megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ουοh πεjωου ναf jε ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε εζεκιασ. jε ουεhοου νhοjhεj πε νεμ πsωs νεμ πσαhουι νεμ πjωντ πε παιεhοου ντε φοου. jε ασι νjε tνακhι νθη εθναμισι. ουοh μμον sjομ μμοσ εμισι.
English: To-day is a day of affliction, and reproach, and rebuke, and anger: for the pangs are come upon the travailing woman, but she has not strength to bring forth.
Coptic: εfεσωτεμ νjε πcσ πεκνουt ννισαjι ντε ραψακησ. νη εταfουορπου νjε πουρο ννιασσυριοσ. εtsωs kεν hανσαjι νη εταfσοθμου νjε πcσ πεκνουt. ουοh εκετωβh μπcσ πεκνουt. εθβε νη εταυσεπι.
English: May the Lord thy God hear the words of Rabsaces, which the king of the Assyrians has sent, to reproach the living God, even to reproach with the words which the Lord thy God has heard: therefore thou shalt pray to thy Lord for these that are left.
Coptic: ουοh αυι εkουν hα ησαιασ νjε νιαλωουι ντε πουρο εζεκιασ.
English: So the servants of king Ezekias came to Esaias.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε ησαιασ νωου. jε παιρηt ερετενεjοσ  μπετενcσ. jε ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε πcσ jε μπερερhοt kατhη ννισαjι ετακσοθμου. νη εταυtsωs νηι νkητου νjε νιπρεσβυτεροσ ντε πουρο ννιασσυριοσ
English: And Esaias said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not thou afraid at the words which thou hast heard, wherewith the ambassadors of the king of the Assyrians have reproached me,
Coptic: hηππε ανοκ tναhιουι νουπνα εkουν εροf. εfεσωτεμ εουsινι. εfετασθο ετεfχωρα ουοh εfεhει ντσηfι kεν πεfκαhι.
English: Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a report, and return to his own country, and he shall fall by the sword in his own land.
Coptic: ουοh αfτασθο νjε ραψακησ. αfjεμ πουρο εft ουβε λομμα. ουοh αfσωτεμ νjε πουρο ντε νιασσυριοσ
English: So Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachis.
Coptic: jε αfι εβολ νjε θαραθα πουρο ντε νιεθαυs εt ουβηf. ουοh εταfσωτεμ αfτασθο. ουοh αfουωρπ νhανρεμνhωβ hα εζεκιασ εfjω μμοσ.
English: And Tharaca king of the Ethiopians went forth to attack him. And when he heard it, he turned aside, and sent messengers to Ezekias, saying,
Coptic: jε παιρηt ερετενεjωσ νεζεκιασ πουρο ντε tιουδεα. jε μπενθρεfερhαλ μμοκ νjε πεκνουt φη ετεhθηκ χη εροf εfjω μμοσ. jε tναt νιλημ αν εkρηι ενενjιj μπουρο. ντε νιασσυριοσ.
English: Thus shall ye say to Ezekias king of Judea, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.
Coptic: sαν μπεκσωτεμ ενη εταυαιτου νjε νιουρωου ντε νιασσυριοσ μπικαhι τηρf μφρηt εταυτακοf.
English: Hast thou not heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done, how they have destroyed the whole earth? and shalt thou be delivered?
Coptic: μη αυsναhμου νjε νινουt ντε νιεθνοσ. νη εταυτακωου νjε ναιοt γωζα. νεμ χαρραν νεμ ραφισ νη ετχη kεν τχωρα νθεμαν.
English: Have the gods of the nations which my fathers destroyed delivered them, both Gozan, and Charrhan, and Rapheth, which are in the land of Theemath?
Coptic: αυθων νιουρωου ντε αμααθ. νεμ αρφαθ. νεμ ποποα ντε tβακι. σεπφαρουιμ. νεμ γαυα.
English: Where are the kings of Emath? and where is the king of Arphath? and where is the king of the city of Eppharuaim, and of Anagugana?
Coptic: ουοh εζεκιασ αfcι μπιjωμ ντοτου ννιρεμνhωβ ουοh αfουων μπιjωμ μπεμθο μπcσ.
English: And Ezekias received the letter from the messengers, and read it, and went up to the house of the Lord, and opened it before the Lord.
Coptic: ουοh αfερπροσευχεσθε νjε εζεκιασ hα πcσ εfjω μμοσ.
English: And Ezekias prayed to the Lord, saying,
Coptic: jε πcσ σαβαωθ φt ντε πισλ φη ετhεμσι hιjεν νιχερουβιμ. νθοκ πε φt μμαυατf ντε μετουρο νιβεν ντε tοικουμενη. νθοκ ακθαμιο ντφε νεμ πκαhι.
English: O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who sittest upon the cherubs, thou alone art the God of every kingdom of the world: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Coptic: σωτεμ πcσ jουsτ πcσ ουοh αναυ ενισαjι ντε συναχηριμ. νη εταfουορπου εtsωs μφt ετονk.
English: Incline thine ear, O Lord, hearken, O Lord; open thine eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
Coptic: kεν ουμεθμηι γαρ α νιουρωου ντε νιασσυριοσ αυsωf νtοικουμενη τηρσ. νεμ τουχωρα
English: For of a truth, Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste the whole world, and the countries thereof,
Coptic: ουοh αυhιουι ννουιδωλον επχρωμ. νε hαννουt γαρ αν νε. αλλα hανhβηουι νjιj νρωμι νε hανsε. νεμ hανωνι. ουοh αυτακωου
English: and have cast their idols into the fire: for, they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; and they have cast them away.
Coptic: tνου jε πcσ πεννουt ναhμεν εβολ kεν νουjιj. hινα ντουεμι νjε νιμετουρωου τηρου ντε πκαhι jε νθοκ πε φt μμαυατκ.
English: But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that thou art God alone.
Coptic: ουοh αυουωρπ νησαιασ πsηρι ναμωσ hα εζεκιασ. ουοh πεjαf ναf. jε ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε πcσ φt μπισλ jε αισωτεμ ενη ετακτωβh μμωου. εθβε συναχηριμ πουρο ντε νιασσυριοσ.
English: And Esaias the son of Amos was sent to Ezekias, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I have heard thy prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.
Coptic: φαι πε πισαjι ετα φt σαjι μμοf εθβητf ασsοsκ. ουοh ασελκsαι νσωκ νjε tπαρθενοσ τsερι νσιων. ασκιμ ντεσαφε εhρηι εjωκ νjε τsερι νιλημ
English: This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Sion has despised thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.
Coptic: ετακtsωs ννιμ ουοh ετακtjωντ ννιμ. ιε ετακcισι ντεκσμη ουβε νιμ. ουοh μπεκfαι ννεκβαλ επcισι hα πεθουαβ ντε πισλ.
English: Whom hast thou reproached and provoked? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice? and hast thou not lifted up thine eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel?
Coptic: jε εβολ hιτεν hανρεμνhωβ ακtsωs μπcσ. νθοκ δε ακjοσ kεν παsαι νhανhαρμα. ανοκ αιsε επsωι εjεν πcισι ντε hαντωου. νεμ νιkαευ ντε πιλιβανοσ. νεμ εjεν πcισι ντε πικαρμελοσ. ουοh αικωρj μπcισι ντε πιsενσιfι. νεμ πσαι ντε πεfκεπαρισοσ. ουοh αιsε εkουν επcισι ντε ουμεροσ ντε πιδρυμοσ.
English: For thou hast reproached the Lord by messengers; for thou hast said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:
Coptic: ουοh αιχω νουδιαβαθρα αιsωf νhανμωου νεμ θωουτσ νιβεν ντε νιμωου.
English: and I have made a bridge, and dried up the waters, and every pool of water.
Coptic: μη μπεκσωτεμ εναι. ισjε νsορπ νη εταιθαμιωου ανοκ. ισjεν νιεhοου ναρχεοσ. αιουαhσαhνι μμωου. tνου δε αιουονhου εβολ εsωf νhανεθνοσ ευjορ kεν hανμα ευcοσι. νεμ hανουον ευsοπ kεν hανβακι ευjορ.
English: Hast thou not heard of these things which I did of old? I appointed them from ancient times; but now have I manifested my purpose of desolating nations in their strong holds, and them that dwell in strong cities.
Coptic: αιταhνο νναjιj ουοh αυsωουι ουοh αυερ μφρηt νουσωουβεν εfsουωου hιjεν ουjενεφωρ. νεμ μφρηt νουακροσθεν.
English: I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the house-tops, and as grass.
Coptic: tνου δε πεκμτον νεμ πεκμωιτ εkουν. νεμ πεκμωιτ εβολ. ανοκ tσωουν μμοf.
English: But now I know thy rest, and thy going out, and thy coming in.
Coptic: πεκμβον δε ετακμοκμεκ εροf νεμ πεκsαsι αfι επsωι hαροι. ουοh πεκjινσωουτεν αυσοθμεf νjε ναμαsj. ειεt νουτατhο επεκsαι νεμ ουκαλινουσ ενεκσφοτου. ουοh ειετασθοκ επιμωιτ ετακι μμοf.
English: And thy wrath wherewith thou hast been enraged, and thy rancour has come up to me; therefore I will put a hook in thy nose, and a bit in thy lips, and will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Coptic: φαι δε πε πιμηινι εθναsωπι νακ. ουωμ kεν tρομπι ννη ετακσατου πισωjπ δε kεν tρομπι μμαhσνουt. kεν tμαhγ δε αρετενsανσιt. ερετενεωσk cο νhανιαhαλολι. ουοh ερετενουωμ ννουουταh.
English: And this shall be a sign to thee, Eat this year what thou hast sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Coptic: ουοh ευεsωπι νjε νη εταυσωjπ kεν tιουδεα ευερετ νουνι επεσητ ουοh ευειρι νουjροj μπsωι.
English: And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Coptic: jε ευεsωπι εβολ kεν ιλημ νjε νη εταυσωjπ. ουοh νη ετνανοhεμ εβολ kεν πτωου νσιων. πχοh μπcσ σαβαωθ εfειρι νναι.
English: for out of Jerusalem there shall be a remnant, and the saved ones out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Coptic: εθβε φαι ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε πcσ εjεν πουρο ννιασσυριοσ. ννεfι εkουν εταιβακι. ουδε ννεfhι σοθνεf εροσ. ουδε ννεfεν sεβsι εjωσ. ουδε ννεfτακτε cλο εροσ.
English: Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, nor cast a weapon against it, nor bring a shield against it, nor make a rampart round it.
Coptic: αλλα πιμωιτ εταfι μμοf εfετασθο hιωτf. ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε πcσ.
English: But by the way by which he came, by it shall he return, and shall not enter into this city: thus saith the Lord.
Coptic: jε  ειεt εhρηι εjεν ταιβακι εφναhμεσ. εθβητ νεμ εθβε δαυιδ πααλου.
English: I will protect this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Coptic: ουοh εfει εβολ νjε ουαγγελοσ ντε πcσ ουοh αfkωτεβ εβολ kεν tπαρεμβολη ντε νιασσυριοσ νρπε νsο νρωμι ναρχων. ουοh ναι αυτωουνου ντοουι αυjεμ νισωμα τηρου ευμωουτ.
English: And the angel of the Lord went forth, and slew out of the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they arose in the morning and found all these bodies dead.
Coptic: ουοh αfτασθο νjε συναχηριμ πουρο. αfsωπι kεν νινευη.
English: And Sennacherim king of the Assyrians turned and departed, and dwelt in Nineve.
Coptic: ουοh kεν πjινθρεfουωsτ kεν πηι νασσαρακ. πεfπαντραχοσ. ανδραμελεχ νεμ σαρασα πεfsηρι. αυsαρι εροf kεν hανσηfι. νθωου δε αυνοhεμ εtαρμενια. αfερουρο νjε αχορδαν πεfsηρι ντεfsεβιω.
English: And while he was worshipping Nasarach his country’s god in the house, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons smote him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: and Asordan his son reigned in his stead.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε kεν πισηου ετεμμαυ. αfsωνι νjε εζεκιασ sα εkρηι εφμου. ουοh αfι hαροf νjε ησαιασ πsηρι ναμωσ πιπροφητησ ουοh πεjαf ναf. jε ναι νε νη ετεfjω μμωου νjε πcσ. jε αρι πθωs μπεκηι χναμου γαρ νθοκ. ουοh χναωνk αν
English: And it came to pass at that time, that Ezekias was sick even to death. And Esaias the prophet the son of Amos came to him, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Give orders concerning thy house: for thou shalt die, and not live.
Coptic: ουοh αfφενh πεfhο εkουν εtjοι νjε εζεκιασ. ουοh αfτωβh μπcσ εfjω μμοσ.
English: And Ezekias turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying,
Coptic: jε αριπαμευι πcσ μφρηt εταιμοsι μπεκμθο kεν ουμεθμηι. νεμ ουhητ μμηι. αιιρι ννη ετρανακ μπεκμθο. ουοh αfριμι νjε εζεκιασ kεν ουνιst νριμι.
English: Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before thee in truth, with a true heart, and have done that which was pleasing in thy sight. And Ezekias wept bitterly.
Coptic: ουοh α πσαjι μπcσ sωπι hα ησαιασ jε μαsε νακ αjοσ νεζεκιασ
English: And the word of the Lord came to Esaias, saying, Go, and say to Ezekias,
Coptic: jε φαι πε μφρηt ετεfjω μμοσ νjε πcσ φt νδαδ πεκιωτ. jε αισωτεμ ντσμη ντε τεκπροσευχη. ουοh αιναυ ενεκερμωουι. hηππε tνατουhο εjεν πεκσηου νκειε νρομπι
English: Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, and seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy time fifteen years.
Coptic: ουοh ειεναhμεκ εβολ kεν νενjιj μπουρο ντε νιασσυριοσ. ουοh ειεt εhρηι εjεν ταιβακι.
English: And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians: and I will defend this city.
Coptic: φαι πε πιμηινι εθναsωπι νακ εβολ hιτεν πcσ jε φt ναιρι μπαισαjι.
English: And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that God will do this thing;
Coptic: hηππε ανοκ tναφωνh ννιkηιβι ντε νιαναβαθμοσ. νη ετα φρη σενου εkρηι πιι ντωτερ ντε πηι μπεκιωτ. ουοh ειετασθο μπιρη ι εhρηι εjεν πιι ντωτερ ουοh α πιρη ι εhρηι εjεν πιι ντωτερ. νη ετα tkηιβι. ι επεσητ εjωου.
English: behold, I will turn back the shadow of the degrees of the dial by which ten degrees on the house of thy father the sun has gone down—I will turn back the sun the ten degrees; so the sun went back the ten degrees by which the shadow had gone down.
Coptic: tπροσευχη ντε εζεκιασ πουρο ντε tιουδεα εταfsωνι ουοh αfτωνf kεν τεfιαβι
English: THE PRAYER OF EZEKIAS KING OF JUDEA, WHEN HE HAD BEEN SICK, AND WAS RECOVERED FROM HIS SICKNESS.
Coptic: ανοκ αιjοσ kεν πcισι ντε ναεhοου jε kεν νιπυλη ντε αμενt ειεσωjπ μπσεπι ντε ναρομπι.
English: I said in the end of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I shall part with the remainder of my years.
Coptic: αιjοσ jε tναναυ αν jε επουjαι μφt hιjεν πκαhι νtναναυ αν jε ερωμι ντε τασυνγενια.
English: I said, I shall no more at all see the salvation of God in the land of the living: I shall no more at all see the salvation of Israel on the earth: I shall no more at all see man.
Coptic: αιχω νσωι μπσεπι ντε παωνk. αfι εβολ ουοh αfsε ναf εβολ hαροι μφρηt νουσκυνη. ουοh αfβολσ εβολ παπνα ετε νkητ αfsωπι μφρηt νουνατ ευσωkι εροf εαυkωντ εουοjf
English: My life has failed from among my kindred: I have parted with the remainder of my life: it has gone forth and departed from me, as one that having pitched a tent takes it down again: my breath was with me as a weaver’s web, when she that weaves draws nigh to cut off the thread.
Coptic: kεν πιεhοου ετεμμαυ αυτηιτ sα sωρπ μφρηt ντοτf νουμουι. παιρηt αfkομkεμ ννακασ. ισjεν πιεhοου γαρ sα πιεjωρh αυτηιτ
English: In that day I was given up as to a lion until the morning: so has he broken all my bones: for I was so given up from day even to night.
Coptic: μφρηt νουβενι. παιρηt tναμουt. ουοh μφρηt νουcρομπι. παιρηt tναερμελεταν αυμουνκ νjε ναβαλ εsτεμjουsτ επcισι ντε τφε hα πcσ. φη εταfναhμετ ουοh αfωλι μπεμκαh νhητ ντε ταψυχη
English: As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me, and removed the sorrow of my soul.
Coptic: πcσ εθβητσ γαρ αυταμοκ ουοh ακτουνοσ πανιfι. ακtνομt νηι αιωνk.
English: Yea, O Lord, for it was told thee concerning this; and thou hast revived my breath; and I am comforted, and live.
Coptic: ακνοhεμ γαρ νταψυχη hινα ντεσsτεμτακο. ουοh ακβορβερ ννανοβι τηρου hιφαhου μμοι.
English: For thou hast chosen my soul, that it should not perish: and thou hast cast all my sins behind me.
Coptic: νη γαρ αν ετkεν αμενt εθναhωσ εροκ. ουδε νη αν εταυμου εθνασμου εροκ. ουδε σεναερhελπισ αν ετεκμεθναητ νjε νη ετkεν αμενt.
English: For they that are in the grave shall not praise thee, neither shall the dead bless thee, neither shall they that are in Hades hope for thy mercy.
Coptic: αλλα νη ετονk εθνασμου εροκ μπαρηt hω. ισjεν φοου γαρ ειεθαμιο νhαναλωουι.
English: The living shall bless thee, as I also do: for from this day shall I beget children, who shall declare thy righteousness,
Coptic: ναι εθναjω ντεκμεθμηι. πcσ ντε παουjαι. ουοh νναλοjτ εισμου εροκ kεν ουψαλτηριον ννιεhοου τηρου ντε παωνk. μπεμθο μπηι μφt
English: O God of my salvation; and I will not cease blessing thee with the psaltery all the days of my life before the house of God.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε ησαιασ πιπροφητησ νεζεκιασ πουρο jε cι νουπαλαθη εβολ kεν hανκεντε. ουοh ματεμμοf μηιf εροκ ουοh εκεουjαι.
English: Now Esaias had said to Ezekias; Take a cake of figs, and mash them, and apply them as a plaster, and thou shalt be well.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε εζεκιασ jε φαι πε πιμηινι. jε tναsε εhρηι επηι μφt
English: And Ezekias said, This is a sign to Ezekias, that I shall go up to the house of God.
Coptic: kεν πσηου ετεμμαυ. αfουωρπ νjε μαρουτακ πsηρι νλααδαν πουρο ντε βαβυλων νhανεπιστολη νεμ hανπρεσβευτησ. νεμ hανδωρον νεζεκιασ αfσωτεμ γαρ jε αfsωνι sα εkρηι εφμου. ουοh αfτωνf.
English: At that time Marodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylonia, sent letters and ambassadors and gifts to Ezekias: for he had heard that he had been sick even to death, and was recovered.
Coptic: ουοh αfραsι εhρηι εjωου νjε εζεκιασ kεν ουνιst νραsι ουοh αfταμωου επηι ντε πινεχωαθ. νεμ φα tστακτη. νεμ φα νισθοινουfι. νεμ φα νισοjεν. νεμ φα πιhατ νεμ φα πινουβ. νεμ νιηι τηρου ντε νισκευοσ ντε γαζα. νεμ νχαι νιβεν ετkεν νεfαhωρ ουοh μμον hλι kεν πεfηι μπε εζεκιασ ταμωου εροf
English: And Ezekias was glad of their coming, and he shewed them the house of his spices, and of silver, and gold, and myrrh, and incense, and ointment, and all the houses of his treasures, and all that he had in his stores: and there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, which Ezekias did not shew.
Coptic: ουοh αfι νjε ησαιασ πιπροφητησ hα πουρο εζεκιασ πεjαf ναf. jε ου πετερε ναιρωμι jω μμοf. ουοh εταυι εβολ θων hαροκ. ουοh πεjε εζεκιασ jε εταυι εβολ kεν ουκαhι εfουηου hαροι.
English: And Esaias the prophet came to king Ezekias, and said to him, What say these men? and whence came they to thee? and Ezekias said, They are come to me from a land afar off, from Babylon.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε ησαιασ jε ου πεταυναυ εροf kεν πεκηι πεjε εζεκιασ jε hωβ νιβεν ετkεν παηι αυναυ εροf. ουοh μμον hλι kεν παηι μπουναυ εροf αλλα νη ον ετkεν νααhωρ.
English: And Esaias said, What have they seen in thine house? and Ezekias said, They have seen everything in my house; and there is nothing in my house which they have not seen: yea, also the possessions in my treasuries.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε ησαιασ ναf jε σωτεμ επσαjι μπcσ σαβαωθ.
English: And Esaias said to him, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
Coptic: hηππε ουον hανεhοου σενηου. ουοh ευεcι νενχαι νιβεν ετkεν πεκηι. hωβ νιβεν ετα νεκιοt θουωτου sα εkουν επαιεhοου. ευεολου εβαβυλων ουοh ννουσεjπ hλι. αfjοσ δε νjε φt
English: Behold, the days come, when they shall take all the things that are in thine house, and all that thy fathers have gathered until this day, shall go to Babylon; and they shall not leave anything at all: and God hath said,
Coptic: jε εβολ kεν νεκsηρι ετακjφωου ευεωλι ουοh ευεαιτου νσιουρ. kεν πηι μπουρο ντε θβαβυλων.
English: that they shall take also of thy children whom thou shalt beget; and they shall make them eunuchs in the house of the king of the Babylonians.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε εζεκιασ νησαιασ jε ουαγαθον πε πισαjι ντε πcσ. εταfσαjι μμοf. μαρεσsωπι νjε ουhιρηνη. νεμ ουμεθμηι kεν ναεhοου.
English: And Ezekias said to Esaias, Good is the word of the Lord, which he hath spoken: let there, I pray, be peace and righteousness in my days.
Coptic: μαthο μαthο παλαοσ πεjε φt
English: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.
Coptic: νιουηβ. σαjι επhητ νιλημ. μαthο εροσ. jε αfαsαι νjε πεσθεβιο. ουοh αftουω εβολ νjε πεσνοβι. jε ασcι ννεσνοβι ευκηβ εβολ kεν τjιj μπcσ
English: Speak, ye priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away: for she has received of the Lord’s hand double the amount of her sins.
Coptic: τσμη μπετωs εβολ hι πsαfε jε σεβτε φμωιτ μπcσ σουτων νιμανμοsι ντε πεννουt
English: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.
Coptic: kελλοτ νιβεν ευεμοh ουοh τωου νιβεν. νεμ καλαμφο νιβεν ευεθεβιο. ουοh νη τηρου ετκολj ευεsωπι επσωουτεν ουοh νη εθναsτ εhανμωιτ ευjην.
English: Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: and all the crooked ways shall become straight, and the rough places plains.
Coptic: ουοh εfεουονhf νjε πωου μπcσ ουοh σαρξ νιβεν. ευεναυ επσωτηρ μφt jε πcσ αfσαjι.
English: And the glory of the Lord shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God: for the Lord has spoken it.
Coptic: τσμη μφη ετjω μμοσ jε ωs εβολ. ουοh πεjηι jε ου πε tναωsf σαρξ νιβεν μφρηt νουσωουβεν. ουοh πωου τηρf ντε φρωμι μφρηt νουhρηρι ντε ουσωουβεν.
English: The voice of one saying, Cry; and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass:
Coptic: ουοh thρηρι ασfορfερ.
English: The grass withers, and the flower fades:
Coptic: πσαjι δε νθοf μπcσ sοπ sα ενεh.
English: but the word of our God abides for ever.
Coptic: μαsε νακ επsωι εjεν ουτωου εfcοσι. φη ετhιsεννουfι νσιων. cισι ντεκσμη kεν ουjομ. φη ετhιsεννουfι νιλημ. cισι μπερερhοt. αjοσ ννιβακι ντε ιουδα. jε hηππε ισ πεννουt
English: O thou that bringest glad tidings to Zion, go up on the high mountain; lift up thy voice with strength, thou that bringest glad tidings to Jerusalem; lift it up, fear not; say unto the cities of Juda, Behold your God!
Coptic: hηππε ισ πcσ fνηου kεν ουjομ. ουοh πεfjφοι kεν ουμετcσ. hηππε ισ πιβεχε νεμαf ουοh πεfhωβ μπεfμθο.
English: Behold the Lord! The Lord is coming with strength, and his arm is with power: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Coptic: μφρηt νουμανεσωου. εfμονι μπεfοhι νεσωου. ουοh kεν πεfjφοι fναθωουt νhανhιηβ. ουοh νη ετε μβοκι εfεtνομt νωου
English: He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.
Coptic: νιμ αfsι μπιμωου kεν τεfjιj ουοh τφε kεν τεfερτω. ουοh πκαhι τηρf kεν τεfkορπσ νιμ αfsι ννιτωου kεν ουsι νεμ νικαλαμφο kεν ουμαsι.
English: Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?
Coptic: νιμ αfεμι επhητ μπcσ. ιε νιμ αfερsφηρ νσοcνι νεμαf. jε εfετσαβοf.
English: Who has known the mind of the Lord? and who has been his counsellor, to instruct him?
Coptic: ιε εταfcι σοcνι νεμ νιμ. ουοh αfτσαβοf. ιε νιμ πε εταfταμοf εουhαπ ιε φμωιτ ντε ουκαt. νιμ πεταfταμοf εροf. ιε νιμ πεταfερsορπ νt ναf. ουοh ντουtsεβιω ναf.
English: Or with whom has he taken counsel, and he has instructed him? or who has taught him judgment, or who has taught him the way of understanding;
Coptic: ισjε νιεθνοσ τηρου αυμφρηt νουτελτιλι εβολ kεν ουκατουσ. ουοh αυοπου μφρηt μφρικι ντε ουμαsι. αυοπου μφρηt νουθαf
English: since all the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the turning of a balance, and shall be counted as spittle?
Coptic: πιλιβανοσ δε νε ουhικανοσ αν πε επσαht. ουοh νιτεβνωουι τηρου hανhικανοσ αν νε επcλιλ.
English: And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering:
Coptic: νιεθνοσ τηρου αυsοπ εhλι. ουοh αυηπ εhλι.
English: and all the nations are as nothing, and counted as nothing.
Coptic: εταρετενθων επcσ ενιμ ουοh αs νσμοτ αρετεντενθωνf εροf.
English: To whom have ye compared the Lord? and with what likeness have ye compared him?
Coptic: μη ουhικων αfθαμιοσ νjε ουαμsε. ιε ουhαμνουβ αfουωτh νουνουβ. ουοh αfλαλωf νουνουβ. ιε ουσμοτ πεταfμουνκf νkητf.
English: Has not the artificer made an image, or the goldsmith having melted gold, gilt it over, and made it a similitude?
Coptic: ουsε γαρ νατερhολι sαfσοτπf νjε ουαμsε. ουοh kεν ουμετσαβε εαfκωt jε πωσ fναταhοf ερατf νουhικων ουοh hινα ντεfsτεμκιμ
English: For the artificer chooses out a wood that will not rot, and will wisely enquire how he shall set up his image, and that so that it should not be moved.
Coptic: ντετενναεμι αν. ντετεννασωτεμ αν. μπουταμε θηνου ισjεν hη. μπετενσουων νισενt ντε πκαhι
English: Will ye not know? will ye not hear? has it not been told you of old? Have ye not known the foundations of the earth?
Coptic: φη εταμονι μπκωt τηρf ντε πκαhι ουοh νη ετsοπ νkητf αυ μφρηt νhανsjηου. φη εταfταhε τφε ερατσ μφρηt νουκαμαρα. ουοh αfcολκσ μφρηt νουσκυνη εsωπι νkητσ.
English: It is he that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; he that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in:
Coptic: φαι ετt νhαναρχων εsτεμερjωj εhλι. πκαhι δε αfθαμιοf μφρηt νουhλι
English: he that appoints princes to rule as nothing, and has made the earth as nothing.
Coptic: ννουσιt γαρ ουδε ννουcο. ουδε ννε τουνουνι sωπι hιjεν πκαhι. αfνιfι νσωου ουοh αυsωουι. ουσαραθηου εσεολου μφρηt νhανλεβs.
English: For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.