2 Peter 3
1 My friends, this is my second letter to you. In both of them I've tried to stir you up and remind you to think clearly with pure minds.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.
2 Remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and what the Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
3 Above all you should know that derisive people will come in the last days, full of mockery and following their own evil desires.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ.
4 “So what happened to this coming he promised?” they ask. “Right from the time our ancestors died, everything's continued as it always has, ever since creation began.”
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲑⲱⲛ ϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ.
5 But they deliberately ignore the fact that by God's command the heavens were created long ago. The earth came into existence from the water, and was surrounded by water.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
6 It was through water that the world that then existed was destroyed—through being flooded by water.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲏ ⲁϥϫⲱⲗⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
7 But by means of that same divine command the heavens and the earth that now exist are reserved for destruction by fire at the day of judgment when the wicked will be destroyed.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲅⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8 However, my friends, don't forget this one thing: that for the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
9 The Lord is not delaying the fulfillment of his promise, as some define delay, but he is being very patient with you. He doesn't want anyone to be lost, but everyone to come and repent.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
10 However, the day of the Lord will come, unexpectedly like a thief. The heavens will explode with a thunderous roar, and the elements will be destroyed as they are burned up. The earth and everything in it will vanish.
ⲓ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ.
11 Since everything is going to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? You should be living lives that are pure, dedicated to God,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ.
12 waiting expectantly and being eager for the coming of the day of God. That day the heavens will catch fire and be destroyed, and the elements will melt in the heat.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 But as for us, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth that God has promised where everything is good and right.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲁⲛⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14 So, my friends, since you're anticipating these things, make sure you'll be found pure and blameless, and at peace with God.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
15 Remember that it is our Lord's patience that gives the opportunity for salvation. That's what our dear brother Paul was explaining to you in all his letters with the wisdom given to him by God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯ ⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
16 He spoke about these things, though some of what he wrote is certainly hard to understand. Some ignorant and unbalanced people have twisted what he wrote to their own loss—just as they do other scriptures.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲧⲣⲉⲃⲗⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
17 My friends, since you already know this, make sure that these errors of the wicked don't lead you astray, and you don't fall from your firm position.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
18 May you grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May he have glory, both now and forever! Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲃ̅ (aiōn g165)
The World is Destroyed by Water
