2 Corinthians 12
1 I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me by the Lord.
ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
2 I know a Christian man who fourteen years ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows--was caught up (this man of whom I am speaking) even to the highest Heaven.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁ ⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ
3 And I know that this man-- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know;
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
4 God knows--was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable things which no human being is permitted to repeat.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ
5 Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ
6 If however I should choose to boast, I should not be a fool for so doing, for I should be speaking the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should be led to estimate me more highly than what his own eyes attest, or more highly than what he hears from my lips.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ
7 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony of impalement, Satan's angel dealing blow after blow, lest I should be over-elated.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
8 As for this, three times have I besought the Lord to rid me of him;
ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲙⲧⲥⲱⲱⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
9 but His reply has been, "My grace suffices for you, for power matures in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I boast of my infirmities rather than complain of them--in order that Christ's power may overshadow me.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
10 In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ϯⲧⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲱϫϩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓϭⲙϭⲟⲙ
11 It is foolish of me to write all this, but you have compelled me to do so. Why, you ought to have been my vindicators; for in no respect have I been inferior to these superlatively great Apostles, even though in myself I am nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ
12 The signs that characterize the true Apostle have been done among you, accompanied by unwearied fortitude, and by tokens and marvels and displays of power.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ
13 In what respect, therefore, have you been worse dealt with than other Churches, except that I myself never hung as a dead weight upon you? Forgive the injustice I thus did you!
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
14 See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents for their children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
15 And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϯϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ
16 If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ
17 Have I gained any selfish advantage over you through any one of the messengers I have sent to you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓϥⲉϭ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
18 I begged Titus to visit you, and sent our other brother with him. Did Titus gain any selfish advantage over you? Were not he and I guided by one and the same Spirit, and did we not walk in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲉϭ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
19 You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ
20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;
ⲕ̅ϯⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲕϫⲕ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ
21 and that upon re-visiting you I may be humbled by my God in your presence, and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of which they have been guilty.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲁⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
