< 1 Corinthians 4 >
1 So a man gesse vs, as mynystris of Crist, and dispenderis of the mynysteries of God.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲁⲣ(ⲉ)ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲡⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 Now it is souyt here among the dispenderis, that a man be foundun trewe.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
3 And to me it is for the leest thing, that Y be demyd of you, or of mannus dai; but nether Y deme my silf.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲏ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϯⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
4 For Y am no thing ouer trowynge to my silf, but not in this thing Y am iustified; for he that demeth me, is the Lord.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
5 Therfor nyle ye deme bifore the tyme, til that the Lord come, which schal liytne the hyd thingis of derknessis, and schal schewe the counseils of hertis; and thanne preisyng schal be to ech man of God.
ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 And, britheren, Y haue transfigurid these thingis in to me and in to Apollo, for you; that in vs ye lerne, lest ouer that it is writun, oon ayens another be blowun with pride for another.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲁ.
7 Who demeth thee? And what hast thou, that thou hast not resseyued? And if thou hast resseyued, what gloriest thou, as thou haddist not resseyued?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉϫⲓ. ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓ.
8 Nowe ye ben fyllid, now ye ben maad riche; ye regnen with outen vs; and Y wolde that ye regnen, that also we regnen with you.
ⲏ̅ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏⲩ. ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅.
9 And Y gesse, that God schewide vs the laste apostlis, as thilke that ben sent to the deth; for we ben maad a spectacle to the world, and to aungels, and to men.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
10 We foolis for Crist, but ye prudent in Crist; we sike, but ye stronge; ye noble, but we vnnoble.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲣ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏϣ
11 Til in to this our we hungren, and thirsten, and ben nakid, and ben smytun with buffatis,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲃⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ. ⲥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ.
12 and we ben vnstable, and we trauelen worchynge with oure hondis; we ben cursid, and we blessen; we suffren persecucioun, and we abiden longe; we ben blasfemyd, and we bisechen;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
13 as clensyngis of this world we ben maad the `out castyng of alle thingis `til yit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
14 Y write not these thingis, that Y confounde you, but Y warne as my moste dereworthe sones.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲉⲓϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
15 For whi if ye han ten thousynde of vndur maistris in Crist, but not many fadris; for in Crist Jhesu Y haue gendrid you bi the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
16 Therfor, britheren, Y preye you, be ye foleweris of me, as Y of Crist.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
17 Therfor Y sente to you Tymothe, which is my most dereworthe sone, and feithful in the Lord, which schal teche you my weies, that ben in Crist Jhesu; as Y teche euery where in ech chirche.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
18 As thouy Y schulde not come to you, so summe ben blowun with pride;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
19 but Y schal come to you soone, if God wole; and Y schal knowe not the word of hem that ben blowun with pride, but the vertu.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ.
20 For the rewme of God is not in word, but in vertu.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ.
21 What wole ye? Schal Y come to you in a yerde, or in charite, and in spirit of myldenesse?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅. ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ϫⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ.