< Matthew 4 >
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, in order to be tempted by the devil.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
2 And when he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.
3 And approaching, the tempter said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲓⲕ.
4 And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
5 Then the devil took him up, into the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲉⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ.
6 and said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it has been written: ‘For he has given charge of you to his angels, and they shall take you into their hands, lest perhaps you may hurt your foot against a stone.’”
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϥⲓⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭ ⲁⲗⲟϫ.
7 Jesus said to him, “Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”
ⲍ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ.
8 Again, the devil took him up, onto a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ.
9 and said to him, “All these things I will give to you, if you will fall down and adore me.”
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
10 Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan. For it has been written: ‘You shall adore the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”
ⲓ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲏⲧϥ.
11 Then the devil left him. And behold, Angels approached and ministered to him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
12 And when Jesus had heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
13 And leaving behind the city of Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, near the sea, at the borders of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲑⲏⲉⲧ ϩⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲛⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲓⲙ.
14 in order to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲚⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲓⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
16 A people who were sitting in darkness have seen a great light. And unto those sitting in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
18 And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓ ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ.
19 And he said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
20 And at once, leaving behind their nets, they followed him.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
21 And continuing on from there, he saw another two brothers, James of Zebedee, and his brother John, in a ship with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
22 And immediately, leaving their nets and their father behind, they followed him.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
23 And Jesus traveled throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the people.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
24 And reports of him went out to all of Syria, and they brought to him all those who had maladies, those who were in the grasp of various sicknesses and torments, and those who were in the hold of demons, and the mentally ill, and paralytics. And he cured them.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲤⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
25 And a great crowd followed him from Galilee, and from the Ten Cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from across the Jordan.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ