megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νη ετσωβι kεν νιhαλαt ντε τφε. ουοh ευθωουt μπιhατ νεμ πινουβ. φη ετα νιρωμι χαhθηου εροf.
English: They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting?
Coptic: ουοh μμον αυρηjf μπουjφο νη ετερhωβ επιhατ ουοh ετfιρωουs. ουοh μμον sjομ ντουjιμι ννουhβηουι
English: For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are unsearchable,
Coptic: αυτακο. ουοh αυsε νωου εkρηι εαμενt. ουοh hανκεχωουνι αυτωουν ντουsεβιω
English: They are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads.
Coptic: hαναλωουι αυναυ εουουωινι. ουοh αυsωπι hιjεν πικαhι πιμωιτ δε ντε tσβω μπουσουωνf. ουδε μπουκαt ενεσμωιτ.
English: Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known,
Coptic: ουδε μπουsοπσ ερωου νjε νουsηρι. αυουει σαβολ μπουμωιτ
English: Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
Coptic: ουδε μπουσοθμεσ kεν χανααν. ουδε μπεσουωνh εβολ kεν θεμαν.
English: It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
Coptic: ουδε νιsηρι ντε αγαρ νη ετκωt νσα πκαt ντε tσβω νη ετhιjεν πικαhι. νιsοt ντε μερραν νεμ νιρεfτhφεsfω. νεμ νιρεfkοτkετ ντε πκαhι φμωιτ ντε tσοφια. μπουσουωνf ουδε μπουμευι ενεσμωιτ.
English: The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
Coptic: ω πισλ ισjεκ ουνιst πε πηι μφt ουοh fcοσι νjε πιτοποσ ντε πεfcφο
English: O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession!
Coptic: ουνιst πε. ουοh μμοντεf kαη. fcοσι ουοh ουατtsι εροf πε
English: Great, and hath none end; high, and unmeasurable.
Coptic: εταυμισι μμαυ νjε νιαφοπι νιονομαστοσ. ισjεν hη αυsωπι ευοι ννιst. ευσωουν μπιπολεμοσ
English: There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
Coptic: ναι αν νε νη εταfσοτπου νjε φt ουδε μπεft νωου μφμωιτ ντε tεπιστημη.
English: Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he the way of knowledge unto them:
Coptic: ουοh αυτακο jε μμοντου καt μμαυ. αυτακο εθβε τουμετατσοcνι.
English: But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished through their own foolishness.
Coptic: νιμ πεταfsε ναf επsωι ετφε ουοh αfcιτσ. ουοh αfενσ επεσητ εβολ kεν νιcηπι.
English: Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?
Coptic: ιε νιμ εταfsε ναf εμηρ μφιομ ουοh αfjεμσ ουοh αfενσ kα ουνουβ αfσωτπ
English: Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold?
Coptic: μμον πετσωουν μπεσμωιτ. ουδε μμον πετμευι ενεστατσι.
English: No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path.
Coptic: αλλα φη ετσωουν νhωβ νιβεν νθοf ετσωουν μμοσ. ουοh αfjεμσ νhρηι kεν πεfκαt. φη εταfσεβτε πικαhι sα πσηου ντε πενεh. ουοh αfμαhf ντεβνη νfτεφατ.
English: But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:
Coptic: φη εταfουωρπ μπιουωινι ουοh ντεfsε ναf. αfμουt εροf ουοh αfσωτεμ ναf kεν ουσθερτερ
English: He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear.
Coptic: νισιου αυερουωινι kεν νουναυ νρωισ. ουοh αυουνοf
English: The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced:
Coptic: αfμουt ερωου. ουοh πεjωου jε hηππε ανον. αυερουωινι kεν ουουνοf μφη εταfθαμιωου.
English: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.
Coptic: φαι πε πεννουt ννε sκεουαι ωπ νεμαf
English: This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him
Coptic: αfjιμι μμωιτ νιβεν ντε tεπιστιμη. ουοh αfτηισ νιακωβ πεfαλου νεμ πισλ φη εταfμενριτf.
English: He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.
Coptic: μενενσα ναι αfουονhf hιjεν πικαhι ουοh αfερsφηρ μμοsι νεμ νιρωμι
English: Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men.
Coptic: φαι πε πjωμ ννιουαhσαhνι ντε φt νεμ πινομοσ ετsοπ sα ενεh ουον νιβεν εταμονι μμοf ευεωνk. νη δε εθναχαf νσωου ευεμου
English: This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.
Coptic: κοτκ ιακωβ ουοh αμονι μμοf μοsι hα πιμουε μπεμθο μπεfουωινι.
English: Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated.
Coptic: μπερt μπεκωου νκεουαι. ουοh νη ετερνοfρι νακ μπερτηιτου νκεεθνοσ νsεμμο
English: Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.
Coptic: ωουνιατεν kα πισλ jε σεουωνh εβολ ναν νjε νιουωs ντε φt
English: O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us.
Coptic: jεμνομt παλαοσ ευμευι μπισλ
English: Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel.
Coptic: αυt θηνου εβολ ννιεθνοσ νευτακο αν. εθβε jε αρετενtjωντ μφt. αυt θηνου ννετtουβε θηνου.
English: Ye were sold to the nations, not for your destruction: but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies.
Coptic: αρετενtχοh γαρ μφη εταfθαμιε θηνου. αρετενερsουsωουsι ννιδεμων. ουοh μφt αν.
English: For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God.
Coptic: αρετενερπωβs γαρ μφη εταfsανεs θηνου. φt πιsα ενεh. ουοh αρετενtμκαh νhητ νθη ετασsανεs θηνου ιλημ.
English: Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you.
Coptic: ασναυ γαρ επιjωντ εταfι εjεν θηνου εβολ hιτεν φt ουοh πεjασ. jε σωτεμ νη ετsοπ kεν σιων. αfινι εjωι νjε φt νουνιst νhηβι.
English: For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said, Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion: God hath brought upon me great mourning;
Coptic: αιναυ γαρ ετεχμαλωσια νναsηρι νεμ ναsερι. θη εταfενσ εjωου νjε πιsα ενεh.
English: For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
Coptic: αιsανουsου γαρ kεν ουουνοf αιουορπου δε kεν ουριμι νεμ ουνεhπι.
English: With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.
Coptic: μπενθρε hλι ραsι μμοι kα tχηρα ουοh ετσοjπ ντεν ουμηs. αιερsαfε εθβε νινοβι ντε ναsηρι. jε αυρικι εβολ μφνομοσ μφt
English: Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God.
Coptic: νεfμεθμηι δε μπουσουωνου. ουδε μπουμοsι hι νιμωιτ ντε νιεντολη ντε φt. ουδε μπουσινι
English: They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
Coptic: hι νιτατσι ντε σιων. ουοh αριφμευι νtεχμαλωσια ντε ναsηρι νεμ νενsερι. θη εταfενσ εhρηι εjωου νjε πιsα ενεh.
English: Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
Coptic: αfινι γαρ εjωου νjε ουεθνοσ εβολ hιφουει. ουεθνοσ νατsιπι. ντε κεασπι νλασ jε μπουsφιτ kατhη νουkελλο. ουδε ουαλου μπουναι ναf
English: For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.
Coptic: ουοh αυωλι ννιμενραt ντε tχηρα ουοh εβολ kεν νιsερι αυsωf νtουι μμαυατσ.
English: These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.
Coptic: ανοκ δε ου πε tjεμjομ μμοf. εερβοηθιν ερωτεν.
English: But what can I help you?
Coptic: φη γαρ εταfινι ννιπετhωου. νθοf ον ετνασετ θηνου εβολ kεν τjιj ντε νετενjαjι.
English: For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies.
Coptic: μοsι γαρ ναsηρι ανοκ γαρ αισωjπ ειsηf.
English: Go your way, O my children, go your way: for I am left desolate.
Coptic: αιβαsτ νtστολη ντε thιρηνη. αιt δε hιjωι μπσοκ ντε πατωβh tναωs ουβε πιsα ενεh
English: I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days.
Coptic: kεν ναεhοου jεμjομt ναsηρι. ουοh ωs ουβε φt. ουοh εfεσετ θηνου kεν ουjομ εβολ ντοτου ννιjαjι
English: Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.
Coptic: ανοκ γαρ αιερhελπισ επιsα ενεh. ετε πετενουjαι πε. ουοh αfι νηι νjε ουραsι εβολ hιτεν πεθουαβ. εhρηι εjεν πιναι εθναι νωτεν νχωλεμ εβολ hιτεν πιsα ενεh πενσωρ.
English: For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour.
Coptic: αιουερπ θηνου γαρ kεν ουνεhπι. νεμ ουριμι. εfεt θηνου δε νηι νjε φt. kεν ουραsι νεμ ουουνοf νsα ενεh
English: For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever.
Coptic: μφρηt γαρ tνου εταυναυ νjε νετsοπ kεν σιων. ετετενεχμαλωσια. παιρηt ον ευεναυ νχωλεμ επιουjαι ετναι νωτεν εβολ hιτεν πετεννουt. kεν ουνιst νωου. νεμ ουουωινι ντε πιενεh.
English: Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
Coptic: ναsηρι ωουνhητ επιjωντ εταfι νωτεν εβολ hιτεν φt. αfcοjι νσωκ νjε πεκjαjι. εκεναυ νχωλεμ επεfτακο ουοh εκεαληι εjεν νουμοt.
English: My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
Coptic: νη ετjηου ντηι αυμοsι hι hανμωιτ ευναsτ. αυολου μφρηt νουοhι νεσωου εαυhολμεf νjε hανjαjι.
English: My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies.
Coptic: jεμνομt ναsηρι. ουοh ωs ουβε φt. fναsωπι γαρ νωτεν. νjε ουμευι εβολ hιτεν φη εταfινι εjωτεν.
English: Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
Coptic: μφρηt γαρ εταfsωπι νjε πετενhητ εσωρεμ εβολ hα φt. κετ θηνου μμητ νκωβ νσοπ. ερετενκωt νσωf
English: For as it was your mind to go astray from God: so, being returned, seek him ten times more.
Coptic: φη γαρ εταfινι εjωτεν ννιπετhωου. εfεινι ον εjωτεν μπιουνοf νενεh νεμ πετενουjαι.
English: For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.
Coptic: jεμνομt ιλημ ftνομt νε νjε φη εταftραν ερο.
English: Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.
Coptic: ουοι ννη εταυhεμκο.
English: Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall.
Coptic: ουοι ννιβακι ννη εταυερβωκ νωου νjε νεsηρι. ουοι νθη ετασcι ννεsηρι
English: Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons.
Coptic: μφρηt γαρ ετασραsι εjεν πεhει. ουοh ασουνοf εjεν νεπαραπτωμα. παιρηt εσεερμκαh νhητ εhρηι εjεν πεσsωf.
English: For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation.
Coptic: ουοh ειεωλι μπιουνοf ντε πεσμηs ετοs. ουοh πεσsουsου ειετασθοf ευhηβι
English: For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.
Coptic: ουχρωμ γαρ εfει εjωσ εβολ hιτεν πιsα ενεh νhανεhοου ευουηου ουοh ευεsωπι νkητσ νjε hανδεμων νουσηου εfοs.
English: For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
Coptic: σομσ επειεβτ ιλημ ουοh αναυ επιουνοf εθνηου νε εβολ hιτεν φt.
English: O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
Coptic: hηππε σενηου νjε νεsηρι. νη εταρεουορπου σενηου γαρ νε εβολ kεν νιμανsαι. sα νιμανhωτπ kεν πσαjι ντε πιhαγιοσ. ευραsι kεν πιωου ντε φt
English: Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God.
Coptic: βαst ιλημ νtστολη ντε πεhηβι νεμ πετhεμκο. ουοh μοι hιωt νtμετσαιε ντε πωου εβολ hιτεν φt sα ενεh.
English: Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.
Coptic: jολt νtδιπλοισ ντε tμεθμηι. t εβολ hιτεν φt. μοι εjεν tαφε νtμιτρα ντε πωου ντε πιsα ενεh
English: Cast about thee a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God; and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting.
Coptic: φt γαρ εfεουενh πεφιρι εβολ σαπεσητ ντφε τηρσ.
English: For God will shew thy brightness unto every country under heaven.
Coptic: ευεμουt γαρ επεραν εβολ hιτεν φt sα ενεh. jε thιρηνη ντε tμεθμηι νεμ πιωου. ντε tμετθεοσεβησ.
English: For thy name shall be called of God for ever The peace of righteousness, and The glory of God’s worship.
Coptic: τωουνι ιλημ οhι εραt hιjεν πιμα ετcοσι. ουοh jουsτ ενιμανsαι. αναυ ενεsηρι ευθουητ. ισjεν νιμανsαι ντε φρη sα νιμανhωτπ. kεν πισαjι ντε πιhαγιοσ ευραsι kεν πιμευι ντε φt.
English: Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God.
Coptic: αυι γαρ εβολ hιτοt ευμοsι ννουcαλαυj ευωλι μμωου νjε νουjαjι. fναενου δε εkουν hαροι νjε φt. ευfαι μμωου kεν ουωου μφρηt νουθρονοσ ντε ουμετουρο
English: For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies: but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom.
Coptic: αfουαhσαhνι γαρ νjε φt εθρεfθεβιο νjε τωου νιβεν ετcοσι. νεμ νικαλαμφο νενεh. ουοh νιkελλοτ εθρουμοh sα πsωs ντε πκαhι. hινα ντεfμοsι νjε πισλ kεν ουταjρο. kεν ουωου ντε φt.
English: For God hath appointed that every high hill, and banks of long continuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that Israel may go safely in the glory of God,
Coptic: αυερkηιβι δε νjε νιιαhssην νεμ ssην νιβεν νσθοινουfι εjεν πισλ kεν πιουαhσαhνι ντε φt.
English: Moreover even the woods and every sweet smelling tree shall overshadow Israel by the commandment of God.
Coptic: εfεφιρι γαρ νjε φt kεν πισλ. νεμ ουουωινι kεν φουωινι ντε πεfωου. νεμ πιναι νεμ tμεθμηι. t εβολ hιτοτf.
English: For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him.
Coptic: παντιγραφον ντε tεπιστολη θη εταfουορπσ νjε ιερεμιασ hα νεεχμαλωτοσ ετουναενου εβαβυλων εβολ hιτεν πουρο μβαβυλων. εταμωου κατα φρηt εταυσαhνητf εβολ hιτεν φt.
English: A copy of an epistle, which Jeremy sent unto them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to certify them, as it was commanded him of God.
Coptic: jε εθβε νετεννοβι νη εταρετεναιτου μπεμθο μφt. ευεcι θηνου νεχμαλωτοσ εβαβυλων. εβολ hιτεν ναβουχοδονοσορ πουρο μβαβυλων.
English: Because of the sins which ye have committed before God, ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians.
Coptic: αρετενsανsε ουν εkουν εβαβυλων. ερετενsωπι μμαυ νουμηs νρομπι νεμ ουνιst νχρονοσ sα ζ νγενεα μενενσα ναι δε ειεεν θηνου εβολ μμαυ kεν ουhιρηνη.
English: So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence.
Coptic: tνου δε ερετενεναυ kεν βαβυλων εhαννουt νhατ. νεμ hαννουβ νεμ hανsε ευfαι μμωου kεν τουναhβι ευταμο νουhοt ενιεθνοσ.
English: Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear.
Coptic: αναυ ουν μηπωσ hωτεν ντετενινι ννιαλλοφυλοσ. ουοh ντε ουhοt ταhε θηνου εhρηι εjωου. αρετενsανναυ εουμηs hιφαhου μμωου. νεμ hιτhη. ευουωsτ μμωου.
English: Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye and of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them.
Coptic: αjοσ νθωτεν kεν πετενhητ. jε νθοκ ετεσsε νουωsτ νακ φνηβ.
English: But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee.
Coptic: πααγγελοσ γαρ χη νεμωτεν. νθοf εθνακωt νσα νετενψυχη.
English: For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.
Coptic: πουλασ γαρ fkηk εβολ hιτεν ουhαμsε. νθωου δε ευοι νιεπννουβ νεμ ιεπνhατ. hανμεθνουj νε. ουοh μμον sjομ μμωου εσαjι.
English: As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak.
Coptic: ουοh μφρηt νουπαρθενοσ. μμαισολσελ σεcι νουνουβ. ιε ουhατ εβολ σεθαμιο νhανχλομ εjεν ταφε ννουνουt.
English: And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
Coptic: εsωπ δε ον αυsανωλι νjε νιουηβ νουνουβ ιε ουhατ. εβολ hα νουνουt σεcο μμοf εβολ ερωου.
English: Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves.
Coptic: ευεt δε εβολ μμοf ννικεπορνη ετοhι ερατου. σεσολσελ δε μμωου kεν νιhεβσω μφρηt ννιρωμι. hαννουt ννουβ. νεμ hαννουt νhατ. νεμ hανsε
English: Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.
Coptic: ναι δε μπαsνοhεμ εβολ hα ουsηιβι νεμ hανhολι. ευjηλ νουhβωσ νcηjι
English: Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment.
Coptic: ευfωt μπουhο εβολ hα πιsωιs ντε πιηι. φη εθουεh hιjωου νhουο.
English: They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them.
Coptic: ουοh ουον sβωτ ντοτf. μφρηt νουρωμι νρεfthαπ ντε ουχωρα. φαι ετε αρεsαν ουαι ερνοβι εροf μπαfkοθβεf.
English: And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a scepter, as though he were a judge of the country.
Coptic: ουον ουσηfι δε kεν τεfουιναμ νεμ ουκελεβιν. νθοf δε μπαfsναhμεf εβολ kεν ουπολεμοσ. νεμ hανσονι.
English: He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an axe: but cannot deliver himself from war and thieves.
Coptic: kεν φαι σεουωνh jε hαννουt αν νε. μπερερhοt αν kατουhη
English: Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not.
Coptic: μφρηt γαρ νουσκευοσ ντε ουρωμι εsαfkομkεμ sαfερατsαυ. παιρηt αυοι μμοf νjε νουνουt ευταjρηουτ kεν νιηι νουβαλ σεμεh νsωιs εβολ kεν νενcαλαυj ντε νη εθνα εkουν.
English: For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in.
Coptic: ουοh μφρηt νουαι εαfcι νουουρο νjονσ. σεταjρηουτ νjε νεfαυλη εsτεμτηιf εφμου. σεταjρο ννουηι νjε νιουηβ. kεν hανρο νεμ hανκελι. νεμ hανμοχλουσ. hοπωσ ντουsτεμκολπου νjε νισονι.
English: And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
Coptic: σεcερο νhανμηs νkηβσ ερωου ναι ετε μμον sjομ μμωου εναυ εhλι.
English: They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one.
Coptic: ευsοπ μφρηt ννισοι ετkεν νιηι. νουhητ δε πεjωου σελωjh μμωου νjε νιcατfι ντε πκαhι. ευουωμ μμωου νεμ πουcιhβοσ νσεεμι αν
English: They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.
Coptic: εαfχμομ νjε πουhο εβολ kεν πιχρεμτσ ετkεν πιηι.
English: Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple.
Coptic: εαfsωπι hιjεν νουσωμα. ουοh sαυουοh hιjεν τουαφε νjε νιjελjου. νεμ ναβνηι νεμ νιhαλαt. νεμ νικεεμωουτ.
English: Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.
Coptic: kεν φαι αριεμι jε hαννουt αν νε. μπερερhοt ουν kατουhη
English: By this ye may know that they are no gods: therefore fear them not.
Coptic: πινουβ ετχη hιjωου ευμετσαιε νωου. αρετενsτεμ ουαι fετ πουsηιβι. μπαυstμουε. ουδε γαρ ναυεμι αν πε hοτε ευουωτh μμωου.
English: Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it.
Coptic: εταυsοπου εβολ kεν τιμη νιβεν. ναι ετε μμον πνα νkητου
English: The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
Coptic: ευfαι μμωου hι τουναhβι. ευταμο μπουsωs ενιρωμι.
English: They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
Coptic: σεsιπι δε νjε νη ετsεμsι μμωου. μηποτε νσεhει αν. σεναsτωουνου μμαυατου. ουδε αρεsαν ουαι ταhοf ερατf ννεfκιμ εβολ hιτοτf μμαυατf. ουδε αfsανρικι ννεfοhι ερατf. αλλα μφρηt ννιδωρον. ευινι μμωου ννιρεfμωουτ.
English: They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
Coptic: παιρηt σεινι νωου. νιsουsωουsι δε. αυsανενου νωου. νιουηβ ετερχρασθε μμωου. παιρηt νουκεhιομι σεμουλh εβολ νkητου. ουδε ουhηκι. ουδε ουατjομ
English: As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it.
Coptic: σεναt ναf αν εβολ kεν νουsουsωουsι. ευcοh ενη ετοι νκεμα νεμ νιμησι. εβολ kεν ναι ουν εαρετενεμι jε hαννουt αν νε μπερερhοt kατουhη.
English: Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
Coptic: πωσ γαρ σεναμουt ερωου jε νουt jε hανhιομι ετχω kαρωου νhαννουt νsε. νεμ hαννουβ νεμ hανhατ.
English: For how can they be called gods? because women set meat before the gods of silver, gold, and wood.
Coptic: ουοh νιουηβ kεν νουηι σεμουνκ μμωου. ερε νουhβωσ φηk ουοh νουαφε νεμ νουμορτ ευkηκ. ερε νουαφε cορπ εβολ.
English: And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads.
Coptic: ναυhεμhεμ δε ευωs εβολ μπεμθο ννουνουt. μφρηt νhανουον ευkεν ουδιπνον.
English: They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead.
Coptic: sαυωλι εβολ kεν νουhβωσ νjε νιουηβ. νσετηιτου hι νουhιομι νεμ νουαλωουι.
English: The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children.
Coptic: ουδε αυsανερπετhωου νωου νjε hλι ουδε αυsανερπεθνανεf. μμον sjομ μμωου εtsεβιω. ουδε μμον sjομ μμωου εθαμιε ουρο. ουδε παλιν εελf.
English: Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
Coptic: ουδε ουμετραμαο ουδε ουhμοτ. μμον sjομ μμωου ετηιτου. εsωπ αρεsαν ουαι ωs νωου νουευχη. ουοh ντεfsτεμτηισ ννουκωt νσωσ.
English: In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money: though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they will not require it.
Coptic: ννουsνοhεμ νουρωμι εβολ kεν φμου. ουδε ουjωβ ννουsναhμεf ντε πετjορ εροf.
English: They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak from the mighty.
Coptic: ουρωμι μβελλε ννουsθρεfναι μβολ. ουρωμι εfkεν ουαναγκη ννουsναhμεf.
English: They cannot restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any man in his distress.
Coptic: ουδε ουχηρα ννουναι νασ. ουορφανοσ ννουερπεθνανεf ναf.
English: They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.
Coptic: ευονι ννιωνι ντε πτωου. νινουt νsε νεμ νιιεπννουβ. νεμ νιιεπνhατ. νη δε ετμονκ μμωου ευεcιsιπι
English: Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded.
Coptic: πωσ ουν σsε εμευι ερωου ιε εμουt jε νουt ετι δε νεμ νθωου hωου νιχαλδεοσ ευtsωs νωου.
English: How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
Coptic: εsωπ αυsανναυ ερωου ευοι νsε. μμον sjομ μμωου εσαjι. sα πενβηλ. νσεεραξιοιν μμοf εθρουμουt.
English: Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand.