Evangelho segundo São Mateus 2

SAGRADA BIBLIA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Tendo, pois, Jesus nascido em Belém de Judá, no tempo do rei Herodes, eis que magos vieram do oriente a Jerusalém.	1 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2 Perguntaram eles: Onde está o rei dos judeus que acaba de nascer? Vimos a sua estrela no oriente e viemos adorá-lo.	2 saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."
3 A esta notícia, o rei Herodes ficou perturbado e toda Jerusalém com ele.	3 When King Herod heard this, he was greatly 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 Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
5 Disseram-lhe: Em Belém, na Judéia, porque assim foi escrito pelo profeta:	5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through 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{Miq 5,2}.	6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd 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 called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.
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 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage."
9 Tendo eles ouvido as palavras do rei, partiram. E eis que e estrela, que tinham visto no oriente, os foi precedendo até chegar sobre o lugar onde estava o menino e ali parou.	9 After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
10 A aparição daquela estrela os encheu de profunda alegria.	10 They were overjoyed at seeing the star,
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 on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Avisados em sonhos de não tornarem a Herodes, voltaram para sua terra por outro caminho.	12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their 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 When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going 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 Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.
15 Ali permaneceu até a morte de Herodes para que se cumprisse o que o Senhor dissera pelo profeta: Eu chamei do Egito meu filho {Os 11,1}.	15 He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called my son."
16 Cumpriu-se, então, o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias:	16 When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.
17 Em Ramá se ouviu uma voz, choro e grandes lamentos: é Raquel a chorar seus filhos; não quer consolação, porque já não existem {Jer 31,15}!	17 Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet:
18 Com a morte de Herodes, o anjo do Senhor apareceu em sonhos a José, no Egito, e disse:	18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more."
19 Levanta-te, toma o menino e sua mãe e retorna à terra de Israel, porque morreram os que atentavam contra a vida do menino.	19 When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
20 José levantou-se, tomou o menino e sua mãe e foi para a terra de Israel.	20 and said, "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 Ao ouvir, porém, que Arquelau reinava na Judéia, em lugar de seu pai Herodes, não ousou ir para lá. Avisado divinamente em sonhos, retirou-se para a província da Galiléia	21 He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 e veio habitar na cidade de Nazaré para que se cumprisse o que foi dito pelos profetas: Será chamado Nazareno.	22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee.
	23 He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazorean."