Hebrews 6
1 Therefore, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about the Christ and press on to perfection, not always laying over again a foundation of repentance for a lifeless formality, of faith in God —
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 teaching concerning baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and a final judgment. (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
3 Yes and, with God’s help, we will.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ.
4 For if those who were once for all brought into the Light, and learned to appreciate the gift from Heaven, and came to share in the Holy Spirit,
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
5 and learned to appreciate the beauty of the Divine Message, and the new powers of the Coming Age — (aiōn g165)
ⲉ̅ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. (aiōn g165)
6 if those, I say, fell away, it would be impossible to bring them again to repentance; they would be crucifying the Son of God over again for themselves, and exposing him to open contempt.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲅⲙⲁⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
7 Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall upon it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;
ⲍ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏϭ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
8 but, if it ‘bears thorns and thistles,’ it is regarded as worthless, it is in danger of being ‘cursed,’ and its end will be the fire.
ⲏ̅ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ϥⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲟⲕϩϥ̅·
9 But about you, dear friends, even though we speak in this way, we are confident of better things — of things that point to your Salvation.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲓ̈. ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ.
10 For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his Name, in sending help to your fellow Christians — as you are still doing.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ.
11 But our great desire is that every one of you should be equally earnest to attain to a full conviction that our hope will be fulfilled, and that you should keep that hope to the end.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
12 Then you will not show yourselves slow to learn, but you will copy those who, through faith and patience, are now entering upon the enjoyment of God’s promises.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟϣϥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲧ. ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
13 When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ
14 His words were — ‘I will assuredly bless thee and increase thy numbers.’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲁϣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ.
15 And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the fulfilment of God’s promise.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
16 Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ.
17 And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲁⲙⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ. ⲁϥⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ
18 For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false — we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲓϭⲟⲗ· ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ. ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈.
19 This hope is a very anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it ‘reaches into the Sanctuary that lies behind the Curtain,’
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲩϭⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ. ⲉⲥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ.
