¹Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to 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.

²Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

²ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ Ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

³⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲛ.

⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

⁵⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

⁶And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule 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, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

⁷ⲧⲟⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⲁϥϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ.

⁸And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁹When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young 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 exceeding great joy.

¹⁰⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.

¹¹And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; 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 being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ.

¹³And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy 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.

¹⁴When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

¹⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ.

¹⁵And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have 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.

¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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 was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

¹⁷ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

¹⁸In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

¹⁸ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ Ⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ.

¹⁹But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth 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.

²⁰Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

²⁰ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.

²¹And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

²¹⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.

²²But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts 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 came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall 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