< 2 Peter 2 >

1 But there also came false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you, who will stealthily bring in destructive sects, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing quick destruction to themselves,
ⲁ̅ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲄⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲎⲂ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠⲞ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ
2 and many will follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth will be spoken of [as] evil,
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
3 and in covetousness, with forged words, they will make merchandise of you, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϤⲔⲞⲢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲚⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ
4 For if God did not spare messengers having sinned, but having cast [them] down to Tartarus with chains of deepest gloom, delivered [them], having been reserved to judgment, (Tartaroō g5020)
ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲀⲢⲦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ (Tartaroō g5020)
5 and did not spare the old world, but kept the eighth person, Noah, a preacher of righteousness, having brought a flood on the world of the impious,
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲰⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲖⲨⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
6 and having turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes, condemned with an overthrow, having set [them as] an example to those about to be impious,
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲀϤⲢⲞⲔϨⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ.
7 and He rescued righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct of the lawless in licentiousness,
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲖⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ
8 for the righteous [man] dwelling among them was tormented in [his] righteous soul, day by day, in seeing and hearing unlawful works—
ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
9 the LORD has known to rescue [the] pious out of temptation, and to keep [the] unrighteous being punished to [the] day of judgment,
ⲑ̅ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
10 and chiefly those following after the flesh in lust [and] defilement, and despising lordship. Bold, self-pleased, they are not afraid to speak evil of glorious ones,
ⲓ̅ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ
11 whereas messengers, being greater in strength and power, do not bear a slanderous judgment against them before the LORD;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ
12 and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed—in what things they are ignorant of, slandering—in their destruction will be destroyed;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ
13 doing unjustly, [they will receive] a reward of unrighteousness, esteeming pleasure in the day, [and] luxury—[they are] spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceits, feasting with you,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
14 having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲔⲎⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ
15 having forsaken a right way, they went astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the [son] of Bosor, who loved a reward of unrighteousness,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲂⲞⲤⲞⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ
16 and had a rebuke of his own iniquity—a mute donkey, having spoken in man’s voice, forbid the madness of the prophet.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ
17 These are wells without water, and clouds driven by a storm, to whom the deepest gloom of darkness has been kept throughout the age; (questioned)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϤ ⲈⲨϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲀⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ (questioned)
18 for speaking swollen words of vanity, they entice in desires of the flesh—licentiousness, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
19 promising liberty to them, themselves being servants of corruption, for by whom anyone has been overcome, he has been brought to servitude to this one also;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ.
20 for if having escaped from the defilements of the world, in the acknowledging of the LORD and Savior Jesus Christ, and again being entangled by these things, they have been overcome, the last things have become worse to them than the first,
ⲕ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϬⲖⲈⲘⲖⲰⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲦϨⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ
21 for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of righteousness, than having acknowledged [it], to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
22 and that of the true proverb has happened to them: “A dog turned back on his own vomit,” and, “A sow having bathed herself—to rolling in mire.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲒⲘⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲰ ⲀⲤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲤⲤⲔⲈⲢⲔⲈⲢ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤⲖⲰⲒϨⲒ.

< 2 Peter 2 >