2 Peter 3
1 This letter which I am now writing to you, dear friends, is my second letter. In both my letters I seek to revive in your honest minds the memory of certain things,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
2 so that you may recall the words spoken long ago by the holy Prophets, and the commandments of our Lord and Saviour given you through your Apostles.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ ϣⲣⲡ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ
3 But, above all, remember that, in the last days, men will come who make a mock at everything--men governed only by their own passions,
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲏⲣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
4 and, asking, "What has become of His promised Return? For from the time our forefathers fell asleep all things continue as they have been ever since the creation of the world."
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ
5 For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 and that, by means of these, the then existing race of men was overwhelmed with water and perished.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲱⲙⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
7 But the present heavens and the present earth are, by the command of the same God, kept stored up, reserved for fire in preparation for a day of judgement and of destruction for the ungodly.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
8 But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
9 The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise, in the sense in which some men speak of slowness. But He bears patiently with you, His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲁⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
10 The day of the Lord will come like a thief--it will be a day on which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, the elements be destroyed in the fierce heat, and the earth and all the works of man be utterly burnt up.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
11 Since all these things are thus pre-destined to dissolution, what sort of men ought you to be found to be in all holy living and godly conduct,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 eagerly looking forward to the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, all ablaze, will be destroyed, and the elements will melt in the fierce heat?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
13 But in accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness will dwell.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
14 Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲱϩⲙ ϩⲉⲛⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
15 And always regard the patient forbearance of our Lord as salvation, as our dear brother Paul also has written to you in virtue of the wisdom granted to him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛϩⲁⲣϣ ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
16 That is what he says in all his letters, when speaking in them of these things. In those letters there are some statements hard to understand, which ill-taught and unprincipled people pervert, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own ruin.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
17 You, therefore, dear friends, having been warned beforehand, must continually be on your guard so as not to be led astray by the false teaching of immoral men nor fall from your own stedfastness.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
The Great Flood
