megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: δαυειδ δε. αfι εhρηι εβαουριμ. εισ ουρωμε δε αfει εβολ hμ πμα ετμμαυ. εουε εβολ πε hμ πηι ντσυγγενια νσαουλ. επεfραν πε σεμηει. πsηρε νκηρα αfτωουν δε αfι εβολ εfσαhου νδαδ.
English: And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,
Coptic: αυω εfνεj ωνε εροf hν hενωνε. αυω νhμhαλ τηρου. μπρρο δαδ. πλαοσ δε τηρf. αυω νδυνατοσ τηρου. νευμοοsε νσαουναμ. αυω νσα hβουρ μπρρο.
English: and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king.
Coptic: σημεει δε εfσαhου μπρρο νεfjω μμοσ hιναι. jε μοοsε εβολ πρωμε νσνωωf. αυω μπαρανομοσ.
English: And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, thou bloody man, and man of sin.
Coptic: α πjοεισ κτο εhρηι εjωκ ννεσνωωf τηρου μπηι νσαουλ. εβολ jε ακερρρο επεfμα. αυω πjοεισ αft εhρηι ετοοτf ναβησαλωμ. πεκsηρε. ντμντρρο. αυω εισ hηητε ντοκ. κhεν τεκκακια. jε ντεκ ουρωμε ντοκ νσνοf.
English: The Lord has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, because thou hast reigned in his stead; and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Abessalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
Coptic: αυω αβισα πsηρε νσαρουειασ. πεjαf εhουν πρρο. jε ου πε πιουhορ ετμοουτ. jε εfεσαhου μπαjοεισ πρρο tναβωκ εροf νταfι ντεfαπε.
English: And Abessa the son of Saruia said to the king, Why does this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over now and take off his head.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναf. jε αhρωτν νμμαι νεsηρε νσαρουειασ. αλωτν hαροf. ετρεfσαhου hιναι. jε πjοεισ πε νταfjοοσ ναf ετρεfσαhου νδαυειδ. αυω νιμ πετναsjοοσ ναf jε ετβε ου. ακειρε. ναι.
English: And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia? even let him alone, and so let him curse, for the Lord has told him to curse David: and who shall say, Why hast thou done thus?
Coptic: αυω πεjε δαδ εhουν hν αβισα. αυω εhουν ενεfhμhαλ τηρου. εfjω μμοσ ναυ. jε εισ παsηρε ρω. αυω πενταfει εβολ hν ναμελοσ. αυω fκωτε νσα ταψυχη εfιτσ. εjεμ παι δε hωωf τενου. πκεsηρε νιεμενει. αλωτν hαροf. μαρεfσαhου. jε πjοεισ πε νταfjοοσ ναf ετρεfερ παι.
English: And David said to Abessa and to all his servants, Behold, my son who came forth out of my bowels seeks my life; still more now may the son of Benjamin: let him curse, because the Lord has told him.
Coptic: μεsακ ντε πjοεισ cωsτ εjμ παθββιο. νfκτο. εhρηι εjωι νhεναγαθον. επμα μπεfσαhου hμ ποου νhοου.
English: If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day.
Coptic: αυω δαδ μν νρωμε ετνμμαf. αυμοοsε hν τεhιη. σεμεει δε hωωf. νεfμοοsε νσασπιρ μπτοου. εfhην εροf. νεfμοοsε δε εfσαhου αυω εfνεj ωνε. hεν hενωνε νσασπιρ μμοf. αυω εfνεj ειτν εhουν hμ πεfhο.
English: And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.
Coptic: πρρο δε μν πλαοσ τηρf ετνμμαf. αυει ευhοσε. αυω ευsοσμ. αυcω. αυεμτον μμοου μπμα ετμμαυ.
English: And the king, and all the people with him, came away and refreshed themselves there.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε. μν νρωμε μπιηλ. αυβωκ νμμαf εhουν εθιλημ. ερε αχιτοφελ νμμαf.
English: And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερεfει νcι χουσει. πεsβηρ ον νδαδ ερατf ναβησαλωμ. πεjε χουσει ναβησαλωμ. jε μαρεfωνh νcι πρρο.
English: And it came to pass when Chusi the chief friend of David came to Abessalom, that Chusi said to Abessalom, Let the king live.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ εhουν hν χουσει. jε παι πε πεκνα. ντακααf. μν πεκsβηρ. ετβεου μπεκβωκ μν πεκsβηρ
English: And Abessalom said to Chusi, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend?
Coptic: πεjε χουσει εhουν hν αβησαλωμ. jε νtναερπαι αν. αλλα ειναουαhτ ντοf νσα πεντα πjοεισ σοτπf. αυω πεντα πειλαοσ μν νερωμε τηρου μπιηλ σοτπf. ειναωπ εροf. αυω ειναcω hατηf.
English: And Chusi said to Abessalom, Nay, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen, —his will I be, and with him I will dwell.
Coptic: μννσα παι δε ανοκ. ειναρhμhαλ ννιμ. ειναειρε αν hιθη μπεfsηρε. κατα θε cε. νταιερhμhαλ ναhραf μπεκειωτ. ται τε θε εtναειρε hωωf ναhροκ.
English: And again, whom shall I serve? should I not in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of thy father, so will I be in thy presence.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ ναχιδοφελ. jε ντωτν. ανι ουγνωμη ναν εhουν. jε ου πετενναααf.
English: And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do.
Coptic: πεjε αχιδοφελ ναβησαλωμ jε βωκ εhουν sα μπαλλακη μπεκειωτ. ναι νταfκααυ επαhου. ετρευhαρεh επεfηι. αυω σενασωτμ νcι πιηλ τηρf. jε ακtsιπε μπεκειωτ. αυω σεναταjρο νcι νcιj νουον νιμ ετνμμακ.
English: And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Go in to thy father’s concubines, whom he left to keep his house; and all Israel shall hear that thou hast dishonoured thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strengthened.
Coptic: αυω αυταhο ερατσ ντεσκυνη ναβησαλωμ. hι τjενεπωρ. α αβησαλωμ βωκ εhουν sα μπαλλακη μπεfειωτ. μπμτο εβολ μπιηλ. τηρf.
English: And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
Coptic: αυω πsοjνε. ντα αχιτοφελ. sοjνε μμοf hν νεhοου νsορπ. νθε νουα εfναsινε. hμ πsαjε μπνουτε. ται τε θε μπsοjνε τηρf ναχιδοφελ. ναhραf νδαδ αυω ναhραf ναβησαλωμ.
English: And the counsel of Achitophel, which he counselled in former days, was as if one should enquire of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Achitophel both to David and also to Abessalom.
Coptic: πεjε αχιδοφελ ναβησαλωμ. jε τασωτπ ναι. νμντσνοουσ νsο νρωμε. ντατωουν. νταπωτ νσα δαδ ντευsη.
English: And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and I will arise and follow after David this night:
Coptic: νταπωhτ εjωf αυω ντοf ειναταhοf εfhοσε. ενfμηρ αν hν νεfcιj. νταθερsαf εματε. νfτωουν. νfπωτ ντοf. αυω πμηηsε τηρf ετνμμαf. αυω νταραhτsic πρρο μαυααf.
English: and I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed, and I will strike him with terror; and all the people with him shall flee, and I will smite the king only of all.
Coptic: ντακτε πλαοσ τηρf ερατκ. νθε ντsελεετ. εsασκτοσ ερατf μπεσhαι. πλην τεψυχη νουρωμε νουωτ. τετεκκωτε νσωσ ντακsic. αυω πλαοσ τηρf. ουν ουειρηνη ναsωπε ναf.
English: And I will bring back all the people to thee, as a bride returns to her husband: only thou seekest the life of one man, and all the people shall have peace.
Coptic: πsαjε δε νεfσουτων ναhραf ναβησαλωμ. αυω ναhραυ ννεπρεσβυτεροσ τηρου μπιηλ.
English: And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ δε jε μουτε hωωf εχουσει. πsηρε ναραχι ντενσωτμ. επsαjε hωωf ετhεν τεfταπρο.
English: And Abessalom said, Call now also Chusi the Arachite, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even in his also.
Coptic: αυω χουσει. αfβωκ εhουν sα αβησαλωμ. πεjε αβησαλωμ ναf. jε ενε ταειρε. κατα πειsαjε ντα αχιδοφελ jοοf. εsωπε δε μμον. ειεsαjε ντοκ.
English: And Chusi went in to Abessalom, and Abessalom spoke to him, saying, After this manner spoke Achitophel: shall we do according to his word? but if not, do thou speak.
Coptic: πεjε χουσει ναβησαλωμ jε νανου πειsαjνε αν. ντα αχιδοφελ. sοjνε μμοf μπεισοπ.
English: And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time is not good.
Coptic: αfουωh ετοοτf ον νcι χουσει εfjω μμοσ ον. jε ντοκ κσοουν μπεκειωτ. μν νεfκερωμε. jε hνjωωρε νε εματε. αυω σεναsτ hν τευψυχη. νθε νουαρξ. εαυfι ννεσsηρε hν τσωsε. αυω νθε νουριρ νhοουτ εfναsτ hν ουμα νsην. αυω πεκειωτ ουρεfμιsε πε εfναtcοτπσ αν επλαοσ.
English: And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, [[and as a wild boar in the plain]]: and thy father is a man of war, and will not give the people rest.
Coptic: εισ hηητε ντοf. fhηπ hν ουα ννεβουνοσ. η hν ουα ννεμα νλωcε. αυω hμ πτρεfει εhρηι εjωου νsορπ. fναπατασσε μμοου. αυω νfσωτμ νcι πετνασωτμ νfjοοσ. jε αυραhτσ sωπε νσα πλαοσ ετουηh νσα αβησαλωμ.
English: For, behold, he is now hidden in one of the hills or in some other place: and it shall come to pass when he falls upon them at the beginning, that some one will certainly hear, and say, There has been a slaughter among the people that follow after Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω ντοf πεκειωτ ουρωμε πε νjωωρε. ερε πεfhητ. ο νθε μπhητ μπμουι. hν ουων εfsανουωνsic. αυω πιηλ τηρf σοουν. jε ουδυνατοσ πε πεκειωτ. αυω νκερωμε ετνμμαf. hνρωμε νε νjωωρε.
English: Then even he that is strong, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, —it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy father is mighty, and they that are with him are mighty men.
Coptic: παsοjνε cε ανοκ ειt μμοf hιναι. αυω hν ουσωουh. fνασωουh ερατκ νcι πλαοσ τηρf νjιν δαν sα βερσαβε. εfοs νθε μπsω ετπορs εβολ εjμ πεσποτου νθαλασσα ευαsη. αυω πεκhο. fναsωπε εfhα εοου hν τευμητε.
English: For thus I have surely given counsel, that all Israel be generally gathered to thee from Dan even to Bersabee, as the sand that is upon the sea-shore for multitude: and that thy presence go in the midst of them.
Coptic: αυω τενναει πε εhρηι εjωf hν ουα ννεμα ετενναταhοf νhητf. αυω τενναcω hιρωf νθε νtωτε εsασει εjμ πκαh. ντετντμκα ουα νhητου εσεεπε. ουδε ντοf ουδε νκερωμε ετνμμαf.
English: And we will come upon him in one of the places where we shall find him, and we will encamp against him, as the dew falls upon the earth; and we will not leave of him and of his men so much as one.
Coptic: εfsανπωτ δε εhουν ευπολισ. πιηλ τηρf νασερ νουh εβολ ετπολισ ετμμαυ. ντενσοκσ εβολ επεχιμαροσ. ντεντμκα ουωνε νουωτ νhητσ.
English: And if he shall have taken refuge with his army in a city, then shall all Israel take ropes to that city, and we will draw it even into the river, that there may not be left there even a stone.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ δε ννερωμε τηρου μπιηλ. jε νανου πsαjε νχουσει. πsηρε ναραχει. εhουε επsοjνε ναχιδοφελ. αυω πjοεισ αfουεhσαhνε. εjωωρε εβολ μπsοjνε ετνανουf ναχιδοφελ. jεκασ ερε πjοεισ εινε εjν αβησαλωμ. ννεπεθοου τηρου.
English: And Abessalom, and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Chusi the Arachite is better than the counsel of Achitophel. For the Lord ordained to disconcert the good counsel of Achitophel, that the Lord might bring all evil upon Abessalom.
Coptic: χουσει δε πsηρε ναραχει. πεjαf νσαδωκ μν αβιαθαρ νεουηηβ. jε εισ θη. μν θη. νταftsοjνε. νcι αχιδοφελ ναβησαλωμ. μν νεπρεσβυτεροσ μπιηλ. εισ ταhε hω. νταισυμβουλευε.
English: And Chusi the Arachite said to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus Achitophel counselled Abessalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
Coptic: τενου cε jοου ταχη. ντετνταμε δαδ. ετετνjω μμοσ ναf jε μπερcω hν tουsη. hν αραβωθ. ντε τερημοσ. αλλα τωουν νγπωωνε εβολ ταχη. μηποτε νfτωουν εjμ πρρο. αυω πκελαοσ ετνμμαf.
English: And now send quickly and report to David, saying, Lodge not this night in Araboth of the wilderness: even go and make haste, lest one swallow up the king, and all the people with him.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε. αυω αχιμαασ νευαhερατου hιjν τπυλη νhρωγηλ. θεμhαλ δε ασπωτ ασταμοου. ντοου hωου αυπωτ. αυταμε πρρο δαδ jε μπουεsουωνh εβολ. ετρευερ πhουν ντπυλη.
English: And Jonathan and Achimaas stood by the well of Rogel, and a maid-servant went and reported to them, and they go and tell king David; for they might not be seen to enter into the city.
Coptic: αfναυ δε εροου νcι ουsηρε sημ. αfβωκ. αfταμε αβησαλωμ. ντοου δε μπεσναυ. αυπωτ ταχη. αυβωκ εhουν επηι νουρωμε. hν βαουριμ. ντοf δε νεουντf ουsηι μμαυ hμ πεfοhε. αυβωκ επεσητ εροf.
English: But a young man saw them and told Abessalom: and the two went quickly, and entered into the house of a man in Baurim; and he had a well in his court, and they went down into it.
Coptic: αυω θιμε μπρωμε. ασκω νουhοβσ εjν τταπρο μπsηι. αυω ασπωρs εβολ. εjωf νουαραφωθ. ετε hενενκα νουωμ νε. αυω μπε hωβ ουωνh εβολ.
English: And a woman took a covering, and spread it over the mouth of the well, and spread out ground corn upon it to dry, and the thing was not known.
Coptic: νhμhαλ δε ναβησαλωμ αυει ερατσ ντεσhιμε επεσηι. πεjαυ νασ jε εfτων αχιμαασ. μν ιωναθαν. τεσhιμε δε πεjασ ναυ. jε αυσινε μποου hαθη νουκουι. αυtουοι δε νσωου μπουhε εροου. αυω αυκτοου εhρηι εθιλημ.
English: And the servants of Abessalom came to the woman into the house, and said, Where are Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman said to them, They are gone a little way beyond the water. And they sought and found them not, and returned to Jerusalem.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσα ετρε νη βωκ. ναι hωου. αυει εhρηι hμ πsηι. αυπωτ. αυταμε πρρο δαδ. αυω πεjαυ εhουν hν δαδ. jε τουντηυτν τενου ντετνjιοορ μπμοου. jε εισ θη τε ται. νταftsοjνε ετβετηυτν νcι αχιδοφελ.
English: And it came to pass after they were gone, that they came up out of the pit, and went on their way; and reported to king David, and said to David, Arise ye and go quickly over the water, for thus has Achitophel counselled concerning you.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfτωουν μν πλαοσ τηρf ετνμμαf. αυjιοορ μπιορδανησ. sα πναυ ντε πουοειν ει εhρηι. εμπε ουα νουωτ cω επαhου νhητου. εμπεfjιοορ μπιορδανησ.
English: And David rose up and all the people with him, and they passed over Jordan till the morning light; there was not one missing who did not pass over Jordan.
Coptic: αυω αχιτοφελ ντερεfναυ. jε μπε πsοjνε νταfααf sωπε. αfhεκ τεfεω. αfτωουν. αfπωτ εhρηι επεfηι ετεfπολισ. αυω ντερεfhων ετοοτου νναπεfηι hν νενταfjοου. αfοjτf αfμου. αυω αυτομσf hμ πταφοσ μπεfειωτ.
English: And Achitophel saw that his counsel was not followed, and he saddled his ass, and rose and departed to his house into his city; and he gave orders to his household, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfι εhρηι εμαναειν. αυω αβησαλωμ αfjιοορ μπιορδανησ. νταf. αυω πλαοσ τηρf αfι εhρηι νμμαf.
English: And David passed over to Manaim: and Abessalom crossed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
Coptic: αμεσσεει δε αfκαθιστα μμοf. νcι αβεσαλωμ επμα νιωαβ. ετρεfcω εjμ πεfμηηsε. αμεσσεει δε. πsηρε πε νουρωμε. επεfραν πε ιωθωρ πισμαηλιτησ. παι αfβωκ εhουν sα αβικια. τsεερε νναασ. πσον νσαρουειασ. τμααυ νιωαβ.
English: And Abessalom appointed Amessai in the room of Joab over the host. And Amessai was the son of a man whose name was Jether of Jezrael: he went in to Abigaia the daughter of Naas, the sister of Saruia the mother of Joab.
Coptic: αυω πιηλ τηρf. μν αβησαλωμ αυτααυ εhρηι επκαh νγαλααδ.
English: And all Israel and Abessalom encamped in the land of Galaad.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερε δαδ ει εhρηι εμαναειμ. επμα ετερε εσβιν. νhητf. πsηρε μμαασ. εβολ hν hραββαθ. πκαh ννεsηρε ναμμων. μαχιρ πsηρε ναμιηλ. πε εβολ hν λαδαβαρ. αυω βερδελλι. πγαλατιτησ. πε εβολ hν hρωγελλιμ.
English: And it came to pass when David came to Manaim, that Uesbi the son of Naas of Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Amiel of Lodabar, and Berzelli the Galaadite of Rogellim,
Coptic: αυεινε μμητε νκιτε. μν hναμφιταποσ. αυω μητ νχαλκιον. μν hενσκευη. νsαsου νηρπ. αυω hνσουο. μν ουειωτ μν ουνοειτ. μν ουhνααυ νελελsωουε. μν hενκεαμοσ αυω ουαρsιν.
English: brought ten embroidered beds, (with double coverings,) and ten caldrons, and earthenware, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and meal, and beans, and pulse,
Coptic: μν ουεβιω. αυω ουσοειρε. μν hενεσοου. αυω σαπφοτ ννεhsic. ετε hενμασε νε. αυjιτου εhουν νδαυειδ. αυω μπλαοσ ετνμμαυ ετρευουωμ. εβολ jε αυjοοσ jε εισ πλαοσ hκαειτ αυω fοβε. εfsοσμ hν τερημοσ.
English: and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheeses of kine: and they brought them to David and to his people with him to eat; for one said, The people is faint and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.
Coptic: δαδ δε αfεραννωμει η αfcεμ πsινε μπλαοσ ετνμμαf. αυω αfκω εhρηι εjωου. νhνχιλιαρχοσ. μν hενhυκατονταρχοσ.
English: And David numbered the people with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfσερ πλαοσ εβολ hιναι. πουεν εsομντ μεν ντοοτf νιωαβ. αυω πουεν εsομτ ντοοτf ναβισα πsηρε νσαρουειασ πσον νιωαβ. αυω πκεουεν εsομτ ντοοτf νεθθι πκεθεοσ. αυω πεjε δαδ ναυ jε hν ουει. ανοκ tναει εβολ νμμητν.
English: And David sent away the people, the third part under the hand of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Abessa the son of Saruia, the brother of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Ethi the Gittite. And David said to the people, I also will surely go out with you.
Coptic: πεjαυ ναf jε ντεννακαακ αν εει εβολ νμμαν. jε ενsανcωτπ. ανον ντνπωτ νσεναthτηυ ερον αν. αυω ερsαν τενπαsε ον μου. hμ πεικε ον. νσεναthτηυ ερον αν jε ανον να πλαοσ. εκναερ θε ντοκ νουτβα νρωμε νhητν. τενου cε ουαγαθον ναν πε. ετρεκcω επαhου hν τπολισ. jε ντοκ κναsωπε ναν νναsτε. εβοηθει ερον.
English: And they said, Thou shalt not go out: for if we should indeed flee, they will not care for us; and if half of us should die, they will not mind us; for thou art as ten thousand of us: and now it is well that thou shalt be to us an aid to help us in the city.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο δαδ ναυ. jε πhωβ ετερανητν. tναααf. πρρο δε αfcω hιjν τπυλη. αυω πλαοσ τηρf αfμοοsε εβολ. ευναερsε. sε. αυω ευναερsο. sο.
English: And the king said to them, Whatsoever shall seem good in your eyes I will do. And the king stood by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfhων ετοοτf νιωαβ. μν αβισα. μν εθθι. εfjω μμοσ ναυ. jε hαρεh επαsηρε αβησαλωμ. αυω πλαοσ τηρf. αfσωτμ επρρο εfhων ετοοτου νναρχων τηρου ετβε αβησαλωμ.
English: And the king commanded Joab and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Spare for my sake the young man Abessalom. And all the people heard the king charging all the commanders concerning Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ τηρf. αfι εβολ επμα νsην. ουβε πιηλ. ππολυμοσ αfsωπε hμ πμα νsην hμ πκαh νεφρεμ
English: And all the people went out into the wood against Israel; and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ μπιηλ. αfcωτπ μπμα ετμμαυ hαθη ννεhμhαλ νδαυειδ. αυω τcοπτσ. ασsωπε ευνοc τε hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ. αυcωτπ αυhε νcι τβα σναυ νρωμε.
English: And the people of Israel fell down there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter in that day, even twenty thousand men.
Coptic: αυω ππολυμοσ αfsωπε μπμα ετμμαυ. εfπορs εβολ hιjμ πhο μπκαh τηρf. αυω πμα νsην. ναsε νενταfουομου εβολ hμ πλαοσ. εhουε ενεντα τσηfε ουομου hμ πλαοσ μπεhοου ετμμαυ.
English: And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ αfι εhουν εhραυ ννεhμhαλ εδαδ. αβησαλωμ δε νεfταληυ ευμασπορκ. αυω τεfμασπορκ. ασπωτ εhουν hα ουκλατοσχ ντε τνοc νσει ετρητ. αυω τεfαπε. ασcωλj εhουν ετσει. ετμμαυ. αυω αfcω εfαsε. ουδε τπε μν πκαh. αυω πμασπορκ ετhαρεh αfβωκ αfκααf.
English: And Abessalom went to meet the servants of David: and Abessalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.
Coptic: αυρωμε δε ναυ εροf αυω αfταμε ιωαβ εfjω μμοσ. jε εισ hηητε αιναυ εαβησαλωμ. εfαsε ετνοc νσει.
English: And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Abessalom hanging in an oak.
Coptic: αυω πεjε ιωαβ μπρωμε πετταμο μμοf. jε εισ hηητε μεν ακναυ εροf. ετβε ου cε μπεκραhτf. νγεντf επκαh. αυω ανοκ νειναt νακ μμητε νσατεερε νhατ. μν ουενζωνη ενεσωσ.
English: And Joab said to the man who reported it to him, And, behold, thou didst see him: why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.
Coptic: πρωμε δε πεjαf εhουν hν ιωαβ. jε εισ hηητε ανοκ. καν εκsανt εhρηι εναcιj. μμητε νsε νσατεερε νhατ. νναεν τοοτ εjμ πsηρε μπρρο. jε ενσωτμ επρρο εαfhων ετοοτκ. αυω ετοοτf ναβισα. αυω ετοοτf νεθθι εfjω μμοσ νητν. jε hαρεh επαsηρε αβησαλωμ.
English: And the man said to Joab, Were I even to receive a thousand shekels of silver, I would not lift my hand against the king’s son; for in our ears the king charged thee and Abessa and Ethi, saying, Take care of the young man Abessalom for me,
Coptic: ετεμερνοβε ετεfψυχη. αυω πειsαjε τηρf νfναhωπ αν επρρο. jε ντοκ ετναt ουβηf.
English: so as to do no harm to his life: and nothing of the matter will be concealed from the king, and thou wilt set thyself against me.
Coptic: πεjε ιωαβ ναf jε πειhωβ ανοκ tναερsορπ ναααf. αυω νtναcω αν ειο νcωβ ναhροκ. ντειhε. αυω ιωαβ. αfjι νsομτε νσοτε εhρηι ετοοτf. αfτρτωρου hμ πhητ ναβησαλωμ. ετι εfσονh. hμ πhητ μπsην.
English: And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with thee. And Joab took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abessalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.
Coptic: αυω μητ νhμhαλ ευfι ννεσκευη νιωαβ. αυκτο εαβησαλωμ. αυραhτf αυμοουτf
English: And ten young men that bore Joab’s armour compassed Abessalom, and smote him and slew him.
Coptic: αυω ιωαβ αfσαλπιζε hν τσαλπιγξ ναsταπ. πλαοσ αfολf εβολ. αυλο ευπητ νσα πιηλ. αυω ιωαβ νεftσα επλαοσ.
English: And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
Coptic: αυω αfjι ναβησαλωμ. αυνοjf εhρηι ευνοc νουωs hμ πμα νsην. εhρηι επνοc νhιειτ. αυω αfhωρc εjωf νουνοc νσοουhσ νωνε. πιηλ δε τηρf πουα πουα αfβωκ εhρηι ετεfσκυνη.
English: And he took Abessalom, and cast him into a great cavern in the wood, into a deep pit, and set up over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every man to his tent.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε ετι εfονh. αfταhο ερατσ ναf ντεfστυλη hμ πια εfjω μμοσ jε τα πρρο αβησαλωμ τε. εβολ jε αfjοοσ jε μν sηρε sοοπ ναf. ετρεfερπμεευε μπεfραν. αυω αυμουτε επεfραν εjν τεστυλη. εαυμουτε εροσ. jε τcιj ναβησαλωμ sα εhρηι εποου νhοου.
English: Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set up for himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king’s dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: and he called the pillar, Abessalom’s hand, until this day.
Coptic: αυω αχιμαασ πsηρε νσαδωκ. πεjαf νιωαβ. jε tναπωτ νταjι πουω μπρρο. jε α πjοεισ ερ πεfhαπ μν νεfjαjε.
English: And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said, Let me run now and carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
Coptic: πεjε ιωαβ ναf jε ντκ ουρωμε ντοκ. νsουπειουω. κατα ποου νhοου. εκεjιουω δε hν κεhοου. hμ ποου δε νhοου νγναsβωκ αν. μν πειουω. jε α πsηρε μπρρο μου.
English: And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a messenger of glad tidings this day; thou shalt bear them another day; but on this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
Coptic: πεjε ιωαβ νχουσι. jε πωτ νγταμε πρρο. ενεντακναυ εροου. αυω χουσι αfπαhτf αfουωsτ νιωαβ. αfι εβολ hιτοοτf.
English: And Joab said to Chusi, Go, report to the king all that thou hast seen. And Chusi did obeisance to Joab, and went out.
Coptic: αχιμαασ jε πsηρε νσαδωκ. αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ νιωαβ jε καατ νταπωτ hω μν χουσι. πεjε ιωαβ ναf jε ετβε ου ντοκ εκναπωτ. τενου παsηρε αμου cω. jε ντκ ουsουπωτ αν εjι πειουω. νουhηυ νακ αν πε.
English: And Achimaas the son of Sadoc said again to Joab, Nay, let me also run after Chusi. And Joab said, Why wouldest thou thus run, my son? attend, thou hast no tidings for profit if thou go.
Coptic: πεjε αχιμαασ ναf jε ου πετsοοπ cε. ειsανπωτ hω. πεjε ιωαβ ναf. jε ειεhεsic. πωτ αυω αχιμαασ αfπωτ. hν τεhιη νκεχαρ. αfερ hιhη νχουσει.
English: And he said, Why should I not run? and Joab said to him, Run. And Achimaas ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Chusi.
Coptic: δαδ δε νεfhμοοσ hν τμητε. ντπυλη σντε. αυω πεσκοποσ αfβωκ εhρηι. επετπε ντπυλη σντε. hαhτμ πεστιχοσ. αυω αffιατf. εhρηι. αfναυ. αυω εισ ουρωμε εfπητ ουααf. εfμοοsε εροf.
English: And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.