1 Thessalonians 2
1 For you yourselves, brethren, know that our visit to you did not fail of its purpose.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
2 But, as you will remember, after we had already met with suffering and outrage at Philippi, we summoned up boldness, by the help of our God, to tell you God's Good News amid much opposition.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϣⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ
3 For our preaching was not grounded on a delusion, nor prompted by mingled motives, nor was there fraud in it.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ
4 But as God tested and approved us before entrusting us with His Good News, so in what we say we are seeking not to please men but to please God, who tests and approves our motives.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ
5 For, as you are well aware, we have never used the language of flattery nor have we found pretexts for enriching ourselves--God is our witness;
ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
6 nor did we seek glory either from you or from any other mere men, although we might have stood on our dignity as Christ's Apostles.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲉ
7 On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ
8 Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God's Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
9 For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: how, working night and day so as not to become a burden to any one of you, we came and proclaimed among you God's Good News.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ
11 For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ
12 and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ
13 And for this further reason we render unceasing thanks to God, that when you received God's Message from our lips, it was as no mere message from men that you embraced it, but as--what it really is--God's Message, which also does its work in the hearts of you who believe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲛ ⲱϫⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
14 For you, brethren, followed the example of the Churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; seeing that you endured the same ill-treatment at the hands of your countrymen, as they did at the hands of the Jews.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲙⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
15 Those Jewish persecutors killed both the Lord Jesus and the Prophets, and drove us out of their midst. They are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 for they still try to prevent our preaching to the Gentiles so that they may find salvation. They thus continually fill up the measure of their own sins, and God's anger in its severest form has overtaken them.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
17 But we, brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to see you face to face.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ
18 On this account we wanted to come to you--at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so--but Satan hindered us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲣϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ
19 For what is our hope or joy, or the crown of which we boast? Is it not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His Coming?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
20 Yes, you are our glory and our joy.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ
