Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Judea, in the days when Herod was king of the province.  Not long after his birth there arrived from the east a party of astrologers making for Jerusalem and inquiring as they went:  "Where is the child born to be king of the Jews?  For we saw his star in the east and we have come here to pay homage to him."
When King Herod heard about this he was deeply perturbed, as indeed were all the other people living in Jerusalem.  So he summoned all the Jewish scribes and chief priests together and asked them where "Christ" should be born.  Their reply was, "In Bethlehem, in Judea , (according to the scriptures)."
Then Herod invited the wise men to meet him privately and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared.  Then he sent them off to Bethlehem, saying: "When you get there, search for this little child with the utmost care.  And when you have found him, come back and tell me, so that I may go and worship him too." The wise men listened to the king and then went on their way to Bethlehem.  And now the star, which they had seen in the east, went in front of them as they traveled until at last it shone immediately above the place where the little child lay.  The sight of the star filled them with indescribable joy.
So they went into the house and saw the little child with his mother, Mary.  And they fell on their knees and worshiped him.  Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts - of gold, of frankincense, and of myrrh.