megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυταμε ιωαβ δε ευjω μμοσ jεεισπρρο ριμε εαβησαλωμ πεfsηρε αυω fρhηβε ναf
English: And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω τσωτηρια μνπεjρο μπεhοου ετμμαυ αυsωπε ευhηβε μπλαοσ τηρf εβολ jεπλαοσ αfσωτμ μπεhοου ετμμαυ ευjω μμοσ jεπρρο ουολσ εjμπεfsηρε
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 κατατhε νsαfjι κωπ κωπ νcιπλαοσ νταfjι sιπε hμπττρευcωτπ hμππολεμοσ
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 αfνουνρο νcιπρρο hνουνοc ναsκακ εfjω μμοσ jεπαsηρε 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 jεακtsιπε μπhοου μπhο ννεκhμhαλ τηρου νετμιsε εjωκ μπhοου αυω τεψυχη ννεκsηρε ν νεκsεερε μννεκπαλλακη
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 μπhοου jεhνλααυ νε νεκαρχων μννεκhμhαλ αιειμε γαρ μπhοου jεενε ερεαβησαλωμ ονh εsjε ανον τηρν μπhοου τνμοουτ πε jεενε 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 νhητ ννεκhμhαλ jεαιωρκ hμπjοεισ jεεsωπε νγνηυ αν εβολ μπhοου ενε ουν λααυ νρωμε ναcω νμμακ ντειουsη αυω ειμε νακ jεπειhωβ ναθλο νακ εhουε εμπετhοου τηρου νταυει εjωκ νjιν τεκμντκουι sαεhραι 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 jεεισπρρο hμοοσ hιjντπυλη αυω πλαοσ τηρf αfι εβολ hιτhη μπρρο πισραηλ δε πουα πουα αfβωκ εhραι 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 μννεφυλη τηρου μπισραηλ ευjω μμοσ ννευερηυ jεπρρο δαυειδ ντοf αfναhμεν ντοοτου ννενjαjε τηρου αυω πενταfσοτν ντοοτου νναλλοφυλοσ αυω τενου αfπωτ εβολ hμπεfκαh αυω εβολ hντεfμντρρο
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 εhραι εjων αfμου hμππολεμοσ τενου cε αhρωτν ντωτν τετνhμοοσ ετετνκω ντν εκτε πενερρο ον ερον πsαjε δε μπισραηλ τηρf αfπωh sαπρρο
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 δαυειδ αfjοου νσαδωκ μναβιαθαρ νεουηηβ εfjω μμοσ ναυ jεsαjε μννεπρεσβυτεροσ νιουδα ετετνjω μμοσ ναυ jεετβεου ντωτν ετετννασεκ hαη ετρετετνκτε πρρο εhραι 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: ντετννασνηυ ντετννακεεσ ον αυω ντετννασαρξ αhρωτν cε ετετννασεκ hαη ετρετετνκτε πρρο εhραι επεfηι αυω πsαjε μπισραηλ τηρf αfπωh sαπρρο αυω πρρο δαυειδ αfjοου νσασαδωκεhραι επεfηι αυω πsαjε μπισραηλ τηρf αfπωh sαπρρο
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 jεμη ντοκ πε νακεεσ αν ντοκ αυω νασαρξ τενου cε ναι ερεπνουτε ααυ ναι αυω νεικοουε εfεουαhου εροι jεεsωπε νεκναcω αν εκο ναρχων μπαεμτο εβολ ννεhοου τηρου επμα νιιωαβ
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 ντhε νουρωμε νουωτ αυω αυjοου μπρρο ευjω μμοσ ναf jεκτοκ ερον ντοκ μννεκhμhαλ
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 εjμπιορδανησ
English: And the king returned, and came as far as 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 νcισεμεει πsηρε νκηρα πsηρε νιεμενει εβολ hνβαουριμ αfει εhραι μννερωμε νιουδα ετωμντ επρρο δαυειδ
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: αυω αυtτοοτου μννευερηυ εjιοορ μπρρο αυω αfjιοορ νcιπμηηsε εταhο ερατf μπηι μπρρο αυω εειρε μπετσουτων μπεfμτο εβολ σεμεει δε πsηρε νγηρα αfπαhτf hιτhη 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 hιτhη μπρρο jεμπερτρε παjοεισ πρρο μεευε ευανομια αυω μπρκω hμπεκhητ ννενοβε νταπεκhμhαλ ααυ μπεhοου νταπαjοεισ ει εβολ hντhιερουσαλημ ετρεπρρο μεευε επαι hμπεfhητ
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: jεπεκhμhαλ ετεανοκ πε αιειμε jεανοκ πε νταιρνοβε αυω εισ hηητε ανοκ μπhοου αιει hιτhη μπηι τηρf νιιωσηφ 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 νcιαβισα πsηρε νσαρουειασ εfjω μμοσ jεμη ετβεπειhωβ ετενfναμου αν νcισημεει jεαfσαhου μπεχριστοσ μπjοεισ
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: δαυειδ δε πεjαf jεαhρωτν νμμαι νsηρε νσαρουειασ jεετετνο ναι μπhοου νεπιβουλοσ jεμπhοου νhοου μνρωμε ναμου εβολ hμπισραηλ jενtσοουν αν jεμπhοου tναρρρο εjμπισραηλ
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 περρο πεjαf εhουν hνσεμεει jενγναμου 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 μπεfν νεfειειβ ουδε μπεfκαθαριζε ννεfσποτου αυω νεfhοειτε μπεfsομου νjιν πεhοου νταπρρομοοsε εβολ sαπεhοου νταfι ντοf hνουειρηνη
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 εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ ετρεfτωμντ επρρο πεjεπρρο ναf jεετβεου μπεκερ ναμοοsε 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: πεjεμεμφιβοσθε ναf jεπαjοεισ πρρο πεκhμhαλ πε νταfερhαλ μμοι jεανοκ πεκhμhαλ αιjοοσ ναf jεhεκ πιω ναι ντααλε εροf νταπωτ hω μνπρρο jεανοκ 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 νσαπεκhμhαλ hατμ παjοεισ πρρο αυω παjοεισ πρρο αfειρε μπετσουτων ναhραf ντhε νουαγγελοσ ντεπνουτε 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: jεπηι τηρf νταfερ παι αν αλλα hνρωμε ευμπsα μπμου νε νταυερ παι μπαjοεισ πρρο αυω ακκω μπεκhμhαλ μννετουωμ hντεκτραπηζα αυω αs πε πκεδικαιωμα ετεουενταιf μμαυ ετραωs ον εβολ εhραι 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: πεjεπρρο ναf jεετβεου κταυο ννεκsαjε εβολ jεαιjοοσ jεντοκ μνσιβα 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: πεjενεμφιβοσθε hιτhη μπρρο jεενκα νιμ μαρεfjιτου ενhοσον α παjοεισ πρρο ει εhραι επεfηι hνουειρηνη
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 εhραι hνhρογαλλιμ αfjιοορ μπρρο hμπιορδανησ εποονεf εβολ hμπιορδανησ
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 hμπτρεfουωh hμμαναειμ εβολ jεουνοc 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 jεντοκ αμου νμμαι αυω τεκμντhλλο tνασανουsσ νμμαι hντhιερουσαλημ
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: πεjεβερζελλι δε μπρρο jεκεουηρ νε ναhοου ννερομπε μπαωνh jεειετωουν νταιει μνπρρο εhραι ετhιλμ
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 επhοου μη tναεsειμε νjιν επειναυ ευhωβ ενανουf αυω ευhωβ εfhοου ενε πεκhμhαλ ετεανοκ πε tναεsειμε ετtπε μπεtναουομf η πετινασοοf η tναsσωτμ νjιν επειναυ επεhροου ννεhοουτ ευjω η νεhιομε ευjω ετβεου πεκhμhαλ ετεανοκ πε εfναερ τhε 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 ερεπhωβ ασωουετρε πεκhμhαλ jιοορ μπιορδανησ μνπαjοεισ πρρο αυω ετβεου παjοεισ fουωs ετωωβε ναι μπιτωωβε
English: Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?
Coptic: πεκhμhαλ ετεανοκ πε μαρεfcω επαhου jεειεμου hνταπολισ hαhτμ πταφοσ μπαειωτ μνταμααυ αυω εισ πεκhμhαλ χαμααμ fναει μνπαjοεισ 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 jεμαρεfει νμμαι νcιχαμααμ 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 tπι ερωf νβερζελλι αυω αfσμου εροf αfκτοf εhραι 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 μνπρρο αυω τπαsε μπλαοσ μπισραηλ
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 μπισραηλ αυει ερατf μπρρο πεjαυ εhουν hμπρρο jεετβεου αυfιτκ νcινεσνηυ νρωμε νιουδα αυω αυjιοορ μπρρο μπιορδανησ μνπεfηι 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 μπισραηλ jεπρρο fjι εhουν εροι ετβεου ατετνcωντ ετβεπειsαjε 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 μπισραηλ αυουωsβ ευjω μμοσ ννρωμε νιουδα jεουνουτβα νρωμε ντοοτν μνπρρο αυω ανοκ πε νsρπμισε μπαραροκ αυω ανοκ tηπ εδαυειδ εhουε εροκ ετβεου cε ακσοsτ hμπαι εμπουjι μπαsαjε νsορπ παρα παιουδα ετρεπρρο κτοf εροι αυω πsαjε ννρωμε νιουδα αfcμcομ παρα πsαjε ννρωμε μπισραηλ
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 νcιουρωμε ευμουτε εροf jεπsηρε μπαρανομοσ επεfραν πε σαβεε πsηρε νβοχορι ουρωμε νιεμινιν αυω αfσαλπιζε hντσαλπιγξ νταπ εfjω μμοσ jεμνμερισ sοοπ ναν hνδαυειδ ουδε μνκληροσ sοοπ ναν hνπsηρε νιεσσαι πρωμε μπισραηλ βωκ εhραι 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 μπισραηλ αυκτοου επαhου εβολ hνδαυειδ αυβωκ αυουαhου νσασαβεε πsηρε νβοχορι νsηρε δε νιουδα αυβωκ αυτοcου επευρρονjιν πιορδανησ sαεhραι ετhιερουσαλημ
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 δαυειδ αfβωκ εhουν επεfηι ετhν πρρο δε αfjι ντεfμητε νσhιμε νεfπαλλακη νενταfκααυ επαhου εροεισ επεfηι αυτααυ εhραι επηι ντεφελλακη αfcω εfσαανs μμοου μπεfβωκ δε εhουν sαροου νευοτπ δε εhουν ευο νχηρα ευονh sαπεhοου 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 jεμουτε 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 πεουοειs νταfτασσε εει νhητf
English: And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε πεjαf ναβισα jετενου σαβεε πsηρε νβοχορι fουωs ερπετhοου ναν εhουε εαβησαλωμ τενου cε ντοκ jι ννεhμhαλ μπεκjοεισ νγπωτ νσωf μηπjοεισ 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 νcιαβισα μννερωμε νιωαβαυω πεχερεθθι μνποφελεθθι αυω νκεδυνατοσ τηρου αυει εβολ hντhιερουσαλημ ετρευπωτ νσασαβεε 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 ετhνγαβαων αυω αμεσσαει αfβωκ εhουν hιτhη μμοου αυω ιωαβ νεfμηρ ντεfsτην νρεβτ ετhιωωf ερετεfσηfε μηρ εhουν εροσ hιjντεftπε hιjνπεσκοειh 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: πεjειωαβ δε ναμεσσαει jεενε 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 ετεντοοτf νιωαβ ιωαβ δε αfjοτσ νhητf α νετνhητf πων εβολ εjμπκαh εμπεfκοτf εουαhμεf αfμου αυω ιωαβ μναβισα πεfσον αυπωτ νσασαβεε 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 hννεhμhαλ νιωαβ εfjω μμοσ jενιμ πετουωs hνιωαβ αυω νιμ hνναδαυειδ εfουηh νσαιωαβ
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 hμπεfσνοf hντμητε μπμοειτ μμοοsε αυω πρωμε αfναυ jεαfαhερατf νcιπλαοσ τηρf αfπεενε αμεσσαει εβολ hμπμοειτ ντσωsε αfνουjε εβολ hιjωf νουhοειτε κατατhε 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 hμπμοειτ νρωμε δε τηρου μπισραηλ αυπαραγε ευουηh νσαιωαβ επωτ νσασαβεε 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 hννεφυλη τηρου εhραι εαβελ τετνhεν 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 hναβελ τετνhμ μεχμαχα αυω αυκω νουτηνε hιρεν τπολισ αυω αfαhερατf hιjμπσοβτ πλαοσ τηρf ετουηh νσαιωαβ 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 νcιουσhιμε νσοφη εβολ hμπσοβτ εσjω μμοσ jεσωτμ εροι σωτμ εροι αjισ ειωαβ jεhεντκ εhουν επειμα jεειεsαjε 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 νcιτεσhιμε jεενε ντοκ πε ιωαβ πεjαf jεανοκ πε πεjετεσhιμε ναf jεσωτμ ενεsαjε ντεκhμhαλ πεjειωαβ νασ jεεισhηητε 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.
Coptic: πεjασ jεουsαjε πε νταυταυοf hννεsορπ ευjω μμοσ jεhνουsινε αυjνουf hναβαλ αυω hνδαν ενε αυωjν cε νcινενταυκααυ νcιμπιστοσ μπισραηλ hνουsινε σεναsινε hναβελ αυω ενε αυωjν hιναι
English: And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.
Coptic: ανοκ ετταυο νhενειρηνικον hννεμα ετταjρηυ hμπισραηλ ντοκ κκωτε νσατhε μμουουτ νουπολισ ουμητροπολισ hμπισραηλ ετβεου εκνατακο ντεκληρονομια μπjοεισ
English: I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why dost thou seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?
Coptic: ιωαβ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ νασ jεειεουjαι εsωπε tναsερsωρ τπολισ αυω εsωπε tνατακοσ
English: And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.
Coptic: μπsαjε αν hιναι πε παι jεουρωμε εβολ hμπτοου νεφραιμ επεfραν πε σαβεε πsηρε νβοχορει εαfν τοοτf εjμπρρο δαυειδ πετικωτε νσωf μα ναιf μματε αυω tναβωκ νταλο hιρεν τετνπολισ πεjετεσhιμε νιωαβ jεειστεfαπε σενανοjσ νακ εβολ hιjμπσοβτ
English: Is not the case thus, that a man of mount Ephraim, Sabee, son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
Coptic: τεσhιμε δε ασβωκ εhουν sαπεσλαοσ τηρf ασsαjε μντπολισ τηρσ hντεσσοφια ετρευfι νταπε νσαβεε πsηρε νβοχορει αυfιτσ δε αυνοjσ εβολ νιιωαβ αυω ιωαβ αfσαλπιζε hντσαλπιγξ ναsταπ α πουα πουα μμοου κτοf αfβωκ επεfμα νsωπεαυω ανκτοf νcιιωαβ αfβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ ερατf μπρρο
English: And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sabee the son of Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Coptic: ιωαβ δε νεfsοοπ εjμπμηηsε τηρf μπισραηλ αυω βανεασ πsηρε νιωδαε νεfsοοπ εjμπεχερεθθι αυω εjμποφελεθθι
English: And Joab was over all the forces of Israel: and Banaias the son of Jodae was over the Cherethites and over the Phelethites.
Coptic: αδωνιδαμ δε νεfsοοπ εjεμ πεπhοροσ αυω ιωσαφατ πsηρε ναχιλουθ ντοf πεττρε πρρο ερ
English: And Adoniram was over the tribute: and Josaphath the son of Achiluth was recorder.
Coptic: αυω ιησουσ ντοf πετο νγραμματευσ αυω σαδωκ μναβιαθαρ νευο νουηηβ
English: And Susa was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests.
Coptic: πκεειρασ πsηρε νιαριν νεfο νουηηβ νδαυειδ
English: Moreover Iras the son of Iarin was priest to David.
Coptic: αυω αυhεβωων sωπε hννεhοου νδαυειδ νsομτε νρομπε νσανευερηυ αυω δαυειδ αfκωτε νσαπhο μπjοεισ πεjεπjοεισ jεερεταδικια sοοπ εjνσαουλ αυω εjμπεfηι εβολ jεαfμουουτ ννεκαβαωνιτησ
English: And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, There is guilt upon Saul and his house because of his bloody murder, whereby he slew the Gabaonites.
Coptic: αυω πρρο δαυειδ αfμουτε ενκαβαωνιτησ αfsαjε νμμαυ νκαβαωνιτησ δε νsηρε αν νε μπισραηλ αλλα πσεεπε νε μπαμοραιοσ αυω νsηρε μπισραηλ αυεραναs ναυ σαουλ δε αfκωτε νσατhε μμοοτου hμπτρεfκωh ενsηρε μπισραηλ μνιουδα
English: And King David called the Gabaonites, and said to them; (now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but are of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ δε ενκαβαωνιτησ jεου πεtναααf νητν αυω ειναεsτωβh hνουετρετετνσμου ετεκληρονομια μπjοεισ
English: And David said to the Gabaonites, What shall I do to you? and wherewithal shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?