| 1 Tendo, pois, Jesus nascido em Belém de Judá, no tempo do rei Herodes, eis que magos vieram do Oriente a Jerusalém. | 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, |
| 2 Perguntaram eles: “Onde está o rei dos judeus que acaba de nascer? Vimos a sua estrela no Oriente e viemos adorá-lo”. | 2 "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him." |
| 3 A essa notícia, o rei Herodes ficou perturbado e toda Jerusalém com ele. | 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; |
| 4 Convocou os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os escribas do povo e indagou deles onde havia de nascer o Cristo. | 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. |
| 5 Disseram-lhe: “Em Belém, na Judeia, porque assim foi escrito pelo profeta: | 5 They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet: |
| 6 E tu, Belém, terra de Judá, não és de modo algum a menor entre as cidades de Judá, porque de ti sairá o chefe que governará Israel, meu povo” ( Mq 5,1 ). | 6 'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.'" |
| 7 Herodes, então, chamou secretamente os magos e perguntou-lhes sobre a época exata em que o astro lhes tinha aparecido. | 7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; |
| 8 E, enviando-os a Belém, disse: “Ide e informai-vos bem a respeito do menino. Quando o tiverdes encontrado, comunicai-me, para que eu também vá adorá-lo”. | 8 and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." |
| 9 Tendo eles ouvido as palavras do rei, partiram. E eis que a estrela, que tinham visto no Oriente, os foi precedendo até chegar sobre o lugar onde estava o menino e ali parou. | 9 When they had heard the king they went their way; and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. |
| 10 A aparição daquela estrela os encheu de profunda alegria. | 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; |
| 11 Entrando na casa, acharam o menino com Maria, sua mãe. Prostrando-se diante dele, o adoraram. Depois, abrindo seus tesouros, ofereceram-lhe como presentes: ouro, incenso e mirra. | 11 and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. |
| 12 Avisados em sonhos de não tornarem a Herodes, voltaram para sua terra por outro caminho. | 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. |
| 13 Depois de sua partida, um anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José e disse: “Levanta-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e foge para o Egito; fica lá até que eu te avise, porque Herodes vai procurar o menino para o matar”. | 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." |
| 14 José levantou-se durante a noite, tomou o menino e sua mãe e partiu para o Egito. | 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, |
| 15 Ali permaneceu até a morte de Herodes para que se cumprisse o que o Senhor dissera pelo profeta: Do Egito chamei meu filho ( Os 11,1 ). | 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." |
| 16 Vendo, então, Herodes que tinha sido enganado pelos magos, ficou muito irritado e mandou massacrar em Belém e nos seus arredores todos os meninos de dois anos para baixo, conforme o tempo exato que havia indagado dos magos. | 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. |
| 17 Cumpriu-se, então, o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias: | 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: |
| 18 Em Ramá se ouviu uma voz, choro e grandes lamentos: é Raquel a chorar seus filhos; não quer consolação, porque já não existem ( Jr 31,15 )! | 18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more." |
| 19 Com a morte de Herodes, o anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José, no Egito, e disse: | 19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, |
| 20 “Levanta-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e retorna à terra de Israel, porque morreram os que atentavam contra a vida do menino”. | 20 "Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." |
| 21 José levantou-se, tomou o menino e sua mãe e foi para a terra de Israel. | 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. |
| 22 Ao ouvir, porém, que Arquelau reinava na Judeia, em lugar de seu pai Herodes, não ousou ir para lá. Avisado divinamente em sonhos, retirou-se para a província da Galileia | 22 But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. |
| 23 e veio habitar na cidade de Nazaré, para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelos profetas: Será chamado Nazareno. | 23 And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene." |
