megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πεjε πβαιsινε νδαδ jε νρωμε αυhοκου. αυει εβολ ερον ετσωsε. ανον hωων. αντααν εhουν νσωου. ανπωτ νσωου sα εhουν ετπυλη ντευπολισ.
English: And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came upon them even to the door of the gate.
Coptic: νδοξοτησ δε ευhιjν πσοβτ. αυνεj σοτε εβολ ενεκhμhαλ. αυω α ουανsic. μου εβολ hν νεhμhαλ μπρρο. πεκκεhμhαλ ουριασ πεχεδδαιοσ αfμου.
English: And the archers shot at thy servants from off the wall, and some of the king’s servants died, and thy servant Urias the Chettite is dead also.
Coptic: πεjε δαδ εhουν hμ πβαιsινε. jε ναι νετεκναjοου ειωαβ. jε μπερτρε πειsαjε θο ναhρακ jε ντειhε. μν ται. τσηfε ναμοοsε νσουωμ. ντοκ ταjρε πεκπολυμοσ hιρωσ ντπολισ. νγjιτσ. νγτατσ επκαh. αυω αfταjρε πεfhητ.
English: And David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in thine eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen thine array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.
Coptic: θιμε δε νουριασ. ασσωτμ jε α πεσhαι ουριασ μου. αστοειτ επεσhαι.
English: And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
Coptic: α νεhοου δε μπhηηβε ουεινε. αfjοου νcι δαδ αfjιτσ εhουν επεfηι. ασsωπε ναf νσhιμε. ασjπο ναf νουsηρε. αυω πsαjε ντα δαδ ααf. αfsωπε νουπονηρον ναhραf μπjοεισ.
English: And the time of mourning expired, and David sent and took her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the thing which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Coptic: πjοεισ δε αfjοου ναθαν πεπροφητησ ερατf νδαυειδ. αυω αfβωκ εhουν ναf. πεjαf ναf jε ενεουν ρωμε σναυ hν ουπολισ. ουα ουρμμαο πε. αυω πκεουα. ουhηκε πε.
English: And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
Coptic: πρμμαο δε νεουνταf μμαυ νhενοhε νεσοου. μν hναhοου. εναsωου εματε.
English: And the rich man had very many flocks and herds.
Coptic: πhηκε δε hωωf νεμντf λααυ μμαυ. νσα ουhιαιβε νουωτ. ται νταfκαασ ναf. αυω αfhαρεh εροσ. εfσαανs μμοσ. ασjατε δε εσνμμαf. αυω νεσουωμ νμμαf. μν νεfκεsηρε. εβολ hμ πεfοεικ. αυω νεσσω εβολ hμ πεfαποτ. αυω νεσενκοτκ hν κουνf εσο ναf νθε νουsεερε.
English: But the poor man had only one little ewe lamb, which he had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
Coptic: ουρμνcοειλε δε αfι ερατf μπρμμαο. αfcοειλε εροf. αftσο. εjι εβολ hν νεfτβνοουε νεσοου. αυω εβολ hν νεfεhοου. εsωωτ μπρεμνcοειλε νταfει ναf. αffι ντεhιαιβε δε πρωμε νhηκε. αfταμιοσ μπρωμε νταfει ναf.
English: And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
Coptic: ντευνου δε δαδ αfcωντ hν ουνοc νοργη επρωμε νταfερ παι. πεjε δαδ δε εhουν hν ναθαν jε fονh νcι πjοεισ jε πρωμε νταfειρε μπαι. fεμπsα μπμου.
English: And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, As the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
Coptic: αυω τεhιαιβε. νfταασ νσαsf νκωβ. εβολ jε αfειρε μπειsαjε. μπεftσο επhηκε.
English: And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.
Coptic: πεjε ναθαν εhουν hν δαδ. jε ντοκ πε πρωμε νταfειρε μπειhωβ. τενου cε ναι νετεfjω μμοου νcι πjοεισ πνουτε μπιηλ. jε ανοκ πε νταιταhσκ ετρεκρρρο εjμ πιηλ. αυω ανοκ πετνουhμ μμοκ ντοοτf νσαουλ.
English: And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I rescued thee out the hand of Saul;
Coptic: αυω αιt νακ μπηι μπεκjοεισ. αυω νεhιομε μπεκjοεισ. αιτααυ εhρηι εκουουνγ. αιt νακ ον μπηι. μπιηλ μν ιουδα. αυω εsωπε ναι σοβεκ. tναουωh εjωου νακ κατα ναι.
English: and I gave thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord into thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given thee yet more.
Coptic: ετβε ου cε ακσεsf. πsαjε μπjοεισ. ετρεκειρε μππονηρον hα ναβαλ. ουριασ πεχεδδαιοσ ακραhτf ντσηfε. αυω τεfσhιμε ακjιτσ νακ νσhιμε. ντοf hωωf ακμοουτf hν τσηfε ννεsηρε ναμμων.
English: Why hast thou set at nought the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Coptic: τενου cε ννε τσηfε ερβολ μπεκηι νsα ενεh. εβολ jε ακσοsτ. αυω ακjι νθιμε νουριασ πεχεδδαιοσ ετρεσsωπε νακ νσhιμε.
English: Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.
Coptic: jε ναι νετερε πjοεισ jω μμοου jε εισ hηητε ανοκ. tνατουνεσ hνκακων εhρηι εjωκ hμ πεκηι. νταjι ννεκhιομε hα νεκβαλ. ντατααυ μπετhιτουωκ. νfενκοτκ. μν νεκhιομε. μπhατε εβολ μπειρη.
English: Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Coptic: εβολ jε ντοκ. ντακειρε μεν. νhωπ μπειhωβ. ανοκ δε tναειρε μπειsαjε. μπμτο εβολ μπιηλ τηρf αυω ναhραf μπρη.
English: For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.
Coptic: πεjε δαδ νναθαν. jε αιρνοβε επjοεισ. πεjε ναθαν εhουν hν δαδ. jε πjοεισ αffι μμαυ μπεκνοβε νγναμου αν
English: And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Coptic: πλην hν ουcωντ. ακtνουcσ μπsαjε μπjοεισ hνsic πειsαjε. αυω πκεsηρε νταjποf νακ. hν ουμου εfεμου.
English: Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall surely die.
Coptic: ναθαν δε αfβωκ εhρηι επεfηι. αυω πjοεισ αfπατασσε μπsηρε κουι. ντα θιμε νουριασ jποf νδαυειδ. αfρωhτ επsωνε.
English: And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfsινε ντοοτf μπjοεισ ετβε πsηρε κουι. αυω δαδ αfνηστευε. νουνηστια. αfβωκ εhουν. αfενκοτκ hιπεσητ.
English: And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
Coptic: αυτωουν δε νcι νεπρεσβυτεροσ μπεfηι αυαhερατου hιjωf. ετουνοσf εβολ hμ πκαh. αυω μπεfρhναf ετωουν. ουδε μπεfουεμ οεικ νμμαυ.
English: And the elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not rise, nor did he eat bread with them.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hμ πμεhσαsf νhοου. πsηρε κουι αfμου. αυω νhμhαλ νδαυειδ αυρhοτε εταμοf jε α πsηρε κουι μου. εαυjοοσ ννευερηυ. jε εισ hηητε ρω. ερε πsηρε κουι ονh. ανsαjε νμμαf αυω μπεfσωτμ επενhροου. τενου cε ενναjοοσ ναf ναs νhε. jε α πsηρε κουι μου. νfτωουν cε τενου. νfειρε ναν νhενπεθοου.
English: And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do himself harm.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfναυ ενεfhμhαλ ευκασκεσ. δαυειδ δε αfνοι jε α πsηρε κουι μου. πεjε δαδ ννεfhμhαλ. jε ενε α πsηρε κουι μου. πεjαυ jε αhε αfμου.
English: And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfτωουν εβολ hμ πκαh. αfjακμεf. αυω αfταhσf. αft hιωωf ννεfhοειτε. αfβωκ εhουν επηι μπjοεισ. αfπαhτf. αfουωsτ ναf. αυω αfβωκ εhουν επεfηι. αfουεhσαhνε. εεν οεικ ναf εουωμ. αυκα οεικ hαρωf αfουωμ.
English: Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
Coptic: νεfhμhαλ δε πεjαυ ναf. jε ου πε πτωs μπειsαjε ντακααf. ετβε ου πsηρε κουι. ετι εfονh. νεκνηστευε εκριμε. εκο νουsη νροεισ. ντερε πsηρε δε κουι μου. ακτωουν hι πεσητ. αυω ακουεμ οεικ ακσω.
English: And his servants said to him, What is this thing that thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread, and drink.
Coptic: πεjε δαδ jε ετι ερε πsηρε κουι ονh. αινηστευε. αυω αιριμε. εαιjοοσ jε νιμ πετσοουν. jε ενε πjοεισ νανα ναι. ντε πsηρε κουι ωνh.
English: And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?
Coptic: τενου δε α πsηρε κουι μου. ετβε ου cε ανοκ tνανηστευε. μη tναστοf επεισα. νjιν επειναυ. ανοκ ειναβωκ ερατf. ντοf δε νfνακτοf αν εει ναι νjιν επειναυ.
English: But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfσελσελ βερσαβεε. τεfσhιμε. αυω αfβωκ εhουν sαροσ. αfενκοτκ νμμασ. αυω ασω ασjπο νουsηρε. ασμουτε επεfραν jε σολομων. πjοεισ δε αfμεριτf.
English: And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
Coptic: αfjοου εβολ hιτοοτf νναθαν πεπροφητησ αfμουτε επεfραν. jε ειδει. δει. ετε πεfουωhμ πε. jε ετβε πjοεισ.
English: And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord’s sake.
Coptic: αυω ιωαβ αfπολυμει μν hραββαθ. ντε νεsηρε ναμμων. αfjι ντπολισ ντμντρρο.
English: And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Coptic: αυω ιωαβ αfjοου νhενβαιsινε ερατf νδαδ εfjω μμοσ jε αιπολυμει. μν hραββαθ. αυω αιjι ντπολισ ννεμουνειοουε.
English: And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
Coptic: τενου cε σωουh εhουν μπsωjπ μπλαοσ νγει. νγcω hιρεν τπολισ νγjιτσ. jε νναβωκ ανοκ. νταjι ντπολισ. νσεt μπαραν εjωσ. jε ανοκ αιjιτσ
English: And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon it.
Coptic: αυω δαδ αfσωουh εhουν μπλαοσ τηρf. αfβωκ εhραββαθ αfπολυμει νμμασ αfjιτσ.
English: And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought against it, and took it.
Coptic: αυω αfjι μπεκλομ μμελχωλ πευρρο. εβολ hιjν τεfαπε. πεfsι δε νεfναερ ουcινcωρ ννουβ hν τεfhρηsε. ερε ουωνε μμε hιωωf. αυω νεfhιjν ταπε νδαυειδ. αυω νεsολσ ντπολισ. αfεντου εβολ εναsωου. εματε.
English: And he took the crown of Molchom their king from off his head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
Coptic: αυω πλαοσ ετενhητσ. αfεντου εβολ. αfουοστου hν τβαsουρ. αυω hεν νεσερcαμουλ μπενιπε. εαfπομπευε μμοου. εβολ hιτμ πμα τηρf. ται τε θε νταfαασ ννεπολισ τηρου ννεsηρε ναμμων. αυω δαδ αfκτοf μν πλαοσ τηρf. εhρηι εθιλημ.
English: And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Coptic: μννσα ναι δε. αβεσαλωμ. πsηρε νδαυειδ. αυσωνε sωπε ναf. ενεσε hρασ εματε επεσραν πε θαμαρ. αυω αμνων πsηρε νδαδ αfμεριτσ.
English: And it happened after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name was Themar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
Coptic: αμνων δε νεfθλιβε εματε. hωστε ετρεfsτο επsωνε. ετβε θαμαρ τεfσωνε. jε νε ουπαρθενοσ τε εσσοβκ. αυω νερε πhωβ μοκh ναhραf ναμνων. ετρεfρ ουhωβ νασ ντειμινε.
English: And Amnon was distressed even to sickness, because of Themar his sister; for she was a virgin, and it seemed very difficult for Amnon to do anything to her.
Coptic: αμνων δε νεουενταf μμαυ νουsβηρ. επεfραν πε ιωναδαβ. πsηρε νσαλεμλα πσον νδαδ. αυω ιωναδαβ νε ουρωμε πε νσοφοσ εματε.
English: And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab, the son of Samaa the brother of David: and Jonadab was a very cunning man.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf jε ου πhωβ ετνμμακ. jε εκουετουωτ hιναι εκsωνε πsηρε μπρρο. τενου εισ hηητε νγναταμοι αν. πεjε αμνων ναf. jε θαμαρ τσωνε ναβησαλωμ πασον ανοκ tμε μμοσ. αυω μπιcεν ειναρ ου.
English: And he said to him, What ails thee that thou art thus weak? O son of the king, morning by morning? wilt thou not tell me? and Ammon said, I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναδαβ ναf jε νοjκ hιjεν πεκμα νενκοτκ. νγοπσ jε εκsωνε. αυω πεκειωτ. fναει εhουν sαροκ. εcεμ πεκουω. νγjοοσ ναf. jε μαρε θαμαρ τασωνε. ει νστμοι ντοσ. νσταμιο hαhτηι. νκολλυριον σντε. η πεtναουομf. jε ειεναυ εροσ νταουωμ εβολ hν νεσcιj.
English: And Jonadab said to him, Lie upon thy bed, and make thyself sick, and thy father shall come in to see thee; and thou shalt say to him, Let, I pray thee, Themar my sister come, and feed me with morsels, and let her prepare food before my eyes, that I may see and eat at her hands.
Coptic: αυω αμνων αfενκοτκ. αfτααf επsωνε. πρρο αfβωκ εhουν sαροf. αfcεμ πεfουω. αυω αμνων πεjαf μπεfειωτ. jε μαρε θαμαρ τασωνε ει. νσταμιε κολλυριον σντε hαhτηι νταουωμ hν νεσcιj.
English: So Ammon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfjοου νθαμαρ εhρηι επεfηι. εfjω μμοσ νασ jε βωκ εhρηι επηι ναμνων πουσον. ντεταμιο ναf μπετεfναουομf.
English: And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother’s house, and dress him food.
Coptic: αυω θαμαρ ασβωκ εhρηι επηι ναμνων πεσσον. ντοf δε νεfενκοτκ πε. ασjι δε μπsωτε. ασουοsμεf ασταμιο ννεκολλυριον hαhτηf αυω ασπαστου.
English: And Themar went to the house of her brother Amnon, and he was lying down: and she took the dough and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
Coptic: ασjι δε ντλακντ. ασουατβεσ. μπεfhαατε εβολ. μπεfουωs δε εουωμ. πεjε αμνων jε νεj ρωμε νιμ εβολ hιjωι. αυω νρωμε τηρου αυλο μμαυ hατηf.
English: And she took the frying pan and poured them out before him, but he would not eat. And Amnon said, Send out every man from about me. And they removed every man from about him.
Coptic: πεjαf δε νθαμαρ. jε πεtναουομf jιτf εhουν επταμιον. jε ειεουομf ντοοτε. αυω θαμαρ ασjι ννεκολλυριον εhουν επταμιον ναμνων πεσσον.
English: And Amnon said to Themar, Bring in the food into the closet, and I will eat of thy hand. And Themar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber.
Coptic: ασεντου hαρωf ετρεfουωμ. αfσοκσ δε εροf εfjω μμοσ νασ. jε αμη. ντεενκοτκ hαhτηι τασωνε.
English: And she brought them to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Coptic: πεjασ ναf jε μπωρ πασον μπερθββιοι. jε μευερ τειhε hν πιηλ. μπερειρε ντειμντσοc.
English: And she said to him, Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it ought not to be so done in Israel; do not this folly.
Coptic: αυω ανοκ hω ειναhεπ επανοcνεc των. ντοκ δε hωωκ νγερ θε νουα ννιαθητ hμ πιηλ. τενου cε sαjε μν πρρο. εκσοουν. jε νfναfιττ αν ντοοτκ.
English: And I, whither shall I remove my reproach? and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. And now, speak, I pray thee, to the king, for surely he will not keep me from thee.
Coptic: αυω μπε αμνων ερhναf εσωτμ νσα πεσhροου. αλλα αfcμcομ εhρηι εjωσ. αfενκοτκ νμμασ αfθββιοσ.
English: But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and he prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.
Coptic: αυω α αμνων μεστωσ hν ουνοc μμοστε εματε. jε ναsε πμοστε νταfμεστωσ νhητf. εναsε τκακια νhαε. εhουε επμε νταfουαsσ νhητf. αυω πεjε αμνων εhουν εhρασ. jε τωουν ντεβωκ επουηι.
English: Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her, for the last wickedness was greater than the first: and Amnon said to her, Rise, and be gone.
Coptic: πεjε θαμαρ ναf. jε πεινοc νσt νβωων ακααf ναι. εακειρε ναι εhουε. εουατρουhε. αυω κjω μμοσ ναι. jε τωουν ντεβωκ επουηι. αμνων δε μπεfουωs εσωτμ νσωσ.
English: And Themar spoke to him concerning this great mischief, greater, said she, than the other that thou didst me, to send me away: but Amnon would not hearken to her voice.
Coptic: αλλα αfμουτε επεfhμhαλ πετhιjεν πεfηι. πεjαf ναf jε fι ται νγνοjσ εβολ hατηι εφιρ. νγsταμ μπρο ερωσ.
English: And he called his servant who had charge of the house, and said to him, Put now this woman out from me, and shut the door after her.
Coptic: νερε ουsτην δε hιωωσ εσο μμουνγ νsνσ. jε ται τε θε εsαυt hιωου. νcι μπαρθενοσ. νsεερε μπρρο. ννευhοειτε ετhιβολ. αυω πεfhμhαλ αfσοκσ αffιτσ hαhτηf. αfsετμ προ ερωσ.
English: And she had on her a variegated robe, for so were the king’s daughters that were virgins attired in their apparel: and his servant led her forth, and shut the door after her.
Coptic: θαμαρ δε ασjι νουκρμεσ. ασνοjf εjν τεσαπε. αυω τεsτην ετο νιεπσα ετhιωωσ. ασtτοοτσ μμοσ ασπαhσ. αυω ασκα νεσcιj εjν τεσαπε. ασμοοsε εσjιsκακ εβολ.
English: And Themar took ashes, and put them on her head; and she rent the variegated garment that was upon her: and she laid her hands on her head, and went crying continually.
Coptic: αυω αβεσαλωμ πεσσον πεjαf νασ. jε μη αμνων πουσον. πε νταfsωπε νμμε. τενου δε καρω τασωνε. πουσον πε. μπερκα πειsαjε hμ πουhητ. εκοτε εjοοf. αυω θαμαρ ασhμοοσ εσο νχηρα. εσο νhωρα. hμ πηι ναβησαλων πεσσον.
English: And Abessalom her brother said to her, Has thy brother Amnon been with thee? now then, my sister, be silent, for he is thy brother: be not careful to mention this matter. So Themar dwelt as a widow in the house of her brother Abessalom.
Coptic: πρρο δε νδαδ αfσωτμ ενειsαjε τηρου. αfcωντ εματε. πεfλυπει μπεπνα ναμνων πεfsηρε. νεfμε γαρ μμοf. jε πεfsρπ μισε πε.
English: And king David heard of all these things, and was very angry; but he did not grieve the spirit of his son Amnon, because be loved him, for he was his first-born.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ μπεfsαjε μν αμνων ουδε hν ουπεθοου. ουδε hν ουπετνανουf. αυω νερε αβησαλωμ. μοστε ναμνων. ετβε πsαjε νταfθββιο νθαμαρ τεfσωνε νhητf.
English: And Abessalom spoke not to Amnon, good or bad, because Abessalom hated Amnon, on account of his humbling his sister Themar.
Coptic: α ρομπε δε σντε. νhοου sωπε. αυω νευhωωκε πε ννεσοου ναβησαλωμ. hν βηλασωρ. τετhην εhουν εεφραιμ. αυω αβεσαλωμ. αfτωhμ ννεsηρε τηρου μπρρο.
English: And it came to pass at the end of two whole years, that they were shearing sheep for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and Abessalom invited all the king’s sons.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε. αfει ερατf μπρρο εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε εισ hηητε σεhωωκε ννεσοου μπεκhμhαλ. μαρε πρρο cε τωουν νfει επhοοπ μν νεfsηρε μπεκhμhαλ.
English: And Abessalom came to the king, and said, Behold, thy servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with thy servant.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf. ναβησαλωμ jε μπωρ παsηρε. μπερτρεντωουν τηρν ντενει νμμακ ντενουεh βαροσ εροκ. αβεσαλωμ δε αfαναγκαζε μμοf μπε πρρο. ουωs εβωκ. αλλα αfσμου εροf.
English: And the king said to Abessalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, and let us not be burdensome to thee. And he pressed him; but he would not go, but blessed him.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ ναf. jε εsjε νγναοπτ αν εει. μαρε αμνων πασον ει νμμαι. πεjε πρρο ναf. jε ετβε ου. ερε αμνων ει νμμακ.
English: And Abessalom said to him, And if not, let I pray thee, my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε αfαναγκαζε μμοf. αfjοου νμμαf ναμνων. αυω νsηρε τηρου μπρρο. αβησαλωμ δε αfιρε νουhοοπ νρρο.
English: And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king’s sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ. αfhων ετοοτου. ννεfhμhαλ εfjω μμοσ ναυ. jε thτητν. ερsαν πhητ ναμνων ουροτ εροf hα πηρπ. αυω νταjοοσ νητν jε πατασσε μμοf. ντετνμοουτf. μπρρhοτε νhητf. εβολ jε ανοκ πετhων ντεττητν. τωκ μμωτν ντετνsωπε νhενρωμε νjωωρε.
English: And Abessalom charged his servants, saying, Mark when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite Amnon, and slay him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, and be valiant.
Coptic: αυω νhμhαλ ναβησαλωμ. αυειρε ναμνων. κατα θε ντα αβησαλωμ hων ετοοτου. αυτωουν δε τηρου νcι νsηρε μπρρο. α πουα πουα αλε επεfμασ πορκ. αυjωρμ αυπωτ.
English: And the servants of Abessalom did to Amnon as Abessalom commanded them: and all the sons of the king rose up, and they mounted every man his mule, and fled.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ευπητ hν τεhιη πσοειτ αfταhε πρρο ευjω μμοσ ναf. jε αβησαλωμ αfπατασσε ννεsηρε τηρου μπρρο. αυω μπε λααυ νhητου ουjαι.
English: And it came to pass, when they were in the way, that a report came to David, saying, Abessalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfτωουν αftτοοτf ενεfhοειτε αfπαhου αυω αfνοjf εjμ πκαh αfενκοτκ. νεfκεhμhαλ δε τηρου εταhερατου μπεfβολ. αυtτοοτου ενευhοειτε αυπαhου.
English: Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay upon the ground: and all his servants that were standing round him rent their garments.
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε νcι ιωναδαβ πsηρε νσαμαα. πσον νδαδ εfjω μμοσ μπρρο. jε μπερτρε παjοεισ jοοσ. jε νhμhαλ τηρου. ετε νsηρε νε μπρρο. α αβησαλωμ μοουτου. αλλα αμνων μαυααf πε νταfμου εβολ jε. νεfhι τταπρο ναβεσαλωμ. νjιν πεhοου νταfθββιο νθαμαρ τεfσωνε. εερ πειhωβ ναf.
English: And Jonadab the son of Samaa brother of David, answered and said, Let not my Lord the king say that he has slain all the young men the sons of the king, for Amnon only of them all is dead; for he was appointed to death by the mouth of Abessalom from the day that he humbled his sister Themar.
Coptic: τενου cε μπερτρε παjοεισ πρρο κα πειhωβ hμ πεfhητ εfjω μμοσ jε νsηρε μπρρο αυμου. αλλα αμνων μαυααf πε νταfμου.
English: And now let not my lord the king take the matter to heart, saying, All the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only of them is dead.
Coptic: αυω αfπωτ νcι αβησαλωμ. πhμhαλ δε. ετε πρεfενουω πε μπρρο αffιατf εhρηι αfναυ. αυω εισ ουνοc μμηηsε νεfμοοsε hν τεhιη. ερατf νσα σπιρ μπτοου. μπμα νει εhρηι. πεσκοποσ δε αfταμε. πρρο εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε εισ νρωμε αιναυ εροου. ντεhιη νορωνη νσα σπιρ μπτοου.
English: And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the watchman, lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of the mountain.
Coptic: πεjε ιωναδαβ μπρρο. jε εισ νsηρε μπρρο αυει κατα πsαjε μπεκhμhαλ. ται τε θε ντασsωπε.
English: And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king’s sons are present: according to the word of thy servant, so has it happened.
Coptic: ντερεfουω δε εfsαjε. εισ νsηρε μπρρο αυει. αυω αυfι hραυ εβολ αυριμε. πρρο δε hωωf αfριμε μν νεfhμhαλ. hν ουνοc νριμε εματε.
English: And it came to pass when he had finished speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voices and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept with a very great weeping.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε αfπωτ. αfβωκ ερατf. νθολμελημ. πsηρε νεμιουδ. πρρο νκεδσουρ εhρηι επκαh μμαχαλμα. αυω πρρο δαδ. αfρhηβε μπεfsηρε ννεhοου τηρου.
English: But Abessalom fled, and went to Tholmi son of Emiud the king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad: and king David mourned for his son continually.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε αfπωτ. αfπωτ εhρηι εκεδσουρ. αυω νεfεμμαυ νsομτε νρομπε.
English: So Abessalom fled, and departed to Gedsur, and was there three years.
Coptic: προ δε αfhροκ ετεμει εβολ. εκωτε νσα αβησαλωμ εμοουτf. εβολ jε αυσελσωλf εjεν αμνων jε αfμου.
English: And king David ceased to go out after Abessalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, touching his death.