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Matthew 2 Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 Después de que Jesús nació en Belén de Judea, durante el reinado del rey Herodes, unos hombres sabios vinieron desde el oriente hasta Jerusalén.
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
2 “¿Dónde está el Rey de los judíos que ha nacido?” preguntaron. “Vimos su estrella en el oriente y hemos venido a adorarlo”.
2 “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
3 Cuando el rey Herodes escuchó esto, se preocupó mucho, y toda Jerusalén con él.
3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Entonces Herodes llamó a todos los jefes de los sacerdotes y a los maestros religiosos del pueblo, y les preguntó dónde se suponía que nacería el Mesías.
4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
5 “En Belén de Judea”, le dijeron ellos, “pues eso fue lo que escribió el profeta:
5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
6 ‘y tu, Belén, en la tierra de Judea, no eres la menor entre las ciudades reinantes de Judea, porque de ti saldrá un gobernante que será el pastor de mi pueblo Israel’”.
6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
7 Entonces Herodes llamó a los sabios y se reunió con ellos en privado, y logró saber por medio de ellos el momento exacto en que había aparecido la estrella.
7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
8 Los envió a Belén, diciéndoles: “cuando lleguen allí, busquen al niño, y cuando lo encuentren, háganmelo saber para yo ir a adorarlo también”.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
9 Después que los sabios escucharon lo que el rey iba a decirles, siguieron su camino, y la estrella que habían visto en el oriente los guió hasta que se detuvo justo sobre el lugar donde estaba el niño.
9 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 Cuando los sabios vieron la estrella, no pudieron contener la felicidad.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 Entraron a la casa y vieron al niño con María, su madre. Se arrodillaron y lo adoraron. Entonces abrieron sus bolsas de tesoros y le obsequiaron regalos de oro, incienso y mirra.
11 They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Advertidos por un sueño de no regresar ante Herodes, se marcharon a su país tomando otro camino.
12 Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
13 Después que se fueron los sabios, un ángel del Señor se le apareció a José en un sueño, y le dijo: “Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, y huyan a Egipto. Quédense allí hasta que yo se los diga, porque Herodes va a buscar al niño para matarlo”.
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
14 Entonces José se levantó y tomó al niño y a su madre, y partió hacia Egipto en medio de la noche.
14 He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,
15 Permanecieron allí hasta que Herodes murió. Esto cumplió lo que el Señor dijo a través del profeta: “De Egipto llamé a mi hijo”.
15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
16 Cuando Herodes se dio cuenta que había sido engañado por los sabios, se enojó mucho. Entonces envió hombres para que matasen a todos los niños de Belén y de las regiones cercanas que tuvieran menos de dos años de edad. Esto se basaba en el marco de tiempo que escuchó de los sabios.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
17 Así se cumplió la profecía del profeta Jeremías:
17 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
18 “En Ramá se oyó una voz, llanto y gran lamento. Raquel llora por sus hijos, se niega a que la consuelen, porque están muertos”.
18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
19 Después que Herodes murió, el ángel del Señor se le apareció en un sueño a José en Egipto, y le dijo:
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
20 “¡Levántate! Toma al niño y a su madre y regresa a la tierra de Israel, porque los que trataban de matar al niño están muertos”.
20 “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
21 Entonces José se levantó y tomó al niño y a su madre, y regresó a la tierra de Israel.
21 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 Pero José tenía miedo de ir allá después que supo que Arquelao había sucedido a su padre, el rey Herodes, como rey de Judá. Habiendo sido advertido por medio de un sueño, José se fue a Galilea,
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
23 y se estableció en Nazaret. Esto cumplió lo que los profetas habían dicho: “Él será llamado Nazareno”.
23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.
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People
Archelaus
Reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, which made Joseph afraid to settle there and led him to withdraw to Galilee.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 2:22
Herod the Great
King of Judea when Jesus was born, who was troubled by the Magi's news of a newborn King of the Jews and had the boys of Bethlehem killed; he is also the king in whose days…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:3; Matthew 2:16
Joseph
The carpenter of Nazareth, a just man who became Jesus' legal father.
Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:16-25; 2:13-23; Luke 1:27; 2:1-7
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Nazareth
A small agricultural village never named in the Old Testament. Jesus spent his childhood and early life here before beginning his public ministry.
Cited in the guide: Luke 2:39-40; Matthew 2:23; John 1:46
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Micah 5:2; John 7:42; Luke 2:4–7; Psalm 72:9–12; Luke 2:11
- 2 Numbers 24:17; Jeremiah 23:5; Revelation 22:16; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 9:6–7
- 3 Acts 17:6–7; John 11:47–48; Matthew 23:37; Acts 4:2; Matthew 8:29
- 4 Acts 23:9; Matthew 7:29; Acts 6:12; Matthew 21:23; Jeremiah 8:8
- 5 John 7:42; Ruth 1:1; 1 Samuel 16:1; Ruth 2:4; Ruth 4:11
- 6 Ezekiel 34:23–25; Micah 5:2; John 7:42; Isaiah 9:6–7; Genesis 49:10
- 7 1 Samuel 18:21; Psalm 83:3–4; Psalm 55:21; Psalm 64:4–6; Exodus 1:10
- 8 1 Corinthians 3:19–20; Luke 20:20–21; Jeremiah 41:5–7; Proverbs 26:24–25; Proverbs 21:30
- 9 2 Peter 1:19; Matthew 2:2; Proverbs 8:17; Psalm 25:12; Proverbs 2:1–6
- 10 Psalm 105:3; Luke 2:20; Luke 2:10; Romans 15:9–13; Psalm 67:4
- 11 Isaiah 60:6; Psalm 72:10; Luke 2:16; Matthew 2:2; Psalm 95:6
- 12 Matthew 2:22; Matthew 2:19; Matthew 2:13; Matthew 27:19; Matthew 1:20
- 13 Acts 10:7; Acts 12:11; Matthew 2:12; Exodus 1:22; Matthew 1:20
- 14 Acts 26:21; Matthew 2:20–21; Matthew 1:24
- 15 Hosea 11:1; Exodus 4:22; Numbers 24:8; Luke 24:44; Matthew 1:22
- 16 Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 28:15; Revelation 17:6; Daniel 3:19–20; Proverbs 28:17
- 18 Jeremiah 31:15; Jeremiah 9:17–21; Jeremiah 4:31; Genesis 35:16–20; Ezekiel 2:10
- 19 Matthew 1:20; Daniel 8:25; Jeremiah 30:10; Isaiah 51:12; Psalm 139:7
- 20 Exodus 4:19; 1 Kings 12:1–3; Matthew 2:13; 1 Kings 11:21; 1 Kings 11:40
- 21 Genesis 6:22; Hebrews 11:8
- 22 Isaiah 48:17–18; John 7:52; Luke 2:39; Isaiah 30:21; Matthew 2:12–13
- 23 Judges 13:5; John 1:45–46; Mark 1:24; John 18:5; John 19:19
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
We have need of much wakefulness, and many prayers, that we may arrive at the interpretation of the passage now before us, and that we may learn who these wise men were, and whence they came, and how; and at whose persuasion, and what was the star.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… when speaking of the angel, says, "The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in sleep." Of what Lord he does himself interpret: "That it may be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son." "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call …
As wretched Herod feared, and for the Child slew the children. But fearing to lose his kingdom, he deserved not to know the King.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
"Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared:" Attempting to slay that which was born,--an act of extreme idiotcy not of madness only; since what had been said and done was enough to have withholden him from any such attempt.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
When He was about to go into Egypt, that He might overthrow the gods of Egypt made with hands, again an Angel appeareth to Joseph in a dream.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)