2 Corinthians 12
1 To be boasting, is needful, —it is not, indeed, profitable, yet will I come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord: —
ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ. ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ·
2 I know a man in Christ, who, fourteen years ago, whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not, God, knoweth, such a one as this, caught away, as far as the third heaven;
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ.
3 And I know such a man as this, whether in the body or apart from the body, [I know not], —God, knoweth,
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
4 How that he was caught away into paradise, and heard unspeakable things, which it is not allowable for a man to utter:
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
5 On behalf of such a one as this, will I boast, but, on behalf of myself, will I not boast, save in my weaknesses; —
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ.
6 Although in fact, if I should wish to boast, I shall not be foolish, for, the truth, would I speak; but I forbear, lest anyone, unto me, should reckon above what he beholdeth me [to be], or heareth from me, —even by the exceeding greatness of the revelations.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲧ· ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ.
7 Wherefore, lest I should be unduly lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, —lest I should be unduly lifted up.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
8 In this behalf, thrice, besought I, the Lord, that it might depart from me;
ⲏ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲱⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
9 And at once he said unto me—Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
10 Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ϯⲧⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓ̈ϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ.
11 I have become foolish, —ye, compelled me: —I, in fact, ought, by you, to have been commended; for, not a whit, have I come behind the exceeding overmuch apostles, —even if I am nothing:
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ
12 The signs, indeed, of an apostle, were wrought out among you, in all endurance, —[both] in signs, and wonders, and mighty works:
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ.
13 For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, —save that, I myself, would not allow myself to be a burden unto you? Forgive me this wrong!
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅.
14 Lo! this third time, I am holding myself, in readiness, to come unto you, and I will not allow myself to be a burden; for I seek not yours, but you; —for, the children, ought not to lay up, for the parents, but the parents for the children; —
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ.
15 And, I, most gladly, will spend, and be fully spent, for your souls: —If I, exceedingly, love you, am I, the less, loved?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϯϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲉϣϫⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ.
16 But let it be!—I, myself, did not burden you, —Notwithstanding, being crafty, with guile, I caught you?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲟϥ.
17 Was there, anyone of those whom I have sent unto you, through whom I have overreached you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓ̈ϥⲉϭⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
18 I exhorted Titus, and sent with him the brother, —Did, Titus, overreach you? Was it not, in the same spirit, we walked? Was it not, in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲉϭⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
19 All this time, think ye, that, unto you, we are making a defence? Before God in Christ, we speak; —but all these things, beloved, for your upbuilding.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ.
20 For I fear—lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; —lest, by any means, [I should find] strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; —
ⲕ̅ϯⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲕϫⲕ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅.
21 Lest, when I again come, my God should humble me in regard to you, —and I should grieve over many who had before sinned, and not repented of the impurity, and fornication, and wantonness which they had committed.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲣ̅ϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ·
