James 2
1 My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ.
2 For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
ⲃ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ. ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲗⲁⲁⲙ.
3 and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ.
4 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ.
5 Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?
ⲉ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
6 But you have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲡ.
7 and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
8 If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
9 But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϩⲟ ⲇⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
10 A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
12 Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ.
13 For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁ. ⲡⲛⲁ ϣⲁϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ.
14 What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
15 Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
16 and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲓ. ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ.
17 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
18 Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
19 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ.
20 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
ⲕ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ.
21 Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
24 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ.
25 In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ.
26 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
