2 Peter 1
1 I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
ⲁ̅ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
2 [I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲉⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅.
3 [God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ.
4 Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
5 Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ.
6 And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅. ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ. ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ.
7 And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
ⲍ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ.
8 If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅.
9 If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲗ̅ⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
10 Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
11 and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣʾ (aiōnios g166)
12 I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ.
13 I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲫⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
14 because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅.
15 Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϯⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ.
16 We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲃⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
17 God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
18 We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
19 We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
20 It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
ⲕ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲃⲱⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ.
21 because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
