¹[] Αφου δε εγεννηθη ο Ιησους εν Βηθλεεμ της Ιουδαιας επι των ημερων Ηρωδου του βασιλεως, ιδου, μαγοι απο ανατολων ηλθον εις Ιεροσολυμα, λεγοντες·

¹Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men The word for “wise men” (magoi) can also mean teachers, scientists, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers. from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

²Που ειναι ο γεννηθεις βασιλευς των Ιουδαιων; διοτι ειδομεν τον αστερα αυτου εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν δια να προσκυνησωμεν αυτον.

²“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”

³Ακουσας δε Ηρωδης ο βασιλευς, εταραχθη και πασα η Ιεροσολυμα μετ' αυτου,

³When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

⁴και συναξας παντας τους αρχιερεις και γραμματεις του λαου, ηρωτα να μαθη παρ' αυτων που ο Χριστος γενναται.

⁴Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

⁵Εκεινοι δε ειπον προς αυτον· Εν Βηθλεεμ της Ιουδαιας· διοτι ουτως ειναι γεγραμμενον δια του προφητου·

⁵They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

⁶Και συ, Βηθλεεμ, γη Ιουδα, δεν εισαι ουδολως ελαχιστη μεταξυ των ηγεμονων του Ιουδα· διοτι εκ σου θελει εξελθει ηγουμενος, οστις θελει ποιμανει τον λαον μου τον Ισραηλ.

⁶‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’” Micah 5:2

⁷Τοτε ο Ηρωδης καλεσας κρυφιως τους μαγους εξηκριβωσε παρ' αυτων τον καιρον του φαινομενου αστερος,

⁷Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

⁸και πεμψας αυτους εις Βηθλεεμ, ειπε· Πορευθεντες ακριβως εξετασατε περι του παιδιου, αφου δε ευρητε, απαγγειλατε μοι, δια να ελθω και εγω να προσκυνησω αυτο.

⁸He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”

⁹[] Εκεινοι δε ακουσαντες του βασιλεως ανεχωρησαν· και ιδου, ο αστηρ τον οποιον ειδον εν τη ανατολη προεπορευετο αυτων, εωσου ελθων εσταθη επανω οπου ητο το παιδιον.

⁹They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

¹⁰Ιδοντες δε τον αστερα εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδρα,

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

¹¹και ελθοντες εις την οικιαν ευρον το παιδιον μετα Μαριας της μητρος αυτου, και πεσοντες προσεκυνησαν αυτο, και ανοιξαντες τους θησαυρους αυτων προσεφεραν εις αυτο δωρα, χρυσον και λιβανον και σμυρναν·

¹¹They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹²και αποκαλυφθεντες θεοθεν κατ' οναρ να μη επιστρεψωσι προς τον Ηρωδην, δι' αλλης οδου ανεχωρησαν εις την χωραν αυτων.

¹²Being warned in a dream that they shouldn’t return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

¹³[] Αφου δε αυτοι ανεχωρησαν, ιδου, αγγελος Κυριου φαινεται κατ' οναρ εις τον Ιωσηφ, λεγων· Εγερθεις παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και φευγε εις Αιγυπτον, και εσο εκει εωσου ειπω σοι· διοτι μελλει ο Ηρωδης να ζητηση το παιδιον, δια να απολεση αυτο.

¹³Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

¹⁴Ο δε εγερθεις παρελαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου δια νυκτος και ανεχωρησεν εις Αιγυπτον,

¹⁴He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

¹⁵και ητο εκει εως της τελευτης του Ηρωδου, δια να πληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο του Κυριου δια του προφητου λεγοντος· Εξ Αιγυπτου εκαλεσα τον υιον μου.

¹⁵and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Hosea 11:1

¹⁶[] Τοτε ο Ηρωδης, ιδων οτι ενεπαιχθη υπο των μαγων, εθυμωθη σφοδρα και αποστειλας εφονευσε παντας τους παιδας τους εν Βηθλεεμ και εν πασι τοις οριοις αυτης απο δυο ετων και κατωτερω κατα τον καιρον, τον οποιον εξηκριβωσε παρα των μαγων.

¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

¹⁷Τοτε επληρωθη το ρηθεν υπο Ιερεμιου του προφητου, λεγοντος·

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

¹⁸Φωνη ηκουσθη εν Ραμα, θρηνος και κλαυθμος και οδυρμος πολυς· η Ραχηλ εκλαιε τα τεκνα αυτης, και δεν ηθελε να παρηγορηθη, διοτι δεν υπαρχουσι.

¹⁸“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.” Jeremiah 31:15

¹⁹[] Τελευτησαντος δε του Ηρωδου ιδου, αγγελος Κυριου φαινεται κατ' οναρ εις τον Ιωσηφ εν Αιγυπτω,

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

²⁰λεγων· Εγερθεις παραλαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και υπαγε εις γην Ισραηλ· διοτι απεθανον οι ζητουντες την ψυχην του παιδιου.

²⁰“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”

²¹Ο δε εγερθεις παρελαβε το παιδιον και την μητερα αυτου και ηλθεν εις γην Ισραηλ.

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

²²Ακουσας δε οτι ο Αρχελαος βασιλευει επι της Ιουδαιας αντι Ηρωδου του πατρος αυτου, εφοβηθη να υπαγη εκει· αποκαλυφθεις δε θεοθεν κατ' οναρ ανεχωρησεν εις τα μερη της Γαλιλαιας,

²²But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

²³και ελθων κατωκησεν εις πολιν λεγομενην Ναζαρετ, δια να πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια των προφητων· οτι Ναζωραιος θελει ονομασθη.

²³and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”