< Matthew 17 >
1 And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲖ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲞⲂⲦϤ ⲚϦⲈⲢⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
3 And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
4 And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲔⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ.
5 And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
ⲉ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
6 And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
7 And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear not.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ.
8 And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus.
ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲘⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
10 And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first?
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
11 But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12 But I say to you, that Elias is already come, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they had a mind. So also the Son of man shall suffer from them.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13 Then the disciples understood, that he had spoken to them of John the Baptist.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
14 And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ
15 Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffereth much: for he falleth often into the fire, and often into the water.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
17 Then Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲪⲞⲚϨ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲒϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
20 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀⲪⲢⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲖⲦⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21 But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ
22 And when they abode together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they were troubled exceedingly.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
24 And when they were come to Capharnaum, they that received the didrachmas, came to Peter and said to him: Doth not your master pay the didrachmas?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲔⲒϮ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϤϮⲔⲒϮ ⲀⲚ.
25 He said: Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying: What is thy opinion, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute or custom? of their own children, or of strangers?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲎⲚⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
26 And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲚⲈ.
27 But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to them for me and thee.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲰⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲤ ⲘⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.