Senjecas - Visit of the Magi

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	ƿ	m			t	d	þ	ð	ł	l			c	ƶ	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ᵹ	h	ȝ			š	ṡ			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̊/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Literal translation of the Greek text

sącűm nı̋mo - The Visit of the Magi (Mt 2:1-12)

helȝeka̋s ų́da tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

• 1: Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδοὺ μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα

And the Jesus having.been.born in Bethlehem of.the Judea in days of.Herod the king, behold Magi from east arrived into Jerusalem.

• 2: λέγοντες, Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.

saying, where is the born king of.the Jews; we.saw for his the star en the east and came to worship him.

• 3: ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρῴδης ἐταράχθη καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετ' αὐτοῦ,

and hearing the king Herod was.troubled and all Jerusalem with him,

• 4: καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ' αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.

and gathering all the chief.priests and scribes of.the people he.inquired from them where the Christ was.to.be.born.

• 5: οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, Ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας: οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου:

and they said to.him, in Bethlehem of the Jews: thus for it.is.written by the prophets:

• 6: Καὶ σύ, Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα, οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα: ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος, ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

And you, Bethlehem, land of.Judah, not.at.all least are.you among the rulers of.Judah: out.of you for will.come ruler, who will.govern my people the Israel.

• 7: Τότε Ἡρῴδης λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους ἠκρίβωσεν παρ' αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος,

Then Herod secretly calling the Magi asked.exactly from them the time of.the appearing star,

• 8: καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, Πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου: ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.

and sending them to Bethlehem he.said, having gone, inquire exactly about the child. When and you.find report to.me, so.that and.I coming may.worship him.

• 9: οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπορεύθησαν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀστὴρ ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ προῆγεν αὐτοὺς ἕως ἐλθὼν ἐστάθη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.

the and having.heard they.departed, and behold the star which they.saw in the east went.before then until coming stood over where was the child.

• 10: ἰδόντες δὲ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα.

beholding and the star they.rejoiced great joy exceedingly.

• 11: καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν εἶδον τὸ παιδίον μετὰ Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσόντες προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνοίξαντες τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δῶρα, χρυσὸν καὶ λίβανον καὶ σμύρναν.

and coming into the house they.saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling they.worshipped him,and having. opened their treasures they offered to.him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

• 12: καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ' ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην, δι' ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν.

and having.been.warned by dream not to.return to Herod, by other way they.departed into their country.

Senjecan text

• 1: da herdosűs ręgűs a̋han ȝehúdea̋s beþléxema̋s éna ȝesűs ƶenaþűs—ęnő ma̋gus áusþis ȝerúcalı́mam éna
• 2: tę̋antus. ƿa ȝehdűm rę̋gu xáru ƶe̋na. hi ƿus ausa̋s éna nu-cűkem e-naka da num tőza e-ǧe̋ma:
• 3: da ve̋nantu herdősu rę̋gu gą̋saþu e-vųa da őra ȝerúcalı́ma nú' súna.
• 4: da őr' ufva̋mlunk̬e leuðűs ȝa̋rlunk̬e le̋ƶantu. nu þun e-me̋ta ma̋ƶaþum xáru ƶe̋nu e-e̋sa:
• 5: da þus nús o e-tę̋a. ƿa ȝehdűm beþléxema̋s éna. hi ítu ƿąþlűm kı̋a ȝa̋raþo ı̋la
• 6: da tá. beþléxema̋ ȝehuda̋s mexa̋s éna. tá ȝehuda̋s zil̨űm ȝúca alkísu pıpı̋na e̋sa hi zı̋lu tás ápa mu-le̋uðum ȝísrae̋lam zı̋l' u-ǧe̋ma ɱar:
• 7: pósu ᵹų́hvi ma̋gun hıha̋ɱaþu herdősu núm ápa cuka̋s kaȝős te̋nam e-te̋va:
• 8: da béþlexe̋mam do nun mımı̋þantu e-tę̋a. ƿ' ą̋tantus. cicű' sépa rı̨̋v̨i me̋te: da méti ȝus þum de̋sa. mús o ȝe̋ƶe tádi ǧe̋mantu mu þum tőzo:
• 9: da ve̋naþus e-vı̋da da ęnő. tei nus nam ąusa̋s éna e-na̋ki. cűke núm ṅópa e-a̋ta. síra ǧe̋mante—tei cı̋cu tóru e-vűi—ðęős úpa e-cűra:
• 10: da cűkem na̋kantu nu kéþu me̋za főgam e-főga:
• 11: da ɱę̋som éna tı̋rantu nus mirȝaműs þu-mąma̋' súna cı̋cum e-na̋ka. da fǫ̋lantu nus þum e-tőza: da nu-gǫlᵹą̋vom lylűrantu nus þús o dǫ̋on cɪ̋nomk̬e nįvpı̋timk̬e nąðpı̨̋timk̬’ e-fe̋ła:
• 12: zikős éna herdősum do ke̋ru mę ze̋maþus ı̨̋laþus. nus nu-me̋xam do a̋no atős ƿę́la e-vi̋da:

Gloss

da	herdos-űs	ręg-űs	a̋h-an	ȝehúde-a̋s	beþléxem-a̋s	éna	ȝes-űs	ƶen-a-þ-űs	ęnő	ma̋g-us	áus-þis	ȝerúcalı́m-am	éna
and	Herod-GEN.SG	king-GEN.SG	day-ACC.PL	Judea-GEN.SG	Bethlehem-GEN.SG	in	Jesus-GEN.SG	be.born-IND-PP-GEN.SG	behold	magus-NOM.PL	east-from	Jerusalem-ACC.SG	in

tę̋-a-nt-us	ƿa	ȝehd-űm	rę̋g-u	xáru	ƶe̋n-a	hi	ƿ-us	aus-a̋s	éna	nu=cűk-em	e=nak-a	da	n-um	tőz-a	e=ǧe̋m-a
say-IND-AP-NOM.PL	QUOT	Jew-GEN.PL	king-NOM.SG	why	be.born-IND	for	1p-NOM	east-GEN.SG	in	his=star-ACC.SG	PST==see-IND	and	3-ACC.SG	worship-IND	PST=come-IND

da	ve̋n-a-ntu-Ø	herdős-u	rę̋g-u	gą̋s-a-þ-u	e=vų-a	da	őra-Ø	ȝerúcalı́m-a	n-ú-'	súna
and	hear-IND-AP-ABS	Herod-NOM.SG	king-NOM.SG	trouble-IND-PP-NOM.SG	PST=be-IND	and	all-ABS	Jerusalem-NOM.SG	3-GEN.SG-EL	with

da	őr-'-Ø	uf-va̋ml-un=k̬e	leuð-űs	ȝa̋rl-un=k̬e	le̋ƶ-a-ntu-Ø	n-u	þ-un	e=me̋t-a	ma̋ƶ-a-þ-um	xáru	ƶe̋n-u	e=e̋s-a
and	all-EL-ABS	chief-priest-ACC.PL=and	people-GEN.SG	scribe-ACC.PL=and	gather-IND-AP-ABS	3-NOM.SG	4-ACC.PL	PST=ask-IND	anoint-IND-PP-ACC.SG	where	be.born-SUP	PST=be-IND

da	þ-us	n-ús	o	e=tę̋-a	ƿa	ȝehd-űm	beþléxem-a̋s	éna	hi	ítu	ƿąþl-űm	kí-a	ȝa̋r-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a
and	4-NOM.PL	3-GEN.SG	tp	PST=say-IND	QUOT	Judah-GEN.PL	Bethlehem-GEN.SG	in	for	thus	prophet-GEN.PL	by	write-IND-PP-NOM.SG	become-IND

da	t-á	beþléxem-a̋	ȝehud-a̋s	mex-a̋s	éna	t-á	ȝehud-a̋s	zil̨-űm	ȝúc-'	alkísu	pı~pı̋n-a	e̋s-a
and	2s-VOC	Bethlehem-VOC.SG	Judah-GEN.SG	land-GEN.SG	in	2s-VOC	Judah-GEN.SG	ruler-GEN.PL	among-EL	not.the.least	ELAT~little-NOM.SG	be.IND

hi	zı̋l-u	t-ás	ápa	mu=le̋uð-um	ȝísrae̋l-am	zı̋l-'	u=ǧe̋m-a	ɱar
for	ruler-NOM.SG	2s-GEN.SG	from	my=people-ACC.SG	Israel-ACC.SG	rule-ELIS	FUT=come-IND	QUOT

pósu	ᵹų́h-vi	ma̋g-un	hı~ha̋ɱ-a-þu-Ø	herdős-u	n-úm	ápa	cuk-a̋s	kaȝ-ős	te̋n-am	e=te̋v-a
then	secret-ADV	magus-ACC.PL	PRF~call-IND-PP-ABS	Herod-NOM.SG	3-GEN.PL	from	star-GEN.SG	appearance-GEN.SG	time-ACC.SG	PST=ascertain-IND

da	béþlexe̋m-am	do	n-un	mı~mı̋þ-a-nt-u	e=tę̋-a	ƿ-'	a=a̋t-a-nt-us	cic-ű-'	sépa	rı̨̋v-vi	me̋t-e
and	Bethlehem-ACC.SG	to	3-ACC.PL	PRF~send-IND-AP-NOM.SG	PST=say-IND	QUOT-EL	PRF~go-IND-AP-NOM.PL	child-GEN.SG-EL	about	exact-ADV	ask-IMP

da	méti	ȝ-us	þ-um	de̋s-a	m-ús	o	ȝe̋ƶ-e	tádi	ǧe̋m-a-ntu-Ø	m-u	þ-um	tőz-o
and	when	2p-NOM	4-ACC.SG	find-IND	1s-GEN	to	report-IMP	so.that	come-IND-AP-ABS	1s-NOM	4-ACC.SG	worship-SBJ

da	ve̋n-a-þ-us	e=vı̋d-a	da	ęnő	tei	n-us	n-am	ąus-a̋s	éna	e=na̋k-i	cűk-e	n-úm	ṅópa	e=a̋t-a
and	hear-IND-PP-NOM.PL	PST=leave-IND	and	behold	REL	3-NOM.PL	3-ACC.SG	east-GEN.SG	in	PST=see-REL	star-NOM.SG	3-GEN.PL	before	PST=go-IND

síra	ǧe̋m-a-nt-e	tei	cı̋c-u	tóru	e=vű-i	ðę-ős	úpa	e=cűr-a
until	come-IND-AP-NOM.SG	REL	star-NOM.SG	there	PST=be-REL	place-GEN.SG	over	PST=stand-IND

da	cűk-em	na̋k-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	kéþu	me̋za-Ø	főg-am	e=főg-a
and	star-ACC.SG	see-IND-AP-ABS	3-NOM.PL	exceedingly	great-ABS	rejoicing-ACC.SG	PST=rejoice-IND

da	ƿę̋s-om	éna	tı̋r-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	mirȝam-űs	þu=mąm-a̋-'	súna	cı̋c-um	e=na̋k-a
and	house-ACC.SG	into	enter-IND-AP-ABS	3-NOM.PL	Mary-GEN.SG	his-mother-GEN.SG-EL	with	child-ACC.SG	PST=see-IND

da	fǫ̋l-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	þ-um	e=tőz-a	da	nu=gǫlᵹą̋v-om	ly~lűr-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	þ-ús	o
and	fall-IND-AP-ABS	3-NOM.PL	4-ACC.SG	PST=worship-IND	and	their=treasury-ACC.SG	PRF~open-IND-AP-ABS	3-NOM.SG	4-GEN.SG	to

dǫ̋-on	cɪ̋n-om=k̬e	nįvpı̋t-im=k̬e	nąðpı̨̋t-im-k̬-’	e=fe̋ł-a
gift-ACC.PL	gold-ACC.SG=and	frankincense-ACC.SG=and	myrrh-ACC.SG=and	PST=offer-IND

zik-ős	éna	herdős-um	do	ke̋r-u	mę	ze̋m-a-þ-us	i~íl-a-þ-us
dream-GEN.SG	in	Herod-ACC.SG	to	return-SUP	not	warn-IND-PP-NOM.PL	PRF~become-IND-PP-NOM.PL

n-us	nu=me̋x-am	do	a̋no-Ø	at-ős ƿę́la e-vi̋da
3-NOM.PL	their-country-ACC.SG	to	other-ABS	way-GEN.SG	by	PST=leave-IND