2 Timothy 4
1 Christ Jesus [is going to come back and] judge those who are living [when he comes] and those who will have died. He will judge them [concerning what rewards they deserve, and] he will rule everyone. So, [knowing that] he and God are watching [everything that we do], I solemnly/earnestly command you
ⲁ̅ϯⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ.
2 that you proclaim the [true] message to people. Always be ready/prepared [to proclaim it], whether people want to hear it or not. [Some people are saying things that are not correct]; (refute their teaching/show why their teaching is wrong). Rebuke them when they are doing wrong. Tell them what they ought to do. Be very patient while you teach them.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲟⲩ. ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ.
3 [Do these things] because there will be a time when people will not listen to good teaching. Instead, they will bring in many teachers for themselves who will tell them just what they want to hear [IDM]. [The reason that they will bring in such teachers is] that they want to do the evil things that they desire.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩ. ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϩⲱϩ.
4 That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣϥⲱ·
5 [Furthermore, I command that] you always control what you think and do. [Be willing] to endure hardships/suffering. Your work should be telling people the message [about Christ Jesus]. As you serve [the Lord], do everything that [God has told] you to do.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ. ⲁⲣⲓⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ. ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
6 [Timothy, I say these things to] you because as for me, [it is as though] [MET] [they are now about to kill me. It is as though my blood will] be poured out {they will kill me} [as a sacrifice on the altar]; that is, [I know] that it is the time for me to die [EUP].
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲁⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
7 [And as to telling people the] good [message and defending it], I have (exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy) [MET], [like a boxer does. As to doing] the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, [like a runner who finishes] [MET] the race. [As to] what we believe, I (have been loyal to it/continue to believe it).
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲉⲕⲡⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
8 [So, like people award] a prize [MET] [to the winner of a race], the Lord, who judges rightly, will give me a reward [because I have lived] righteously. He will give me that reward when [MTY] [he judges people]. And not only [will he reward] me, but he will also reward all those who very much want him to come back.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 (Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲡⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ.
10 [I say that] because Demas has left me. He wanted very much [the good things that he might enjoy] [MTY] in this world [right now], and so he went to Thessalonica [city]. Crescens [went to serve the Lord] in Galatia [province], and Titus went to Dalmatia [district]. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲁⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲕⲣⲏⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲁ. ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ. (aiōn g165)
11 Luke is the only one who is still with me [of those who were helping me. And when you come], bring Mark with you, because he is useful to help me in my work.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ̈. ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ. ϥⲣ̅ϣⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
12 Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
13 And when you come, bring the coat that I left with Carpus in Troas [city]. Also, bring the books, but (most of all/especially) [I want] (the parchments/the animal skins) [on which important things are written].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲫⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲓϥ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ (ⲙ̅)ⲙⲉⲙⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ.
14 Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, did many evil/harmful things to me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲙⲕⲗ̅ⲗⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
15 So you, too, must beware of him. [He will try to destroy your work if he can], because he very much opposes the message that we [proclaim].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ
16 When I first defended myself [in court here], no one came along [to help defend] me. Instead, they all left me. [I pray] that it will not be counted against {[God] will forgive} them [LIT] [for leaving me].
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
17 Nevertheless, the Lord was with me and strengthened me. He enabled me to fully preach the message, and all the non-Jewish people [in the court] (OR, people from many nations) heard it. And I was rescued [by the Lord] {[the Lord] rescued me} [from great danger, as if I were taken] [MET] out of a lion’s (OR, wild animal’s) mouth.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈·
18 [Therefore, I am sure that] the Lord will rescue me from everything that is truly evil and will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. Praise him forever! (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
19 Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
20 Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲧⲣⲟⲫⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲙⲓⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲉ.
21 (Do your best/Try hard) to come to me before (the stormy season/winter). Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and many other fellow believers [in this city] (send their greetings to/say that they are thinking affectionately about) you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲡⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ. ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
22 [I pray that] the Lord will [help you in] your spirit, [Timothy, and] that [he] will act kindly toward all of you [believers who are there].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ· ·ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥ· ·ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ·
