Jesus of Nazareth Page #3

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- The prophecy.

- Yes, the prophecy.

For thou, O Bethlehem,

art in no wise the least of cities,...

..for from thee shall come forth

a shepherd of my people.

Israel.

If only... I could come with you.

If only...

..I...

Joseph,...

..you'll need help...

..when he's born.

Don't be troubled, Anna.

He will be well cared for.

Everything will be done as God ordered.

(Mary groans)

(panting)

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.

(horse neighs)

I am sure that Herod keeps

a strict watch on his frontiers.

He must know that we have crossed them.

I would have to tell him,

as Balthazar has said,...

..that I follow that star wherever it leads.

(Balthazar) But what will we find?

All my calculations showed 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 seek what they would unfold.

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 entails

an immense labour 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 Balthazar,...

..is indeed a sign of wonder.

The divine Zoroaster 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 Israel 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.

(Mary gasping)

(Mary screaming)

(baby cries)

Look... Mary...

I thought I heard a baby crying.

(baby cries)

Born in a stable!

Ohh... a beautiful child!

Come on, put him there in the manger,...

..and see if there's some fresh straw

that'll keep him warm.

I'll take care of her. Poor girl.

Now then,...

..have you some water?

Give it to me.

Come. That's it.

(door opens)

(woman) Who's that?

What do you want?

This is no place for you.

Get out! Get out, d'you hear me?

Off! Off with you.

Can't you see?

The poor girl just had a child.

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

Told? By who?

We were out there in the fields.

This man came to us from nowhere.

An angel.

''Shepherds,'' he said,...

..''they say that Israel 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.''

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