Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus: To all God's people in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ministers of the Church and their assistants.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ
2 May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
3 I thank my God at my every remembrance of you--
ⲅ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
4 always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.
ⲇ̅ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ
5 I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now.
ⲉ̅ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
6 For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
7 And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.
ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲥⲩⲅⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
8 For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
9 And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more accompanied by clear knowledge and keen perception, for testing things that differ,
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
10 so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
11 being filled with these fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ-- to the glory and praise of God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that what I have gone through has turned out to the furtherance of the Good News rather than otherwise.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
13 And thus it has become notorious among all the Imperial Guards, and everywhere, that it is for the sake of Christ that I am a prisoner;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
14 and the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, now speak of God's Message without fear, more boldly than ever.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϫⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
15 Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it from good will.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
16 These latter preach Him from love to me, knowing that I am here for the defence of the Good News;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
17 while the others proclaim Him from motives of rivalry, and insincerely, supposing that by this they are embittering my imprisonment.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ
18 What does it matter, however? In any case Christ is preached--either perversely or in honest truth; and in that I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲉⲓϭⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ
19 For I know that it will result in my salvation through your prayers and a bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
20 in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.
ⲕ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ
21 For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ
22 But since to live means a longer stay on earth, that implies more labour for me--and not unsuccessful labour; and which I am to choose I cannot tell.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲁϣ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ
23 I am in a dilemma, my earnest desire being to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
24 But for your sakes it is more important that I should still remain in the body.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
25 I am convinced of this, and I know that I shall remain, and shall go on working side by side with you all, to promote your progress and joy in the faith;
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
26 so that, as Christians, you may have additional reason for glorying about me as the result of my being with you again.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
27 Only let the lives you live be worthy of the Good News of the Christ, in order that, whether I come and see you or, being absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are standing fast in one spirit and with one mind, fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the Good News.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
28 Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
29 For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ--not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲱϥ
30 maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
