< Matthew 1 >
1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
ⲁ̅ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲘⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
ⲅ̅ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲪⲀⲢⲈⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲌⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲀⲢ ⲪⲀⲢⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲈⲤⲢⲰⲘ. ⲈⲤⲢⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲢⲀⲘ.
4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
ⲇ̅ⲀⲢⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲘⲒⲚⲀⲆⲀⲂ ⲀⲘⲒⲚⲀⲆⲀⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲤⲀⲖⲘⲰⲚ.
5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
ⲉ̅ⲤⲀⲖⲘⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲂⲞⲈⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲬⲀⲂ ⲂⲞⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲂⲎⲆ ⲒⲞⲨⲂⲎⲆ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲈⲤⲤⲈ.
6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
ⲋ̅ⲒⲈⲤⲤⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲒⲀⲤ.
7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
ⲍ̅ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲢⲞⲂⲞⲀⲘ ⲢⲞⲂⲞⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲤⲀⲪ.
8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲤⲀⲪ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲰⲤⲀⲪⲀⲦ ⲒⲰⲤⲀⲪⲀⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲰⲢⲀⲘ ⲒⲰⲢⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲞⲌⲒⲀⲤ.
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲌⲒⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲐⲀⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲐⲀⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲬⲀⲌ ⲀⲬⲀⲌ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲈⲌⲈⲔⲒⲀⲤ.
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
ⲓ̅ⲈⲌⲈⲔⲒⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲘⲀⲚⲀⲤⲤⲎ ⲘⲀⲚⲀⲤⲤⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲤ ⲀⲘⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲰⲤⲒⲀⲤ.
11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲰⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲈⲬⲞⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲒⲈⲬⲞⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲤⲀⲖⲀⲐⲒⲎⲖ ⲤⲀⲖⲀⲐⲒⲎⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲌⲞⲢⲞⲂⲀⲂⲈⲖ.
13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲌⲞⲢⲞⲂⲀⲂⲈⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲂⲒⲞⲨⲆ ⲀⲂⲒⲞⲨⲆ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲈⲖⲒⲀⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲖⲒⲀⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲌⲰⲢ.
14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲌⲰⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲤⲀⲆⲰⲔ ⲤⲀⲆⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲀⲬⲒⲚ ⲀⲬⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲈⲖⲒⲞⲨⲆ.
15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲖⲒⲞⲨⲆ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲈⲖⲈⲀⲌⲀⲢ ⲈⲖⲈⲀⲌⲀⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲐⲀⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲐⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ.
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲘⲈⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17 In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϢⲀ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲒⲆ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲒⲆ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ϢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲆ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲠϪⲒⲚⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲰⲠ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲤ ⲈⲤⲘⲂⲞⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲀⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲢⲀϨ ⲀϤⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲬⲀⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ.
20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎ ⲪϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈⲔⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲈ.
21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲤⲈⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲐⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲤⲈⲈⲢⲂⲞⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲘⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲎⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ.
24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.