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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲙⲉ.
Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.
It was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria;
and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲙ̅(ⲧ)ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ.
So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
to have himself registered together with Mary, who was betrothed to him and was with child.
But while they were there, her full time came,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲣⲡⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲓ̈ⲗⲉ.
and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country, keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields,
when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
But the angel said to them, "Put away all fear; for I am bringing you good news of great joy--joy for all the People.
For a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of David.
And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
And immediately there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising God and saying,
"Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And on earth peace among men who please Him!"
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ.
Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
So they made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying in the manger.
And when they saw the child, they told what had been said to them about Him;
and all who listened were astonished at what the shepherds told them.
But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ·
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲱ͡ⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲏ.
When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϭⲣⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁⲛ ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ.
And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ʾ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ
Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
Led by the Spirit he came to the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do with regard to Him according to the custom of the Law,
he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
"Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,
Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--
A light to shine upon the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel."
And while the child's father and mother were wondering at the words of Symeon concerning Him,
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅(ⲟⲩ)ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ.
Symeon blessed them and said to Mary the mother, "This child is appointed for the falling and the uprising of many in Israel and for a token to be spoken against;
and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲏⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲥⲣⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ
There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, belonging to the tribe of Asher. She was of a very great age, having had after her maidenhood seven years of married life,
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅.
and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲁⲥⲉⲝϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ.
And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God, and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ·
Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.
Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.
And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲓ̈ⲟⲧⲉ
after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;
but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."
"Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?"
But they did not understand the significance of these words.
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧʾ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲧʾ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ·
Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.
And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
