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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲙⲉ.
Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
And all went to enroll themselves, every one to his own city.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲙ̅(ⲧ)ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.
And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲣⲡⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲓ̈ⲗⲉ.
And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:
for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this [is] the sign unto you; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ.
And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ·
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲱ͡ⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲏ.
And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϭⲣⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁⲛ ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ.
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ʾ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,
then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, According to thy word, in peace;
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
And his father and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him;
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅(ⲟⲩ)ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ.
and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲏⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲥⲣⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅.
and she had been a widow even for fourscore and four years), which departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲁⲥⲉⲝϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ.
And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ·
And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.
And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲓ̈ⲟⲧⲉ
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:
and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
And when they saw him, they were astonished: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧʾ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲧʾ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ·
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all [these] sayings in her heart.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
