megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲙⲡⲗⲁϩ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲥⲟⲭⲟⲑ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲟⲭⲱⲑ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲍⲏⲅⲁ ϩⲛⲥⲉⲫⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛ
English: And the Philistines gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of Judaea, and encamp between Socchoth and Azeca Ephermen.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ
English: And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲧⲱ
English: And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath, by name, out of Geth, his height was four cubits and a span.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲁ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϭⲉ ⲧⲟ ⲉϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ
English: And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲧϩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲣⲛϩⲟϥ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ
English: And greaves of grass were upon his legs, and a brazen target was between his shoulders.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲧⲉϩⲧⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲱϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the spear's head was formed of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armour-bearer went before him.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲫⲩⲗⲉⲥⲧⲓⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: And he stood and cried to the army of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come forth to set yourselves in battle array against us? Am not I a Philistine, and ye Hebrews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲉⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ
English: And if he shall be able to fight against me, and shall smite me, then will we be your servants: but if I should prevail and smite him, ye shall be our servants, and serve us.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲓⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
English: And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲁⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲙϩⲣⲁⲩ
English: And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Eplarathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man among men in the days of Saul.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲙⲉⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲓⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲣⲡⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲁ
English: And the three elder sons of Jessae went and followed Saul to the war, and the names of his sons that went to the war were, Eliab his rst-born, and his second Aminadab, and his third son Samma.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ
English: And David himself was the younger son, and the three elder followed Saul.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ
English: And David departed and returned from Saul, to feed his fathers sheep in Bethleem;
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ
English: And the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and stood up forty days.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ
English: And Jessae said to David, Take now to thy brethren an ephah of this meal, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp and give them to thy brothers.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲣ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲩϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: And thou shalt carry to the captain of the thousand these ten cheeses of milk, and thou shalt see how thy brethren fare, and learn what they want.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And Saul himself and all the men of Israel were in the valley of the Oak, warring with the Philistines.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲧⲣⲟⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲕ ⲗⲟⲩⲗⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ
English: And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep to a keeper, and took and went as Jessae commanded him, and he came to the trench and to the army as it was going out to ght, and they shouted for the battle.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
English: And Israel and the Philistines formed their lines one opposite the other.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
English: And David deposited his burden in the hand of a keeper, and ran to the line, and went and asked his brethren how they Were.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲫⲩⲗⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲅⲉⲑ ⲉϥⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ
English: And while he was speaking with them, behold the Amessaean advanced, Goliath by name, the Philistine of Geth, of the armies of the Philistines, and he spoke as before, and David heard.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: And all the men of Israel when they saw the man ed from before him, and they were greatly terrified.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
English: And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for he has reproached Israel and has come up; and it shall be that the man who shall smite him, the king shall enrich him with great wealth and shall give him his daughter, and shall make his fathers house free in Israel.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϥϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
English: and David spoke to the men who stood with him saying, Shall it indeed be done thus to the man who shall smite that Philistine, and take away reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has defied the army of the living God?
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And the people spoke to him according to this Word, saying Thus shall it be done to the man Who shall smite him.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲗⲓⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲗⲓⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And Eliab his elder brother heard as he spoke to the men, and Eliab was very angry with David and said, Why hast thou thus come down, and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou art come down to see the battle.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟϥ
English: And David said what have I done now? Have I no business here?
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ
English: And he turned from him towards another, and he spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him after the former manner.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϯⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
English: And the Words which David spoke were heard and were reported to Saul. And he took him to himself.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲉⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ
English: And Saul said to David, Thou wilt not in anywise be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for thou art a mere youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲱϥ ϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
English: And David said to Saul, Thy servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ϣⲁⲓⲁⲛⲅⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲓⲙⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ
English: then I went forth after him, and smote him, and drew the spoil out of his mouth: and as he rose up against me, then I caught hold of his throat, and smote him, and slew him.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
English: Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, and the uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them: shall I not go and smite him, and remove this day a reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised one, who has defied the army of the living God?
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ
English: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this uncircumcised Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord shall be with thee.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛⲣⲃⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ
English: And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and put his brazen helmet on his head.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲗⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲉϣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲛϯⲧⲏⲏⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: And he girt David with his sword over his coat: and he made trial walking with them once and again: and David said to Saul, I shall not be able to go with these, for I have not proved them: so they remove them from him.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's scrip which he had for his store, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲣⲱⲛ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: And the Philistine advanced and drew nigh to David, and a man bearing his shield went before him, and the Philistine looked on.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲣϣ ⲛⲥⲁⲉⲓⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And Goliath saw David, and despised him; for he was a lad, and ruddy, with a fair countenance.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲕϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a dog, that thou comest against me with a staff and stones? and David said, Nay, but worse than a dog. And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which thou hast defied
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲑⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
English: this day. And the Lord shall deliver thee this day into my hand; and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from off thee, and will give thy limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ϫⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
English: And all this assembly shall know that the Lord delivers not by sword or spear, for the battle is the Lord's, and the Lord will deliver you into our hands.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲅϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And the Philistine arose and went to meet David.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲫⲉⲛⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲁϥϩⲣⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲉⲧ ⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ
English: And David stretched out his hand to his scrip, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone penetrated through the helmet into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the ground.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛ ⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
English: So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him, and there was no sword in the hand of David.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲕⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲉⲓϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲗⲉⲡ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲩⲗⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϯϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ
English: And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his sword, and slew him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and they fled.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫ ⲗⲟⲩⲗⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲗⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲁⲧⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲩⲗⲏ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲣⲱⲛ
English: And the men of Israel and Juda arose, and shouted and pursued them as far as the entrance to Geth, and as far as the gate of Ascalon: and the slain men of the Philistines fell in the way of the gates, both to Geth, and to Accaron.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: And the men of Israel returned from pursuing after the Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.
Text: 09_I Samuel_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲧⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲕⲏⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ
English: And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.