Matthew 1
1 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
ⲁ̅Ⲡ̇ϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.
ⲃ̅Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
3 Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;
ⲅ̅Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ.
4 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;
ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.
5 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;
ⲉ̅Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲟⲩⲑ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ.
6 Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;
ⲋ̅Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁ Ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
7 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;
ⲍ̅Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ.
8 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;
ⲏ̅Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ.
9 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;
ⲑ̅Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ.
10 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;
ⲓ̅Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.
11 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
12 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.
13 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ.
14 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.
15 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ.
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 The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through 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 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ.
20 But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through 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 are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
22 All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
23 "Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" --a word which signifies '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 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,
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 but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅
