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1ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲄⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲎⲂ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠⲞ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ
1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
2Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϤⲔⲞⲢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲚⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ
3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
4ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲀⲢⲦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲰⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲖⲨⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲀϤⲢⲞⲔϨⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ.
6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲖⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ
7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
9ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
9if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
10ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ
10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
11ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ
11Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
12ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ
12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
13The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
14ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲔⲎⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ
14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
15ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲂⲞⲤⲞⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ
15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
16ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ
16But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
17ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϤ ⲈⲨϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲀⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ
17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
18ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
19ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ.
19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
20ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϬⲖⲈⲘⲖⲰⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲦϨⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ
20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
21ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
22ⲀⲤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲒⲘⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲰ ⲀⲤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲤⲤⲔⲈⲢⲔⲈⲢ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤⲖⲰⲒϨⲒ.
22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
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