2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ
3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
ⲇ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϣϣⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
8 neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
9 This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ
11 For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩ
12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϭ ⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ
13 But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
14 If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲧⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲓ ⲡⲉ
15 Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲡϥ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲛ
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏ ⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
