Matthew 3
1 Now, in those days, came John the Immerser, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judaea;
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ.
2 saying, Repent ye, —for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
3 For, this, is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, A voice, of one crying aloud! In the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight, be making his paths.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.
4 But John, himself, had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, —while, his food, was locusts and wild honey.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ.
5 Then, were going forth unto him—Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round about the Jordan:
ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
6 and were being immersed in the Jordan river, by him, openly confessing their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
7 But, seeing, many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming unto his immersion, he said to them, —Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to be fleeing from the coming wrath?
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
8 Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance;
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
9 and think not to be saying within yourselves, —As our father, we have, Abraham; for, I say unto you, that God is able, out of these stones, to raise up children unto Abraham.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
10 Already also, the axe, unto the root of the trees, is being laid, —every tree, therefore, not bringing forth good fruit, is to be hewn down, and, into fire, to be cast.
ⲓ̅ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
11 I, indeed, am immersing you, in water, unto repentance, —but, he who, after me, cometh is, mightier than I, whose, sandals, I am not worthy to bear, he, will immerse you, in Holy Spirit and fire:
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing-floor, —and will gather his wheat into the granary, but, the chaff, will he burn up with fire unquenchable.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ.
13 Then, cometh Jesus, from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, —to be immersed by him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
14 But, he, would have hindered him, saying—I, have, need, by thee, to be immersed, —and dost, thou, come unto me?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ.
15 But Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer [me] even now, —for, thus, it becometh us, to fulfil, all righteousness; then, he suffered him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.
16 And Jesus, having been immersed, straightway, went up from the water, —and lo! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove coming upon him;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
17 and lo! a voice out of the heavens, —saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
