Matthew 11
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he passed from thence, to teach and preach in their cities.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
2Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:
2ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
3Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?
3ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
4And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
5The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them.
5ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲔⲤⲈϨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲤⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
6And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
7And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?
7ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
8But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings.
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9But what went you out to see? a prophet? yea I tell you, and more than a prophet.
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϨⲀ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
10For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
10ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
11Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
11ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
12And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.
12ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮ ⲰⲘⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:
13ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
14And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
15ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
16But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place.
16ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
17Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned.
17ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲤϪⲈⲤ ⲀⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲈϨⲠⲒ.
18For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.
18ⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϤⲤⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children.
19ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲀⲨⲎⲢⲠ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance.
20ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϨⲒⲬⲞϨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
21Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes.
21ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲬⲞⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲂⲎⲐⲤⲀⲒⲆⲀ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲒⲤⲐⲚⲈⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲈⲢⲘⲒ.
22But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.
22ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day.
23ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲢⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲤϪⲈⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ.
24But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
24ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞ.
25At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones.
25ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϨⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
26Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.
26ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
27All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.
27ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
28Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.
28ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲠⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲦⲪⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
29Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.
29ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
30For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
30ⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲞⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲈⲦⲪⲰ ⲀⲤⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
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