1 Timothy 4
1 And the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ.
2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ. ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
3 forbidding to marry—to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
4 because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
ⲇ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
ⲉ̅ϣⲁⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ.
6 Placing these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which you followed after,
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ (ⲛ̅)ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ.
7 but reject the profane and old women’s fables, and exercise yourself to piety,
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓϣⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8 for bodily exercise is to little profit, but piety is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;
ⲏ̅ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ·
9 the word [is] steadfast, and worthy of all acceptance;
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ.
10 for this we both labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Savior of all men—especially of those believing.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
11 Charge these things, and teach;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯⲥⲃⲱ.
12 let no one despise your youth, but become a pattern of those believing in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ
13 until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϣ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ. ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ.
14 do not be careless of the gift in you, that was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15 be careful of these things; be in these things, that your advancement may be evident in all things;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16 take heed to yourself and to the teaching; remain in them, for doing this thing, you will save both yourself and those hearing you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
