OET MAT chapter 2

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2:1 Easterners come to worship the new king

2 After Yeshua had been born in Bethlehem in the province of Yudea during the time of King Herod, watchers of signs arrived in Yerusalem from the east 2 and asked, “Where is the one born as king of the Jews, because we saw his star in the east and we came to worship him.”

3 Now when King Herod heard this, he was upset and all of Yerusalem as well. 4 He gathered together all of the chief priests and those who teach the religious law to the people and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born.

5 And they told him, “It’ll be in Bethlehem in Yudea because the prophet wrote:[ref]

6 ‘You Bethlehem in the land of Yudah,

are not the most insignificant of the leaders of Yudah.

For a leader will come from you

who will guide my people Israel.’ ”

7 Then Herod sent for the watchers of signs and met secretly with them to determine when the star had first appeared. 8 Then he sent them on to Bethlehem with these instructions: “Go on and carefully investigate about the child and when you find him, report back to me so that I can also come and worship him.”

9 So when the king had finished speaking, they departed and the star which they could see in the east went ahead of them and stopped above the place where the child was. 10 Seeing this, the watchers of signs were very happy indeed. 11 As they entered the house, the saw the child with his mother Maria. They bowed low and worshipped him, then they opened their chests and presented gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 But because they had been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, they went home again to their own country.

2 And the Yaʸsous having _been _born in Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem) of_ the _Youdaia in the_days of _Haʸrōdaʸs the king, see, wise _men from east arrived in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) 2 saying:
Where is the one, having _been _born king of _the Youdaiōns?
For/Because we _saw the star of _him in the east and we _came to _prostrate before _him.
3 And the king Haʸrōdaʸs having _heard was _disturbed, and all Hierousalaʸm with him.
4 And having _gathered _together all the chief _priests and scribes of _the people, he _was _inquiring from them where the chosen _one /messiah is _being _born.
5 And they said to _him:
In Baʸthleʼem of_ the _Youdaia, because/for thus it _has _been _written through the prophet:
6 And you Baʸthleʼem, land of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), are by _no _means least among the rulers of _Youda, because/for out _of of _you will _be _coming _out a_leading one, who will _be _shepherding the people of _me, the Israaʸl/(Yisərā^ʼēl).
7 Then Haʸrōdaʸs having_ secretly _called the wise _men, ascertained from them the time of _the appearing star.
8 And having _sent them to Baʸthleʼem he _said:
Having _been _gone, search _out exactly for the little _child, and when you _all _may _find him, report to _me so _that also _I, having _come, may _prostrate before _him.
9 And which having _heard from _the king, they _were _gone, and see, the star, which they _saw in the east, was _going _before them until having _come, it _was _stood over where the little _child was.
10 And having _seen the star, they _were_ exceedingly _elated with_ great _joy.
11 And having _come into the house, they _saw the little _child with Maria/(Mirəyām) the mother of _him, and having _fallen, they _prostrated before _him, and having _opened _up the treasures of _them, they _offered gifts to _him:
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And having _been _warned in a_dream not to _return to Haʸrōdaʸs, they _withdrew by another way into the country of _them.

2:13 The escape to Egypt

13 After they had departed, a messenger of the Lord appeared to Yosef in a dream and said, “Get up and take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Remain there until I tell you because King Herod will soon search for the child in order to kill him.”

14 So Yosef got up during the night and took the child and his mother and departed for Egypt. 15 [ref]They stayed there until the death of Herod, in order to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “I called my son out of Egypt.”

2:16 The killing of the children

16 When King Herod realised that he had been tricked by the watchers of signs, he got very angry and gave orders that all the sons in Bethlehem and its districts that were two years old and younger be killed, because that was the period that he had found out from the watchers of signs.

17 That fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah which said:

18 [ref]The sound of great weeping and mourning was heard in Ramah;

2:19 Yosef’s family return to Nazareth

Rachel weeping for her children and she didn’t want to be comforted

because her children were no more.

19 After King Herod died, a messenger of the Lord appeared to Yosef in Egypt in a dream 20 and said, “Get up and take the child and his mother and go back to the land of Israel, because the ones wanting to kill him have died.” 21 So Yosef got up and took the child and his mother and went back to Israel.

22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Yudea instead of his father Herod, and also having been warning in a dream, he left Yudea and went to the Galilee area. 23 [ref]Once they got there, he settled into the town of Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

2:5-6: Mic 5:2.

2:15: Hos 11:1.

2:18: Jer 31:15.

2:23: Mrk 1:24; Luk 2:39; Jn 1:45.

19 But the Haʸrōdaʸs having _died, see, an_messenger of_the_master is _appearing in a_dream to_ the _Yōsaʸf in Aiguptos 20 saying:
Having _been _raised, take the little _child and the mother of _him, and be _going into the_land of _Israaʸl/(Yisərā^ʼēl), because/for the ones seeking the life of _the little _child have _died.
21 And he having _been _raised, took the little _child and the mother of _him, and came _in into the_land of _Israaʸl/(Yisərā^ʼēl).
22 But having _heard that Arⱪelaos is _reigning the over _Youdaia instead _of Haʸrōdaʸs the father of _him, he _was _afraid to _go _away there, and having _been _warned in a_dream, he _withdrew into the districts of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl), 23 and having _come, he _dwelt into a_city being _called Nazaret, so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken through the prophets, he _will _be _being _called that A_from _Nazaret.

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