megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: jενετονh σεναειμε jεσεναμου αυω νετμοουτ νσεσοουν αν νλααυ αυω μνβεκε cε sοοπ ναυ jεαυρπωβs μπευρπμεευε
English: For the living will know that they shall die: but the dead know nothing, and there is no longer any reward to them; for their memory is lost.
Coptic: αυω τευαγαπη μνπευμοστε μνπευκωh ηδη αfτακο αυω ντμερισ sοοπ ναυ sαενεh hνπταμιο τηρf ενταυταμιοf hαροf μπρη
English: also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, have now perished; yea, there is no portion for them any more for ever in all that is done under the sun.
Coptic: αμου νγουωμ μπεκοεικ hνουραsε αυω νγσω μπεκηρπ hνουhητ ενανουf jεαπνουτε σετπ νεκhβηυε
English: Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works.
Coptic: νεκhοιτε μαρουsωπε ευπρειωου νουοειs νιμ αυω μπρκατεπα
English: Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head.
Coptic: αυω αναυ επωνh μντεκσhιμε εντακμεριτσ hννεhοου τηρου μπωνh ενταυτααυ νακ hαροf μπρη ννεhοου τηρου ντεκμντπετsουειτ jεται τε τεκμερισ hμπεκωνh αυω hμπεκhισε ετκhοσε νhητf hαροf μπρη
English: And see life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which are given thee under the sun: for that is thy portion in thy life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.
Coptic: πετνασοβτε τηρf hατοοτκ εειρε ειρε κατατεκcομ jεμνhωβ αυω λογισμοσ αυω σοουν μνσοφια hναμντε πμα ετκναβωκ εροf
English: Whatsoever thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Hades wither thou goest.
Coptic: αικτοι αιναυ hαροf μπρη jεππωτ μπατνκουφοσ αν πε αυω ππολεμοσ μπατνjωωρε αν πε αυω ποεικ μπανσοφοσ αν πε αυω τμντρμμαο ντανρμνhητ αν τε αυω τεχαρισ ντανρεfνοι αν τε πευουοειs μνουαπαντημα πετναταhοου τηρου
English: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.
Coptic: jεμπεπρωμε ειμε επεfουοειs ντhε νντβτ εsαυταhοου hνουsνε ν νανουf αυω ντhε ννhαλατε ετουταhο μμοου hνουcορcσ νοουε μμοου ται τε τhε νταυναcωπε ννsηρε ννρωμε hνουοειs μπονηρον εfsανει εhραι εροου hνουsσνε
English: For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
Coptic: αυω πειhωβ αιναυ εροσ ουσοφια αιναυ εροσ hαροf μπρη ευνοc νναhραι
English: This I also saw to be wisdom under the sun, and it is great before me:
Coptic: ουκουι μπολισ ερεουκουι νcοπε νρωμε νhητσ αυω ντεουνοc νρρο ει εροσ νfκωτε hεννοc ν εροσ
English: suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;
Coptic: αυω νfhε ευρωμε νhηκε νσαβε νhητσ αυω ντοf fνανεhμ τπολισ hντεfσοφια αυω μπερωμε ρπμεευε μπιρωμε νhηκε
English: and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.
Coptic: αιjοοσ cε ανοκ jενανου τσοφια εhουε ουcομ αυω τσοφια μπρωμε νhηκε σοsf αυω νεfsαjε μευσωτμ εροου
English: And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.
Coptic: νsαjε ννσοφοσ εsαυσωτμ εροου hνουαναπαυσισ εhουε παsκακ ννετουεξουσια ιοf
English: The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly.
Coptic: νανου τσοφια εhουε hενσκευη μπολεμοσ αυω ουρωμε νουωτ εfρνοβε fνασωρμ νουουνοf εναsωf
English: Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.
Coptic: hεναf ευhηλ ευsανμου sαυτακο μπcωρc νουνεh νσοcν fτμαιηυ νcιπsαjε ντσοφια εhουε πεhοου νουνοc μμντατhητ
English: Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Coptic: πhητ μπσοφοσ ετοοτf hιουναμ μμοf αυω πhητ hωωf ννσοc hιhβουρ μμοf
English: A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Coptic: αυω πσοc εfsανμοοsε hνουhιη πεfhητ ναsωωτ αυω νετεfναμεευε εροου τηρου ουμντατhητ δε
English: Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Coptic: ερsανπεπνευμα μπετε ουντf εξουσια ει εhραι εjωκ μπρκα μα ναf νhητκ jεεκsανκω fνατρε hεννοc ννοβε sωπε νhητκ
English: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
Coptic: ουν ουπονηρια εαιναυ εροσ hαροf μπρη ντhε νουhωβ νουωs εαfει εβολ hιτοοτf μπετε ουντf εξουσια
English: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Coptic: πατhητ αυτααf εhεννοc νjισε νρμμαο hωου σεναhμοσ hνουθββιο
English: The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Coptic: αιναυ εhενhμhαλ ευhιjν hενhτωωρ hεναρχων hωου ευμοοsε hιjμπκαh ντhε νhενhμhαλ
English: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Coptic: πετsικε νουhιειτ fναhε εhραι εροf αυω πετsορsρ νουjοε ντοf πετερε πhοf ναλοκσf
English: He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Coptic: πετπωρκ νhενωνε εfναsπ μκαh εjωου αυω πετναπωh νhενsε fνακινδενευε νhητου
English: He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
Coptic: ερsανππενιπε σωhμ εβολ αυω ντοf αfsτρτρ πhο αυω fναtcομ ναf hνουcομ πεhουο cε μπρωμε τσοφια τε
English: If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
Coptic: ερsανπhοf λοκσ hνουκασκσ μνhουο sοοπ μπρεfμουτε
English: If a serpent bite when there is no charmer's whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Coptic: νsαjε ντταπρο μπσοφοσ ευsοοπ hνουχαρισ νεσποτου hωωf μπατhητ σεναομσf
English: The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Coptic: ταρχη ννsαjε ντεfταπρο τε τμντατhητ αυω τεfhαη ουsεει δε μπονηρον
English: The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
Coptic: αυω πατhητ fναταsο ννεfsαjε πρωμε νειμε jεου πενταfsωπε αυω ου πετναsωπε αυω πετνηυ μννσωf νιμ πετναταμοf jενιμ πε
English: A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
Coptic: πhισε ννρωμε νατhμκοf παι ετμπεfειμε ετρεfβωκ ετπολισ
English: The labour of fools will afflict them, as that of one who knows not to go to the city.
Coptic: ουοι νε τπολισ ευsηρε sημ πε πουρρο αυω νουαρχων ευουωμ μπναυ νhτοουε
English: Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Coptic: ναιατκ πκαh ευsηρε νρμhε πε πεκρρο αυω νεκαρχων ευναουωμ hνουcομ μπεουοειs αυω νσεναjιsιπε αν
English: Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Coptic: νετhν hενμντρεfjνααυ σεναθββιο αυω πηι νααsαhομ hντουασfε ννcιj
English: By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Coptic: ευταμιο μποεικ ευσωβε αυω ουνεh μνουηρπ ετρενετονh ευφρανε αυω hωβ νιμ νασωτμ νσαπhατ
English: Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Coptic: αυω hντεκσυνηδυσισ μπρσαhου μπρρο αυω μπρσαhου νουρμμαο hννταμειον ννεκκοιτων jεπhαλητ ντπε fναjι μπεκhροου αυω πετερε ντνh μμοf fναταυο ννεκsαjε
English: Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
Coptic: jευ πεκοεικ εβολ hιhραf μπμοου jεκναhε εροf νουαsη νhοου
English: Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Coptic: t νουμερισ μπσαsf αυω ον μπεsμουν jενγναειμε αν jεου πε ππονηρον ετναsωπε hιjμπκαh
English: Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
Coptic: νεκλοολε ευsανμουh νhουο μπεσεναsουο εjμπκαh αυω ερsανπsε hε hμπσα μπρησ η πσα μπεμhιτ πμα ετερεπsε ναsωπε νhητf εfναsωπε hμπμα ετμμαυ
English: If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.
Coptic: πετhαρεh εντηυ νfναjε cροc αν αυω πετcωsτ ενεκλοολε νfναωhσ αν
English: He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
Coptic: hνναι μνπειμε jεου τε τεhιη μπεπνευμα ντhε ννετhν hητσ ντεσhιμε ετεετ ενγναειμε αν εροου jεhενουνε ται τε τhε ετενγναειμε αν ενσωντ μπεκνουτε νετεfνααυ τηρου
English: Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: as the bones are hid in the womb of a pregnant woman, so thou shalt not know the works of God, even all things whatsoever he shall do.
Coptic: πεκcρωc jοf μπναυ νhτοουε αυω μπρτρετεκcιj κααf μπναυ νρουhε jενγναειμε αν jεαs πετνασμινε jεπαι πε η παι πε αυω ευsανsωνf μπεσναυ ουαγαθον πε
English: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
Coptic: πουοειν hολc αυω ουαγαθον πε ννβαλ ετναυ επρη
English: Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Coptic: jεερsανπρωμε ωνh νουμηηsε νρομπε εfναευφρανε νhητου τηρου αυω fναρ πμεευε ννεhοου μπκακε jεσεναsωπε εναsωου hωβ νιμ ετνηυ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: For even if a man should live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Coptic: ευφρανε πhερsιρε hντεκμντsηρε sημ αυω μαρεπεκhητ tουνοf νακ ννεhοου ντεκμντsηρε sημ νγμοοsε hννεκhιοουε εμννοβε εροκ νγτμμοοsε hνουμντsουsο αυω hνουμντjαρβαλ νγειμε jεhνναι τηρου πνουτε ναντκ ευκρισισ
English: Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart blameless, but not in the sight of thine eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Coptic: νffι νουcωντ εβολ hμπεκhητ αυω ουπονηρια νffιτσ εβολ hντεκσαρξ jετμντsηρε sημ αυω τμντατσοουν ουπετsουειτ τε
English: Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity.
Coptic: νγρ πμεευε μπενταfσοντκ hννεhοου ντεκμντsηρε sημ μπατουει νcινεhοου ντεκκακια ντενρμποουε ταhοκ εκναjοοσ νhητου jεμπαουωs sοοπ αν νhητου
English: And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
Coptic: μπατεπρη ρ εβη μνπουοειν αυω ποοh μννσιου ντενεκλοολε κτοου εουαhου νσαπhουμπε
English: While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
Coptic: hμπεhοου ετουνακιμ νcινετροεισ επηι νσεκτοου νcινρωμε ντcομ νσεκα τοοτου εβολ νcινετνουτ εβολ jεαυσβοκ αυω νσεερ ηβη νcινεhιομε ετειωρh hνουουωs
English: in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;
Coptic: αυω νσεsωτμ ννρο νταγορα hμπhοcβ ντεσμη ννετνουτ αυω σενατωουν hμπεhροου μπjαj αυω σεναθββιο νcινsεερε τηρου μπεσνοf
English: and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
Coptic: αυω νσεcωsτ εhραι επjισε ντεhενhοτε sωπε hιτεhιη αυω παμεκταλον ναtουω ντεπεsjε hταει ντετκαιπαρισ jωωρε εβολ ντενετνεhπε tουοι hνταγορα εβολ jεαπρωμε βωκ επεfηι sαενεh
English: and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
Coptic: μπατfsιβε νcιπεινε μπhατ αυω νfτακο νcιπσα μπνουβ ντετhυδρια ουωsf hιjντπηγη ντεπετροχοσ hιhιπsηι
English: before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
Coptic: αυω ντεπεχουσ κτοf εhραι επκαh ντhε ενεfο μμοσ ντεπεπνευμα hωωf κτοf ερατf μπνουτε ντhε νταfτααf
English: before the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
Coptic: ουπετsουειτ νμπετsουειτ πετsοοπ πεjεπεκκλησιαστησ hωβ νιμ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
Coptic: ουν ουhουο δε sοοπ jεαπεκκλησιαστησ ρ σοφοσ εαfτσαβε πλαοσ επσοουν αυω πμααjε ναhοτhτ νσαπσα νμπαραβολη
English: And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
Coptic: πεκκλησιαστησ αfsινε νσαhενρομπε εναsωου ετρεfhε ενsαjε μπουωs αυω παπσοουτν ετσηh εhενsαjε ντμε
English: The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.
Coptic: νsαjε ννσοφοσ ο ντhε νhενjοοκεf νεhε αυω ντhε νhενειβτ ευτρτωρ ναι νταυτααυ εβολ hιτοοτου ννευsβεερ εβολ hνουsωσ νουωτ
English: The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
Coptic: ερεουhουο sοοπ εβολ νhητου παsηρε hαρεh εροκ εματε ετμταμιε hαh νjωωμε μνhαη δε μμοου ναsωπε νακ αυω ουμελετη εναsωσ ουhισε πε ντσαρξ
English: And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Coptic: τhαη μπsαjε πε σωτμ επτηρf αριhοτε hητf μπνουτε αυω νγhαρεh ενεfεντολη jεπτοs πε παι νρωμε νιμ
English: Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
Coptic: jεπταμιο τηρf μπνουτε ναταhοf ερατf εκρινε μμοf ετβεhωβ νιμ εαυοβsου εροου ετβεουαγαθον αυω ετβεουπονηρον
English: For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Coptic: πjω ντενιjω ετεπασολομων πε εfjω μμοσ jεμαρεftπει
English: The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Coptic: jεμαρεftπει ερωι εβολ hνμπειντετεfταπρο jενανου νεκεκιβε νhουε πηρπ
English: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine.
Coptic: αυω πεστοι ννεκσοcν fsωs εhουε νhηνε τηρου πεκραν ουσοcν πε εαυσμου εροf αυω εfπην εβολ ετβεπαι ανsεερε sημ μεριτκ αυσοκκ ναυ επαhου
English: And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: thy name is ointment poured forth; therefore do the young maidens love thee.
Coptic: ενναπωτ εουαhν νσαπεστοι ννεκσοcν απρρο jι μμοι εhουν επεfταμειον τννατεληλ cε ντνευφρανε νhητε τνναμερε νουεκιβε εhουε πηρπ jεαπετσουτων μεριτε
English: They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.
Coptic: ανοκ ανγ ουκαμη αλλα νεσωει ενsεερε μπισραηλ ντhε ννεσκηνη μεν νκηδαρ ντhε δε ννδερρισ νσολομων
English: I am black, but beautiful, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Coptic: μπρcωsτ εροι jεανγ ουκαμη ανοκ πρη πενταfκαατ νσωf νsηρε νταμααυ αυμιsε νμμαι αυκαατ εροισ εhενμα νελοολε παμα νελοολε ρω ανοκ μπιροεισ εροf
English: Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother's sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.
Coptic: ματαμοι cε πενταταψυχη μεριτf jεεκμοονε των αυω εκρsαιρε των μπναυ μμεερε μπρτραcοολετ ταει εjνναγελη ννεκsβεερ
English: Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.
Coptic: εsωπε ερετμσουωντ τετνεσωσ hννεhιομε εισ αμη εβολ ντεετhαη ννοhε ντεμοονε ννουβααμπε hννσκηνη ννsωωσ
English: If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherd's tents.
Coptic: τετhιτουωι αιτντωνε εταhτωρε hννhαρμα μφαραω
English: I have likened thee, my companion, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.
Coptic: νουοcε αυσα ντhε νhενcρμπsαν πουμακh αfσα ντhε νhενhορμισκοσ
English: How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains!
Coptic: πινε μπνουβ τνναταμιοf νεμν μμαειν μπhατ
English: We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.
Coptic: sαντεπρρο νοjf hμπεfμα ταναρδοσ ασsωs εβολ μπεσστοι
English: So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.
Coptic: ουμαιρε ντετεστακτη πε πασον ναι εfναsωπε hντμητε νναεκιβε
English: My kinsman is to me a bundle of myrrh; he shall lie between my breasts.
Coptic: ουσμαh νκουπρ πε πασον εfhν μμα νελοολε ετhνγαδδει
English: My kinsman is to me a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of Engaddi.
Coptic: εισ hηητε νεσω ταsβεερε εισ hηητε νεσω νουβαλ hενβαλ νcροομπε νε
English: Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
Coptic: εισ hηητε νανουκ πασον αυω νεσωκ εcωsτ εσωκ εκο νhαιβεσ εβολ εjμπενμα ννκοτκ
English: Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Coptic: νσοι μπενηι hενεβολ νε hννsε μπλιβανοσ νενουεhσοι hενκυπαρισσοσ νε
English: The beams of our house are cedars, our ceilings are of cypress.
Coptic: ανοκ πε πεhρηρε ντσωsε αυω πεκρινον ννεια
English: I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.
Coptic: ντhε μπεκρινον εfhν τμητε ννsοντε ται τε τhε νταsβεερε εσhν τμητε ννsβεερε
English: As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.
Coptic: ντhε νουjμπεh εfhν νsην μπμα νsην ται τε τhε μπασον εfhν τμητε ννsηρε αιεπιθυμει ετουhαιβεσ αιhμοοσ hαρατσ αυω πεfκαρποσ hολc hνταsουωβε
English: As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.
Coptic: jιτ εhουν επηι μπηρπ σμινε ναι νουαγαπη
English: Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.
Coptic: ντετνταjροι hνhενσοcν ντετνκτο εροι νhενjμπεh jεατεfαγαπη ανοκ jι μμοι
English: Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.
Coptic: τεfcιj νhβουρ hατααπε αυω τεfουναμ ναhωλc εροι
English: His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
Coptic: αιταρκετηυτν νsεερε ντhιερουσαλημ hννcομ αυω hνννομτε ντσωsε ετρετννεhσε νταγαπη αυω ντετντουνοσσ sαντσρ hνασ
English: I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye do not rouse or wake my love, until he please.
Coptic: πεhροου μπασον αfι εροι εισ hηητε ντοf αfει εfπητ hιjνντουειη αυω εfjιfοcσ hιjννβουνοσ
English: The voice of my kinsman! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
Coptic: ερεπασον τντων ευcαhσε αυω ευμασ νειουλ hιjνντοου νβαιθηλ εισ hηητε ντοf fcωsτ hιπαhου ντνjο fcωsτ εβολ hννsουsτ
English: My kinsman is like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Baethel: behold, he is behind our wall, looking through the windows, peeping through the lattices.
Coptic: αυω πασον αfsαjε νμμαι εβολ hννεsνηυ εfjω μμοσ jετωουν αμη ταsβεερε ταcροομπε ετνεσωσ
English: My kinsman answers, and says to me, Rise up, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove.
Coptic: jεειστεπρω ασουεινε πhουμπε αfμοοsε αfβωκ επεfμα
English: For, behold, the winter is past, the rain is gone, it has departed.
Coptic: νtουω αυουωνh εβολ hιjμπκαh πεουοειs μπjωλh αfει πεhροου μπεcρμπsαν αυσωτμ εροf hμπενκαh
English: The flowers are seen in the land; the time of pruning has arrived; the voice of the turtle-dove has been heard in our land.
Coptic: τβω νκντε ασταυο εβολ ννεσβεεs νβω νελοολε ευνεj κουπρ αυt μπευστοι τωουνε αμη τετhιτουωι
English: The fig-tree has put forth its young figs, the vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: arise, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.
Coptic: ταcροομπε ετνανουσ ντεει ντο ταcροομπε hμπουωs ντετπετρα hιτουωf μπσοβτ ετhιβολ ντετσαιο μπουhο αυω ντετρασωτμ επουhροου jεπουhροου ουhροου πε εfνοτμ αυω πουhο νεσωf ναι
English: Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Coptic: cωπε ναι νhενβαsορ hενβαsορ κουι ευτακο μμα νελοολε αυω νενβω νελοολε ευνεj κουπρ
English: Take us the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines put forth tender grapes.
Coptic: πασον εfsοοπ ναι αυω ανοκ hω ειsοοπ ναf
English: My kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.
Coptic: πετμοονε hννεκρινον sαντεπεhοου jωκ αυω ντενhαιβεσ κμτου κοτκ ντοκ πασον νγτντωνκ ευchοσ η ευμασ νειουλ hιjνντουειη νεια
English: Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, turn, my kinsman, be thou like to a roe or young hart on the mountains of the ravines.
Coptic: ειhιjν παμα ννκοτκ ντευsη αιsινε νσαπενταταψυχη μεριτf αιsινε νσωf μhε εροf αιμουτε εροf αυω μπεfσωτμ εροι
English: By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he hearkened not to me.
Coptic: tνατωουν cε τακωτε hντπολισ hνναγορα αυω hννεπλατια τακωτε νσαπενταταψυχη μεριτf αικωτε cε νσωf αυω μπιhε εροf
English: I will rise now, and go about in the city, in the market-places, and in the streets, and I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.
Coptic: αυhε εροι νcινετροεισ νετtουοι hντπολισ αιjνουου jεμη ατετνναυ επενταταψυχη μεριτf
English: The watchmen who go their rounds in the city found me. I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?
Coptic: ντερισαατου cε νουκουι αιρπευβολ αιhε επενταταψυχη μεριτf αιαμαhτε μμοf μπικααf εβολ sανταντf εhουν επηι νταμααυ αυω εhουν επταμειον ντεντασω μμοι
English: It was as a little while after I parted from them, that I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and did not let him go, until I brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Coptic: αιταρκετηυτν νsεερε ντhιερουσαλημ hννcομ αυω hνννομτε ντσωsε ετρετννεhσε νταγαπη αυω ντετντουνοσσ sαντσρ hνασ
English: I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye rouse not nor awake my love, until he please.
Coptic: νιμ τε ται ετνηυ εhραι hμπjαιε εβολ hντμητε ναω μνμηα ερετοοτ ιτ επεσπα τετντhε νουsαυ νsουhηνε εαυταλοf εhραι εftκαπνοσ νστοι εβολ hνουsαλ μνουλιβανοσ εβολ hννhηνε τηρου μπρεfπεσσοcν
English: Who is this that comes up from the wilderness as pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the perfumer?
Coptic: εισ hηητε εισ πεcλοc νσολομων ερεσε νδυνατοσ κωτε εροf εβολ hννδυνατοσ μπισραηλ
English: Behold Solomon's bed; sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it.
Coptic: ερενευσηfε τηρου ντοοτου ευτσαβηυ εππολεμοσ πρωμε ερετεfσηfε hιjνπεfμηροσ ετβετhοτε ετsωπε ντευsη
English: They all hold a sword, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear by night.
Coptic: απρρο σολομων ταμιο ναf νουμα νhμοοσ εβολ hννsε μπλιβανοσ
English: King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon.
Coptic: νεfστυλλοσ αfταμιοου νhατ αυω πεfαναγλιτον ουνουβ πε νεfτωρτρ hενjηcε νε πεfhουν εfτοcσ ννωνε ουαγαπη ντενsεερε ντhιερουσαλημ
English: He made the pillars of it silver, the bottom of it gold, the covering of it scarlet, in the midst of it a pavement of love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Coptic: αμηειτν εβολ νsεερε νσιων ντετνναυ επρρο σολομων hμπεκλομ ντατεfμααυ στεφανου μμοf νhητf hμπεhοου ντεfsελεετ αυω hμπεhοου μπουνοf μπεfhητ
English: Go forth, ye daughters of Sion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him, in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.