megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πεσκοποσ δε αfωs εβολ. αfταμε πρρο εfjω μμοσ. jε ουρωμε πε μαυααf. αυω πρρο πεjαf jε εsjε ουρωμε νουωτ πε. ουεν ουω hν τεfταπρο. hν ουπωτ δε. νεfπητ εhουν εροου.
English: And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.
Coptic: αυω πεσκοποσ αfναυ εκερωμε εfπητ. αυω πεσκοποσ αfωs εβολ hιjν τπυλη εfjω μμοσ. jε εισ κερωμε εfπητ ουααf. πεjε πρρο jε πεικητ εfνηυ εjι ουω.
English: And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
Coptic: πεσκοποσ δε πεjαf jε tναυ ανοκ. ετcινπωτ μπsορπ. εfο νθε ντcινπωτ ναχιμαασ πsηρε νσαδοκ. πεjε πρρο jε ουρωμε ενανουf πε παι. αυω fναει μν ουωsic ενανουf.
English: And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.
Coptic: αυω αχιμαασ. αfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ εhουν hμ πρρο. jε tρηνη. αυω αfπαhτf επκαh hιθη μπρρο. αfουωsτ εfjω μμοσ jε fσμαμαατ νcι πjοεισ πεκνουτε. παι νταfωρf εhουν ννρωμε ετμοστε. νεν sic τευcιj εjμ παjοεισ πρρο.
English: And Achimaas cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.
Coptic: ντευνου δε πρρο πεjαf jε tρηνη μπαsηρε αβησαλωμ. πεjε αχιμαασ jε αιναυ επμηηsε τηρf ευευφρανε. hμ πτρε ιωαβ πhμhαλ μπρρο. jευ πεκhμhαλ εβολ ετε ανοκ πε. αυω μπειειμε jε ουν sic πε πhωβ νταfsωπε μμοf.
English: And the king said, Is the young man Abessalom safe? and Achimaas said, I saw a great multitude at the time of Joab’s sending the king’s servant and thy servant, and I knew not what was there.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναf. jε αμου ντοουν νγαhερατκ μπειμα. αfβωκ δε αfαhερατf.
English: And the king said, Turn aside, stand still here. And he turned aside, and stood.
Coptic: αυω εισ χουσει hωωf αfει. πεjαf hιθη μπρρο. jε μαρε παjοεισ πρρο σωτμ επsενουβε. jε α πjοεισ ερ πεκhαπ μποου. εβολ hν νεττωουν τηρου εhρηι εjωκ.
English: And, behold, Chusi came up, and said to the king, Let my lord the king hear glad tidings, for the Lord has avenged thee this day upon all them that rose up against thee.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο hν χουσι. jε tρηνη sοοπ μπαsηρε αβησαλωμ. πεjε χουσι hιθη μπρρο. jε νεjαjε μπαjοεισ πρρο. ευεερ θε μπsηρε ετμμαυ. αυω ουον νιμ νταυτωουν εjωκ εhνπεθοου εροκ.
English: And the king said to Chusi, Is it well with the young man Abessalom? and Chusi said, Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all whosoever have risen up against him for evil, be as that young man.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfsτορτρ. αυω αfβωκ εhρηι εjν τπυλη. αfριμε. αυω νεfjω μμοσ hιναι εfμοοsε. jε παsηρε. αβησαλωμ παsηρε. παsηρε αβησαλωμ. νιμ πετναt μπαμου hα πωκ. ανοκ ευεταατ επεκμα παsηρε. αβησαλωμ παsηρε.
English: And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my son, my son Abessalom; would God I had died for thee, even I had died for thee, Abessalom, my son, my son!
Coptic: αυταμε ιωαβ δε ευjω μμοσ jε εισ πρρο ριμε εαβησαλωμ πεfsηρε. αυω fρhηβε ναf.
English: And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω τσωτηρια μν πεjρο μπεhοου ετμμαυ αυsωπε ευhηβε μπλαοσ τηρf. εβολ jε πλαοσ αfσωτμ μπεhοου ετμμαυ ευjω μμοσ jε πρρο ουολσ εjμ πεfsηρε.
English: And the victory was turned that day into mourning to all the people, for the people heard say that day, The king grieves after his son.
Coptic: αυω νερε πλαοσ jι κωπ κωπ μπεhοου ετμμαυ. ευναβωκ εhουν ετπολισ κατα θε νsαfjι κωπ κωπ νcι πλαοσ νταfjιsιπε. hμ πτρευcωτπ hμ ππολυμοσ.
English: And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfhεβσ πεfhο. αυω αfενουνροsic. νcι πρρο hν ουνοc ναsκακ εfjω μμοσ. jε παsηρε αβησαλωμ. αβησαλωμ παsηρε.
English: And the king hid his face: and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!
Coptic: ιωαβ δε αfβωκ εhουν επηι μπρρο εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε ακtsιπε μποου μπhο ννεκhμhαλ τηρου. νετμιsε εjωκ μποου αυω τεψυχη ννεκsηρε μν νεκsεερε. μν νεκπαλλακη.
English: And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, Thou hast this day shamed the faces of all thy servants that have delivered thee this day, and have saved the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines,
Coptic: ετρεκμερι νετμοστε μμοκ. αυω νγμεστε νετμε μμοκ. αυω ακουονhκ εβολ μποου jε hν λααυ νε νεκαρχων μν νεκhμhαλ. αιειμε γαρ μποου. jε ενε ερε αβησαλωμ ονh. εsjε ανον τηρν μποου τνμοουτ πε. jε ενε παι ρω πε πετσουτων ναhροκ.
English: forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes and thy servants are nothing in thy sight: for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, and all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy sight.
Coptic: τενου cε τωουν νγει εβολ. νγsαjε ενhητ ννεκhμhαλ. jε αιωρκ hμ πjοεισ jε εsωπε. νγνηυ αν εβολ μποου. ενε ουν λααυ νρωμε ναcω νμμακ ντειουsη. αυω ειμε νακ. jε πειhωβ ναθο νακ εhουε εμπεθοου τηρου νταυει εjωκ. νjιν τεκμντκουι sα εhρηι εtουνου.
English: And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth to-day, there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, this thing will indeed be evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come upon thee from thy youth until now.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfτωουν αfhμοοσ hιρεν τπυλη. αυjι πουω δε μπλαοσ ευjω μμοσ. jε εισ πρρο hμοοσ hιjν τπυλη. αυω πλαοσ τηρf αfι εβολ hιθη μπρρο. πιηλ δε πουα πουα. αfβωκ εhρηι επεfμα νsωπε.
English: Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ τηρf νευsαjε μν νεφυλη τηρου μπιηλ ευjω μμοσ ννευερηυ. jε πρρο δαυειδ. ντοf αfναhμεν ντοοτου ννενjαjε τηρου αυω πενταfσοτν ντοοτου νναλλοφυλοσ. αυω τενου αfπωτ εβολ hμ πεfκαh. αυω εβολ hν τεfμντρρο.
English: And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Abessalom.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε νταυταhσf νρρο εhρηι εjων αfμου hμ ππολυμοσ. τενου cε αhρωτν ντωτν. τετνhμοοσ. ετετνκω νρωτν. εκτε πενερρο. ον ερον. πsαjε δε μπιηλ τηρf αfπωh sα πρρο.
English: And Abessalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: and now why are ye silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.
Coptic: αυω πρρο δαδ. αfjοου νσαδωκ. μν αβιαθαρ νεουηηβ εfjω μμοσ ναυ. jε sαjε μν νεπρεσβυτεροσ νιουδα ετετνjω μμοσ ναυ jε ετβε ου. ντωτν. ετετννασεκ hαη. ετρετετνκτε πρρο. εhρηι επεfηι.
English: And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.
Coptic: ντετν νασνηυ. ντετν νακεεσ ον. αυω ντετν νασαρξ. αhρωτν cε ετετννασεκ hαη. ετρετετνκτε πρρο εhρηι επεfηι. αυω πsαjε μπιηλ τηρf. αfπωh sα πρρο. αυω πρρο δαδ αfjοου νσα σαδωκ εhρηι επεfηι. αυω πsαjε μπιηλ τηρf αfπωh sα πρρο.
English: Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?
Coptic: αυω αμεσσαει δε ετετνναjοοσ ναf. jε μη ντοκ πε νακεεσ αν. ντοκ αυω νασαρξ. τενου cε ναι ερε πνουτε ααυ ναι. αυω νεικοουε εfεουαhου εροι. jε εsωπε νεκναcω αν. εκο ναρχων μπαεμτο εβολ ννεhοου τηρου επμα νιωαβ.
English: And ye shall say to Amessai, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
Coptic: αυω αfσεκ πhητ ννερωμε τηρου νιουδα. νθε νουρωμε νουωτ. αυω αυjοου μπρρο ευjω μμοσ ναf. jε κτοκ ερον ντοκ μν νεκhμhαλ.
English: And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfκτοf αfι εjμ πιορδανησ.
English: And the king returned, and came as far s Jordan. And the men of Juda came to Galgala on their way to meet the king, to cause the king to pass over Jordan.
Coptic: αυω αfπωτ νcι σεμεει πsηρε νκηρα. πsηρε νιεμενει. εβολ hν βαουριμ. αfει εhρηι μν νερωμε νιουδα ετωμντ επρρο δαδ.
English: And Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Baurim, hasted and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David.
Coptic: ερε μητ νsε νρωμε νμμαf. εβολ hν βενιαμιν. αυω σιβα πhμhαλ νσαουλ. ερε πεfμντη νsηρε νμμαf. αυω πεfjουωτ νhμhαλ νμμαf. αfσβτε πιορδανησ hιθη μπρρο.
English: And a thousand men of Benjamin were with him, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his twenty servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the king,
Coptic: αυω αυtτοοτου μν νευερηυ εjιοορ μπρρο. αυω αfjιοορ νcι πμηηsε. εταhο ερατf μπηι μπρρο. αυω εειρε μπετσουτων μπεfμτο εβολ. σεμεει δε πsηρε νγηρα. αfπαhτf hιθη μπρρο εfναjιοορ μπιορδανησ.
English: and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;
Coptic: πεjαf hιθη μπρρο jε μπερτρε παjοεισ πρρο. μεευε ευανομια. αυω μπερκω hμ πεκhητ. ννενοβε ντα πεκhμhαλ ααυ. μπεhοου ντα παjοεισ ει εβολ hν θιλημ. ετρε πρρο μεευε επαι hμ πεfhητ.
English: and said to the king, Let not my lord now impute iniquity, and remember not all the iniquity of thy servant in the day in which my lord went out from Jerusalem, so that the king should mind it.
Coptic: jε πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε. αιειμε jε ανοκ πε νταιερνοβε. αυω εισ hηητε ανοκ μποου. αιει hιθη μπηι τηρf νιωσηφ ερατf μπαjοεισ πρρο.
English: For thy servant knows that I have sinned: and, behold, I am come to-day before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and meet my lord the king.
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε νcι αβισα πsηρε νσαρουειασ εfjω μμοσ. jε μη ετβε πειhωβ. ετε νfναμου αν νcι σημεει. jε αfσαhου μπεχρσ μπαjοεισ.
English: And Abessai the son of Saruia answered and said, Shall not Semei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?
Coptic: δαδ δε πεjαf jε αhρωτν νμμαι. νsηρε νσαρουειασ. jε ετετνο ναι μποου νεπιβουλοσ jε μποου νhοου μν ρωμε ναμου εβολ hμ πιηλ jε νtσοουν αν. jε μποου. tναρρρο εjμ πιηλ.
English: And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia, that ye as it were lie in wait against me this day? to-day no man in Israel shall be put to death, for I know not if I this day reign over Israel.
Coptic: αυω πρρο πεjαf εhουν hν σεμεευ. jε νγναμου αν. αυω πρρο αfωρκ ναf.
English: And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.
Coptic: μεμφιβοσθε δε πsηρε νιωναθαν. πsηρε νσαουλ. αfει εβολ ετωμντ επρρο. εαfcω νουεs νθεραπευε ννεfουερητε. ουδε μπεfεν νεfιειβ. ουδε μπεfκαθαριζε ννεfσποτου. αυω νεfhοειτε μπεfsμου. νjιν πεhοου ντα πρρο μοοsε εβολ. sα πεhοου νταfι ντοf hν ουειρηνη.
English: And Memphibosthe the son of Saul’s son went down to meet the king, and had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor shaved himself, neither had he washed his garments, from the day that the king departed, until the day when he arrived in peace.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfει εhρηι εθιλημ ετρεfτωμντ επρρο. πεjε πρρο ναf jε ετβε ου. μπεκερναμοοsε εβολ μεμφιβοσθε.
English: And it came to pass when he went into Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Memphibosthe?
Coptic: πεjε μεμφιβοσθε ναf. jε παjοεισ πρρο. πεκhμhαλ. πε νταfερhαλ μμοι. jε ανοκ πεκhμhαλ αιjοοσ ναf. jε hεκ πιω ναι ντααλε εροf. νταπωτ hω μν πρρο. jε ανοκ πεκhμhαλ. ανγ ουcαλε.
English: And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.
Coptic: αυω αfsαjε νσα πεκhμhαλ hατμ παjοεισ πρρο. αυω παjοεισ πρρο. αfειρε μπετσουτων ναhραf. νθε νουαγγελοσ ντε πνουτε. αυω παγαθον εκεααf μπεμτο εβολ ννεκβαλ.
English: And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
Coptic: jε πηι τηρf. νταfερ παι αν. αλλα hνρωμε ευμπsα μπμου νε νταυερ παι μπαjοεισ πρρο. αυω ακκω μπεκhμhαλ μν νετουωμ hν τεκτραπηζα. αυω αs πε πκεδικαιωμα. ετε ουενταιf μμαυ ετραωs ον εβολ εhρηι επρρο.
English: For all the house of my father were but as dead men before my lord the king; yet thou hast set thy servant among them that eat at thy table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναf jε ετβε ου. κταυο ννεκsαjε εβολ. jε αιjοοσ jε ντοκ μν σιβα. πεs πιωhε εjωτν.
English: And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the land.
Coptic: πεjε μεμφιβοσθε. hιθη μπρρο. jε ενκα νιμ μαρεfjιτου ενhοσον. α παjοεισ πρρο. ει εhρηι επεfηι hν ουειρηνη.
English: And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yea, let him take all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.
Coptic: αυω βερζελλι πγαλατιτησ. αfι εhρηι hν hρογαλλιμ. αfjιοορ μπρρο hμ πιορδανησ. εποονεf εβολ hμ πιορδανησ.
English: And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from Rogellim, and crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over Jordan.
Coptic: βερζελλι δε. ουρωμε πε εαfρhλλο εματε. ευρωμε πε. εfhεν fτοου νjουωτ νρομπε. αυω ντοf πε νταfσαανs μπρρο. hμ πτρεfουωh hμ μαναειμ. εβολ jε ουνοc νρωμε εματε πε.
English: And Berzelli was a very old man, eighty years old; and he had maintained the king when he dwelt in Manaim; for he was a very great man.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf νβερζελλι jε ντοκ αμου νμμαυ. αυω τεκμντhλλο. tνασανουsσ νμμαι hν θιλημ.
English: And the king said to Berzelli, Thou shalt go over with me, and I will nourish thine old age with me in Jerusalem.
Coptic: πεjε βερζελλι δε μπρρο. jε κεουηρ νε ναhοου. ννερομπε μπαωνh. jε ειετωουν. νταει μν πρρο εhρηι εθιλημ.
English: And Berzelli said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
Coptic: ανγ ουρωμε ανοκ ειhν fτοου νjουωτ νρομπε εποου. μη tναεsειμε νjιν επειναυ ευhωβ ενανουf αυω ευhωβ εfhοου. ενε πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε. tναεsειμε ετtπε. μπεtναουομf. η πεtνασοοf. η tναsσωτμ νjιν επειναυ επεhροου ννεhοουτ ευjω. η νεhιομε ευjω. ετβε ου πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε εfναερ θε νουετπω. εjεμ παjοεισ πρρο.
English: I am this day eighty years old: can I then distinguish between good and evil? Can thy servant taste any longer what I eat or drink? can I any longer hear the voice of singing men or singing women? and wherefore shall thy servant any longer be a burden to my lord the king?
Coptic: η ερε πhωβ ασωου ετρε πεκhμhαλ jιοορ μπιορδανησ. μν παjοεισ πρρο. αυω ετβε ου παjοεισ fουωs ετωωβε ναι μπειτωωβε.
English: Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?
Coptic: πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε. μαρεfcω επαhου. jε ειεμου hν ταπολισ. hαhτμ πταφοσ μπαειωτ μν ταμααυ. αυω εισ πεκhμhαλ χαμααμ. fναει μν παjοεισ πρρο. αυω εκεειρε νμμαf μπαγαθον μπεκμτο εβολ.
English: Let, I pray thee, thy servant remain, and I will die in my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, thy servant Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do thou to him as it seems good in thine eyes.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf ναf. jε μαρεfει νμμαι νcι χαμααμ. αυω ανοκ tναειρε ναf μπαγαθον ναhρακ.
English: And the king said, Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do to him what is good in my sight; and whatsoever thou shalt choose at my hand, I will do for thee.
Coptic: πλαοσ δε τηρf αfjιοορ μπιορδανησ. πρρο hωωf αfjιοορ. α πρρο tπει ερωf νβερζελλι. αυω αfσμου εροf. αfκτοf εhρηι ενεfμα.
English: And all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Berzelli, and blessed him; and he returned to his place.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfjιοορ εγαλγαλα χαμααμ δε αfjιοορ νμμαf. αυω πλαοσ τηρf νιουδα. αυjιοορ μν πρρο αυω τπαsε μπαλοσ μπιηλ.
English: And the king went over to Galgala, and Chamaam went over with him: and all the men of Juda went over with the king, and also half the people of Israel.
Coptic: αυω εισ νρωμε τηρου μπιηλ. αυει ερατf μπρρο. πεjαυ εhουν hμ πρρο. jε ετβε ου αυfιτκ νcι νεσνηυ νρωμε νιουδα. αυω αυjιοορ μπρρο μπιορδανησ. μν πεfηι. αυω νρωμε τηρου νδαυειδ ευνμμαf.
English: And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men of David with him?
Coptic: νρωμε δε τηρου νιουδα. αυουωsβ ευjω μμοσ ννερωμε μπιηλ. jε πρρο. fjι εhουν εροι. ετβε ου ατετνcωντ ετβε πειsαjε. μη ανουεμ λααυ ντοοτf. η αftταιο ναν. η αffι λααυ εβολ hιjων.
English: And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel, and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king’s food? or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?
Coptic: αυω νρωμε μπιηλ αυουωsβ ευjω μμοσ ννρωμε νιουδα. jε ουν ουτβα. νρωμε ντοοτν μν πρρο. αυω ανοκ πε νsρπμισε μπαραροκ. αυω ανοκ tηπ εδαυειδ εhουε εροκ. ετβε ου cε ακσοsτ hμ παι. εμπουjι μπαsαjε νsορπ. μπαρα πα ιουδα. ετρε πρρο κτοf εροι. αυω πsαjε ννρωμε νιουδα. αfcμcομ μπαρα πsαjε ννρωμε μπιηλ.
English: And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have ye thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.
Coptic: νεfεμμαυ δε νcι ουρωμε ευμουτε εροf jε πsηρε μπαρανομοσ επεfραν πε σαβεε. πsηρε νβοχορι. ουρωμε νιεμινιν. αυω αfσαλπιζε hν τσαλπιγξ νταπ εfjω μμοσ. jε μν μερισ sοοπ ναν hν δαδ. ουδε μν κληροσ sοοπ ναν hν πsηρε νιεσσαι. πρωμε μπιηλ βωκ εhρηι ενεκσκυνη.
English: And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jessae: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.
Coptic: νρωμε δε τηρου μπιηλ αυκτοου επαhου εβολ hν δαδ. αυβωκ αυουαhου νσα σαβεε. πsηρε νβοχορι. νsηρε δε νιουδα. αυβωκ αυτοcου. νjιν πιορδανησ. sα εhρηι εθιλημ.
English: And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfβωκ εhουν επεfηι ετhν θιλημ. πρρο δε αfjι ντεfμητε νσhιμε νεfπαλλακη νενταfκααυ επαhου. εροεισ επεfηι. αυτααυ εhρηι επηι ντεφελλακη. αfcω εfσαννs μμοου. μπεfβωκ δε εhουν sαροου. νευοτπ δε εhουν ευο νχηρα. ευονh sα πεhοου μπευμου.
English: And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf ναμεσσαει. jε μουτε ναι ενερωμε νιουδα μπhουν νsομντ νhοου. ντοκ δε αhερατκ μπειμα.
English: And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do thou be present here.
Coptic: αυω αμεσσαει. αfβωκ εμουτε ειουδα. αfωσκ δε νjιν πευοειs νταfτασσε. εει νhητf.
English: And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.
Coptic: δαδ δε πεjαf ναβισα jε τενου. σαβεε. πsηρε νβοχορι. fουωs εερπεθοου ναν εhουε. εαβησαλωμ. τενου cε ντοκ jι ννεhμhαλ μπεκjοεισ. νγπωτ νσωf. μηποσ νfcινε ναf νhενπολισ ευορj. νfκω νουμντhαλhο. hιρεν νενβαλ.
English: And David said to Amessai, Now shall Sabee the son of Bochori do us more harm than Abessalom: now then take thou with thee the servants of thy lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he blind our eyes.
Coptic: αυω αfπωτ νσωf νcι αβισα. μν νερωμε νιωαβ. αυω πεχερεθθι μν ποφελεθθι. αυω νκεδυνατοσ τηρου. αυει εβολ hν θιλημ ετρευπωτ νσα σαβεε πsηρε νβοχορι.
English: And there went out after him Amessai and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Coptic: ντοου δε νευhατεμ πνοc νωνε ετhν γαβαων. αυω αμεσσαει αfβωκ εhουν hιθη μμοου. αυω ιωαβ νεfμηρ. ντεfsτην. νρεβτ. ετhιωωf. ερε τεfσηfε μηρ εhουν εροσ hιjν τεftπε. hιjν πεσκοειh. ασι δε εβολ ασhιουε.
English: And they were by the great stone that is in Gabaon: and Amessai went in before them: and Joab had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its scabbard: and the dagger came out, it even came out and fell.
Coptic: πεjε ιωαβ δε ναμεσσαει. jε ενε κουοj πασον. αυω τcιj νουναμ νιωαβ. ασαμαhτε ντμορτ ναμεσσαει. εtπι ερωf.
English: And Joab said to Amessai, Art thou in health, my brother? and the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amessai to kiss him.
Coptic: αυω αμεσσαει. μπεftσο εhορβ εροf εκτε τσηfε ετε ντοοτf νιωαβ. ιωαβ δε αfjοτσ νhητf. α νετνhητf πων εβολ εjμ πκαh. εμπεfκοτf εουαhμεf αfμου. αυω ιωαβ. μν αβισα πεfσον. αυπωτ νσα σαβεε πsηρε νβοχορι.
English: And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Coptic: αυω ουρωμε αfαhερατf hιjωf hν νεhμhαλ νιωαβ. εfjω μμοσ jε νιμ πετουωs hν ιωαβ. αυω νιμ hν να δαδ εfουηh νσα ιωαβ.
English: And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who is he that is for Joab, and who is on the side of David following Joab?
Coptic: αμεσσαει δε νεfτολμ hμ πεfσον. hν τμητε μπμοειτ μμοοsε. αυω πρωμε αfναυ jε αfαhερατf νcι πλαοσ τηρf. αfπεενε αμεσσαει εβολ hμ πμοειτ ντσωsε αfνουjε εβολ hιjωf νουhοειτε κατα θε νταfναυ ενετνηυ τηρου. εαυπωh εροf αυαhερατου.
English: And Amessai was weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amessai out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw every one that came to him standing still.
Coptic: ντερεfποονεf δε εβολ hμ πμοειτ. νρωμε δε τηρου μπιηλ αυπαραγε ευουηh νσα ιωαβ. επωτ νσα σαβεε. πsηρε νβοχορι.
English: And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Coptic: αυω αfι εβολ hν νεφυλη τηρου. εhρηι εαβελ. τετhεν μεχμαχα. ντοου δε τηρου νευhν χαρρι. αυσωουh δε εhουν αυει ευπητ νσωf.
English: And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmacha; and all in Charri too were assembled, and followed after him.
Coptic: αυω αυει αυcω hιρωf hν αβελ. τετhμ μεχμαχα. αυω αυκω νουτηνε hιρεν τπολισ. αυω αfαhερατf hιjμ πσοβτ πλαοσ τηρf ετουηh νσα ιωαβ. νευμοκμεκ εταυε πσοβτ επεσητ.
English: And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.
Coptic: αυω ασωs εβολ νcι ουσhιμε νσοφη. εβολ hμ πσοβτ. εσjω μμοσ. jε σωτμ εροι. σωτμ εροι. αjισ ειωαβ. jε hεντκ εhουν επειμα jε ειεsαjε νμμακ.
English: And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.
Coptic: αfhεντf δε εhουν εροσ. πεjασ ναf νcι τεσhιμε jε ενε ντοκ πε ιωαβ. πεjαf jε ανοκ πε. πεjε τεσhιμε ναf jε σωτμ ενεsαjε ντεκhμhαλ. πεjε ιωαβ νασ. jε εισ hηητε ανοκ tσωτμ.
English: And he drew nigh to her, and the woman said to him, Art thou Joab? and he said, I am. And she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.