1 Thessalonians 3
1 Therefore when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲉϣϭⲱ. ⲉⲁⲛⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ.
2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ. ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
3 that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲕⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ.
4 For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛϣⲣ̅ⲡϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ·
5 For this cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲉϣϭⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ.
6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
7 For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲧⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,
ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
12 May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ·
