megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερεfναυ εροσ αfπωh ννεfhοιτε πεjαf νασ jε ουοι ναι ταsεερε hν ουsτορτρ α sτρτωρτ αυω ντο τεsοοπ hμ παsτορτρ ανοκ δε αιουων νρωι εhραι επjοισ ετβηητε ενtναcμcομ αν εκτοι επαhου
English: And it came to pass when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Ah, ah, my daughter, thou hast indeed troubled me, and thou wast the cause of my trouble; and I have opened my mouth against thee to the Lord, and I shall not be able to return from it.
Coptic: ντοσ δε ον πεjασ μπεσειωτ jε μαρε παιωτ ειρε ναι μπειsαjε καατ νεβοτ σναυ ντακτοι ταβωκ εhραι εjν ντουειη νταριμε εjμ πεσμοτ νταμντsεερε sημ ανοκ μν ναsβεερε
English: And she said to her father, Let my father now do this thing: let me alone for two months, and I will go up and down on the mountains, and I will bewail my virginity, I and my companions.
Coptic: πεjαf νασ jε βωκ αυω αfjοουσ νεβοτ σναυ ασβωκ ντοσ μν νεσsβεερε αυριμε εjμ πεσμοτ ντεσμντsεερε sημ hιjν νντουειη
English: And he said, Go: and he sent her away for two months; and she went, and her companions, and she bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
Coptic: αυω ασsωπε μννσα πjωκ εβολ μπεβοτ σναυ ασκτοσ ερατf μπεσειωτ αυω αfειρε νασ κατα περητ ενταfερητ μμοf αυω ντοσ μπσσουν hοουτ αυω παι αfsωπε ευπροσταγμα hμ πισραηλ
English: And it came to pass at the end of the two months that she returned to her father; and he performed upon her his vow which he vowed; and she knew no man:
Coptic: jιν hενhοου εhενhοου ευβηκ νcι νsεερε μπισραηλ ερhηβε ντsεερε νιεφθαε πεβολ hν γαλααδ νfτοου νhοου τρρομπε
English: and it was an ordinance in Israel, That the daughters of Israel went from year to year to bewail the daughter of Jephthae the Galaadite for four days in a year.
Coptic: αυω αυσωουh νcι νsηρε νεφραιμ αυει εhραι εσεφινα πεjαυ νιεφθαε jε ετβε ου ακβωκ εμιsε μν νsηρε ναμμων αυω ανον μπκμουτε ερον ετρενει νμμακ πεκηι τνναροκhf εjωκ hν ουσατε
English: And the men of Ephraim assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthae, Wherefore didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.
Coptic: αυω ιεφταε πεjαf ναυ jε ανοκ ανγ ουρωμε νρεfμιsε μν πακελαοσ αυω νsηρε ναμμων αυθλιβε μμοι εματε αιωs εβολ ερωτν αυω επετντουjοι ντοοτου
English: And Jephthae said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and ye did not save me out of their hand.
Coptic: αιναυ jε μπε ουjαι ταhοι αικω νταψυχη hν ταcιj αιβωκ ερατου ννsηρε ναμμων α πjοεισ τααυ εhραι ετοοτ αυω ετβε ου ατετνει εhραι εjωι hμ ποου νhοου εμιsε νμμαι
English: And I saw that thou wert no helper, and I put my life in my hand, and passed on to the sons of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand: and wherefore are ye come up against me this day to fight with me?
Coptic: αυω ιεφθαε αfσωουh εhουν ννρωμε τηρου νγαλααδ αυμιsε μν εφραιμ αυω νρωμε νγαλααδ αυπατασσε νεφραιμ εβολ jε αυjοοσ νcι ενταυουjαι hν εφραιμ jε τωτν γαλααδ ετετνhν τμητε νεφραιμ αυω hν τμητε μμανασση
English: And Jephthae gathered all the men of Galaad, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Galaad smote Ephraim, because they that were escaped of Ephraim said, Ye are of Galaad in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasse.
Coptic: αυω νρωμε νγαλααδ αυjιρωου νμμα νjιοορ μπιορδανησ ντε εφραιμ αυω νεττουjηυ ντε εφραιμ πεjαυ jε μαρενjιοορ πεjε νρωμε νγαλααδ ναυ jε μη ντωτν ντετνhεν εβολ hν εφραιμ πεjαυ jε μμον
English: And Galaad took the fords of Jordan before Ephraim; and they that escaped of Ephraim said to them, Let us go over: and the men of Galaad said, Art thou an Ephrathite? and he said, No.
Coptic: πεjαυ hε αjισ jε ταχη αυω μπουσοουτν εsαjε hι ναι αυαμαhτε μμοου αυκονσου hατε μμα νjιοορ μπιορδανησ αυω αυh hμ πευοειs ετμμαυ εβολ hν εφραιμ νcι fτοου ντβα μνjουsτ νsε
English: Then they said to him, Say now Stachys; and he did not rightly pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand.
Coptic: αυω ιεφθαε αfκρινε μπισραηλ νσο νρομπε αυω ιεφθαε πγαλαδιτησ αfμου αυτομσf hν τεfπολισ γαλααδ
English: And Jephthae judged Israel six years; and Jephthae the Galaadite died, and was buried in his city Galaad.
Coptic: αυω μννσωf αfκρινε μπισραηλ νcι αβισα πεβολ hν βεθλεεμ
English: And after him Abaissan of Bethleem judged Israel.
Coptic: αυω νευsοοπ ναf νcι μααβ νsηρε μν μααβ νsεερε ενταfjοουσου εβολ αυω κεμααβε νsεερε hιβολ αfντου εhουν ννεfsηρε αυω αfκρινε μπισραηλ νσαsfε νρομπε
English: And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent forth; and he brought in thirty daughters for his sons from without; and he judged Israel seven years.
Coptic: αfμου δε νcι αβισα αυω αυτομσf hν βηθλεεμ
English: And Abaissan died, and was buried in Bethleem.
Coptic: αυω μννσωf αfτωουν νcι αιλωμ πσαβουλωνιτησ αfκρινε μπισραηλ μμητε νρομπε
English: And after him Ælom of Zabulon judged Israel ten years.
Coptic: αυω αfμου νcι αιλωμ πσαουλωνιτησ αυτομσf hν αιλειμ hμ πκαh νζαβουλων
English: And Ælom of Zabulon died, and was buried in Ælom in the land of Zabulon.
Coptic: αυω μννσωf αfκρινε μπισραηλ νcι αβδων πsηρε νσελλημ φαραθωνιτησ
English: And after him Abdon the son of Ellel, the Pharathonite, judged Israel.
Coptic: αυω νευsοοπ ναf νcι hμε νsηρε αυω μααβε νsεερε ντε νεfsηρε ευταλητ εjν sfε νσηc αυω αfκρινε μπισραηλ νsμουνε νρομπε
English: And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, that rode upon seventy colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
Coptic: αfμου δε νcι ιαβδων πsηρε νσελλημ πφαραθωνιτησ αυτομσf hμ φαραθωμ hμ πκαh νεφραιμ hμ πτοου νλανακ
English: And Abdon the son of Ellel, the Pharathonite, died, and was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalec.
Coptic: αυω νsηρε μπισραηλ αυουωh ετοοτου εειρε μππονηρον μπεμτο εβολ μπjοισ αυω α πjοεισ τααυ εhραι ετοοτου ννεφυλιστιειμ νhμε νρομπε
English: And the children of Israel yet again committed iniquity before the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phylistines forty years.
Coptic: νευν ουρωμε δε ευεβολ πε hν σαραα εβολ hν τεφυλη νδαν επεfραν πε μανωε αυω τεfσhιμε νευαcρην τε εμπσμισε
English: And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoe, and his wife was barren, and bore not.
Coptic: αυω ουαγγελοσ ντε πjοεισ αfουωνh ετεfσhιμε πεjαf νασ jε εισ hηητε ντο ντεουστιρα αυω μπεμισε τεναω cε ντεjπο νουsηρε
English: And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, thou art barren and hast not born; yet thou shalt conceive a son.
Coptic: αυω τενου hαρεh ερο ετμσε ηρπ hι σικιρα αυω ετμουεμ λααυ ναγαθαρτον
English: And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;
Coptic: jε εισ hηητε ντο τεραω ντεjπο νουsηρε ντετμ πενιπε βωκ εjν τεfαπε jε fναsωπε εfο νναζιραιοσ μπνουτε νcι πsηρε κουι jιν μπεfμισε αυω ντοf πετναhιτοοτf ετουjε πισραηλ ντοοτου ννεφυλιστιειμ
English: for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and there shall come no razor upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Phylistines.
Coptic: αυω τεσhιμε ασβωκ εhουν ασταμε πεσhαι εσjω μμοσ jε ουρωμε ντε πνουτε αfει sαροι αυω πεfεινε εfο νθε μπινε νουαγγελοσ ντε πνουτε εfο νhοτε εματε αυω μπιjνουf jε ουεβολ των πε αυω πεfραν hωωf μπfταυοf εροι
English: And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name.
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jε ισ hηητε ντο τεραω ντεjπο νουsηρε τενου cε μπρσε ηρπ hι σικιρα αυω μπρουεμ λααυ νακαθαρτον jε εfναsωπε νναζιραιοσ μπνουτε νcι πsηρε κουι jιν πεhοου μπεfμισε sα πεhοου μπεfμου
English: And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of his death.
Coptic: αυω μανωε αfsληλ εhραι επjοισ εfjω μμοσ jε σωτμ εροι πjοεισ αδωναι πρωμε μπνουτε εντακτννοουf μαρεfει ον νfτουνειατν εβολ jε ου πετουνααf μπsηρε κουι ετουναjποf
English: And Manoe prayed to the Lord and said, I pray thee, O Lord my lord, concerning the man of God whom thou sentest; let him now come to us once more, and teach us what we shall do to the child about to be born.
Coptic: αυω πνουτε αfσωτμ επεhροου μμανωε α παγγελοσ μπνουτε ει ον sα τεfσhιμε αυω ντοσ νεσhμοοσ hν τσωsε αυω μανωε πεσhαι νεfhατησ αν
English: And the Lord heard the voice of Manoe, and the angel of God came yet again to the woman; and she sat in the field, and Manoe her husband was not with her.
Coptic: τεσhιμε δε ασπωτ ντευνου ασταμε πεσhαι εσjω μμοσ ναf jε εισ πρωμε αfουωνh εροι πενταfει ναι μπιhοου
English: And the woman hasted, and ran, and brought word to her husband, and said to him, Behold the man who came in the other day to me has appeared to me.
Coptic: αfτωουν δε νcι μανωε πεσhαι αfουαhf νσα τεfσhιμε αfει ερατf μπρωμε πεjαf ναf jε ντοκ πε πρωμε εντακsαjε μν τεσhιμε πεjε παγγελοσ jε ανοκ πε
English: And Manoe arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Art thou the man that spoke to the woman? and the angel said, I am.
Coptic: πεjε μανωε ναf jε τενου ερsαν πεκsαjε sωπε ου πε πτωs ετναταhε πsηρε κουι μν πεfhωβ
English: And Manoe said, Now shall thy word come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and our dealings with him?
Coptic: πεjε παγγελοσ μπjοεισ μμανωε jε νενταιjοου τηρου ετεκσhιμε μαρεσhαρεh εροου
English: And the angel of the Lord said to Manoe, Of all things concerning which I spoke to the woman, she shall beware.
Coptic: νκα νιμ εsαfει εβολ hν τβω νελοολε ννεσουομf αυω ουηρπ μν ουσικιρα ννεσσοου αυω ννεσουεμ λααυ νακαθαρτον νενταιhων μμοου τηρου ετοοτσ εσεhαρεh εροου
English: She shall eat of nothing that comes of the vine yielding wine, and let her not drink wine or strong liquor, and let her not eat anything unclean: all things that I have charged her she shall observe.
Coptic: αυω μανωε πεjαf μπαγγελοσ μπjοεισ jε μαρεσhαρεh πjοεισ εννααμαhτε δε μμοκ μπειμα ντνταμειο νουμασ νβααμπε μπεκμτο εβολ
English: And Manoe said to the angel of the Lord, Let us detain thee here, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.
Coptic: πεjε παγγελοσ μπjοεισ μμανωε jε εκsαναμαhτε μμοι νναουωμ εβολ hμ πεκοεικ αυω εκsανταμιο νουhολοκαυτωμα εκναταλοf εhραι μπjοισ εβολ jε μανωε μπfειμε jε ουαγγελοσ ντε πjοεισ πε
English: And the angel of the Lord said to Manoe, If thou shouldest detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wouldest offer a whole-burnt-offering, to the Lord thou shalt offer it: for Manoe knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω μανωε πεjαf μπαγγελοσ jε νιμ πε πεκραν jεκασ ερsαν πεκsαjε sωπε εννεtεοου νακ
English: And Manoe said to the angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy word shall come to pass, we may glorify thee?
Coptic: αυω παγγελοσ μπjοισ πεjαf ναf jε ετβε ου νhωβ εκsινε νσα παραν αυω παι ουsπηρε πε
English: And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why dost thou thus ask after my name; whereas it is wonderful?
Coptic: αυω μανωε αfjι μπμασ νβααμπε μν τεθυσια αfjιτου εhραι εjν τπετρα μπjοεισ αυω αfνεhf εβολ ετρεfαασ μανωε δε μν τεfσhιμε νευcωsτ νσωf
English: And Manoe took a kid of the goats and its meat-offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord; and the angel wrought a distinct work, and Manoe and his wife were looking on.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερε πsαh μπκωhτ μοοsε εhραι εjμ πεθυσιαστηριον sα hραι ετπε παγγελοσ μπjοεισ αfμοοsε ετπε hμ πsαh μπεθυσιαστηριον αυω μανωε μν τεfσhιμε ννευcωsτ νσωf αυπαhτου εjμ πκαh εjμ πευhο
English: And it came to pass when the flame went up above the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord went up in the flame; and Manoe and his wife were looking, and they fell upon their face to the earth.
Coptic: μπε παγγελοσ μπjοεισ ουωh ετοοτf εουωνh εμανωε μν τεfσhιμε τοτε α μανωε ειμε jε ουαγγελοσ ντε πjοεισ πε
English: And the angel appeared no more to Manoe and to his wife: then Manoe knew that this was an angel of the Lord.
Coptic: πεjε μανωε εhουν hν τεfσhιμε jε hν ουμου τνναμου εβολ jε ανναυ επνουτε
English: And Manoe said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Coptic: πεjε τεfσhιμε ναf jε ενερε πjοισ ουεs μοουτν ννεfναjι αν cε ντοοτν πε μπhολοκαυτωμα μν τεθυσια αυω νεfναταμον αν πε εναι τηρου αυω κατα πευκαιροσ ννεfνατρενσωτμ αν πε εναι
English: But his wife said to him, If the Lord were pleased to slay us, he would not have received of our hand a whole-burnt-offering and a meat-offering; and he would not have shewn us all these things, neither would he have caused us to hear all these things as at this time.
Coptic: τεσhιμε δε ασjπε πsηρε αυω ασμουτε επεfραν jε σαμψων αυω πsηρε κουι αfjατε α πjοεισ σμου εροf
English: And the woman brought forth a son, and she called his name Sampson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
Coptic: αυω πεπνα μπjοεισ αfjωντ εμοοsε εβολ νμμαf hν τπαρεμβολη νδαν hν τμητε νσαραα αυω hν τμητε νεσθαολ
English: And the Spirit of the Lord began to go out with him in the camp of Dan, and between Saraa and Esthaol.
Coptic: σαμψων δε αfβωκ εhραι εθαμναθα αfναυ ευσhιμε hν θαμναθα εβολ hν νsεερε ννεφυλιστιειμ ασραναf μπεfμτο εβολ
English: And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
Coptic: αυω αfβωκ αfταμε πεfειωτ μν τεfμααυ εfjω μμοσ ναυ jε αιναυ ευσhιμε hν θαμναθα εβολ hν νsεερε ννεφυλιστιειμ τενου cε jιτσ ναι νσhιμε
English: And he went up and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Phylistines; and now take her to me for a wife.
Coptic: αυω πεfειωτ μν τεfμααυ πεjαυ ναf jε ετε μνsεερε sοοπ εβολ hν νεκσνηυ αυω εβολ hμ πλαοσ τηρf ετρεσsωπε νακ νσhιμε jε εκναβωκ ντοκ εjι σhιμε νακ εβολ hν ναλλοφυλοσ ναι ετο νατσββε αυω σαμψων πεjαf μπεfειωτ jε jι ται ναι jε ται τεντασραναι hν ναβαλ
English: And his father and his mother said to him, Are there no daughters of thy brethren, and is there not a woman of all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson said to his father, Take her for me, for she is right in my eyes.
Coptic: αυω πεfειωτ μν τεfμααυ μπουειμε jε πειτωs ουεβολ hιτμ πjοεισ πε jε ντοf εfκωτε νσα ουκβα εβολ hν αλλοφυλοσ hμ πευοειs ετμμαυ ναλλοφυλοσ ενευο νjοεισ επισραηλ
English: And his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought to be revenged on the Philistines: and at that time the Philistines lorded it over Israel.
Coptic: αυω σαμψων αfει εhραι μν πεfειωτ αυω μααυ αυει εhραι εθαμναθα αυει sα hραι εμμα νελοολε νθαμναθα αυω εισ ουμασ μμουι εfhμhμ αfει εβολ hητf
English: And Sampson and his father and his mother went down to Thamnatha, and he came to the vineyard of Thamnatha; and behold, a young lion roared in meeting him.
Coptic: αυω πεπνα μπjοεισ αffωcε εjωf αfπαh πμασ μμουι νθε νουα εfναμουουτ νουμασ νβααμπε αυω νεμν λααυ ντοοτf hν τεfcιj μπεfταμε πεfειωτ δε μν τεfμααυ επενταfααf
English: And the spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he crushed him as he would have crushed a kid of the goats, and there was nothing in his hands: and he told not his father and his mother what he had done.
Coptic: αυω αυει εhραι αυsαjε μν τεσhιμε α πhωβ σοουτν μπεμτο εβολ νσαμψων
English: And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.
Coptic: αfκτοf δε μννσα hενhοου εjιτσ αυω αfρακτf εναυ επεπτωμα η επσωμα μπμουι αυω εισ hηητε νερε ουσοουhσ ναf νεβιω hν ρωf μπμουι μν ουεβιω
English: And after some time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees, and honey were in the mouth of the lion.
Coptic: αυω αffι μπεβιω εhραι ετοοτf αfμοοsε εfουωμ αυω αfβωκ ερατf μπεfειωτ μν τεfμααυ αυω αft ναυ αυουωμ μπfταμοου δε νταffι πεβιω εβολ hν τταπρο μπουι
English: And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.
Coptic: αυω πεfειωτ fι ερατσ ντεσhιμε αυω σαμψων αfιρε νουhοοπ μπμα ετμμαυ νσαsf νhοου jε ται τε θε εsαρε νhρsιρε αασ
English: And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.
Coptic: αυω ασsωπε ντερουναυ εροf αυjι μμααβ νhρsιρε αυω ννευνμμαf
English: And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.
Coptic: πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε tναταυο ερωτν νουπροβλημα αυω hν ουβωλ ετετνsανβολf εροι hμ πσαsf νhοου μπhοοπ ντετνhε εροf tναt νητν μμααβ νσινδων αυω μμααβ νστολη νhοιτε
English: And Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if ye will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will you give thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.
Coptic: ετετνsαντμcμcομ δε εταυοf εροι ντωτν ετετνεt ναι μμααβ νσινδων αυω μμααβ νστολη νhοιτε πεjαυ ναf jε ταυο ερον μπεκπροβλημα ντνσωτμ εροf
English: And if ye cannot tell it me, ye shall give me thirty napkins and thirty changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound thy riddle, and we will hear it.
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jε ου πε εsαυουομf νταfει εβολ hμ πεsαfουωμ αυω ουπετhολc ενταfει εβολ hμ πjωωρε αυω μπουεscμcομ εταυε πεπροβλημα sα πμεhsομντ νhοου
English: And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hμ πμεhfτοου νhοου πεjαυ νθιμε νσαμψων jε αριhαλ μπουhαι αυω μαρεfταυο ερο μμπεfπροβλημα μηπωσ ντνροκhε μν πηι μπουειωτ hν ουσατε η εντατετνταhμν εααν νhηκε
English: And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?
Coptic: αυω θιμε νσαμψων ασριμε εhουν εhραf εσjω μμοσ ναf jε αhροκ ακμεστωι hι ναι αυω μπκμεριτ ετβε ου πεκπροβλημα εντακταυοf ενsηρε μπαλαοσ μπκταυοf εροι πεjε σαμψων νασ jε εsjε παειωτ μν ταμααυ μπιταυοf εροου ταjοοf ντο ερο
English: And Sampson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; for the riddle which thou hast propounded to the children of my people thou hast not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to thee?
Coptic: αυω ασcω εσριμε εhουν εhραf μπσαsf νhοου ερε νhοοπ sοοπ νhητου αυω ασsωπε hμ πμεhσαsf νhοου αfταυοf εροσ εβολ jε ασcω εσενωχλι ναf ντοσ hωωσ ασjοοf ενsηρε μπεσλαοσ
English: And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.
Coptic: αυω πεjαυ ναf νcι νρωμε ντπολισ hμ πμεhσαsf νhοου εμπατε πρη hωτπ ευjω μμοσ jε ου πετhολc επεβιω αυω ου πετjοορ επμουι πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε ενε μπετνσκαι hν ταβαhσε ενετετναειμε αν πε επαπροβλημα
English: And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye would not have known my riddle.
Coptic: αυω πεπνα μπjοεισ αfει εhραι εjωf αfτωουν αfει εhραι εασκαλων αfμουουτ εβολ νhητου μμααβ νρωμε αfjι ννευhοιτε αft νευστολη ννενταυταυο μπεπροβλημα αυω σαμψων αfνουcσ hν ουcωντ αfτωουν αfει εhραι επηι μπεfειωτ
English: And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.
Coptic: αυω θιμε νσαμψων ασhμοοσ μν ουα ννεfsβεερ ενταfρsβηρ εροου
English: And the wife of Sampson was given to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
Coptic: ασsωπε μννσα hενhοου ννεhοου νεhσσουο σαμψων αfcμ πsινε ντεfσhιμε hν ουμασ νβααμπε εfjω μμοσ jε tναβωκ εhουν sα τασhιμε επταμιον αυω μπε πεσειωτ κααf ετρεfβωκ εhουν νασ
English: And it came to pass after a time, in the days of wheat harvest, that Sampson visited his wife with a kid, and said, I will go in to my wife even into the chamber: but her father did not suffer him to go in.
Coptic: αυω πεσειωτ πεjαf ναf jε νταιjοοσ jε hν ουμοστε ακμεστωσ αιταασ νουα ννεκsβεερ μη ντεσκουι νσωνε νανουσ αν εροσ επμα ντη
English: And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou didst surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: is not her younger sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her.
Coptic: πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε μννοβι εροι τενου ντοοτου νναλλοφυλοσ jε ανοκ tναειρε νμμαυ νhενπεθοου
English: And Sampson said to them, Even for once am I guiltless with regard to the Philistines, in that I do mischief among them.
Coptic: αfcωπε νsμτsε νβαsορ αfjι νhενλαμπασ αfμουρ νουσατ εhουν ευσατ αfκω νουλαμπασ hν τμητε μπσατ σναυ εαfμορσ εhουν εροου
English: And Sampson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch between two tails, and fastened it.
Coptic: αfjερε ουκωhτ hν νλαμπασ αfjοουσου εhουν ενhμσ ναλλοφυλοσ αυρωκh jιν ουjνοου sα hενhμσ ευρητ αυω sα μμα νελοολε μν νβω νjοειτ
English: And he set fire to the torches, and sent the foxes into the corn of the Philistines; and every thing was burnt from the threshing floor to the standing corn, and even to the vineyard and olives.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε πεjαυ ννευερηυ jε νιμ πενταfρ ναι ναν πεjαυ jε σαμψων πενταfjι τsεερε νθαμνιπε εβολ jε αfjι τεfσhιμε νουα ννεfsβεερ αυω ναλλοφυλοσ αυβωκ εhραι αυροκσ μν πεσκειωτ hν ουκωhτ
English: And the Philistines said, Who has done these things? and they said, Sampson the son-in-law of the Thamnite, because he has taken his wife, and given her to one of his friends; and the Philistines went up, and burnt her and her father’s house with fire.
Coptic: πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε ετετνsανειρε hιναι μπαουωs αν πε αλλα ανοκ tναειρε μπακβα hμ πουα πουα μμωτν μννσωσ νταωλ εβολ
English: And Sampson said to them, Though ye may have dealt thus with her, verily I will be avenged of you, and afterwards I will cease.
Coptic: αυω αfπτασσε μμοου εαfhιουε νσα νευσηfε εjν νευμηροσ νουνοc εματε μπληγη αυω σαμψων αfει εhραι αfhμοοσ hατε τπετρα ναιδαμ
English: And he smote them leg on thigh with a great overthrow; and went down and dwelt in a cave of the rock Etam.
Coptic: ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυει εhραι αυβωκ εμιsε μν ιουδα αυcω hμ πμα ετουμουτε εροf jε μρουοcε
English: And the Philistines went up, and encamped in Juda, and spread themselves abroad in Lechi.
Coptic: πεjε νρωμε νιουδασ ναυ jε ετβε ου ατετνει εhραι εμιsε νμμαν πεjε ναλλοφυλοσ ναυ jε ντανει εhραι εμουρ νσαμψων αυω εειρε ναf κατα θε ενταfαασ ναν
English: And the men of Juda said, Why are ye come up against us? and the Philistines said, We are come up to bind Sampson, and to do to him as he has done to us.
Coptic: αυω μααβ νsε νρωμε εβολ hν ιουδα αυει εhραι επουωs ντπετρα ναιδαμ πεjαυ νσαμψων jε νγσοουν αν jε ναλλοφυλοσ σεο νjοεισ ερον αυω ου πε πειhωβ εντακααf ναν πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε κατα θε ενταυαασ ναι ται τε θε ενταιαασ ναυ
English: And the three thousand men of Juda went down to the hole of the rock Etam, and they said to Sampson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? and what is this that thou hast done to us? and Sampson said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
Coptic: αυω πεjαυ ναf jε εντανει εhραι εμορκ εταακ εhραι ετοοτου ναλλοφυλοσ πεjε σαμψων ναυ jε ωρκ ναι jε ντωτν ντεναμουουτ αν μμοι αλλα ετετναταατ εhραι ετοοτου
English: And they said to him, We are come down to bind thee to deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines: and Sampson said to them, Swear to me that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
Coptic: αυω αυωρκ ναf ευjω μμοσ jε ντνναμοουτκ αν αλλα ενασονhκ ντνταακ εhραι ετοοτου hν ουμου δε ντναμοουτκ αν αυω αυσονhf hν νουh σναυ νβρρε αυντf εhραι hν τπετρα ετμμαυ
English: And they spoke to him, saying, Nay, but we will only bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand, and will by no means slay thee: and they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him from that rock.