1 Thessalonians 5
1 But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that we should write to you;
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
2 For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ
3 For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.
ⲅ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲣⲃⲟⲗ
4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ
5 For all you are the children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ
6 Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch, and be sober.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲏⲫⲉ
7 For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunk, are drunk in the night.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲁⲛϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
9 For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but unto the purchasing of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
10 Who died for us; that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with him.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
11 For which cause comfort one another; and edify one another, as you also do.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you:
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
13 That you esteem them more abundantly in charity, for their work’s sake. Have peace with them.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
14 And we beseech you, brethren, rebuke the unquiet, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
15 See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good towards each other, and towards all men.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 Always rejoice.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
17 Pray without ceasing.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲛ ⲱϫⲛ
18 In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
19 Extinguish not the spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲉⲛⲁϥ
20 Despise not prophecies.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟϣϥⲟⲩ
21 But prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
22 From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
23 And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things; that your whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
24 He is faithful who hath called you, who also will do it.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ
25 Brethren, pray for us.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ
26 Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
27 I charge you by the Lord, that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
