1 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
2 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
3 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲫⲱⲧ .
For when they are saying, 'Peace and safety,' then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
4 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ .
But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
5 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲛ .
You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,
6 ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲓⲙⲫⲓⲛ .
so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
7 ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲑⲁϧⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ .
For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
8 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲓⲙⲫⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϯϧⲉⲗⲓⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲭⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲏⲥ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
12 ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .
and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
14 ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲱⲟⲩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
15 ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
16 ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
Rejoice always.
17 ⲧⲱⲃϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ .
Pray without ceasing.
18 ϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
19 ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟϣⲙⲉϥ .
Don't quench the Spirit.
20 ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟϣϥⲟⲩ .
Don't despise prophesies.
21 ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
22 ϩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ .
Abstain from every form of evil.
23 ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ
He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
25 ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ .
Brothers, pray for us.
26 ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ .
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
27 ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϣ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ .
I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
28 ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.