megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πjοεισ αfβωκ εhραι εμπηυε. αfthρουβαι ντοf πετναthαπ επκαh τηρf. αυω εfναtcομ ννερρωου. νfjισε μπταπ μπεfχρσ.
English: The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ.
Coptic: αυω πsηρε κουι αυκααf hμ πμα ετμμαυ hιθη μπjοεισ. αυβωκ εhραι εαρμαθαειμ πsηρε sημ νεfsμsε hιθη μπjοεισ μπεμτο εβολ νhυλει πουηηβ.
English: And she left him there before the Lord, (11) and departed to Armathaim: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Heli the priest.
Coptic: αυω νsηρε νhηλει πουηηβ hνsηρε νε νλοιμοσ. ενσεσοουν αν μπjοεισ 13 ουδε πδικαιωμα μπουηηβ ντοοτf μπλαοσ τηρf. ευνηυ ερθυσια.
English: And the sons of Heli the priest were evil sons, not knowing the Lord.
Coptic: αυω sαfι νcι πsηρε μπουηηβ. ερε παfναπισε ερε ουκραυρα. νsομντ νταρhν τεfcιj.
English: And the priest’s claim from every one of the people that sacrificed was this: the servant of the priest came when the flesh was in seething, and a flesh-hook of three teeth was in his hand.
Coptic: νfτωκσ μμοσ εhραι εjμ πνοc νχαλκιον. η πκουι νχαλκιον. η ντcαλαhτ. αυω πεsαfει εhραι τηρf hν τεκραυρα sαρε πουηηβ jιτf ναf ται τε θε ενευειρε μμοσ. μπιηλ τηρf. ετνηυ ερθυσια μπjοεισ hν σηλω.
English: And he struck it into the great caldron, or into the brazen vessel, or into the pot, and whatever came up with the flesh-hook, the priest took for himself: so they did to all Israel that came to sacrifice to the Lord in Selom.
Coptic: αυω μπατε τεθυσια sωπε. sαρε πsηρε μπουηηβ ει εfjω μμοσ μπρωμε πετειρε ντεθυσια. jε αυεισ πισε μπουηηβ. αυω νtναjι αν ντοοτκ εβολ hμ πεχαλκιον. ετο νπεs λωhμ.
English: And before the fat was burnt for a sweet savour, the servant of the priest would come, and say to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and I will by no means take of thee sodden flesh out of the caldron.
Coptic: αυω πρωμε ετειρε ντεθυσια πεjαf ναf. jε μαρε τεθυσια sωπε καλωσ. αυω νγjι νακ εβολ νhητου τηρου. ννετερε τεκψυχη ουαsου. πεjαf ναf jε νtναcω αν. αλλα εκναt ναι τενου. εκsαντεμt δε tναjι εντεκcομ αν τε.
English: And if the man that sacrificed said, First let the fat be burned, as it is fit, and take for thyself of all things which thy soul desires: then he would say, Nay, for thou shalt give it me now; and if not I will take it by force.
Coptic: αυω νερε πειhωβ ο ννοβε hιθη μπjοεισ εματε εματε ερε νsηρε μπουηηβ ειρε μμοf εβολ jε νευσωsf ντεθυσια μπjοεισ
English: So the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord.
Coptic: σαμουηλ δε νεfsμsε hιθη μπjοεισ ευsηρε sημ πε εfcοολε νουεφουδ
English: And Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girt with a linen ephod.
Coptic: αυω ουκουι νsεντω εα τεfμααυ ταμιοσ ναf ασjιτσ ναf εhραι κατα πτωs ννεhοου εσναβωκ εhραι μν πεσhαι εειρε ντεθυσια κατα πτωs ννεhοου.
English: And his mother made him a little doublet, and brought it to him from year to year, in her going up in company with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Coptic: αυω hηλι. αfσμου εελκανα μν τεfσhιμε εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε ερε πjοεισ τννοου νακ νουσπερμα επμα μπειταιο ντακτααf μπjοεισ αυω ελγανα πρωμε αfβωκ εhραι επεfμα.
English: And Heli blessed Helcana and his wife, saying The Lord recompense to thee seed of this woman, in return for the loan which thou hast lent to the Lord: and the man returned to his place.
Coptic: πjοεισ δε αfcεμ πsινε ναννα ασjπο νκεsομντ νsηρε μν κεsεερε σντε πsηρε δε sημ σαμουηλ νεfsμsε hιθη μπjοεισ
English: And the Lord visited Anna, and she bore yet three sons, and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
Coptic: αυω hηλι νευhλλο εματε πε αυω αfσωτμ ενετερε νεfsηρε ειρε μμοου ννεsηρε μπιηλ jε νεfsηρε νευενκοτκ μν νεhιομε ννεταhερατου hιρμ προ ντεσκυνη μπμαρτυριον
English: And Heli was very old, and he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel.
Coptic: πεjε hηλι ναυ jε ετβεου τετνειρε hιναι κατα πειsαjε παι ανοκ εtσωτμ εροf εβολ hν τταπρο μπλαοσ τηρf μπcσ
English: And he said to them, Why do ye according to this thing, which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord?
Coptic: μπωρ ναsηρε jε νανου νειsαjε αν εtσωτμ εροου ανοκ μπερειρε hιναι. jε νανου νειhροου αν εtσωτμ εροου ανοκ εντετνκω αν μπλαοσ ερθυσια μπjοεισ.
English: Nay my sons, for the report which I hear is not good; do not so, for the reports which I hear are not good, so that the people do not serve God.
Coptic: ερsαν ουρωμε ερνοβε ευρωμε sαυτεβεh πjοεισ εjωf ετρεfκω ναf εβολ εfsανειρε δε επjοεισ νιμ πετναsληλ εjωf. αυω μπουσωτμ νσα πεhροου μπευειωτ. εβολ jε hν ουωs sic νερε πνουτε ουωs ετακοου
English: If a man should at all sin against another, then shall they pray for him to the Lord; but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would by all means destroy them.
Coptic: αυω πsηρε sημ σαμουηλ νεft επαναι. ενανουf ναhρμ πjοεισ αυω ναhρν νερωμε
English: And the child Samuel advanced, and was in favour with God and with men.
Coptic: ουρωμε δε ντε πνουτε αfι sα hηλι εfjω μμοσ ναf jε ναι νετερε πjοεισ jω μμοου jε hν ουcωλπ αιcωλπ εβολ μπηι μπεκειωτ ευhμ πκαh νκημε ευο νhμhαλ μπηι μφαραω.
English: And a man of God came to Heli, and said, Thus says the Lord, I plainly revealed myself to the house of thy father, when they were servants in Egypt to the house of Pharao.
Coptic: αυω αισωτπ μπηι μπεκειωτ hν νφυλη τηρου μπιηλ. ετρευsωπε ναι νουηηβ. ετρευβωκ εjμ παθυσιαστηριον. ετρευταλε θυσια ναι εhραι αυω νσεcοολου μπεφουδ αυω αιt μπηι μπεκειωτ. νενκα νιμ. εsαρε νεsηρε μπιηλ ταλοου εjμ παθυσιαστηριον ετρευομου.
English: And I chose the house of thy father out of all the tribes of Israel to minister to me in the priest’s office, to go up to my altar, and to burn incense, and to wear an ephod. And I gave to the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel for food.
Coptic: αυω ετβεου ακcωsτ εjν ταθυσια αυω εjμ παsουhηνε hν ουβαλ νατsιπε. αυω ακtεοου ννεκsηρε εhουε εροι ετρευjισμου εβολ hν ταπαρχη ντεθυσια τηρσ μπιηλ hιθη μμοι
English: And wherefore hast thou looked upon my incense-offering and my meat-offering with a shameless eye, and hast honoured thy sons above me, so that they should bless themselves with the first-fruits of every sacrifice of Israel before me?
Coptic: ετβε παι ναι νετερε πjοεισ πνουτε μπιηλ jω μμοου jε αιjοοσ jε πεκηι αυω μπεκειωτ. σεναμοοsε ευsμsε μπαεμτο εβολ νsα ενεh. τενου cε πεjε πjοεισ jε ννε τειhε sωπε. jε νετναtεοου ναι. tναtεοου ναυ. πετνασοsτ δε tναtσωs ναf
English: Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, I said, Thy house and the house of thy father shall pass before me for ever: but now the Lord says, That be far from me; for I will only honour them that honour me, and he that sets me at nought shall be despised.
Coptic: εισ hνhοου νηυ αυω tναβωτε εβολ μπεκσπερμα αυω πεσπερμα. μπηι μπεκειωτ.
English: Behold, the days come when I will destroy thy seed and the seed of thy father’s house.
Coptic: ντετμhλλο sωπε hμ παηι νhητου ννεhοου τηρου
English: And thou shalt not have an old man in my house for ever.
Coptic: αυω νtναβωτε αν νουρωμε εβολ hμ παθυσιαστηριον. ετρε νεfβαλ τακο. αυω ντε τεfψυχη ουωλσ. αυω ουον νιμ ετο νhουο hμ πεκηι. σεναhε hν τσηfε ννρωμε.
English: And if I do not destroy a man of thine from my altar, it shall be that his eyes may fail and his soul may perish; and every one that remains in thy house shall fall by the sword of men.
Coptic: αυω παι πε πμαειν ετναsωπε. εfναει εjμ πεκsηρε σναυ οφνι μν φινεεσ. ντοου μπεσναυ σεναμου hν ουhοου νουωτ.
English: And this which shall come upon thy two sons Ophni and Phinees shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.
Coptic: αυω tναταhο ερατf ναι νουηηβ sic εfο νhοτ. παι εfναειρε ννετhμ παhητ τηρου. αυω νετhεν ταψυχη. αυω tνακωτ ναf νουηι εfο νhοτ. νfμοοsε hιθη μπαχρσ. ννεfhοου τηρου.
English: And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, who shall do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before my Christ for ever.
Coptic: αυω πετο νhουο hμ πεκηι. εfεει νfουωsτ ναf hα ουhοβολοσ νhατ αυω hα ουοεικ εfjω μμοσ. jε νοjτ ευμα νουωsτ. ννεκμντουηηβ ετραουεμ οεικ.
English: And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, saying, Put me into one of thy priest’s offices to eat bread.
Coptic: αυω πsηρε sημ σαμουηλ. νεfsμsε μπjοεισ μπεμτο εβολ νhηλι πουηηβ. αυω πsαjε μπjοεισ νεfταιηυ hν νεhοου ετμμαυ. εμν hορασισ πορj εβολ.
English: And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ννεhοου sic ετμμαυ. hηλι νεfενκοτκ hμ πεfμα. αυω νεfβαλ αυjωντ εhροs εροf. εμεfεsειωρh.
English: And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
Coptic: αυω πhηβσ μπνουτε μπατουcορcf. σαμουηλ νεfενκοτκ hμ πρπε. hμ πμα ετερε τκιβωτοσ μπνουτε νhητf
English: And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God.
Coptic: αυω πjοεισ αfμουτε εσαμουηλ εfjω μμοσ jε σαμουηλ σαμουηλ. πεjαf jε εισ hηητε ανοκ αιει.
English: And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I.
Coptic: αυω αfπωτ ερατf νhηλι εfjω μμοσ ναf jε εισ hηητε ανοκ αιει jε ακμουτε εροι. πεjε hηλι ναf jε μπιμουτε εροκ. βωκ νγενκοτκ. αfκτοf αfβωκ. αfενκοτκ.
English: And he ran to Heli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.
Coptic: πjοεισ δε αfουωh ετοοτf νκεσοπ εμουτε. jε σαμουηλ σαμουηλ. αfπωτ ον ερατf νhηλει. μπμεhσεπ σναυ εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε εισ hηητε ανοκ αιει. jε ακμουτε εροι. πεjε hηλι ναf jε μπιμουτε εροκ. βωκ νγενκοτκ.
English: And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.
Coptic: αυω σαμουηλ. μπατεfσουεν πνουτε. αυω μπε πsαjε μπjοεισ cωλπ εροf.
English: And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him.
Coptic: α πjοεισ ουωh ετοοτf εμουτε μπμεhsομντ νσοπ εσαμουηλ. εfjω μμοσ jε σαμουηλ αfτωουν ον αfπωτ ερατf νhηλι εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε εισ hηητε αιει jε κμουτε εροι. αυω hηλει. αfειμε jε πjοεισ πε νταfμουτε επsηρε sημ.
English: And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I am here, for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
Coptic: αυω πεjε hηλει ναf jε κοτκ. νγενκοτκ παsηρε αυω εfsανμουτε εροκ. εκεjοοσ jε πjοεισ. sαjε πεκhμhαλ σωτμ. σαμουηλ δε αfβωκ αfενκοτκ hμ πεfμα.
English: And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Coptic: αυω πjοεισ αfει hαjωf αfμουτε εροf νθε ντεhουειτε. πεjε σαμουηλ jε sαjε πεκhμhαλ σωτμ εροκ.
English: And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ νσαμουηλ jε εισ hηητε ανοκ. tναειρε νναsαjε hμ πιηλ. jεκασ ουον νιμ ετνασωτμ εροου ντε νεfμααjε μουτε εβολ.
English: And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I execute my words in Israel; whoever hears them, both his ears shall tingle.
Coptic: hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ tναεινε εjν hηλει. νsαjε νιμ νταιταυοου εjμ πεfηι. tναhιτοοτ εααυ. νταjοκου εβολ.
English: In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.
Coptic: αυω αιταμοf jε tναjι κβα ανοκ hμ πεfηι νsα ενεh. hν νεjινcονσ ννεfsηρε. jε νεfsηρε νευjε πεθοου νσα πνουτε. αυω νεftσβω ναυ αν πε. 14 αυω ννε τειhε sωπε.
English: And I have told him that I will be avenged on his house perpetually for the iniquities of his sons, because his sons spoke evil against God, and he did not admonish them.
Coptic: αιωρκ εjεμ πηι νhηλει jε εsωπε σενακω εβολ μπjινcονσ. μπηι νhηλι hν ουsουhηνε αυω hν hενθυσια νsα ενεh.
English: And it shall not go on so; I have sworn to the house of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with incense or sacrifices for ever.
Coptic: σαμουηλ δε αfνκοτκ sα hτοουε. αυω αfsορπf μπεfhτοουε. αfουων ννερο μπηι μπjοεισ. σαμουηλ δε αfρhοτε εταυε θορασισ εhηλει.
English: And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Heli the vision.
Coptic: πεjε hηλει εhουν hν σαμουηλ. jε σαμουηλ παsηρε. πεjαf jε εισ hηητε ανοκ tσωτμ
English: And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I.
Coptic: πεjε hηλει ναf jε ου πε πsαjε νταυjοοf εροκ. μπερhωπ εροι. ερε πνουτε ειρε νακ εκsανhεπ ουsαjε εροι. εβολ hν νεsαjε τηρου νταυjοου ενεκμααjε.
English: And he said, What was the word that was spoken to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and more also, if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee in thine ears.
Coptic: αυω σαμουηλ αfταυο εhηλει ννεsαjε τηρου μπεfhεπ λααυ εροf. πεjε hηλει jε πjοεισ. εfεειρε ντοf μπαγαθον μπεfμτο εβολ.
English: And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He is the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight.
Coptic: σαμουηλ δε αfjισε. αυω πjοεισ νεfsοοπ νμμαf εμπε λααυ hν νεfsαjε τηρου hε εβολ hιjμ πκαh.
English: And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and there did not fall one of his words to the ground.
Coptic: αυω πιηλ τηρf αυειμε. jιν δαν sα βερσαβε. jε σαμουηλ ουπιστοσ πε μπροφητησ μπνουτε
English: And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.
Coptic: αυω πjοεισ αfουωh ετοοτf εταμοου hν σηλω. jε πjοεισ αfουονhf εβολ εσαμουηλ. αυω σαμουηλ αυτανhουτf ετρεfερ προφητησ μπjοεισ. επιηλ τηρf νjιν jωf μπκαh. sα jωf. αυω hηλει νευhλλο εματε πε. αυω νεfsηρε. νευμοοsε hιναι πε ερε τευhιη hοου.
English: And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli was very old, and his sons kept advancing in wickedness, and their way was evil before the Lord.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hν νεhοου ετμμαυ ναλλοφυλοσ αυσωουh εhουν ερπολυμοσ μν πιηλ. αυω πιηλ αfει εβολ ετωμντ εροου επολυμει νμμαυ. αυτααυ εhραι εαβενεζερ. ναλλοφυλοσ hωου. αυτααυ εhραι εαφεκ.
English: And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Abenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec.
Coptic: αυω ναλλοφυλοσ αυσερεμ πλαh sic εβολ επολυμει μν πιηλ. ππολυμοσ δε αfhροs εjμ πιηλ. αυω νρωμε μπιηλ. αυcωτπ μπεμτο εβολ νναλλοφυλοσ. αυω αυπλυγη εβολ hμ πεμλαh νταfsωπε hν τσωsε νcι hμε νsε νρωμε.
English: And the Philistines prepare to fight with Israel, and the battle was turned against them; and the men of Israel fell before the Philistines, and there were smitten in the battle in the field four thousand men.
Coptic: πλαοσ δε αfι εhραι ετπαρεμβολη αυω νεπρεσβυτεροσ μπιηλ πεjαυ ννευερηυ jε ετβεου πjοεισ. αfθββιον μποου ναhραυ νναλλοφυλοσ. μαρενjι ντκοιβωτοσ μπεννουτε εβολ hν σηλω νσει. νσcω hν τενμητε νσναhμεν ντοοτου ννενjαjε.
English: And the people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, Why has the Lord caused us to fall this day before the Philistines? let us take the ark of our God out of Selom, and let it proceed from the midst of us, and it shall save us from the hand of our enemies.
Coptic: πλαοσ δε αfjοου εhραι εσηλω. αυfι εβολ hμ πμα ετμμαυ. ντκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ. ερε πεχαιρουβιν hιjωσ. αυω πsηρε σναυ νhηλι. οφνι μν φινεεσ. αυει μν τκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ.
English: And the people sent to Selom, and they take thence the ark of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερε τκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ ει εhραι ετπαρεμβολη. πιηλ τηρf. αυει εhραι ευωs εβολ hν ουνοc νhροου αυω πκαh τηρf αfκεμτf.
English: And it came to pass when the ark of the Lord entered into the camp, that all Israel cried out with a loud voice, and the earth resounded.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυσωτμ επευhροου. αυω πεjαυ jε ου πε πειhροου. νταfsωπε hν τπαρεμβολη ννεhεβραιοσ. αυω αυειμε jε τκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ. τε ντασει εhραι ετπαρεμβολη
English: And the Philistines heard the cry, and the Philistines said, What is this great cry in the camp of the Hebrews: and they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυρhοτε εματε. πεjαυ jε ναι νε νενουτε. νταυει sαροου ετευπαρεμβολη. ουοι ναν πενjοεισ ναhμεν μποου. jε μπε τωs ντειhε sωπε νσαf. μν sμντ μποου νhοου.
English: And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp. (8) Woe to us, O Lord, deliver us to-day for such a thing has not happened aforetime:
Coptic: ουοι ναν νιμ πετναναhμεν ντοοτου ννεινουτε ετjοορ ναι νε νενουτε νταυsααρε εκημε. hμ πλυγη νιμ. αυω hμ πjαιε τηρf.
English: woe to us, who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote Egypt with every plague, and in the wilderness.
Coptic: τωκ μμωτν ντετνερjωωρε ναλλοφυλοσ. jε ννετνερμhαλ ννεhεβραιοσ. κατα θε νταυερhμhαλ ναν ντετνsωπε νhενρωμε νjωωρε. ντετνμιsε νμμαυ.
English: Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be ye men and fight with them.
Coptic: αυω αυαhερατου αυμιsε νμμαυ. νρωμε δε μπιηλ αυcωτπ. α πουα πουα βωκ ετεfσκυνη. αυνοc εματε μπλυγη sωπε νhητου αυhε εβολ hμ πιηλ νcι sομντ ντβα μμηηsε.
English: And they fought with them; and the men of Israel fall, and they fled every man to his ten; and there was a very great slaughter; and there fell of Israel thirty thousand fighting men.
Coptic: αυω τκοιβωτοσ μπνουτε αυfιτσ. αυω πsηρε σναυ νhηλει αυμοουτου. οφνι. μν φινεεσ.
English: And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni, and Phinees, died.
Coptic: ουρωμε δε νιεμιναιοσ. αfπωτ εβολ hμ πεμλαh. αfι εhραι εσηλω hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ. ερε νεfhοειτε πηh hιωωf. αυω ερε jωf μεh νιτεν
English: And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and he came to Selom on that day: and his clothes were rent, and earth was upon his head.
Coptic: hηλει δε νεfhμοοσ πε hιjν πεfταcσ hιρεν τπυλη. εfcωsτ εβολ ετεhιη jε νερε νεfhητ ποsσ εβολ εροf ετβε τκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ αυω πρωμε αfι εhουν ετπολισ εταμοου. τπολισ δε ντερεσσωτμ. ασωs εβολ.
English: And he came, an behold, Heli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.
Coptic: αυω hυλει αfσωτμ επεhροου μπωs εβολ. πεjαf jε ου πε πειhροου μν πιωs εβολ. πρωμε δε αfπωτ αfει εταμε hηλει.
English: And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What is the voice of this cry? and the men hasted and went in, and reported to Heli.
Coptic: hηλει δε νε ουρωμε πε εfhν πσταιο νρομπε. νεfβαλ αυhροs εροf. αυω νεfειωρh αν πε. πεjε hηλει δε ννρωμε εταhερατου μπεfμτο εβολ. jε ου πε πεhροου μπιωs εβολ.
English: Now Heli was ninety years old, and his eyes were fixed, and he saw not. (16) And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound?
Coptic: αυω πρωμε αfπωτ. αft μπεfουοι εhηλει πεjαf ναf jε ανοκ πε νταιπωτ εβολ hν τπαρεμβολη ανοκ πε νται μποου εβολ hμ πεμλαh. πεjε hηλει ναf jε ου τε θε ντασsωπε παsηρε.
English: And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What is the even, my son?
Coptic: αυω πhρsιρε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ ναf jε νρωμε μπιηλ αυcωτπ hητου νναλλοφυλοσ. αυω αυνοc νραhτσ sωπε μπλαοσ. αυω πεκsηρε σναυ αυμοοτου. τκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ αυfιτσ
English: And they young man answered and said, The men of Israel fled from the face of the Philistines, and there was a great slaughter among the people, and both thy sons are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερεfρπμεευε ντκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ. αfhε hιjμ πεfταcσ νσα παhου εfhιτουε ντπυλη α πκασ ντεfjισε ουωjπ αfμου. jε πρωμε ουhλλο πε. εαfαιαι. αυω ντοf αfκρινε μπιηλ νjουωτε νρομπε
English: And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from the seat backward near the gate, and his back was broken, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy: and he judged Israel twenty years.
Coptic: τεfsελεετ δε ετε θιμε τε μφινεεσ πεfsηρε. νεσhορs νω εμισε. αυω ντερεσσωτμ επουω. jε αυfι ντκοιβωτοσ μπνουτε αυω jε α πεσsομ μου. μν πεσκεhαι. ασουεν ρα. ασριμε. αυω ασt εμισε jε α νναακε hμομ εjωσ.
English: And his daughter-in-law the wife of Phinees was with child, about to bring forth; and she heard the tidings, that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead; and she wept and was delivered, for her pains came upon her.
Coptic: νεσναμου δε πε hμ πjωκ μπεσαhε. νεhιομε δε ετε μπεσβολ πεjαυ νασ. jε μπερρhοτε. jε ουsηρε πετερναμαστf. αυω μπεσερουω ναυ μπε πεσhητ ρω νηφε.
English: And in her time she was at the point of death; and the women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for thou hast born a son: but she answered not, and her heart did not regard it.
Coptic: νεhιομε δε αυμουτε επραν μπsηρε κουι. jε ουε βαρκηβωδ ετε πεfουωhμ πε. jε ετβε τκοιβωτοσ μπνουτε. αυω ετβε πεσsομ αυω ετβε πεσκεhαι
English: And she called the child Uaebarchaboth, because of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law, and because of her husband.
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ jε πεοου μπιηλ αυποονεf εβολ hμ πτρευjι ντκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ.
English: And they said, The glory of Israel is departed, forasmuch as the ark of the Lord is taken.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυjι ντκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ. εβολ hν αβενεζερ. αυjιτσ εhουν εταζωτοσ.
English: And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Abenezer to Azotus.
Coptic: αυω ναλλοφυλοσ αυjι νκοιβωτοσ μπjοεισ αυjιτσ εhουν επηι νδαγων πευνουτε. αυταhοσ ερατσ hατν δαγων.
English: And the Philistines took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Coptic: αυω νρωμε νταζωτοσ αυsορπου. αυπωτ εhουν επηι νδαγων αυναυ. αυω εισ δαγων νεfνηj hιjμ πεfhο. hιθη ντικοιβωτοσ μπνουτε. αυτουνεσ δαγων δε αυταhοf ερατf hμ πεfμα. αυω τcιj μπjοεισ ασενsοτ εjν νερωμε νταζωτοσ. ασβασανιζε μμοου. αυω ασθεμκοου ενευμα νεhμοοσ. δαζωτοσ μν νεσκετοs.
English: And the people of Azotus rose early, and entered into the house of Dagon; and looked, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the Lord: and they lifted up Dagon, and set him in his place. And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he plagued them, and he smote them in their secret parts, Azotus and her coasts.
Coptic: αυω ντερουsορπου ον εhτοουε. εισ δαγων νεfνηj hιjμ πεfhο. hιθη ντκοιβωτοσ ντδιαθυκη μπjοεισ. αυω ταπε νταγων. μν τεhιωμε σντε ννεfcιj. νευνηh εβολ πουα πουα hιθη ντκενhη. αυω πκεcβοι σναυ ννεfcιj. νευνηj hιjν τεπνη ντκενhη πλην πτκασ sic μπjισε sic νταγων μπεfhε.
English: And it came to pass when they rose early in the morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off each before the threshold, and both the wrists of his hands had fallen on the floor of the porch; only the stump of Dagon was left.
Coptic: ετβεπαι νεουηηβ νδαγων. μν ουον νιμ ετνα εhουν επηι νδαγων μεhουεh sic ρατου. εjν πεννη sic. hν δαζωτοσ sα εhραι εποου νhοου. αλλα hν ουπωρj. εsαυπερεs ρατου εβολ hν τπεννη.
English: Therefore the priests of Dagon, and every one that enters into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of Dagon in Azotus until this day, for they step over.
Coptic: αυω τcιj μπjοεισ. ασενsοτ εjν δαζωτοσ. αfθμκοου αfτακο ννευεjηυ. αυω ντευχωρα. η τευσωsε. ασταυο εhραι νhενπιν αυνοc ναναγκη μμου sωπε hν τευπολισ.
English: And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon Azotus, and he brought evil upon them, and it burst out upon them into the ships, and mice sprang up in the midst of their country, and there was a great and indiscriminate mortality in the city.