1 Corinthians 9
1 Am I not a free man? Or, am I not a legate? Or, have I not seen Jesus Messiah our Lord? Or, have ye not been my work in my Lord?
ⲁ̅ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
2 And if I have not been a legate to others, yet I have been so to you; and ye are the seal of my legateship.
ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
3 And my apology to my judgers, is this:
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
4 Have we not authority, to eat and to drink?
ⲇ̅ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ.
5 Or have we not authority to carry about with us a sister as a wife; just as the other legates, and the brothers of our Lord, and as Cephas?
ⲉ̅ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ.
6 Or I only, and Barnabas, have we no right to forbear labor?
ⲋ̅ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ.
7 Who, that serveth in war, doth so at his own expense? Or who, that planteth a vineyard, eateth not of its fruits? Or who, that tendeth sheep, eateth not of the milk of his flocks?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ.
8 Is it as a man, I say these things? Behold, the law also saith them.
ⲏ̅ⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲏ̅ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that thresheth. Hath God regard for oxen?
ⲑ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲧ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ. ⲙⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
10 But manifest it is, for whose sake he said it. And indeed, for our sakes it was written: because the plougher ought to plough in hope, and the thresher in hope of fruit.
ⲓ̅ϫⲛ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ.
11 If we have sowed among you the things of the Spirit, is it a great matter, if we reap from you the things of the body?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
12 And if others have this prerogative over you, doth it not belong still more to us? Yet we have not used this prerogative; but we have endured every thing, that we might in nothing impede the announcement of the Messiah.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
13 Know ye not, that they who serve in a temple, are fed from the temple? And they who serve at the altar, participate with the altar?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
14 Thus also hath our Lord commanded, that they who proclaim his gospel, should live by his gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟϣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
15 But I have used none of these things: and I write not, that it may be so done to me; for it would be better for me to actually die, than that any one should make void my glorying.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
16 For while I preach, I have no ground of glorying; because necessity is laid upon me, and woe to me, if I preach not.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ.
17 For if I do this voluntarily, there is a reward for me: but if involuntarily, a stewardship is intrusted to me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
18 What then is my reward? It is, that when I preach, I make the announcement of the Messiah without cost, and use not the prerogative given me in the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ·
19 Being free from them all, I have made myself servant to every man; that I might gain many:
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ.
20 and with the Jews, I was as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; and with those under the law, I was as under the law, that I might gain them who are under the law;
ⲕ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
21 and to those who have not the law, I was as without the law, (although I am not without law to God, but under the law of the Messiah, ) that I might gain them that are without the law.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
22 I was with the weak, as weak, that I might gain the weak: I was all things to all men, that I might vivify every one.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ.
23 And this I do, that I may participate in the announcement.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ·
24 Know ye not that they who run in the stadium, run all of them; yet it is one who gaineth the victory. Run ye, so as to attain.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ. ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ. ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ.
25 For every one who engageth in the contest, restraineth his desires in every thing. And they run, to obtain a crown that perisheth; but we, one that perisheth not.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
26 I therefore so run, not as for something unknown; and I so struggle, not as struggling against air;
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲩⲕⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓ̈ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ.
27 but I subdue my body, and reduce it to servitude; lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a reprobate.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ·
