When three scholars plan to follow a bright star in the sky to seek the prophesied messiah , artaban , one of the magi , is also convinced from his study of the stars of the recent birth of the messiah . so he sells his great fortune , exchanging it for a sapphire , a ruby and a precious pearl , and joins the journey of the three wise men in search of the newborn messiah . artaban wishes to present his pearl to the messiah , the king in his heart 当三位博士跟随星象寻找预言中的弥赛亚时，波斯玛迦族人的修行者阿它班，也从研究星象中得知弥赛亚的降生，于是他卖掉所有财产，变换得一颗蓝宝石一颗红宝石以及一颗珍贵的珍珠，准备加入三位智者的行列，一起去寻找弥赛亚，并将珍珠献给弥赛亚他心中的国王。
