إنجيل القدّيس متّى02/من12حتى18/بَعْدَمَا ٱنْصَرَفَ المَجُوس، تَرَاءَى مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ في الحُلْمِ لِيُوسُف، وقَالَ لَهُ: «قُمْ، خُذِ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وأُمَّهُ، وَٱهْرُبْ إِلى مِصْر
“بَعْدَمَا ٱنْصَرَفَ المَجُوس، تَرَاءَى مَلاكُ الرَّبِّ في الحُلْمِ لِيُوسُف، وقَالَ لَهُ: «قُمْ، خُذِ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وأُمَّهُ، وَٱهْرُبْ إِلى مِصْر، وٱبْقَ هُنَاكَ إِلى أَنْ أَقُولَ لَكَ، لأَنَّ هِيرُودُسَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَبْحَثَ عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ لِيُهْلِكَهُ». فقَامَ يُوسُفُ وأَخَذَ ٱلصَّبِيَّ وأُمَّهُ لَيْلاً، ولَجَأَ إِلى مِصْر. وبَقِيَ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى مَاتَ هِيرُودُس، لِيَتِمَّ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ بِالنَّبِيّ: «مِنْ مِصْرَ دَعَوْتُ ٱبْنِي».ولَمَّا رَأَى هِيرُودُسُ أَنَّ المَجُوسَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُ غَضِبَ جِدًّا. وأَرْسَلَ فَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ الصِّبْيَانِ في بَيْتَ لَحْمَ وضَواحِيها، مِنِ ٱبْنِ سَنَتَيْنِ فَمَا دُون، بِحَسَبِ الزَّمَنِ الَّذي تَحَقَّقَهُ مِنَ المَجُوس. حِينَئِذٍ تَمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِالنَّبِيِّ إِرْمِيَا: صَوْتٌ سُمِعَ في الرَّامَة، بُكَاءٌ وَنَحِيبٌ كَثِير. رَاحِيلُ تَبْكِي أَوْلادَهَا، وقَدْ أَبَتْ أَنْ تَتَعَزَّى، لأَنَّهُم زَالُوا مِنَ الوُجُود.”
الرسالة إلى العبرانيّين11/من23حتى31/بِالإِيْمَانِ رَاحَابُ البَغِيُّ لَمْ تَهْلِكْ مَعَ الَّذِينَ عَصَوا، لأَنَّهَا قَبِلَتِ الجَاسُوسَينِ بِسَلام.”
“يا إخوَتِي، بِالإِيْمَانِ مُوسَى، لَمَّا وُلِدَ، أَخْفَاهُ أَبَواهُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَشْهُر، لأَنَّهُمَا رَأَيَا ٱلصَّبِيَّ جَمِيلاً، ولَمْ يَرْهَبَا أَمْرَ المَلِك. بِالإِيْمَانِ مُوسَى، لَمَّا كَبُرَ، أَبَى أَنْ يُدْعَى ٱبْنًا لٱبْنَةِ فِرْعَون، وٱخْتَارَ المَشَقَّةَ معَ شَعْبِ اللهِ على التَّمَتُّعِ الوَقْتِيِّ بِالْخَطِيئَة، حَاسِبًا عَارَ المَسِيحِ غِنًى أَعْظَمَ مِنْ كُنُوزِ مِصْر، لأَنَّهُ كانَ يَتَطَلَّعُ إِلى المُكافَأَة.
بِالإِيْمَانِ تَرَكَ مِصْر، ولَمْ يَخْشَ غَضَبَ المَلِك، وثَبَتَ على عَزْمِهِ، كَأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لا يُرَى. بِالإِيْمَانِ صَنَعَ الفِصْحَ ورَشَّ الدَّمّ، لِئَلاَّ يَمَسَّهُم مُهْلِكُ الأَبْكَار. بِالإِيْمَانِ عَبَرَ بَنُو إِسْرائِيلَ البَحْرَ الأَحْمَر، كَمَا على أَرْضٍ يَابِسَة، ولَمَّا حَاوَلَ المِصْرِيُّونَ عُبُورَهُ غَرِقُوا. بِالإِيْمَانِ سَقَطَتْ أَسْوَارُ أَرِيْحَا، بَعْدَ الطَّوَافِ حَولَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّام.
بِالإِيْمَانِ رَاحَابُ البَغِيُّ لَمْ تَهْلِكْ مَعَ الَّذِينَ عَصَوا، لأَنَّهَا قَبِلَتِ الجَاسُوسَينِ بِسَلام.”
Lord’s Angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 02/13-18: “Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I have called my son.’ When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: ‘A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.’
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
Letter to the Hebrews 11/23-31: “By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.