Matthew 2 (STW)

1Iwe, Jesus a wupwutiw noan Bethlehem we aepinoamwon Judea wene mweoiun king Erotes. Ese ssiunaei mwo mwirin, nge aaemweoi mwaaen saengi faniuwaen eotiw re metefaaegini wunuunun fiiu ra itto Jerusalem.After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

2Ra aeiineo pwe, “Iya iga eno king we aar re Jews ee iwe a supw? Aeiweri taetaen fiiu we aeginnen aan ittae me eotiw. Iwe aeiya itto pwe aeipwe aesirowu.”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.”

3Oatowe king Erotes a rongorong iiy kkepas we, a toagun aenneew noa nee tipan, pwan oanongeer noa rhooan Jerusalem.When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

4A faingiir oanongeer soamwooniir patere kkewe, me sinsein anniug kkewe nge a aeiineeor aere iya iga Kristus epwe wupwutiw ee.And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5Iwe nge ra iura pwe, “Epwe wupwutiw me noan Bethlehem noan Judea. Pwe ieei wunuunun miniwe profeta we e foatogi pwe:“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6‘Een Bethlehem noan faniuwaen Judah, wosoapw foakkon sessoan me neeiin taeninimwaei Judah, pwe erhai soamwoon epwe toowow saengiug, epwe nemaeni naeyi re Israel.’ ”‘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.’”

7Iwe Erotes a faingiir rhooan emwaamw kkewe re ittiw me eotiw pwe repwe sseoiu noan mwoanomwoan. Iwe Erotes a aeiineo firhiir oaton taetaen fiiu we.Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

8Mwirin nge a aefengaar noa Bethlehem nge a aetiwenig ngaeniir pwe, “Oawpwe noa giutta firhiy iiy aetena. Nge aere oawwa weri, oawwa aengaeniaei, pwe ngaang ipwe pwan noa aesirowu.”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.”

9Mwirin aaen king we kkepas ngaeniir iwe nge ra noa. Iwe, oatowe re feffaaeraeg noa, ra pwan weri sefaaeniy fiiu we reweri mwo me eotiw, nge a gommw noa memmweer a noa iugiu noa me wooan iimw we aetewe eno ee.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.

10Oatowe reweri fiiu we nge ra igin kker.When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

11Iwe, ra toonong noan iimw we nge ra weri aetewe me Maria iwe inan, iwe ra foatotiw me mmwan nge ra aesirowu. Mwirin ra iseni tiw niffang kkewe aar: gold, frankincense me myrrh iwe ra fang ngaeni.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.

12Iwe, Deus a kkepas ngaeniir noan aar ttan, pwe resoapw sefaaeniti Erotes, ina minne ra sefaaeniti faniuweer wooan eew noa aan.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

13Mwiriir rhooan emwaamw kkewe ra noa, nge erhai naiun Soamwoon angkenus a pwae ngaeni Joseph noan aan ttan nge a aengaeni pwe, “Erotes imwu e giutta aetena pwe epwe niiy noa. Rhimwitae wopwe pwigi aetena me niemwu inan nge oawwa kkewaeg noa Egypt. Oawpwe noa no iginaan toori oatona ipwe aengaeniug pwe oawpwene sefaaen.”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.”

14Iwe, Joseph a rhimwitae noan rhag pwongin we iwe a pwigi aetewe me niewe inan nge ra kkewaeg noa Egypt.So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,

15Ra noa no Egypt toori aaen Erotes mae noa. A wen minneei pwe epwe nnet miniwe profeta a aepesa pwe mwaeniaen Soamwoon, “Iya faingiwow mwaaen na Naeyi saengi Egypt.”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.”

16Oatowe Erotes enoa giuneei noa pwe rhooawe re ittiw me eotiw re oatupwu, nge a igin soong. Iwe, a akkiuneo pwe repwe niir noa oanongeer aetemwaaen kka a ruwowu raegiir aere wonigaet tiw me faar me noan Bethlehem me niugiun Bethlehem. A feeori minneei, pwe e ayiureoyiura ngaeni oaton taetaen fiiu we a giuneei saengiir rhooawe re ittiw me eotiw.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.

17A wen minneei pwe epwe pwaeritae miniwe profeta Jeremiah e aepesa pwe:Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18“Aeremas ra rongorong mweireirei saeng me noan Ramah. Rachel a saengitiir aetekkewe naiun. Iwe esa rhipino, pwe naiun ra maenoa.”“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.”

19Mwirin aaen Erotes maenoa, erhai naiun Soamwoon angkenus a pwae ngaeni Joseph noan aan ttan me EgyptAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

20nge a aengaeni pwe, “Wopwe rhimwitae nge wa pwigi aetena me niemwu inan iwe, oawwa sefaaen noa wooan faniuwaen Israel, pwe rhooawe re niunniuwaennei repwe niiy noa aetena nge ra maenoa.”“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.”

21Iwe Joseph a rhimwitae, a pwigi aetewe me niewe inan nge ra sefaaeniti Israel.So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

22Nge oatowe Joseph a rongorong pwe Archelaus a ssiuweniy king Erotes we seman me noan Judea, iwe a mesag aan epwe noa igiwe. Noan aan ttan, Deus a pwan aetiwenig ngaeni iwe ina minne a noa wooan faniuwaen Galilee reenBut 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,

23nge a noa no noan aepinoamw we itan Nazareth. Iwe ieei minne epwe pwaeritae minikkiwe profeta kkewe re aepesa, “Epwe ffai pwe iiy re Nazareth.”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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