Revelation 1
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
1ϮⲀⲠⲞⲄⲀⲖⲨⲘⲮⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
2ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
3ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ
4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
4ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ
5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
5ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ
6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
7ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲞⲔⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
8ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲪⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰ ϮⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲔⲢⲀⲦⲰⲢ.
9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
9ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲨϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲘⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
10On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
10ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲜ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ
11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
11ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲘⲨⲢⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲢⲄⲀⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲨⲀⲦⲎⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲖⲀⲆⲈⲖⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ.
12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ
13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲞⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ.
14The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
14ⲦⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϤⲰⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲢⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲒⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ
15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲀⲖⲔⲞⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
16ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲌⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲈⲤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲢⲞ Ⲃ- ⲈⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ.
17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲦ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ
18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
18ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ.
19Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
19ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
20This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
20ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲌⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈ.
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