< Romans 4 >

1 What shall we saye then that Abraham oure father as pertayninge to ye flesshe dyd finde?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
2 If Abraham were iustified by dedes the hath he wherin to reioyce: but not with god.
ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ.
3 For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleved god and it was counted vnto him for rightewesnes.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ·
4 To him that worketh is the rewarde not reckened of favour: but of duty.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲡⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ.
5 To him that worketh not but beleveth on him that iustifieth the vngodly is his fayth counted for rightewesnes.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲡⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
6 Even as David describeth the blessedfulnes of the man vnto whom god ascribeth rihgtewesnes without dedes.
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
7 Blessed are they whose vnrightewesnes are forgeven and whose synnes are covered.
ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
8 Blessed is that ma to whom the Lorde imputeth not synne.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
9 Came this blessednes then vpon the circumcised or vpon the vncircucised? We saye verely how that fayth was rekened to Abraham for rightewesnes.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ϫⲛ̅ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
10 How was it rekened? in the tyme of circumcision? or in the tyme before he was circumcised? Not in tyme of circucision: but when he was yet vncircumcised.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ. ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ. ϫⲛ̅ⲉϥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
11 And he receaved the signe of circumcision as a seale of yt rightewesnes which is by fayth which fayth he had yet beynge vncircucised: that he shuld be the father of all them that beleve though they be not circumcised that rightewesnes myght be imputed to them also:
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
12 and that he myght be the father of the circumcised not because they are circumcised only: but because they walke also in the steppes of that fayth yt was in oure father Abraham before the tyme of circumcision.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ.
13 For the promes that he shuld be the heyre of the worlde was not geven to Abraha or to his seed thorow the lawe: but thorow ye rightewesnes which cometh of fayth.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
14 For yf they which are of the lawe be heyres then is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅.
15 Because the lawe causeth wrathe. For where no lawe is there is no trasgression.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
16 Therfore by fayth is the inheritauce geven that it myght come of faveour: and the promes myght be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the lawe: but also to them which are of the fayth of Abraham which is the father of vs all.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅.
17 As it is wrytten: I have made the a father to many nacions even before god whom thou hast beleved which quyckeneth the deed and called those thinges which be not as though they were.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ.
18 Which Abraham contrary to hope beleved in hope that he shuld be the father of many nacions accordynge to that which was spoken:
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
19 So shall thy seed be. And he faynted not in the fayth nor yet consydered hys awne body which was now deed even when he was almost an hondred yeare olde: nether yet that Sara was past chyldeberinge.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϭⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ.
20 He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe: but was made stronge in the fayth and gave honour to God
ⲕ̅ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
21 full certifyed that what he had promised that he was able to make good.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲁⲁϥ.
22 And therfore was it reckened to him for rightewesnes.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
23 It is not written for him only that it was reckened to him for rightewesnes:
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
24 but also for vs to whom it shalbe counted for rightewesnes so we beleve on him that raysed vp Iesus oure Lorde from deeth.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
25 Which was delivered for oure synnes and rose agayne forto iustifie vs.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ.

< Romans 4 >