Galatians 2
1 Fourteen years later I returned to Jerusalem with Barnabas. I took Titus along with me.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ. ⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
2 I went because of what God had shown me. I met with the recognized church leaders there in private and explained to them the good news I was sharing with the foreigners. I didn't want the course I had followed, and what I was working so hard for, to come to nothing.
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲥⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ. ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱⲧ.
3 But as it turned out, nobody even insisted that Titus who was with me should be circumcised, though he was Greek.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅
4 (That issue only arose because some false Christians slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, trying to make us slaves.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ
5 We never gave into them, not even for a moment. We wanted to make sure to keep the truth of the good news unchanged for you.)
ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
6 But those considered to be important didn't add anything to what I said. (It doesn't concern me what kind of leaders they were, because God doesn't judge people the way we do.)
ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩ(ⲟⲩ)ⲉϩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
7 On the contrary, once they realized that I'd been given responsibility to share the good news with the foreigners just as Peter had been given the responsibility to share the good news with the Jews,
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
8 (for the same God who worked through Peter as apostle to the Jews also worked through me as apostle to the foreigners),
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲁϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
9 and once they recognized the grace that had been given to me, then James, Peter, and John, who bore the responsibility of church leadership, shook Barnabas and me by the hand as their fellow-workers.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲇⲉⲝⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
10 We were to work for the foreigners, while they would work for the Jews. Their only instruction was to remember to look after the poor, something I was already very committed to.
ⲓ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁⲁϥ.
11 However, when Peter came to Antioch I did have to confront him directly, because he was clearly wrong in what he did.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
12 Before some of James' friends arrived, Peter used to eat with the foreigners. But when these people came he stopped doing this and stayed away from the foreigners. He was afraid of being criticized by those who insisted that men had to be circumcised.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉϩⲧϥ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
13 As well as Peter, other Jewish Christians became hypocritical too, to the extent that even Barnabas was persuaded to follow their hypocrisy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ.
14 When I realized that they weren't taking a firm stand for the truth of the good news, I said to Peter in front of everyone, “If you're a Jew yet live like the foreigners and not like Jews, why are you forcing the foreigners to live like Jews?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ϩⲱⲥϩⲓⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
15 We may be Jews by birth, and not ‘sinners’ like the foreigners,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
16 but we know that nobody is made right by doing what the law demands—it is only through trusting in Jesus Christ. We have trusted in Christ Jesus so that we could be made right by placing our confidence in Christ, and not through doing what the law says—because nobody is made right by observing the requirements of the law.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅· ⲁⲛϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ.
17 For if, as we look to be made right in Christ, we ourselves prove to be sinners, does that then mean that Christ is in the service of sin? Of course not!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ.
18 For if I were to rebuild what I've destroyed, then I only demonstrate I'm a law-breaker.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϣⲣ̅ϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϯⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ϯⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
19 For through the law I died to the law in order that I could live for God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
20 I've been crucified with Christ— so it's no longer I who lives, but it is Christ living in me. The life I now live in this body, I live by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me, and who gave himself for me.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ϯⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲉⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
21 How could I dismiss God's grace? For if we could be made right through keeping the law then Christ died a pointless death!
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ·
