megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓⲅⲁⲃⲁⲁ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲱϩⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲏⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ
English: And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gabaa, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to smite down wounded ones among the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϣⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲉ
English: And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
English: And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon them.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲉⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ
English: And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϯϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅⲁⲃⲁⲁ ϣⲁⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ
English: And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nua closely till they came opposite Gabaa on the east.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲙⲛϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ
English: And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of might.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲁⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon; and the children of Israel picked off of them five thousand men; and the children of Israel went down after them as far as Gedan, and they smote of them two thousand men.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣⲧⲃⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲕⲙⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ
English: And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.
Text: 07_Judges_20
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲱϫⲡ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟ 
English: And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon, even six hundred men; and they sojourned four months in the rock of Remmon.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙϯϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
English: What shall we do for wives for the rest that remain? whereas we have sworn by the Lord, not to give them of our daughters for wives.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲡϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲥⲥⲏⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲃⲓϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
English: And they said, What one man is there of the tribes of Israel, who went not up to the Lord to Massephath? and, behold, no man came to the camp from Jabis Galaad to the assembly.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ
English: And the people were numbered, and there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
English: And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the strongest, and they charged them, saying, Go ye and smite the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad with the edge of the sword.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁⲁϥ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
English: And this shall ye do: every male and every woman that has known the lying with man ye shall devote to destruction, but the virgins ye shall save alive: and they did so.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲁⲃⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲛⲥⲏⲗⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲭⲁⲛⲁⲁⲛ
English: And they found among the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to Selom in the land of Chanaan.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: And all the congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin in the rock Remmon, and invited them to make peace.
Text: 07_Judges_21
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ 
English: And Benjamin returned to the children of Israel at that time, and the children of Israel gave them the women whom they had save alive of the daughters of Jabis Galaad; and they were content.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
English: And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲁⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲭⲉⲗⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲫⲣⲁⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: And the man's name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Noemin, and the names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites of Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱϫⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
English: And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲣⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
English: And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpha, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲁⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲭⲉⲗⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲁⲥⲣⲁⲧϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: And both Maalon and Chelaion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ
English: And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the land of Juda.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ
English: And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ
English: The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ
English: And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
English: And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and why do ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲕⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣϩⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲙϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ
English: would ye wait for them till they should be grown? or would ye refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲣⲫⲁ ⲁⲥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ
English: And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϣⲃⲣϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ
English: And Noemin said to Ruth, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲟϫⲉⲛⲧⲟ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲣⲟϥ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and wheresoever thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲟⲙⲥⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲟⲣϫⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
English: And wherever thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if I leave thee, for death only shall divide between me and thee.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲗⲟ ⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
English: And Noemin seeing that she was determined to go with her, ceased to speak to her any more.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ
English: And they went both of them until they came to Bethleem: and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city rang with them, and they said, Is this Noemin?
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲥⲓϣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me 'Bitter,' for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲓⲙⲉϩ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟⲓ
English: I went out full, and the Lord has brought me back empty: and why call ye me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the Mighty One has afflicted me?
Text: 08_Ruth_1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲧⲙⲱⲁⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ
English: And Noemin had a friend an acquaintance of her husband, and the man was a mighty man of the kindred of Elimelech, and his name was Booz.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲙⲱⲁⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
English: And Ruth the Moabitess said to Noemin, Let me go now to the field, and I will glean among the ears behind the man with whomsoever I shall find favour: and she said to her, Go, daughter.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲓⲟϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ
English: And she went; and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers; and she happened by chance to come on a portion of the land of Booz, of the kindred of Elimelech.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲁⲓⲟϩⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
English: And, behold, Booz came from Bethleem, and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you: and they said to him, The Lord bless thee.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ
English: And Booz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose is this damsel?
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ
English: And his servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel who returned with Noemin out of the land of Moab.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲉⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲱⲧϥ ϩⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲓⲟϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲗⲟ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϫⲓⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ
English: And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood from morning till evening, and rested not even a little in the field.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲱϩⲉ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲕⲉϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ
English: And Booz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join thyself here with my damsels.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: Let thine eyes be on the field where my men shall reap, and thou shalt go after them: behold, I have charged the young men not to touch thee: and when you shalt thirst, then thou shalt go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men shall have drawn.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲡⲁϩⲧⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲱ
English: And she fell upon her face, and did reverence to the ground, and said to him, How is it that I have found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, whereas I am a stranger?
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲙⲛϣⲙⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ
English: And Booz answered and said to her, It has fully been told me how thou hast dealt with thy mother-in-law after the death of thy husband; and how thou didst leave thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy birth, and camest to a people whom thou knewest not before.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲛϩ
English: The Lord recompense thy work; may a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under his wings.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲁⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ
English: And she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, and behold, I shall be as one of thy servants.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲉⲡ ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲕⲙ ϩⲙⲡϩⲙϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲥⲕⲱ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ
English: And Booz said to her, Now it is time to eat; come hither, and thou shalt eat of the bread, and thou shalt dip thy morsel in the vinegar: and Ruth sat by the side of the reapers: and Booz handed her meal, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ
English: And she rose up to glean; and Booz charged his young men, saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲙⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲕⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲛⲟϣⲡⲥ
English: And do ye by all means carry it for her, and ye shall surely let fall for her some of that which is heaped up; and let her eat, and glean, and rebuke her not.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϭⲱ ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲕⲟⲧϥⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: So she gleaned in the field till evening, and beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barely.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲥϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲕⲟⲧϥⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ
English: And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned, and Ruth brought forth and gave to her the food which she had left from what she had been satisfied with.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲱⲧϥ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ
English: And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that took notice of thee. And Ruth told her mother-in-law where she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought to-day is Booz.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϫⲉϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲛ
English: And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because he has not failed in his mercy with the living and with the dead: and Noemin said to her, The man is near akin to us, he is one of our relations.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ϩⲛⲕⲉⲥⲱϣⲉ
English: And Noemin said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is well, daughter, that thou wentest out with his damsels; thus they shall not meet thee in another field.
Text: 08_Ruth_2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ
English: And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Booz to glean until they had finished the barley-harvest and the wheat-harvest.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲛⲟⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
English: And she lodged with her mother-in-law: and Noemin her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϭⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲉϣ ⲡⲉϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ
English: And now is not Booz our kinsman, with whose damsels thou wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ϫⲟⲕⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁϩⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲱ
English: But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲁⲩ
English: And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he lies down, and shalt come and lift up the covering of his feet, and shalt lie down; and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ
English: And Ruth said to her, All that thou shalt say, I will do.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
English: And she went down to the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law enjoined her.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϭ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϭⲱⲗⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
English: And Booz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he came to lie down by the side of the heap of corn; and she came secretly, and lifted up the covering of his feet.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ
English: And it came to pass at midnight that the man was amazed, and troubled, and behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲩⲑ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ
English: And he said, Who art thou? and she said, I am thine handmaid Ruth; spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid, for thou art a near relation.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ
English: And Booz said, Blessed be thou of the Lord God, my daughter, for thou hast made thy latter kindness greater than the former, in that thou followest not after young men, whether any be poor or rich.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ
English: And now fear not, my daughter, whatever thou shalt say I will do to thee; for all the tribe of my people knows that thou art a virtuous woman.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: And now I am truly akin to thee; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϣⲱⲣⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲏ ϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲉ ϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ
English: Lodge here for the night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will do the part of a kinsman to thee, welllet him do it: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, I will do the kinsman's part to thee, as the Lord lives; lie down till the morning.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲟⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ
English: And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know his neighbour; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
Text: 08_Ruth_3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩ ⲡⲡⲉⲣⲓⲍⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
English: And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon thee: and she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and put them upon her, and she went into the city.