James 2
1 My friends, as trusting believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, you must not show favoritism.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ.
2 Imagine that a man comes into your synagogue wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and then a poor man comes in dressed in rags.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ. ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲗⲁⲁⲙ.
3 If you pay special attention to the well-dressed man, and say, “Please sit here in a seat of honor,” while you say to the poor man, “Stand over there, or sit on the floor by my feet,”
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ.
4 haven't you discriminated and judged with bad motives?
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ.
5 Listen, my dear friends: Didn't God choose those who the world considers poor to be rich in their trust in him, and to inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
ⲉ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ. ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
6 But you've treated the poor shamefully. Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you before the courts?
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲡ.
7 Don't they insult the honorable name of the one who called you and to whom you belong?
ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
8 If you really observe the royal law of Scripture: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” then you do well.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
9 But if you show favoritism, you're sinning. The law convicts you as guilty of breaking it.
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϩⲟ ⲇⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
10 Someone who observes everything in the law but fails in just one part is guilty of breaking it all.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
11 God told you not to commit adultery, and he also told you not to kill. So if you don't commit adultery, but you do kill, you've become a law-breaker.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
12 You should speak and act as people who will be judged by the law of freedom.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ.
13 Anyone who doesn't show mercy will be judged without mercy. Yet mercy wins out over judgment!
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁ. ⲡⲛⲁ ϣⲁϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ.
14 My friends, what's the good of someone saying they trust in God when they don't do what's good and right? Can such “trust” save them?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
15 If a brother or sister doesn't have clothes, or food for the day,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
16 and you say to them, “Blessings on you! Stay warm and have a good meal!” and you don't provide what they need to survive, what's the good of that?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲓ. ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ.
17 By itself even your trust-based faith in God is dead and worthless if you don't actually do what's good and right.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
18 Someone may argue, “You have your trust in God; I have my good deeds.” Well, show me your trust in God without good deeds, and I will show you my trust in God by my good deeds!
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
19 You believe that God is one God? That's great—but demons believe in God too, and they're scared of him!
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ.
20 You foolish people! Don't you know that trust in God without doing what's right is worthless?
ⲕ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ.
21 Wasn't our father Abraham made right by what he did—by offering his son Isaac on the altar?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
22 You notice that his trust in God worked together with what he did, and through what he did his trust in God was made complete.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
23 In this way scripture was fulfilled: “Abraham trusted God, and this was considered as him doing right,” and he was called the friend of God.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
24 You see that people are made right by what they do, and not just by trusting God.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ.
25 In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute made right by what she did when she looked after the messengers and then sent them away by a different road?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲕⲉϩⲓⲏ.
26 Just as the body is dead without the spirit, trust in God is dead if you don't do what's right.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
