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2 And |they| said to him､

In Bethlehem of Judæa,— for |so| is it written through the prophet:

And ||thou､ Bethlehem､ land of Judah|| |By no means least| art thou､ among the governors of Judah,— For |out of thee| shall one come forth to govern.

Who shall shepherd my people Israel.

||Then Herod|| |privately| calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing´ star; and sending them to Bethlehem, said—

Go search out accurately concerning the child,—and |as soon as ye find it| bring report unto me, that |I also| may come and bow myself down to it.

Now |they､ hearing the king| went, and lo! |the star which they had seen in the east| was going before them､ until it went and stood over where the child was; and､ seeing the star､ they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;  and､ coming into the house､ they saw the child, with Mary its mother,—and､ falling down､ prostrated themselves unto it, and､ opening their treasures､ offered unto it gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh;  and  |by another way| retired they unto their own country.

"Now lo! ||a messenger of the Lord|| appeareth by dream unto Joseph､ saying,

Arise､ take unto thee the child and its mother､ and flee into Egypt, and be there､ until I tell thee,—for Herod is about to seek the child､ to destroy it.

And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother､ by night, and retired into Egypt; and was there､ until the death of Herod,— that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet､ saying,

|Then Herod |  was exceedingly enraged,—and sent and slew all´ the male children that were in Bethlehem､ and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertalned from the wise men.

|Then was fulfilled| that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying :

||A voice|| |in Ramah| was heard. Weeping and great mourning,— Rachel weeping for her children､ And would not be comforted,—because they are not.

But  lo! |a messenger of the Lord| appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt; saying—

Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel,—for they are dead､ who were seeking the life of the child.

"And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel.  he was afraid |thither| to go,—and so､ being instructed by dream､ he retired into the parts of Galilee;  and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,—that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets—

Now |in those days| came John the Immerser, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judæa; saying､

Repent ye,—for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.

For |this| is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying､

A voice､ of one crying aloud! |In the wilderness| prepare ye the way of the Lord, |Straight| be making his paths.

But John |himself| had his raiment of camel's hair､ and a leathern girdle about his loins,—while |his food| was locusts and wild honey.

|Then| were going forth unto him—Jerusalem､ and all´ Judæa, and all´ the country round about the Jordan: and were being immersed in the Jordan river､ by him, openly confessing their sins. But  he said to them,—

Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to be fleeing from the coming wrath? Bring forth､ therefore､ fruit worthy of repentance; and think not to be saying within yourselves,—|As our father| we have ||Abraham||; For､ I say unto you､ that God is able |out of these stones| to raise up children unto Abraham. ||Already also|| the axe |unto the root of the trees| is being laid,—|every´ tree､ therefore､ not bringing forth good fruit| is to be hewn down, and |into fire| to be cast. |I| indeed､ am immersing you |in water, unto repentance|,—but  ||he|| will immerse you ||in Holy Spirit and fire||: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing-floor,—and will gather his wheat into the granary, but |the chaff| will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

|Then| cometh Jesus､ from Galilee to the