1 Thessalonians 1

1 I PAUL and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, which is in God the Father and in our Lord Jesus the Messiah: Grace be with you, and peace.

ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ·

2 We give thanks to God at all times, on account of you all, and remember you continually in our prayers:

ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅.

3 and we call to mind before God the Father the works of your faith, and the toil of your love, and the patience of your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ.

4 For we know your election, my brethren, beloved of God.

ⲇ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅

5 For our preaching among you, was not in words only; but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in genuine persuasion. Ye also know, how we were among you for your sakes.

ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉϭⲟⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϣ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.

6 And ye became imitators of us, and of our Lord, in that ye received the word in great affliction, and with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.

7 And ye were a pattern for all the believers who are in Macedonia and in Achaia.

ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ.

8 For from you the word of our Lord sounded forth; and not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place, your faith in God is heard of; so that we have no need to say any thing concerning you.

ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ.

9 For they declare, what an ingress we had to you, and how ye turned from the worship of idols unto God, that ye might worship the living and true God;

ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ. ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ.

10 while ye wait for his Son from heaven, that Jesus whom he raised from the dead, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ.