Mattityahu 2
2
1Now after Yehoshua was born in Beit-Lechem Yehudah, in the days of Herod#2:1 the Great, the Roman client king — hinei! — chachamim from eretz Mizrach (the land of the East) arrived in Yerushalayim,
2saying, Where is he that is born Melech HaYehudim? For we have seen his KOCHAV#2:2 Num 24:17 (star) in the Mizrach and come to fall down before him.
3Because Herod the king heard this, he was terribly shaken, and all Yerushalayim with him.
4And assembling all the Rashei Hakohanim and Sofrim of the people, he inquired of them the place where Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was to be born.
5They told him, In Beit-Lechem Yehudah; because so it stands written by the Navi:
6And YOU, BEIT-LECHEM, (Bethlehem, Mic 5:1[2]) in eretz Yehudah are by no means least among the shtetlach (towns) or ruling#2:6b alafim of Yehudah; because out of you will come a Moshel (Ruler) who will be the Ro'eh Ami Yisroel.
7Then Herod secretly summoned the chachamim and ascertained from them the exact date of the manifestation of the KOCHAV.
8Then he sent them to Beit-Lechem, saying, Go and make a thorough search for the yeled (child); as soon as you have found him, report to me, so that I, as you, may come and fall down before him.
9After they heard the king, they departed, and hinei! The KOCHAV they had seen in the Mizrach (East) was going ahead of them until it came and stood above the place where the yeled was.
10When they saw the KOCHAV, they rejoiced with exceedingly great nachas (joy).
11And, entering the bais (house), they beheld the yeled with Miryam, his Em, and prostrated themselves before him. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12And having been warned in a chalom (dream) not to return to Herod, they took refuge in their own country by another way.
13And when they'd gone — hinei! — a malach Hashem appeared to Yosef#2:13 Ben Dovid in a chalom (dream), saying, Arise, and take the yeled and his Em, and flee to Eretz Mitzrayim (Egypt), and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is about to seek the yeled to destroy him.
14So, having got up, Yosef#2:14 ben Dovid took the yeled, and his Em by night and departed for Eretz Mitzrayim.
15And Yosef#2:15 ben Dovid was there until the mot Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by Hashem through the Navi, UMIMITZRAYIM KARATI LIVNI#2:15 Hos 11:1 (Out of Egypt have I called my Son).
16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the chachamim, he was greatly enraged, and he ordered the slaughter of all the yeladim in Beit-Lechem and its vicinity who were two years old or under, in accordance with the time that he had learned from the chachamim.
17Then came the fulfillment of what was spoken through Yirmeyah HaNavi:
18KOL BRAMAH NISHMAH#2:18 Jer 31:14 (A voice was heard in Ramah),#2:18 15 a voice of bitter weeping and mourning. Rachel is crying for her yeladim; she refuses to be comforted, because they are no more.
19When Herod died, hinei, in Eretz Mitzrayim a malach Hashem appeared to Yosef#2:19 ben Dovid in a chalom (dream),
20saying, Arise, and take the yeled and his Em and go to Eretz Yisroel, for those seeking the life of the yeled are dead.
21And Yosef#2:21 ben Dovid arose and took the yeled and his Em, and entered Eretz Yisroel.
22And when Yosef#2:22 ben Dovid heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Yehudah, Yosef#2:22 ben Dovid was afraid to go there. And, having been warned in a chalom, he departed into the districts of the Galil.
23And Yosef#2:23 ben Dovid made his home in the shtetl (Jewish village) called Natzeret, so that which was spoken by the Neviim might be fulfilled: He will be called a Natzri.#2:23 i.e., Moshiach the Netzer, Tzemach, Isa 11:1; Jer 23:5; Zech 3:8; Isa 53:2; Zech 6:11-12
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Matthew 2
2
Wise Men Visit the King
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,#Gn 25:6; 1Kg 4:30; Lk 1:5; 2:4–7 2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?#Jr 23:5; 30:9; Zch 9:9; Mt 27:11; Lk 19:38; Jn 1:49 For we saw his star at its rising#Nm 24:17; Rv 22:16 and have come to worship him.”#2:2 Or to pay him homage
3When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes#Mt 16:21; 20:18; 21:15; 27:41; Lk 9:22 of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.
5“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:
6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah:
Because out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.”#2:6 Mc 5:2#2Sm 5:2; Mc 5:2; Jn 7:42; 21:16
7Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship him.”#2:8 Or and pay him homage#Mk 5:6; Lk 1:7; Ac 13:6; Rv 1:16
9After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was — the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy. 11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him.#2:11 Or they paid him homage Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.#Ps 72:10; Is 60:6; Mt 1:18; 12:46; Mk 5:6 12And being warned#Mt 27:19; Lk 2:26; Ac 10:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7 in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
The Flight into Egypt
13After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.”#Mt 1:20; 13:49; Mk 11:18; Jms 4:7 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. 15He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called my Son.#2:15 Hs 11:1#Ex 4:22; Nm 24:8; Hs 11:1
The Massacre of the Innocents
16Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.#Is 59:7; Mk 10:34; Ac 13:6; 25:3; Rv 12:4 17Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
18 A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, # 2:18 Other mss read Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they are no more. # 2:18 Jr 31:15 #
Gn 35:19; Jdg 4:5; Jr 31:15; Ac 8:2; 2Co 7:7
The Return to Nazareth
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,#Mt 1:20; 13:49; Lk 1:11; Jd 5 20saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who intended to kill the child are dead.” 21So he got up, took the child and his mother, and entered the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.#Mt 17:22; Lk 1:5; Ac 27:29; Col 3:21; Heb 8:5 23Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.#Mk 1:24; Lk 1:26; Jn 1:45–46
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