Romans 7
1 Is it not clear, my brothers (I am using an argument to those who have knowledge of the law), that the law has power over a man as long as he is living?
ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅.
2 For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈.
3 So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈.
4 In the same way, my brothers, you were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, even to him who came again from the dead, so that we might give fruit to God.
ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ.
6 But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈.
7 What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ.
8 But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁϫⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
9 And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲱⲛϩ̅.
10 And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
11 For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
12 But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ
13 Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ·
14 For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
15 And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϯⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
17 So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
18 For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
19 For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
20 But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈·
22 In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϩⲏⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ.
23 But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
24 How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ·
25 I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ· ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϯⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
