John 11
1 [One time] there was a man whose name was Lazarus who was [very] sick. He lived in Bethany [village], where his [older] sisters Mary and Martha also lived.
ⲁ̅ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠϮⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲦⲈⲤⲤⲰⲚⲒ.
2 Mary was the woman who [later] poured perfume on the feet of the Lord [Jesus], and then wiped his feet with her hair.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲀϨⲤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϤⲰϮ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬ ⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϤⲰⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲤⲤⲞⲚ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲚⲒ.
3 So the two sisters sent [someone to tell] Jesus [about Lazarus], saying, “Lord, the one you love [very much] is very sick.”
ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
4 [They hoped that Jesus would come], but when Jesus heard the message, he said, “His being sick will not end in his dying. Instead, it will result in [people realizing] how great God is, and that I, God’s son, may be honored {that people may honor me, God’s son}, because of [what I will do].”
ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲒⲀⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀⲂⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
5 Jesus loved Martha and her [younger] sister [Mary] and Lazarus.
ⲉ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈⲤⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ.
6 But when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed [where he was] for two more days.
ⲋ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ Ⲃ-.
7 But Jesus [wanted to see Lazarus]. So he said to us disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
ⲍ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲚ.
8 We said, “Teacher, just a short while ago the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] wanted to [kill you by] throwing stones at you. So ([we think that you should not] go back there again!/[are you sure that you want to] go back there again?) [RHQ]”
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲬⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ.
9 [To show us that nothing bad could happen to him until the time that God had chosen] [MET], Jesus replied, “There are [RHQ] twelve hours in the daytime, [which is enough time to do what God wants us to do]. People who walk in the daytime will not stumble [over things they cannot see], because they see things by the light from the sun.
ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀϤϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
10 It is when people walk in the nighttime that they stumble over things, because they have no light.”
ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ϢⲀϤϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲚ.
11 After he said that, he told us, “Our friend Lazarus has gone to sleep. But I will go there so that I can wake him up.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ.
12 So we said to him, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get well. [So you do not need to risk your life by going there].”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲰⲚϤ.
13 Jesus was speaking [figuratively] about Lazarus’ death, but we thought that he was talking about really being asleep.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲚⲒⲘ.
14 So then he told us plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ
15 But for your sake I am glad that I was not there [when he died], because I want you to believe [more firmly that I] ([am the Messiah/came from God]). So now, [instead of staying here], let’s go to him.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ.
16 Then Thomas, who was {whom they} called ‘The Twin’, said to the rest of us disciples, “Let’s all go, so that we may die with Jesus [when his enemies kill him].”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲐⲰⲘⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲆⲒⲆⲨⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ
17 When we arrived [close to Bethany], someone told Jesus that Lazarus [had died and had been buried and his body had] been in the tomb for four days.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲆ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ.
18 Bethany is less than (two miles/three kilometers) from Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ.
19 Many Jews had come [from Jerusalem] to console Martha and Mary over [the death of] their [younger] brother.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ.
20 When Martha heard [someone say] that Jesus was coming, she went [along the road] to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house.
ⲕ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲤⲦⲰⲚⲤ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ.
21 When Martha [got to where Jesus was], she said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died [because you would have healed him]!
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲔⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
22 But I know that even now God will do for you whatever you ask [concerning my brother].”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will become alive again!”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲤⲞⲚ.
24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will become alive again when all people become alive again on the [Judgment] day.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲰⲚϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ.
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the one who [enables people to] become alive again and who [causes people to] live [eternally]. Those who believe in me, even if they die, will live [again].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲰⲚϦ.
26 Furthermore, all those who believe in me while they are alive, [their souls] will not die [forever]. Do you believe that?” (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ. (aiōn g165)
27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord! I believe that you are the Messiah, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). You are the one [God promised to send] into the world!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
28 After she said that, she returned [to the house] and took her [younger] sister, Mary, aside and said to her, “The Teacher is close [to our village], and he wants to talk to you.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϪⲞϤ ⲀⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲈⲤⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲈⲀⲤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲦⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞ.
29 When Mary heard that, she got up quickly and went to him.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲤⲦⲰⲚⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
30 Jesus had not yet entered the village; he was still at the place where Martha met him.
ⲗ̅ⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎ ⲒⲈⲠϮⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲒϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
31 The Jews who were in the house with Mary, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go outside. So they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb [where they had buried Lazarus], in order to cry there.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲦⲰⲚⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲚⲀϨⲰⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
32 When Mary got to where Jesus was and saw him, she prostrated herself at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my [younger] brother would not have died!”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲤϨⲒⲦⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲔⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
33 When Jesus saw her crying, and saw that the Jews who had come with her were also crying, he was very angry [that Satan had caused Lazarus to die] (OR, very troubled) and disturbed in his spirit.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲤⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ
34 He said, “Where have you buried (him/his body)?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ.
35 Jesus began to cry.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲎ.
36 Then [some of] the Jews said, “Look how much he loved Lazarus!”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
37 But some others said, “He enabled a blind man to see. So (he should have been able to [heal this man so that] he did not die!/why did he not [heal this man so that] he did not die?) [RHQ]”
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲘⲘⲒⲤⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲬⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲬⲈⲦ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ.
38 Within himself Jesus was again very angry [about Lazarus dying] (OR, very troubled). He came to the tomb. It was a cave. The entrance had been covered with a large stone.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲂⲎⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone!” Martha, [who, as I mentioned before, was an older] sister of the man who had died, said, “Lord, his [body] has been [in the tomb] for four days, so now there will be a bad smell!”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲐⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲦⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲬⲰⲚⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲆ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ.
40 Jesus said to her, “I told [RHQ] you that if you believed [in] ([me/what I can do]), you would see how great God is! Have [you forgotten that]?”
ⲙ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up [toward heaven] and said, “My Father, I thank you that you heard me [when I prayed about this earlier].
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲨⲰⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
42 I know that you always hear me [when I pray]. But instead [of just praying silently], I said that for the sake of the people who are standing here. I want them to believe that you sent me.”
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲔⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
43 After he said that, he shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
44 The man who [had been] dead came out! The strips of cloth were still wrapped around his [hands and feet], and a cloth was still around his face, [but he came out]! Jesus said to them, “Take off the cloths so that he can walk easily!” [So they did that].
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲈⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲆⲀⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
45 As a result, many of the Jews who had come to [see] Mary and who had seen what Jesus did, believed that he ([was the Messiah/had come from God]).
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
46 But some of the [others] went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered all the members of the [Jewish] Council together. They started saying [to each other], “What are we going to do [about Jesus]? He is performing many miracles!
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨⲦⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
48 If we allow him to keep [doing this], everyone will believe (in him/that he [is the Messiah]), [and they will make him their king]. Then the Roman [army] will come and destroy our Temple and our whole nation of Israel!”
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲦⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲖⲞⲖ.
49 One of the [Jewish Council] members was Caiaphas. He was the Jewish high priest that year. [Hinting that they should get rid of Jesus], he said to them, “You [talk as though you] do not know anything [HYP]!
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲒⲀⲪⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚϮⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ.
50 You do not realize that it would be much better for us if one man died for the sake of the people rather than that [the Romans kill] all the [people of our Jewish] nation.”
ⲛ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
51 He said that, not because he thought of it himself. Instead, since he was the high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the whole [Jewish] nation.
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲖⲞⲖ
52 But he was also prophesying that Jesus would die, not just for the Jews, but for all the people living in other lands who [would belong] to God, in order that he would unite [all of them into] one [group].
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲖⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
53 So from that day the [Jewish leaders] started to make plans how they could kill Jesus.
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
54 Because of that, Jesus no longer traveled around publicly among the Jewish people. Instead, he left [Jerusalem, along] with us disciples, and went to a village called Ephraim, in an area near the desolate region. We stayed there [for a while].
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲪⲢⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover [celebration], many [Jews] went up to Jerusalem from other places in the country. They went there to perform the rituals to make themselves acceptable [to God] before the Passover [celebration started].
ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈϨⲢⲎ ⲒⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ.
56 The Jewish chief priests and Pharisees issued an order that if anyone found out where Jesus was, that person should report it to them, in order that they could seize him. [So the people thought that Jesus would] probably [not dare to come to the celebration]. But they kept looking for him, and as they were standing in the Temple [courtyard] they were saying to each other, “What do you think? He will not come to the celebration, will he?”
ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲤⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ.
ⲛ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲈ ⲀⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϨⲞϤ.
