Hebrews 12
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1Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
1ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲄⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ.
2looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
2ⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲬⲎⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
3ⲘⲈⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
4You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
4ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ.
5You have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ.
6for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives.”
6ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϢⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲄⲞⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
7It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?
7ⲀⲢⲒϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤ.
8But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.
8ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ.
9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
9ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚϢⲪⲒⲦ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲒⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ.
10For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
10ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
11All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
11ⲤⲂⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲔϪⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲀⲤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
12Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
12ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲒϪⲒϪ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲦ ⲈⲦⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ
13and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
13ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲖⲞϪⲤ.
14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
14ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
15looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled by it,
15ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϢⲀⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚϢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲤⲢⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϬⲰϦⲈⲘ.
16lest there be any sexually immoral person or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
16ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
17For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.
17ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘ ⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
18For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
18ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲀ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲘϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲀⲐⲎⲞⲨ.
19the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
19ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
20for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.
20ⲚⲀⲨϢϤⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ
21So fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞϮ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤⲐⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲢ.
22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
22ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϢⲀⲒ.
23to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
23ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
24to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
24ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲤⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪϦ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲀⲂⲈⲖ.
25See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
25ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲪⲰⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲈⲦ ϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
26whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
26ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲈⲪⲈ
27This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
27ⲠⲒⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲔⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ.
28Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
28ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀⲦⲔⲒⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ.
29for our God is a consuming fire.
29ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲠⲈ.
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