1 Thessalonians 2
1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
2 but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϣⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ
3 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ
4 But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ
5 For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
6 nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲉ
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ
8 Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ
11 As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ
12 to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ
13 For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲛ ⲱϫⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲙⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
17 But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ
18 because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲣϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
20 For you are our glory and our joy.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ
