Romans 7
1 Or do ye not know, my Brethren.-(for I am speaking to them that know the law, )- that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as he is alive?
ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅.
2 Just as a woman, by the law, is bound to her husband, as long as he is alive: but if her husband should die, she is freed from the law of her husband.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈.
3 And if, while her husband is alive, she should adhere to another man, she would become an adulteress: but if her husband should die, she is freed from the law; and would not be an adulteress though joined to another man.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈.
4 And now, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law, by the body of Messiah; that ye might be joined to another, even to him who arose from the dead; and might yield fruits unto God.
ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 For while we were in the flesh, the emotions of sin which are by the law, were active in our members, that we should bear fruits unto death.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ.
6 But now we are absolved from the law, and are dead to that which held us in its grasp: that we might henceforth serve in the newness of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin?, Far be it. For I had not learned sin, except by means of the law: for I had not known concupiscence, had not the law said, Thou shalt not covet:
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ.
8 and by this commandment, sin found occasion, and perfected in me all concupiscence: for without the law, sin was dead.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁϫⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
9 And I, without the law, was alive formerly; but when the commandment came, sin became alive, and I died;
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲱⲛϩ̅.
10 and the commandment of life was found by me to be unto death.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
11 For sin, by the occasion which it found by means of the commandment, seduced me; and thereby slew me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
12 Wherefore, the law is holy; and the commandment is holy, and righteous, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ
13 Did that which is good, therefore, become death to me? Far be it. But sin, that it might be seen to be sin, perfected death in me by means of that good law; that sin might the more be condemned, by means of the commandment.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ·
14 For we know, that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, and sold to sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
15 For what I am doing, I know not: and what I would, I do not perform; but what I hate, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϯⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
17 And then, it is no more I who do that thing; but sin, which dwelleth in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
18 For I know, that in me, (that is, in my flesh, ) good dwelleth not: because, to approve the good, is easy for me; but to do it, I am unable.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
19 For I do not perform the good, which I would perform; but the bad, which I would not perform, that I do perform.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
20 And if I do what I would not, it is not I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 I find therefore a law coinciding with my conscience, which assenteth to my doing good, whereas evil is near to me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈·
22 For I rejoice in the law of God, in the interior man.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϩⲏⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ.
23 But I see another law in my members, which warreth against the law of my conscience, and maketh me a captive to the law of sin which existeth in my members
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
24 O, a miserable man, am I! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ·
25 I thank God; by means of our Lord Jesus Messiah I shall be rescued. [ (Romans 7:26) Now, therefore, in my conscience, I am a servant of the law of God; but in my flesh, I am a servant of the law of sin. ]
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ· ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϯⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
