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1ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲛⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲱ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
2Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ϥⲕⲟⲣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲱ 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 ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲅⲛⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲣⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ 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 ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
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 ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿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 ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲗⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ.
7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿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)—
9⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⳿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.
10⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳪ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ.
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.
11⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ 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 ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲫⲩⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
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 ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿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.
14⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
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.
15⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲗⲁⲁⲙ ⲫⲁ ⲃⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ 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 ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϥ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲭⲉⲙⲥ.
17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
18ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ ϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
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 ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϧⲁⲉⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧϩⲟ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ 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 ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲗⲱⲓϩⲓ
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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