Matthew 2
1 When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.
ⲁ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
2 Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to adore him.
ⲃ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲀⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3 And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
4 And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲰⲚ.
5 But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:
ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
6 And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.
ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
7 Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;
ⲍ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲀϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ.
8 And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come to adore him.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲔⲢⲒⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
9 Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.
ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
10 And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
11 And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲖ.
12 And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲈⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ.
13 And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϢⲀϮϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ.
14 Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
15 That it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my son.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀ ⲦϦⲀⲎ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
16 Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϬⲒⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
18 A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲢⲀⲬⲎⲖ ⲈⲤⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
20 Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.
ⲕ̅ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
21 Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
22 But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲬⲈⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
23 And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ. ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ.
