Matthew 2

1ΤοῦTou- δὲdeWhen ἸησοῦIēsouJesus γεννηθέντοςgennēthentoswas born ἐνenin ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem τῆςtēs- ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasin Judea , ἐνenduring ἡμέραιςhēmerais[the] time ἩρῴδουHērōdouHerod , τοῦtou- βασιλέωςbasileōsof King ἰδοὺidou- μάγοιmagoiMagi ἀπὸapofrom [the] ἀνατολῶνanatolōneast παρεγένοντοparegenontoarrived εἰςeisin ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem ,

2λέγοντεςlegontesasking , ΠοῦPou“ Where ἐστινestinis ὁhothe [One who] τεχθεὶςtechtheishas been born βασιλεὺςbasileusKing τῶνtōnof the ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJews ? εἴδομενeidomenWe saw γὰρgar- αὐτοῦautouHis τὸνton- ἀστέραasterastar ἐνenin τῇtēthe ἀνατολῇanatolēeast καὶkaiand ἤλθομενēlthomenhave come προσκυνῆσαιproskynēsaito worship αὐτῷautōHim . ”

3ἈκούσαςAkousasheard [this] , δὲdeWhen ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod ὁho- βασιλεὺςbasileusKing ἐταράχθηetarachthēhe was disturbed , καὶkaiand πᾶσαpasaall ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem μετ’met’with αὐτοῦautouhim .

4καὶkaiAnd συναγαγὼνsynagagōnwhen he had assembled πάνταςpantasall τοὺςtousthe ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief priests καὶkaiand γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribes τοῦtouof the λαοῦlaoupeople , ἐπυνθάνετοepynthanetohe asked παρ’par’. . . αὐτῶνautōnthem ποῦpouwhere ὁhothe ΧριστὸςChristosChrist γεννᾶταιgennataiwas to be born .

5ΟἱHoi- δὲde- εἰπὼνeipōnHe said αὐτῷautō. . . , ἘνEn“ In ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem τῆςtēs- ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasin Judea , ” οὕτωςhoutōsthis is what γὰρgar“ for γέγραπταιgegraptaihas written : διὰdia- τοῦtouthe προφήτουprophētouprophet

6ΚαὶKai‘ [But] σύsyyou , ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem , γῆgē[in the] land ἸούδαIoudaof Judah , οὐδαμῶςoudamōsby no means ἐλαχίστηelachistēleast εἶeiare ἐνenamong τοῖςtoisthe ἡγεμόσινhēgemosinrulers ἸούδαIoudaof Judah , ἐκekout σοῦsouof you γὰρgarfor ἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiwill come ἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosa ruler ὅστιςhostiswho ποιμανεῖpoimaneiwill be the shepherd τὸνton- λαόνlaonpeople μουmouof My τὸνton- ἸσραήλIsraēlIsrael .’ ”

7ΤότεToteThen ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod λάθρᾳlathrasecretly καλέσαςkalesascalled τοὺςtousthe μάγουςmagousMagi ἠκρίβωσενēkribōsen[and] learned παρ’par’from αὐτῶνautōnthem τὸνtonthe χρόνονchronon{exact} time τοῦtouthe φαινομένουphainomenouhad appeared . ἀστέροςasterosstar

8καὶkaiAnd πέμψαςpempsassending αὐτοὺςautousthem εἰςeisto ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem , εἰπὲeipesay ΠορευθέντεςPoreuthentes“ Go ἐξετάσατεexetasate[and] search ἀκριβῶςakribōscarefully περὶperifor τοῦtouthe παιδίουpaidiouChild , ἐπὰνepanwhen δὲdeand εὕρητεheurēteyou find [Him] , ἀπαγγείλατέapangeilatereport μοιmoito me , ὅπωςhopōsso that κἀγὼkagōI too ἐλθὼνelthōnmay go προσκυνήσωproskynēsō[and] worship αὐτῷautōHim . ”

9ΟἱHoi- δὲdeAfter ἀκούσαντεςakousantesthey had heard τοῦtouthe βασιλέωςbasileōsking , ἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanthey went on their way , καὶkaiand ἰδοὺidou- ὁhothe ἀστὴρastērstar ὃνhon- εἶδονeidonthey had seen ἐνenin τῇtēthe ἀνατολῇanatolēeast προῆγενproēgenwent ahead of αὐτούςautousthem ἕωςheōsuntil ἐλθὼνelthōnvvv ἐστάθηestathēit stood ἐπάνωepanōover οὗhouthe place where ἦνēnwas . τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild

10ἰδόντεςidontesthey saw δὲdeWhen τὸνtonthe ἀστέραasterastar , ἐχάρησανecharēsanthey rejoiced χαρὰνcharanwith great delight . μεγάληνmegalēnvvv σφόδραsphodravvv

11καὶkai[On] ἐλθόντεςelthontescoming εἰςeisto τὴνtēnthe οἰκίανoikianhouse , εἶδονeidonthey saw τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild μετὰmetawith ΜαρίαςMariasMary , τῆςtēs- μητρὸςmētrosmother αὐτοῦautouHis καὶkaiand πεσόντεςpesontesthey fell down προσεκύνησανprosekynēsan[and] worshiped αὐτῷautōHim . καὶkaiThen ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesthey opened τοὺςtous- θησαυροὺςthēsauroustreasures αὐτῶνautōntheir προσήνεγκανprosēnenkan[and] presented αὐτῷautōHim δῶραdōrawith gifts χρυσὸνchryson[of] gold καὶkaiand λίβανονlibanonfrankincense καὶkaiand σμύρνανsmyrnanmyrrh .

12ΚαὶKaiAnd χρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthenteshaving been warned κατ’kat’in ὄναρonara dream μὴmēnot ἀνακάμψαιanakampsaito return πρὸςprosto ἩρῴδηνHērōdēnHerod , δι’di’by ἄλληςallēsanother ὁδοῦhodouroute . ἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanthey withdrew εἰςeisto τὴνtēn- χώρανchōrancountry αὐτῶνautōntheir

13ἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnhad gone , δὲdeWhen αὐτῶνautōn[the Magi] ἰδοὺidou- ἄγγελοςangelosan angel κυρίουkyriouof [the] Lord φαίνεταιphainetaiappeared κατ’kat’in ὄναρonara dream . τῷtō- ἸωσὴφIōsēphto Joseph λέγωνlegōnhe said . ἘγερθεὶςEgertheis“ Get up ! ” παράλαβεparalabe“ Take τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild καὶkaiand τὴνtēn- μητέραmēteramother αὐτοῦautouHis καὶkaiand φεῦγεpheugeflee εἰςeisto ΑἴγυπτονAigyptonEgypt . καὶkai- ἴσθιisthiStay ἐκεῖekeithere ἕωςheōsuntil ἂνan- εἴπωeipōI tell σοιsoiyou , μέλλειmelleiis going γὰρgarfor ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod ζητεῖνzēteinto search for τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild τοῦtou- ἀπολέσαιapolesaito kill αὐτόautoHim . ”

14ὉHo- δὲdeSo ἐγερθεὶςegertheishe got up , παρέλαβενparelabentook τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild καὶkaiand τὴνtēn- μητέραmēteramother αὐτοῦautouHis νυκτὸςnyktosby night , καὶkaiand ἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenwithdrew εἰςeisto ΑἴγυπτονAigyptonEgypt ,

15καὶkai- ἦνēnhe stayed ἐκεῖekeiwhere ἕωςheōsuntil τῆςtēsthe τελευτῆςteleutēsdeath ἩρῴδουHērōdouof Herod . ἵναhinaThis πληρωθῇplērōthēfulfilled τὸtowhat ῥηθὲνrhēthenhad spoken ὑπὸhypo- κυρίουkyriou[the] Lord διὰdiathrough τοῦtouthe προφήτουprophētouprophet λέγοντοςlegontos- : ἘξEx“ Out ΑἰγύπτουAigyptouof Egypt ἐκάλεσαekalesaI called τὸνton- υἱόνhuionSon .” μουmouMy

16ΤότεToteWhen ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod ἰδὼνidōnsaw ὅτιhotithat ἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēhe had been outwitted ὑπὸhypoby τῶνtōnthe μάγωνmagōnMagi , ἐθυμώθηethymōthēhe was filled with rage . λίανlianvvv καὶkai- ἀποστείλαςaposteilasSending orders , ἀνεῖλενaneilenhe put to death πάνταςpantasall τοὺςtousthe παῖδαςpaidasboys τοὺςtous- ἐνenin ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem καὶkaiand ἐνen. . . πᾶσιpasi. . . τοῖςtois- ὁρίοιςhorioisvicinity αὐτῆςautēsits ἀπὸapo[who were] διετοῦςdietoustwo years old καὶkaiand κατωτέρωkatōterōunder , κατὰkataaccording to τὸνtonthe χρόνονchronontime ὃνhon- ἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenhe had learned παρὰparafrom τῶνtōnthe μάγωνmagōnMagi .

17τότεtoteThen ἐπληρώθηeplērōthēwas fulfilled : τὸtowhat was ῥηθὲνrhēthenspoken διὰdiathrough ἸερεμίουIeremiouJeremiah τοῦtouthe προφήτουprophētouprophet λέγοντοςlegontos-

18ΦωνὴPhōnē“ A voice ἐνenin ῬαμὰRhamaRamah , ἠκούσθηēkousthēis heard κλαυθμὸςklauthmosweeping καὶkaiand ὀδυρμὸςodyrmosmourning , πολύςpolysgreat ῬαχὴλRhachēlRachel κλαίουσαklaiousaweeping [for] τὰta- τέκναteknachildren , αὐτῆςautēsher καὶkaiand οὐκouk. . . ἤθελενēthelenrefusing παρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaito be comforted , ὅτιhotibecause οὐκoukno more .” εἰσί.eisiare

19ΤελευτήσαντοςTeleutēsantosdied , δὲdeAfter τοῦtou- ἩρῴδουHērōdouHerod ἰδοὺidou- ἄγγελοςangelosan angel ΚυρίουKyriouof [the] Lord φαίνεταιphainetaiappeared κατ’kat’in ὄναρonara dream τῷtōto ἸωσὴφIōsēphJoseph ἐνenin ΑἰγύπτῳAigyptōEgypt .

20λέγωνlegōnhe said . ἘγερθεὶςEgertheis“ Get up ! ” παράλαβεparalabe“ Take τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild καὶkaiand τὴνtēn- μητέραmēteramother αὐτοῦautouHis καὶkaiand πορεύουporeuougo εἰςeisto γῆνgēn[the] land ἸσραήλIsraēlof Israel , τεθνήκασινtethnēkasinare now dead . ” γὰρgarfor οἱhoithose ζητοῦντεςzētountesseeking τὴνtēnthe ψυχὴνpsychēnlife τοῦtouvvv παιδίουpaidiouChild’s

21ὉHo- δὲdeSo ἐγερθεὶςegertheis[Joseph] got up , παρέλαβενparelabentook τὸtothe παιδίονpaidionChild καὶkaiand τὴνtēn- μητέραmēteramother , αὐτοῦautouHis καὶkaiand εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenwent εἰςeisto γῆνgēn[the] land ἸσραήλIsraēlof Israel .

22ἀκούσαςakousaswhen he learned δὲdeBut ὅτιhotithat ἈρχέλαοςArchelaosArchelaus βασιλεύειbasileueiwas reigning in τῆςtēs- ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudea ἀντὶantiin place of τοῦtou- πατρὸςpatrosfather αὐτοῦautouhis ἩρῴδουHērōdouHerod , ἐφοβήθηephobēthēhe was afraid ἐκεῖekeithere . ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto go χρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheishaving been warned δὲdeAnd κατ’kat’in ὄναρonara dream , ἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenhe withdrew εἰςeisto τὰtathe μέρηmerēdistrict τῆςtēs- ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasof Galilee ,

23καὶkaiand ἐλθὼνelthōnhe went κατῴκησενkatōkēsen[and] lived εἰςeisin πόλινpolina town λεγομένηνlegomenēncalled ΝαζαρέτNazaretNazareth . ὅπωςhopōsSo πληρωθῇplērōthēwas fulfilled τὸtowhat ῥηθὲνrhēthenwas spoken διὰdiathrough τῶνtōnthe προφητῶνprophētōnprophets : ὅτιhoti- ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosa Nazarene . ” κληθήσεταιklēthēsetai“ He will be called