2 Corinthians 10
1 This is me Paul, personally appealing to you through Christ's kindness and gentleness, the one who is “shy” when I have to face you but who is “bold” when I'm not there.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
2 I'm pleading with you, so that the next time I'm with you I won't have to be as tough as I think I'll have to be, boldly dealing with those who think we behave in worldly ways.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲏⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
3 Even though we live in this world, we don't fight as the world does.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
4 Our weapons are not of this world but God's mighty power that destroys fortresses of human thinking, demolishing misleading theories.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
5 Every high wall that stands tall and proud against the knowledge of God is knocked down. Every rebel idea is captured and brought into obedient agreement with Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅
6 When you are completely obeying Christ then we're ready to punish any disobedience.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
7 Look at what's staring you in the face! Anyone who considers that they belong to Christ should think again—just as they belong to Christ, so do we!
ⲍ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲉ̅ϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲉ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟ̅ⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲱϥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ.
8 Even though I may seem to be boasting a little too much about our authority, I'm not embarrassed about it. The Lord gave this authority to us to build you up, not to knock you down.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
9 I'm not trying to scare you by my letters.
ⲑ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲑⲣ̅ϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
10 People say, “His letters are tough and severe, but in person he's feeble, and he's a useless speaker.”
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲣϣ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟϣϥ̅.
11 People like that should realize that what we say through letters when we're not there we will do when we are there!
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ.
12 We're not so arrogant to compare ourselves with those who think so much of themselves. Those who measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, are really foolish!
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
13 But we won't boast about ourselves in extravagant terms that can't be measured. We simply measure what we have done using God's system of measurement that he gave us—and that includes you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
14 We are not over-extending our authority in saying this, as if we didn't get as far as you, for we did get to you and share with you the good news of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣϣⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 We're not boasting in extravagant terms that can't be measured, claiming credit for what others have done. On the contrary, we hope that as your trust in God grows, our work among you will greatly increase.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ· ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ
16 Then we can share the good news in places way beyond you, without boasting about what's already been done where someone else has worked.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ·
17 “If anyone wants to boast, boast about the Lord.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
18 It's not those who praise themselves that are respected, but those that the Lord praises.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
