< 2 Peter 2 >

1 But there arose false-prophets also among the people, as, among you also, there shall be, false-teachers, —men who will stealthily bring in destructive parties, even the Master that bought them, denying, bringing upon themselves speedy destruction;
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ.
2 And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, —by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲱϥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ.
3 And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲡϣⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲁⲛ.
4 For—if, God, spared not, messengers, when they sinned, but, to pits of gloom, consigning them, in the lowest hades, delivered them up to be kept, unto judgment, — (Tartaroō g5020)
ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲁⲣⲏϫⲛⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. (Tartaroō g5020)
5 And, an ancient world, spared not, but, with seven others, preserved, Noah, a proclaimer, of righteousness, a flood, upon a world of ungodly persons, letting loose, —
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲁϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲩⲝ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
6 And, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, reducing to ashes, he condemned, an example of such as should be ungodly, having set forth, —
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ. ⲉⲁϥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ.
7 And, righteous Lot, when getting worn out by the behaviour of them who were impious in wantonness, he rescued—
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲱⲧ. ⲉⲩⲑⲙ̅ⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
8 For, in seeing and hearing, since he dwelt right among them, as a righteous man, he used to torment his soul, day by day, with their lawless deeds—
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ [ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩ]ⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅[ⲟⲩϩⲟ]ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ.
9 [Then] the Lord knoweth how to rescue, the godly out of trial; but to keep, the unrighteous unto a day of judgment to be punished; —
ⲑ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
10 Most of all, however, them who go their way, after the flesh, with a coveting of defilement, and who despise, lordship, —daring! willful! before dignitaries, they tremble not, defaming,
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲱϥ. ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ.
11 where, messengers, though, greater in might and power, are not bringing against them [before the Lord] a defamatory accusation, —
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ. ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ.
12 These, however, as unreasoning creatures that have been bred as being, by nature, for capture and destruction, in the things they are ignorant of, uttering defamation, in their spoiling, shall also be made a spoil, —
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓⲫⲩⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲱϫⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
13 Doing wrong themselves, for a reward of wrong, accounting, a delight, their day-time delicacy, spots and blemishes, indulging in delicacies with their stratagems, as they carouse together with you,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ. ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
14 Having, eyes, full of an adulteress, and that cannot rest from sin, enticing unstable souls, having, a heart trained in greed, —children of a curse, —
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲁⲩⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣϥ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
15 Forsaking a straight path, they have gone astray, following out the way of Balaam [son] of Beor, who loved, a reward of wrong,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ. ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲱⲣ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅.
16 But had, a reproof, of his own transgression, a dumb beast of burden, in man’s voice, finding utterance, forbade the prophet’s madness.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
17 These, are fountains without water, and mists, by a tempest, driven along, —for whom, the gloom of darkness, hath been reserved;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙϭⲙ̅. (questioned)
18 For, great swelling words of vanity, uttering, they entice with carnal covetings—in wanton ways—them who are, well-nigh, escaping from the men who, in error, have their behaviour;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ. ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
19 Promising, freedom to them, they themselves, being all the while, slaves of corruption, —for, by whom one hath been defeated, by the same, hath he become enslaved, —
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ.
20 For, if, having escaped from the defilements of the world by a personal knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but, by the same having again become entangled, they are defeated, the, last, state hath become, for them, worse than, the first;
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲁⲩϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ̅.
21 For, better, had it been for them—not to have obtained a personal knowledge of the way of righteousness, than, having obtained such knowledge, to turn back out of the holy commandment delivered unto them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
22 There hath befallen them the thing [spoken of] in the true proverb—A dog, turning back unto his own vomit, and—A sow, as soon as washed, unto wallowing in mire.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱ ⲉⲁⲥϫⲱⲕⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲟⲓϩⲉ.

< 2 Peter 2 >