< Hebrews 12 >
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and easily entangling sin. Let us patiently run the race that is placed before us.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
2 Let us pay attention to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of the faith. For the joy that was placed before him, he endured the cross, despised its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 So think about him, the one who has endured such opposition from sinners against himself, so that you do not become weary in your hearts and give up.
ⲅ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲥⲙ
4 You have not yet resisted or struggled against sin to the point of blood;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ
5 and you have forgotten the encouragement that instructs you as sons: “My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, nor grow weary when you are corrected by him.”
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
6 For the Lord disciplines everyone whom he loves, and he punishes every son whom he receives.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
7 Endure suffering as discipline. God deals with you as with sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
ⲍ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
8 But if you are without discipline, which all people share in, then you are illegitimate and not his sons.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ
9 Furthermore, we had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲱⲛϩ
10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best. But God disciplines us for our good, so that we can share in his holiness.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲟⲥϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲡ
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. But later it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who have been trained by it.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
12 So strengthen your hands that hang down and your weak knees.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ
13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be sprained but rather be healed.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲗⲟ
14 Pursue peace with everyone, and also the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
15 Be careful so that no one lacks God's grace, and that no root of bitterness grows up to cause trouble, so that many do not become polluted by it.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
16 Be careful that there be no sexually immoral or ungodly person such as Esau, who for one meal sold his own birthright.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϣⲣⲡⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ
17 For you know that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he found no opportunity for repentance, even though he sought it with tears.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϥϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ
18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, a mountain of burning fire, darkness, gloom, and storm.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ
19 You have not come to a trumpet blast, nor to a voice that speaks words whose hearers begged that not another word be spoken to them.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
20 For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
ⲕ̅ⲙⲡⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
21 So fearful was this sight that Moses said, “I am terrified and am trembling.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲟⲩⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲧⲱⲧ
22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels in celebration.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
23 You have come to the congregation of the firstborn, who have been registered in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous ones who have been made perfect.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲣⲡⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
24 You have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel's blood.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡϭⲟϣϭϣ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ
25 See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is warning from heaven.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲟⲗⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
26 At one time, his voice shook the earth. But now he has promised and said, “One more time I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲡⲉ
27 These words, “One more time,” mean the removal of those things that can be shaken, that is, of the things that have been created, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲱ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ
28 Therefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be grateful and in this manner worship God with reverence and awe.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲱϣⲉ ⲡⲉ