1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
2 Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲞϢⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲄⲰⲚ.
3 When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
ⲅ̅ⲠⲈⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
4 On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5 We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲠⲤⲈⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
7 although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
ⲍ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲐⲀⲖⲠⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
8 So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
ⲏ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲦⲀϢⲈ ⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲔⲈⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ.
9 My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
ⲑ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10 You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
ⲓ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
11 You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲈϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
12 [Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ.
13 We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲖⲎⲐⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
15 [Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
16 [Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
17 My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲢⲞⲤⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ
18 [You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ.
19 [We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ.
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
ⲕ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ.
