2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ·
3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ·
4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
ⲇ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ (ⲛ̅)ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲱⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅.
9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ.
10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ.
11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩ.
12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ.
13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲱϩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲓⲡⲉ
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲡϥ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲛ.
16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅.
17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅· ·ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥ· ·ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲉⲓⲥ·
