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¹⁶Then Herod, seeing that he had been fooled by the Magi, was very angry. And so he sent to kill all the boys who were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years of age and under, according to the time that he had learned by questioning the Magi.

¹And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, ²saying: “Where is he who was born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and we have come to adore him.”

¹And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, ²saying: “Where is he who was born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and we have come to adore him.” ³Now king Herod, hearing this, was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And gathering together all the leaders of the priests, and the scribes of the people, he consulted with them as to where the Christ would be born. ⁵And they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet: ⁶‘And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. For from you shall go forth the ruler who shall guide my people Israel.’ ”

¹⁷I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.

³And the nations will walk in your light, and the kings will walk by the splendor of your rising.

⁶A multitude of camels will inundate you: the dromedaries from Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba will arrive, carrying gold and frankincense, and announcing praise to the Lord.

¹⁵And he will live, and to him will be given from the gold of Arabia, and by him they will always adore. They will bless him all day long.

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts. ¹¹And all the kings of the earth shall adore him. All nations will serve him.

⁷Then Herod, quietly calling the Magi, diligently learned from them the time when the star appeared to them. ⁸And sending them into Bethlehem, he said: “Go and diligently ask questions about the boy. And when you have found him, report back to me, so that I, too, may come and adore him.” ⁹And when they had heard the king, they went away. And behold, the star that they had seen in the east went before them, even until, arriving, it stood still above the place where the child was. ¹⁰Then, seeing the star, they were gladdened by a very great joy. ¹¹And entering the home, they found the boy with his mother Mary. And so, falling prostrate, they adored him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ¹²And having received a response in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back by another way to their own region.

¹⁰The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts. The kings of Arabia and of Seba will bring gifts.

⁷Then Herod, quietly calling the Magi, diligently learned from them the time when the star appeared to them.

¹¹And entering the home, they found the boy with his mother Mary. And so, falling prostrate, they adored him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

²Yet the king commanded that the seers, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be gathered together to reveal to the king his dreams. When they arrived, they stood in front of the king.

²And you, Bethlehem Ephrata, are a little one among the thousands of Judah. From you will go forth he who shall be the ruler in Israel, and his landing place has been set from the beginning, from the days of eternity.