< Matthew 1 >

1 A record of the genealogy of Yeshua the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
ⲁ̅Ⲡ̇ϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
2 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father 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 became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
ⲅ̅Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ.
4 Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.
5 Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
ⲉ̅Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲟⲩⲑ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ.
6 Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
ⲋ̅Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁ Ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
ⲍ̅Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ.
8 Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
ⲏ̅Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ.
9 Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
ⲑ̅Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ.
10 Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
ⲓ̅Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.
11 Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
12 After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.
13 Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ.
14 Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.
15 Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Miriam, from whom was born Yeshua, who is called Messiah.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
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 Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah was like this: After his mother, Miriam, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by 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 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ.
20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Miriam as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of 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 shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Yeshua, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
22 Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “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 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
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 and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Yeshua.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅

< Matthew 1 >