2 Peter 2
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1But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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
2Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
3In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϤⲔⲞⲢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲚⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ
4For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
4ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲀⲢⲦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
5and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲰⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲖⲨⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ
6and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ ⲀϤⲢⲞⲔϨⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ.
7and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲖⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ
8(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
9ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲞⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
10but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
10ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ
11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
11ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ
12But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
12ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ
13receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
14having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children!
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
15Forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
15ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲀⲖⲀⲀⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲂⲞⲤⲞⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ
16but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
16ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ
17These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
17ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϤ ⲈⲨϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲀⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲬⲈⲘⲤ
18For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
18ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
19promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
19ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ.
20For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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
21For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
21ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
22ⲀⲤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲒⲘⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲒϮ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲰ ⲀⲤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲤⲤⲔⲈⲢⲔⲈⲢ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤⲖⲰⲒϨⲒ.
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