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We Are

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We Are Fami

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메시아가 오셔서

성전 지붕 위에서

구원의 시기가 왔음을 알리리라

믿는 자는 빛을 보고 기뻐할지니

예언대로 "일어나 비추어라 너의 빛이 왔노라"

용기를 갖고 모세의 율법을 지키며

모든 면에서 율법에 한 치도 어긋나지 말지어다

이 말을 명심하고

하나님을 사랑할지어다

아멘!

만물의 왕이신 하나님의 축복이 있기를

인간중의 최고시며 하나님 아들인 주를 위해

하나님께서 안식일과

모든 이스라엘의 의식을 주관하시도다

아멘

하나님의 축복을 받고 하나님의 영광이 빛나고

하나님이 굽어살펴 평안할지어다

아멘

우리 집에서 저녁드세요 아이들과 약속했어요

고맙소

요셉! 요셉! 요셉!

할 말이 있네 중요한 이야기야

함께 가서 얘기 하세

성서에서 읽었는데 분명해

저리 가!

랍비님!

부모님께 내일 뵙겠다고 해라

기술을 습득하면 자유다

기술 있는 자만이 자유롭지

남에게 의지 안 해도 되거든

요셉, 잠깐만

안나!

잠시 너희들끼리 일해라

나무를 살살 다뤄야 해 물론이죠

일 끝난 다음에 가려 했는데 지금 가야겠군요

알다시피 남편이... 아까운 분이 돌아가셨죠

자네를 좋아했지

자네에게 가려 했는데 마지막엔 말씀도 못하셨어

딸 때문에 눈도 못 감았지 남자 형제가 없잖나

이 집 안에 남자가 없어 잠도 못 자겠어

멀지 않아 내가 죽는다면...

왜 그런 말씀을 하시죠?

오래 살지 못할 것 같아

정정하시니 걱정말고 주무세요

결혼은 큰 변화지만 반쪽 인생으로 살 순 없죠

약혼, 결혼 날짜는 랍비가 정하세요

고맙네, 후회 안할 거야

마리아는 좋은 아이니 좋은 아내가 될 거야

보름 날 약혼을 할까?

약혼 일년 후 추수기에 결혼을 하고

열매를 맺을 때가 즐겁잖나

운이 좋으면 나도 살아 있겠지

마리아!

마리아, 다들 기다리고 있어

마리아! 어서 나와 봐!

숄을 둘러야지

감사합니다 두려워할 것 없네

드디어 왔군

아름다워!

이 약혼으로 두 사람 요셉과 마리아는

모세와 이스라엘의 율법에 따라 맺어질지어다

아멘!

누구세요?

누구예요?

어떻게 그럴 수가

남자와 동침해 본 적 없어요

하나님 몸종을 어여삐 보사

이 몸을 통해 이루소서

마리아, 누구와 얘기 하니?

엘리자벳 소식이에요

내 사촌? 무슨 소식?

3개월 후에 아들을 낳는대요

6개월 전, 1월 19일에 임신을 했대요

하지만 항상 실패했고

이젠 너무 늙었어

무슨 엉뚱한 소리야?

사실이에요 아들을 낳을 거예요

가서 찾아 뵈야겠어요

이집트인들과 시리아인들이 해방됐고

그들은 선지자가 많아서

항상 미래를 예언하나요?

선지자들만이 그들의 희망이지

그들은 선량하지 종교만 가르치니까

그러나 반역을 가르치기도 해서

이 나라에 악영향을 주고 있어

없애는 편이 나아

신자들이 무식한 편이 정치하기엔 좋다더군

메시아라고 종종 듣는데 무슨 뜻이죠?

그 불길한 단어를 들었나?

무슨 선지자나...

로마도 꿈을 없앨 순 없어

메시아란 해결사로 표현된 환상이지

그가 정의를 구현하고 선한 자를 상주고

영원한 안식을 가져온다나

메시아가 선지자보다 더 나쁘군요

로마 입장에서는요

유태인에게도 안 좋아 가서 그렇게 전하게

아니, 그러지 말고

메시아가 나타나면 짓밟아 버려

로마 황제에게 안심하라고 전하게

내가 팔레스타인에 살아있는 한 메시아는 없다고

마리아, 편안할 거예요

하나님, 여행 길을 굽어살펴 주소서

신의 가호가 있길

베들래햄 동생에게 줘라

유월절에 간다고 하고

무사히 다녀와

이 천 어디에 놓지?

마리아! 정말 보고 싶었단다

마리아

사실이었군요

어떻게 알았니? 누가 말했어?

하나님의 사자가요

다른 얘기도 했어요

굉장한 얘기지

넌 축복받은 여자야

네 몸 속엔 그 열매가 있지

선택 받은 자의 어머니가 내 집에 오다니

네 목소리가 들리는 순간

내 몸 속의 태아가 춤을 췄어

내 영혼이 하나님을 찬미하며

내 마음이 환희로 가득 찼어요

하나님께서 친히 찾아 오셔서

날 복 받은 여자로 여긴다셨죠

내게 놀라운 일을 행하신다고요

마리아의 꿈이 맞았대?

엥카림에서 소식이 왔는데
엘리자벳이 임신 했대

그럴 나이가 지났잖아 50세는 됐을 걸

자카리아스의 아내? 마리아의 사촌

말도 안돼 요셉!

네 결혼식에 초대할 거야?

한참 후의 일이잖아 방금 약혼 했으니

약혼하고 약혼녀는 떠났지

그녀에겐 좀 색다른 면이 있어

그걸 알고 장가 가야 할 걸

마리아는 굉장한 여자야

우리 모두 그렇게 생각한다구

아이를 내게 주시오

만물의 왕 하나님, 십계명을 주시고

아브라함의 자손이 되게 하신 이여

아멘!

많은 유대 아이들이

율법을 배우고 결혼하고 선을 행할지어다

아멘!

이것은 하나님과 그의 백성의 육체적 약속이다

아이의 이름은? 아이의 이름은...

요한입니다

나사렛에 돌아가면

요셉에게 보고 듣고 아는 것을 전해

하나님은 불가능한 생명을 주셨어

하나는 하나님의 아들이며
하나는 그의 선지자이지

모든 걸 요셉에게 전해

하지만 그가 내 말을 믿을까요?

하나님이 마음을 열어주실 거야

그 말을 믿으란 거요?

당신은 평범하지 않은 선택받은 분이세요

마음이 아프오

내 아내로 생각했는데 그 약혼이 깨졌소

맹세코 동침한 적 없습니다

엘리자벳 얘기가 사실이었잖아요

걱정말거라 난 너를 믿으니까

신의 뜻대로 이루어질 거야

정말이냐?

그녀가 직접 말했어요

여자는 신의 창조물 중 가장 총명하지

이미 알고 있는 지도 모르겠군

충고가 필요해요 무슨 충고?

이게 다야 랍비님!

율법에 적혀 있네

여자가 약혼 기간 중 다른 남자와 동침하면

둘 다 마을 밖으로 데려가 돌로 쳐 죽이지

남자가 결혼한 후 여자의 불결함이 드러나

여자가 싫어지면

이혼장을 그녀 손에 쥐어주고

마리아를 데려 오기 전인데도요?

그래, 이혼장을 두 증인 앞에서
전하기만 하면 돼

안돼요, 그녀의 수치가 드러날 겁니다

절대 그럴 수 없어요

그녀를 보내더라도 비밀리에 할 겁니다

하나님은 우리 비밀을 아시니 하나님을 믿고

그 뜻을 받아들이게

자네를 버리지 않으실 거야

감사합니다

안돼!

다윗의 자손 요셉아!

겁내지 말고 마리아를 아내로 받아들여라

그녀는 성령으로 잉태하였도다

곧 아들을 나을지니 예수라 하라, 구세주니라

요셉, 신부가 왔어! 마리아가 왔다구!

이 반지로... 이 반지로...

그대를 배필로 맞노라 그대를 배필로 맞노라

모세와 이스라엘의 율법에 따라

하나님이 축복하고

그 앞길에 빛을 비추시며

항상 굽어 살피시고 평안을 주시리라

아멘

과일 드시겠어요? 과수원에서 땄어요

아니오, 여기 있어요 축복 받으시오!

폐하, 우린 폐하의 나라를

자유 독립 국가로 대했으나

시리아 총독이 팔레스타인의
인구를 조사하겠답니다

그 일은... 내 영토에서 인구 조사를?

조사 목적이 무엇이든 오해를 살거요

백성들이 화내고 의심하며
적대감을 표시할 거요

집정관 자격으로 지시를 전할 뿐입니다

당신 아니면 로마,
둘 중 하나는 무식한 것 같은데

설마 로마는 아니겠지

당신네 인구 조사 방식은
우리 전통에 어긋나오

전통이요? 폐하

집정관은 전통에 대해 잘 모릅니다

인구 조사란 게 문제가 있습니다

이 나라 백성들은 사는 곳 보다는
가족의 고향을

자신이 속한 곳으로 생각하죠

부족의 고향이던가요?

그래, 부족

그러니 인구 조사가 실시되면
고향으로 돌아갈 겁니다

똥 더미 같은 곳인데도 성역으로 존중하거든요

내 앞에선 말을 가려 써라

이 곳 전통에 맞게 조사 하면

백성들이 협조를 할까요?

우리 스스로 조사하라는 거군

당신의 감독 하에, 나부터 시작할까?

아닙니다 그 파급 효과를 생각한 적 있소?

민족의 대이동과 상업의 붕괴 등

오거스투스 황제는 폐하의 이해심을 기대합니다

비협조적이었다고 전하고 싶지 않습니다

황제의 변함 없는 자비심에 감사 드린다고 전하시오

인구 조사는 세금을 더 뜯으려는 수작이야

로마만 덕 보게 될 걸

왜 그래야 하지?

해준 게 뭐 있다고?

그게 아니에요

인구 조사를 하는 목적은

자신들이 지배자임을 알리려는 거예요

하지만 하나님만이 우리의 진정한 지배자죠

네가 말 안해도 아니 조용히 집에나 가

용서하세요 철딱서니가 없어서요

어른들 믿음은 왜 그렇죠?

갈릴리에서 유태인들이 준비합니다

우리를 구원할 진정한 왕의 강림 준비를요

가자! 왜 아무 것도 안하죠?

로마에 무릎 꿇고

왕을 맞을 자격이 없어요 그만 해!

그 왕은 폭력을 가져오진 않을 거요

성경에 적혀있어요 그는 고결한 분이죠

그는 성령에 의해 무한한 힘과

지혜를 부여 받았소

집에 가자 어른 공경 법부터 배워라

안나

전 베들레헴에 가야 합니다

내 고향이요

마리아도 함께 가야 돼요

왜? 인구 조사 때문에요

그럼 로마 황제도 신을 공경할 겁니다

예언대로? 네

베들레헴아,
넌 유대 고을 중에 가장 작지 아니하도다

네게서 이스라엘 백성의 목자가 나옴이라

나도 가면 좋으련만

그러면 아기가 태어날 때 도울텐데

고생 마세요 아기는 잘 보살필 거예요

모든 것이 신의 뜻대로 될 겁니다

다른 땅에서 온 분들 같군요

우리만 그 징조를 본 것이 아니라고 했잖소

평강이 있으시길, 어디로 가시오?

따라가고 있는 중이오

저 별을

헤롯 왕이 국경지대를 감시했습니다

우리가 국경을 넘은 것도 알 거요

그를 만나면 말하겠소

별을 따라 가고 있다고

우린 뭘 발견 할까요?

내 계산에 의하면 새 별이 탄생했소

장소와 시간까지도 정확해서

그 별을 확인하기로 했죠

그걸 모르셨나요?

굉장한 것이란 건 알아요

그 별들은 지상 가까이에 떠있는데

새 별의 탄생은 하늘의 진통과
지상의 탄생을 의미하죠

비범한 인물이 태어날 징조요

그 별은 경이의 표시오

우리 경전에선 다음 선지자는
이방에서 태어난다 했소

그의 진리는 처음엔 자기 민족을 위한 것이지만

진리는 하나요 신도 한 분 뿐이죠

다른 것은 모두 헛되오

이스라엘인들도 알고 있소

그 나라 현인들도 신과 가까우며

그들 예언도 내 계산을 입증하고 있죠

왕이 태어날 거요

왕이요?

우릴 악으로부터 해방시킬 분이죠

어디서 태어나죠?

경전에 의하면 베들레헴이라는 작은 마을이오

쉬어요, 쉴 곳을 찾아보지

뭘 물어봐도 됩니까? 뭐요?

오늘 밤 묵을 곳이 필요해요

아내가 해산기가...

미안하오 손님들이 꽉 찼소

하지만... 보면 몰라요?

어서 문 닫아!

문을 닫으라고 했잖아

못 구했소 다른 곳을 찾아 보리다

몸은 어떻소?

혼자 두기 두렵구려

걸을 수 있겠소?

날 잡아요 안되겠어요

여기 있어요

신이 도우실 거요

베들레헴을 다 뒤져도 안될 거예요

여관이 만원이라 그 몸으론 투숙하기 힘들어요

날 따라와요 나귀도 데려와요

해산이 임박했으니 이렇게 해요

저 문을 통과하면 예루살렘 길 쪽으로...

조심해요 동굴 속 마구간이 있어요

변변치 않지만 따뜻한 새 건초들이 있을 거예요

저기 저 아래 보이죠?

가능하면 나중에 가서 도와 드리죠

누가 내쫓으려 하면 아비가일이 보냈다고 해요

잊지 마세요

기억하리다, 고맙소

보구려

예쁜 아기군요

아기를 구유 안에 넣어요

새 건초가 따뜻하게 해줄 거예요

산모는 내가 돌볼게요

이제 물을 좀 줘요 이리 줘요

됐어요

누구시죠? 뭘 원해요?

들어올 곳이 아니에요 나가요! 안 들려요?

나가라니까요! 보면 몰라요?

아기를 낳았다고요

그 소식을 들어서 온 거요

누구에게 들었죠?

들판에 있었는데 한 사람이 나타나

천사라면서 말하더군요

"이스라엘은 목자 없이 헤매는 양 떼로다"

그리곤 "오늘 그 목자가 태어나니라

그는 가난한 자들을 위해 오시노라"고 했죠

그래서 오셨군요?

네, 그가 이르길

그가...

"오늘 다윗의 마을에 구세주가 탄생하시도다

지극히 높은 곳에서는 하늘의 영광이요

땅에서는 사람들의 평화로다"라 했소

들어오세요

내 국경을 넘고도 한 명도 인사하러 안 와?

무장 했더냐?

중무장은 아니옵고 여행에 필요한 정도입니다

이 쪽으로 안 온다면

그럼 어디로?

베들레헴입니다

새 별을 따라 갔습니다

베들레헴?

베들레헴아! 가장 작은... 뭐였더라?

베들레헴아! 유대의 수많은 마을 중

가장 작은 너로부터 이스라엘의 통치자가 나와

그는 이름을 만세에 떨치리로다

이스라엘의 통치자?

여행자들을 감시하고

베들레헴의 신생아들 이름을 알아 오너라

신의 영광이 그대 앞을 비추도다

어둠이 세상을 덮어도

네 앞을 비추도다

들어와요!

약속한 대로 처리할 거요 금방 끝날 거요

오시오!

볼쉬!

"생후 8일이 되는 이스라엘의
아기는 할례를 받으라"

하나님과 그의 백성의 육체적 약속이니라

아기의 이름은?

예수입니다

그는 어디 있죠?

주여! 주의 말씀대로

편히 눈을 감겠나이다

난 시메온으로 구원자를 오래 기다려 왔소

지금 만 백성을 구원할 아기를
내 눈으로 보았구려

이 아기는 이방 세계의 빛이며
이스라엘의 영광일지라

당신 가슴이 찢어질 거요

다음!

이름은? 엘리어스의 요셉

어디서 왔소? 에스케론

잊지 말고 징표 가져가요

이름은? 아스바 자디프

자녀는? 일곱, 이 애가 막내죠

아이 나이는? 세 살

가시오 자, 일곱 표요

남편이 아파서 못 왔어요

설명하면 징표를 줄 거요 징표요?

등록 했단 증거죠 황제가 새겨진 동전이오

특별 명령이요

신생아의 이름을 원하오

신생아?

신생아의 이름을 적으시오

뭐래?

신생아 이름을 적으래요

왜 알려고 하죠?

그냥 하라는 대로 해요

잠깐!

두려워 마시오

아기는 어디 있소?

경배하러 먼 길을 왔소

이스라엘의 왕이시다

세상의 죄를 사할 분이지

우리가 찾던 것이 마구간이란 말인가?

잘못 왔는줄 알았으나

제대로 왔도다

맞아, 비천한 곳이니

경배의 예물을 받으소서

주님의 거처에 피울 유황이오

왕을 위한 황금이오

동방의 가장 쓰고 귀한 향료인 몰약입니다

경고하겠는데

이 곳을 빨리 떠나시오

헤롯의 군사가 주님 거처를 알려 합니다

아기를 찾아 죽이려 하죠

애굽으로 가세요

멀지않아 헤롯은 쓰러질 거요

여행자들이 국경을 또 넘었다구?

그렇습니다, 폐하 알았어

허나 아기는 여기 있다

사내아인 죽여라 한 살, 아니 두 살 아래

무고한 아기를 죽여 죄지은 아기를 잡아야 해

아기가 죄를 지었다고요?

탄생한 죄! 새 별의 죄!

그 별들을 따서 피 속에 뭉기겠어!

이 곳은 내 세상이다! 꼬마와 나눌 순 없어!

두 왕이 있을 순 없다!
전갈처럼 밟아 죽이겠어!

진정한 왕의 표식은 용기야!

유태 민족 예언서는 종이장일 뿐이야
이 늙은 장님아!

베들레헴으로 가라 역사는 이 몸이 만든다!

죽여! 하지만...

죽여! 죽이라니까! 죽여! 모두 죽여!

Inthe hourwhen the king Messiah comes.

He shall stand on the roof of the temple,

and proclaim that the time
of deliverance has come.

Those who believe and are faithful to God
will rejoice in the light that will rise upon them,

as it is written, "Arise, Shine,
for Thy light has come".

Only take courage and be careful to observe
all things written in the law of Moses.

And try not to side from them,
neither to the right hand nor to the left.

Take care only this, in all diligence,

that of love the Lord, thy God.

Amen!

Blessed art thou Lord, our God,
King of the universe.

Nay, only the best among men,
as it is better to be an entity of the Heavens.

Blessed art thou, O God, Lord of the Universe,

who consecrates the Sabbath,
and all of lsrael's celebrations.

Amen.

May the Lord bless and preserve you.
May He let his face shine upon you.

May the Lord lift up His countenance
and give you peace.

Amen

Come to my house, Rabbi, for supper?
I promised my children.

Thank you.

Ah.... Joseph! Ah, Joseph! Joseph!

Joseph, there's something I want to talk to
you about... it's very important,

see, if you just come with me
we can talk about it better...

I've read from the scriptures,
it might clear.

Get away from me!

Rabbi, rabbi!

Yes, tell your mother and father
they can see me tomorrow.

Once you've mastered
the craft you will be free.

Always remember, only those that
know how to use their hands are free.

Only they are not dependent on anyone else.

Joseph, could we-please?

Anna!

I shall leave you to work on your own for a minute.

- Remember, don't force the wood-treat it gently.
- Yes, of course.

Anna, I intended to find you when we finished work,
but I'll come with you now.

- You know that my husband...
- God rest him, the best of men...

...was very fond of you.

He would have come to you himself, but in the end,
he could hardly speak. Poor man.

What sleep he could get was disturbed by dreams
about his daughter-alone, without her brother!

No man in the house! And now, I can't sleep.

And when I die, as I must soon...

Why do you say that?

I have a feeling that I will not live much longer.

You have years ahead of you,
and you will sleep soundly tonight.

It's a great change in a man's life,
but I also know a single man is only half a person.

As for the contract and the date of the wedding...
I leave that all to you and the rabbi.

Well, thank you, Joseph. You won't regret it.

Mary is a good girl-she'll make
you a beautiful wife.

Shall we sign the contract
the first day of the full moon?

And then after a year's betrothal, celebrate the
wedding in the season of the harvest

when the earth yields up its fruit
and the heart rejoices.

With luck I may be able to see it.

Mary, Mary!

Come out Mary! They're waiting for you!

Mary! Mary! Mary, come! Come quickly!

Shawl! Your shawl!

Thank you. Do not be afraid.

Yes, here she is.

Beautiful

May this betrothal, one to the other,
Joseph, Mary

be blessed and sanctified according
to the law of Moses, and of lsrael.

Amen, Amen!

Who are you?

How can that be?

No man has ever touched me.

Behold the handmaiden of the Lord,

may you be done unto me
according to your word.

Mary? Who are you talking to?

There's news of Elizabeth.

My cousin, Elizabeth? What news?

She's going to have a son
in three months time.

She conceived the child six months ago,
on the 19th day of Tishri.

But Elizabeth was always bad.

Now, she's far too old.

What nonsense is this, child?

Oh, but it's true. She's going to have a son.

And I must go and visit her.

Seems like...the release of these nations,
the Egyptians, the Syrians, King Herod,

to revert to the Jews, I wonder,
is it because, as you say,

they identify future with past
that they have so many prophets?

Oh, the prophets,
it's the sun which breeds them.

Many of them are harmless.
They preach religion, we let them go.

But, some of them preach rebellion
because it is written.

Altogether, literacy has had a
disastrous effect in this country,

and those we eliminate.

Rome has taught us that although this may be
indifferent theology, it is very good government.

Majesty, I've heard the word, "Messiah".
What exactly is a Messiah?

Oh, even you have heard that awful word,
Procunuas?

Well, is he a prophet or is he something even-

Well, Rome, even Rome,
cannot influence men's dreams,

and the messiah is a bad dream
disguised as a solution to every problem.

It's a leveler of scores, a rewarder of righteousness,
a scourge for the wrongdoer,

it is the bringer of everlasting peace.

Then, as I understand from what you have said,
a messiah is worse than a prophet,

from the Roman point of view...

From the Jewish viewpoint, too.
I mean, you try telling that to the Jews.

No, don't! Don't! It's much wiser not to consult them.

Just when a messiah appears,
crush it underfoot like a young scorpion.

No, you can tell great Augustus,
that he can rest in peace in Rome,

there will be no messiahs, true or false,
in Palestine while I am alive.

Come Mary, you'll be comfortable.

Here we go! May the Lord keep
us safe on our journey!

God bless you, child.

Esther, Esther!
Take this to my sister in Bethlehem.

And tell her, tell her I'll be with her for Passover.

Go safely on your journey!

Where do you want the screen,
where should I put it?

Mary! I've been longing to see you.

Mary...

So it is true.

How did you know? Who told you?

A messenger from God.

And he told me another thing.

A thing even more wonderful.

You're blessed among women,

and blessed shall be the fruit of your womb.

I, too, am highly favored that the mother
of the chosen should come to me.

From the moment your greeting reached my ears

the child in my womb leaped for joy.

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my savior,

for He has looked kindly upon
the most humble of his handmaidens,

and He has told me that all
generations shall call me blessed.

He who is mighty has done unto
me a mighty thing.

Is it true about Mary's dream?

Oh yes, it's true. News came from Enkarim.
Elizabeth is going to have a child.

- Even though she's past the age?
- Oh yes, she must be nearly fifty.

- Is she the one married to Zacharias?
- Yes, that's the one. She's Mary's cousin.

- What? It can't be true!
- Oh, Joseph!

Are we going to get an invitation to your wedding?

There's plenty of time for that, Jonathan.
The contract's only just been signed.

Only just betrothed and his
beloved has left him already.

Just like her, She's always been
a bit strange-not like the others.

That's something you'll have to learn to live with.

But seriously, Joseph, Mary is remarkable.

We all think so. A remarkable girl.

Give him to me, Elizabeth.

Blessed be thou, our Lord, King of the Universe,
who has blessed us with your commandments

and ordained us to initiate our sons
in the covenant of our father, Abraham.

Amen.

As this child enters the covenant,

so many enter into the study of the Torah
into marriage, and into good deeds?

Amen

This is the seal in flesh of the covenant
between the Lord and his people.

- What is the name of the child?
- His name is...

His name shall be John.

When you get back to Nazareth,

tell Joseph what you have seen and
heard what you know.

The Lord God gives life where no life is possible.

And one life shall be the son of God,
and the other shall be his prophet.

Go, tell all this to Joseph.

But will he believe me?
Will he believe me?

God will open his heart.

That's too much for any man to believe.

But you're not any man.
You, too, are chosen.

I was sick at heart.

You ought to be my wife.
But now, that vow has to be broken.

I swear I've never been with her.

What I said about Elizabeth was true.

Don't worry. I believe you.

God's will be done.

Now, you're sure.

She told me herself.

Women are the loveliest and
brightest of God's creations.

And think you would know, but you...

- Please, I need your advice.
- What advice can I give?

- This is all.
- Rabbi, may l?

It is written in the law,

if in the time of betrothal a woman sins with any other man,
let them both be taken beyond the gates of the town,

and stoned to death with the abomination that
be crushed out of the heart of lsrael.

Should a man marry a woman which
he finds has no favor in his eyes,

because he has found in her the stain of uncleanliness,

Iet him write a bill of repudiation
and deliver it unto her hands.

This law applies even if I haven't taken
Mary into my house?

Yes, yes. All that is needed is for a bill to be written
and delivered in the presence of two witnesses.

No, if I do that I will expose her shame.

I can't.
I can't.

I'll send her away if I must, but in secret.

God knoweth the secret of the heart.
Trust in him, and accept.

Accept it, Joseph.

The Lord will not abondon you.

Thank you.

No!

Joseph. Joseph, son of David.

Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.

It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.

She will bear a son, and you shall
give him the name Jesus, the Savior.

Hey, Joseph. Joseph!
The bride is arriving! Mary's here!

- With this ring...
- With this ring...

- Be thou consecrated unto me...
- Be thou consecrated unto me...

According to the law of Moses and of lsrael...

May the Lord bless and preserve you.

May the Lord make His face shine upon you.

May the Lord lift up His countenance
towards you and give you peace.

Amen

Would you like some grapes or some dates?
I picked them myself from the orchard.

No no no no... I've got one. Bless you.

Your majesty, we have always treated
your country as far as possible

as a free and independent nation,

but the governor of Syria has decided
to include Palestine in a census.

- In that event...
- A census in my territories?

In Galilee, Judea, whatever your motives for this,
they'll be misunderstood.

People will be resentful,
suspicious, perhaps, perhaps even hostile.

As consul, I am here merely to carry out instructions.

My dear, there seems to be one aspect of the problem
of which either Rome or you are entirely ignorant,

and I cannot believe it to be Rome.

The method which you propose to me of your
census are contrary to our tradition.

- Tradition?
- Permit me your Majesty.

I do not think that Marcus Matzo is aware
of the tradition your majesty refers to.

For such official purposes as the taking of the census,

every person living in these territories considers himself
as belonging not to the place where actually he lives,

but to the place of origin in his family group.

His tribe, may I say tribe?

You may say tribe.

A census, therefore, means movement of every person back to
what he considers to be his native township, ancestral capital.

To dignify a place which is sometime
no more than a stinking dunghill!

Oh! You choose your phrases most exquisitely...

So, if the census were conducted
according to local tradition,

you think your subjects would accept it more readily?

Oh, I see! Now we're supposed to count ourselves!

Under your supervision, I hope starting with the king?

- That is not.
- Seriously, seriously do you know what this would entail?

The shifting of entire populations! The disruption of trade!

The divine Augustus is counting on your understanding,
your Majesty.

I hope I shall not have to inform him
of any lack of cooperation.

Thank the divine Augustus for
his unswerving benevolence.

That census is a trick to increase the taxes,

and we know where the money ends up in Rome!

But why should it?

What does Rome give us?

That's not the point.

The Romans want to count us
how many we are where we are,

they want us to know that they are our ruler,

but we should have no earthly ruler.
No rule but the Lord, no king but God.

It's not for you to remind us of the scriptures.
Be quiet and go home.

I apologize for my son.
He's too young to understand.

What are you doing to the faith of our fathers?

All over of Galilee there are thousands
of Jews preparing for,

for what you're always talking about in there,
the coming of the king who will liberate us.

- Come!
- And what are you doing about it? Nothing!

We accept the violence of the Romans like sheep!

- We are not worthy of the king to come!
- Stop it!

The king to come will not bring violence and bloodshed.

It is written. He himself is pure from sin.

God shall cause him to be mighty
through the spirit of holiness

and wise through the counsel of understanding.

Now come home.
Stay there until you learn more respect for your elders.

Anna.

I must go to Bethlehem.

It's my native town

and, and Mary must come with me.

- Why?
- For the census?

So even Augustus obeys God.

- The prophecy?
- Yes the prophecy!

For thou, O Bethlehem, art in no ways the least of cities.

For from thee shall come forth
a Shepard of my people, lsrael.

If only I could come with you.

If only, l.. Joseph, you'll need help when he's born.

Don't you trouble, Anna. He will be well cared for.

Everything will be done as God ordered.

They seem to be kings, Lord Melchior.
From different lands.

I told you we could not have been
the only ones to see the sign.

Come in peace. Where are you bound?

Wherever I am led.

I follow that star.

I'm sure that Herod keeps
a strict watch on his frontiers.

He must know that we've crossed them.

I would have to tell him, as Balthazar said,

that I follow that star, wherever it leads.

But what will we find.

All my calculations show that there was to
be a new heavenly creature, a new star.

It was even precise as to place and time.

So I made up my mind to set forth and see
what they will behold.

You did not know?

Only that it would be something wonderful.

The stars are not distant and aloof,
cut off from the lives of men.

The rising of a new star always entails an immense labor
in the heavens that always has its counterpart on earth.

The universe is about to bring forth
a prodigy beyond our understanding.

Your star, my brother Balthasar,
is indeed a sign of wonder.

The divine solar master says,
the next prophet will show himself in a foreign land.

And the truth he will reveal will be at
first only for his own people...

- But there is only one truth.
- And only one God.

All the rest are vain, or parts of him.

The people of lsrael know this.

Many of their wise men have been close to him,

and their writings confirm my calculations.

A king is about to be born..

A king?

A king who will free us from the evils of this world.

Where will he be born?

The sacred writings point to a small town,
in Judea called Bethlehem Efratta.

Rest there, I'll find a place.

- Excuse me, may I speak with you?
- What do you want?

I desperately need a place to stay for tonight.

My wife is near her time...

No, no, I can't help you.
I already have too many people.

- But I've got...
- Can't you see?

Come on! Close the door!

How many times do I have to tell you
the gate should be shut?

Nothing, but there must be another place,
I'll try again.

How do you feel.

I don't like leaving you alone.

Do you think you could walk a little further?

- Hold on to me...
- Oh, no! no!

Stay there, stay there.

God will help us.

Listen, it's no use trailing around Bethlehem anymore.

Every inn is full up. None of them are
going to take your wife in like that.

Come I'll show you.
Take your donkey.

It's about time. Now do as I tell you,

if you go through that gate over there, just outside
the walls on the road to Jerusalem you'll come to...

careful... you come to some stables, some caves.

It's not much, I know,
but you need warm and dry and plenty of fresh straw.

Look, they're down there. Can you see?

Right. Now then, if I can manage it,
I'll come back later, and help.

Oh, and if anyone tries to throw you out,
just say that Abigail sent you. Abigail.

Remember the name.

We'll remember. Thank you.

Look, Mary.

Oh, beautiful child.

Come on, put him there in the manger.

And see if there is some fresh straw.
That will keep him warm.

I'll take care of her, poor girl.

Now then. Hand me some water.
Give it to me.

Good, that's it.

Who's that?
What do you want?

This is no place for you!
Get out! Get out, you hear me?

Off! Off with you!
Can't you see?

The poor girl's just had a child?

That's why we've come. We were told to.

Told by whom?

We were out there in the fields.
This man came to us from nowhere.

An angel, shepherds he said.

They say that lsrael is a scattered
flock that lacks a shepherd.

And then he said,
"Tonight, the shepherd is born.

It is for you that He comes,
" he said. "For the poor."

That's why you came here?

Yes. The man said,

he said...

The man said, "Today, in the city of David,
a savior has been born for you.

Glory to God in the highest," he said.

And peace on earth for those who he loves.

Come!

They cross my border,
yet not one of them sends a greeting?

Are they armed?

Not heavily, your majesty. As far as I say,
they were equipped to travel fast and far...

But they were not heading here?

If not here, where?

It was Bethlehem, majesty.

They, they followed a star, the new star.

Bethlehem?

O thou, Bethlehem Effrata,
thou art the smallest what was that phrase again?

Thou Bethlehem Effrata,
art little one out of thousands of Judah.

Out of thee He shall come forth unto thee,
for as to be the ruler in lsrael,

and His going forth is from the beginning
from the days of eternity.

A ruler in lsrael?

Have those travelers watched all the time.

And bring me the names of all
newborn children in Bethlehem.

...And the glory of the Lord shines over you.

For though darkness covers the earth,
and dark night the nations,

the Lord shall shine upon you.

Come, come!

- I promise that everything will be done the way we agreed.
- It won't take long.

Come, come!

Borsch!

And the Lord said to Abraham, "Keep my alliance,
and circumcise each child born unto lsrael on the
eighth day of his life." Amen.

This is the seal and flesh of the covenant
between the Lord and His people.

And the child shall be called?

His name shall be Jesus.

Where is he?

Now I can die contented, Lord,

according to Thy word.

I am Simeon,
an old man who has waited long to see his salvation.

And now my eyes have seen the child who will bring
the salvation thou hast prepared before all people.

A light of revelation to the gentiles,
and the glory of thy people, lsrael.

And a sword shall pierce your heart.

Next.

- What is your name?
- Joseph of Elias

- Where are you from?
- Eskelon.

Don't forget to take your token with you.

- What's your name?
- Asbar Zadif.

- How many children?
- Seven, this is the youngest.

- How old is she?
- Three.

- Move on.
- And here, seven tokens.

My husband could not come, he's ill.

- Well, there'll be one for him, too, if you explain.
- What are these tokens?

- A coin to prove that you've registered.
- Well, they're little tokens with the emperor's head on them.

Special orders!

We want the names of all the newborn.

Newborn?

Note their names. The newborn.

What did he say?

He wants the names of all the newborn.

Why do they want to know about the newborn?

Well, there's no point in arguing with them.
You just do what you're told.

Wait!

Don't be afraid.

Where is the child?

We have come a long way to greet him.

This is the king of lsrael

who will take away the sins of the world.

I did not know what we were to find,
and coming here, a stable?

I thought my brothers were mistaken,
but now I see the justice of this.

There could be no other place.

Mm...not in glory, but in humility.

Accept these poor tokens of our homage.

Incense, to perfume the halls of the mighty.

Gold, for kingly rule.

Myrrh, the most precious herb of the East,
and the most bitter.

And now, a word of warning.

Leave here as soon as you can.

Herod's soldiers have followed us,
hoping it would lead them to you.

He knows of His birth.
He will seek out the child and kill him.

Go into Egypt.

It may not be for long,
Herod's days are numbered.

Those travelers crossed my frontier again?

- Yes, your majesty.
- Yes, your majesty.

But the child would still be here.

Kill every male child up to one year old,
two years old.

Better the innocent should die,
then that the guilty should escape.

Guilty?
Your majesty, a child?

Guilty of the womb! Guilty of the stars!

I'll bring down their stars!
I'll snuff them out in blood!

This is my world!
I will not share it with an infant!

There is no room for two kings here!
Like a newborn scorpion underfoot!

You know the mark of a real king?
Courage!

Even in the face of Jewish prophecy!
Bits of old parchment! Old, blind men! Hah!

Now go to Bethlehem!
I make history!

- Kill!
- But your Majesty!

Kill!, Kill them all! Kill! Kill them all!