ⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲎⲤ 4
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲪⲞⲤⲞⲚ ⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ
2But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
4ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ.
5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
9ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϪⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϨⲎ ⲔⲒ ⲚⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ.
9But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲂⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲔⲎ.
11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
12ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
12Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am ; for I am as ye are : ye have not injured me at all.
13ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞϢϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲐⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
14And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲈⲢⲔ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ.
15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
16ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
17ⲤⲈⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
17They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
18ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲬⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ.
18But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing , and not only when I am present with you.
19ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϮ ϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
20ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲞⲖϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
20I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ.
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ.
23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲖⲖⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ.
24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25ⲀⲄⲀⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ.
26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞ ϮⲀϬⲢⲎⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲪⲰϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϮⲚⲀⲔϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮϢⲀϤⲎ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ
28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ.
30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
31ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ
31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
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