megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιτμαειε πνουβ αυω μν αγαθον sοοπ μπρωμε hαροf μπρη νσα ουωμ hι σω hι ευφρανε επαι πετναsωπε ναf hμ πεfhισε hν νεhοου μπεfωνh ναι ντα πνουτε τααυ ναf hαροf μπρη
English: Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
Coptic: hν ναι αιt μπαhητ ετσοφια αυω εναυ εππερισπασμοσ νταfsωπε hιjμ πκαh jε hμ πεhοου αυω hν τκεουsη ενfναναυ αν εhινηβ hν νεfβαλ
English: Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes.
Coptic: αυω αιναυ ενταμιο τηρου μπνουτε αυω μπρωμε ναshε αν επταμιο νταfsωπε hαροf μπρη ερsαν πρωμε hαστf εfsινε νfναcινε αν αυω νετερε πσοφοσ ναjοου εσουωνου νfναshε εροου αν jε παι τηρf αιτααf εhραι επαhητ αυω α παhητ ναυ επαι τηρf
English: And I beheld all the works of God, that a man shall not be able to discover the work which is wrought under the sun; whatsoever things a man shall endeavour to seek, however a man may labour to seek it, yet he shall not find it; yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, he shall not be able to find it: for I applied all this to my heart, and my heart has seen all this.
Coptic: νθε ετερε νδικαιοσ αυω νκεσοφοσ μν νευhβηυε hν νcιj μπνουτε αυω ουαγαπη μν ουμοστε ευhν ουον νιμ μπρωμε σοουν αν μμοου hωβ νιμ ετμπευμτο εβολ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: I saw that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: yea, there is no man that knows either love or hatred, though all are before their face.
Coptic: ουτωμντ νουωτ πετναταhε πδικαιοσ μν πασεβησ πεττββηυ αυω πετjαhμ παγαθοσ αυω πετhοου αυω πετρθυσια μν πετε νfειρε αν κατα θε μπαγαθοσ ται τε θε μπρεfρνοβε νθε μπετρωκh ται τε θε μπετρhοτε hητf μπαναs
English: Vanity is in all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good, and to the bad; both to the pure, and to the impure; both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifice not: as is the good, so is the sinner: as is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath.
Coptic: παι ουπονηρον πε εfsοοπ hν hωβ νιμ hαροf μπρη jε ουτωμντ νουωτ πετναταhε ουον νιμ αυω πhητ ννsηρε ννρωμε αfμουh μπονηρον αυω ουsεει πετsοοπ hμ πευhητ hμ πευωνh jε ευναβωκ ερατου ννετμοουτ ετhιπαhου
English: There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after that they go to the dead.
Coptic: jε νιμ πετνακοινωνι μν νετονh τηρου ουν hελπισ sοοπ ναυ jε πευhορ ετονh νανουf εhουε πμουι ετμοουτ.
English: for who is he that has fellowship with all the living? there is hope of him: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Coptic: jε νετονh σεναειμε jε σεναμου. αυω νετμοουτ νσεσοουν αν νλααυ αυω μν βεκε sοοπ ναυ jε αυρπωβs μπευρπμεευε.
English: For the living will know that they shall die: but the dead know nothing, and there is no longer any reward to them; for their memory is lost.
Coptic: αυω τευαγαπη μν πευμοστε μν πευκωh ηδη αfτακο. αυω μν μερισ sοοπ ναυ sα ενεh. hν πταμιο τηρf ενταυταμιοf hαροf μπρη.
English: also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, have now perished; yea, there is no portion for them any more for ever in all that is done under the sun.
Coptic: αμου νγουωμ μπεκοεικ hν ουραsε. αυω νγσω μπεκηρπ hν ουhητ ενανουf jε α πνουτε σετπ νεκhβηυε.
English: Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works.
Coptic: νεκhοιτε μαρουsωπε ευπρειωου νουοειs νιμ. αυω μπρκα τεκαπε εσsαατ ννεh.
English: Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head.
Coptic: πετνασοβτε τηρf hατοοτκ εειρε. κατα τεκcομ jε μν hωβ αυω λογισμοσ αυω σοουν μν σοφια. hν αμντε πμα ετκναβωκ εροf
English: Whatsoever thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Hades wither thou goest.
Coptic: αικτοι αυω αιναυ hαροf μπρη jε ππωτ μπα νκουφοσ αν πε. αυω ππολεμοσ μπα νjωωρε αν πε. αυω ποεικ μπα νσοφοσ αν πε. αυω τμντρμμαο ντα νρμνhητ αν τε. αυω τεχαρισ ντα νρεfνοι αν τε. πεουοειs μν ουαπαντημα πετναταhοου τηρου.
English: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.
Coptic: αυω πειhωβ αιναυ εροf ουσοφια αιναυ εροσ hαροf μπρη ευνοc νναhραι.
English: This I also saw to be wisdom under the sun, and it is great before me:
Coptic: ουκουι μπολισ ερε ουκουι νcοπε νρωμε νhητου αυω ντε ουνοc νρρο ει εροσ νfκωτε εροσ. αυω νfκτε hεννοc ν εροσ.
English: suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;
Coptic: αυω νfhε ευρωμε νhηκε νσαβε νhητσ. αυω ντοf fνανεhμ τπολισ hν τεfσοφια. αυω μπε ρωμε ρ πμεευε μπιρωμε νhηκε.
English: and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.
Coptic: αιjοοσ cε ανοκ jε νανου τσοφια εhουε ουcομ. αυω τσοφια μπρωμε νhηκε σοsf. αυω νεfsαjε μευσωτμ εροου.
English: And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.
Coptic: νsαjε ννσοφοσ εsαυσωτμ εροου hν ουαναπαυσισ. εhουε παsκακ ννετεουντου εξουσια hν ιοf.
English: The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly.
Coptic: νανου τσοφια εhουε hενσκευη μπολεμοσ. αυω ουρωμε νουωτ εfρνοβε fνασωρμ νουουνοf εναsωf.
English: Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.
Coptic: hεναf ευhηλ ευsανμου sαυτακο μπcωρc νουνεh νσοcν. fτμαιηυ νcι πsαjε ντσοφια εhουε πεοου νουνοc μμνταθητ.
English: Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Coptic: πhητ ννσοφοσ ετοοτf hι ουναμ μμοου. αυω πhητ hωωf ννσοc hι hβουρ μμοου.
English: A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Coptic: αυω πσοc εfsανμοοsε hν ουhιη πεfhητ ναsωωτ αυω νετfναμεευε εροου τηρου ουμνταθητ τε
English: Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Coptic: ερsαν πεπνα μπετε ουντf εξουσια ει εhραι εjωκ μπρκα μα ναf νhητκ jε εκsανκω fνατρε hεννοc ννοβε sωπε νhητκ
English: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
Coptic: ουν ουπονηρια εαιναυ εροσ hαροσ μπρη νθε νουhωβ νουωs εαfει εβολ hιτοοτf μπετε ουντf εξουσια
English: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Coptic: παθητ αυτααf εhεννοc νjισε νρμμαο hωου σεναhμοοσ hν ουθββιο
English: The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Coptic: αιναυ εhενhμhαλ ευhιjν hενhτωωρ hεναρχων hωου ευμοοsε hιjμ πκαh νθε νhενhμhαλ
English: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Coptic: πετπωρκ νhενωνε εfναsπμκαh εjωου αυω πετναπωh νhενsε fνακινδευνευε νhητου
English: He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
Coptic: ερsαν ππενιπε σωhμ εβολ αυω ντοf αfsτρτρ πhο αυω fναt cομ ναf hν ουcομ πεhουο cε μπρωμε τσοφια τε
English: If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
Coptic: ερsαν πhοf λοκσ hν ουκασκσ μν hουο sοοπ μπρεfμουτε
English: If a serpent bite when there is no charmer’s whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Coptic: νsαjε ντταπρο μπσοφοσ ευsοοπ hν ουχαρισ νεσποτου hωωf μπαθητ σεναομσf
English: The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Coptic: ταρχη ννsαjε ντεfταπρο τε τμνταθητ αυω τεfhαη ουsεει τε μπονηρον
English: The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
Coptic: αυω παθητ fναταsο ννεfsαjε πρωμε μπεfειμε jε ου πενταfsωπε αυω ου πετναsωπε αυω πετνηυ μννσωf νιμ πετναταμοf jε νιμ πε
English: A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
Coptic: πhισε ννρωμε ναθμκοf παι ετε μπεfειμε ετρεfβωκ ετπολισ
English: The labour of fools will afflict them, as that of one who knows not to go to the city.
Coptic: ναιατκ πκαh ευsηρε νρμhε πε πεκρρο αυω νεκαρχων ευναουωμ hν ουcομ μπευοειs αυω νσεναjι sιπε αν
English: Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Coptic: νετhν hενμντρεfjνααυ σεναθββιο αυω πηι νααsαhομ hν τουασfε ννcιj
English: By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Coptic: ευταμιο μποεικ ευσωβε αυω ουνεh μν ουηρπ ετρε νετονh ευφρανε αυω hωβ νιμ νασωτμ νσα φατ
English: Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Coptic: αυω hν τεκσυνειδησισ μπρσαhου μπρρο αυω μπρσαhου νουρμμαο hν νταμιον ννεκκοιτων jε πhαλητ ντπε fναjι μπεκhροου αυω πετερε ντνh μμοf fναταυο ννεκsαjε
English: Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
Coptic: jευ πεκοεικ εβολ hι hραf μπμοου jε κναhε εροf νουαsη νhοου
English: Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Coptic: t νουμερισ μπσαsf αυω μπεsμουν jε νγναειμε αν jε ου πε ππονηρον ετναsωπε hιjμ πκαh
English: Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
Coptic: νεκλοολε ευsανμουh νhου μπε σεναsουο εjμ πκαh αυω ερsαν πsε hε hμ πσα μπρησ η πσα μπεμhιτ πμα ετερε πsη ναsωπε νhητf εfναsωπε hμ πμα ετμμαυ
English: If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.
Coptic: hν ναι μν πειμε jε ου τε τεhιη μπεπνα νθε ννετhν hητσ ντεσhιμε ετεετ ενγναειμε αν εροου jε hενου νε ται τε θε ετε νγναειμε αν ενσωντ μπεκνουτε νετfνααυ τηρου
English: Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: as the bones are hid in the womb of a pregnant woman, so thou shalt not know the works of God, even all things whatsoever he shall do.
Coptic: πεκcροc jοf μπναυ νhτοουε αυω μπρτρε τεκcιj κααf μπναυ νρουhε jε νγναειμε αν jε αs πετνασμινε jε παι πε η παι αυω ευsανsωνf μπεσναυ ουαγαθον πε
English: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
Coptic: jε ερsαν πρωμε ωνh νουμηηsε νρομπε εfναευφρανε νhητου τηρου αυω fναρπμεευε ννεhοου μπκακε jε σεναsωπε εναsωου hωβ νιμ ετνηυ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: For even if a man should live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Coptic: ευφρανε πhερsιρε hν τεκμντsηρε sημ αυω μαρε πεκhητ t ουνοf νακ ννεhοου ντεκμντsηρε sημ νγμοοsε hν νεκhιοουε εμν νοβε εροκ νγτμμοοsε hν ουμντsουsο αυω hν ουμντjαρβαλ νγειμε jε hν ναι τηρου πνουτε ναντκ ευκρισισ
English: Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart blameless, but not in the sight of thine eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Coptic: νγfι νουcωντ εβολ hμ πεκhητ αυω ουπονηρια νγfιτσ εβολ hν τεκσαρξ jε τμντsηρε sημ αυω τμντατσοουν ουπετsουειτ τε
English: Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity.
Coptic: νγρπμεευε μπενταfσοντκ hν νεhοου ντεκμντsηρε sημ μπατουει νcι νεhοου ντεκκακια ντε νρμποουε ταhοκ εκναjοοσ νhητου jε μπαουωs sοοπ αν νhητου
English: And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
Coptic: μπατε πρη ρ εβη μν πουοειν αυω ποοh μν νσιου ντε νεκλοολε κτοου εουαhου νσα πhου μπε
English: While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
Coptic: hμ πεhοου ετουνακιμ νcι νετροεισ επηι νσεκτοου νcι νρωμε ντcομ νσεκα τοοτου εβολ νcι νετνουτ εβολ jε αυσβολ αυω νσεερηβη νcι νεhιομε ετειωρh hν ουουωs
English: in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;
Coptic: αυω νσεsωτμ ννρο νταγορα hμ πhοcβ ντεσμη ννετνουτ αυω σενατωουν hμ πεhροου μπjαj αυω σεναθββιο νcι νsεερε τηρου μπεσνοf
English: and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
Coptic: αυω νσεcωsτ εhραι επjισε ντε hενhοτε sωπε hι τεhιη αυω παμεκταλον ναtουω ντε πεsjε hταει αυω ντε τκαιπαρισ jωωρε εβολ ντε νετνεhπε tουοι hν τακορα εβολ jε α πρωμε βωκ επεfηι sα ενεh
English: and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
Coptic: μπατεfsιβε νcι πεινε μφατ αυω νfτακο νcι πσα νπνουβ ντε τhυδρια ουωsf hιjν τπηγη ντε πετροχοσ hι hι πsηι
English: before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
Coptic: αυω ντε πεχουσ κτοf εhραι επκαh νθε ενεfο μμοσ ντε πεπνα hωωf κτοf ερατf μπνουτε νθε νταfτααf
English: before the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
Coptic: ουπετsουειτ νμπετsουειτ πετsοοπ πεjε πεκλησιαστησ hωβ νιμ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
Coptic: ουν ουhουο δε sοοπ jε α πεκλησιαστησ ρσοφοσ εαfτσαβο πλαοσ επσοουν αυω πμααjε ναhοτhτ νσα πσα νμπαραβολη
English: And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
Coptic: πεκκλησιαστησ αfsινε νσα hενρομπε εναsωου ετρεfhε ενsαjε μπουωs αυω πα πσοουτν ετσηh εhενsαjε ντμε
English: The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.
Coptic: νsαjε ννσοφοσ ο νθε νhενjοοκεf νεhε αυω νθε νhενειβτ ευτρτωρ ναι νταυτααυ εβολ hιτοοτου ννευsβεερ εβολ hν ουsωσ νουωτ
English: The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
Coptic: ερε ουhουο sοοπ εβολ νhητου παsηρε hαρεh εροκ εματε ετμταμιε hαh νjωωμε μν hαη δε μμοου ναsωπε νακ αυω ουμελετη εναsωσ ουhισε πε ντσαρξ
English: And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Coptic: θαη μπsαjε πε σωτμ επτηρf αριhοτε hητf μπνουτε αυω νγhαρεh ενεfντολη jε πτοs πε παι νρωμε νιμ
English: Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
Coptic: jε πταμιο τηρf μπνουτε ναταhοf ερατf εκρινε μμοf ετβε hωβ νιμ εαυοβsου εροου ετβε ουαγαθον αυω ετβε ουπονηρον
English: For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Coptic: πjω ντε νιjω ετε πα σολομων πε εfjω μμοσ
English: The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Coptic: jε μαρεft πει ερωι εβολ hν μπει ντε τεfταπρο jε νανου νεκεκιβε νhουε πηρπ
English: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine.
Coptic: αυω πεστοι ννεκσοcν εfsωs νhουε νhηνε τηρου.  πεκραν ουσοcν πε εαυσμου εροf αυω fπην εβολ. ετβε παι α νsεερε sημ μεριτκ.
English: And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: thy name is ointment poured forth; therefore do the young maidens love thee.
Coptic: αυσοκκ ναυ επαhου ενναπωτ εουαhν νσα πεστοι ννεκσοcν α πρρο jι μμοι εhουν επεfταμιον τννατεληλ cε ντνευφρανε νhητε. τνναμερε νουεκιβε εhουε πηρπ jε α πετσουτων μεριτε.
English: They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.
Coptic: ανοκ ανγ ουκαμη αλλα νεσωει ενsεερε μπιηλ. νθε ννεσκηνη νκηδαρ νθε δε ννδερρισ νσολομων.
English: I am black, but beautiful, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Coptic: μπρcωsτ εροι jε ανγ ουκαμη. ανοκ πρη πενταfκαατ νσωf. νsηρε νταμααυ αυμιsε νμμαι. αυκαατ εροισ εhενμα νελοολε. παμα νελοολε ανοκ μπιροεισ εροf.
English: Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother’s sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.
Coptic: ματαμοι cε πεντα ταψυχη μεριτf. jε εκμοονε των αυω εκρsαιρε των μπναυ μμεερε. μπρτραcοολετ ταει εjν ναγελη ννεκsβεερ.
English: Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.
Coptic: εsωπε ερετμσουωντ τετνεσωσ hν νεhιομε εισ αμη εβολ ντε εθαη ννοhε. ντεμοονε ννουβααμπε hν νσκηνη ννsωωσ
English: If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherd’s tents.
Coptic: τετhιτουωι αιτντωνε εταhτωρε hν  νhαρμα μφαραω
English: I have likened thee, my companion, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.
Coptic: νουοcε αυσα νθενhενcρμπsαν. πουμακh αfσα νθε νhενhορμισκοσ.
English: How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains!
Coptic: πεινε μπνουβ τνναταμιοf νε. μν μμαειν μφατ
English: We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.
Coptic: sαντε πρρο νοjf hμ πεfμα. ταναρδοσ ασsωs εβολ μπεσστοι.
English: So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.
Coptic: ουμαιρε ντε τεστακτη πε πασον ναι. εfναsωπε hν τμητε νναεκιβε
English: My kinsman is to me a bundle of myrrh; he shall lie between my breasts.
Coptic: ουσμαh νκουπρ πε πασον. εfhν μμα νελοολε ετhν γαδδει
English: My kinsman is to me a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of Engaddi.
Coptic: εισ hηητε νεσω ταsβεερε. εισ hηητε νεσω νουβαλ hενβαλ νcροομπε νε.
English: Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
Coptic: εισ hηητε να νουκ πασον αυω νεσωκ εcωsτ νσωκ. εκο νhαιβεσ εβολ εjμ πενμα ννκοτκ.
English: Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Coptic: νσοι μπενηι hενεβολ νε hν νsε μπλιβανοσ νενουεhσοι hενκυπαρισσοσ νε.
English: The beams of our house are cedars, our ceilings are of cypress.
Coptic: ανοκ πε πεhρηρε ντσωsε. αυω πεκρινον ννεια.
English: I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.
Coptic: νθε μπεκρινον εfhν τμητε ννsοντε ται τε θε νταsβεερε εσhν τμητε ννsβεερε.
English: As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.
Coptic: νθε νουjμπεh εfhν νsην μπμα νsην. ται τε θε μπασον εfhν τμητε ννsηρε. αιεπιθυμι ετουhαιβεσ αιhμοοσ hαρατσ. αυω πεfκαρποσ hολc hν ταsουωβε
English: As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.
Coptic: jιτ εhουν επηι μπηρπ. σμινε ναι νουαγαπη
English: Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.
Coptic: ντετνταjροι hν hενσοcν. ντετνκτο εροι νhενjμπεh jε α τεfαγαπη ανοκ jι μμοι
English: Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.
Coptic: τεfcιj νhβουρ hα τααπε. αυω τεfουναμ ναhωλc εροι.
English: His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
Coptic: αιταρκε τηυτν νsεερε νθιλημ. hν νcομ αυω hν ννομτε ντσωsε. ετρετννεhσε νταγαπη αυω ντετντουνοσσ sαντσρ hνασ.
English: I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye do not rouse or wake my love, until he please.
Coptic: πεhροου μπασον αfταhοι. εισ hηητε ντοf αfει εfπητ hιjν ντουειη. αυω εfjι fοcσ hιjν νβουνοσ.
English: The voice of my kinsman! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
Coptic: ερε πασον τντων ευcαhσε. αυω ευμασ νειουλ hιjν ντοου νβαιθηλ. εισ hηητε ντοf fcωsτ hιπαhου ντνjο. fcωsτ εβολ hν νsουsτ.
English: My kinsman is like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Baethel: behold, he is behind our wall, looking through the windows, peeping through the lattices.
Coptic: αυω πασον αfsαjε νμμαι εβολ hν νεsνηυ εfjω μμοσ. jε τωουν αμη ταsβεερε ταcροομπε ετνεσωσ.
English: My kinsman answers, and says to me, Rise up, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove.
Coptic: jε εισ τεπρω ασουεινε. πhου μπε αfμοοsε αfβωκ επεfμα
English: For, behold, the winter is past, the rain is gone, it has departed.
Coptic: νtουω αυουωνh εβολ hιjμ πκαh. πεουοειs μπjωλh αfει. πεhροου μπεcρμπsαν αυσωτμ εροf hμ πενκαh.
English: The flowers are seen in the land; the time of pruning has arrived; the voice of the turtle-dove has been heard in our land.
Coptic: τβω νκντε ασταυο εβολ ννεσβεεs. νβω νελοολε ευνεj κουπρ αυt μπευστοι. τωουνε αμητετhι τουωι ταcροομπε ετνανουσ
English: The fig-tree has put forth its young figs, the vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.
Coptic: ντεει ντο ταcροομπε hμ πουωs ντε τπετρα. hιτουωf μπσοβτ ετhιβολ. ντετσαβοι μπουhο. αυω ντετρασωτμ επουhροου. jε πουhροου ουhροου πε εfνοτμ αυω πουhο νεσωf ναι.
English: Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Coptic: cωπε ναι νhενβαsορ hενβαsορ κουι. ευτακο μμα νελοολε. αυω νενβω νελοολε σεναt κουπρ.
English: Take us the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines put forth tender grapes.
Coptic: πασον εfsοοπ ναι αυω ανοκ hω ειsοοπ ναf. πετμοονε hν νεκρινον
English: My kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.
Coptic: sαντε πεhοου jωκ αυω ντε νhαιβεσ κμτου. κοτκ ντοκ πασον νγτντωνκ. ευchοσ η ευμασ νειουλ. hιjν ντουειη νεια.
English: Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, turn, my kinsman, be thou like to a roe or young hart on the mountains of the ravines.
Coptic: ειhιjν παμα ννκοτκ ντευsη. αιsινε νσα πεντα ταψυχη μεριτf. αιsινε νσωf μhε εροf αιμουτε εροf αυω μπεfσωτμ εροι.
English: By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he hearkened not to me.
Coptic: tνατωουν cε τακωτε hν τπολισ. hν ναγορα αυω hν νεπλατια. τακωτε νσα πεντα ταψυχη μεριτf. αικωτε cε νσωf αυω μπιhε εροf.
English: I will rise now, and go about in the city, in the market-places, and in the streets, and I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Coptic: αυhε εροι νcι νετροεισ νετt ουοι hν τπολισ. αιjνουου jε μη ατετνναυ επεντα ταψυχη μεριτf.
English: The watchmen who go their rounds in the city found me. I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?
Coptic: ντερισαατου cε νουκουι αιρ πευβολ. αιhε επεντα ταψυχη μεριτf. αιαμαhτε μμοf μπικααf εβολ. sανταντf εhουν επηι νταμααυ. αυω εhουν επταμιον ντεντασω μμοι
English: It was as a little while after I parted from them, that I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and did not let him go, until I brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Coptic: αιταρκε τηυτν νsεερε νθιλημ. hν νcομ αυω hν ννομτε ντσωsε. ετρετννεhσε νταγαπη αυω ντετντουνοσσ sαντσρ hνασ.
English: I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye rouse not nor awake my love, until he please.