Matthew 1
1 This book is the record of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line:
ⲁ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac the father of Jacob; and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers;
ⲃ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ. ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ. ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ.
3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar); and Perez the father of Hezron; and Hezron the father of Ram;
ⲅ̅ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲙⲛⲍⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ. ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ. ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲙ.
4 and Ram the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab the father of Nahshon; and Nahshon the father of Salmon;
ⲇ̅ⲁⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ. ⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ (ⲛ)ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.
5 and Salmon the father of Boaz (his mother was Rahab); and Boaz the father of Obed (his mother was Ruth); and Obed the father of Jesse;
ⲉ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲣⲁⲭⲁⲃ. ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ. ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ.
6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (his mother had been Uriah's wife);
ⲋ̅ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ. ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam; and Rehoboam the father of Abijah; and Abijah the father of Asa;
ⲍ̅ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ. ϩⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲁ. ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲫ.
8 and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram; and Jehoram the father of Uzziah;
ⲏ̅ⲁⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ. ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ. ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲍⲉⲓⲁⲥ.
9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham; and Jotham the father of Ahaz; and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah;
ⲑ̅ⲟⲍⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲑⲁⲙ. ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲍ. ⲁⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲍⲉⲕⲉⲓⲁⲥ.
10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh; and Manasseh the father of Amon; and Amon the father of Josiah;
ⲓ̅ⲉⲍⲉⲕⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ. ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲙⲱⲥ. ϩⲁⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.
11 and Josiah the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
12 After the exile to Babylon, Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel; and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ. ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.
13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud; and Abiud the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim the father of Azor;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ. ⲁⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲓⲁⲕⲓⲙ. ⲉⲗⲓⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁ.
14 and Azor the father of Zadok; and Zadok the father of Akim; and Akim the father of Eliud;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ. ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲭⲉⲓⲙ. ⲁⲭⲉⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.
15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar; and Eleazar the father of Matthan; and Matthan the father of Jacob;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ. ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲙ. ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
16 and Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary, to whom Jesus was born, the one who is called the Messiah.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David add up to fourteen; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen; and from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲓⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they slept together she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϣⲡⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ. ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
19 Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and didn't want to shame her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement discreetly.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ.
20 While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.
21 She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
22 (Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
23 “A virgin will become pregnant, and will give birth to a son. They will call him Immanuel,” which means “God with us.”)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱ. ⲛⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ.
24 Joseph woke up and did what the angel of the Lord told him to do.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ.
25 Joseph married Mary, but did not sleep with her until after she had given birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
