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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲙⲉ.
And it happened in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, so that the whole world would be enrolled.
This was the first enrollment; it was made by the ruler of Syria, Quirinius.
And all went to be declared, each 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.
Then Joseph also ascended from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
in order to be declared, with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.
Then it happened that, while they were there, the days were completed, so that she would give birth.
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 at the inn.
And there were shepherds in the same region, being vigilant and keeping watch in the night over their flock.
And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near them, and the brightness of God shone around them, and they were struck with a great fear.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
And the Angel said to them: “Do not be afraid. For, behold, I proclaim to you a great joy, which will be for all the people.
For today a Savior has been born for you in the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you: you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ.
And it happened that, when the Angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us cross over to Bethlehem and see this word, which has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us.”
And they went quickly. And they found Mary and Joseph; and the infant was lying in a manger.
Then, upon seeing this, they understood the word that had been spoken to them about this boy.
And all who heard it were amazed by this, and by those things which were told to them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these words, 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, just as it was told to them.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲱ͡ⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲏ.
And after eight days were ended, so that the boy would be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, just as he was 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 after the days of her purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, in order to present him to the Lord,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “For every male opening 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 in order to offer a sacrifice, according to what 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 just and God-fearing, awaiting the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was with him.
And he had received an answer from the Holy Spirit: that he would not see his own death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
And he went with the Spirit to the temple. And when the child Jesus was brought in by his parents, in order to act on his behalf according to the custom of the law,
he also took him up, into his arms, and he blessed God and said:
“Now you may dismiss your servant in peace, O Lord, according to your word.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared before the face of all peoples:
the light of revelation to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.”
And his father and mother were wondering over these things, which were spoken about 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 he said to his mother Mary: “Behold, this one has been set for the ruin and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign which will be contradicted.
And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts 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 a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. She was very advanced in years, and she had lived with her husband for seven years from her virginity.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅.
And then she was a widow, even to her eighty-fourth year. And without departing from the temple, she was a servant to fasting and prayer, night and day.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲁⲥⲉⲝϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ.
And entering at the same hour, she confessed to the Lord. And she spoke about him to all who were awaiting the redemption of Israel.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ·
And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city, Nazareth.
Now the child grew, and he was strengthened with the fullness of wisdom. And the grace of God was in him.
And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the time of the solemnity of Passover.
And when he had become twelve years old, they ascended to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast day.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲓ̈ⲟⲧⲉ
And having completed the days, when they returned, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents did not realize this.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
But, supposing that he was in the company, they went a day’s journey, seeking him among their relatives and acquaintances.
And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
And it happened that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, listening to them and questioning them.
But all who listened to him were astonished over his prudence and his responses.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow.”
And he said to them: “How is it that you were seeking me? For did you not know that it is necessary for me to be in these things which are of my Father?”
And they did not understand the word that he spoke to them.
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧʾ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲧʾ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ·
And he descended with them and went to Nazareth. And he was subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and in age, and in grace, with God and men.
