2 Thessalonians 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
1ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
2ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲞⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
3ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
4ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
5ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
6ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
7ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
8ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
9ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
10ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
11Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
11ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲒⲈⲢⲄⲞⲤ.
12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
12ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ.
13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
13ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
14Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
14ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀ ⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϪⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲒⲠⲒ
15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤ.
16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
16ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
17This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
17ⲠⲀⲀⲤⲠⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ.
18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
18ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ
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