⳰ⳘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 1
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲦⲔⲀⲠⲠⲞⲆⲞⲔⲒⲀ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ.
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect,
2ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
2According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you and peace be multiplied.
3ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ
4Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
5ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ
5Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ
6Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
7ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
7That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲐⲈⲖⲎ ⲖϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
8Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
9ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.
11ⲈⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
11Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
12ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
13ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
13Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ.
14As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:
15ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
15But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
16ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲞⲨⲀⲂ
16Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
17And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one’s work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here.
18ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ
18Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as gold or silver, from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers:
19ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲠⲬⲤ
19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled,
20ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
20Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you,
21ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
21Who through him are faithful in God, who raised him up from the dead, and hath given him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.
22ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
22Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:
23ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ
23Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever.
24ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ
24For all flesh is as grass; and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass is withered, and the flower thereof is fallen away.
25ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.
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