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 ⳿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.
2Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ϥⲕⲟⲣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲱ 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 ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲅⲛⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲣⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ 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 ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
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 ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ.
7and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲗⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ 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 ⳿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.
9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
9⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⳿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,
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.
11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
11⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ 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 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.
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 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.
14having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children!
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.
15Forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
15⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲗⲁⲁⲙ ⲫⲁ ⲃⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ.
17These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
17ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϥ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲭⲉⲙⲥ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ ϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
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 ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ 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 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.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ 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 ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲗⲱⲓϩⲓ
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