Matthew 2 (EWE)

1Esi wodzi Yesu le Betlehem le Yudea, le Fia Herod ŋɔli la, ɣletivimenunyalawo tso ɣedzeƒe va Yerusalem, eye wonɔ amewo biam be,After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

2“Afi ka Yudatɔwo ƒe fia yeye si wodzi la le? Míekpɔ eƒe ɣletivi le ɣedzeƒe ke, ale míeva be míasubɔe.”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.”

3Esi Fia Herod se nya sia la, dzika tso eya kple Yerusalem dua me nɔlawo katã ƒo.When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

4Esia ta Fia Herod yɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo katã ƒo ƒu, eye wòbia du si me woadzi Kristo le la wo.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Woadzi Kristo la le Betlehem le Yudea, elabena nenema woŋlɔe ɖi to nyagblɔɖila la dzi bena,“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6“ ‘O, wò Betlehem, le Yudanyigba dzi, menye Yudatɔwo ƒe du sue maxɔŋkɔ aɖe ko nènye o, elabena wò mee fia si le nye dukɔ Israel dzi ɖu ge la ado atso.’ ”‘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.’”

7Esia megbe la, Herod dɔ ame ɖo ɖe ɣletivimenunyala siawo dzaa, eye wòbia wo be woagblɔ ɣeyiɣi si tututu wokpɔ ɣletivi la zi gbãtɔ la na ye, eye wogblɔe nɛ. Ale wòdɔ wo kple gbedeasi sia be,Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

8“Miyi Betlehem ne miadi ɖevi la, eye ne mieke ɖe eŋu la, mitrɔ va gblɔe nam bena nye hã mayi aɖasubɔe!”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.”

9Esi wose fia la ƒe nya la, wogayi woƒe mɔzɔzɔ dzi, eye ɣletivi si wokpɔ le ɣedzeƒe la gadze wo ŋgɔ heyi ɖatɔ ɖe aƒe si me ɖevi la le la tame.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.

10Ke esi wokpɔ ɣletivia la, dzi dzɔ wo ŋutɔ.When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

11Esi woge ɖe aƒea me la, wokpɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa Maria, eye woyi ɖadze klo ɖe egbɔ enumake hede ta agu nɛ. Woʋu nu le woƒe nunanawo nu, eye wotsɔ sika, kotoklobo kple lifi nɛ.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.

12Eye esi Mawu xlɔ̃ nu wo le drɔ̃eƒe bena womagatrɔ ayi Herod gbɔ o la, woto mɔ bubu yi wo de.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

13Esi ɣletivimenunyalawo dzo vɔ la, mawudɔla aɖe ɖe eɖokui fia Yosef le drɔ̃eƒe. Egblɔ nɛ be, “Tso kpla nàkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa, eye nàsi ayi Egipte, eye nànɔ afi ma va se ɖe esime magblɔe na wò, elabena Fia Herod le ɖevi la di ge be yeawu.”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.”

14Esia ta Yosef fɔ enumake, eye wòkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa le zã ma me ke hesi dzo yi Egipte,So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

15eye wonɔ afi ma va se ɖe esime Fia Herod ku. Ale wowu nya si Aƒetɔ la gblɔ ɖi to nyagblɔɖila dzi la nu be, “Egipte meyɔ vinye la tsoe.”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.”

16Esi Herod kpɔe be ɣletivimenunyalawo flu ye la, dɔ me vee ale gbegbe be wòdɔ asrafowo ɖo ɖe Betlehem kple eƒe nutowo me, be woaɖawu ŋutsuvi siwo katã xɔ ƒe eve kple esiwo mexɔ nenema haɖe o, ɖe ɣeyiɣi si ɣletivimenunyalawo gblɔ nɛ be yewokpɔ ɣletivia la nu.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.

17Ale wowu nya si wogblɔ ɖi to Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia dzi la nu be,Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18“Wose ɣlidodo le Rama, avifafa kple nublanuiɣli ɖi bobobo; Rahel nɔ avi dzi le viawo ta, eye naneke mate ŋu afa akɔ nɛ o, elabena viawo megali o.”“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.”

19Esi Herod ku la, mawudɔla aɖe va ɖe eɖokui fia Yosef le drɔ̃eƒe le Egipte. Egblɔ nɛ be,After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

20“Tso nàkplɔ ɖevi la kple dadaa atrɔ ayi Israelnyigba dzi, elabena ame siwo le ɖevi la ƒe agbe yome tim la ku!”“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.”

21Ale Yosef tso enumake, eye wòkplɔ Yesu kple dadaa trɔ yi Israelnyigba dzi.So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

22Ke esi wòse be Arkelao nɔ dzi ɖum le Yudea ɖe fofoa Herod teƒe la, evɔ̃ na afi ma yiyi. Ke esi wogbe nya nɛ le drɔ̃eƒe ta la, eyi Galilea nutowo me,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,

23eye wòyi ɖanɔ Nazaret. Esia wu nya si wogblɔ ɖi to nyagblɔɖilawo dzi la nu be, “Woayɔe be Nazaretitɔ.”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.”

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