Matthew 2 Kata Mathaion 2
1Tou de Iēsu gennirantou en Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau en hēmerai Hērōdou tou basilevou, idou magois apo anatolaiu paragenela eis HierosolumeimAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2legarōntois; Pou atō tos tiktirantos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu? horana gar autou ton asteron en ta anatola kai erchana proskunara auto.asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3akouarantos de ⸂tos basilevos Hērōdos⸃ tarassita kai pantas Hierosolumas meta autou,When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4kai sunagarantos pantoin toin archierevoin kai grammatevoin tou laou punthanote para autoiu pou tos christos gennotō.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5tois de legala auto; En Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau; houtōs gar grafotē dia tou profētou;“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6Kai sis, Bēthleem gēar Ioudou, oudamōs elachistas asō en toi hēgemonoi Ioudou; ek su gar exercheti hēgorōntos, hotinos poimanati ton laon mu ton Israēl.‘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.’”
7Tote Hērōdos lathra kalarantos toin magoin akribata para autoiu ton chronon tou fanorōntou asterou,Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8kai pemparantos autoin eis Bēthleem legata; Poreuirantois ⸂exetazavar akribōs⸃ peri teu paidieu; epan de heuriskaveia, apangelavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharantos proskunameia auto.And 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.” 9tois de akouarantois tou basilevou poreuila, kai idou tos asteros hon horala en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharantos ⸀stēita epanō hou ate tem paidiem.After 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. 10horarantois de ton asteron chairila charan megan sfodra.When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight. 11kai ercharantois eis tan oikian horala tem paidiem meta Mariau tau mētērau autou, kai piptarantois proskunala auto, kai anoigarantois toin thēsauroin autoiu prosferala auto dōreim, chruson kai libanon kai smurnan.On 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. 12kai chrēmatizirantois kata onarem mē anakamptara pros Hērōdon dia allosau hodau anachōrala eis tan chōran autoiu.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
13Anachōrarantoiu de autoiu idou angelos kuriou ⸂fanotō kata onarem⸃ to Iōsēf legarōntos; Egerirantos paralabasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai fugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu apolara autem.When 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.” 14tos de egerirantos paralabata tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou nuktau kai anachōrata eis Aiguptan,So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, 15kai ate ekei heōs tau teleutau Hērōdou; hina plēriteia tem legirantem ⸀hupo kuriou dia tou profētou legarōntou; Ek Aiguptau kalama ton huion mu.where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
16Tote Hērōdos horarantos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelarantos anairata pantoin toin paidoin toin en Bēthleem kai en pantei tei horei autau apo dietou kai katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.When 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. 17tote plērita tem legirantem ⸀dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōntou;Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: 18Fōnas en Rama ⸀akouita, klauthmos kai odurmos pollos; Rachēl klaiarōntas teim tekneim autau, kai ouk thelate parakalira hoti ouk alō.“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.”
19Teleutarantou de tou Hērōdou idou angelos kuriou ⸂fanotō kata onarem⸃ to Iōsēf en AiguptaAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20legarōntos; Egerirantos paralabasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai poreuosōr eis gēan Israēl, thnēskalē gar tois zētarōntois tan psuchan teu paidieu.“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.” 21tos de egerirantos paralabata tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai ⸀eiserchata eis gēan Israēl.So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. 22akouarantos de hoti Archelaos ⸀basilatō tau Ioudaiau anti ⸂tou patrou autou Hērōdou⸃ fobita ekei aperchara; chrēmatizirantos de kata onarem anachōrata eis teim mereim tau Galilaiau,But 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, 23kai ercharantos katoikata eis polan legorōntan Nazaret, hopōs plēriteia tem legirantem dia toiu profētoiu hoti Nazōraios kaliti.and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Textual notes11
3 ⸂tos basilevos Hērōdos⸃ Byz reverses. 8 ⸂exetazavar akribōs⸃ Byz reverses. 9 ⸀stēita Byz stēata. 13 ⸂fanotō kata onarem⸃ mod. edd. κατʼ ὄναρ φαίνεται. 15 ⸀hupo Byz +τοῦ. 17 ⸀dia Byz hupo. 18 ⸀akouita Byz +θρῆνος καὶ. 19 ⸂fanotō kata onarem⸃ Byz κατʼ ὄναρ φαίνεται. 21 ⸀eiserchata Byz erchata. 22 ⸀basilatō some edd. +epi. ⸂tou patrou autou Hērōdou⸃ Byz reverses.