< 1 Peter 1 >
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus (the) Messiah, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Diaspora in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
ⲁ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲦⲔⲀⲠⲠⲞⲆⲞⲔⲒⲀ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ.
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus (the) Messiah and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus (the) Messiah from the dead,
ⲅ̅ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
ⲇ̅ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ
5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
ⲉ̅ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ
6 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ
7 that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus (the) Messiah is revealed—
ⲍ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
8 whom not having seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory—
ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲐⲈⲖⲎ ⲖϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
9 receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
ⲑ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11 searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Messiah, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Messiah, and the glories that would follow them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
12 To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus (the) Messiah is revealed.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires as in your ignorance,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ.
15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
16 because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲞⲨⲀⲂ
17 If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
18 knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ
19 but with precious blood, as of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Messiah.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲠⲬⲤ
20 He was chosen in advance before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake,
ⲕ̅ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from a pure heart fervently:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God. (aiōn )
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ (aiōn )
24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever." This is the word preached as gospel to you. (aiōn )
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ. (aiōn )