The Latin Vulgate VUL
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 cum ergo natus esset Iesus in Bethleem Iudaeae in diebus Herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente venerunt Hierosolymam
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,
2 dicentes ubi est qui natus est rex Iudaeorum vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente et venimus adorare eum
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"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him."
3 audiens autem Herodes rex turbatus est et omnis Hierosolyma cum illo
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When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
4 et congregans omnes principes sacerdotum et scribas populi sciscitabatur ab eis ubi Christus nasceretur
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and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 at illi dixerunt ei in Bethleem Iudaeae sic enim scriptum est per prophetam
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They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:
6 et tu Bethleem terra Iuda nequaquam minima es in principibus Iuda ex te enim exiet dux qui reget populum meum Israhel
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'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.'"
7 tunc Herodes clam vocatis magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae quae apparuit eis
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Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared;
8 et mittens illos in Bethleem dixit ite et interrogate diligenter de puero et cum inveneritis renuntiate mihi ut et ego veniens adorem eum
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and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him."
9 qui cum audissent regem abierunt et ecce stella quam viderant in oriente antecedebat eos usque dum veniens staret supra ubi erat puer
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When they had heard the king they went their way; and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was.
10 videntes autem stellam gavisi sunt gaudio magno valde
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy;
11 et intrantes domum invenerunt puerum cum Maria matre eius et procidentes adoraverunt eum et apertis thesauris suis obtulerunt ei munera aurum tus et murram
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and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 et responso accepto in somnis ne redirent ad Herodem per aliam viam reversi sunt in regionem suam
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And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
13 qui cum recessissent ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph dicens surge et accipe puerum et matrem eius et fuge in Aegyptum et esto ibi usque dum dicam tibi futurum est enim ut Herodes quaerat puerum ad perdendum eum
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Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."
14 qui consurgens accepit puerum et matrem eius nocte et recessit in Aegyptum
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And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt,
15 et erat ibi usque ad obitum Herodis ut adimpleretur quod dictum est a Domino per prophetam dicentem ex Aegypto vocavi filium meum
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and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."
16 tunc Herodes videns quoniam inlusus esset a magis iratus est valde et mittens occidit omnes pueros qui erant in Bethleem et in omnibus finibus eius a bimatu et infra secundum tempus quod exquisierat a magis
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Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.
17 tunc adimpletum est quod dictum est per Hieremiam prophetam dicentem
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Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 vox in Rama audita est ploratus et ululatus multus Rachel plorans filios suos et noluit consolari quia non sunt
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"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more."
19 defuncto autem Herode ecce apparuit angelus Domini in somnis Ioseph in Aegypto
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But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 dicens surge et accipe puerum et matrem eius et vade in terram Israhel defuncti sunt enim qui quaerebant animam pueri
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"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 qui surgens accepit puerum et matrem eius et venit in terram Israhel
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And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22 audiens autem quod Archelaus regnaret in Iudaea pro Herode patre suo timuit illo ire et admonitus in somnis secessit in partes Galilaeae
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But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.
23 et veniens habitavit in civitate quae vocatur Nazareth ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per prophetas quoniam Nazareus vocabitur
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And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."
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