megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ετβε νβοτε ετουειρε μμοου hνhβηυε μμντρεfρπαhρε μν hενsμsε ευjαhμ
English: Whom thou hatedst for doing most odious works of witchcrafts, and wicked sacrifices;
Coptic: ευhωτβ ννευsηρε hν ουμντουαhιητ ευουωμ ννεσπλαγχνον νσαρξ hι σνοf ρρωμε ευο ντμητε ννετουsμsε ναυ.
English: And also those merciless murderers of children, and devourers of man’s flesh, and the feasts of blood,
Coptic: hενειοτε εμπουνα hα νεψυχη ννευsηρε ναι ακουωs ετακοου hιτν νcιj ννενειοτε
English: With their priests out of the midst of their idolatrous crew, and the parents, that killed with their own hands souls destitute of help:
Coptic: jεκασ εfεμπsα ετρε νsηρε μπνουτε ουωh νhητf νcι πκαh ετταειηυ ντοοτκ εhουε καh νιμ.
English: That the land, which thou esteemedst above all other, might receive a worthy colony of God’s children.
Coptic: εκο νατcομ αν εt ννασεβησ εhραι ενcιj ννδικαιοσ hν ππολεμοσ η νhνθηριον ευναsτ η hν ουsαjε νουωτ εουοsfου hν ουsσνε
English: Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word:
Coptic: εκκρινε δε μμοου sημsημ εκtμα ναυ μμετανοια εκσοουν jε ουπονηρον πε πευjπο αυω α τευκακια jε νουνε εβολ jε μπευhητ ναsιβε αν ενεh.
English: But executing thy judgments upon them by little and little, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation, and that their malice was bred in them, and that their cogitation would never be changed.
Coptic: ουσπερμα γαρ πε εfσhουορτ jιν νsορπ. ουδε ννεκσνατ αν hητf νουα εκhορs νhητ εhραι εjωου ευρνοβε.
English: For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ πετναjοοσ νακ jε ου πεντακααf η νιμ πετνααhε ρατf ουβε πεκhαπ η νιμ πετναεγκαλι νακ ετβε πτακο ννhεθνοσ εντοκ ακταμιοου η νιμ πετναjιhαπ νμμακ εκjι μπεκβα νhνρωμε νρεfjινcονσ
English: For who shall say, What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou made? or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men?
Coptic: μμνκε νουτε γαρ νβλλακ εffιροουs hα πτηρf jεκασ εκετσαβοου jε ντακκρινε μμοου αν αδικωσ
English: For neither is there any God but thou that careth for all, to whom thou mightest shew that thy judgment is not unright.
Coptic: ουδε μν ουρρο η ουδε τυραννοσ αhερατf εροκ hα νετακκολαζε μμοου.
English: Neither shall king or tyrant be able to set his face against thee for any whom thou hast punished.
Coptic: ντκ ουδικαιοσ δε κρhμμε μμοου τηρου δικαιωσ εκωπ μπαι jε ουsμμο πε ετεκcομ εκολαζε νουα ενfμπsα αν νταcαιοf.
English: Forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously: thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished.
Coptic: τεκcομ γαρ τε τεhουειτε ντδικαιοσυνη αυω τεκμντjοεισ ετhιjμ πτηρf ετρεκtσο εροου τηρου.
English: For thy power is the beginning of righteousness, and because thou art the Lord of all, it maketh thee to be gracious unto all.
Coptic: κουωνh γαρ εβολ ντεκcομ ετε νσεναhτε εροσ αν hραι hν τμνττελειοσ ντεκνομτε εκταμο μμοου επεκαμαhτε hν νετσοουν μμοκ.
English: For when men will not believe that thou art of a full power, thou shewest thy strength, and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manifest.
Coptic: ντοκ πjοεισ ννcομ εκκρινε νουhακ αυω εκρhμμε μμον hν ουνοc νtσο τευνου ετεhνακ ουνcομ μμοκ ερπετεκουαsf.
English: But thou, mastering thy power, judgest with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt.
Coptic: ακτσαβο μπεκλαοσ εβολ hιτν νειhβηυε jε ssε επδικαιοσ ερμαειρωμε αυω ακt τωκ νhητ ννεκsηρε jε ακt μετανοια ννενταυρνοβε.
English: But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins.
Coptic: εsjε νjιjεευ γαρ ννεκsηρε ναι ετμπsα μπμου ντακτιμωρει μμοου hν ουtσο μν ουμντhαρshητ εναsωσ εκt μα ναυ hι ουοειs ετρευλο hν τευκακια
English: For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their malice:
Coptic: εειε hν ουηρ μμντhαρshητ εκκρινε ννεκsηρε ναι εντακσμινε μν νευειοτε νhεναναυs μν hενδιαθηκη μν hενερητ ενανουου
English: With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises?
Coptic: εκtσβω cε ναν εκμαστιγου ννενjαjε νουτβα νκωβ jεκαασ ενερπμεευε ντεκμνταγαθοσ ενthαπ εκκρινε δε μμον τνναcωsτ εβολ hητf νουνα.
English: Therefore, whereas thou dost chasten us, thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more, to the intent that, when we judge, we should carefully think of thy goodness, and when we ourselves are judged, we should look for mercy.
Coptic: ετβε παι ον νενταυsωπε hν ουcινωνh νναθητ μν ουjινcονσ ντακβασανιζε μμοου hιτν νευβοτε μμιν μμοου.
English: Wherefore, whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, thou hast tormented them with their own abominations.
Coptic: και γαρ αυσωρμ μπουει εhραι hν νεhιοουε ντεπλανη ευμεευε jε hννουτε νε ναι ετσηs ννζωον ννκεhεθνοσ εαυρhαλ μμοου νθε νhενsηρε κουι νναθητ.
English: For they went astray very far in the ways of error, and held them for gods, which even among the beasts of their enemies were despised, being deceived, as children of no understanding.
Coptic: ετβε παι ον ακτννοου ναυ νουhαπ νσωβε νσωου νθε νhενsηρε sημ νατνοι.
English: Therefore unto them, as to children without the use of reason, thou didst send a judgment to mock them.
Coptic: ντοου δε μπουjισβω hιτν τεπιτιμια μν σωβε νσωου σεναμπsα νjι πιρα ντεκρισισ μπνουτε.
English: But they that would not be reformed by that correction, wherein he dallied with them, shall feel a judgment worthy of God.
Coptic: hν νενταυcωντ γαρ νhητου ευθμκο μμοου νταυκολαζε μμοου hν νεντουμεευε εροου jε hννουτε νε. τοτε αυσουν πνουτε μμε πετε νευαρνα μμοf νsορπ jε ντνσοουν μμοf αν.
English: For, look, for what things they grudged, when they were punished, that is, for them whom they thought to be gods; now being punished in them, when they saw it, they acknowledged him to be the true God, whom before they denied to know:
Coptic: ετβε παι α θαη μπτακο ει εhραι εjωου.
English: and therefore came extreme damnation upon them.
Coptic: hν πετsουειτ γαρ νε ρωμε νιμ ετο νατσοουν μπνουτε μπουεsσουν πετsοοπ γαρ hιτν ναγαθον ετουναυ εροου ουδε μπουt hτηυ ενεhβηυε νσεσουν πρεfσωντ
English: Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster;
Coptic: αλλα νταυμεευε ευκωhτ η ουπνευμα η μπαηρ ετασωου η νσιου ετκωτε η μπμοου ετσωκ η νεφωστηρ ντπε ετρουοειν επκοσμοσ jε ναι νε ννουτε.
English: But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world.
Coptic: εsjε νταυρsπηρε μπευσα αυμεευε εροου jε hεννουτε νε μαρουειμε jε πjοεισ νναι εειε νεσωf εροου νναουηρ νhουο παρχων γαρ μπταμιο μπευσα πενταfσοντου τηρου.
English: With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created them.
Coptic: εsjε νταυπωsσ εhραι εjν τευcομ μν τευενεργεια μαρουνοι cε εβολ νhητου jε πενταfσβτωτου εειεfcμcομ εροου νουηρ νhουο.
English: But if they were astonished at their power and virtue, let them understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them.
Coptic: ευτοντν γαρ επαναι μν τνοc μπρεfσωντ ευναυ εβολ μμοου επρεfρhωβ μπευjπο.
English: For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen.
Coptic: αλλα νεικοουε ον ουν αρικε εροου και γαρ ντοου hωου ον σεπλανα. ευsινε νσα πνουτε ευουεs hε εροf.
English: But yet for this they are the less to be blamed: for they peradventure err, seeking God, and desirous to find him.
Coptic: ευsοοπ γαρ hν νεfhβηυε αυω ευhοτhτ σεπιθε γαρ εjν νετουναυ εροου jε νεσωου.
English: For being conversant in his works they search him diligently, and believe their sight: because the things are beautiful that are seen.
Coptic: νεικοουε ον νσετμαιηυ αν.
English: Howbeit neither are they to be pardoned.
Coptic: εsjε αυεsνοι ον ντειhε hωστε ετοντν ενα πκοσμοσ εειε πjοεισ νναι ετβε ου ντοf μπουhε εροf hν ουcεπη
English: For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?
Coptic: hενεβιην νε ερε τευhελπισ hι νετμοουτ ευμουτε ενεhβηυε νρρωμε jε hννουτε νε ουνουβ μν ουhατ hνμεευε ντεχνη μν hνhρβ ννζωον η ουωνε νατsαυ νhωβ ναρχαιοσ.
English: But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them gods, which are the works of men’s hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand.
Coptic: νενταυσεεπε δε ετεfειοπε αfσαhτε μμοου αfσβτε τεfhρε αfτσιοf
English: And after spending the refuse of his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself;
Coptic: πεθοου δε νhητου ετε νfρsαυ αν ελααυ πsε ετcοομε ετρητ εβολ νειβ αfjιτf αfμονγf hμ προουs ντεfειοπε αfταμιοf hιτν τμντρμνhητ ντεfσβω αfτντωνf ευhικων νρωμε
English: And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man;
Coptic: η αfτρεfεινε νουτβνη νελαχιστον αfjαhf μπηρs αfτρε πεfαυαν τροsρεs νεjβιν τηρου ετνhητf αfσολcου νομε.
English: Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein;
Coptic: αfταμιε ουηι ναf εfμπsα μμοf αfταhοf ερατf ετουνουjο αfορjf hν ουπενιπε.
English: And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:
Coptic: αffι πεfροουs jεκασ ννεfhε fσοουν jε μν scομ μμοf εβοηθι εροf. ουhικων γαρ τε εσρχρια νfι πεσροουs.
English: For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help:
Coptic: ετβε πεfωνh εfσοπσ μπετμοουτ ετβε τεfβοηθια εfτωβh μπετε νfαισθανι αν μν πετε νfεsαhε ρατf ετβε τεfhιη ετfνα μμοσ
English: For health he calleth upon that which is weak: for life prayeth to that which is dead; for aid humbly beseecheth that which hath least means to help: and for a good journey he asketh of that which cannot set a foot forward:
Coptic: ετβε ουhηυ δε μν tοπε μπματε ννεfcιj αfαιτι νουcομ εβολ hιτμ πετουοsf hν νεfcιj.
English: And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing.
Coptic: ουα ου εfνασcηρ hιτν ννοc νhοειμ εfωs εhραι ευsε εfhοου επjοι ετfαλε εροf.
English: Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.
Coptic: πη γαρ νταυμεευε εροf ετβε τεπιθυμια μπhηυ τσοφια δε ετνεσβωωσ τεντασμονκf.
English: For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill.
Coptic: ντοκ δε πενειωτ τεκπρονοια τετρhμμε μμοf jε ακt hιη ον νθαλασσα αυω hιη μμοοsε εfορj jν νhοειμ
English: But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves;
Coptic: εκταμο μμον jε ουν cομ μμοκ ετουjο εβολ hμ μα νιμ jεκαασ hωου ον ευεαλε νcι νετενσεσοουν αν ννηηβε.
English: Shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art.
Coptic: κουωs ετμτρευsωπε ευο ναργον νcι νεhβηυε ντεκσοφια ετβε παι νρωμε πιστευε ννευψυχη νελαχιστον νsε αυω σεουjαι επhοειμ ευjιοορ ννευεjηυ.
English: Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.
Coptic: hν τεhουειτε γαρ ευsανfωτε εβολ ννγιγασ νjασιhητ ντα θελπισ μπκοσμοσ ουjαι εβολ hιτν ουjοι ασsωjπ νουσπερμα μπjπο μπκοσμοσ εα τεκcιj ρhμμε μμοσ.
English: For in the old time also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation.
Coptic: αυσμου γαρ επsε ετερε τδικαιοσυνη ναsωπε εβολ hιτοοτf.
English: For blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.
Coptic: fσhουορτ δε ντοf νcι πμουνγ νcιj sοοπ μν πενταfρhωβ εροf jε παι μεν αfρhωβ πη δε αυμουτε εροf jε νουτε ευsε εfτακηου πε.
English: But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it; and it, because, being corruptible, it was called god.
Coptic: πασεβησ γαρ αυω τεfκεμντsαfτ πνουτε μοστε μμοου hι ουσοπ
English: For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God.
Coptic: και γαρ πενταfμονγf σενακολαζε μμοf μν πενταfταμιοf.
English: For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.
Coptic: ετβε παι σεναcμπsινε ννκεειδωλον ννhεθνοσ jε hμ πσωντ μπνουτε αυsωπε εhνβοτε αυω hνσκανδαλον ννεψυχη νρρωμε αυω ευcορcσ ννουερητε νναθητ.
English: Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise.
Coptic: ουδε γαρ νευsοοπ αν jιν νsορπ ουδε νσεsοοπ αν νsα ενεh.
English: For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever.
Coptic: ουειωτ γαρ εfλυπη εjν φηβε μπεfsηρε νταυfιτf hν ουcεπη εfο νsαραhε αfταμιε ουhικων ναf ευρωμε εfμοουτ μπιουοειs πε τενου αfταμιοf νθε νουνουτε αft ετοοτου νhενμυστηριον μν hενsμsε ννετhαρατf
English: For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
Coptic: ειτα hμ πεουοειs αfcμcομ νcι πεισωντ νsαfτ ευαρεh εροf νθε νουνομοσ αυω hμ πουεhσαhνε νντυραννοσ αυουωsτ νμμουνγ νcιj
English: Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the commandments of kings.
Coptic: ντοf γαρ εfουεs αρεσκε μπρρο hραι γαρ hν τεfτεχνη αfραναf αfταμιοf ενεσωf εhουο μπεfεινε
English: For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion.
Coptic: πμηηsε ευσωκ μμοf ετβε φωβ ετνεσωf νtοπε πρωμε νταυταμιοf hα θη νουκουι τενου αυμεευε jε ουνουτε πε.
English: And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured.
Coptic: α παι sωπε ευcορcσ hμ πευωνh jε νρωμε νταυρhμhαλ μφηβε νρρωου πραν ενsουτααf αν εcε λααυ αυτααf εhενωνε μν hενsε.
English: And this was an occasion to deceive the world: for men, serving either calamity or tyranny, did ascribe unto stones and stocks the incommunicable name.
Coptic: ειτα μπfρωsε ναυ εσωρμ εβολ hμ πsοjνε μπνουτε αλλα αυρ πκεωνh hν ουνοc μπολεμοσ μμντατσοουν νεει πεθοου τηρου σεμουτε εροου jε tρηνη.
English: Moreover this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God; but whereas they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so great plagues called they peace.
Coptic: η γαρ σεsωωτ ννευsηρε hν νευsα η σεειρε νhνμυστηριον ευhηπ η ευο νsοειτ hν hενμα νσω εβολ hν hενκεσωντ ευsοβε.
English: For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites;
Coptic: α μα νιμ μουh νκροf hι hωτβ hι σνοf hι jιουε τακο hι απιστια sτορτρ ωρκ ννουj πρπωβs νναγαθον
English: So that there reigned in all men without exception blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury,
Coptic: τμντατhμοτ πσωsf ννεψυχη πsιβε μπσωντ μν πγαμοσ εfsτρτωρ τμντνοεικ αυω πjωhμ.
English: Disquieting of good men, forgetfulness of good turns, defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in marriages, adultery, and shameless uncleanness.
Coptic: πsμsε γαρ ννειδωλον ετε νhνsουταυε ρινουε αν ντοf πε ταρχη μπεθοου νιμ μν ταιτια μν θαη.
English: For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.
Coptic: η γαρ σελοβε hα πthε η σεπροφητευε ννουj σονh hν ουjινcονσ η σεcεπη εωρκ ννουj.
English: For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.
Coptic: ευκω γαρ νhτηυ εhνειδωλον ευμοουτ σεωρκ κακωσ νσερhοτε αν jε ννε πεθοου ταhοου.
English: For insomuch as their trust is in idols, which have no life; though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt.
Coptic: φαπ ναταhοου μπεμsα μφωβ σναυ jε αυμεευε κακωσ εhουν επνουτε ευκω νhτηυ εhνειδωλον αυω ευωρκ κακωσ hν ουjινcονσ μν ουκροf εαυκαταφρονει ντεκρισισ.
English: Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, and also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.
Coptic: ντοκ δε πνουτε ντκ ουχρηστοσ αυω ντκ ουμε ντκ ουhαρs hητ εκσμινε μπτηρf hν τωs hι να.
English: But thou, O God, art gracious and true, longsuffering, and in mercy ordering all things,
Coptic: καν ενsανρνοβε ανον πετενωκ νε ενσοουν ντεκαμαhτε ντνναρνοβε αν ενσοουν jε ενηπ εροκ.
English: For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy power: but we will not sin, knowing that we are counted thine.
Coptic: ουδικαιοσυνη γαρ εσjηκ εβολ πε πσουωνγ αυω τνουνε μπωνh πε πσοουν μπεκαμαhτε.
English: For to know thee is perfect righteousness: yea, to know thy power is the root of immortality.
Coptic: ουτε γαρ μπσπλανα μμον νcι τεhιη εθοου μν πμεευε νρρωμε ουτε πhισε νατκαρποσ νρρεfσεh hαειβεσ μν νεσμοτ ετjηh hεναυαν ευsοβε.
English: For neither did the mischievous invention of men deceive us, nor an image spotted with divers colours, the painter’s fruitless labour;
Coptic: ναι ετε sαρε ναθητ επιθυμι εροου. ευμε μπινε νθικων ετμοουτ ετε μν πνευμα νhητσ
English: The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, and so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath.
Coptic: ευο μμαι νεθοου. ευμπsα ννhελπισ ντειμινε νcι νετταμιο μμοου μν νετsμsε ναυ.
English: Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon.
Coptic: αυω πρεfhαστf εππεθοου εβολ hμ πιομε νουωτ αfπλασσε νουνουτε παι ενταυταμιοf εβολ hμ πκαh hαθη νουκουι μννσα κεκουι εfναβωκ επμα νταfει εβολ νhητf εαυfι τεfψυχη ντοοτf.
English: And employing his labours lewdly, he maketh a vain god of the same clay, even he which a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same, out when his life which was lent him shall be demanded.
Coptic: αλλα νεffιροουs αν jε εfναμου η jε ουκουι πε πεfαhε αλλα εftτων μν νhαυνουβ μν νρεfρhατ μν νσα νhομντ εfsουsου μμοf jε εfταμιε σμοτ ββλjε.
English: Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things.
Coptic: ευκρμεσ πε πεfhητ αυω τεfhελπισ σοsf ευκαh αυω πεfωνh σηs ευομε
English: His heart is ashes, his hope is more vile than earth, and his life of less value than clay:
Coptic: εβολ jε μπfσουν πενταfπλασσε μμοf πενταfνιfε εhουν εhραf νουψυχη εσενεργει αυω πενταft ναf νουπνευμα νωνh
English: Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul, and breathed in a living spirit.
Coptic: hνεβιην νε αυω ναθητ νε εhουε ουψυχη νsηρε sημ νjιjεευ μπεκλαοσ ετjι μμοf νcονσ.
English: And all the enemies of thy people, that hold them in subjection, are most foolish, and are more miserable than very babes.
Coptic: jε νειδωλον τηρου ννεεθνοσ ευμεευε jε hν νουτε νε ναι ετε νσεναυ εβολ αν hν νευβαλ ουτε νσεsωλμ αν hν sααντου ουτε νσεσωτμ αν hν νευμααjε ουτε νσεcομcμ αν hν ντηηβε ννευcιj νευκεουερητε hεναργον νε εμευμοοsε.
English: For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go.
Coptic: ουρωμε γαρ ερε πεfπνευμα εροf πενταfταμιοου μν scομ δε λλααυ νρωμε επλασσε νουνουτε εfεινε μμοf.
English: For man made them, and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them: but no man can make a god like unto himself.
Coptic: ουρεfμουτε δε fρhωβ ον επετμοουτ hν νεfcιj νανομον ντοf γαρ fσοτπ ενετfsμsε μμοου jε ντοf μεν fονh νη δε μπουωνh ενεh.
English: For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never.
Coptic: επμα ντεικολασισ ακρπετνανουf μπεκλαοσ ακσοβτε ναυ νουhη μπηρα νhρε hν ουtπε ββρρε εσjωκ εβολ ντευεπιθυμια
English: Instead of which punishment, dealing graciously with thine own people, thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste, even quails to stir up their appetite:
Coptic: jεκαασ νη μεν ευεπιθυμι εουωμ νσετμcμcομ εjι ντευhρε ετβε νενταυτννοουσου εjωου ναι δε ντοου αυsπhισε νουsημ αυjι tπε νουhρε ββρρε.
English: To the end that they, desiring food, might for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among them lothe even that, which they must needs desire; but these, suffering penury for a short space, might be made partakers of a strange taste.
Coptic: ssε γαρ ετρε ουhκο εfναsτ ει εhραι εjν νη ετο ρρεfjιjναh ναι δε εταμοου μματε εθε ενταυβασανιζε ννευjαjε.
English: For it was requisite, that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury, which they could not avoid: but to these it should only be shewed how their enemies were tormented.
Coptic: και γαρ ντερεfει ον εhραι εjωου νcι πcωντ ννεθηριον αυλωκσ μμοου hιτν hνhοf ευναsτ μπε τεκοργη μουν εβολ sα πτηρf.
English: For when the horrible fierceness of beasts came upon these, and they perished with the stings of crooked serpents, thy wrath endured not for ever:
Coptic: πεντακτοsf γαρ εsαfνουhμ αν ετβε πετfναυ μμοf αλλα ετβητκ πσωτηρ νουον νιμ.
English: For he that turned himself toward it was not saved by the thing that he saw, but by thee, that art the Saviour of all.
Coptic: hμ παι δε ακταμε νενjαjε jε ντοκ πεsακτουjο εβολ hμ πεθοου νιμ.
English: And in this thou madest thine enemies confess, that it is thou who deliverest from all evil:
Coptic: νη μεν α hενsjε μν hεναf νουhορ μοουτου ευλωκσ μμοου αυω μπουhε εταλcο ννευψυχη jε νευμπsα νκολαζε μμοου hιτν hν τεειμινε
English: For them the bitings of grasshoppers and flies killed, neither was there found any remedy for their life: for they were worthy to be punished by such.
Coptic: νεκsηρε δε ντοου μπουjρο εροου νcι νοβhε ννhοf νβακματου πεκνα γαρ αfει εjωου αfταλcοου.
English: But thy sons not the very teeth of venomous dragons overcame: for thy mercy was ever by them, and healed them.
Coptic: νταυτοβσου γαρ ετρευρπμεευε ννεκsαjε αυω ντευνου αυουjαι jε ννε ουνοc νωβs ταhοου νσερπωβs ννεκπετνανουου.
English: For they were pricked, that they should remember thy words; and were quickly saved, that not falling into deep forgetfulness, they might be continually mindful of thy goodness.
Coptic: ουτε γαρ νουντηc αν ουτε νουπαhρε αν τεντασταλcοου αλλα πεκsαjε πε πjοεισ εττουjο νουον νιμ.
English: For it was neither herb, nor mollifying plaister, that restored them to health: but thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things.
Coptic: πρωμε δε sαfμουουτ hν τεfκακια ερεsαν πεπνευμα ει εβολ αυω τεfψυχη μεσκοτσ εροf.
English: A man indeed killeth through his malice: and the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not; neither the soul received up cometh again.
Coptic: μν λααυ ναscμcομ επωτ ενεκcιj.
English: But it is not possible to escape thine hand.
Coptic: τεsπηρε γαρ τε jε νερε πκωhτ ενεργει νhουο επμοου ετωsμ μπτηρf πκοσμοσ γαρ sαfμιsε εjν νδικαιοσ.
English: For, which is most to be wondered at, the fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: for the world fighteth for the righteous.