2 Timothy 2
1 You [are like a] son to me. So I urge also that you [let God] empower you [spiritually] as a result of Christ Jesus acting kindly toward you.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
2 [As you do that], remembering that [the message] that you heard from me is the same message that other people have affirmed/declared to you, you must entrust/give that message to people whom you can trust, people who will be competent/able/qualified to teach others.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ
3 Endure as I do what we suffer for Christ Jesus, like a good soldier [endures what he suffers].
ⲅ̅ϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
4 [You know that] soldiers, in order to please their captain, do not (become involved in civilian affairs/spend time doing other kinds of work) [MET]. [So, like soldiers, do not let other matters (distract you as you serve/hinder you from serving]) [Christ Jesus]!
ⲇ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲧⲁϩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ
5 [Similarly, you know that] athletes who do not obey the rules of the contest will not be given {not win} the prize [MET]. [So, like athletes, do all that Christ Jesus has commanded so that God will reward you]!
ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲣϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲙⲉϥϫⲓ ⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ
6 [You also know that] a hard-working farmer should be the first to receive some of the harvest [MET]. [So, like farmers, work hard for Christ Jesus and expect that God will reward you]!
ⲋ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
7 Think about what I have just written, because, [if you do], the Lord will enable you to understand everything [that you need to understand].
ⲍ̅ⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
8 [Endure everything by] remembering how Jesus Christ [endured it when he suffered]. Remember that he came back to life {God raised him from the dead} and [God affirmed/declared him to be king as] his ancestor [King] David was. Those are things that I tell to people when I tell them the message [about Christ].
ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
9 I am suffering [here in prison] because [some people oppose] the good message [that I tell]. They have even put me in chains as if I were a criminal. Nevertheless, the message from God is not chained {nothing is preventing [MET] [others from proclaiming] the message from God}.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ
10 Therefore I [willingly] endure all [that I am suffering] for the sake of those [whom God has] chosen. [I do this] in order that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with [him in the] glorious [place where he is]. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϥⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ (aiōnios g166)
11 [Endure everything as you remember] that these words [that we all say/sing] (OR, [that we teach people]) [are trustworthy]: Since we have stopped behaving as we did in the past, as though we died when he died, we shall also live with him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
12 Since we are also patiently enduring what we suffer, we shall also rule with him. But if we say that we do not know him, he also will say that he does not know us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ
13 If we (are unfaithful/stop doing what he tells us to do), he will treat us just like he promised to do, because he (can never be untrue to himself/always does what he says that he will do).
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲏ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ
14 [Those whom you appointed to teach others] God’s truth, keep reminding them about these things that [I have told you]. Tell them strongly that, since God knows what they are doing (OR, that God [will judge them for everything that is wrong that they do, and therefore]) they must not quarrel (about words/about matters that are not important), [because, when teachers quarrel, it helps] no one, [and because, when they quarrel, they spiritually] destroy those who hear them (OR, they cause those who hear [them to] quit (being committed [to Christ]/believing [in Christ]).)
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ
15 (Do your best/Try hard) to be the kind of person that God will approve of. [Be like a] good worker as you teach the true message accurately. If a worker works well, he will not need to be ashamed of (OR, will be pleased about) [what he does].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲉϥϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ
16 (Stay away from/Do not talk with) [those who talk foolishly and] ([godlessly/say things that displease God]), because [those who talk foolishly] will become even more (ungodly/displeasing to God),
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ
17 and [because] their message will [harm people] [SIM] [like] gangrene/cancer does. [You know] Hymenaeus and Philetus. They are [two] such people [who talk in this manner].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲁⲅⲅⲣⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ
18 [Specifically], they teach a wrong message; [that is], they say [wrongly that God will not cause dead people to live again because] he has already given us [spiritual] life. [They claim that our spiritual life is the only new life that we will receive. By saying that], they cause some people
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ
19 not to continue to believe [in Christ]. However, [the congregations of] God are strong [MET]. [They are like] a strong foundation on which is written: “The Lord knows the people who really belong to him,” and “Every person who calls Jesus [MTY] ‘Lord’ must stop doing wicked things”.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
20 In a wealthy person’s house there are not only utensils made of gold and of silver, but also utensils made of wood and of clay. The gold and silver [utensils are used] at special [occasions/events], and the others are used at ordinary [occasions. Similarly, in a congregation there are those who] ([are ready/desire]) [to do great things for the Lord Jesus, and there are those like the teachers of false doctrines/teachings who are not].
ⲕ̅ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓ ⲃⲗϫⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ
21 Therefore, those who rid themselves of [what is evil in their lives] will be able to [work well for the Lord. They will be like] utensils [MET] used at special [occasions], set apart for and especially useful to the owner [of the big house. They will be like fine utensils] that have been prepared {are ready} to do any kind of good work.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϭⲉ ⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ
22 [Because of that], you [(sg)] must avoid doing the wrong actions that [many] young people desire to do. Instead, you must earnestly do right actions, believe [the true teaching], love [God and others, and you must continually be at] peace with those who ask the Lord [to help them and who are] pure in every way (OR, who serve [Jesus] faithfully).
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
23 Do not talk [with anyone who] foolishly [wants] to argue about matters that are not important. [Do not talk with them], because you know that [when people talk about foolish things], they begin to quarrel.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲡⲉ ⲙⲓϣⲉ
24 But those who serve the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, they should be kind to all people, they should be able to teach [God’s truth well], and they should be patient [with people].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
25 [That is, they should] gently instruct/teach people who oppose [the true message. They should do that] in order that perhaps God will cause others to completely change what they think, so that they may acknowledge/believe the true [message].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ
26 In that way they may get free from [what is like] [MET] a trap [set by] the devil. The devil has deceived them in order that [they might do] what he wants [them to do].
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
