1 Thessalonians 5
1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ.
3 Now when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
ⲅ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ.
4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ.
5 You are all sons of light, and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night, nor to darkness,
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ.
6 so then let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲏⲫⲉ.
7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲁⲛϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅
10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ·
11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ·
12 But we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ. ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ·
14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ. ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ. ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ. ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always seek what is good both for each other and for all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16 Rejoice always.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ.
17 Pray without ceasing.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅.
18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲉⲛⲁϥ.
20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲟϣϥⲟⲩ.
21 but test all things; hold firmly that which is good.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
22 Abstain from every form of evil.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ·
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ
25 Brothers, pray for us also.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅· ·ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥ· ·ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲉⲓⲥ· ⲁ̅·
