1 Timothy 5
1 Blame thou not an eldere man, but biseche as a fadir, yonge men as britheren; elde wymmen as modris,
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨϦⲈⲖⲖⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
2 yonge wymmen as sistris, in al chastite.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
3 Honoure thou widewis, that ben very widewis.
ⲅ̅ⲚⲒⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲚⲦⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲚⲈ.
4 But if ony widewe hath children of sones, lerne sche first to gouerne her hous, and quyte to fadir and modir; for this thing is acceptid bifor God.
ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5 And sche that is a widewe verili, and desolate, hope in to God, and be bisy in bisechingis and preieris niyt and dai.
ⲉ̅ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲤⲤⲞϪⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲤ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲢⲒ.
6 For sche that is lyuynge in delicis, is deed.
ⲋ̅ⲐⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲞⲚϦ.
7 And comaunde thou this thing, that thei be withouten repreef.
ⲍ̅ϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ
8 For if ony man hath not cure of his owne, and most of hise household men, he hath denyed the feith, and is worse than an vnfeithful man.
ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϪⲈⲖ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
9 A widewe be chosun not lesse than sixti yeer, that was wijf of oon hosebonde,
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲜ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲀⲤⲈⲢⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
10 and hath witnessing in good werkis, if sche nurschede children, if sche resseyuede pore men to herbore, if sche hath waischun the feet of hooli men, if sche mynystride to men that suffriden tribulacioun, if sche folewide al good werk.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚⲈϢ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲤϢⲈⲠ ϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.
11 But eschewe thou yongere widewis; for whanne thei han do letcherie, thei wolen be weddid in Crist,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲬⲎⲢⲀ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϬⲒϨⲀⲒ.
12 hauynge dampnacioun, for thei han maad voide the firste feith.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
13 Also thei idil lernen to go aboute housis, not oneli ydel, but ful of wordis and curiouse, spekynge thingis that bihoueth not.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲎⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲖⲒⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲢⲒⲈⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ.
14 Therfor Y wole, that yongere widewis be weddid, and bringe forth children, and ben hosewyues, to yyue noon occasioun to the aduersarie, bi cause of cursid thing.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ϬⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲂ ⲈⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲚⲦⲒⲔⲒⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ.
15 For now summe ben turned abak aftir Sathanas.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲢⲀⲔⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ.
16 If ony feithful man hath widewis, mynystre he to hem, that the chirche be not greuyd, that it suffice to hem that ben very widewis.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲎ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲬⲎ ⲢⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲢⲰϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲚⲦⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲚⲈ.
17 The prestis that ben wel gouernoures, be thei had worthi to double onour; moost thei that trauelen in word and teching.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲢⲞⲈⲤⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈϤⲔⲎⲂ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲤⲂⲰ.
18 For scripture seith, Thou schalt not bridil the mouth of the oxe threischinge, and, A werk man is worthi his hire.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϮⲤⲀⲬⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎ ⲤϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ.
19 Nyle thou resseyue accusyng ayens a preest, but vndur tweyne or thre witnessis.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲀ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲂⲒⲈ Ⲅ-
20 But reproue thou men that synnen bifor alle men, that also othere haue drede.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
21 Y preie bifor God, and Jhesu Crist, and hise chosun aungelis, that thou kepe these thingis with oute preiudice, and do no thing in bowynge `in to the othere side.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲔⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
22 Put thou hondis to no man, nether anoon comyne thou with othere mennus synnes. Kepe thi silf chast.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲔⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
23 Nyle thou yit drinke watir, but vse a litil wyn, for thi stomac, and `for thin ofte fallynge infirmytees.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲈ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲔϢⲞϢⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲔϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞϢ.
24 Sum mennus synnes ben opyn, bifor goynge to dom; but of summen thei comen aftir.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ.
25 And also goode dedis ben opyn, and tho that han hem in othere maner, moun not be hid.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ.
