Romans 10
1 Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
2 For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.
ⲃ̅ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ.
3 Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
4 For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
5 Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ.
6 But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "'Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down;
ⲋ̅ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ϣϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ.
7 "nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave. (Abyssos g12)
ⲍ̅ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ. (Abyssos g12)
8 But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
9 that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.
ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲕ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
10 For with the heart men believe and obtain righteousness, and with the mouth they make confession and obtain salvation.
ⲓ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
11 The Scripture says, "No one who believes in Him shall have reason to feel ashamed."
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ.
12 Jew and Gentile are on precisely the same footing; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him for deliverance.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳪ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ.
13 For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
14 But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ.
15 And how are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good!"
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
16 But, some will say, they have not all hearkened to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed the Message they have heard from us?"
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲃϣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙ.
17 And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
18 But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲫⲟϩ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ.
19 But again, did Israel fail to understand? Listen to Moses first. He says, "I will fire you with jealousy against a nation which is no nation, and with fury against a nation devoid of understanding."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉϯⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ.
20 And Isaiah, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself to those who were not inquiring of Me."
ⲕ̅ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ.
21 While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ
