< 2 Peter 2 >

1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ
2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ
3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲉⲓⲉⲡ ϣⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲛ
4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; (Tartaroō g5020)
ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲏϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ (Tartaroō g5020)
5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ ⲥⲟ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲁϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲩⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
6 if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲱⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥϭⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ
7 and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
ⲏ̅ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϩⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ
9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
ⲑ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
ⲓ̅ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲇⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ
11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ
12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲓⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲉⲩⲱϫⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ
13 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲗⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲁϩⲙ ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ
14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲅⲉⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ
15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲓϥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲑⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲙϭⲙ (questioned)
18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϭⲟⲧⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ
20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲗⲟⲙⲗⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣϩⲁⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱ ⲉⲁⲥϫⲱⲕⲙ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲓϩⲉ

< 2 Peter 2 >