megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: α πjοεισ δε jοου νhιεροβααλ. μν βαρακ. μν ιεφθαε. μν σαμουηλ. αυω αfνεhμ τηυτν ντοοτου ννετνjαjε ετκωτε ερωτν. αυω νετετνsοοπ πε. ετετνσμοντ.
English: And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and ye dwelt in security.
Coptic: ατετνναυ δε jε ναασ πρρο ννεsηρε ναμμων αfει εjν τηυτν. πεjητν. jε ντενναcω αν hιναι. αλλα ουν ουρρο εjων επjοεισ πεννουτε πε πενρρο.
English: And ye saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God is our king.
Coptic: τενου cε εισ πρρο ντατετνσοτπf νητν. εισ πjοεισ αft νουρρο εjν τηυτν.
English: And now behold the king whom ye have chosen; and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
Coptic: αριhοτε νhητf μπjοεισ ντετνρhμhαλ ναf. ντετνσωτμ νσα πεfhροου. ντετντμtτων. μν τταπρο μπjοεισ. αυω ντωτν μν πετνρρο. ετναρρο sic εjν τηυτν. ντετνsωπε ετετνουηh νσα πjοεισ.
English: If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, well.
Coptic: ετετνsαντμσωτμ δε νσα πεhροου μπjοεισ. αυω ντετνtτων μν τταπρο μπjοεισ. τcιj μπjοεισ ναsωπε εjν τηυτν αυω εjν πετνρρο.
English: But if ye should not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and ye should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you and upon your king.
Coptic: τενου cε αhερατ τηυτν ντετνναυ επεινοc νsαjε παι ετερε πjοεισ ναααf μπhαατε εβολ ννετνβαλ.
English: And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
Coptic: μη μπωhσ μπεσουο αν πε ποου. εισ hηητε tεπικαλει μπjοεισ νft. νουhροου. μν ουhουμπε. ντετνειμε. αυω ντετνναυ. jε τετνκακια. ντατετναασ. ουνοc τε μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ. εατετνετι νουρρο εjν τηυτν
English: Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness is great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.
Coptic: αυω σαμουηλ αfεπικαλει μπjοεισ α πjοεισ t νhενhροου. μν ουhουμπε. μπεhοου ετμμαυ. πλαοσ δε τηρf αυρhοτε νhητf μπjοεισ εματε. αυω hαθη νσαμουηλ.
English: And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.
Coptic: πεjε πλαοσ τηρf εhουν hν σαμουηλ. jε sληλ ντοκ εjν νεκhμhαλ. εhραι επjοεισ πεννουτε jε ννενμου. εβολ jε ανουωh εhραι εjν νεννοβε τηρου αυω εjν τενκακια εανετι νουρρο εjων.
English: And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.
Coptic: πεjε σαμουηλ εhουν hμ λαοσ jε μπερρhοτε ντωτν. jε ατετνειρε ντεικακια τηρσ. πλην μπερπωsσ εβολ εσαhε τηυτν εβολ μπjοεισ. αλλα αριhμhαλ μπjοεισ hμ πετνhητ τηρf.
English: And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have indeed wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.
Coptic: ετμβωκ εουεhτηυτν. νσα νετνσεsοοπ αν. ενσεναεsερ λααυ αν νhωβ. αυω νσεναεsνεhμ τηυτν αν. νhεννουτε γαρ αν νε.
English: And turn not aside after the gods that are nothing, who will do nothing, and will not deliver you, because they are nothing.
Coptic: jε μπjοεισ νακω νσωf αν μπεfλαοσ. ετβε πεfνοc νραν. jε νθε ντα πjοεισ ειρε. αfsεπ τηυτν εροf. ετβε πεfνοc νραν. ευλαοσ ναf.
English: For the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name’s sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a people.
Coptic: ανοκ hω ννεσsωπε. μμοι ερνοβε επjοεισ. εκατοοτ εβολ. αjεν sληλ εhραι εjν τηυτν. αλλα tναερhμhαλ μπjοεισ. ντατσαβωτν ετεhιη ετνανουσ αυω ετσουτων.
English: And far be it from me to sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and shew you the good and the right way.
Coptic: πλην αριhοτε νhητf μπjοεισ. ντετνρhμhαλ ναf hν ουμε. αυω hμ πετνhητ τηρf. jε ατετνναυ ενεsπηρε νταfααυ νμμητν.
English: Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.
Coptic: αυω hν ουκακια. ετετνsανερνοβε ντωτν. μν πετενρρο. πjοεισ ναεινε εjν τηυτν ννετνjαjε.
English: But if ye continue to do evil, then shall ye and your king be consumed.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ. αfσωτπ ναf μμααβ νsε νρωμε. εβολ hν νερωμε μπιηλ. jουωτ δε νsε νρωμε. νευουηh νσα σαουλ hμ μαχμασ. αυω hμ πτοου νβαιθηλ. αυω μητ νsε νρωμε. νευsοοπ μν ιωναθαν hν γαβαα. νβενιαμιν. πκεsωjπ δε μπλαοσ. αfjοουσου εhραι. πουα πουα επεfμα νsωπε.
English: And Saul chooses for himself three thousand men of the men of Israel: and there were with Saul two thousand who were in Machmas, and in mount Baethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin: and he sent the rest of the people every man to his tent.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfπατασσε νασιβ. παλλοφυλοσ. πετουηh hμ πβουνοσ. αυω ναλλοφυλοσ αυσωτμ. σαουλ δε αfσαλπιζε νουσαλπιγξ. εβολ hμ πκαh τηρf εfjω μμοσ. jε νhμhαλ αυαθετει. αυfι jωου.
English: And Jonathan smote Nasib the Philistine that dwelt in the hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet through all the land, saying, The servants have despised us.
Coptic: αυω πιηλ τηρf αυσωτμ jε σαουλ. αfπατασσε νασιβ παλλοφυλοσ αfβοτf εβολ. αυω αυt sιπε νναλλοφυλοσ. πλαοσ δε αfωs εβολ ετρευουαhου. νσα σαουλ hν γαλγαλα.
English: And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten Nasib the Philistine; now Israel had been put to shame before the Philistines; and the children of Israel went up after Saul in Galgala.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυσωουh εhουν ευπολυμοσ. εμιsε μν πιηλ. αυτωουν αυβωκ ερωf μπιηλ νcι sομντ. ντβα νhαρμα. αυω σοου νsο νhιππευσ. αυω πευλαοσ. εfο νθε μπsω νθαλασσα hν τεfαsη. αυει. αυτααυ εhραι εμαχμασ. μπεμτο εβολ νβηθορον μπεfρησ.
English: And the Philistines gather together to war with Israel; and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they come up, and encamp in Machmas, opposite Baethoron southward.
Coptic: αυω νρωμε μπιηλ αυναυ jε νσεναεscμcομ αν εαhερατου εροου. πλαοσ μπιηλ αυhοπου hν μhααυ. αυω hν νεβηβ. αυω hν νεhιειτ. μν νεsηι.
English: And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.
Coptic: νετναπωτ δε αυjιοορ μπιορδανησ. αυβωκ εhραι επκαh νγαδ. μν γαλααδ. σαουλ δε ετι νεfhν γαλγαλα. πλαοσ τηρf ετουηh νσωf αυsτορτρ.
English: And they that went over went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Galaad: and Saul was yet in Galgala, and all the people followed after him in amazement.
Coptic: αυω πσαsf νhοου. αυουω. ντμντμετρε. νθε ντα σαμουηλ jοοσ ναf.
English: And he continued seven days for the appointed testimony, as Samuel told him, and Samuel came not to Galgala, and his people were dispersed from him.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ. jε αυεισ νταταλο εhραι ννεcλιλ. μν νεθυσια νιρηνικον. αυω σαουλ αfταλο εhραι μπhολοκαυτωμα.
English: And Saul said, Bring hither victims, that I may offer whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he offered the whole-burnt-offering.
Coptic: ντερεfουω δε εfταλο εhραι μπhολοκαυτωμα. σαμουηλ αfι. αυω σαουλ αfι εβολ hητf ετρεfσμου εροf.
English: And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole-burnt-offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, and to bless him.
Coptic: πεjε σαμουηλ ναf jε ντακρου. πεjε σαουλ. jε εβολ jε αιναυ. jε πλαοσ αfβωκ. αfκαατ αυω ντοκ μπεκει ναι κατα πτωs ννεhοου. νθε ντακερμντρε ναι. αυω ναλλοφυλοσ. αυσωουh εμαχμασ.
English: And Samuel said, What hast thou done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and thou was not present as thou purposedst according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Machmas.
Coptic: αιjοοσ jε τενου ναλλοφυλοσ. ναει ναι εhραι εγαλγαλα. εμπιτεβh πhο μπjοεισ. αιεγκρατευε μμοι αιταλο ννεcλιλ εhραι.
English: Then I said, Now will the Philistines come down to me to Galgala, and I have not sought the face of the Lord: so I forced myself and offered the whole-burnt-offering.
Coptic: πεjε σαμουηλ δε εhουν hν σαουλ. jε μπεκthηυ εβολ jε μπεκhαρεh εταεντολη. ντα πjοεισ hων μμοσ ετοοτκ. αυω τενου. νθε ντα πjοεισ σβτε τεκμντρρο. ετρεσsωπε νακ sαβολ εjμ πιηλ.
English: And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; for thou hast not kept my command, which the Lord commanded thee, as now the Lord would have confirmed thy kingdom over Israel for ever.
Coptic: τενου cε τεκμντρρο νσανααhερατσ αν. αυω πjοεισ νακωτε ναf νσα ουρωμε κατα πεfhητ ντε πjοεισ hων ετοοτf. ετρεfραρχων εjμ πεfλαοσ. εβολ jε μπεκhαρεh ενεντολη. ντα πjοεισ hων μμοου ετοοτκ.
English: But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because thou hast not kept all that the Lord commanded thee.
Coptic: αυω σαμουηλ αfτωουν αfμοοsε εβολ hν γαλγαλα εhραι ετεfhιη. πsωjπ δε μπλαοσ. αυει εhραι ευουηh νσα σαουλ. ετρευαπαντα επευλαοσ νρεfπολυμει εαυει εβολ hν γαλγαλα. εhραι εκαβαα πκαh νβενιαμιν. αυω σαουλ αfcεμ πsινε μπλαοσ. νταυhε εροf νμμαf. ευναρσοου νρωμε.
English: And Samuel arose, and departed from Galgala, and the remnant of the people went after Saul to meet him after the men of war, when they had come out of Galgala to Gabaa of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.
Coptic: σαουλ δε μν ιωναθαν πεfsηρε. αυω πλαοσ νταυhε εροf νμμαυ. αυhμοοσ hν γαβαα. πκαh νβενιαμιν αυριμε. αυω ναλλοφυλοσ. αυτααυ εhραι εμαχμασ.
English: And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people that were found with them, halted in Gabaa, of Benjamin; and they wept: and the Philistines had encamped in Machmas.
Coptic: νρεfτακο αυει εβολ hν τσωsε νναλλοφυλοσ. ευναερsομντ νεμλαh. πουα ννεμλαh. ερε hραf cωsτ ετεhιη ντωφυρον. εjμ πκαh νσωγαρ.
English: And men came forth to destroy out of the land of the Philistines in three companies; one company turning by the way of Gophera toward the land of Sogal,
Coptic: αυω πκεεμλαh. ερε hραf cωsτ ετεhιη νβοθορον. αυω πκεεμπλαh ερε hραf cωsτ ετεhιη νγαβαα. τετνουjε εhραι εγαι ντε σαμιν.
English: and another company turning the way of Baethoron, and another company turning by the way of Gabae that turns aside to Gai of Sabim.
Coptic: μπουhε δε εhαμκηλλε μπενιπε hμ πκαh τηρf μπιηλ. ετβεπαι ναλλοφυλοσ αυjοοσ. jε νσεναταμιε σηfε αν. νcι νhεβραιοσ. hι μερεh.
English: And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.
Coptic: αυω πιηλ τηρf νευνηυ εhραι επκαh νναλλοφυλοσ. ετρε πουα πουα ωτh μπεfοhσ. αυω πουα πουα. ετρεfωτh μπεfκελεβιν. μν τεfhελκου. μν πεfσοτβεf νερhωβ.
English: And all Israel went down to the Land of the Philistines to forge every one his reaping-hook and his tool, and every one his axe and his sickle.
Coptic: πjωωλε δε. η πωhσ. νεαfει εβολ εοhσf. νευσκευη δε. νερε τοβhε. τοβhε. ναερsομτε νσατεερε νhρηsε αυω πκελεβιν μν ποhσ. πειsι νουωτ μμοου πε.
English: And it was near the time of vintage: and their tools were valued at three shekels for a plough-share, and there was the same rate for the axe and the sickle.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hν νεhοου μππολυμοσ μμαχμασ. μπουhε εσηfε hι μερεh. ντοοτf μπλαοσ τηρf. ετμοοsε μν σαουλ. αυω μν ιωναθαν πεfsηρε. αυcινε δε. ντε σαουλ. μν ιωναθαν πεfsηρε.
English: And it came to pass in the days of the war of Machmas, that there was not a sword or spear found in the hand of all the people, that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and Jonathan his son was there found.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfει εβολ hμ πμηηsε νναλλοφυλοσ hμ πεκρο μμαχμασ. μπεfταμε πεfειωτ.
English: And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Machmas.
Coptic: αυω ιωναθαν πsηρε νσαουλ. πεjαf μπεfhμhαλ. πετfι ννεfσκευη. jε αμου νμμαι ντενβωκ εhραι εμεσαβ. ντε ναλλοφυλοσ. τετhι πεκρο.
English: And when a certain day arrived, Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to Messab of the Philistines that is on the other side yonder; but he told not his father.
Coptic: σαουλ δε νεfhμοοσ. hιjν hτηf μπβουνοσ hα. τβω νhερμαν ετhεν μαγδον. αυω νερε α σοου νsε νρωμε νμμαf.
English: And Saul sat on the top of the hill under the pomegranate tree that is in Magdon, and there were with him about six hundred men.
Coptic: αχιβ πsηρε ναχιδωβ. πσον νιωχαβηλ. πsηρε μφινεεσ. πsηρε νhηλι πουηηβ μπνουτε. ετhεν σηλω νεffι μπεφουδ. αυω πλαοσ νεfσοουν αν.
English: And Achia son of Achitob, the brother of Jochabed the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, was the priest of God in Selom wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
Coptic: jε ιωναθαν αfβωκ ετμητε ντεhιη. επμα ντα ιωναθαν ουεs βωκ εhραι εροf. επμηηsε νναλλοφυλοσ. αυω νερε ουκοοh μπετρα. sοοπ νσα πισα αυω νσα παι. πραν δε μπουα μμοου πε βασησ. αυω πραν μπκεουα. πε σενεβε
English: And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan sought to pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp rock on this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one was Bases, and the name of the other Senna.
Coptic: τουει ννεhιη. εσjι επεμhιτ. εhραι εμαχμασ. αυω τκεουει. εσjι jιν πρησ. sα εhραι εγαβαα.
English: The one way was northward to one coming to Machmas, and the other way was southward to one coming to Gabae.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναθαν μπεfhμhαλ πετfι ννεfσκηυε. jε αμου ντενβωκ εhραι εμεσαφ πμα ννιατσββε. αυω πετερε πjοεισ ναααf ναν. jε νεfκη αν εhραι μπjοεισ. ετρεfνουhμ μπετhηs hν hαh. η hν σεβκε.
English: And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised, if peradventure the Lord may do something for us; for the Lord is not straitened to save by many or by few.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcι πετfι ννεσκηυε. jε αρι πετερε πεκhητ ουαsf τηρf εααf. εισ hηητε ανοκ tουηh νσωκ. ερε παhητ τηc επεκhητ.
English: And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that thine heart inclines toward: behold, I am with thee, my heart is as thy heart.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναθαν ναf jε εισ hηητε ανον ενναβωκ ερατου ννρωμε. ντενμοοsε εροου
English: And Jonathan said, Behold, we will go over to the men, and will come down suddenly upon them.
Coptic: ευsανjοοσ ναν jε σαhε τηυτν επισα. sαντνsαjε νμμητν. εννεcω sic hαριhαρον. ντεντεμβωκ εjωου.
English: If they should say thus to us, Stand aloof there until we shall send you word; then we will stand still by ourselves, and will not go up against them.
Coptic: ευsανjοοσ δε ναν δε αμηιτν ναν εhραι. εννεβωκ sic εjωου. jε α πjοεισ τααυ εhραι ετοοτν. παι πε πμαειν ετναsωπε ναν.
English: But if they should say thus to us, Come up to us; then will we go up, for the Lord has delivered them into our hands; this shall be a sign to us.
Coptic: αυω ντοου μπεσναυ αυβωκ εhραι εμεσαφ. πμα νναλλοφυλοσ. πεjε ναλλοφυλοσ ννευερηυ. jε εισ νhεβρεοσ αυει εhραι hν νευβηβ. νταυλοcου νhητου.
English: And they both went in to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of their Caves, where they had hidden themselves.
Coptic: αυω νρωμε μμεσαφ ετε πευμα νροεισ πε. πεjαυ νιωναθαν. μν πετfι ννεfσκηυε ευjω μμοσ ναυ jε αμηειτν εhραι sαρον. αυω τενναταμωτν επειsαjε. πεjε ιωναθαν μπετfι ννεfσκευη. jε ουαhκ νσωι. jε α πjοεισ τααυ εhραι ετοοτf μπιηλ.
English: And the men of Messab answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing: and Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hands of Israel.
Coptic: αυω ιωναθαν αfβωκ ναυ sic εhραι ερε τοοτf. μνρατf ταjρηυ. ερε πετfι ννεfσκηυε ουηh νσωf. ναλλοφυλοσ αυειορμ νσα πhο νιωναθαν. ιωναθαν δε αfhιουε νσωου. πετfι ννεσκηυε sic νεft ετοοτf.
English: And Jonathan went up on his hands and feet, and his armour-bearer with him; and they looked on the face of Jonathan, and he smote them, and his armour-bearer did smite them after him.
Coptic: αυω τsορπε μπλυγη ντα ιωναθαν πατασσε μμοου νhητσ. μν πετfι. ννεfσκηυε ευναερjουωτ νρωμε. hν hενσοτε. μν hενsαυ νωνε. μν hενhρουjεβ ντε τσωsε.
English: And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his armour-bearer effected was twenty men, with darts and slings, and pebbles of the field.
Coptic: αυhοτε sωπε hν τπαρεμβολη. αυω hν τσωsε. αυω πλαοσ τηρf ετhεν μεσαφ. μν νεsαυμιsε. αυsτορτρ. ντοου hωου. νευουωs αν εsεπ εμκαh πκαh δε αfρhοτε ναυ. αυω ουhοτε ντε πjοεισ ασει εjωου.
English: And there was dismay in the camp, and in the field; and all the people in Messab, and the spoilers were amazed; and they would not act, and the land was terror-struck, and there was dismay from the lord.
Coptic: αυω νετερουω νσαουλ. αυναυ hν γαβαα. ντε βενιαμιν. αυω εισ τπαρεμβολη. νεσsτρτωρ νσα πισα μν παι.
English: And the watchmen of Saul beheld in Gabaa of Benjamin, and, behold, the army was thrown into confusion on every side.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ μπλαοσ ετνμμαυ sic jε μεsτ τηυτν. ντετνναυ jε νιμ εβολ μμωτν πε νταfβωκ. αυμοsτου δε. αυω εισ hηητε. μπουhε ειωναθαν. μν πετfι ννεfσκευη.
English: And Saul said to the people with him, Number yourselves now, and see who has gone out from you: and they numbered themselves, and behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not found.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ ναχιβ. αυε. πεφουδ επειμα. jε ντοf νεffι μπεφουδ μπεhοου ετμμαυ hιθη μπιηλ.
English: And Saul said to Achia, Bring the ephod; for he wore the ephod in that day before Israel.
Coptic: ερε σαουλ δε sαjε μν πουηηβ. ουνοc νhροου εματε αfsωπε hν τπαρεμβολη νναλλοφυλοσ. πεjε σαουλ μπουηηβ. jε σαhε τοοτκ εhουν.
English: And it came to pass while Saul was speaking to the priest, that the sound in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase greatly; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hands.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfμοοsε εhραι. μν πλαοσ τηρf ετνμμαf. αυπωh sα πμα μμιsε. αυω εισ τσηfε μπουα πουα. ασει εjν νευερηυ. αυνοc νhβα sωπε νhητου.
English: And Saul went up and all the people that were with him, and they come to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his neighbour, a very great confusion.
Coptic: αυω νκεhμhαλ εττηh νσαf. μν sεμντ μποου νhοου. μν ναλλοφυλοσ. νενταυει εhραι νμμαυ ετπαρεμβολη. αυπωωνε. ετρευsωπε hωου μν πιηλ. νετηπ εσαουλ. μν ιωναθαν.
English: And the servants who had been before with the Philistines, who had gone up to the army, turned themselves also to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
Coptic: αυω πιηλ τηρf νευληj hμ πτοου νεφραιμ. αυσωτμ jε ναλλοφυλοσ αυcωτπ ντοου hωου αυπωτ νσωου εππολυμοσ.
English: And all the Israelites who were hidden in mount Ephraim heard also that the Philistines fled; and they also gather themselves after them to battle: and the Lord saved Israel in that day; and the war passed through Bamoth; and all the people with Saul were about ten thousand men.
Coptic: α πjοεισ τουjε πιηλ μπεhοου ετμμαυ. αυω ππολημοσ sic αfπωh. sα εhραι εβοθορον. αυω πμηηsε τηρf ετμοοsε μν σαουλ. νευναρ ουτβα νρωμε. αυω πεμλαh νεfσηρ εβολ hν τπολισ τηρσ hμ πτοου νεφραιμ.
English: And the battle extended itself to every city in the mount Ephraim.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfsωπε hν ουνοc μμντατσοουν μπεhοου ετμμαυ. αυω σαουλ αfραναs μπλαοσ εfjω μμοσ. jε fσhουορτ νcι πετναουεμ οεικ sα πναυ νρουhε. jε ειεjικβα μπαjαjε. αυω πλαοσ δε τηρf μπεfτεπ οεικ. 25 πκαh δε τηρf νεfαριστα.
English: And Saul committed a great trespass of ignorance in that day, and he lays a curse on the people, saying, Cursed is the man who shall eat bread before the evening; so I will avenge myself on my enemy: and none of the people tasted bread, though all the land was dining.
Coptic: νερε ουμα νsην δε νthμεf νεβιω sοοπ μπμτο εβολ ντσωsε.
English: And Jaal was a wood abounding in swarms of bees on the face of the ground.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ αfτααf εhραι. επμα νthμεf νεβιω. νερε πλαοσ δε μοοsε εfsαjε. εμν λααυ κτο ντεfcιj εhουν ετεfταπρο jε πλαοσ αfρhοτε νhητf μπαναs. μπjοεισ.
English: And the people went into the place of the bees, and, behold, they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε μπεfσωτμ jε α πεfειωτ ταρκε πλαοσ. αυω ιωναθαν αfσουτν hτηf εβολ μπεfcερωβ ετhν τεfcιj. αfσοπf hμ πμουλh νεβιω. αfκτο ντεfcιj εhουν ερωf. α νεfβαλ ναυ αυjωτε.
English: And Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, an dipped it into the honeycomb, and returned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes recovered their sight.
Coptic: ουα δε εβολ hμ πλαοσ νεfjω μμοσ ναf. jε hν ουαναs. πεκειωτ. αfταρκε πλαοσ εfjω μμοσ. jε fσhουορτ νcι ουρωμε ετναουεμ οεικ μποου. πλαοσ δε αfσωsμ.
English: And one of the people answered and said, Thy father solemnly adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the man who shall eat bread to-day. And the people were very faint,
Coptic: αυω ιωναθαν αfειμε πεjαf jε παειωτ αfθεμκε πκαh. αναυ εθε ντα ναβαλ jωτε εβολ jε αιτεπ ουsημ εβολ hμ πιεβιω
English: and Jonathan knew it, and said, My father has destroyed the land: see how my eyes have received sight now that I have tasted a little of this honey.
Coptic: ειε ενε ντα πλαοσ cε ουωμ. hμ ουωμ sic μποου. εβολ hν νεsωλ ννευjαjε. ναι νταfhε εροου τενου. νερε τεπληγη νααsαι πε εjν ναλλοφυλοσ.
English: Surely if the people had this day eaten freely of the spoils of their enemies which they found, the slaughter among the Philistines would have been greater.
Coptic: αυω αfπατασσε εβολ hν ναλλοφυλοσ μπεhοου ετμμαυ. hμ μαχμασ. πλαοσ δε αfhισε εματε.
English: And on that day he smote some of the Philistines in Machmas; and the people were very weary.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ. αfτααf ενsωλ. α πλαοσ jι νhνοhε νεσοου. μν hεναhοου. αυω hνκτηρ νεhε. αυsωωτ μμοου hιjμ πκαh. αυω πλαοσ. νεfουωμ μν πεfσνοf.
English: And the people turned to the spoil; and the people took flocks, and herds, and calves, and slew them on the ground, and the people ate with the blood.
Coptic: αυταμε σαουλ δε ευjω μμοσ ναf jε α πλαοσ ερνοβε επjοεισ αfουεμ αf. μν πεfσνοf. αυω πεjε σαουλ ναυ. jε ανι ουνοc νωνε επειμα. εβολ hν γθαειμ.
English: And it was reported to Saul, saying, The people have sinned against the Lord, eating with the blood: and Saul said, Out of Getthaim roll a great stone to me hither.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ δε ναυ jε βωκ εβολ hμ πλαοσ ντετνjοοσ ναυ. jε μαρε πουα πουα μμωτν. εινε επεfμα sic μπεfραστε. αυω πεfεσοου. νfsαατf hιjμ πιωνε jε ννετνερνοβε επjοεισ ετρετετνουεμ αf μν πεfσνοf. αυω πλαοσ τηρf πουα πουα. αfεινε μπετντοοτf. αυsωωτ μμοου μπμα ετμμαυ.
English: And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them to bring hither every one his calf, and every one his sheep: and let them slay it on this stone and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood: and the people brought each one that which was in his hand, and they slew them there.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfκωτ μπμα ετμμαυ νουθυσιαστηριον μπjοεισ. παι πε πεθυσιαστηριον. ντα σαουλ αρχισθαι. νκοτf μπjοεισ.
English: And Saul built an altar there to the Lord: this was the first altar that Saul built to the Lord.
Coptic: αυω πεjε σαουλ μπλαοσ. jε μαρενβωκ εjν ναλλοφυλοσ ντευsη. ντενhαρπαζε εβολ νhητου. sα πναυ νhτοουε ντεντμsεjπ ουρωμε εβολ νhητου. πεjαυ ναf jε παγαθον τηρf. αριf ναhρακ. πεjε πουηηβ jε μαρενt μπενουοι. επειμα ερατf μπνουτε ντνjνουf.
English: And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines this night, and let us plunder among them till the day break, and let us not leave a man among them. And they said, Do all that is good in thy sight: and the priest said, let us draw nigh hither to God.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfjνε πνουτε. jε ενε ταβωκ ερατου νναλλοφυλοσ αυω νεκνατααυ εhραι ενcιj μπιηλ. μπε πjοεισ δε ερουω ναf μπεhοου ετμμαυ
English: And Saul enquired of God, If I go down after the Philistines, wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he answered him not in that day.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ ναυ jε ανινε επειμα ννεταγμα τηρου μπιηλ. ντετνειμε αυω ντετνναυ. jε ντα πεινοβε sωπε hν νιμ μποου.
English: And Saul said, Bring hither all the chiefs of Israel, and know and see by whom this sin has been committed this day.