which is interpreted[23], God with us.
24And Joseph, awaking from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord bade him, and took to him his wife; 25and he knew her not till she brought forth a son[25]; and he called his name Jesus.
II. And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judæa, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and came to do him homage. 3And the king, Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. 5And they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judæa; for thus it is written by the prophet:
6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art by no means least among the princes of Judah;
For out of thee shall come forth a Governor,
Who shall rule my people Israel.
7Then Herod, having secretly called the wise men, inquired of them exactly the time of the appearing of the star. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go and inquire strictly concerning the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and do him homage. 9And they, having heard the king, departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the child was. 10And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned by God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.
13And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him. 14And he arose and took the child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, 15and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt I called my son.
16Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the wise men. 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying: