2 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,
ⲃ̅ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.
ⲅ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ
5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁϫⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲗⲱⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϯⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ
6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϯ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ
7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ϩⲓ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ
8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].
ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲣϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!
ⲓ̅ⲉⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲩⲣⲏⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲧⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲩⲅⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ
16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
