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Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲁⲭⲁⲍ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱϫⲡ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϩⲧ
English: And the Lord said to Esaias, Go forth to meet Achaz, thou, and thy son Jasub who is left, to the pool of the upper way of the fuller's field.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲣⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩϩⲏ ⲣ ϭⲱⲃ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϯ ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲱⲛⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ
English: And thou shalt say to him, Take care to be quiet, and fear not, neither let thy soul be disheartened because of these two smoking firebrands: for when my fierce anger is over, I will heal again.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲙ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲙⲉⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ
English: And as for the son of Aram, and the son of Romelias, forasmuch as they have devised an evil counsel, saying,
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲉⲏⲗ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ
English: We will go up against Judea, and having conferred with them we will turn them away to our side, and we will make the son of Tabeel king of it;
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ
English: thus saith the Lord of hosts, This counsel shall not abide, nor come to pass.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲱϫⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
English: But the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus, Rasim; and yet within sixty and five years the kingdom of Ephraim shall cease from being a people.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲙⲟⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲙⲟⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲙⲉⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ
English: And the head of Ephraim is Somoron, and the head of Somoron the son of Romelias: but if ye believe not, neither will ye at all understand.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲭⲁⲍ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ
English: And the Lord again spoke to Achaz, saying,
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ
English: Ask for thyself a sign of the Lord thy God, in the depth or in the height.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲭⲁⲍ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: And Achaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲭⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϯ ⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲁⲕⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; is it a little thing for you to contend with men? and how do ye contend against the Lord?
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲱ ⲛⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ
English: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive in the womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϫ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
English: Butter and honey shall he eat, before he knows either to prefer evil or choose the good.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲏ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲕⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
English: For before the child shall know good or evil, he refuses evil, to choose the good; and the land shall be forsaken which thou art afraid of because of the two kings.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ
English: But God shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days which have never come, from the day that Ephraim took away from Juda the king of the Assyrians.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ
English: And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall hiss for the flies, which insect shall rule over a part of the river of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the land of the Assyrians.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲉϣⲕⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: And they all shall enter into the clefts of the land, and into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves, and into every ravine.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲱⲕⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲣⲧ
English: In that day the Lord shall shave with the hired razor of the king of Assyria beyond the river the head, and the hairs of the feet, and will remove the beard.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁϩⲥⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
English: And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall rear a heifer, and two sheep.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲱⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲉⲃⲓⲱ
English: And it shall come to pass from their drinking an abundance of milk, that every one that is left on the land shall eat butter and honey.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϣⲟ ⲛⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲥⲓⲕⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ
English: And it shall come to pass in that day, for every place where there shall be a thousand vines at a thousand shekels, they shall become barren land and thorns.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲓⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲭⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲓϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ
English: Men shall enter thither with arrow and bow; for all the land shall be barren ground and thorns.
Text: 23_Isaiah_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲕ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϣⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉ
English: And every mountain shall be certainly ploughed: there shall no fear come thither: for there shall be from among the barren ground and thorns that whereon cattle shall feed and oxen shall tread.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧϣⲟⲗⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: And the Lord said to me, Take to thyself a volume of a great new book, and write in it with a man's pen concerning the making a rapid plunder of spoils; for it is near at hand.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ
English: And make me witnesses of faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉϣⲱⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
English: And I went in to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me, Call his name, Spoil quickly, plunder speedily.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ
English: For before the child shall know how to call his father or his mother, one shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
English: And the Lord spoke to me yet again, saying,
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲓⲗⲱϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲉϩⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲣⲁⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲙⲉⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
English: Because this people chooses not the water of Siloam that goes softly, but wills to have Rassin, and the son of Romelias to be king over you;
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲟϥⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
English: therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon you the water of the river, strong and abundant, even the king of the Assyrians, and his glory: and he shall come up over every valley of yours, and shall walk over every wall of yours:
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲓ ϫⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉϣ ϫⲉⲕⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲏⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲡⲱϫϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ
English: and he shall take away from Juda every man who shall be able to lift up his head, and every one able to accomplish anything; and his camp shall fill the breadth of thy land, O God with us.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϭⲱⲧⲡ
English: Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲣⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
English: And whatsoever counsel ye shall take, the Lord shall bring it to nought; and whatsoever word ye shall speak, it shall not stand among you: for God is with us.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ
English: Thus saith the Lord, With a strong hand they revolt from the course of the way of this people, saying,
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
English: Let them not say, It is hard, for whatsoever this people says, is hard: but fear not ye their fear, neither be dismayed.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ
English: Sanctify ye the Lord himself; and he shall be thy fear.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ
English: And if thou shalt trust in him, he shall be to thee for a sanctuary; and ye shall not come against him as against a stumbling-stone, neither as against the falling of a rock: but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and the dwellers in Jerusalem in a pit.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣ ϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ
English: Therefore many among them shall be weak, and fall, and be crushed; and they shall draw nigh, and men shall be taken securely.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: Then shall those who seal themselves that they may not learn the law be made manifest.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ
English: Behold I and the children which God has given me: and they shall be for signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in mount Sion.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
English: And if they should say to you, Seek those who have in them a divining spirit, and them that speak out of the earth, them that speak vain words, who speak out of their belly: shall not a nation diligently seek to their God? why do they seek to the dead concerning the living?
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϯⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ ⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
English: For he has given the law for a help, that they should not speak according to this word, concerning which there are no gifts to give for it.
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲕⲟ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ
English: And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, that when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers' ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,
Text: 23_Isaiah_8
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲗⲱϫϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲃⲟ ⲉϥϭⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱϫ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
English: and they shall look on the earth below, and behold severe distress, and darkness, affliction, and anguish, and darkness so that one cannot see; and he that is in anguish shall not be distressed only for a time.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ
English: Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zabulon, land of Nephthalim, and the rest inhabiting the sea-coast, and the land beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲁ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ
English: O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region and shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲱⲗ
English: The multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy, they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲡⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϭⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϭⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲙⲁⲇⲓϩⲁⲙ
English: Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϣⲃⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
English: For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burnt with fire.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
English: For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The seal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
English: The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϩⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ
English: And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁϩⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲁϩⲕ ⲛϩⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲕⲩⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ
English: The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲁϫⲉ
English: And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲕⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ
English: even Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but still his hand is exalted.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲓⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ
English: So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲉⲓⲁⲧ
English: the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲟⲙⲕⲟⲩ
English: And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϫⲉϩⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛϩⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲧϭⲓϫ ϫⲟⲥⲉ
English: Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲛⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲓⲃⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
English: And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all that is round about the hills.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
English: The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ
English: But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
Text: 23_Isaiah_9
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲧϭⲓϫ ϫⲟⲥⲉ
English: For Manasses shall eat the flesh of Ephraim, and Ephraim the flesh of Manasses; for they shall besiege Juda together. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ
English: Woe to them that write wickedness; for when they write they do write wickedness,
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲗ
English: perverting the cause of the poor, violently wresting the judgment of the needy ones of my people, that the widow may be a prey to them, and the orphan a spoil.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲙ ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ
English: And what will they do in the day of visitation? for affliction shall come to you from afar: and to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory,
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲭⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲧϭⲓⲭ ϫⲟⲥⲉ
English: that ye may not fall into captivity? For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϭⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ
English: Woe to the Assyrians; the rod of my wrath, and anger are in their hands.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲛϩⲛϣⲟⲗⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲟⲗⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣϩⲓϭ
English: I will send my wrath against a sinful nation, and I will charge my people to take plunder and spoil, and to trample the cities, and to make them dust.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϩⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
English: But he meant not thus, neither did he devise thus in his soul: but his mind shall change, and that to destroy nations not a few.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ
English: And if they should say to him, Thou alone art ruler;
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲭⲁⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
English: then shall he say, Have I not taken the country above Babylon and Chalanes, where the tower was built? and have I not taken Arabia, and Damascus, and Samaria?
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
English: As I have taken them, I will also take all the kingdoms: howl, ye idols in Jerusalem, and in Samaria.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲉϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
English: For as I did to Samaria and her idols, so will I do also to Jerusalem and her idols.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ
English: And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have finished doing all things on Mount Sion and Jerusalem, that I will visit upon the proud heart, even upon the ruler of the Assyrians, and upon the boastful haughtiness of his eyes.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ
English: For he said, I will act in strength, and in the wisdom of my understanding I will remove the boundaries of nations, and will spoil their strength.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ϯⲛⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲣϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲙϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: And I will shake the inhabited cities: and I will take with my hand all the world as a nest: and I will even take them as eggs that have been left; and there is none that shall escape me, or contradict me.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲱⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ
English: Shall the axe glorify itself without him that hews with it? or shall the saw lift up itself without him that uses it, as if one should lift a rod or staff? but it shall not be so;
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ
English: but the Lord of hosts shall send dishonour upon thine honour, and burning fire shall be kindled upon thy glory.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲧⲟⲥ
English: And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and he shall sanctify him with burning fire, and it shall devour the wood as grass.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲱϣⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲓⲃⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ
English: In that day the mountains shall be consumed, and the hills, and the forests, and fire shall devour both soul and body: and he that flees shall be as one fleeing from burning flame.
Text: 23_Isaiah_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲏⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲃⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ
English: And they that are left of them shall be a small number, and a child shall write them.