1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit expressly declares that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving 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 through the hypocrisy of men who teach falsely and have their own consciences seared as with a hot iron;
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
3 forbidding people to marry, and insisting on abstinence from foods which God has created to be partaken of, with thankfulness, by those who believe and have a clear knowledge of the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ
4 For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be cast aside, if only it is received with thanksgiving.
ⲇ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
5 For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.
ⲉ̅ϣⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ
6 If you warn the brethren of these dangers you will be a good and faithful servant of Christ Jesus, inwardly feeding on the lessons of the faith and of the sound teaching of which you have been, and are, so close a follower.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ
7 But worldly stories, fit only for credulous old women, have nothing to do with.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓϣⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
8 Train yourself in godliness. Exercise for the body is not useless, but godliness is useful in every respect, possessing, as it does, the promise of Life now and of the Life which is soon coming.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ
9 Faithful is this saying and deserving of universal acceptance:
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ
10 and here is the motive of our toiling and wrestling, because we have our hopes fixed on the ever-living God, who is the Saviour of all mankind, and especially of believers.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
11 Command this and teach this.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯⲥⲃⲱ
12 Let no one think slightingly of you because you are a young man; but in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, be an example for your fellow Christians to imitate.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ
13 Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϣ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
14 Do not be careless about the gifts with which you are endowed, which were conferred on you through a divine revelation when the hands of the elders were placed upon you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
15 Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 Be on your guard as to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things; for by doing this you will make certain your own salvation and that of your hearers.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϭⲱ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
