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
The Pilgrimage of the Magi
(Micah 5:1–6)
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east #2:2 Or as it rose and have come to worship Him.”
3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,
for out of you will come a ruler
who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’#2:6 Micah 5:2; see also 2 Samuel 5:2.”
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was. 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight. 11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
The Flight to Egypt
(Hosea 11:1–7)
13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”#2:15 Hosea 11:1
Weeping and Great Mourning
(Jeremiah 31:1–25)
16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18“A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”#2:18 Jeremiah 31:15
The Return to Nazareth
(Luke 2:39–40)
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
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