¹Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

¹Ko se je pa Jezus rodil v Betlehemu Judejskem, v dneh Heroda kralja, glej, pridejo modrijani z Jutrovega v Jeruzalem,

²Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

²govoreč: Kje je kralj Judov, ki se je narodil? Kajti videli smo zvezdo njegovo na Jutrovem, pa smo prišli, da se mu poklonimo.

³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

³Ko pa to zasliši kralj Herod, se prestraši in ves Jeruzalem ž njim.

⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

⁴In zbere vse višje duhovnike in pismarje ljudstva ter jih izprašuje, kje se ima Kristus roditi.

⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

⁵Oni mu pa reko: V Betlehemu na Judejskem, kajti tako je pisano po proroku:

⁶And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

⁶„In ti Betlehem, zemlja Judova, nikakor nisi najmanjši med knezi Judovimi, kajti iz tebe pride vojvoda, ki bo pasel ljudstvo moje, Izraela“.

⁷Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

⁷Tedaj pokliče Herod skrivaj modrijane in poizve od njih natanko, kdaj se je zvezda prikazala.

⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

⁸In pošlje jih v Betlehem, rekoč: Pojdite in skrbno vprašujte po detetu, a ko ga najdete, sporočite mi, da tudi jaz pridem in se mu poklonim.

⁹When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

⁹Oni pa, ko so slišali kralja, odidejo. In glej, zvezda, ki so jo bili videli na Jutrovem, gre pred njimi, dokler ne pride in se ne ustavi nad mestom, kjer je bilo dete.

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

¹⁰Ko pa ugledajo zvezdo, se razvesele s silno velikim veseljem.

¹¹And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

¹¹In pridejo v hišo in vidijo dete z Marijo, materjo njegovo, in padejo na tla ter se mu poklonijo, in odpro zaklade svoje ter mu darujejo darove: zlato in kadilo in miro.

¹²And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

¹²In ker jih Bog v spanju opomni, naj se ne vračajo k Herodu, odidejo po drugi poti v svoj kraj.

¹³And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

¹³Ko so pa oni odpotovali, glej, prikaže se angel Gospodov Jožefu v spanju, rekoč: Vstani in vzemi dete in mater njegovo, pa beži v Egipt in ostani tam, dokler ti ne povem, kajti Herod bo iskal deteta, da bi ga pogubil.

¹⁴When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

¹⁴On pa vstane in vzame dete in mater njegovo po noči in pobegne v Egipt,

¹⁵And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

¹⁵in ostane tam do Herodove smrti, da se izpolni, kar je rekel Gospod po proroku, ki pravi: „Iz Egipta sem poklical sina svojega“.

¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

¹⁶Tedaj se Herod, videč, da so ga modrijani prekanili, zelo raztogoti ter pošlje in pomori po Betlehemu in po vsej okolici njegovi vse dečke, stare po dve leti in manj, po času, ki ga je natanko poizvedel od modrijanov.

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

¹⁷Tedaj se je izpolnilo, kar je rekel prorok Jeremija, govoreč:

¹⁸In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

¹⁸„Glas se je slišal v Rami, jok in velik krik, Rahel je plakala za svojimi otroki in ni se dala utolažiti, ker jih ni“.

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

¹⁹Ko je pa Herod umrl, glej, prikaže se v spanju angel Gospodov Jožefu v Egiptu, rekoč:

²⁰Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

²⁰Vstani in vzemi dete in mater njegovo in pojdi v zemljo izraelsko, kajti pomrli so, ki so detetu stregli po življenju.

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

²¹On pa vstane in vzame dete in mater njegovo in pride v zemljo izraelsko.

²²But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

²²Ko pa sliši, da kraljuje v Judeji Arhelaj namesto Heroda, očeta svojega, se zboji tja iti; ko ga pa Bog v spanju opomni, krene v kraje galilejske;in prišedši tja, se nastani v mestu, ki se imenuje Nazaret, da se izpolni, kar je rečeno po prorokih: „Nazarečan se bo imenoval“.

²³And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

²³in prišedši tja, se nastani v mestu, ki se imenuje Nazaret, da se izpolni, kar je rečeno po prorokih: „Nazarečan se bo imenoval“.