Matthew 2
1 రాజైన హేరోదు దినములయందు యూదయ దేశపు బేత్లెహేములో యేసు పుట్టిన పిమ్మట ఇదిగో తూర్పు దేశపు జ్ఞానులు యెరూషలేమునకు వచ్చి
2 యూదుల రాజుగా పుట్టినవాడెక్కడ నున్నాడు? తూర్పుదిక్కున మేము ఆయన నక్షత్రము చూచి, ఆయనను పూజింప వచ్చితిమని చెప్పిరి
3 హేరోదురాజు ఈ సంగతి విన్నప్పుడు అతడును అతనితో కూడ యెరూషలేము వారందరును కలవరపడిరి.
4 కాబట్టి రాజు ప్రధాన యాజకులను ప్రజలలోనుండు శాస్త్రులను అందరిని సమ కూర్చిక్రీస్తు ఎక్కడ పుట్టునని వారినడిగెను.
5 అందుకు వారుయూదయ బేత్లెహేములోనే; ఏల యనగాయూదయదేశపు బేత్లెహేమా నీవు యూదా ప్రధానులలో ఎంతమాత్రమును అల్పమైనదానవు కావు;ఇశ్రాయేలను నా ప్రజలను పరిపాలించు అధి
6 అంతట హేరోదు ఆ జ్ఞానులను రహస్యముగా పిలిపించి,
7 ఆ నక్షత్రము కనబడిన కాలము వారిచేత పరిష్కారముగా తెలిసికొని
8 మీరు వెళ్లి, ఆ శిశువు విషయమై జాగ్రత్తగా విచారించి తెలిసికొనగానే, నేనును వచ్చి,ఆయనను పూజించునట్లు నాకు వర్తమానము తెండని చెప్పి వారిని బేత్లెహేమునకు పంపెను.
9 వారు రాజు మాట విని బయలుదేరి పోవుచుండగా, ఇదిగో తూర్పుదేశమున వారు చూచిన నక్షత్రము ఆ శిశువు ఉండిన చోటికి మీదుగా వచ్చి నిలుచువరకు వారికి ముందుగా నడిచెను.
10 వారు ఆ నక్షత్రమును చూచి, అత్యానందభరితులై యింటిలోనికి వచ్చి,
11 తల్లియైన మరియను ఆ శిశువును చూచి, సాగిలపడి, ఆయనను పూజించి, తమ పెట్టెలు విప్పి, బంగారమును సాంబ్రాణిని బోళమును కానుకలుగా ఆయనకు సమర్పించిరి.
12 తరువాత హేరోదునొద్దకు వెళ్లవద్దని స్వప్నమందు దేవునిచేత బోధింపబడినవారై వారు మరియొక మార్గమున తమ దేశమునకు తిరిగి వెళ్లిరి.
13 వారు వెళ్ళినతరువాత ఇదిగో ప్రభువు దూత స్వప్న మందు యోసేపునకు ప్రత్యక్షమైహేరోదు ఆ శిశువును సంహరింపవలెనని ఆయనను వెదకబోవుచున్నాడు గనుక నీవు లేచి ఆ శిశువును ఆయన తల్లిని వెంటబెట్టుకొని ఐగుప్తునకు పారిపోయి, నేను నీతో తెలియజెప్పువరకు అక్కడనే యుండుమని అతనితో చెప్పెను.
14 అప్పుడతడు లేచి, రాత్రివేళ శిశువును తల్లిని తోడుకొని,
15 ఐగుప్తునకు వెళ్లి ఐగుప్తులోనుండి నా కుమారుని పిలిచితిని అని ప్రవక్తద్వారా ప్రభువు సెలవిచ్చిన మాట నెరవేర్చ బడునట్లు హేరోదు మరణమువరకు అక్కడనుండెను.
16 ఆ జ్ఞానులు తన్ను అపహసించిరని హేరోదు గ్రహించి బహు ఆగ్రహము తెచ్చుకొని, తాను జ్ఞానులవలన వివర ముగా తెలిసికొనిన కాలమునుబట్టి, బేత్లెహేములోను దాని సకల ప్రాంతములలోను, రెండు సంవత్సరములు మొదలుకొని తక్కువ వయస్సుగల మగపిల్లల నందరిని వధించెను.
17 అందువలన రామాలో అంగలార్పు వినబడెను ఏడ్పును మహా రోదనధ్వనియు కలిగెను
18 రాహేలు తన పిల్లలవిషయమై యేడ్చుచు వారు లేనందున ఓదార్పు పొందనొల్లక యుండెను అని ప్రవక్తయైన యిర్మీయాద్వారా చెప్పబడిన వాక్యము నెరవేరెను.
19 హేరోదు చనిపోయిన తరువాత ఇదిగో ప్రభువు దూత ఐగుప్తులో యోసేపునకు స్వప్నమందు ప్రత్యక్షమై
20 నీవు లేచి, శిశువును తల్లిని తోడుకొని, ఇశ్రాయేలు దేశమునకు వెళ్లుము;
21 శిశువు ప్రాణము తీయజూచు చుండినవారు చనిపోయిరని చెప్పెను. అప్పుడతడు లేచి, శిశువును తల్లిని తోడుకొని ఇశ్రాయేలు దేశమునకు వచ్చెను.
22 అయితే అర్కెలాయు తన తండ్రియైన హేరోదునకు ప్రతిగా యూదయదేశము
23 ఏలుచున్నా డని విని, అక్కడికి వెళ్ల వెరచి, స్వప్నమందు దేవునిచేత బోధింపబడినవాడై గలిలయ ప్రాంతములకు వెళ్లి, నజ రేతను ఊరికి వచ్చి అక్కడ కాపురముండెను. ఆయన నజరేయుడనబడునని ప్రవక్తలు చెప్పినమాట నెరవేరునట్లు (ఈలాగు జరిగెను.)
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.
9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.
26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
27 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.