1 Timothy 4
1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ.
2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ. ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
ⲇ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5 For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
ⲉ̅ϣⲁⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ.
6 If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ (ⲛ̅)ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ.
7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓϣⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ·
9 This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ.
10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
11 Command and teach these things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯⲥⲃⲱ.
12 Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ
13 Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϣ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ. ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ.
14 Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15 Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16 Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
