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1 Después de nacer Jesús en Belén de Judea, en tiempos del rey Herodes, he aquí, unos magos del oriente llegaron a Jerusalén, diciendo:
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After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory - this was during Herod's kingship - a band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East.
2 ¿Dónde está el Rey de los judíos que ha nacido? Porque vimos su estrella en el oriente y hemos venido a adorarle.
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They asked around, "Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews? We observed a star in the eastern sky that signaled his birth. We're on pilgrimage to worship him."
3 Cuando lo oyó el rey Herodes, se turbó, y toda Jerusalén con él.
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When word of their inquiry got to Herod, he was terrified - and not Herod alone, but most of Jerusalem as well.
4 Entonces, reuniendo a todos los principales sacerdotes y escribas del pueblo, indagó de ellos dónde había de nacer el Cristo.
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Herod lost no time. He gathered all the high priests and religion scholars in the city together and asked, "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?"
5 Y ellos le dijeron: En Belén de Judea, porque así está escrito por el profeta:
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They told him, "Bethlehem, Judah territory. The prophet Micah wrote it plainly:
6 "Y TU, BELEN, TIERRA DE JUDA, DE NINGUN MODO ERES LA MAS PEQUEÑA ENTRE LOS PRINCIPES DE JUDA; PORQUE DE TI SALDRA UN GOBERNANTE QUE PASTOREARA A MI PUEBLO ISRAEL."
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It's you, Bethlehem, in Judah's land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel."
7 Entonces Herodes llamó a los magos en secreto y se cercioró con ellos del tiempo en que había aparecido la estrella.
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Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared.
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.
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Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, "Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I'll join you at once in your worship."
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.
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Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child.
10 Cuando vieron la estrella, se regocijaron sobremanera con gran alegría.
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They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!
11 Y entrando en la casa, vieron al niño con su madre María, y postrándose le adoraron; y abriendo sus tesoros le presentaron obsequios de oro, incienso y mirra.
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They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh.
12 Y habiendo sido advertidos por Dios en sueños que no volvieran a Herodes, partieron para su tierra por otro camino.
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In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country.
13 Después de haberse marchado ellos, un ángel del Señor 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 matarle.
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After the scholars were gone, God's angel showed up again in Joseph's dream and commanded, "Get up. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay until further notice. Herod is on the hunt for this child, and wants to kill him."
14 Y él, levantándose, tomó de noche al niño y a su madre, y se trasladó a Egipto;
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Joseph obeyed. He got up, took the child and his mother under cover of darkness. They were out of town and well on their way by daylight.
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 LLAME A MI HIJO.
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They lived in Egypt until Herod's death. This Egyptian exile fulfilled what Hosea had preached: "I called my son out of Egypt."
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.
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Herod, when he realized that the scholars had tricked him, flew into a rage. He commanded the murder of every little boy two years old and under who lived in Bethlehem and its surrounding hills. (He determined that age from information he'd gotten from the scholars.)
17 Entonces se cumplió lo que fue dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías, cuando dijo:
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That's when Jeremiah's sermon was fulfilled:
18 SE OYO UNA VOZ EN RAMA, LLANTO Y GRAN LAMENTACION; RAQUEL QUE LLORA A SUS HIJOS, Y QUE NO QUISO SER CONSOLADA PORQUE ya NO EXISTEN.
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A sound was heard in Ramah, weeping and much lament. Rachel weeping for her children, Rachel refusing all solace, Her children gone, dead and buried.
19 Pero cuando murió Herodes, he aquí, un ángel del Señor se apareció<***> en sueños a José en Egipto, diciendo:
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Later, when Herod died, God's angel appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt:
20 Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre y vete a la tierra de Israel, porque los que atentaban contra la vida del niño han muerto.
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"Up, take the child and his mother and return to Israel. All those out to murder the child are dead."
21 Y él, levantándose, tomó al niño y a su madre, y vino a la tierra de Israel.
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Joseph obeyed. He got up, took the child and his mother, and reentered 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, partió para la región de Galilea;
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When he heard, though, that Archelaus had succeeded his father, Herod, as king in Judea, he was afraid to go there. But then Joseph was directed in a dream to go to the hills of Galilee.
23 y llegó y habitó en una ciudad llamada Nazaret, para que se cumpliera lo que fue dicho por medio de los profetas: Será llamado Nazareno.
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On arrival, he settled in the village of Nazareth. This move was a fulfillment of the prophetic words, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
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