Matthew 1
1 A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.
ⲁ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ
3 Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Ram,
ⲅ̅ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲍⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲙ
4 Ram of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nashon, Nashon of Salmon,
ⲇ̅ⲁⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ
5 Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed of Jesse,
ⲉ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲭⲁⲃ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ
6 Jesse of David the King. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah’s widow,
ⲋ̅ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ
7 Solomon of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asa,
ⲍ̅ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ϩⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲫ
8 Asa of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Jehoram, Jehoram of Uzziah,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲍⲉⲓⲁⲥ
9 Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah,
ⲑ̅ⲟⲍⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲍ ⲁⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲍⲉⲕⲉⲓⲁⲥ
10 Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Ammon, Ammon of Josiah,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲍⲉⲕⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲙⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ
11 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the Exile to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ
12 After the Exile to Babylon — Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel of Zerubbabel,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ
13 Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲁⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲓⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲗⲓⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁ
14 Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲭⲉⲓⲙ ⲁⲭⲉⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ
15 Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲙ ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
16 Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
17 So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲓⲛ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
18 The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows: His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϣⲡ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
19 Her husband, Joseph, was a religious man and, being unwilling to expose her to contempt, resolved to put an end to their betrothal privately.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ
20 He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ
21 She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ
22 All this happened in fulfilment of these words of the Lord in the Prophet, where he says —
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
23 ‘Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel’ — a word which means ‘God is with us.’
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱ ⲛⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ
24 When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
25 He made Mary his wife, but did not live with her as her husband until after the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ
