ⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ Ⲁ ̅ 2
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our acceptance among you was not empty.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϣⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲱⲛ.
Instead, having previously suffered and been treated shamefully, as you know, at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, so as to speak the Gospel of God to you with much solicitude.
For our exhortation was not in error, nor from impurity, nor with deception.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
But, just as we have been tested by God, so that the Gospel would be entrusted to us, so also did we speak, not so as to please men, but rather to please God, who tests our hearts.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ.
And neither did we, at any time, become flattering in speech, as you know, nor did we seek an opportunity for avarice, as God is witness.
Nor did we seek the glory of men, neither from you, nor from others.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ.
And although we could have been a burden to you, as Apostles of Christ, instead we became like little ones in your midst, like a nurse cherishing her children.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
So desirous were we for you that we were willing to hand over to you, not only the Gospel of God, but even our own souls. For you have become most beloved to us.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
For you remember, brothers, our hardship and weariness. We preached the Gospel of God among you, working night and day, so that we would not be burdensome to any of you.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
You are witnesses, as is God, of how holy and just and blameless we were with you who have believed.
And you know the manner, with each one of you, like a father with his sons,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ·
in which we were pleading with you and consoling you, bearing witness, so that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you into his kingdom and glory.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
For this reason also, we give thanks to God without ceasing: because, when you had accepted from us the Word of the hearing of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but (as it truly is) as the Word of God, who is working in you who have believed.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲙⲉ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God which are at Judea, in Christ Jesus. For you, too, have suffered the same things from your fellow countrymen as they have suffered from the Jews,
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ.
who also killed both the Lord Jesus, and the Prophets, and who have persecuted us. But they do not please God, and so they are adversaries to all men.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
They prohibit us to speak to the Gentiles, so that they may be saved, and thus do they continually add to their own sins. But the wrath of God will overtake them in the very end.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ
And we, brothers, having been deprived of you for a short time, in sight, but not in heart, have hurried all the more to see your face, with a great desire.
For we wanted to come to you, (indeed, I, Paul, attempted to do so once, and then again, ) but Satan impeded us.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
For what is our hope, and our joy, and our crown of glory? Is it not you, before our Lord Jesus Christ at his return?
For you are our glory and our joy.
