Después de nacer Jesús^a en Belén de Judea, en tiempos¹ del rey Herodes^b, he aquí, unos magos² del oriente llegaron a Jerusalén, diciendo: 2 ¿Dónde está el Rey de los judíos^a que ha nacido? Porque vimos su estrella en el oriente^b y hemos venido a adorarle. 3 Cuando lo oyó el rey Herodes, se turbó, y toda Jerusalén con él. 4 Entonces, reuniendo a todos los principales sacerdotes y escribas del pueblo, indagó de ellos dónde había de nacer el Cristo¹. 5 Y ellos le dijeron: En Belén de Judea^a, porque así está escrito por el¹ profeta:

7 Entonces Herodes llamó a los magos en secreto y se cercioró con ellos del tiempo en que había aparecido¹ la estrella^a. 8 Y enviándolos a Belén, dijo: Id y buscad con diligencia al Niño; y cuando le encontréis, avisadme para que yo también vaya y le adore. 9 Y habiendo oído al rey, se fueron; y he aquí, la estrella que habían visto en el oriente iba delante de ellos, hasta que llegó y se detuvo sobre el lugar donde estaba el Niño. 10 Cuando vieron la estrella, se regocijaron sobremanera con gran alegría. 11 Y entrando en la casa, vieron al Niño con su madre María^a, y postrándose le adoraron^b; y abriendo sus tesoros le presentaron obsequios de oro, incienso y mirra. 12 Y habiendo sido advertidos por Dios en sueños^a que no volvieran a Herodes, partieron para su tierra por otro camino.

13 Después de haberse marchado ellos, un¹ ángel del Señor^a se le apareció* a José en sueños, diciendo: Levántate, toma al Niño y a su madre y huye a Egipto, y quédate allí hasta que yo te diga; porque Herodes va a buscar al Niño para matarle². 14 Y él, levantándose, tomó de noche al Niño y a su madre, y se trasladó a Egipto; 15 y estuvo allá hasta la muerte de Herodes, para que se cumpliera lo que el Señor habló por medio del profeta, diciendo: DE EGIPTO LLAMÉ A MI HIJO^a.

16 Entonces Herodes, al verse burlado por los magos, se enfureció en gran manera, y mandó matar a todos los niños que había en Belén y en todos sus alrededores, de dos años para abajo, según el tiempo que había averiguado de los magos^a. 17 Entonces se cumplió lo que fue dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías, cuando dijo:

19 Pero cuando murió Herodes, he aquí, un ángel del Señor se apareció* en sueños^a a José en Egipto, diciendo: 20 Levántate, toma al Niño y a su madre y vete a la tierra de Israel, porque los que atentaban contra¹ la vida del Niño han muerto. 21 Y él, levantándose, tomó al Niño y a su madre, y vino a la tierra de Israel. 22 Pero cuando oyó que Arquelao reinaba sobre Judea en lugar de su padre Herodes, tuvo miedo de ir allá; y advertido por Dios en sueños^a, partió para la región de Galilea; 23 y llegó y habitó en una ciudad llamada Nazaret^a, para que se cumpliera lo que fue dicho por medio de los profetas: Será llamado Nazareno^b.

Now after Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^bHerod the king, behold, ¹magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is He who has been born ^aKing of the Jews? For we saw ^bHis star in the east and have come to worship Him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ¹Messiah was to be born. 5 They said to him, “^aIn Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ¹by ²the prophet:

7 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and determined from them the exact ¹time ^athe star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” 9 After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with ^aHis mother Mary; and they fell down and ^1bworshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And after being ^awarned by God ^bin a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

13 Now when they had gone, behold, an ^aangel of the Lord *^bappeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

14 So ¹Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. 15 He ¹stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through ²the prophet would be fulfilled: “^aOUT OF EGYPT I CALLED ^bMY SON.”

16 Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by ^athe magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and ^bkilled all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity ¹who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *^aappeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, 20 “Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 So ¹Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being ^awarned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, 23 and came and settled in a city called ^aNazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a ^bNazarene.”

Now when Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^1bHerod the king (Herod the Great) , ²magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is He who has been born ^aKing of the Jews? For we have seen ^bHis star ¹in the east and have come to worship Him.” Num 24:17; Jer 23:5; Zech 9:9 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 So he called together all the chief priests and ¹scribes of the people and anxiously asked them where the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to be born. 5 They replied to him, “^aIn Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet Micah:

7 Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them ¹the exact time ^athe star had first appeared. 8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” 9 After hearing the king, they went their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them continually leading the way until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And after entering the house, they saw the Child with ^aMary His mother; and they fell down and ^bworshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts fit for a king, gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been ^awarned by God ^bin a dream not to go back to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

13 Now when they had gone, an ^aangel of the Lord ^bappeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod intends to search for the Child in order to destroy Him.”

14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. 15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet Hosea: “^aOUT OF EGYPT I CALLED ^bMY SON.” Hos 11:1

16 Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by ^athe magi, was extremely angry, and he sent soldiers and ^bput to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi. 17 Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

19 But when ¹Herod died, an angel of the Lord ^aappeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, 20 “Get up! Take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21 Then Joseph got up, and took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea ¹in place of his father Herod the Great, he was afraid to go there. Then being ^awarned by God in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee, 23 and went and settled in a city called ^aNazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a ^1bNazarene.”