Hebrews 4
1 [The Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest]. But [God] has still promised us that we can enter the place of resting [in heaven eternally]. So we must beware [of the possibility] that [God] may consider that some of you have failed to enter the [place of] resting [eternally as the Israelites did not enter the place where they would rest].
ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
2 We have heard the message [about Christ], just like [the Israelites] heard [what God promised]. But [just like] the message did not benefit [most of] those who heard it because they did not believe it as [Joshua and Caleb did, it] will not [benefit us eternally if we do not keep believing it].
ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲛϥⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ
3 We who have believed [in Christ] are able to enter the place of resting [eternally. We know there is a place where we will rest eternally] because God said, Because I was angry with them, I solemnly declared, “They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.” [God said that] even though he ceased his work [of creating things] after he created the world.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
4 What someone wrote somewhere [in the Scriptures] about the seventh day [after he had spent six days creating the world], supports that: Then, on the seventh day, God rested from his work [of creating everything].
ⲇ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
5 But note again what God said about the Israelites [in the] passage that I quoted previously: They will not enter [the land where] I would let them rest.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ
6 Some people experience entering that [place of resting eternally. But] those [Israelites] who first had the good message preached to them {first heard the good message} [about what God promised them] did not enter [that place of resting], because they refused to believe [God].
ⲋ̅ⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ
7 [But God] appointed another time [when we may enter that place of resting]. That time is now! [We know that is true because] much later than when [the Israelites rebelled against God in the desert], he caused [King] David to write what I have already quoted, Now, when you understand what God is saying [to you], do not stubbornly disobey him.
ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲡⲣϫ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲣⲡ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲛϣⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
8 If Joshua had led the Israelites to enter the place of resting, God would not have spoken later about another [time when we could rest] [MET]. [So we know God was speaking about another time when some people would enter that place of resting eternally].
ⲏ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ
9 So, just like [God rested on] the seventh day [after he finished making everything], there remains a time when God’s people will rest eternally.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 Specifically, whoever enters God’s place of resting has ceased doing things [to gain God’s favor], just like God ceased doing his work [of creating everything].
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϥ
11 God severely punished the [Israelites because they disbelieved his message]. So we must strive to experience entering that [place of] resting [eternally], in order that he will not severely punish any of us for not believing [his message].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ
12 [Beware of being insincere about doing this], because the message God [has given us] very powerfully penetrates our thinking more than a two-edged sword [penetrates flesh] [MET]. It penetrates [deeply] into our souls and spirits, as [a sharp sword can penetrate] into our joints and marrow. That [is, by his message God] [PRS] discerns all that we think about, and he discerns all that we desire [to do] [MTY] (OR, [His message] exposes [to us] all our thoughts and all our desires).
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϥⲟⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱⲧⲉ ϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲗⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ
13 God knows everything about everyone. Everything is completely exposed [DOU] to him, [and he is] the one [SYN] who will say whether he approves of what we have done.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲉϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
14 We have a great Supreme Priest who ascended through the heavens [when he returned to God’s presence]. He is Jesus, (God’s Son/the man who is also God). So let us firmly profess [what we believe about him].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ
15 Our Supreme Priest can indeed [LIT] compassionately deal with us who tend to sin easily, because he also was tempted [to sin] in every way that we are [tempted to sin], and yet he did not sin.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛϥ ⲉⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲛⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ
16 So, let us come boldly to [Christ] [MTY], who rules [MET] [from heaven] and does for us what we do not deserve, in order that we might experience [his acting] mercifully [toward us], and in order that we might experience his helping us in a kind way whenever we need [help].
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲛϯⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ
