James 2
1 My brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ.
2 For, if there enter into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings in gay clothing, and there enter a destitute man also, in soiled clothing, —
ⲃ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ. ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲗⲁⲁⲙ.
3 And ye eye him that hath on the gay clothing, and say, Thou, be sitting here, pleasantly, —and, unto the destitute man, say—Thou, stand, or sit there under my footstool,
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ.
4 Would ye not have been led to make distinctions among yourselves, and have become judges with wicked reasonings?
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ.
5 Hearken! my brethren beloved: —Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
ⲉ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
6 Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲡ.
7 Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon you?
ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
8 If ye are, indeed, fulfilling, a royal law, according to the scripture—Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, nobly, are ye doing;
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
9 But, if ye are shewing respect of persons, sin, are ye working, being convicted by the law as transgressors!
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϩⲟ ⲇⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
10 For, a man who shall keep, the whole law, but shall stumble in one thing, hath become, for all things, liable, —
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
11 For, he that hath said—Do not commit adultery, hath also said—Do not commit murder, —now, if thou dost not commit adultery, but dost commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
12 So, be speaking, and, so, doing, as they who, through means of a law of freedom, are about to be judged;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ.
13 For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁ. ⲡⲛⲁ ϣⲁϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ.
14 What profit, my brethren, —if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
15 If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the daily food,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
16 And one from among you should say unto them—Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What the profit?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲓ. ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ.
17 So, also, faith, if it have not works, is dead, by itself.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
18 But one will say, —Thou, hast faith, and, I, have works, show me thy faith apart from thy works, and, I, unto thee, will shew, by my works, my faith.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
19 Thou believest that God is, one: thou doest, well—Even the demons believe, and shudder!
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ.
20 But art thou willing to learn, O empty man! that, faith, apart from works, is, idle?
ⲕ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ.
21 Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous—when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
22 Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full-grown, —
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith—And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God’s friend, was he called:
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
24 Ye see that—by works, a man is declared righteous, and not by faith alone.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ.
25 And, in like manner also, Rahab the harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ.
26 Just as, the body, apart from spirit, is dead, so, our faith also, apart from works, is dead.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
