The Pilgrimage of the Magi
(Micah 5:1–6)

1 Τοῦ (-) δὲ (Now) Ἰησοῦ (on Jesus) γεννηθέντος (having been born) ἐν (in) Βηθλέεμ (Bethlehem) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea) ἐν (in) ἡμέραις (the days) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod) τοῦ (the) βασιλέως (king), ἰδοὺ (behold) μάγοι (Magi) ἀπὸ (from the) ἀνατολῶν (east) παρεγένοντο (arrived) εἰς (in) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem) 2 λέγοντες (saying)· Ποῦ (Where) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the One) τεχθεὶς (having been born) βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)? εἴδομεν (We saw) γὰρ (for) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸν (the) ἀστέρα (star) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀνατολῇ (east) καὶ (and) ἤλθομεν (came) προσκυνῆσαι (to worship) αὐτῷ (Him).

3 Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (then) ὁ (-) βασιλεὺς (King) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ἐταράχθη (he was troubled), καὶ (and) πᾶσα (all) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (him), 4 καὶ (And) συναγαγὼν (having gathered together) πάντας (all) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) γραμματεῖς (scribes) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people) ἐπυνθάνετο (he was inquiring) παρ’ (of) αὐτῶν (them) ποῦ (where) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) γεννᾶται (is born).

5 Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said) αὐτῷ (to him)· Ἐν (In) Βηθλέεμ (Bethlehem) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea)· οὕτως (thus) γὰρ (for) γέγραπται (it has been written) διὰ (through) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet)·

6 Καὶ (And) σύ (you), Βηθλέεμ (Bethlehem) γῆ (land) Ἰούδα (of Judah),

οὐδαμῶς (by no means) ἐλαχίστη (least) εἶ (are) ἐν (among) τοῖς (the) ἡγεμόσιν (rulers) Ἰούδα (of Judah)·

ἐκ (out) σοῦ (of you) γὰρ (for) ἐξελεύσεται (will come forth) ἡγούμενος (One leading),

ὅστις (who) ποιμανεῖ (will shepherd) τὸν (the) λαόν (people) μου (of Me) τὸν (-) Ἰσραήλ (Israel).

7 Τότε (Then) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) λάθρᾳ (secretly) καλέσας (having called) τοὺς (the) μάγους (Magi) ἠκρίβωσεν (learned exactly) παρ’ (of) αὐτῶν (them) τὸν (the) χρόνον (time) τοῦ (of the) φαινομένου (appearing) ἀστέρος (star), 8 καὶ (And) πέμψας (having sent) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (to) Βηθλέεμ (Bethlehem) εἶπεν (he said)· Πορευθέντες (Having gone) ἐξετάσατε (search) ἀκριβῶς (carefully) περὶ (for) τοῦ (the) παιδίου (Child)· ἐπὰν (when) δὲ (then) εὕρητε (You⁺ shall have found Him), ἀπαγγείλατέ (report) μοι (to me), ὅπως (so that) κἀγὼ (I also) ἐλθὼν (having come) προσκυνήσω (may worship) αὐτῷ (Him).

9 Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard) τοῦ (the) βασιλέως (king) ἐπορεύθησαν (they went)· καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold) ὁ (the) ἀστὴρ (star), ὃν (that) εἶδον (they saw) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀνατολῇ (east), προῆγεν (went before) αὐτούς (them) ἕως (until) ἐλθὼν (having come) ἐστάθη (it stood) ἐπάνω (over) οὗ (where) ἦν (was) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child). 10 ἰδόντες (Having seen) δὲ (now) τὸν (the) ἀστέρα (star) ἐχάρησαν (they rejoiced) χαρὰν (with joy) μεγάλην (great) σφόδρα (exceedingly). 11 καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) οἰκίαν (house) εἶδον (they saw) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) μετὰ (with) Μαρίας (Mary) τῆς (the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) πεσόντες (having fallen down) προσεκύνησαν (they worshiped) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) ἀνοίξαντες (having opened) τοὺς (the) θησαυροὺς (treasures) αὐτῶν (of them) προσήνεγκαν (they offered) αὐτῷ (to Him) δῶρα (gifts), χρυσὸν (gold) καὶ (and) λίβανον (frankincense) καὶ (and) σμύρναν (myrrh).

12 Καὶ (And) χρηματισθέντες (having been divinely warned) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) μὴ (not) ἀνακάμψαι (to return) πρὸς (to) Ἡρῴδην (Herod), δι’ (through) ἄλλης (another) ὁδοῦ (way) ἀνεχώρησαν (they withdrew) εἰς (to) τὴν (the) χώραν (country) αὐτῶν (of them).

The Flight to Egypt
(Hosea 11:1–7)

13 Ἀναχωρησάντων (Having withdrawn) δὲ (then) αὐτῶν (on their), ἰδοὺ (behold) ἄγγελος (an angel) κυρίου (of the Lord) φαίνεται (appears) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) τῷ (-) Ἰωσὴφ (to Joseph) λέγων (saying)· Ἐγερθεὶς (Having arisen) παράλαβε (take) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) φεῦγε (flee) εἰς (into) Αἴγυπτον (Egypt), καὶ (and) ἴσθι (be) ἐκεῖ (there) ἕως (until) ἂν (-) εἴπω (I should tell) σοι (you)· μέλλει (is about) γὰρ (for) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ζητεῖν (to seek) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) τοῦ (-) ἀπολέσαι (to destroy) αὐτό (Him).

14 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἐγερθεὶς (having arisen) παρέλαβεν (he took) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him) νυκτὸς (by night) καὶ (and) ἀνεχώρησεν (withdrew) εἰς (into) Αἴγυπτον (Egypt), 15 καὶ (and) ἦν (he was) ἐκεῖ (there) ἕως (until) τῆς (the) τελευτῆς (death) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod)· ἵνα (so that) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled) τὸ (that) ῥηθὲν (having been spoken) ὑπὸ (by) κυρίου (the Lord) διὰ (through) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet) λέγοντος (saying)· Ἐξ (Out) Αἰγύπτου (of Egypt) ἐκάλεσα (I called) τὸν (the) υἱόν (Son) μου (of Me).

Weeping and Great Mourning
(Jeremiah 31:1–25)

16 Τότε (Then) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ἰδὼν (having seen) ὅτι (that) ἐνεπαίχθη (he was mocked) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (the) μάγων (Magi) ἐθυμώθη (was enraged) λίαν (exceedingly), καὶ (and) ἀποστείλας (having sent forth) ἀνεῖλεν (he put to death) πάντας (all) τοὺς (the) παῖδας (boys) τοὺς (-) ἐν (in) Βηθλέεμ (Bethlehem) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) πᾶσι (all) τοῖς (the) ὁρίοις (borders) αὐτῆς (of it) ἀπὸ (from) διετοῦς (two years old) καὶ (and) κατωτέρω (under), κατὰ (according to) τὸν (the) χρόνον (time) ὃν (that) ἠκρίβωσεν (he learned exactly) παρὰ (from) τῶν (the) μάγων (Magi). 17 τότε (Then) ἐπληρώθη (was fulfilled) τὸ (that) ῥηθὲν (having been spoken) διὰ (by) Ἰερεμίου (Jeremiah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet) λέγοντος (saying)·

18 Φωνὴ (A voice) ἐν (in) Ῥαμὰ (Ramah) ἠκούσθη (was heard),

κλαυθμὸς (weeping) καὶ (and) ὀδυρμὸς (mourning) πολύς (much)·

Ῥαχὴλ (Rachel) κλαίουσα (weeping for) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) αὐτῆς (of her),

καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἤθελεν (she would) παρακληθῆναι (be comforted)

ὅτι (because) οὐκ (not) εἰσίν (they are).

The Return to Nazareth
(Luke 2:39–40)

19 Τελευτήσαντος (Having died) δὲ (however) τοῦ (-) Ἡρῴδου (on Herod), ἰδοὺ (behold) ἄγγελος (an angel) Κυρίου (of the Lord) φαίνεται (appears) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) τῷ (to) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) ἐν (in) Αἰγύπτῳ (Egypt) 20 λέγων (saying)· Ἐγερθεὶς (Having arisen) παράλαβε (take) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) πορεύου (go) εἰς (into) γῆν (the land) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel)· τεθνήκασιν (have died) γὰρ (for) οἱ (those) ζητοῦντες (seeking) τὴν (the) ψυχὴν (life) τοῦ (of the) παιδίου (Child).

21 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἐγερθεὶς (having arisen) παρέλαβεν (he took) τὸ (the) παιδίον (Child) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) εἰσῆλθεν (came) εἰς (into) γῆν (the land) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel). 22 ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (however) ὅτι (that) Ἀρχέλαος (Archelaus) βασιλεύει (reigns over) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (Judea) ἀντὶ (in place of) τοῦ (the) πατρὸς (father) αὐτοῦ (of him) Ἡρῴδου (Herod) ἐφοβήθη (he was afraid) ἐκεῖ (to there) ἀπελθεῖν (to depart)· χρηματισθεὶς (having been divinely warned) δὲ (then) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) ἀνεχώρησεν (he withdrew) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) μέρη (parts) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), 23 καὶ (and) ἐλθὼν (having come) κατῴκησεν (he dwelt) εἰς (in) πόλιν (a city) λεγομένην (being called) Ναζαρέτ (Nazareth)· ὅπως (so that) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled) τὸ (that) ῥηθὲν (having been spoken) διὰ (through) τῶν (the) προφητῶν (prophets) ὅτι (that) Ναζωραῖος (a Nazarene) κληθήσεται (He will be called).