< Hebrews 4 >

1 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
2 For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
3 Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
4 For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
ⲇ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ.
6 Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
ⲋ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
7 God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯⲉⲛϣⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲕⲉⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
ⲑ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
10 For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ.
11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲥⲉⲃⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲣⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲥⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲩⲕⲉⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟ⳿ⲏⲑⲓⲁ

< Hebrews 4 >