megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: τοτε σολομων αfθωουt ννιαρχων τηρου ντε νιφυλη ννιμετιωτ ννενsηρι μπισλ ειλημ jε ντουινι επsωι νtκυβωτοσ ντε tδιαθηκη ντε πcσ εβολ kεν θβακι νδαυιδ ετε θαι τε σιων
English: Then Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, even the leaders of the families of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, —this is Sion.
Coptic: ουοh αfθωουt hα πουρο νjε πισλ τηρf kεν πsαι φαι πε πιαβοτ μμαhsαsf
English: And all Israel were assembled unto the king in the feast, this is the seventh month.
Coptic: ουοh αυι νjε νιπρεσβυτεροσ τηρου ντε πισλ ουοh αυcι ννιλευιτησ τηρου ντουενου επsωι νtκυβωτοσ
English: And all the elders of Israel came; and all the Levites took up the ark,
Coptic: νεμ tσκυνη ντε tμετμεθρε νεμ νισκευοσ τηρου εθουαβ ντε tσκηνη ουοh αυενου επsωι νjε νιουηβ νεμ νιλευιτησ
English: and the tabernacle of witness, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle; and the priests and the Levites brought it up.
Coptic: νεμ πουρο ευσοπ νεμωου ουοh tσυναγωγη τηρσ ντε πισλ νεμ νη ετερhοt νεμ νη εταυθωουt hα πουρο σολομων ναυχη kαjωσ πε νtκυβωτοσ ευsωτ νhανμασι νεμ hανεσωου ετε μμοντου ηπι
English: And king Solomon, and all the elders of Israel, and the religious of them, and they of them that were gathered before the ark, were sacrificing calves and sheep, which could not be numbered or reckoned for multitude.
Coptic: ουοh αυωλι νjε νιουηβ νtκυβωτοσ ντε tδιαθηκη ντε πcσ εkουν επεσμα επιταβιρ ντε πιηι εkουν επιμα εθουαβ ντε νη εθουαβ σαπεσητ ννιχερουβιμ
English: And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.
Coptic: ουοh ναρε νιτενh ντε νιχερουβιμ φωρs εβολ hιjεν πιμα ντε tκυβωτοσ ναρε νιχερουβιμ hωβσ εβολ hιjωσ νεμ εjεν νεσαναφορον σαπsωι μμωου
English: And the cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark, and its staves above.
Coptic: ναυsαυ γαρ πε νjε νιαναφορον ουοh νιαναφορον ναρε νουαφηουι νηου εβολ kεν νη εθουαβ μπεμθο μπιταβιρ ναυjουsτ σαβολ αν πε ουοh ναυχη μμαυ πε sα εkουν εφοου
English: And the staves projected, and the heads of the staves were seen from the holy place in front of the oracle, they were not seen without: and there they were to this day.
Coptic: ουοh νε μμον hλι kεν tκυβωτοσ πε εβηλ εtπλαξ β νωνι νη ετα μωυσησ χαυ μμαυ kεν χωρηβ νη ετα φt σεμντου νεμ νενsηρι μπισλ ευνηου εβολ kεν πκαhι νχημι
English: There was nothing in the ark except the two tables which Moses placed there in Choreb, which God gave in covenant with the children of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt.
Coptic: ουοh ασsωπι kεν πjινθρε νιουηβ ι εβολ kεν πηι εθουαβ jε ουηι νιουηβ τηρου εταυjεμου αυτουβωου jε ναυθηs αν πε κατα νουεhοου νsεμsι
English: And it came to pass, when the priests when out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were found were sanctified, they were not then arranged according to their daily course,)
Coptic: ουοh νιλευιτησ τηρου νεμ νιουηβ νεμ νιψαλμωδοσ τηρου νενsηρι νασαφ νεμ εμαν νεμ ιδιθουν νεμ νεfsηρι νεμ νεfσνηου εουον hανστολη νsενσ τοι hιωτου πε kεν hανκυμβαλον νεμ hανναβλα νεμ hανκινυρα ευhωσ νkητου μπεμθο μπιμανερsωουsι ουοh ευνεμωου νjε sε jωτ νουηβ ευερσαλπιζιν kεν tσαλπιγξ
English: that all the singing Levites assigned to the sons of Asaph, to Æman, to Idithun, and to his sons, and to his brethren, of them that were clothed in linen garments, with cymbals and lutes and harps, were standing before the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests, blowing trumpets.
Coptic: ουοh ασsωπι kεν πjινθρουερσαλπιζιν ουοh ντουερψαλιν kεν πjινθρουμουt kεν ουkρωου νουωτ εθρουουωνh εβολ ουοh ντουσμου επcσ ουοh εταυcισι ντουσμη kεν νισαλπιγξ νεμ νικυμβαλον νεμ νιοργανον νεμ hανhωδη ναυjω μμοσ jε ουωνh εβολ μπcσ jε ουαγαθοσ πε jε πεfναι sοπ sα ενεh ουοh αfμοh νjε πιηι εβολ kεν ουcηπι νωου ντε πcσ
English: And there was one voice in the trumpeting and in the psalm-singing, and in the loud utterance with one voice to give thanks and praise the Lord; and when they raised their voice together with trumpets and cymbals, and instruments of music, and said, Give thanks to the Lord, for it is good, for his mercy endures for ever:—then the house was filled with the cloud of the glory of the Lord.
Coptic: ουοh ναυsjεμjομ αν πε νjε νιουηβ ντε πcσ εοhι ερατου εsεμsι εβολ hα πhο νtcηπι jε α πιωου ντε πcσ μοh μπιηι ντε φt
English: And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε σολομων jε πcσ αfjοσ εθρεfsωπι kεν ουγνοφοσ
English: Then said Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
Coptic: ουοh ανοκ αικωτ νουηι μπεκραν εfουαβ νακ πcσ εfσεβτωτ εθρεκsωπι μμαυ sα ενεh
English: But I have built a house to thy name, holy to thee, and prepared for thee to dwell in for ever.
Coptic: ουοh α πουρο τασθο μπεfhο αfσμου εtεκκλησια τηρσ ντε πισλ νασοhι ερατσ πε νjε tεκκλησια τηρσ
English: And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood by.
Coptic: ουοh πεjαf jε fσμαρωουτ νjε πcσ φt μπισλ φη εταfσαjι εβολ kεν ρωf νδαυιδ παιωτ ουοh παιωτ ουοh αfjοκου εβολ μπετενμθο kεν ναjιj κατα φρηt εταfjοσ νjε πcσ
English: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: he has even fulfilled with his hands as he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
Coptic: jε ισjεν πιεhοου εταιινι μπαλαοσ εβολ kεν πκαhι νχημι μπισωτπ νουβακι εβολ kεν νιφυλη τηρου ντε πισλ επjινκωτ νουηι εθρεfsωπι μμαυ νjε παραν ουοh μπισωτπ νουρωμι εουhηγουμενοσ hιjεν παλαοσ πισλ
English: From the day when I brought up my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house that my name should be there; neither did I choose a man to be a leader over my people Israel.
Coptic: ουοh αισωτπ ειλημ επjινχω μπαραν μμαυ ουοh αισωτπ νδαυιδ εθρεfsωπι νhηγουμενοσ εjεν παλαοσ πισραηλ πεjε πcσ
English: But I chose Jerusalem that my name should be there; and I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Coptic: ουοh ασsωπι ετασι εjεν πhητ μπαιωτ δαυιδ επjινκωτ νουηι μφραν μπcσ φt μπισλ
English: And it came into the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε πcσ νδαυιδ παιωτ jε φμα jε ασι εjεν πεκhητ εκωτ νουηι μπαραν καλωσ ασι εjεν πεκhητ
English: But the Lord said to my father David, Whereas it came into thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it came into thy heart.
Coptic: πλην νθοκ αν εθνακωτ μπιηι αλλα πεκsηρι πε φη εθναι εβολ kεν τεκtπι φαι εθνακωτ νουηι μπαραν
English: Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; for thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
Coptic: ουοh α πcσ τουνεσ πεfσαjι εταfσαjι μμοf εθριsωπι νsεβιω νδαυιδ παιωτ ουοh αιhεμσι hιjεν πιθρονοσ ντε tμετουρο εjεν πιλαοσ μπισλ ουοh αικωτ μπιηι μφραν μπcσ φt μπισλ
English: And the Lord has confirmed this word, which he spoke; and I am raised up in the room of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel as the Lord said, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel:
Coptic: ουοh αιχω μμαυ νtκυβωτοσ θαι ετεfsωπι νkητσ νjε tδιαθηκη εταfσεμνητσ νjε πcσ νεμ πισλ
English: and I have set there the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with Israel.
Coptic: ουοh αfοhι ερατf μπεμθο μπιμανερsωουsι ντε πcσ μπεμθο νtεκκλησια τηρσ ντε πισλ ουοh αfφωρs ννεfjιj εβολ επsωι ετφε
English: And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands.
Coptic: πεjαf jε πcσ φt μπισλ μμον κενουt εfονι μμοκ ουδε kεν τφε ουδε hιjεν πικαhι εκαρεh ντεκδιαθηκη νεμ πεκναι ννεκαλωουι ναι εθναμοsι μπεκμθο kεν ουhητ εfσουτων
English: and said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven, or on the earth; keeping covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with their whole heart.
Coptic: μφρηt ετακαρεh νδαυιδ παιωτ ουοh νη ετακσαjι μμωου ακjοκου ναf εβολ μφρηt μπαιεhοου
English: Even as thou hast kept them with thy servant David my father, as thou hast spoken to him in words:—thou hast both spoken with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hands, as it is this day.
Coptic: tνου πcσ φt μπισλ αρεh ενη ετακσαjι μμωου νεμ πεκαλου δαυιδ εκjω μμοσ jε ννεfμουνκ νjε ουρωμι ντακ εfhεμσι hιjεν πιθρονοσ μπισλ πλην αρεsαν νεκsηρι αρεh εναεντολη ουοh νσεμοsι hι ναμωιτ μφρηt ετακμοsι μπαμθο
English: and now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father the things which thou spokest to him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man before me sitting on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons will take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou didst walk before me.
Coptic: tνου πcσ φt μπισλ μαρεfsωπι εfενhοτ νjε πεκσαjι φη ετακσαjι μμοf νεμ πεκαλου παιωτ δαυιδ
English: And now, Lord God of Israel, let, I pray thee, thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David.
Coptic: jε αληθωσ φt ναsωπι νεμ νιρωμι hιjεν πκαhι ισjε τφε νεμ τφε ντε τφε να πcσ νε ουοh τφε χη νεμακ ουοh νιμ παιηι εταικοτf κατα ταμετhηκι
English: For will God indeed dwell with men upon the earth? if the heaven and the heaven of heavens will not suffice thee, what then is this house which I have built?
Coptic: εκεjουsτ εjεν tπροσευχη μπεκαλου νεμ πεfτωβh πcσ πανουt εθρεκσωτεμ επατωβh νεμ ταπροσευχη θη εtναερπροσευχεσθε μμοσ μπεκμθο μπαιεhοου μφοου
English: Yet thou shalt have respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to my petition, O Lord God, so as to hearken to the petition and the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day:
Coptic: μαρε νεκβαλ sωπι ευουων εjεν παιηι μπιεhοου νεμ πιεjωρh kεν παιτοποσ φαι ετακjοσ jε πεκραν ευεμουt εροf μμαυ
English: so that thine eyes should be open over this house by day and by night, towards this place, whereon thou saidst thy name should be called, so as to hear the prayer which thy servant prays towards this house.
Coptic: ουοh εκεσωτεμ μπτωβh μπεκαλου νεμ πεκλαοσ πισλ εsωπ αυsανερπροσευχεσθε kεν παιμα νθοκ εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν πεκμανsωπι ετσεβτωτ ντε τφε εκεσωτεμ ουοh εκεχω εβολ ννουνοβι εταιτου
English: And thou shalt hear the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever prayers they shall make towards this place: and thou shalt hearken in thy dwelling-place out of heaven, yea thou shalt hear, and be merciful.
Coptic: εsωπ αρεsαν ουρωμι ερνοβι επεfsφηρ ουοh ντεfcι νουσαhουι εhρηι εjωf εθρεfσαhουι μμοf ουοh ντεfσαhουι εροf ουοh ντεfι μπεμθο μπαιηι φαι
English: If a man sin against his neighbour, and he bring an oath upon him so as to make him swear, and he come and swear before the altar in this house;
Coptic: νθοκ εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τεκφε εκειρι ουοh εκεthαπ ννεκεβιαικ επjινtsεβιω μπιανομοσ κατα πεfμωιτ εjεν τεfαφε ουοh εθαμιε πιθμηι εtsεβιω ναf κατα τεfμεθμηι
English: then shalt thou hearken out of heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, to recompense the transgressor, and to return his ways upon his head: and to justify the righteous, to recompense him according to his righteousness.
Coptic: ουοh εsωπ αfsανkομkεμ νjε πεκλαοσ μπεμθο ννεfjαjι αυsανερνοβι εροκ ουοh ντουκοτου ντουουωνh εβολ μπεκραν ντουτωβh ντουτωβh μπεκραν εθουαβ ουοh ντουερπροσευχεσθε μπεκμθο kεν παιηι
English: And if thy people Israel should be put to the worse before the enemy, if they should sin against thee, and then turn and confess to thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
Coptic: νθοκ εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τφε εκεχω εβολ ννινοβι ντε πεκλαοσ πισλ εκετασθωου επικαhι ετακτηιf νωου νεμ νουιοt
English: then shalt thou hearken out of heaven and shalt be merciful to the sins of thy people Israel, and thou shalt restore them to the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
Coptic: kεν πjινταhνο ντφε εsτεμθρε μουνhωου sωπι jε σεναερνοβι εροκ ουοh αυsαντωβh kεν παιμα ουοh ντουσμου επεκραν ουοh ντουτασθωου εβολ hα νουνοβι εθβεjε ακθεβιωου
English: When heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall have sinned against thee, and when they shall pray towards this place, and praise thy name, and shall turn from their sins, because thou shalt afflict them;
Coptic: νθοκ πcσ εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τφε εκεχω ννινοβι ντε νεκαλωουι νωου εβολ νεμ πεκλαοσ πισλ εκεταμωου επιμωιτ εθνανεf φη ετουναμοsι hιωτf εκεt νουμουνhωου hιjεν πικαhι φη ετακτηιf μπεκλαοσ πισλ ευκληρονομια
English: then shalt thou hearken from heaven, and thou shalt be merciful to the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel; for thou shalt shew them the good way in which they shall walk; and thou shalt send rain upon thy land, which thou gavest to thy people for an inheritance.
Coptic: ουhβων αfsανsωπι hιjεν ιε ουμου αfsανsωπι ιε ουjινφεh νεμ ικτεροσ ιε ουρωκh ιε ουsjε ιε ουβρουχοσ αfsανhοjhεj μπεκλαοσ μπεμθο ννουjαjι εkουν ενουβακι κατα ουjινερhωβ νιβεν νεμ ερkωτ νιβεν νεμ μκαh νιβεν
English: If there should be famine upon the land, if there should be death, a pestilent wind an blight; if there should be locust and caterpiller, and if the enemy should harass them before their cities: in whatever plague and whatever distress they may be;
Coptic: νεμ προσευχη νιβεν νεμ τωβh νιβεν αυsανsωπι ντε πιρωμι νεμ πεκλαοσ πισλ εsωπ αρεsαν πιρωμι σουεν πεfνοβι νεμ πεfεμκαh νεμ πεfαcνι ντεfφωρs ννεfjιj εβολ kεν παιηι
English: Then whatever prayer and whatever supplication shall be made by any man and all thy people Israel, if a man should know his own plague and his own sickness, and should spread forth his hands toward this house;
Coptic: νθοκ εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν πεκμανsωπι ετσεβτωτ ντε τφε ουοh ντεκταλcωου εκεt μπιρωμι κατα πεfμωιτ μφρηt ετακσωουν ννουhητ jε νθοκ μμαυατκ ετσωουν μπhητ ννιsηρι ντε νιρωμι
English: then shalt thou hear from heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling-place, and shalt be merciful, and shalt recompense to the man according to his ways, as thou shalt know his heart to be; for thou alone knowest the heart of the children of men:
Coptic: hοπωσ ντουερhοt kατεκhη ννιεhοου τηρου ετουναωνk μμωου hιjεν πικαhι φη ετακτηιf ννουιοt
English: that they may reverence all thy ways all the days which they live upon the face of the land, which thou gavest to our fathers.
Coptic: ουοh sεμμο νιβεν ετε νουεβολ kεν πεκλαοσ πισλ αν πε ντεfι εβολ kεν ουκαhι εfουηου εθβε πεκνιst νραν νεμ τεκjιj εταμαhι νεμ πεκsωβs ετcοσι ουοh ντουτωβh μπεκραν εθουαβ kεν παιμα
English: And every stranger who is not himself of thy people Israel, and who shall have come from a distant land because of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, and thy high arm; when they shall come and worship toward this place; —
Coptic: εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τφε εβολ kεν πεκμανsωπι ετσεβτωτ εκειρι κατα hωβ νιβεν εταυνατοβhκ εθβητου νjε νιsεμωου hινα ντουσουεν πεκραν εθουαβ νjε νιλαοσ τηρου ντε πκαhι ουοh ντουερhοt kατεκhη μφρηt μπεκλαοσ πισλ ουοh ον ντουεμι jε αυμουt ουβε πεκραν εhρηι εjεν παιηι εταικοτf
English: then shalt thou hearken out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling-place, and shalt do according to all that the stranger shall call upon thee for; that all the nations of the earth may know thy name, and that they may fear thee, as thy people Israel do, and that they may know that thy name is called upon this house which I have built.
Coptic: εsωπ δε αρεsαν πεκλαοσ sε ναf εβολ επιπολεμοσ εjεν νουjαjι hι πιμωιτ ετεκναουορπου hιωτf ουοh ντουτωβh επsωι hαροκ κατα παιμωιτ ντε ταιβακι νεμ παιηι εταικοτf μπεκραν
English: And if thy people shall go forth to war against their enemies by the way by which thou shalt send them, and shall pray to thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built to thy name;
Coptic: ουοh εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τφε επουτωβh νεμ τουπροσευχη εκειρι μπουθμαιο
English: then shalt thou hear out of heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
Coptic: jε σεναερνοβι εροκ ουοh μμον ρωμι jε fναερνοβι αν εκεsαρι ερωου ουοh εκετηιτου εkρηι ννενjιj ννουjαjι ευερεχμαλωτευιν μμωου επκαhι ννουjαjι kεν ουεχμαλωσια εουκαhι εfουηου ιε εfkεντ
English: Whereas if they shall sin against thee, (for there is no man who will not sin,) and thou shalt smite them, and deliver them up before their enemies, and they that take them captive shall carry them away into a land of enemies, to a land far off or near;
Coptic: ουοh ντουκοτου μπουhητ kεν πκαhι ετουερεχμαλωτευιν μμωου μμαυ κεγαρ ευεκοτου ντουτωβh μπεκραν πcσ ευjω μμοσ jε ανερνοβι ανcινjονσ ανερανομιν
English: and if they shall repent in their land whither they were carried captive, and shall also turn and make supplication to thee in their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have transgressed, we have wrought unrighteously;
Coptic: ουοh ντουκοτου hαροκ kεν πουhητ τηρf νεμ τουψυχη τηρσ kεν πικαhι ντε νη εταυερεχμαλωτευιν μμωου ντουτωβh kεν φμωιτ ντε τουβακι νεμ πουκαhι φη ετακτηιf ννουιοt νεμ ταιβακι ετακσοτπσ νεμ παιηι εταικοτf μπεκραν εθουαβ
English: and if they shall turn to thee with all their heart and all their soul in the land of them that carried them captives, whither they carried them captives, and shall pray toward their land which thou gavest to their fathers, and the city which thou didst choose, and the house which I built to thy name:—
Coptic: ουοh εκεσωτεμ εβολ kεν τφε ετουπροσευχη νεμ πουτωβh εκειρι νhανhαπ ουοh εκεχω εβολ μπεκλαοσ εταfερνοβι εροκ
English: then shalt thou hear out of heaven, out of thy prepared dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplication, and thou shalt execute justice, and shalt be merciful to thy people that sin against thee.
Coptic: tνου μαρουsωπι νjε νεκβαλ ευjουsτ hιjεν νεκεβιαικ νεκμαsj ευσωτεμ ετουπροσευχη kεν παιτοποσ
English: And now, Lord, let, I pray thee, thine eyes be opened, and thine ears be attentive to the petition made in this place.
Coptic: tνου φt τωνκ επεκμτον νθοκ νεμ tκυβωτοσ ντε τεκjομ νεκουηβ πcσ φt μαρουt hιωτου νουουjαι ουοh μαρουουνοf μμωου νjε νεκsηρι kεν hαναγαθον
English: And now, O Lord God, arise into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, clothe themselves with salvation, and thy sons rejoice in prosperity.
Coptic: πcσ φt μπερφωνh μπεκhο σαβολ μμον αριφμευι ννεκναι νεμ δαυιδ παιωτ πεκβωκ
English: O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of thy servant David.
Coptic: ουοh εταfουω εfτωβh νjε πουρο σολομων αfι επεσητ εβολ kεν τφε νjε ουχρωμ ουοh αfουωμ ννιcλιλ νεμ νιsουsωουsι ουοh α πιηι μοh εβολ kεν ουωου ντε πcσ
English: And when Solomon had finished praying, then the fire came down from heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Coptic: ουοh μπουsjομ νjε νιουηβ εsε εkουν επηι μφt μπισηου τηρf ετεμμαυ jε α πωου μπcσ μοh μπιηι
English: And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord at that time, for the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Coptic: ουοh α νενsηρι τηρου μπισλ ναυ επιχρωμ εfνηου επεσητ νεμ πωου ντε πcσ hιjεν πιηι ουοh αυhει hιjεν πουhο εjεν πιλιθοστρωτον αυουωsτ μπεμθο μπcσ ουοh αυσμου επcσ jε ουαγαθοσ πε jε πεfναι sοπ sα ενεh
English: And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord; for it is good to do so, because his mercy endures for ever.
Coptic: jε α πουρο νεμ πιλαοσ τηρf αυουsωτ ννιsουsωουsι μπεμθο μπcσ
English: And the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before the Lord.
Coptic: ουοh α πουρο σολομων sωτ νjωτ σναυ νsο μμασι νεμ sε jωτ νsο νεσωου ουοh αfιρι μπιαικ ντε πηι μπcσ νεμ πιλαοσ τηρf
English: And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of calves twenty and two thousand, of sheep a hundred and twenty thousand: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Coptic: ουοh αυοhι ερατου νjε νιουηβ εjεν πιμαναρεh νεμ νιλευιτησ kεν hανοργανον ντε νιhωδη νη εταfθαμιωου νjε πουρο δαυιδ ευουωνh εβολ μπcσ jε ουαγαθοσ πε jε πεfναι sοπ sα ενεh ναυhωσ πε kεν νιhωδη ντε δαυιδ kεν νουjιj ουοh ναυερσαλπιζιν νjε νιουηβ kεν ουσαλπιγξ μπουμθο ουοh ναfοhι ερατf νjε πισλ τηρf
English: And the priests were standing at their watches, and the Levites with instruments of music of the Lord, belonging to king David, to give thanks before the Lord, for his mercy endures for ever, with the hymns of David, by their ministry: and the priests were blowing the trumpets before them, and all Israel standing.
Coptic: ουοh α σολομων τουβο νtαυλη ετkεν θμηt μπηι μπcσ εταfιρι μμαυ ννιcλιλ νεμ νιωτ ντε νιουjαι jε ναfωλι αν πε νjε νιμανερsωουsι νhομτ φη εταfθαμιο νjε σολομων ναfωλι αν πε ννιsουsωουsι νεμ νιωτ νεμ πιμαννα
English: And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in the house of the Lord: for he offered there the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings, for the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not sufficient to receive the whole-burnt-offerings, and the meat-offerings, and the fat.
Coptic: ουοh αfερsαι νjε πουρο σολομων μπισηου ετεμμαυ νsαsf νεhοου νεμ πισλ τηρf νεμαf kεν ουνιst νθουωτσ εσοs εμαsω ισjεν πιμωιτ εkουν ντε ημαθ sα εkρηι επιμουνσωρεμ ντε χημι
English: And Solomon kept the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entering in of Æmath, and as far as the river of Egypt.
Coptic: ουοh kεν πιμαhη νεhοου αfιρι νsαι kεν πουjινμοsι εβολ jε να παικ πε ντε πιμανερsωουsι ουοh αfιρι νζ νεhοου νsαι
English: And on the eighth day he kept a solemn assembly: for he kept a feast of seven days as the dedication of the altar.
Coptic: kεν ουσουjωτ sομτ μπιαβοτ μμαhsαsf ουοh αfουωρπ μπιλαοσ εβολ φουαι φουαι επεfμανsωπι ευουνοf μμωου kεν πουhητ εhρηι εjεν νιαγαθον τηρου ετα πcσ αιτου νεμ πουρο δαυιδ νεμ σολομων νεμ πισλ τηρf
English: And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their tents, rejoicing, and with a glad heart because of the good deeds which the Lord had done to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Coptic: ουοh α πουρο σολομων jωκ νhωβ νιβεν εβολ εταfουωs εαιτου kεν τεfψυχη επηι μπcσ ουοh αfσωουτεν αfjωκ μπηι μπcσ εβολ νjε σολομων νεμ πεfηι ευσοπ kεν hωβ νιβεν
English: So Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and in whatever Solomon wished in his heart to do in the house of the Lord and in his own house, he prospered.
Coptic: ουοh α πcσ ουονhf εσολομων kεν πιεjωρh πεjαf ναf jε αισωτεμ ντεκπροσευχη ουοh αισωτπ νηι μπαιμα νουηι νsουsωουsι
English: And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.
Coptic: ουοh εsωπ αιsανταhνο ετφε εsτεμθρε μουνhωου ουοh εsωπ αιsανhονhεν ετοτf μπιsjε εουωμ ννιssην νεμ αιsανουωρπ νουμου εjεν παλαοσ
English: If I should restrain the heaven and there should be no rain, and if I should command the locust to devour the trees, and if I should send pestilence upon my people;
Coptic: ουοh ευεsωπι ευσβοκ kεν τουηπι ετε ναι νε νη εταιενου εβολ kεν χημι ουοh αυμουt μπαραν εhρηι εjωου αυsαντωβh ουοh νσεκωt μπαhο ντουτασθωου εβολ hα νουμωιτ ετhωου ανοκ ειεσωτεμ ερωου εβολ kεν τφε ειεχω ννουνοβι εβολ ουοh ειεουjαι μπουκαhι νεμ νουμκαυh ευσοπ
English: then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.
Coptic: ναβαλ γαρ ευεsωπι εουην εhρηι εjωου ουοh ναμαsj ευεσωτεμ επουτωβh kεν παιτοποσ
English: And now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
Coptic: hηππε αισωτπ μπαιμα ουοh αιτουβοf εθρεfsωπι μμαυ νjε παραν sα ενεh ουοh ευεsωπι μμαυ νjε ναβαλ νεμ παhητ ννιεhοου τηρου
English: And now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name should be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there always.
Coptic: ουμακαριοσ πε πιρωμι ετε μπεfsε kεν πσοcνι ντε νιασεβησ ουδε μπεfοhι ερατf hι φμωιτ ντε νιρεfερνοβι. 2 ουδε μπεfhεμσι hι τκαθεδρα ντε νιλοιμοσ
English: Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.
Coptic: αλλα ερε πεfουωs sωπι kεν φνομοσ μπcσ. εfεερμελεταν kεν πεfνομοσ μπιεhοου νεμ πιεjωρh.
English: But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.