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1Ⲡ̇ϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
3Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲍⲁⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲑⲁⲙⲁⲣ Ⲫⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ Ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ.
3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
4Ⲁ̇ⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ Ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ.
4Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
5Ⲥⲁⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ Ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲟⲩⲑ Ⲓⲱⲃⲏⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ.
5Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
6Ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁ Ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
6Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
7Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ Ⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ.
7Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
8Ⲁ̇ⲥⲁⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ Ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱⲣⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ.
8Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
9Ⲟ̇ⲍⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ Ⲓⲱ⳿ⲁⲑⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲁⲍ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ.
9Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
10Ⲉ̇ⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ Ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ Ⲁ̇ⲙⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ.
10Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
11Ⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
11Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ Ⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ Ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ.
12After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
13Ⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ Ⲁ̇ⲃⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ.
13Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
14Ⲁ̇ⲍⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ Ⲥⲁⲇⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ Ⲁ̇ⲭⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ.
14Azor became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
15Ⲉ̇ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ Ⲉ̇ⲗⲉ⳿ⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲉ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
15Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
16Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
16Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϣⲁ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ.
17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.
18⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ.
19Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
20ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.
20But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
21She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
22ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
22Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ.
23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
24⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
24Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅
25and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
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