Hebrews 12
1 Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
ⲅ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲥⲙ
4 You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ
5 You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
6 for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
7 It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?
ⲍ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ
9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲱⲛϩ
10 For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲟⲥϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲡ
11 All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
12 Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲗⲟ
14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
16 lest there be any sexually immoral person or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϣⲣⲡⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ
17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϥϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ
18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ
19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
20 for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.
ⲕ̅ⲙⲡⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
21 So fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲟⲩⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲧⲱⲧ
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
23 to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲣⲡⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
24 to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡϭⲟϣϭϣ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ
25 See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲟⲗⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
26 whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲡⲉ
27 This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲱ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ
28 Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ
29 for our God is a consuming fire.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲱϣⲉ ⲡⲉ
