1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit clearly says that in later times some people will leave the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
2 in lying hypocrisy. Their own consciences will be branded.
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
3 They will forbid to marry and to receive foods that God created for sharing with thanksgiving among those who believe and who know the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ
4 For everything created by God is good. Nothing that we take with thanksgiving is to be rejected.
ⲇ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
ⲉ̅ϣⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ
6 If you place these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ. For you are being nourished by the words of faith and by the good teaching that you have followed.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ
7 But reject worldly stories loved by old women. Instead, train yourself in godliness.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓϣⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
8 For bodily training is a little useful, but godliness is useful for all things. It holds promise for this life now and the life to come.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ
9 This message is trustworthy and worthy of full acceptance.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ
10 For it is for this that we struggle and work very hard. For we have hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, but especially of believers.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
11 Proclaim and teach these things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯⲥⲃⲱ
12 Let no one despise your youth. Instead, be an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ
13 Until I come, attend to the reading, to the exhortation, and to the teaching.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϣ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
15 Care for these things. Be in them, so that your progress may be evident to all people.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 Give careful attention to yourself and to the teaching. Continue in these things. For by doing so, you will save yourself and those who listen to you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϭⲱ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
