< Matthew 3 >

1 And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,
ⲁ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ
2 Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
ⲃ̅ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ.
4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϤⲰⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚϢⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϮⲠⲒ ⲦⲈϤϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ.
5 Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
ⲉ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
6 and they were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀϪⲰ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
10 And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
ⲓ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
11 I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϤϪⲞⲢ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
12 Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
13 Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be immersed by him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14 But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲈϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
15 But having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ.
16 And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
17 And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.

< Matthew 3 >