< 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:
ⲁ̅Ⲡ̇ϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; and Isaac the father of Jacob; and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers;
ⲃ̅Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
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 ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ.
4 and Ram the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab the father of Nahshon; and Nahshon the father of Salmon;
ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.
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 ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲟⲩⲑ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ.
6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (his mother had been Uriah's wife);
ⲋ̅Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁ Ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam; and Rehoboam the father of Abijah; and Abijah the father of Asa;
ⲍ̅Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ.
8 and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram; and Jehoram the father of Uzziah;
ⲏ̅Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ.
9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham; and Jotham the father of Ahaz; and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah;
ⲑ̅Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ.
10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh; and Manasseh the father of Amon; and Amon the father of Josiah;
ⲓ̅Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.
11 and Josiah the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
12 After the exile to Babylon, Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel; and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.
13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud; and Abiud the father of Eliakim; and Eliakim the father of Azor;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ.
14 and Azor the father of Zadok; and Zadok the father of Akim; and Akim the father of Eliud;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.
15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar; and Eleazar the father of Matthan; and Matthan the father of Jacob;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
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 ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϣⲁ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
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 ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ.
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 ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.
21 She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
22 (Now this all happened to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ 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 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ.
24 Joseph woke up and did what the angel of the Lord told him to do.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
25 Joseph married Mary, but did not sleep with her until after she had given birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅