Matthew 4
1 At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
2 There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger.
ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϩⲕⲟ
3 So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."
ⲅ̅ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲕ
4 "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
5 Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple,
ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ
6 and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ
7 "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
8 Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ
9 and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage."
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲁϩⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ
10 "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
ⲓ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
11 Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
12 Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ
13 and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ⲕⲁⲡⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ
14 in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
15 "Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake; the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
16 The people who were dwelling in darkness have seen a brilliant light; and on those who were dwelling in the region of the shadow of death, on them light has dawned."
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ
17 From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲱ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
18 And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ
19 And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
20 So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on,
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
21 He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲛⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
22 And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
23 Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲗⲟϫⲗϫ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
24 Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
25 And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲇⲉⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ
