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1 ⲁ̅ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲀⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲰⲚ.
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 ⲋ̅ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲀϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ.
Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲔⲢⲒⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲖ.
And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲈⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ.
And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϢⲀϮϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ.
Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀ ⲦϦⲀⲎ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϬⲒⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the wise men.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲢⲀⲬⲎⲖ ⲈⲤⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ.
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 ⲕ̅ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲬⲈⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ. ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ.
and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.