δὲgot up,ἐγερθεὶςtookπαρέλαβεthe childτὸ παιδίονandκαὶhis motherτὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦby night,νυκτὸςandκαὶwithdrewἀνεχώρησενtoεἰςEgypt,Αἴγυπτον

andκαὶhe wasἦνthereἐκεῖuntilἕωςthe deathτῆς τελευτῆςof Herod,Ἡρῴδουso thatἵναwhat was spokenτὸ ῥηθὲνbyὑπὸthe Lordκυρίουthroughδιὰthe prophetτοῦ προφήτουmight be fulfilled,πληρωθῇwhen hesays,λέγοντος“Out ofἘξEgyptΑἰγύπτουI calledἐκάλεσαmy son.”τὸν υἱόν μου1

ThenΤότεHerod,Ἡρῴδηςseeingἰδὼνthatὅτιhe had been trickedἐνεπαίχθηbyὑπὸthe magi,τῶν μάγωνwas greatlyλίανenraged,ἐθυμώθηandκαὶsending men,ἀποστείλαςhe killedἀνεῖλενallπάνταςthe childrenτοὺς παῖδαςwho were inτοὺς ἐνBethlehemΒηθλέεμandκαὶinἐνallπᾶσιits districts,τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆςfromἀπὸtwo years oldδιετοῦςandκαὶunder,κατωτέρωaccording toκατὰthe timeτὸν χρόνονthatὃνhe had learned preciselyἠκρίβωσενfromπαρὰthe magi.τῶν μάγων

Thenτότεwhat was spokenτὸ ῥηθὲνthroughδιὰJeremiahἸερεμίουthe prophetτοῦ προφήτουwas fulfilled,ἐπληρώθηwhen hesays:λέγοντος

“A voiceΦωνὴwas heardἠκούσθηinἐνRamah,Ῥαμὰweepingκλαυθμὸςandκαὶgreatπολύςmourning:ὀδυρμὸςRachelῬαχὴλweeping forκλαίουσαher children;τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆςandκαὶshe would notοὐκ ἤθελενbe comforted,παρακληθῆναιbecauseὅτιthey areεἰσίνno more.”οὐκ1

Andδὲwhen Herodτοῦ Ἡρῴδουhad died,Τελευτήσαντοςlook,ἰδοὺan angelἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουappearsφαίνεταιinκατ’a dreamὄναρto Josephτῷ ἸωσὴφinἐνEgypt,Αἰγύπτῳ

saying,λέγων“Get up,Ἐγερθεὶςtakeπαράλαβεthe childτὸ παιδίονandκαὶhis mother,τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦandκαὶgoπορεύουtoεἰςthe landγῆνof Israel,Ἰσραήλforγὰρthose who were seekingοἱ ζητοῦντεςthe child’sτοῦ παιδίουlifeτὴν ψυχὴνhave died.”τεθνήκασιν

And heὁ δὲgot up,ἐγερθεὶςtookπαρέλαβεthe childτὸ παιδίονandκαὶhis mother,τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦandκαὶwentεἰσῆλθενintoεἰςthe landγῆνof Israel.Ἰσραήλ

ButδὲhearingἀκούσαςthatὅτιArchelausἈρχέλαοςwas reigningβασιλεύειover Judeaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςin place ofἀντὶhis fatherτοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦHerod,Ἡρῴδουhe was afraidἐφοβήθηto goἀπελθεῖνthere;ἐκεῖandδὲhaving been warnedχρηματισθεὶςinκατ’a dream,ὄναρhe withdrewἀνεχώρησενtoεἰςthe regionτὰ μέρηof Galilee,τῆς Γαλιλαίας

andκαὶhe cameἐλθὼνand settledκατῴκησενinεἰςa townπόλινcalledλεγομένηνNazareth,Ναζαρέτso thatὅπωςwhat was spokenτὸ ῥηθὲνthroughδιὰthe prophetsτῶν προφητῶνmight be fulfilled:πληρωθῇ“He will be calledκληθήσεταιa Nazarene.”Ναζωραῖος