1 Bi nga xamee ne Yeesu juddu na ci Betleyem ci diiwaanu Yude, amoon na ay boroom xam-xam, ñu jóge penku, ñëw Yerusalem. Booba, ci jamonoy buur bi Erodd la woon.
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,
2 Ñu ne: «Ana buur bi juddul Yawut yi? Ndaxte gis nanu biddiiwam ci penku te ñëw nanu ngir màggal ko.»
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.`
3 Bi ko Erodd buur ba déggee, mu daldi jaaxle, moom ak waa Yerusalem gépp.
3And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 Mu woolu nag saraxalekat yu mag yépp ak xutbakati xeet wa, laaj leen fu Almasi bi, maanaam Kirist, war a juddoo.
4and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
5 Ñu ne ko: «Ca Betleyem ci diiwaanu Yude, ndaxte lii lañu bind jaarale ko cib yonent:
5And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
6 “Yaw Betleyem ci diiwaanu Yude,du yaw yaa yées ci njiiti Yude,ndaxte ci yaw la njiit di génne,kiy sàmm Israyil sama xeet.”»
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.`
7 Ci kaw loolu Erodd woolu ci kumpa boroom xam-xam ya, di leen ceddowu, ngir xam bu wóor kañ la biddiiw bi feq.
7Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
8 Noonu mu yebal leen Betleyem naan: «Demleen fa, seet bu wóor mbirum xale ba. Bu ngeen ci amee lu wóor nag, ngeen xamal ma ko, ngir man itam ma dem màggal ko.»
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.`
9 Ba ñu dégloo buur ba nag, ñu dem. Te biddiiw, ba ñu gisoon ca penku ba, ne tell jiite leen, ba àgg, tiim fa xale ba nekk.
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.
10 Ba ñu gisee biddiiw ba nag, ñu am mbég mu réy-a-réy.
10And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,
11 Ñu dugg ca kër ga, gis xale ba ak Maryaama ndeyam, ñu daldi sukk, di ko màggal. Ñu ubbi seeni boyetu alal, may ko wurus ak cuuraay ak ndàbb lu xeeñ lu ñuy wax miir.
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,
12 Bi ñu ko defee Yàlla artu na leen ci biir gént, ñu bañ a dellu ca Erodd. Noonu ñu jaar weneen yoon, ñibbi seen réew.
12and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
13 Bi nga xamee ne boroom xam-xam ya ñibbi nañu, benn malaakam Boroom bi feeñu Yuusufa ci gént ne ko: «Erodd mu ngi ci tànki wut xale bi, ngir rey ko; jógal nag, jël xale bi ak ndeyam te nga daw jëm Misra, toog fa, ba kera ma koy wax.»
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.`
14 Yuusufa nag jóg, jël xale ba ak ndeyam, làquji Misra ca guddi ga.
14And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 Mu toog fa, ba Erodd faatu. Noonu am li Boroom bi waxoon jaarale ko cib yonent, bi mu naan:«Woo naa sama doom, mu génn Misra.»
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.`
16 Bi Erodd gisee nag, ne boroom xam-xam ya nax nañu ko, mu daldi mer lool. Mu santaane ñu dugg ca Betleyem ak la ko wër, rey xale yu góor ya fa am ñaari at jëm suuf, mengook jamono, ja ko boroom xam-xam ya waxoon.
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.
17 Booba am la ñu waxoon jaarale ko ci yonent Yàlla Yeremi, bi mu naan:
17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 «Baat jib na ci Rama,ay jooy ak yuux gu réy,Rasel mooy jooy ay doomamte bëggul kenn dëfël ko,ndaxte saay nañu.»
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.`
19 Bi nga xamee ne Erodd faatu na, benn malaakam Boroom bi feeñu Yuusufa ci gént ca Misra,
19And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20 ne ko: «Ñi doon wut a rey xale ba dee nañu; jógal nag, jël xale bi ak ndeyam te nga dellu Israyil.»
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.`
21 Yuusufa jóg nag, jël xale ba ak ndeyam, dellu Israyil.
21And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
22 Waaye bi mu déggee ne, Arkelawus moo donn Erodd baayam ca nguuru Yude, mu ragal faa dem. Yàlla artu ko nag ci gént, mu daldi dem diiwaanu Galile.
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,
23 Mu ñëw nag dëkk ci dëkk bu ñuy wax Nasaret. Noonu am la ñu waxoon ca xale ba, jaarale ko ca yonent ya, bi ñu naan:«Dees na ko tudde Nasaréen.»
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.`