megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲙⲛϭⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ
English: And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲫⲉⲗⲗⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲛⲓⲙ
English: And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, an concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ
English: And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲉⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
English: And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲁϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲩⲉ
English: And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲛϭⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥϩⲏⲙ ⲏ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ
English: So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ
English: And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϣⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ
English: And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲑ ⲥⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲥ
English: And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲉⲑ
English: And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲁ
English: And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands?
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲉⲑ
English: And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲉϣϭⲁ ϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯϭⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϩ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲣⲧ
English: And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
Text: 09_I Samuel_21
Coptic: ⲏ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ
English: Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲇⲟⲗⲗⲁⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲥⲏⲫⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲕ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲁϥϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏϥ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲡⲟϣⲥ
English: And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲇ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲱⲭⲏ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲭ
English: And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲥⲉϯⲱϩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲃⲁⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear was in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓϩⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ
English: And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲙⲛ ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲏⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: That ye are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as it is this day?
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲇⲱⲃ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ
English: And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
English: And the priest enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲇⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲛⲟⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
English: And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲇⲱⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁϫⲉ
English: And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I am here, speak, my lord.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕϥⲓ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉϯ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲱⲉⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
English: And he answered the king, and said, And who is there among all thy servants faithful as David, and he is a son-in-law of the king, and he is executor of all thy commands, and is honourable in thy house?
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲛⲧ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ
English: Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲙⲛⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉϯⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧⲙⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
English: And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲉ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϥⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲩⲇ
English: And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ
English: And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲇⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
English: And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
Text: 09_I Samuel_22
Coptic: ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲉⲙⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ
English: Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place of safety for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded while with me.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲛⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ
English: And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲉⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ
English: And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ
English: And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ
English: So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
English: And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲛⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲩⲥ
English: And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
English: And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲃϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
English: And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲉⲛⲉ
English: And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲉⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ
English: Will the place be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ
English: And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲕϩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
English: And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ
English: And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲱϣ
English: And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛ ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
English: So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲏⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲙⲙⲁⲥⲥⲁⲣⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲉⲗⲗⲁⲇ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
English: And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲓϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲣⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
English: And now according to all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ
English: And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲕⲣⲟϥ
English: Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϥϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ
English: Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ
English: And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ
English: And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϭⲟⲡⲟⲩ
English: And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϩ
English: And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Text: 09_I Samuel_23
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲱⲣϫ
English: So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ϩⲛⲅⲁⲇⲁⲓ
English: And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the narrow passes of Engaddi.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲁⲇⲇⲓ
English: And it came to pass when Saul returned from pursuing after the Philistines, that it was reported to him, saying, David is in the wilderness of Engaddi.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗ
English: And he took with him three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of Saddaeem.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ
English: And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲡⲗⲱⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ
English: And the men of David said to him, Behold, this is the day of which the Lord spoke to thee, that he would deliver thine enemy into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as it is good in thy sight. So David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul's garment secretly.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲁϥϣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲗⲁⲙⲩⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ
English: And it came to pass after this that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.
Text: 09_I Samuel_24
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: And David said to his men, The Lord forbid it me, that I should do this ting to my lord the anointed of the Lord, to lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.