1 Da Jesus ble født i Betlehem i Judea, i kong Herodes dager, kom vismenn fra øst til Jerusalem,

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 og spurte: 'Hvor er jødenes nyfødte konge? Vi så hans stjerne i øst, og vi har kommet for å tilbe ham.'

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 Da kong Herodes hørte dette, ble han foruroliget, og hele Jerusalem med ham,

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

4 og han samlet alle folkets yppersteprester og skriftlærde og spurte dem hvor Messias skulle bli født.

and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

5 De sa til ham: 'I Betlehem i Judea, for slik er det skrevet av profeten:

And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

6 Og du, Betlehem i Juda land, du er slett ikke den minste blant Judas høvdinger, for fra deg skal det komme en leder som skal vokte mitt folk Israel.'

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 Da kalte Herodes vismennene til seg i hemmelighet og spurte dem nøye ut om tiden da stjernen hadde vist seg.

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

8 Han sendte dem til Betlehem og sa: 'Gå og undersøk nøye etter barnet, og når dere finner ham, gi meg beskjed, så også jeg kan komme og tilbe ham.'

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 Da de hadde hørt kongen, dro de av sted. Og se, stjernen de hadde sett i øst, gikk foran dem inntil den stoppet over stedet der barnet var.

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 Da de så stjernen, ble de fylt med veldig stor glede.

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

11 De gikk inn i huset, fant barnet med Maria, hans mor, og falt ned og tilba ham. Så åpnet de skattene sine og ga ham gaver: gull, røkelse og myrra.

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 Og etter å ha blitt advart i en drøm om ikke å vende tilbake til Herodes, dro de en annen vei til sitt eget land.

and having been divinely warned in a dream not to turn back unto Herod, through another way they withdrew to their own region.

13 Da de hadde dratt, viste en Herrens engel seg i en drøm til Josef og sa: 'Stå opp, ta barnet og hans mor og flykt til Egypt, og bli der til jeg sier fra, for Herodes vil lete etter barnet for å drepe ham.'

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 Josef sto opp, tok barnet og hans mor om natten, og dro til Egypt,

And he, having risen, took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

15 og ble der til Herodes døde, så det skulle bli oppfylt som Herren hadde sagt gjennom profeten: 'Fra Egypt kalte jeg min sønn.'

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 Da Herodes innså at han var blitt lurt av vismennene, ble han rasende og beordret at alle guttebarn i Betlehem og omegn som var to år og yngre, skulle drepes, i henhold til den tiden han hadde funnet ut av vismennene.

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 Da ble det oppfylt som var sagt ved profeten Jeremia:

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

18 'En røst ble hørt i Rama, gråt og høylydte klager, Rakel gråt over sine barn og ville ikke la seg trøste, for de var borte.'

`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 Da Herodes var død, viste en Herrens engel seg i en drøm for Josef i Egypt,

And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

20 og sa: 'Stå opp, ta barnet og hans mor, og dra til Israels land, for de som forsøkte å ta barnets liv, er døde.'

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 Josef sto opp, tok barnet og hans mor, og dro til Israels land.

And he, having risen, took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel,

22 Men da han hørte at Arkelaus regjerte i Judea etter sin far Herodes, var han redd for å dra dit, og etter å ha blitt advart i en drøm, dro han til Galilea,

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 og bosatte seg i en by som heter Nasaret, slik at det som var talt ved profetene skulle bli oppfylt: 'Han skal kalles en nasareer.'

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.'