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
ⲁ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ 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.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅. ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
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].
ⲅ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
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!
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲡ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ 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]
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ.
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].
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ.
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.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
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.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ(ⲥ) ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
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].
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ.
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)
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
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].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲗ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅·
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].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲡ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ·
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)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ. (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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ·
