Romans 7
1 Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?
ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅.
2 For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈.
3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ̈.
4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Messiah, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.
ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ.
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ.
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁϫⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲱⲛϩ̅.
10 The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
11 for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ
13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, was producing death in me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceedingly sinful.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ·
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
15 For I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practise what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϯⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
19 For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practise.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
20 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈·
22 For I delight in God’s Torah after the inward person,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϩⲏⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ.
23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
24 What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ·
25 I thank God through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s Torah, but with the flesh, sin’s law.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ· ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϯⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
