Matthew 11
1 When Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he left to go and teach and speak publicly in the nearby towns.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
2 While John was in prison he heard what the Messiah was doing, so he sent his disciples
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
3 to ask on his behalf, “Are you the one we were expecting to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?”
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ.
4 Jesus answered them, “Go back and tell John what you hear and what you see.
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
5 The blind can see, the crippled can walk, the lepers are healed, the deaf can hear, the dead are resurrected, and the poor hear the good news.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃϩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ. ⲛⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ. ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ. ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ.
6 Blessed are those who don't reject me!”
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
7 As they left, Jesus began to talk to the crowds about John. “What were you expecting to see when you went out into the desert? A reed tossed about by the wind?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
8 So what did you go to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? People dressed like that live in kings' palaces.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲛⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
9 So what did you go to see then? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you he is much more than a prophet!
ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲉϩⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
10 He's the one this Scripture was written about: ‘I'm sending my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare your way for you.’
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧ(ⲛ)ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
11 I tell you the truth, that among humanity there's no one greater than John the Baptist, but even the least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ. ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
12 From the time of John the Baptist up till now the kingdom of heaven continues to be under attack and violent people are trying to seize it by force.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
13 For all the prophets and the law spoke for God until John came.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
14 If you're prepared to believe it, he is Elijah, the one who was expected to come.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ.
15 Anybody with ears should be listening!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ.
16 What shall I compare this generation to? It's like children sitting in the market places shouting to each other,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ
17 ‘We played the flute for you and you didn't dance; we sang sad songs and you didn't cry.’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲥϭⲥ. ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ.
18 John didn't come feasting and drinking, so people say, ‘He's devil-possessed!’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ.
19 On the other hand the Son of man came and did feast and drink, and people say, ‘Look, he's greedy and drinks too much; he's a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by what it does…”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲱ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
20 Then he began to reprimand the towns where he'd done most of his miracles because they had not repented.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ.
21 “Shame on you, Korazin! Shame on you, Bethsaida! If the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which happened among you, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
22 But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment it will be better for Tyre and Sidon than it will for you!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ(ⲟⲩ)ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ.
23 And what about you, Capernaum? Will you be exalted to heaven? No, you'll go down to Hades! If the miracles had been performed in Sodom which happened among you, Sodom would still be here today. (Hadēs g86)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ. (Hadēs g86)
24 But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment it will be better for Sodom than it will for you!”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲟ.
25 Then Jesus prayed, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you've hidden these things from the clever and sophisticated. Instead you've revealed them to ordinary people.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ.
26 Yes, Father, you were pleased to do this!
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
27 Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one really understands the Son, except the Father, and no one really understands the Father, except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
28 Come to me, all of you who struggle and who are burdened down. I will give you rest.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲡ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ.
29 Accept my yoke, and learn from me. For I am kind and I have a humble heart, and in me you will find the rest you need.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ. ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ. ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
30 For my yoke is gentle, and my burden is light.”
ⲗ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϩⲗⲱϭϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲁⲉⲧⲡⲱ.
