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1. 1EKAJisos, bo jel-e go Betlehem ji Judea ngare nyi Herod jolo ntul. Owo akahnkahn ane kehm lohngo go ero nfam ba go Jeusalem,BSBBSB: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
2. 2EKAba kehme elbahbe re, “Mmon no na, no bo m-e jel, no li ntul no Jus? Tibre wahr ebnyehn elonlo eje go ero nfam. Owo wahnge e ba no re wahr ba kak-e.”BSBBSB: asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3. 3EKAEji ntul a Herod wuku ano, eltim kehm-e jokko, a aneb Jeusalem kpee.BSBBSB: When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4. 4EKAOwo á kehm lungu atubesi abalimajom, a atꞌtibi ba atahm, bo ba kono edi ajehng. Á kehm bahbe bo re, “Kraist jio, bo bahk-e jele gan?”BSBBSB: And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
5. 5EKABo kehm-e faange re, “Go Betlehem ji Judea. Tibre ana wo nnyehnamahr Esowo nyono no re,BSBBSB: “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6. 6EKA“ ‘Wahn Betlehem ji Juda, wahn erennge ejahbe sang go mbang anyehng anyehng go ellong atubesi ajahbe nya li go Juda. Tibre go egahne ellong wo, ntubesi bahke lohngo, no bahke ba fili Israel, ane ebame.’ ”BSBBSB: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
7. 7EKAHerod kehm lungu akahnkahn ane bao, tahm a bo go nkpohko, song bahb bo ekahmekahme ngare nyi elonlo jio lohngo no.BSBBSB: Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
8. 8EKAOwo á kehm tumu bo tv go Betlehem, a elle ni á tubu bo re, “Songen, wahn song seb mmon noo nob nob! Ń lꞌsong seb-e nyehn, lim-m wahn, me n kahn, eji me n lꞌtob je song kak-e fvfo.”BSBBSB: And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
9. 9EKAEji bo ma wuk ana ntul bungu no, bo kehm tahme. Elonlo ji bo jo nyehn go ero nfam kehm gboko bo mbang tete song yiimi edi ji mmon noo jolo no.BSBBSB: After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
10. 10EKAEji bo kpe nyehn elonlo jio yim no, bo bele eyebatahng sehng, fere jo gꞌgeere.BSBBSB: When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
11. 11EKABo kehm yele ekpꞌkpa, song nyehn mmon, a Meri nnyehn, gbo jamme alahng, kak mmon. Bo kehm soro lennge abam ebo, yehke agul, frankinsens, a mmir, yare mmon.BSBBSB: On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12. 12EKAEsowo kehm rehke bo go nlem re, bo kꞌkpe feere goji Herod. Owo bo kehm sehnge mbang nyindiki kehnge.BSBBSB: And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
13. 13EKANgare nyi akahnkahn ane bao ma tahm fi, owo enjel nyi Esowo kehm ba kpiri Josef go nlem, kehm-e tongo re, “Tahm, wo rod mmon, a nnyehn, be, song go Ijib, kang ona tete me n kpe ba tong-a. Tibre Herod yahke ba mmon noa seb re á wul.”BSBBSB: When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
14. 14EKAJosef kehm tahme, rod mmon, a nnyehn, bo tahm atv atv song rehng go Ijib.BSBBSB: So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
15. 15EKAOwo á jolo no tete Herod kpo, eji lꞌlohko jol ana Jehova bungu sehng goji nnyehnamahr re, “N lungu mmon ewame go Ijib, á lohng ba.”BSBBSB: where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
16. 16EKAHerod sebe kan kahn re, akahnkahn ane m-e nehm, atahng kehm-e rake tete. Á kehm tumu ane, bo song wul abon ba nlum kpee go Betlehem, a abon ajahbe ba li sennge o kak, ba ma kang bomo nnya ebal feere ndi, tib ana á wuku goji akahnkahn ane bao bada ngare nyi elonlo lohngo no.BSBBSB: When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
17. 17EKANgare nyio nyi lohko lim ana nnyehnamahr Jeremaya bungu no re,BSBBSB: Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18. 18EKA“Bobwuk ewahl ane go Rama, ewahl ji ane ma biingi aling, fere kpꞌlingi ndon ndon. Resel kpꞌlingi abon ebe. Bo kak-e eltim, jol eltim we tikem naange, tibre bo kpeem li elikiliki.”BSBBSB: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
19. 19EKANgare nyi Herod ma kpo, owo enjel nyi Jehova kehm kpe song kpiri Josef go nlem, eji á jolo go Ijib, kehm-e tongo re,BSBBSB: After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
20. 20EKA“Tahm, rod mmon, a nnyehn, wo feere a bo go ndi nyi Israel. Tibre ane ba jo seb re bo ba wul mmon bobkpo.”BSBBSB: “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
21. 21EKAJosef kehm tahme, rod mmon, a nnyehn, feere a bo go ndi nyi Israel.BSBBSB: So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22. 22EKAEji Josef wuku re, Arkelaus ebko nji nyi nde Herod, kpꞌfili Judea, á kehm kehme elfahle eljeke o. Owo Esowo kehm-e kpe rehke go nlem, Josef kehm tahme go ejang bi Galili,BSBBSB: But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
23. 23EKAsong lene go ejahbe ji bo kpo lung re Nasaret, eji lꞌlohko jol ana abanyehnamahr Esowo bungu no re, “Bo bahke jo lung-e re nne a Nasaret.”BSBBSB: and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”