¹Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,

¹Ary rehefa teraka Jesosy tao Betlehema an'i Jodia, tamin'ny andron'i Heroda mpanjaka, indreo, nisy Magy avy tany atsinanana tonga tany Jerosalema ka nanao hoe:[Magy = olon-kendry]

²Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

²Aiza Ilay teraka ho Mpanjakan'ny Jiosy? fa nahita ny kintany teny atsinanana izahay ka tonga mba hiankohoka eo anatrehany.

³But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

³Ary nony nandre izany Heroda mpanjaka, dia nangorohoro izy mbamin'i Jerosalema rehetra.

⁴and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

⁴Dia namory ny lohan'ny mpisorona rehetra sy ny mpanora-dalàna tamin'ny vahoaka izy ka nanontany ary hoe: Aiza mba no hahaterahan'i Kristy?

⁵And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:

⁵Ary hoy ireo taminy: Ao Betlehema an'i Jodia; fa izao no voasoratry ny mpaminany:

⁶And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.

⁶Ary ianao, ry Betlehema, tanin'ny Joda, tsy dia kely indrindra ao amin'ny andrianan'ny Joda ianao tsy akory; Fa avy ao aminao no hivoahan'izay anankiray ho Mpanapaka, Ka Izy no ho Mpiandry ny Isiraely oloko (Mik. 5.1).

⁷Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

⁷Dia nampaka ny Magy mangingina Heroda ka namototra fatratra taminy izay andro nisehoan'ilay kintana.

⁸and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that *I* also may come and do him homage.

⁸Dia naniraka azy hankany Betlehema izy ka nanao hoe: Andeha, fotory tsara ny amin'ilay Zazakely; koa rehefa hitanareo Izy, dia ambarao amiko, mba hankanesako any koa hiankohoka eo anatrehany.

⁹And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

⁹Ary rehefa nandre ny tenin'ny mpanjaka izy ireo, dia lasa; ary, indro, ilay kintana hitany teny atsinanana nialoha azy mandra-pijanony teo ambonin'izay nitoeran'ny Zazakely.

¹⁰And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

¹⁰Ary nony nahita ny kintana izy, dia nifaly indrindra.

¹¹And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

¹¹Ary rehefa tafiditra tao an-trano izy, dia nahita ny Zazakely sy Maria reniny ka niankohoka teo anatrehany; ary nony efa nosokafany ny fitehirizan-drakiny, dia nanolotra zavatra ho Azy izy, dia volamena sy zava-manitra ary miora.

¹²And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

¹²Ary rehefa notoroan'Andriamanitra hevitra tamin'ny nofy izy tsy hiverina any amin'i Heroda, dia lalana hafa no nalehany nody ho any amin'ny fonenany.

¹³Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to [thee] the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.

¹³Ary nony efa lasa nandeha ireo, indro, nisy anjelin'ny Tompo niseho tamin'i Josefa tamin'ny nofy ka nanan hoe: Mifohaza ianao, ka ento ny Zazakely sy ny reniny, dia mandosira any Egypta, ary mitoera any ambara-pilazako aminao; fa Heroda efa hitady ny Zazakely hovonoiny.

¹⁴And, having arisen, he took to [him] the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

¹⁴Dia nifoha izy ka nitondra ny Zazakely sy ny reniny, raha mbola alina, dia lasa nankany Egypta;

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

¹⁵ary nitoetra tany izy ambara-pahafatin'i Heroda, mba hahatanteraka izay nampilazain'i Jehovah ny mpaminany hoe: Nantsoiko hiala tany Egypta ny zanako (Hos. 11. 1).

¹⁶Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

¹⁶Ary nony efa fantatr'i Heroda fa voafitaky ny Magy izy, dia tezitra indrindra izy ka naniraka namono ny zazalahy rehetra hatramin'ny roa taona no ho midina, izay tao Betlehema sy tamin'ny manodidina rehetra, araka ny andro izay nofotorany fatratra tamin'ny Magy.

¹⁷Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

¹⁷Dia tanteraka izay nampilazaina an'i Jeremia mpaminany hoe:

¹⁸A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

¹⁸Nisy feo re tao Rama, dia fidradradradrana sy fitomaniana fatratra; Rahely nitomany ny zanany, Ary tsy azo nampiononina izy, satria lany ritra ireny (Jer. 31. 15).

¹⁹But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

¹⁹Ary rehefa maty Heroda, indro, nisy anjelin'ny Tompo niseho tamin'i Josefa tany Egypta tamin'ny nofy ka nanao hoe:

²⁰Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

²⁰Mifohaza ianao, ka ento ny Zazakely sy ny reniny, dia mankanesa any amin'ny tanin'ny Isiraely; fa efa maty izay nitady ny ain'ny Zazakely.

²¹And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;

²¹Dia nifoha izy ka nitondra ny Zazakely sy ny reniny, dia tonga tany amin'ny tanin'ny Isiraely.

²²but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

²²Fa rehefa reny fa Arkelaosy no nanjaka tany Jodia nandimby an'i Heroda rainy, dia natahotra hankany izy; ary rehefa notoroan'Andriamanitra hevitra tamin'ny nofy izy, dia lasa nankany amin'ny tany Galilia.Ary nony tonga tany izy, dia nonina tao amin'ny tanàna atao hoe Nazareta, mba hahatanteraka izay nampilazaina ny mpaminany hoe: Hatao hoe Nazarena Izy.

²³and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

²³Ary nony tonga tany izy, dia nonina tao amin'ny tanàna atao hoe Nazareta, mba hahatanteraka izay nampilazaina ny mpaminany hoe: Hatao hoe Nazarena Izy.