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,

¹Yesus dilahirkan di kota Betlehem di negeri Yudea pada masa pemerintahan Raja Herodes. Pada waktu itu beberapa ahli ilmu bintang dari Timur datang ke Yerusalem.

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.”

²Mereka bertanya di mana-mana, "Di manakah Anak itu, yang lahir untuk menjadi raja orang Yahudi? Kami melihat bintang-Nya terbit di sebelah timur, dan kami datang untuk menyembah Dia."

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

³Ketika Raja Herodes mendengar hal itu, ia terkejut sekali, begitu juga semua orang di Yerusalem.

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

⁴Maka ia menyuruh semua imam kepala dan guru-guru agama bangsa Yahudi datang berkumpul. Lalu ia bertanya kepada mereka, "Di manakah akan lahir Raja yang dijanjikan Allah?"

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

⁵Mereka menjawab, "Di kota Betlehem di negeri Yudea. Sebab beginilah ditulis oleh seorang nabi,

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

⁶'Engkau Betlehem, di negeri Yehuda, engkau sekali-kali bukanlah yang terkecil di antara kota-kota utama di Yehuda. Karena dari engkau akan datang seorang pemimpin yang akan memimpin umat-Ku Israel.'"

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

⁷Sesudah mendapat keterangan itu, Herodes memanggil ahli-ahli bintang dari Timur itu secara diam-diam. Lalu ia bertanya kepada mereka kapan tepatnya bintang itu mulai kelihatan.

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.”

⁸Sesudah itu ia menyuruh mereka ke Betlehem dengan pesan ini, "Pergilah, carilah Anak itu dengan teliti. Dan kalau kalian menemukan Dia, beritahukanlah kepadaku, supaya aku juga pergi menyembah Dia."

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.

⁹Lalu pergilah mereka. Mereka melihat lagi bintang yang mereka lihat dahulu di sebelah timur. Alangkah gembiranya mereka melihat bintang itu! Bintang itu mendahului mereka, lalu berhenti tepat di atas tempat Anak itu.

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

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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.

¹¹Mereka masuk ke dalam rumah itu dan melihat Anak itu dengan Maria, ibu-Nya. Mereka sujud dan menyembah Anak itu, lalu membuka tempat harta mereka, dan mempersembahkan kepada-Nya emas, kemenyan, dan mur.

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

¹²Allah memperingatkan mereka di dalam mimpi supaya jangan kembali kepada Herodes. Jadi mereka pulang melalui jalan yang lain.

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.”

¹³Setelah ahli-ahli bintang itu berangkat, malaikat Tuhan menampakkan diri kepada Yusuf di dalam mimpi. Malaikat itu berkata, "Herodes bermaksud mencari Anak itu untuk membunuh Dia. Karena itu bangunlah, bawalah Anak itu dengan ibu-Nya mengungsi ke Mesir. Tinggallah di sana sampai Aku berbicara lagi kepadamu."

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

¹⁴Yusuf bangun, dan malam itu juga ia membawa Anak itu dengan ibu-Nya mengungsi ke Mesir.

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

¹⁵Mereka tinggal di sana sampai Herodes meninggal. Demikian terjadilah apa yang dikatakan Tuhan melalui nabi-Nya, begini, "Aku memanggil Anak-Ku dari Mesir."

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.

¹⁶Ketika Herodes tahu bahwa ahli-ahli bintang dari Timur itu menipunya, ia marah sekali. Lalu ia memerintahkan untuk membunuh semua anak laki-laki yang berumur dua tahun ke bawah di Betlehem dan sekitarnya. Itu cocok dengan keterangan yang didapatnya dari ahli-ahli bintang itu tentang saatnya bintang itu kelihatan.

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

¹⁷Demikianlah terjadi apa yang pernah dikatakan oleh Nabi Yeremia, yaitu,

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

¹⁸"Di Rama terdengar suara ratapan, keluhan serta tangisan. Rahel meratapi anak-anaknya; ia tak mau dihibur sebab mereka sudah tiada."

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

¹⁹Sesudah Herodes meninggal, ketika Yusuf masih di Mesir seorang malaikat Tuhan menampakkan diri lagi kepada Yusuf di dalam mimpi.

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.”

²⁰Malaikat itu berkata, "Orang-orang yang mau membunuh Anak itu sudah meninggal. Karena itu bangunlah, ambil Anak itu dengan ibu-Nya dan kembalilah ke Israel."

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

²¹Yusuf pun bangun, lalu membawa Anak itu dengan Maria kembali ke Israel.

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,

²²Tetapi kemudian Yusuf mendengar bahwa Arkelaus, putra Herodes sudah menggantikan ayahnya menjadi raja negeri Yudea. Jadi Yusuf takut pergi ke sana. Sesudah ia mendapat petunjuk Tuhan lebih lanjut dalam mimpi, ia pergi ke daerah Galilea.

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.”

²³Di situ ia tinggal di kota yang bernama Nazaret. Dengan demikian terjadilah apa yang dikatakan oleh nabi-nabi mengenai Anak itu: "Ia akan disebut Orang Nazaret."