Mark 2
1 A few days later Jesus returned home to Capernaum, and news spread that he was there.
ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲉ͡ⲓ
2 So many people crowded inside the house that it was packed, even outside the door, as Jesus told them the message.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉϣϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ.
3 Four men had brought a man who was paralyzed,
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
4 but they could not get near Jesus because of the crowds. So they went up on the roof and took it apart. After they had made an opening above Jesus, they lowered down the mat with the paralyzed man lying on it.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϣⲃⲱⲕʾ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲗⲡⲧⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲧ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ⲛⲏϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ.
5 When Jesus saw the trust these men had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
6 Some of the religious teachers sitting there thought to themselves,
ⲋ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ
7 “Why is he talking like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins? Only God can do that!”
ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ.
8 Jesus knew right away what they were thinking. He said to them, “Why are you thinking like this?
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
9 What's easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ϥⲓⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲅ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϫⲛ̅ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
10 But to convince you that the Son of man has the right to forgive sins,
ⲓ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ
11 I say to you (the paralyzed man), ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.’”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲉ͡ⲓ
12 He stood up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of everyone there. They were all amazed, and praised God, saying “We've never ever seen anything like this!”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈.
13 Jesus went out beside the sea once more and taught the crowds that came to him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ
14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-collector's booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him. Levi got up and followed Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲗⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ.
15 That evening Jesus ate dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and “sinners” joined Jesus and his disciples for the meal, for there were many of these people that followed Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲅⲁⲣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ
16 When the religious leaders of the Pharisees saw Jesus eating with such people, they asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲱ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ
17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It's not healthy people who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I haven't come to invite those who live right, but those who don't—the sinners.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲧⲏⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some of them came to Jesus, and asked him, “Why is it that John's disciples and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't?”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ
19 “Do wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus asked them. “No. While the bridegroom's with them, they can't fast.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ.
20 But the day is coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they'll fast.
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ
21 No one puts a patch that's not shrunk on old clothes. Otherwise the new piece will shrink away from the old, and make the tear worse.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϫⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲣⲛ̅ϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗ̅ϭⲉ ⲛⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ.
22 No one puts new wine in old wineskins. Otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and both the wine and wineskins will be wasted. No. You put new wine in new wineskins.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϫⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲃ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲃ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲱⲧ ⲃ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
23 One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through the grain fields, his disciples started picking heads of grain as they walked along.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲧⲗ̅ⲕϩⲙ̅ⲥ.
24 The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲁⲁϥ.
25 “Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were hungry and in need?” Jesus asked them.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟϣϥ̅ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ
26 “He went into God's house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the consecrated bread which no one except the priests are permitted to eat, and gave it to his men too.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
27 “The Sabbath was made for your benefit, not for you to benefit the Sabbath,” he told them.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
28 “So the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
