< 1 Peter 5 >

1 I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Messiah, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:
ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, as God wants; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
ⲃ̅ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲒⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ
3 neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ
4 When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰϪ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲚⲀⲐⲖⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ.
5 Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, towards one another; for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
ⲉ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈⲖ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
ⲋ̅ⲘⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ϮϪⲒϪ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ
7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
ⲍ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
ⲏ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲚⲨⲘⲪⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘϨⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲈⲘⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ
9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
ⲑ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Messiah, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲈϨⲒⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ. (aiōnios g166)
11 To him be the power forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲒϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϮϢⲪⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ.
14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Messiah.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

< 1 Peter 5 >