< Matthew 2 >

1 When Iesus was borne at Bethleem in Iury in the tyme of Herode the kynge. Beholde there came wyse me from the eest to Ierusalem
ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑ̅ⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
2 saynge: Where is he yt is borne kynge of ye Iues? We have sene his starre in ye eest and are come to worship him.
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ. ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ.
3 When Herode ye kynge had herde thys he was troubled and all Ierusalem with hym
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ. ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ.
4 and he gathered all ye chefe Prestes and Scribes of the people and axed of them where Christ shulde be borne.
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲱⲛ.
5 And they sayde vnto hym: at Bethlee in Iury. For thus it is written by the Prophet.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ. ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
6 And thou Bethleem in the londe of Iury art not the leest concernynge the Princes of Iuda. For out of the shall come the captayne that shall govern my people Israhel.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϫⲟⲗϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ. ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅.
7 Then Herod prevely called the wyse men and dyligetly enquyred of them ye tyme of the starre that appered
ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8 and sent the to Bethleem saynge: Goo and searche dyligetly for ye chylde. And when ye have founde hym bringe me worde yt I maye come and worshippe hym also.
ⲏ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ.
9 When they had heard the kynge they departed: and lo the starre which they sawe in ye eeste went before them tyll it came and stode over the place where the chylde was.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛϣⲁ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ.
10 When they sawe the starre they were marvelously glad:
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
11 and went into the house and found the chylde with Mary hys mother and kneled doune and worshipped hym and opened their treasures and offred vnto hym gyftes gold frackynsence and myrre.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ. ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲁⲗ.
12 And after they were warned of God in a dreame that they shuld not go ageyne to Herod they retourned into their awne countre another waye.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲭⲟⲣⲁ.
13 When they were departed: beholde the angell of the Lorde appered to Ioseph in dreame sayinge: aryse and take the chylde and his mother and flye into Egypte and abyde there tyll I brynge the worde. For Herod will seke the chylde to destroye hym.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛϯϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ. ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.
14 The he arose and toke the chylde and his mother by night and departed into Egypte
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ.
15 and was there vnto ye deeth of Herod to fulfill that which was spoken of the Lorde by ye Prophet which sayeth out of Egypte haue I called my sonne.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ.
16 Then Herod perceavynge yt he was moocked of the wyse men was excedynge wroth and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in Bethleem and in all the costes there of as many as were two yere olde and vnder accordynge to the tyme which he had diligetly searched oute of the wyse men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲣⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ.
17 Then was fulfilled yt which was spoken by the Prophet Ieremy sayinge:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
18 On the hilles was a voyce herde mornynge wepynge and greate lamentacion: Rachel wepynge for her chyldren and wolde not be conforted because they were not.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛϩⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁ. ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ. ϩⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
19 When Herode was deed: beholde an angell of ye Lorde appered in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypte
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ. ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ.
20 sayinge: arise and take ye chylde and his mother and go into ye londe of Israel. For they are deed which sought ye chyldes life.
ⲕ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ. ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ.
21 The he arose vp and toke ye chylde and his mother and cam into the londe of Israhel.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅.
22 But whe he hearde yt Archelaus did raygne in Iury in ye roume of his father Herode he was afrayde to goo thither. Not withstondynge after he was warned of god in a dreame he turned a syde into ye parties of Galile
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ.
23 and wet and dwelt in a cite called Nazareth to fulfill yt which was spoken by ye Prophetes: he shalbe called a Nazarite
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ.

< Matthew 2 >