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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏ. ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
For Good News has been brought to us as truly as to them; but the message they heard failed to benefit them, because they were not one in faith with those who gave heed to it.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ. ⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
We who have believed are soon to be admitted to the true rest; as He has said, "As I swore in My anger, they shall not be admitted to My rest," although God's works had been going on ever since the creation of the world.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;"
and He has also declared, "They shall not be admitted to My rest."
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ·
Since, then, it is still true that some will be admitted to that rest, and that because of disobedience those who formerly had Good News proclaimed to them were not admitted,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲣϫ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲣⲡ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
He again definitely mentions a certain day, "To-day," saying long afterwards, by David's lips, in the words already quoted, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."
For if Joshua had given them the true rest, we should not afterwards hear God speaking of another still future day.
It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϥ.
For He who has been admitted to His rest, has rested from His works as God did from His.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ·
Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϥⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉϥϫⲱⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲧⲕⲁⲥ. ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ.
For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲥⲉϭⲟⲗⲡ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛ·
And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ
Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛϥ̅ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲛⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ·
For we have not a High Priest who is unable to feel for us in our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in every respect just as we are tempted, and yet did not sin.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ϯⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ.
Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our times of need.
