Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲇⲫⲁⲅⲏ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲱ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ. ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
ⲅ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ.
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉ. ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲉⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϭ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲃ.
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲱ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
ⲏ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
ⲑ̅ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ. ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ.
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ. ⲁⲥⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ.
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ.
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ.
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲡⲟⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ.
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ. ⲁⲩⲁⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲧⲉⲓ.
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ. ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥϩⲕⲟ.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲁⲥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ.
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛ(ϭⲓ)ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ.
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟ. ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
ⲗ̅ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲗϫⲗ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲉⲓ.
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ.
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ.
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
ⲙ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϯ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ.
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲗ.
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲗⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲁϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
