Senjecas - Visit of the Magi

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

garáiȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

Literal translation of the Greek text

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

the And 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 in the east and came to worship him.

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

hearing and 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:

they and 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 the people of.me 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 of.the king they.departed, and behold the star which they.saw in the east went.before them 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 the mother of.him, and falling they.worshipped him,and having. opened the treasures of.them 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 the country of.them.

Senjecan text

• 1: da herodűs reegűs a̋han ȝehuda̋s beþléxema̋s éna ȝesűs żenaþűs—eenő ma̋gus áusþis urúṡalı́mam éna
• 2: te̋e̋antus—m̃a ȝehuðrűm re̋e̋gu xáru że̋na. hi m̃us ausa̋s éna nu-ṡűkem e-naka da num tőzu e-ǧe̋ma m̃ar:
• 3: da ve̋nantu herődu re̋e̋gu ga̋a̋saþu e-vűűa da őra urúṡalı́ma nú' súna.
• 4: da őr' ufva̋mlunk̬e leuðűs ȝa̋rlunk̬e le̋żantu. nu þun e-me̋ta ma̋żaþum xáru że̋nu e-e̋sa:
• 5:da þus nús o e-te̋e̋a. m̃a ȝehuðrűm beþléxema̋s éna. hi ítu m̃aaþlűm kı̋a ȝa̋raþo ı̋la
• 6: da tú. beþléxema̋ ȝehuda̋s mexa̋s éna. ȝehuda̋s zil̤űm ȝúṡa kíísu ne pïpı̋na e̋sa hi zı̋lu tás ápa mu-le̋uðum ȝísrae̋lam zı̋l' u-ǧe̋ma m̃ar:
• 7: pósu gúþvi ma̋gun hïha̋m̃aþu herődu núm ápa ṡuka̋s kaȝős te̋nam e-te̋va:
• 8: da béþlexe̋mam do nun mïmı̋þantu e-te̋e̋a. m̃a a̋a̋tantus. ṡiṡű' sépa ríív̈i me̋te: da méti ȝus þum de̋sa. mús o ȝe̋że táádi ǧe̋mantu mu þum toze̋ȝa:
• 9: da re̋e̋gum ve̋naþus e-vı̋da da eenő. nus nam aausa̋s éna e-na̋ka. ṡűke núm n̨ópa e-a̋ta. síra ǧe̋mante—ȝa ṡı̋ṡu tóru e-vűűa—ðeeős úpa e-ṡűra:
• 10: da ṡűkem na̋kantu nus kéþu me̋za főgam e-főga:
• 11: da m̃e̋e̋som éna tı̋rantu nus mirȝaműs þu-maama̋' súna ṡı̋ṡum e-na̋ka. da főőlantu nus þum e-tőza: da nu-goolƣa̋a̋voma lÿlűrantu nus þús o dőőon sara̋nomk̬e niivpı̋timk̬e naaðpı̋ı̋timk̬’ e-fe̋ɫa:
• 12: zikős éna herődum do ke̋ru mee ze̋maþus íílaþus. nus nu-me̋xam do a̋no atős móóda e-vi̋da⁝

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	IND = indicative	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	F = feminine	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
3 = third person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FRQ = frequentative	PP = patient (past) participle	REL = relativizer, relative
4 = fourth person	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	FUT = future	PRF = perfect	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	EP = epenthesis	IMP = imperative	PRV = privative prefix	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	PST = past	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)

Gloss

da	herod-űs	reeg-űs	a̋h-an	ȝehud-a̋s	beþléxem-a̋s	éna	ȝes-űs	żen-a-þ-űs	eenő	ma̋g-us	áus-þis	urúṡalı́m-am	éna
and	Herod-G.s	king-G.s	day-A.p	Judea-G.s	Bethlehem-G.s	in	Jesus-G.s	be.born-IND-PP-G.s	behold	magus-N.p	east-from	Jerusalem-A.s	in

te̋e̋-a-nt-us	m̃a	ȝehuðr-űm	re̋e̋g-u	xáru	że̋n-a	hi	m̃-us	aus-a̋s	éna	nu=ṡűk-em	e=nak-a	da	n-um	tőz-u	e=ǧe̋m-a
say-IND-AP-N.p	QUOT	Jew-G.p	king-N.s	why	be.born-IND	for	1p-N	east-G.s	in	his=star-A.s	PST=see-IND	and	3-A.s	worship-SUP	PST=come-IND

da	ve̋n-a-ntu-Ø	herőd-u	re̋e̋g-u	ga̋a̋s-a-þ-u	e=vűű-a	da	őra-Ø	urúṡalı́m-a	n-ú-'	súna
and	hear-IND-AP-ABS	Herod-N.s	king-N.s	trouble-IND-PP-N.s	PST=be-IND	and	all-ABS	Jerusalem-N.s	3-G.s-ELIS	with

da	őr-'-Ø	uf-va̋ml-un=k̬e	leuð-űs	ȝa̋r-l-un=k̬e	le̋ż-a-ntu-Ø	n-u	þ-un	e=me̋t-a	ma̋ż-a-þ-um	xáru	że̋n-u	e=e̋s-a
and	all-ELIS-ABS	chief-priest-A.p=and	people-G.s	write-AG-A.p=and	gather-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.s	4-A.p	PST=ask-IND	anoint-IND-PP-A.s	where	be.born-SUP	PST=be-IND

da	þ-us	n-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ȝehuðr-űm	beþléxem-a̋s	éna	hi	ítu	m̃aaþl-űm	kí-a	ȝa̋r-a-þ-o	ı̋l-a
and	4-N.p	3-G.s	tp	PST=say-IND	QUOT	Judah-G.p	Bethlehem-G.s	in	for	thus	prophesy-AG-G.p	by	write-IND-PP-N.s	become-IND

da	t-ú	beþléxem-a̋	ȝehud-a̋s	mex-a̋s	éna	ȝehud-a̋s	zil-l-űm	ȝúṡ-'	kíísu	ne	pï~pı̋n-a	e̋s-a
and	2s-V	Bethlehem-V.s	Judah-G.s	land-G.s	in	Judah-G.s	ruler-AG-G.p	among-ELIS	at.all	not	ELT~little-N.s	be.IND

hi	zı̋l-l-u	t-ás	ápa	mu=le̋uð-um	ȝísrae̋l-am	zı̋l-'	u=ǧe̋m-a	m̃ar
for	ruler-AG-N.s	2s-G.s	from	my=people-A.s	Israel-A.s	rule-ELIS	FUT=come-IND	QUOT

pósu	gúþ=vi	ma̋g-un	hï~ha̋m̃-a-þu-Ø	herőd-u	n-úm	ápa	ṡuk-a̋s	kaȝ-ős	te̋n-am	e=te̋v-a
then	secret=ADV	magus-A.p	PRF~call-IND-PP-ABS	Herod-N.s	3-G.p	from	star-G.s	appearance-G.s	time-A.s	PST=ascertain-IND

da	béþlexe̋m-am	do	n-un	mï~mı̋þ-a-nt-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	a=a̋t-a-nt-us	ṡiṡ-ű-'	sépa	ríív=vi	me̋t-e
and	Bethlehem-A.s	to	3-A.p	PRF~send-IND-AP-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	PRF~go-IND-AP-N.p	child-G.s-ELIS	about	exact=ADV	ask-IMP

da	méti	ȝ-us	þ-um	de̋s-a	m-ús	o	ȝe̋ż-e	táádi	ǧe̋m-a-ntu-Ø	m-u	þ-um	tőz-e̋ȝ-a
and	when	2p-N	4-A.s	find-IND	1s-G	to	report-IMP	so.that	come-IND-AP-ABS	1s-N	4-A.s	worship-SBJ-IND

da	re̋e̋gum	ve̋n-a-þ-us	e=vı̋d-a	da	eenő	n-us	n-am	aaus-a̋s	éna	e=na̋k-a	ṡűk-e	n-úm	n̨ópa	e=a̋t-a
and	hear-IND-PP-N.p	PST=leave-IND	and	behold	3-N.p	3-A.s	east-G.s	in	PST=see-IND	star-N.s	3-G.p	before	PST=go-IND

síra	ǧe̋m-a-nt-e	ȝa	ṡı̋ṡ-u	tóru	e=vű-i	ðee-ős	úpa	e=ṡűr-a
until	come-IND-AP-N.s	REL	child-N.s	there	PST=be-REL	place-G.s	over	PST=stand-IND

da	ṡűk-em	na̋k-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	kéþu	me̋za-Ø	főg-am	e=főg-a
and	star-A.s	see-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.p	exceedingly	great-ABS	rejoicing-A.s	PST=rejoice-IND

da	m̃e̋e̋s-om	éna	tı̋r-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	mirȝam-űs	þu=maam-a̋-'	súna	ṡı̋ṡ-um	e=na̋k-a
and	house-A.s	into	enter-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.p	Mary-G.s	his-mother-G.s-ELIS	with	child-A.s	PST=see-IND

da	főől-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	þ-um	e=tőz-a	da	nu=goolƣa̋a̋v-om	lÿ~lűr-a-ntu-Ø	n-us	þ-ús	o
and	fall-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.p	4-A.s	PST=worship-IND	and	their=treasury-A.s	PRF~open-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.s	4-G.s	to

dőő-on	sara̋n-om=k̬e	niivpı̋t-im=k̬e	naaðpı̋ı̋t-im-k̬-’	e=fe̋ɫ-a
gift-A.p	gold-A.s=and	frankincense-A.s=and	myrrh-A.s=and	PST=offer-IND

zik-ős	éna	herőd-um	do	ke̋r-u	mee	ze̋m-a-þ-us	i~íl-a-þ-us	n-us	nu=me̋x-am	do	a̋no-Ø	at-ős	m̃ééla	e=vi̋d-a
dream-G.s	in	Herod-A.s	to	return-SUP	not	warn-IND-PP-N.p	PRF~become-IND-PP-N.p	3-N.p	their-country-A.s	to	other-ABS	way-G.s	by	PST=leave-IND