Matthew 2
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1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
1ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
2“Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
2ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲀⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
3ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
4Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲰⲚ.
5They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
5ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
6‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
6ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
7Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
7ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲀϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ.
8He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲔⲢⲒⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
9They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was.
9ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲦ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
10ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲖ.
12Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲈⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ.
13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
13ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϢⲀϮϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ.
14He arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,
14ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
15and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀ ⲦϦⲀⲎ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
16ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲂⲎⲐⲖⲈⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϬⲒⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲄⲞⲤ.
17Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
17ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
18“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
18ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲢⲀⲬⲎⲖ ⲈⲤⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ.
19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
19ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
20“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
20ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
21He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
21ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
22ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲬⲈⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ. ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ.
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