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,

¹O Jesus arakhadilo ando Bethlehem ande Judea. Pe kodia vriama o Herod sas o amperato.

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.

²Antunchi le manush kai jinenas le chererhaia avile anda Easto, ai aresle ande Jerusalem. Ai phushle, "Kai kodo kai arakhadilo o Amperato le Zhidovongo? Ame dikhliam leski cherarhai ando Easto, ai aviliam te preznais ai te luvudis les."

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

³Kana o amperato Herod ashundya pa kadia, darailo zurales, ai chi le manush kai sas ando Jerusalem lesa.

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

⁴Chidia andek than sa le bare rasha, ai le manush kai ramon o zakono, ai phushlia le, "Kai trobulas te arakhadilo o Kristo?" Won phende leske,

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

⁵"Ando Bethlehem ande Judea. Ke kadia si so ramosardia o profeto,

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.

⁶Ai tu Bethlehem, phuv anda Judea, chi san e mai tsigni andal gazdi andai Judea; ke tutar avela iek gazda kai avela o pastuxo murho narodoske Israel.'"

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

⁷Porme o Herod chordanes akhardia le manushen kai jinenas le chererhaia, ai phushlia lendar e vorta vriama kai sikadili e chererhai.

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.

⁸Wo tradia len ande Bethlehem ai phendia lenge, "Zhan ai roden mishto la glata; ai kana arakhena les, phenena i mange, te zhav vi me te preznaiv ai te luvudiv les."

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.

⁹Kana ashunde ka o amperato, geletar. Ai e chererhai kai dikhlesas ando Easto, zhalas anglal lende, zhi pon aresle po than kai sas e glata.

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

¹⁰Kana dikhle e chererhai, raduisaile zurales.

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.

¹¹Kana aresle ando kher, dikhle la glata peska dasa e Maria. Thode pe ande changende ai preznaisarde ai luvudisarde les, porme phuterde penge gone, ai dine les podarki: sumnakai, frankincense ai mirrh.

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

¹²O Del phendia lenge ando suno te na zhan palpale ka Herod; anda kodia gele pa kaver drom te zhan palpale ande pengo them.

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.

¹³Kana geletar le manush kai jinenas le chererhaia, iek angelo le Devlesko avisailo ka Josef ando suno, ai phendia leske, "Wushti opre, le la glata ai leska da, ai zhatar ande Egypt, besh kotse zhi kai phenava tuke te aves palpale, ke o Herod si te rodel la glata te mudarel les."

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

¹⁴O Josef wushtilo, lia la glata ai leska da, ai geletar e riate ande Egypt.

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.

¹⁵Beshle kotse zhi kai mulo o Herod. Te kerdiol so phendiasas o Del katar o profeto. "Akhardem murhe Shaves avri andai Egypt."

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.

¹⁶Kana o Herod haliardia ke le manush kai jinenas le chererhaia athade les, xolialo zurales. Ai tradia te mudaren sa le shavorhen kai sas ando Bethlehem ai vi avrial kai sas dui bershenge ai mai terne, pala e vriama kai sichilosas katar le manush kai jinen le chrerhaia.

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

¹⁷Antunchi pherdilo so phendiasas o profeto Jeremiah.

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.

¹⁸"Iek glaso ashundilo ande Rama, roimos ai huhuimos. E Rachel rovelas peske shaven; ai chi manglias te pochin la, ke lake glate na mas.

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

¹⁹Kana o Herod mulo, ek angelo le Devlesko avisailo ando suno ka Josef ande Egypt,

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.

²⁰ai phendia leske, "Wushti opre, le la glata ai leska da, ai zha palpale ande Israel, ke kodola kai rodenas te mudaren la glata mule."

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

²¹O Josef wushtilo, lia la glata ai leska da ai gele ande Israel.

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,

²²Numa kana ashundias ke o Archelaus ashilo amperato ande Juda ando than pesko dadesko o Herod, darailo te zhal kotse. Ai ke phendosas leske ando suno katar o Del gelo ande Galilee;

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.

²³Gelo te beshel ando foro Nazareth, te pherdiol so sas phendo katar le profeturia,, ke si te akharen les Nazarene.