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,

¹Da Jesus var født i Betlehem i Judea, i kong Herodes' dager, se, da kom nogen vismenn fra Østerland til Jerusalem og sa:

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.”

²Hvor er den jødenes konge som nu er født? Vi har sett hans stjerne i Østen og er kommet for å tilbede ham.

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

³Men da kong Herodes hørte det, blev han forferdet, og hele Jerusalem med ham.

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

⁴Og han sammenkalte alle yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde blandt folket og spurte dem hvor Messias skulde fødes.

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

⁵De sa til ham: I Betlehem i Judea; for så er skrevet ved profeten:

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

⁶Og du Betlehem i Juda land, du er ingenlunde den ringeste blandt høvdingene i Juda; for fra dig skal utgå en høvding som skal være hyrde for mitt folk Israel.

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

⁷Da kalte Herodes hemmelig vismennene til sig og spurte dem nøie om tiden da stjernen hadde vist sig;

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.”

⁸og han sendte dem til Betlehem og sa: Gå og spør nøie om barnet; og når I har funnet det, da si mig til, forat også jeg kan komme og tilbede det!

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.

⁹Da de hadde hørt kongens ord, drog de avsted; og se, stjernen som de hadde sett i Østen, gikk foran dem, inntil den kom og blev stående over det sted hvor barnet var.

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

¹⁰Og da de så stjernen, blev de over all måte glade.

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.

¹¹Og de gikk inn i huset og så barnet med Maria, dets mor, og de falt ned og tilbad det, og oplot sine gjemmer og bar frem gaver til det: gull og røkelse og myrra.

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

¹²Og da de var blitt varslet av Gud i en drøm at de ikke skulde vende tilbake til Herodes, drog de en annen vei bort til sitt land.

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.”

¹³Men da de hadde draget bort, se, da åpenbarer Herrens engel sig i en drøm for Josef og sier: Stå op, ta barnet og dets mor og fly til Egypten, og bli der inntil jeg sier dig til! for Herodes vil søke efter barnet for å drepe det.

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

¹⁴Da stod han op og tok barnet og dets mor om natten og drog bort til Egypten,

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

¹⁵og han blev der til Herodes' død, forat det skulde opfylles som er talt av Herren ved profeten, som sier: Fra Egypten kalte jeg min sønn.

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.

¹⁶Da Herodes nu så at han var blitt narret av vismennene, blev han meget vred, og han sendte bud og lot drepe alle de guttebarn som var i Betlehem og alt landet deromkring, fra to år og derunder, efter den tid han nøie hadde utspurt av vismennene.

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

¹⁷Da blev det opfylt som er talt ved profeten Jeremias, som sier:

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

¹⁸En røst blev hørt i Rama, gråt og stor klage; Rakel gråt over sine barn og vilde ikke la sig trøste, for de er ikke mere til.

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

¹⁹Men da Herodes var død, se, da åpenbarer Herrens engel sig i en drøm for Josef i Egypten og sier:

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.”

²⁰Stå op, ta barnet og dets mor og dra til Israels land! for de er døde som stod barnet efter livet.

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

²¹Og han stod op og tok barnet og dets mor og kom til Israels land.

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,

²²Men da han hørte at Arkelaus var konge i Judea efter sin far Herodes, fryktet han for å dra dit; men han blev varslet av Gud i en drøm og drog bort til 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.”

²³Og han kom og tok bolig i en by som heter Nasaret, forat det skulde opfylles som er talt ved profetene, at han skal kalles en nasareer.