< 2 Peter 2 >

1 But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲄⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲎⲂ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠⲞ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ
2 Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϤⲔⲞⲢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲚⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ
4 For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment; (Tartaroō g5020)
ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲀⲢⲦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ (Tartaroō g5020)
5 and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲰⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲖⲨⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
6 and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲀϤⲢⲞⲔϨⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ.
7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲖⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ
8 (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),
ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
9 then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
ⲑ̅ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
ⲓ̅ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ
11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ
12 But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ
13 receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
14 having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲔⲎⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ
15 Forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲂⲞⲤⲞⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ
16 but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ
17 These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. (questioned)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϤ ⲈⲨϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲀⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ (questioned)
18 For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ.
20 For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
ⲕ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϬⲖⲈⲘⲖⲰⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲦϨⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ
21 For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲒⲘⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲰ ⲀⲤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲤⲤⲔⲈⲢⲔⲈⲢ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤⲖⲰⲒϨⲒ.

< 2 Peter 2 >