Matthew 2
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1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
1Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
2ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ Ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
3⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
4And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲛ.
5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
5⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
6ϫⲉ 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.
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
7ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⲁϥϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ.
8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
9⳿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.
10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
10⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿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.
12And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ.
13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
13⳿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.
14So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
14⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ.
15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ 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.
16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
16ⲧⲟⲧⲉ 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.
17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
17ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
18ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ Ⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ.
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
19⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
20“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
20ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
21⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
22But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
22⳿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.
23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
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