The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 3

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1, 2 [[Matthew 2.1]] b And after that, the Magi came from the east to Jerusalem, [[Matthew 2.2]] and said, Where is the King of the Jews which was born? We have seen his star in the east, and have 3 come to worship him. [[Matthew 2.3]] And Herod the king heard, and he was troubled, and all 4 Jerusalem with him. [[Matthew 2.4]] And he gathered all the chief priests and the scribes of the 5 people, and asked them in what place the Messiah should be born. [[Matthew 2.5]] They said, In Bethlehem of Judæa: thus it is written in the prophet,

> 6 [[Matthew 2.6]] You also, Bethlehem of Judah, Are not contemptible among the kings of Judah: From you shall go forth a king, And he shall be a shepherd to my people Israel.

7 [[Matthew 2.7]] Then Herod called the Magi secretly, and inquired of them the time at which 8 the star appeared to them. [[Matthew 2.8]] And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, Go and search about the child diligently; and when you have found him, come and 9 make known to me, that I also may go and worship him. [[Matthew 2.9]] And they, when they [Arabic, p. 11] heard the king, departed; and lo, the star which they had seen in the east went before them, until it came and stood above the place where the child 10, 11 was. [[Matthew 2.10]] And when they beheld the star, they rejoiced with very great joy. [[Matthew 2.11]] And they entered the house and beheld the child with Mary his mother, and fell down worshipping him, and opened their saddle-bags and offered to him offerings, gold and 12 myrrh and frankincense. [[Matthew 2.12]] And they saw in a dream that they should not return to Herod, and they travelled by another way in going to their country.

13 [[Matthew 2.13]] And when they had departed, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, and said to him, Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I speak to you; for Herod is determined to seek the child 14 to slay him. [[Matthew 2.14]] And Joseph arose and took the child and his mother in the night, and 15 fled into Egypt, [[Matthew 2.15]] and remained in it until the time of the death of Herod: that that might be fulfilled which was said by the Lord in the prophet, which said, From 16 Egypt did I call my son. [[Matthew 2.16]] And Herod then, when he saw that he was mocked of the Magi, was very angry, and sent and killed all the male children which were in Bethlehem and all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time 17 which he had inquired from the Magi. [[Matthew 2.17]] Then was fulfilled the saying in Jeremiah the prophet, which said,

> 18 [[Matthew 2.18]] A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and much lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, And not willing to be consoled for their loss.

19 [[Matthew 2.19]] But when Herod the king died, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to 20 Joseph in Egypt, [[Matthew 2.20]] and said to him, Rise and take the child and his mother, and [Arabic, p. 12] go into th