2 Thessalonians 2
1 Now [I want to write to you] about the time when our Lord Jesus Christ will return and when [God] will gather us together to [where Jesus] is. My fellow believers, I urge you
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
2 that you think calmly [about any message] that [claims/says] that the Lord has [already] come again. Do not be shaken or alarmed/worried by any such message. [It does not matter] if [it is a message that someone claims God’s Spirit] revealed to him, or if [it is some other message that someone] has spoken, or whether [it is a message that someone claims] that I wrote in a letter.
ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
3 Do not allow anyone to deceive you in any way [with the result that you believe any such message]. 2 Thessalonians 2:3b-5 [The Lord] will not come [MTY] [immediately]. First, [many people] [PRS] will rebel [against God]. The result of their rebelling will be that [they will accept and obey] the man who will sin very greatly [against God].
ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
4 He will be the [supreme] enemy [of God]. He will [proudly] exalt himself above everything that [people] consider to be some god and above everything that people worship. [As a result of wanting people to worship him], he will [even enter] God’s Temple and sit down [there to rule]. He will publicly proclaim that he himself is God! But [God] will [certainly] punish that man forever!
ⲇ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲓⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ.
5 (I am sure that you remember that I kept telling you these things while I was still with you [there in Thessalonica]./Do you not remember that I continued telling you these things while I was still with you [there in Thessalonica]?) [RHQ]
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
6 You also know that there is something (OR, someone) that is preventing this man [from being revealed] {[from revealing himself]}. This man is being (held back/restrained) [now] for him to be revealed {that he reveal himself} at the time that [God has planned] [MTY].
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ.
7 [Although Satan] is already secretly causing [people] to reject [God’s] laws, (the one/God) who is preventing [this man from revealing himself] now [will continue to prevent him from doing that] until he/[God] removes him.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲥⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲗⲟϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ.
8 It is then that [God will allow] this man, who rejects [God’s] laws [completely], to be revealed {to reveal himself}. Then the Lord Jesus will destroy him, by simply commanding it [MTY]. Jesus, by his own glorious arrival, will cause him to become [completely] powerless.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ.
9 But [before Jesus destroys him], Satan will make him very powerful. As a result, he [will do all kinds of supernatural] miracles and amazing things [DOU] that will seem as though [God has enabled him to do them].
ⲑ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ.
10 And by doing wicked [things], he will completely deceive those who will [certainly] (perish/go to hell). [He will deceive them] because they will have refused to love the true [message]. So they will not be saved {God will not save them}. (questioned)
ⲓ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
11 So, God, by his power, will enable this man to easily deceive people, so that they will believe what [this man] falsely [claims/says that he is].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ.
12 The result will be that everyone will be [rightly] condemned {that [God] will [justly] condemn everyone} [to be punished] who did not believe the true [message], but who instead gladly chose [to be doing] what is wicked.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
13 [Our] fellow believers, whom our Lord [Jesus] loves, we thank God very frequently for you. It is appropriate/right for us to do that, because God chose you (from the beginning [MTY] [of creation/before the world existed]) in order that he might save [you] as a result of [your] believing the true [message] and as a result of [God’s] Spirit setting you apart [for God].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
14 [We thank God that] he chose you as a result of our [proclaiming] the message about Christ [to you], in order that you might (share in/have) some of the glory that our Lord Jesus Christ has.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 So, [our fellow believers, continue to be firm concerning what you believe]; that is, continue believing the [true] teaching that we gave to you by our speaking to you and by our [writing] a letter [to you].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ.
16 Our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, our Father, loves us and encourages us and causes us to confidently expect [to receive] the eternal things that [he has promised to give to us] as a result of [Christ] acting kindly toward us in a way we did not deserve. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ. (aiōnios g166)
17 [We strongly pray that] God and Jesus together will encourage you! And we pray that they will cause you to continue doing and saying things that God considers to be good.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ
