Matthew 2
1 And so, when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of king Herod, behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
ⲁ̅Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
2 saying: “Where is he who was born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and we have come to adore him.”
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ Ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3 Now king Herod, hearing this, was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
4 And gathering together all the leaders of the priests, and the scribes of the people, he consulted with them as to where the Christ would be born.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲛ.
5 And they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet:
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. For from you shall go forth the ruler who shall guide my people Israel.’”
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
7 Then Herod, quietly calling the Magi, diligently learned from them the time when the star appeared to them.
ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⲁϥϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ.
8 And sending them into Bethlehem, he said: “Go and diligently ask questions about the boy. And when you have found him, report back to me, so that I, too, may come and adore him.”
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
9 And when they had heard the king, they went away. And behold, the star that they had seen in the east went before them, even until, arriving, it stood still above the place where the child was.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
10 Then, seeing the star, they were gladdened by a very great joy.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
11 And entering the home, they found the boy with his mother Mary. And so, falling prostrate, they adored him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲗ.
12 And having received a response in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back by another way to their own region.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ.
13 And after they had gone away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: “Rise up, and take the boy and his mother, and flee into Egypt. And remain there until I tell you. For it will happen that Herod will seek the boy to destroy him.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁϯϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.
14 And getting up, he took the boy and his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ.
15 And he remained there, until the death of Herod, in order to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Out of Egypt, I called my son.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲧϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ.
16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been fooled by the Magi, was very angry. And so he sent to kill all the boys who were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years of age and under, according to the time that he had learned by questioning the Magi.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲓ⳿ⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ.
17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
18 “A voice has been heard in Ramah, great weeping and wailing: Rachel crying for her sons. And she was not willing to be consoled, because they were no more.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ Ⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ.
19 Then, when Herod had passed away, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
20 saying: “Rise up, and take the boy and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For those who were seeking the life of the boy have passed away.”
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
21 And rising up, he took the boy and his mother, and he went into the land of Israel.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
22 Then, hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in sleep, he withdrew into parts of Galilee.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
23 And arriving, he lived in a city which is called Nazareth, in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “For he shall be called a Nazarene.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
