1 Corinthians 2
1 My fellow believers, when I came to you, I proclaimed to you the message that God had revealed to me. But I did not proclaim it using eloquent words that would make people think highly of me, nor did I argue in a way that unbelievers would think was very wise.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 I did that because I decided that I would speak only about Jesus Christ. Specifically, I told you [what he accomplished for us when] he was killed by being nailed {[when they] killed him by nailing him} to a cross.
ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲁⲩⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
3 Furthermore, when I was with you, I felt that I was not adequate [to do what Christ wanted me to do]. I was afraid [that I would not be able to do it], and because of that I was trembling very much.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁ(ⲓ)ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ.
4 When I taught you and preached to you, I did not speak words that [unbelievers would consider] [IRO] wise in order to convince them that my message was true. Instead, [God’s] Spirit showed that it was true by [enabling me to] powerfully [perform miracles].
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲓϭⲟⲙ.
5 [I taught and preached that way] in order that you might believe [my message], not because you heard words that people [considered to be] [IRO] wise, but [because you recognized] God’s power.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 I do teach a message that people who are [spiritually] mature [consider to] be wise. But I do not teach a message that unbelievers [consider to be] wise. I also do not teach a message that unbelieving rulers in the world consider to be wise. [What they think about it does not matter], because [some day] (they will lose their power/not be ruling any more). (aiōn g165)
ⲋ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅. (aiōn g165)
7 Instead, I teach about what God planned wisely [long ago]. It is something that people did not know about previously because [God] did not reveal it previously. But God determined before he created the world that he would greatly benefit us by his wise plan. (aiōn g165)
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲣϫⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ. (aiōn g165)
8 None of those who rule this world knew that wise plan. If they had known it, they would not have nailed our wonderful Lord to the cross. (aiōn g165)
ⲏ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ̅. ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ. (aiōn g165)
9 But [we believers need to remember these words that a prophet] wrote [in the Scriptures]: Things that no one has ever seen, things that no one ever heard, things that no one ever thought could happen, those are the things that God has prepared for those who love him.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
10 God has caused his Spirit to reveal those things to us [(inc)] believers. His Spirit can do that because he knows thoroughly the meaning of all things. He even knows the things about God that are very difficult to understand.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
11 Only a person himself (OR, a person’s spirit) knows what he is thinking. Similarly, only God’s Spirit knows what God is thinking.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ (ⲛ̅)ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 It was not the ideas that unbelievers teach that we accepted. Instead, it was the Spirit who came from God that we received, in order that we might know the things that God has freely done for us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ.
13 Those are the things that I tell you about. As I do that, I do not tell you things that someone [whom others thought] was [IRO] wise taught me. Instead, I tell you truths that [God’s] Spirit taught [me], and I explain those spiritual truths to people whose thinking is guided by God’s Spirit (OR, I teach spiritual [truths to] spiritual [people]).
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
14 Those who are unbelievers reject the truths that [God’s] Spirit teaches us [(inc)], because they [consider those truths to be] foolish. They cannot understand them, because it is God’s Spirit who enables us to evaluate those truths correctly, [and those people do not have God’s Spirit].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ.
15 We who have God’s Spirit can judge correctly the [value of] all truths [that the Spirit reveals], but [unbelievers] cannot evaluate us correctly.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 As [one of our prophets wrote: ] No human [RHQ] has known what the Lord is thinking. No human [RHQ] is able to instruct him. But we believers are able to think about things [MTY] in the way that Christ thinks about them.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲉⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
