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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ
1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
2ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
2May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
3ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ
3Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
4ⲀⲨⲤⲀϦⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
4For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲂⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲰⲞⲨ
5Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe.
6ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ
6Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
7ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ
7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.
8ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲤⲈⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲪⲰⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲀⲤⲞⲨⲒ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲰϢϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
8Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.
9ⲘⲒⲬⲀⲎⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ
9But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
10ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ
10But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.
11ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲞⲢⲘⲈⲤ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬ ⲈⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲢⲈ
11Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
12ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲞϮ ϨⲀⲚϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲐⲒⲚⲞⲠⲞⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲞⲠⲂ ⲈⲀⲨϤⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ
12These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϨⲒⲤⲪⲎⲒϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ
13wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
14ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲌ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲀⲆⲀⲘ ⲈⲚⲰⲬ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲦⲀϤ
14About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,
15ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
15to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
16ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲢⲈϤϤⲒⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲎⲞⲨ.
16These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
17ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
17But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
18They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.”
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲪⲞⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
19These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.
20ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ
20But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
21ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ
21Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
22ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
22On some have compassion, making a distinction,
23ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲚϮⲔⲈϢⲐⲎⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ
23and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
24ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲖⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬ ⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ.
24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
25ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
25to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
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