2 Timothy 4
1 This is what I instruct you to do before God and Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead when he comes to establish his kingdom.
ⲁ̅ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
2 Speak God's word whether it is convenient or not, tell people where they're going wrong, warn them, encourage them. Do this with a great deal of patient teaching.
ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
3 For the time is coming when people won't bother to listen to true teaching. Instead they will be curious to listen to something different, and will surround themselves with teachers who'll tell them what they want to hear.
ⲅ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲩϧⲱϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ.
4 They will stop listening to the truth and wander off following myths.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲃⲱ.
5 You need to keep your wits about you at all times. Put up with troubles, do the work of sharing the good news, fulfill your ministry.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲛⲩⲙⲫⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
6 For I'm about to be sacrificed—the time of my death is approaching.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept my trust in God.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
8 Now there's a prize reserved for me—the crown for a life lived according to what is good and right. The Lord, (who is the judge that always does what's right), will give that to me on that Day. And not just to me, but to everyone who longs for his coming.
ⲏ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 Please try to come to me as soon as you can.
ⲑ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ.
10 Demas has abandoned me because he loves the things of this world more, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ. (aiōn g165)
11 Only Luke is here with me. Bring Mark with you, because he can help me with my work.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⳿ϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
13 When you come please bring the cloak I left behind with Carpus in Troas—and the books, especially the parchments.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲫⲩⲗⲟⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲱ ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲙ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲛ⳿ⲃⲣⲁⲛⲁ.
14 Alexander the coppersmith caused me a lot of trouble—may God judge him for what he did.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲥⲛⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
15 You watch out for him too, because he was very much against what we were saying.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
16 When it came to my first defense, no-one stood up for me—everyone abandoned me. May they not be blamed for this.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
17 But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could declare the whole of the message so that all the foreigners could hear it. I was rescued out of the lion's mouth!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
18 The Lord will rescue me from all the evil things done against me, and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. His is the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
19 My greetings to Prisca and Aquila, and to Onesiphorus's family.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
20 Erastus stayed on in Corinth. I left Trophimus behind in Miletus because he was sick.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲗⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ.
21 Please try to come before winter. Eubulus sends his best wishes—and Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters too.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
22 The Lord be with you. May his grace be with you all.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
