Matthew 2
1 Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,
ⲁ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
2 Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ
3 But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
4 and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ
5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϫⲟⲗϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
7 Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
8 and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found [him] bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.
ⲏ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ
9 And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
10 And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
11 And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲗ
12 And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲭⲟⲣⲁ
13 Now, they having departed, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take to [thee] the little child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the little child to destroy it.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛϯϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ
14 And, having arisen, he took to [him] the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ
15 And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ
16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲣⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
18 A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
19 But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ
20 Arise, take to [thee] the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.
ⲕ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ
21 And he arose and took to [him] the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
22 but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ
23 and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraene.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ
