2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we starting to speak well of ourselves again? Or do we need to have some letter of recommendation for you, or from you, as some people do?
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ
2 You are our letter, written in our experience with you, that everybody reads and knows about.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
3 You demonstrate that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us; not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God; not written on stone slabs but in our living experience as human beings.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲥⲥⲏϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 We have total confidence before God through Christ.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
5 Not that we would consider ourselves able to do this on our own—it's God who gives us this capacity!
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 He also gave us the ability to be ministers of a new agreement, based not on the letter of the law, but on the spirit. The letter of the law kills, but the spirit gives life.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ
7 However, the old way of relating to God, written in letters carved in stone, ended in death, even though it came with God's glory—so much so that the Israelites couldn't even bear to look at Moses' face because it shone so brightly, even though the glory was fading.
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ
8 If that was so, shouldn't the new way of relating to God in the Spirit come with even greater glory?
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ
9 If the old way that condemns us has glory, the new way that makes us right with God has so much more glory!
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
10 For the old that was once glorious has no glory at all in comparison with the incredible glory of the new.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
11 If the old that is fading away had glory, the new that continues has so much more glory.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
12 Since we have such a confident hope, we are truly bold!
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ
13 We don't have to be like Moses, who had to put on a veil to cover his face so the Israelites wouldn't be dazzled by the glory, even though it was fading away.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ
14 In spite of that, they had a hard, stubborn attitude. For right up until today when the old agreement is read, the same “veil” remains. Only through Christ can it be removed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲃⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
15 Even today, whenever the books of Moses are read, a veil covers their minds.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ
16 But when they turn and accept the Lord, the veil is removed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there's freedom.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ
18 So all of us, with our faces unveiled, see and reflect the glory of the Lord as in a mirror. We are being transformed into the same mirror image, whose glory grows brighter and brighter. This is what the Lord the Spirit does.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ ⲧⲛϫⲓϩⲣⲃ ⲛϯϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ
