< 2 Peter 3 >

1 Lo! ye moost dereworth britheren, Y write to you this secounde epistle, in which Y stire youre clere soule bi monesting togidere,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
2 that ye be myndeful of tho wordis, that Y biforseide of the hooli prophetis, and of the maundementis of the hooli apostlis of the Lord and sauyour.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲣ̅ⲡϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
3 First wite ye this thing, that in the laste daies disseyueris schulen come in disseit, goynge aftir her owne coueityngis,
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲏⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
4 seiynge, Where is the biheest, or the comyng of hym? for sithen the fadris dieden, alle thingis lasten fro the bigynnyng of creature.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅. ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅.
5 But it is hid fro hem willynge this thing, that heuenes were bifore, and the erthe of water was stondynge bi watir, of Goddis word;
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 bi which that ilke world clensid, thanne bi watir perischide.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲱⲙⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
7 But the heuenes that now ben, and the erthe, ben kept bi the same word, and ben reseruyd to fier in to the dai of doom and perdicioun of wickid men.
ⲍ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅. ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8 But, ye moost dere, this o thing be not hid to you, that o dai anentis God is as a thousynde yeeris, and a thousynde yeeris ben as o dai.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
9 The Lord tarieth not his biheest, as summe gessen, but he doith pacientli for you, and wole not that ony men perische, but that alle turne ayen to penaunce.
ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
10 For the dai of the Lord schal come as a theef, in which heuenes with greet bire schulen passe, and elementis schulen be dissoluyd bi heete, and the erthe, and alle the werkis that ben in it, schulen be brent.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
11 Therfor whanne alle these thingis schulen be dissolued, what manner men bihoueth it you to be in hooli lyuyngis and pitees,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲓⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 abidinge and hiyynge in to the comyng of the dai of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom heuenes brennynge schulen be dissoluyd, and elementis schulen faile bi brennyng of fier.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 Also we abiden bi hise biheestis newe heuenes and newe erthe, in which riytwisnesse dwellith.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14 For which thing, ye moost dere, abidynge these thingis, be ye bisye to be foundun to hym in pees vnspottid and vndefoulid.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
15 And deme ye long abiding of oure Lord Jhesu Crist youre heelthe, as also oure moost dere brother Poul wroot to you, bi wisdom youun to hym.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.
16 As and in alle epistlis he spekith `in hem of these thingis; in which ben summe hard thingis to vndurstonde, whiche vnwise and vnstable men deprauen, as also thei don othere scripturis, to her owne perdicioun.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
17 Therfor ye, britheren, bifor witynge kepe you silf, lest ye be disseyued bi errour of vnwise men, and falle awei fro youre owne sadnesse.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲣ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.
18 But wexe ye in the grace and the knowyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist and oure Sauyour; to hym be glorie now and in to the dai of euerlastyngnesse. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ. ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ (aiōn g165)

< 2 Peter 3 >

The World is Destroyed by Water
The World is Destroyed by Water