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]

¹And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

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

²saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.`

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

³And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

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?

⁴and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

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

⁵And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

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).

⁶And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.`

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

⁷Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

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.

⁸and having sent them to Beth-Lehem, he said, `Having gone — inquire ye exactly for the child, and whenever ye may have found, bring me back word, that I also having come may bow to him.`

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.

⁹And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

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

¹⁰And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

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.

¹¹and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

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.

¹²and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

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.

¹³And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.`

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

¹⁴And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

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).

¹⁵and he was there till the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, `Out of Egypt I did call My Son.`

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.

¹⁶Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

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

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

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).

¹⁸`A voice in Ramah was heard — lamentation and weeping and much mourning — Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.`

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

¹⁹And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

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.

²⁰saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died — those seeking the life of the child.`

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

²¹And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

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.

²²and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

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.

²³and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that `A Nazarene he shall be called.`