1 Thessalonians 2
1 For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you—that it hath not proved void;
ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
2 But, though we had previously suffered, and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the glad-message of God with much conflict.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲞϢⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲄⲰⲚ.
3 For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,
ⲅ̅ⲠⲈⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
4 But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak, —not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God—who proveth our hearts.
ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5 For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery, —even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed—God, is witness!
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲠⲤⲈⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
6 Nor, of men, seeking glory—either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
7 But we became gentle in your midst, —as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:
ⲍ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲐⲀⲖⲠⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
8 Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well-pleased to impart unto you—not only the glad-message of God, but, our own lives also, —because, very dear to us, had ye become.
ⲏ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲦⲀϢⲈ ⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲔⲈⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,
ⲑ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10 Ye, are witnesses—God also, how kindly and righteously and blamelessly, unto you who were believing, we were found to behave;
ⲓ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
11 Even as ye know how, unto each one of you, we were as a father unto his own children, consoling you, and soothing, and calling to witness, —
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲈϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
12 To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ.
13 And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us—which was God’s, ye welcomed it—not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word, —which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲖⲎⲐⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 For, ye, became, imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea, in Christ Jesus, in that, the same things, ye, also suffered by your own fellow-countrymen, even as, they, also by the Jews:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
15 Who have both slain the, Lord, Jesus—and the prophets, and, us, have persecuted, and, unto God, are displeasing, and, unto all men, are contrary, —
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
16 Hindering us from speaking, unto the nations, that they might be saved, to the filling up of their own sins, continually; but anger hath overtaken them at length.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
17 Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour, —in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲢⲞⲤⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ
18 Wherefore, we desired to come unto you—even, I, Paul, both once and again, —and, Satan, thwarted us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ.
19 For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ.
20 Ye, in fact, are our glory and joy.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ.
