1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke an elder man, but entreat him as a father, younger men as brothers,
ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲛⲟϣⲥⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲛ.
2 elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲱⲛⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ.
3 Support widows, the real widows.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ. ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ.
4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
ⲇ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲏ̅ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 But the real widow, and made alone, has hoped in God, and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
6 But she who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ̅.
7 And command these things, so that they may be blameless.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ
8 But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially those belonging his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ. ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ. ⲁϥⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
9 Let no widow be enrolled under sixty years old, having become the wife of one man,
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲛⲥ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲉⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
10 being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁⲛϣ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥϣⲡ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ. ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ·
11 But refuse younger widows, for when they are sexually aroused, they desire of the Christ to marry,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̅ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲏⲣ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓϩⲁⲓ̈.
12 which has condemnation because they have disregarded the original pledge.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
13 And also at the same time they learn to be idle, roving the houses, and not only idle, but also babbling and meddlesome, speaking things that they ought not.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ. ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ·
14 I desire therefore the younger women to marry, to bear children, to manage house, to give not one occasion to him who opposes on account of slander.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲓϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲉⲣ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ. ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϯⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
15 For some have already turned aside after Satan.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.
16 If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the congregation be burdened, so that it may relieve the real widows.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ·
17 Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ.
18 For the scripture says thou shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing. And the workman is worthy of his wage.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲧⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ.
19 Accept no accusation against an elder, except at two or three witnesses.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ̅ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̅
20 Those who sin, rebuke in the sight of all, so that the others may also have fear.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ·
21 I solemnly testify before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲅ̅ⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϫⲓϩⲟ.
22 Lay hands hastily on no man, nor contribute to other sins. Keep thyself pure.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲉϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ. ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
23 No longer drink water, but use a little wine because of thy stomach and thy frequent weaknesses.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲧⲟⲙⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ.
24 The sins of some men are evident, leading to judgment, but also for some they follow after.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
25 Likewise also good works are evident, and those faring otherwise cannot be hid.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ.
