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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲙⲉ
And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled —
this enrolment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria —
and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.
And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲣⲡⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲛⲙⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ
and she brought forth her son — the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.
And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,
and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲣⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people —
because there was born to you to-day a Saviour — who is Christ the Lord — in the city of David,
and this [is] to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'
And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,
'Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men — good will.'
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, 'We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'
And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,
and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.
And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;
and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲃⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲥⲱⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲑⲏ
And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, — 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'
and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, 'A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,
and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,
then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,
'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,
because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,
which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,
a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'
And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲩⲱϩⲙ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ
and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —
(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) — that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲏⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲥⲣⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ
And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲥⲣϩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲛⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ
and she [is] a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲝϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ
and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;
and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,
and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟⲧⲉ
and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,
and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,
and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ
And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'
And he said unto them, 'Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'
and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ
and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,
and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.
