When Iesus was borne at Bethle&ebar;
in Iury, in the tyme of Herode the
kynge, Beholde, there came wyse
men from the east to Ierusal&ebar;, saynge: Where
is the new borne kynge of the Iues? We
haue sene his starre in the east, and are come
to worship him.
When Herode þe; kynge had herde thys,
he was troubled, ∧ all Ierusal&ebar; with hym,
and he gathered all the hye Prestes and
Scribes of þe; people, ∧ axed of them, where
Christ shulde be borne. And they sayde vnto
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hym: at Bethleem in Iury. For thus it is
written by the Prophet: note And thou Bethleem
in the londe of Iury, art not the leest
amonge the Princes of Iuda. noteFor out of þe;
shall come vnto me the captayne, that shall
gouerne my people Israel.
B Then Herod preuely called the wyse men,
and dyligently enquyred of them, what tyme
the starre appered, and sent them to
Bethleem, sainge: Go, and searche dyligently
for the chylde. And when ye haue founde
hym, bringe me worde agayne, that I maye
come and worshippe hym also.
When they had heard the kynge, they departed:
and lo, the starre which they sawe in
the east, went before them, tyll it came, and
stode ouer the place where the chylde was.
When they sawe the starre, they were maruelously
glad: and went into the house, and
found the chylde with Mary his mother,
and kneled downe and worshipped hym, note ∧
opened ther treasures, and offred vnto hym
gyftes: gold, franckynsence and myrre. And
after they were warned of God in a dreame,
that they shuld not go ageine to Herod,
they returned into their awne countre another
waye.
C When they were departed: beholde, the
angell of the LORDE appered to Ioseph in
a dreame, sayinge: aryse, and take the chylde
and his mother, note and flye into Egypte, and
abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod
wyl seke the chylde to destroye hym. Th&ebar;
he arose, and toke the chylde and his mother
by night, and departed into Egypte, and
was there vnto þe; deeth of Herod, that the
thinge might be fulfylled which was spok&ebar;
of the LORDE, by the Prophet, which sayeth:
note out of Egypte haue I called my sonne.
Then Herod perceauynge þt; he was disceaued
of the wyse men, was excedynge
wroth, and sent forth, and slue all the chyldren
that were in Bethleem, and in all the
coastes there of, as many as were two yere
olde and vnder, accordynge to the tyme
which he had diligently searched out of the
wyse men.
noteThen was þt; fulfilled which was spoken
by þe; Prophet Ieremy sayinge: On þe; hilles
was a voyce herde, greate mournynge, wepynge,
∧ lamentacion: Rachel wepynge for
her chyldren, and wolde not be conforted, because
they were not.
D When Herode was deed: beholde, an angell
of the LORDE appered in a dreame to
Ioseph in Egypte, sayinge: arise and take
the chylde and his mother, ∧ go into þe; londe
of Israel. For they are deed, which sought
the chyldes life. And he arose vp, and toke þe;
chylde and his mother, ∧ came into the londe
of Israel. But wh&ebar; he herde that Archelaus
did raygne in Iury, in þe; rowme of his
father Herode, he was afrayde to go thither.
Notwithstondinge after he was warned
of God in a dreame, he turned asyde into
the parties of Galile, and went and dwelt
in a cite called Nazareth, note to fulfill þt; which
was spoken by the Prophetes: he shalbe called
a Nazarite.
Coverdale [1535], BIBLIA The Bible / that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe () [word count] [B04000].
