< Revelation 3 >

1 And wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Sardis: this sayth he that hath the sprete of god and the vii. starres. I knowe thy workes thou haste a name that thou lvyest and thou art deed
ⲁ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
2 Be awake and strength the thynges which remayne that are redy to dye. For I have not founde thy workes perfaycte before god.
ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 Remember therfore how thou hast receaved and hearde and hold faste and repet. Yf thou shalt not watche I will come on ye as a thefe and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come apon the
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ
4 Thou haste a feawe names in Sardis which have not defyled their garmentes: and they shall walke with me in whyte for they are worthy
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲡ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ
5 He that overcometh shalbe clothed in whyte araye and I will not put out his name out of the boke of lyfe and I will confesse his name before my father and before his angelles.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϥⲛⲁϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲛⲁϥⲉⲧⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
6 Let him that hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
7 And wryte vnto ye tydinges bringer of ye cogregacio of Philadelphia: this sayth he yt is holy and true which hath ye keye of Dauid: which openyth and noma shutteth and shutteth and no ma openeth.
ⲍ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲫⲓⲗⲁⲇⲉⲗⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥⲡϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲛ
8 I knowe thy workes. Beholde I have set before the an open doore and no man can shut it for thou haste a lyttell strengthe and haste kept my sayinges: and haste not denyed my name.
ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ
9 Beholde I make them of the congregacion of Sathan which call them selves Iewes and are not but do lye: Beholde: I will make them that they shall come and worshippe before thy fete: and shall knowe that I love the.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ
10 Because thou hast kept ye wordes of my paciece therfore I will kepe ye fro the houre of teptacion which will come upo all ye worlde to tempte them yt dwell vpo the erth.
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ̅ ϯⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ̅ⲡⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
11 Beholde I come shortly. Holde that which thou haste that no man take awaye thy croune
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
12 Him that overcometh will I make a pyllar in the temple of my God and he shall goo no more oute. And I will wryt vpo him the name of my God and the name of ye cite of my god newe Ierusale which cometh doune oute of heve fro my God and I will wryte vpon him my newe name.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲑⲓⲉⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ
13 Let him that hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
14 And vnto the messenger of ye congregacio which is in Laodicia wryte: This sayth (ame) the faythfull and true witnes ye begynninge of the creatures of God.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
15 I knowe thy workes yt thou arte nether colde nor hot: I wolde thou were colde or hotte.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲏⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲕϩⲏⲙ
16 So then because thou arte bitwene bothe and nether colde ner hot I will spew ye oute of my mouth:
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲥⲗϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲏⲙ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ
17 because thou sayst thou arte riche and incresyd wt goodes and haste nede of nothynge and knowest not howe thou arte wretched and miserable poore blinde and nakyd.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲩⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲕⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ
18 I counsell the to bye of me golde tryed in the fyre that thou mayste be riche and whyte raymet yt thou mayste be clothed yt thy fylthy nakednes do not apere: and anoynt thyne eyes with eye salve yt thou mayste se.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲕ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϯ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
19 As many as I love I rebuke and chasten. Be fervent therfore and repet.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲱϩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
20 Beholde I stode at the doore and knocke. Yf eny man heare my voyce and opon the dore I will come in vnto him and will suppe with him and he with me.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
21 To him that overcommeth will I graunte to sytt with me in my seate evyn as I overcam and have sytten with my father in his seate.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲁⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
22 Lett him yt hath eares heare what the sprete sayth vnto the congregacions.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ·

< Revelation 3 >