megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πεjε ιωναθαν νδαυειδ. jε πjοεισ πνουτε μπιηλ σοουν. jε διανακρινε sic. η tνατωκ εhουν επαειωτ. ερsαν πευοειs sωπε ναα sic sομντ νσοπ. αυω εsωπε αυsαjε ναγαθον sωπε ετβε δαυειδ. tνατννοου μπουω νακ εβολ ετσωsε.
English: And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, if good should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to thee to the field,
Coptic: ναι δε ον ερε πνουτε ααυ νιωναθαν. αυω νεικοουε. εfεουαhου εροι. jε μπεθοου tναταμοκ εροου νταcολπου επεκμααjε. νταjοουκ εβολ νγβωκ hν ουειρηνη. ντε νjοεισ sωπε νμμακ. κατα θε ενεfsοοπ μν παειωτ.
English: God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall also report the evil to thee, and make it known to thee, and I will let thee go; and thou shalt depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with thee, as he was with my father.
Coptic: αυω ετι ανοκ ειονh. εκεειρε νμμαι νουνα. hν ουμου δε ον ειsανμου.
English: And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,
Coptic: ννεκfι μπεκνα εβολ hμ παηι νsα ενεh. αυω ερsαν πjοεισ fι μμαυ ννεjαjε νδαυειδ. πουα πουα εβολ hιjμ πhο μπκαh.
English: thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
Coptic: ννευfι μμαυ μπραν νιωναθαν εβολ hμ πηι νδαυειδ. αυω ερε πjοεισ κωτε ντοοτf νδαδ νσα νεfjαjε.
English: should it happen that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε ον αfουωh ετοοτf εωρκ νδαυειδ. εβολ jε fμε μμοf αυω αfμερε τεψυχη μπετμε μμοf.
English: And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.
Coptic: ερε ιωναθαν jω μμοσ ναf jε ραστε πε σουα μπεβοτ. αυω σεναsινε jε σεναthτηυ ετεκκαθεδρα.
English: And Jonathan said, To-morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant.
Coptic: ετρεκερ μεhsομντ εκhμοοσ εhραι. εκεει εhραι επεκμα. πεντακhοπκ νhητf. hμ πεhοου ντεργασια. νγhμοοσ εhραι hατεμ πιερκαβ ετμμαυ.
English: And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.
Coptic: ανοκ tναουαhμετ νsομντ νσοπ. εινουjε εβολ ννεσοτε εινουjε μμοου εαρμαδδαριμ.
English: And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε παhμhαλ. tναουατβεf εβολ ειjω μμοσ. jε αμου νγναυ εναι sic. ενσοτε. αυω ειsανsαjε. μν πsηρε sημ ειjω μμοσ. jε ερε πσοτε hι πισα μμοκ. αυω πεικεσα. jιτσ νγει. ειετωουν νγει jε tρηνη sοοπ νακ. αυω μν sαjε sοοπ εfhοου ετβηητκ εισ πjοεισ ονh.
English: And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow. (22) If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow is here, and on this side of thee, take it; then come, for it is well with thee, and there is no reason for fear, as the Lord lives:
Coptic: νειsαjε δε ειsανjοου μπhμhαλ. jε ερε πσοτε. hι πισα μμοκ. αυω σουηυ μμοκ. ειετωουν νγβωλ jε α πjοεισ jοουκ εβωκ.
English: but if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow is on that side of thee, and beyond; go, for the Lord hath sent thee away.
Coptic: αυω ετβε πsαjε ντανjοοf ανοκ νμμακ. εισ πjοεισ ο μμετρε hν ταμητε μν τεκμητε. νsα ενεh.
English: And as for the word which thou and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is witness between me and thee for ever.
Coptic: δαδ δε αfhοπf hν τσωsε. hη δε μπεβοτ ντερεfsωπε. πρρο αfβωκ εhουν εjν τετραπεζα εουωμ.
English: So David hides himself in the field, and the new month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfhμοοσ hιjν τεfκαθεδρα. νθε νsαfαασ δε. μπσοπ εsαfhμοοσ hιjν τκαθεδρα hατε sic τjο. αυω ιωναθαν αfhμοοσ hιhη μμοf. νσα ουναμ. αβεννηρ hωωf. αfhμοοσ νσα hβουρ μπρρο. πμα νεhμοοσ δε νδαδ αfthτηf εροf.
English: And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abenner sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.
Coptic: αυω μπε σαουλ jε λααυ νsαjε. hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ. jε νταfjοοσ. jε μεsακ. ουτωs νjωhμ. πε νταfsωπε μμοf. ετι εfsοοπ hμ πjωhμ μπατεfειααf εβολ.
English: And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μπεfραστε. μπμεhhοου σναυ μπεβοτ. αυthτηυ επμα νδαδ πεjε σαουλ νιωναθαν πεfsηρε. jε ετβε ου ρω μπε πsηρε νιεσσαι. ει νσαf μν ποου εhμοοσ. ετετραπεζα. εουωμ.
English: And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the table?
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfρουω νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ. jε δαυειδ αfαξιου μμοι. ετρεfβωκ εhραι sα βηθλεεμ τεfπολισ
English: And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ ναι. jε καατ νταβωκ μποου. jε ουθυσια τετναsωπε. ντεφυλη hν τπολισ. αυω νασνηυ hων ετοοτ ετβε παι. τενου cε εsωπε αιcεν χαρισ ναhρακ ειε tνατωs εβωκ. νταναυ ενασνηυ. ετβε παι. μπεfhμοοσ ετετραπεζα μπρρο.
English: and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfcωντ εματε hν ουοργη ειωναθαν. πεjαf εhουν εhραf. jε πsηρε ννεhιομε ετνηj εβολ. μη νtσοουν γαρ αν jε ντοκ κο νsβηρ επsηρε νιεσσαι. ευsιπε νακ. αυω ευsιπε μπcωλπ εβολ ντεκμααυ.
English: And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jessae to thy same, and to the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
Coptic: jε νεhοου τηρου ερε πsηρε νιεσσαι. ναααυ εfονh hιjμ πκαh. νγνασααhε αν ντοκ μν τεκμντρρο. τενου cε jοου ετρευεν πsηρε sημ. jε παι ουsηρε πε εfμπsα μπμου.
English: For so long as the son of Jessae lives upon the earth, thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.
Coptic: αυω ιωναθαν αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπεfειωτ jε ετβε ου εfναμου. ου πε πνοβε νταfααf.
English: And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done?
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αffι εhραι ντεfλογχη. ενοjσ. νσα ιωναθαν εμοουτf. ιωναθαν δε αfειμε jε α τκακια jωκ εβολ ντοοτf μπεfειωτ ετρεfμουουτ νδαυειδ.
English: And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to slay him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to slay David.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfανγf εhραι hιjν τετραπεζα. hν τοργη μπεfcωντ. εμπεfhμοοσ εhραι hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ. ετε πεσναυ πε μπεβοτ. εουεμ οεικ μν πεfειωτ. εβολ jε αfουωλσ νhητ εjν δαυειδ. jε α τκακια μπεfειωτ jωκ εβολ εjωf.
English: And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined on mischief against him.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε εhτοουε μπεfραστε. ιωναθαν αfβωκ ετσωsε. κατα πτασσε νταfτααf νδαυειδ hν ουμετμντρε. ερε ουhμhαλ κουι νμμαf.
English: And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed to do for a signal to David, and a little boy was with him.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναθαν μπhμhαλ jε βοcκ νγναυ ναι ενσοτε. νταινουjε εβολ νhητου. πhμhαλ δε αfπωτ. ιωναθαν δε νεfνεj σοτε. εαfπαραλασσε μμοσ.
English: And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow, and sent it beyond him.
Coptic: αυω πhμhαλ αfι εhραι. εjμ πμα ετερε πσοτε νhητf. πμα ντα ιωναθαν νοjσ εροf αυω ιωναθαν αfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ. jε ερε πσοτε hι πισα μμοκ. αυω σουηυ ον μμοκ.
English: And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow is on that side of thee and beyond thee.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε ον αfωs εβολ. ουβε πεfhμhαλ εfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ ναf jε ταχη ανισου αυω νγτεμαhερατκ νλααυ. αυω πhμhαλ νιιωναθαν αfκετf νσοτε. αfεντου ερατf μπεfjοεισ.
English: And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.
Coptic: πhμhαλ δε νεfσοουν αν νλααυ νhωβ. νσα ιωναθαν μν δαυειδ. ντοου ετσοουν μπευsαjε.
English: And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David knew.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfταλε νεfhνααυ εjεμ πεfhμhαλ. πεjαf ναf jε μοοsε νγβωκ εhουν ετπολισ.
English: And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city.
Coptic: πhμhαλ δε ντερεfρ πhουν ντπολισ. δαυειδ αfτωουν αfει εβολ hμ πμα ενεfενhητf. αfπαhτf hιjμ πεfhο. αfουωsτ ναf νsομντ νσοπ. αυω αυtπει ερεννευερηυ. αυριμε ον εhουν ενευερηυ. sα ουνοc νκαυ.
English: And when the lad went in, then David arose from the argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναθαν νδαυειδ. jε βωκ hν ουειρηνη. αυω κατα θε ντανωρκ ννενερηυ hμ πραν μπjοεισ. ενjω μμοσ jε πjοεισ εfεsωπε μμντρε hν ταμητε νμμακ. αυω hν τμητε μπεκσπερμα. αυω hν τμητε μπασπερμα νsα ενεh. εfεsωπε ον εfο μμετρε.
English: And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever—even so let it be.
Coptic: 211 αυω δαδ αfτωουν αfμοοsε.
English: And David arose and departed,
Coptic: 2 ιωναθαν hωωf αfβωκ εhουν ετπολισ. δαδ δε αfι εhραι ενοεμα. ερατf ναχιμελεχ πουηηβ. αχιμελεχ δε αfειωρμ ντερεfει εhουν εhραf. πεjαf ναf jε ετβε ου εκμοοsε μαυαακ. εμν cελααυ μοοsε νμμακ.
English: and Jonathan went into the city. (1) And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?
Coptic: 3 πεjε δαυειδ εhουν hμ πουηηβ. jε πρρο πε νταfουεhσαhνε ναι νουsαjε μποου. αfjοοσ εhουν εhραι. jε μπερτρε λααυ ειμε επsαjε. πεtναjοουκ ανοκ ετβηητf. αυω πενταιhων ετοοτκ ετβηητf. αυω νsηρε sημ. αιερμετρε ναυ hμ πμα εsαυμουτε εροf jε ππιστοσ μπνουτε φελλανιμ. νεμωνιμ.
English: And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, an concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni.
Coptic: 4 τενου cε εsωπε ουεν tου νοεικ. ερε τοοτκ t μπετεκναhε εροf εhραι ετοοτ.
English: And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.
Coptic: 5 πουηηβ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ. jε μν οεικ εfjαhμ ερε τοοτν. νσα νεοεικ ετουααβ ντεπροθυσισ. εsωπε cε νsηρε sημ σετββηυ εσhιμε. ευεsουωμ νhητου
English: And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them.
Coptic: 6 δαυειδ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπουηηβ. jε αhε. ανσαhωων εβολ νσhιμε νjιν σαf. αυω νjιν sμντ μποου. hμ πτρεντααν εβολ ετεhιη. α νsηρε sημ τηρου τββοου. αυω τεhιη ετεκsαjε εροσ σjαhμ. μποου δε εσνατββο ετβε νασκηυε.
English: And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons.
Coptic: 7 αυω αχιμελεχ παρχιερευσ. αft ναf ννεοεικ ντεπροθεσισ. εμν cεοεικ μμαυ νσα νετκη εhραι hιθη μπjοεισ. ετε ποεικ πε. νταυfιτf hιθη μμοf. εκα κεουα εhραι εfhημ. η εfροουτ μπεhοου νταfjιτου.
English: So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them.
Coptic: 8 νερε ουα δε ννεhμhαλ νσαουλ μμαυ. μπεhοου ετμμαυ εfcηπ. εμντf παρρησια μμαυ ναhραf μπεfjοεισ επεfραν πε δωηκ. πιδουμαιοσ. εfμοονε ννεμασπορκ νσαουλ.
English: And there was there on that day one of Saul’s servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul.
Coptic: 9 αυω δαυειδ πεjαf ναχιμελεχ. jε αναυ jε ουν ουλογχη sοοπ hα τοοτκ hμ πειμα η ουσηfε. jε τασηfε. αυω νασκηυε. μπιεsεντου εβολ νμμαι. εβολ jε πsαjε ντα πρρο hων μμοf ετοοτ. fsοοπ hν ουνοc νουεhσαhνε.
English: And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.
Coptic: 10 πουηηβ δε πεjαf ναf. jε εισ τσηfε νγολιαθ παλλοφυλοσ. παι ντακhοτβεf. hμ πειμα νεμαθ σκη εhραι μπειμα. αυω σcλεμλωμ νουhοειτε. εsωπε cε κουαsσ. jιτσ. jε μν κητε. μπειμα νσα ται. πεjε δαυειδ ναf jε εsjε μν κητε νσα ται. μα ναισ
English: And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.
Coptic: 11 αfταασ ναf. δαυειδ δε αfτωουν μπεhοου ετμμαυ. hα πhο νσαουλ. αυω δαυειδ αfι ερατf ναχουσ πρρο νγεθ
English: And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.
Coptic: 12 νhμhαλ δε ναχουσ πεjαυ ναf. jε μπαι αν πε δαδ πρρο μπκαh. μη μπαι αν πε δαυειδ πενταυει εβολ hα τεfhη. νcι νεhιομε ετχορευε ευjω μμοσ. jε σαουλ αfπατασσε hν νεfsο. δαυειδ hωωf hν νεfτβα.
English: And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands?
Coptic: 13 δαυειδ αfκα νειsαjε hμ πεfhητ. αυω αfρhοτε εματε hαθη ναχουσ πρρο νγεθ.
English: And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.
Coptic: 14 αυω αfsιβε μπεfσμοτ μπεfμτο εβολ. αfcω εfεscα cιj. hιρεν νερο ντπυλη ντπολισ. εαfρθε ννετποsσ νhητ μπεhοου ετμμαυ. αυω νεftcλα επισα μν παι. μπευεμτο εβολ. εfhηυ εhραι hιρεν νερο ντπυλη. ερε νεfjιh sουο. εjεν τεfμορτ.
English: And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
Coptic: 15 πεjε αχουσ ννεfhμhαλ. jε cωsτ. ντετνναυ επειρωμε εfποsσ νhητ. ετβε jε ατετνντf ναι εhουν.
English: And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
Coptic: 16 η ειsαατ ανοκ. νρωμε εfποsσ νhητ. εβολ jε. ατετνεινε μπαι εhουν ναι. ετρεfρ νεισμοτ ναhραι. παι εfναερ πhουν αν νηι.
English: Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfμοοsε εβολ. hμ πμα ετμμαυ αfνουhμ αυω αfι εhραι επεμhααυ νοδολλαμ. νεfσνηυ δε αυσωτμ μν ναπηι μπεfειωτ. αυω αυει ερατf μπμα ετμμαυ
English: And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
Coptic: αυσωουh εhουν εροf hμ πμα ετμμαυ νcι ουον νιμ ετsοοπ hν hενhωs. αυω ουον νιμ εfjωουε. αυω ουον νιμ ενfμτον νhητ αν. αυω εfο ναπε εhραι εjωου. αυsωπε νμμαf νcι αfτοου νsε νρωμε.
English: And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
Coptic: δαδ δε αfπωωνε εβολ hμ πμα ετμμαυ. εhραι εμασηφα. hμ πκαh μμωαβ. πεjαf μπρρο μμωαβ. jε μαρε παειωτ μν ταμααυ cω hατηκ. sανtναυ jε ερε πνουτε ναρ ου ναι.
English: And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me.
Coptic: αυω πhο μπρρο μμωαβ. αfσεπσωπf. αfcω sic hατηf ννhοου τηρου. ντα δαυειδ ααυ εfποsσ.
English: And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.
Coptic: αυω γαδ πεπροφητησ πεjαf νδαυειδ. jε μπερhμοοσ hν τειπεριωχη. τωουν νγβωκ εhραι επκαh νιουδα. δαυειδ δε αfτωουν αfμοοsε. αfι αfουωh hν ουπολισ jε σαριχ.
English: And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfσωτμ jε αυειμε εδαυειδ. μν νεκερωμε ετνμμαf. αυω σαουλ νεfhμοοσ hμ πβουνοσ. hα τσεtωhε ετhν βαεμα. ερε τεfλογχη hν τεfcιj. αυω νεfhμhαλ τηρου νευαhερατου μπεfμτο εβολ.
English: And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear was in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ ννεfhμhαλ εταhερατου μπεfμτο εβολ. jε σωτμ ενsηρε νβενιαμιν. ενε ναμε. fναt νητν τηρτν νcι πsηρε νιεσσαι νhενσωsε. μν hενμα νελοολε. αυω ντωτν τηρτν. ενε fναερτηυτν νχιλιαρχοσ. hι hυκατονταρχοσ.
English: And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
Coptic: jε ντωτν τηρτν. τετνο νκροf εροι. εμν λααυ μμωτν ταμο μμοι. ντερε παsηρε σμν διαθυκη μν πsηρε νιεσσαι. μν λααυ νhητ τηυτν jηβ νhητ εhραι εjωι. ετρεfτουνιατ εβολ. jε α παsηρε τουνεσ παhμhαλ εhραι εjωι ευjαjε νθε μποου νhοου
English: That ye are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as it is this day?
Coptic: αυω αfουωsβ νcι δωηκ πιδουμαιοσ. πετhιjν νεμασπορκ νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ. jε αιναυ επsηρε νιεσσαι εαfει εhραι ενοημα ερατf ναχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ πουηηβ.
English: And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.
Coptic: αυω αfsινε μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτf. αυω αft οεικ ναf. αυω τσηβε νγολιαθ παλλοφυλοσ αfταασ ναf.
English: And the priest enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfjοου αfμουτε εαχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ. αυω νsηρε τηρου μπεfειωτ. ετε νε ουηηβ νε ετhν νοημα. αυω αυει τηρου ερατf μπρρο.
English: And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father’s sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.
Coptic: σαουλ δε πεjαf ναf jε σωτμ εροι παsηρε πsηρε ναχιδωβ. πεjαf jε εισ hηητε ανοκ πjοεισ. tσωτμ εροκ sαjε.
English: And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I am here, speak, my lord.
Coptic: πεjε σαουλ ναf jε ετβε ου ντοκ. ακfι. μν πsηρε νιεσσαι εt νμμαι. ετρεκt ναf νουοεικ. μν ουσηfε αυω εsινε μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτκ. ετρεκτουνοσf ναjαjε εhραι εjωι. νθε μποου νhοου.
English: And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?
Coptic: πουηηβ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπρρο. jε νιμ πε πκεουα ετο νhοτ νθε νδαυειδ hν νεκhμhαλ τηρου. εαfjι ντsεερε μπρρο. εfο ναρχων εjμ πεfμηηsε τηρf αυω εfωει. hμ πεκηι τηρf.
English: And he answered the king, and said, And who is there among all thy servants faithful as David, and he is a son-in-law of the king, and he is executor of all thy commands, and is honourable in thy house?
Coptic: αυω ενε μποου μματε. πε νταιjοντ. εsινε ναf μπνουτε. μπερcωντ πρρο. αυω μπερτρε ουsαjε ει εβολ hν ρωf μπρρο. εjμ πεκhμhαλ. αυω πηι τηρf μπαειωτ. jε πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε νtσοουν αν εhωβ ντειμινε. ουδε jιν ουκουι νsαjε sα ουνοc.
English: Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father’s house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
Coptic: πρρο δε σαουλ πεjαf. jε hν ουμου. κναμου αχιμελεχ. μν πηι μπεκειωτ.
English: And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
Coptic: αυω πρρο πεjαf ννεταhερατου μπεfβολ. jε t μπετενουοι εhουν ενεουηηβ μπjοεισ ντετνμοουτου. jε τοοτου σμοντ μν δαυειδ. αυω ντοου αυειμε jε fπητ ντοοτ. αυω μπουταμοι. μπουρhναυ δε νcι νhμhαλ μπρρο εεν τοοτου εjν νεουηηβ μπjοεισ εμοοτου.
English: And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω πρρο πεjαf νδωηκ πιδουμαιοσ. jε βωκ ντοκ. νγμουουτ ννεουηηβ. δωηκ δε πσυροσ. αfβωκ αfμοουτου. αυω αfμουουτ μπεhοου ετμμαυ νsομτε νsε tου νρωμε. ντοου δε τηρου. ευfι εφουδ.
English: And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.
Coptic: αυω νωημα τπολισ ννεουηηβ αfτακοσ hν τταπρο ντσηfε.
English: And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.
Coptic: αfουjαι νcι ουsηρε νουωτ. ντε αχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ. επεfραν πε αβιαθαρ αfπωτ ερατf νδαυειδ.
English: And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David.
Coptic: αυω αβιαθαρ αfταμε δαυειδ. jε σαουλ αfμουουτ ννεουηηβ τηρου μπjοεισ.
English: And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
Coptic: πεjε δαυειδ ναβιαθαρ. jε ενεισοουν μπεhοου ετμμαυ. jε δωηκ πιδουμαιοσ νεfμμαυ αυω jε fναταμε σαουλ εροι. ανοκ πε πεδιοσ. ννεψυχη μπηι τηρf μπεκειωτ.
English: And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
Coptic: hμοοσ μπειμα hαhτηι. νγτεμρhοτε. jε πμα εtνακωτε νσα μμα μπωτ νταψυχη εροf. tνακωτε hωωf νσα ουμα. ντεκψυχη. jε ντοκ ακπωτ ερατ
English: Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place of safety for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded while with me.
Coptic: αυjι πουω δε νδαυειδ ευjω μμοσ. jε εισ ναλλοφυλοσ. σεπολυμει μν κεειλα sic. αυω ντοου σετωρπ ννευjνοου. σεhωμ μμοου ναυ.
English: And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfjνε πjοεισ εfjω μμοσ. jε ενε ντανπωτ sic ερατου νναλλοφυλοσ ετραπατασσε μμοου. πεjε πjοεισ νδαυειδ. jε βωκ αυω κναπατασσε νναλλοφυλοσ. νγτουjε τκεειλα
English: And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
Coptic: νρωμε δε νδαδ πεjαυ εhουν εhραf. jε εισ hηητε ανον ενhμ πειμα hν tουδεα. τενερhοτε. αυω αs τε θε ετναsωπε μμον. ενsανβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα. ντεντααν εhουν ενsωλ ντε ναλλοφυλοσ.
English: And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
Coptic: δαυειδ ον αfουωh ετοοτf εjνε πjοεισ. αυω πjοεισ αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ ναf jε τωουν νγβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα. jε ανοκ πετναt νναλλοφυλοσ εhραι. ενεκcιj.
English: And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfβωκ μν νεfρωμε. εhραι ετκεειλα. αυπολυμει μν ναλλοφυλοσ. ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυπωτ hα τευhη. δαδ sic δε αffι ννευτβνοουε. αυω αfπατασσε μμοου hν ουνοc μπλυγη. δαυειδ δε αfτουjο ννετουηh. hν τκεειλα.
English: So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.