Matthew 2
Young's Literal Translation
2 And 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 saying, `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 And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
4 and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
5 And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
6 And 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 Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,
8 and 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 And 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 And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,
11 and 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 and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.
13 And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till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 And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15 and 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 Then 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 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
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 And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, `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 And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,
22 and 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 and 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.'
Matayo 2
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Wataalamu Wa Nyota Wafika Kumwona Mtoto Yesu
2 Basi Yesu alipozaliwa katika mji wa Betlehemu huko Yudea, wakati wa utawala wa mfalme Herode, wataalamu wa mambo ya nyota kutoka Mashariki walifika Yerusalemu wakawa wakiuliza, 2 kutoka kwao kuhusu wakati kamili ambao ile nyota ilionekana.
3 Mfalme Herode alipopata habari hizi alifadhaika sana na watu wote wa Yerusalemu wakawa na hali ya wasiwasi. 4 Herode akaitisha mkutano wa makuhani wakuu na waandishi, akawataka wamweleze mahali ambapo Kristo angezaliwa.
5 Wakamjibu, “Atazaliwa Betlehemu ya Yudea, kwa maana nabii aliandika hivi kuhusu jambo hili: 6 ‘Nawe Betlehemu, katika nchi ya Yuda, wewe si wa mwisho miongoni mwa watawala wa Yuda; kwa maana atatoka mtawala kwako atakayetawala watu wangu Israeli.’ ”
7 Ndipo Herode akawaita wale wataaamu wa nyota kwa siri aka pata uhakikisho 8 Halafu akawatuma Bethlehemu akiwaagiza, “Nendeni mkamtafute huyo mtoto kwa bidii, na mkishampata, mnile tee habari ili na mimi niende kumsujudia.”
9 Baada ya kumsikiliza mfalme, wale wataalamu wa nyota wakaendelea na safari, na mbele yao wakaiona ile nyota waliyoiona mashariki ikiwatangulia, nao wakaifuata mpaka iliposimama juu ya mahali pale alipokuwa mtoto. 10 Walipoiona ile nyota walijawa na furaha isiyoelezeka.
11 Walipoingia ndani ya ile nyumba walimwona mtoto na mama yake Mariamu, wakainama chini kwa heshima kubwa wakamwabudu. Kisha wakafungua mikoba yao, wakampa zawadi: dhahabu, uvumba na manemane. 12 Na baada ya kuonywa katika ndoto wasirudi kwa Her ode , wakarudi makwao kwa kupitia njia nyingine.
Yosefu, Maria Na Mtoto Yesu Wakimbilia Misri
13 Walipokwisha kuondoka, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea Yosefu katika ndoto akamwambia, “Amka, umchukue mtoto na mama yake mkimbilie Misri na mkae huko mpaka hapo nitakapowaambia; kwa maana mfalme Herode ataanza msako wa kumtafuta huyu mtoto ili amwue.” 14 Kwa hiyo akaamka, akamchukua mtoto na mama yake usiku, wakaelekea Misri 15 na wakakaa huko mpaka Herode alipo fariki. Na hivyo likatimia neno alilosema Bwana hupitia nabii: ‘Nilimwita mwanangu kutoka Misri.’
16 Herode alipogundua kwamba wale wataalamu wa nyota wame mdanganya, alikasirika sana, akawatuma watu kuwaua watoto wote wa kiume wenye umri wa miaka miwili kwenda chini katika mji wa Betlehemu na sehemu zote za jirani, kufuatana na ule muda ambao wale wataalamu walikuwa wamemhakikishia. 17 Ndipo maneno yaliy osemwa hupitia nabii Yeremia yakatimia kama alivyosema:
18 “Sauti ilisikika huko Rama, kilio cha uchungu na maom bolezo; Raheli akiwalilia wanae; hakukubali kufarijiwa kwa sababu walikuwa wamekufa.”
19 Lakini Herode alipofariki, malaika wa Bwana alimtokea Yosefu katika ndoto huko Misri, 20 akamwambia, “Amka mchukue mtoto na mama yake, mrudi katika nchi ya Israeli kwa sababu wale waliotaka kumwua mtoto wamefariki.”
21 Basi Yosefu akaamka, akamchukua mtoto na mama yake wakar udi nchi ya Israeli. 22 Lakini alipopata habari kwamba Arkelao alikuwa akimiliki huko Yudea mahali pa baba yake Herode, aliogopa kwenda huko; na baada ya kuonywa tena katika ndoto, aliondoka akaenda wilaya ya Galilaya. 23 Akaenda kuishi katika mji ulioitwa Nazareti, na hivyo yakatimia yale yaliyosemwa kupitia manabii kwamba, “Ataitwa Mnazareti.”
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