megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μαρουει cε νcινρμνcοειλε νσιων αυω ευερ πμεευε νταιχμαλωσια νναsηρε μνναsεερε τενταfντσ εjωου νcιπsα ενεh
English: Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
Coptic: αfεινε γαρ εjωου νουhεθνοσ νατβαλ αυω εfsοβε hντεfασπε ναι ετεμευsιπε hητf νουhλλο ουδε μευνα νουsηρε κουι
English: For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.
Coptic: αυω αυει αυfι νμμερατε ντεχηρα μννεσκεsεερε ντοσ μαυαασ αυαασ νjαιε
English: These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αs τε ταcομ ται ετινααασ jεειεβοηθει ερωτν
English: But what can I help you?
Coptic: πενταfεινε γαρ εjωτν νμπετhοου ντοf πετναναhμ τηυτν εβολ hννcιj νντετνjιjεευε
English: For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies.
Coptic: μοοsε cε ναsηρε ντετνβωκ ανοκ γαρ μαυαατ αυκαατ ειο νερημοσ
English: Go your way, O my children, go your way: for I am left desolate.
Coptic: αυκαατ γαρ καhηυ νταστολη νειρηνη αft hιωωτ νουcοουνε hραι hνναhοου tναωs εβολ hντασμη εhραι επsα ενεh
English: I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days.
Coptic: τωκ cε νhητ ναsηρε ντετναssκακ εhραι επνουτε αυω fναναhμ τηυτν επjι νcονσ ετhντcιj ννjαjε
English: Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.
Coptic: ανοκ γαρ thελπιζε επsα ενεh ετβεπετνουjαι αυω αυραsε ει ναι εβολ hιτοοτf μπετουααβ εhραι γαρ εjντεfμντναητ αfει νητν hνουcεπη εβολ hιτνπsα ενεh πετνσωτηρ
English: For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour.
Coptic: αιjοου τηυτν γαρ εβολ hιτοοτhνουhηβε μνουριμε πνουτε δε ναt τηυτν ναι hνουραsε μνουουνοf sαενεh
English: For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νταυναυ τενου νcινρμνcοειλε νσιων ετετναιχμαλωσια ται τε τhε ετουναναυ hνουcεπη επετνουjαι πεβολ hιτοοτf μπνουτε παι ετνηου εjντηυτν hνουνοc νεοου μνπουοειν sαενεh
English: Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
Coptic: ναsηρε hροs cε νhητ ετοργη εντασει νητν εβολ hιτοοτf μπνουτε απjαjε πωτ νσωκ αυω τετνναναυ επεfτακο hνουcεπη ντετνταλο εjμπευμακh
English: My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
Coptic: νετcην hιτοοταυβωκ hνhενhιοουε ευναsτ αυει ντhε ννιοhε ενταυfι εβολ hννευjιjεευε
English: My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies.
Coptic: τωκ cε νhητ ναsηρε ντετναssκακ εhραι επνουτε πενταfν ναι εjντηυτν αυω ουν ουρ πμεευε ναsωπε νητν εβολ hιτοοτf
English: Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ ενταπετνhητ μεευε εσινε εβολ μπνουτε ταsε τηυτν μμητ νκωβ ετρετνκτε τηυτν εροf ντετνsινε νσωf
English: For as it was your mind to go astray from God: so, being returned, seek him ten times more.
Coptic: πενταfεινε γαρ νμπετhοου εjντηυτν fναεινε ον νουουνοf νsα ενεh μνπετνουjαι
English: For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.
Coptic: τωκ cε νhητ τhιημ fνασλ σωλε νcιπενταft ραν εροσεναουωνh
English: Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.
Coptic: εροσεναουωνh εβολ νcινενταυειρε νακ μπετhοου αυω αυραsε εjμπουhε
English: Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall.
Coptic: σεουονh εβολ νcιμπολισ ναι ενταυρ cαουον εροου νουμντcαουον μννενταυsωπ εροου ννουsηε
English: Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ ενταυραsε εjνπουε αυουνοf μμοου εhραι εjμουνοβε ται τε τhε ετσναλυπει εραι εjντhε εντασρ jαιε
English: For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation.
Coptic: αυω t αfι ντμντσαιε μπεσμηηsε υω πεσsουsου τετνhητσ ναsωπε νhηβε
English: For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.
Coptic: ουν ουκωhτ αρνηυ εjωσ εβολ hιτνπsα νεh εhοου ευουηου αυω σναωπε μμα νουωh ννδαιμονιον ν hενhοου εναsωου
English: For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
Coptic: fι ειατε εραι επσα νμμανsα τhιημ ντεαυ επεουνοf πεβολ hιτοοτf πνουτε εfνηου νε
English: O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
Coptic: εισ hηητε ιησουσ νουsηρε νηου ναι ενταρενhοου εβολ σενηου ευσοουh εβολ hνμμα νsα μνμμα νhωτπ hμπsαε μπετουααβ ευραsε hμπεοου μπνουτε
English: Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God.
Coptic: τωουν τhιημ ντεκοντο καhηου ντεστολη μπουhηβε μνπουπετhοου ντεt hιωωτε μπεοου ντουμντσαι ετεβολ hιτοοτf μπνουτε sαενεh
English: Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.
Coptic: t hιωωτε ντδιπλοεισ ντδικαιοσυνη μπνουτε t ντμιτρα εhραι εjω μπεοου sαενεh
English: Cast about thee a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God; and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting.
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ νατσαβε πκαh τηρf επουοειν μπουουβαs
English: For God will shew thy brightness unto every country under heaven.
Coptic: πουραν δε σεναμουτε εροf εβολ hιτμπνουτε πsα ενεh jετειρηνη μντδικαιοσυνη μνπεοου ντμντρεfsμsε νουτε
English: For thy name shall be called of God for ever The peace of righteousness, and The glory of God's worship.
Coptic: ετβενετννοβε νετατετνααυ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε ευναjι τηυτν ετετνο ναιχμαλωτοσ εhραι ετβαβυλων εβολ hιτοοτf νναβουχοδονοσορ πρρο ντβαβυλων
English: Because of the sins which ye have committed before God, ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians.
Coptic: ετετνsανβωκ cε εhουν ετβαβυλων τετνναειρε νhενρομπε εναsωου hμπμα ετμμαυ μνουνοc νουοειs sαhραι εσαsf νjωμ μννσαναι δε tναν τηυτν εοβλ hμπμα ετμμαυ hνουειρηνη
English: So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence.
Coptic: τενου cε τετναναυ hντβαβυλων εhεννουτε νhατ μνhεννουβ μνhενsε ευταλο μμοου εjωου αυω ευt hοτε ννhεθνοσ
English: Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear.
Coptic: ντωτν cε t hτητν ερωτν ετμjι μπεσμοτ ννhεθνοσ ερhοτε hητου ντεουhοτε jιτηυτν ετβητου
English: Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye and of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them.
Coptic: hμπτρετνναυ ευμηηsε hιhη μμοου αυω ευουηh νσωου ευουωs ναυ ντωτν δε αjισ hμπετνhητ ντοκ πε πjοεισ πετεssε εουωs νακ μαυαακ
English: But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee.
Coptic: πααγγελοσ γαρ fναsωπε νμμητν ντοf πετνακωτε νσανετμψυχη
English: For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.
Coptic: πλασ γαρ ννευνουτε ουhαμsε πενταfhωκ μμοf αυω ντοου ευcοολε ννουβ hιhατ ενεhcολ νε ενσεναs sαjε αν
English: As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak.
Coptic: αυω ντhε νουπαρθενοσ ευμαι ε τσανοσ τε σεjι νουβ
English: And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
Coptic: αυω σεμουνγ νhενκλομ σεκω μμοου εjνναπηυε ννευνουτε sαρεσοπ δε ον sωπε ντενουηηβ fι ννουβ hιhατ νσεjοου εβολ εροου εβολ hννευνουτε
English: Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves.
Coptic: sαυt δε ον εβολ νhητου ννκεπορνη ετhιρμ πμα ετσοοf σεκοσμει δε ον ννευνουτε ντhε ννρωμε hνhενhοειτε εhεννουτε νε νhατ hινουβ hιsε
English: Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, being gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood.
Coptic: ναι δε μευρ βολ εsηβε hιjοολεσ εsαυcολου δε νhενhοειτε νjηcε
English: Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment.
Coptic: sαυfωτε εβολ μπευhο ετβεπsοειs μπηι ενταfλωjc εροου εναsωου εhραι εjωου
English: They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them.
Coptic: αυω sακhε ευcερωβ ννουβ ντοοτου ντhε νουρωμε εfο νκριτησ ευχωρα νετρ νοβε εροου μαυs μοουτου
English: And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a scepter, as though he were a judge of the country.
Coptic: sαυcν ουσηfε δε ον ντοοτου hντευουναμ μνουκελεβιν ντοου δε μευs ναhμου ρω ευπολεμοσ αυω ενσοονε ετβεπαι cε σεουονh εβολ jεhεννουτε αν νε μπρρ hοτε hητου
English: He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an axe: but cannot deliver himself from war and thieves.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ μπεhναυ νουρωμε εfsανουωcπ εμεfρ sαυελλαυ
English: Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not.
Coptic: ται τε τhε μπεσμοτ ννευνουτε αυω ευκη εhραι hννευηι νευβαλ σεμεh νsοειs εsαfαλε εροου εβολ hννευουερητε ννετε sαυβωκ εhουν sαροου
English: For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in.
Coptic: αυω ντhε νουρωμε εαfρ νοβε ευρρο εsαfωρj ερωf ννεfμα νsωπε εfρ hοτε hητf μπμου ται τε τhε εsαρε νουηηβ ωρj ερωου ννευηι νhενρο μνhενκλλε μνhενμοχλοσ jεκαασ ννενσοονε συλα μμοου
English: And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
Coptic: σεjερο νhενhηβσ εναsωου ενευνουτε εhουο ενετουjερο μμοου εροου νσεναs ναυ ελααυ αν νhητου
English: They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one.
Coptic: σεο μεν ντhε μπεσμοτ νουσοι ννετουηh hαπηι sαυλωjh νσανευhητ μμινε ντhε ετουjω μμοσ ερενjατfε μπκαh ουωμ νσωου μννευκεhοειτε αυω μευαισθανε
English: They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.
Coptic: ερεsαννευhο κρομρμ εβολ hμπκαπνοσ μπηι
English: Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple.
Coptic: νκεcινcλω μννβηνε μννhαλατε μννκεεμου εsαυουωh εjμπευσωμα μνπευαπε
English: Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also.
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε τετνναειμε εροου jεhεννουτε αν νε μπρρ hοτε cε hητου
English: By this ye may know that they are no gods: therefore fear them not.
Coptic: πνουβ γαρ ετουcοολε μμοf ευσα ναυ ευτμfωτε εβολ μπεfsηβε εμευt σα hαροου μπεουοειs γαρ ευουωτh μμοου μευαισθανε
English: Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it.
Coptic: εαυsοπου hαhομ νιμ εμνπνα sοοπ νhητου επευεινε
English: The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
Coptic: επευεινε μμοου εβολ ευfι μμοου hινευναhβ εμνουερητε μμοου εμοοsε ευουωνh μπευσωs εβολ ννρωμε νετsμsε δε μμοου sαυsιπε
English: They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
Coptic: μηπωσ νσεhε ντοοτου εjμπκαh νσεναs τωουν αν hαροου μαυααυ ερsανρωμε ον ταhοου εhραι νσεναs κιμ αν μαυααυ ευsανρικε δε ον εβολ εhε μευs σαhωου αλλα sαυκω hαρωου ννδωρον ντhε ννετμοουτ
English: They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
Coptic: νευθυσια δε sαρενουηηβ ποsου εjωου hομοιωσ δε νευκεhιομε sαυμου λh νhητου νσετμt λααυ μμοου νουhηκε μνουcωβ
English: As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it.
Coptic: sαυjωhμ νμμαυ ετετνηh εβολ μνντντετνο νμησε εατετνειμε cε εβολ hνναι jεhεννουτε αν νε μπρρ hοτε hητου
English: Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
Coptic: ευναs μουτε γαρ εροου ναs νhε jενουτε jεhενhιομε νετκω hαρωου ννευνουτε νhατ μνννουβ μννsε ννευθυσια
English: For how can they be called gods? because women set meat before the gods of silver, gold, and wood.
Coptic: αυω νευουηηβ σεhμοοσ εhουν hννευηι ερενευμορ hοοκε ερενευhοειτε πηh hιωου αυω νευαπηουε μννευμορ ευhοοκε ναι ερενευαπηουε cολπ εβολ
English: And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads.
Coptic: σεωs δε εβολ μπεμτο εβολ ννευνουτε ντhε νhοινε ευsοοπ hνουhαπ νκωωσ
English: They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead.
Coptic: νουηηβ δε sαυfι εβολ hννευhοειτε νσεt hιωου ννευhιομε μννευsηρε
English: The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children.
Coptic: ερεsαντ ουα δε ον ρ ουπετhοου ναυ η ουπετνανουf μευs τωωβε ναf μαυs καθιστα ον νουρρο ουδε μευεs ποονεf
English: Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
Coptic: hομοιωσ δε μευs t νουμντρμμαο ουτε hατ ερsανουα δε ον ερητ ναυ νουερητ νfτμτααf μευκωτε νσωf
English: In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money: though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they will not require it.
Coptic: ουρωμε νβλλε νσεναs τρεfναυ εβολ αν αυω ουα εfhνουhωs νσεναs t τοοτf αν
English: They cannot restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any man in his distress.
Coptic: ουχηρα νσεναs νανασ αν ουδε νσεναs ρ ουπετνανουf αν νουορφανοσ
English: They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.
Coptic: νευνουτε νsε μνννουβ μννhατ ευτντων ενωνε ετουfι μμοου εβολ μπτοου ετβεπαι νετsμsε μμοου σεναjι sιπε εjωου
English: Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded.
Coptic: ευναs μεευε εροου η ευναs μουτε cε εροου ναs νhε jενουτε
English: How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
Coptic: νκεχαλδαιοσ hωου ευσωs μμοου ερsανουσοιf ει ερατου ενfs sαjε αν sαυαξιου νβηλ ευωs εhραι εροf ετρεfταλcοου ευjω μμοσ jεουνcομ μμοf εαισθανε
English: Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand.
Coptic: εμεfαισθανε εsαυβωκ νσεκααυ μναισθησισ γαρ νhητου
English: Yet they cannot understand this themselves, and leave them: for they have no knowledge.
Coptic: νεhιομε δε sαυμορου νhεννουh νσεhμοοσ hννεhιοουε ευt εhραι ννταλο νναπρε ενταυοsμου
English: The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.
Coptic: ερεsαντουα δε ννετπαραγε σεκ πτοπ νουει μμοου νfνκοτκ νμμασ sασνεcνοc τεσsβεερ jεμπουοπσ ντοσ ντεσhε αυω πεσνουh ετμηρ μμοσ μπουσολπf
English: Whatsoever is done among them is false: how may it then be thought or said that they are gods?
Coptic: hωβ cε νιμ ετουειρε μμοου ναυ μνμντμε νhητου ευναjοοσ cε εροου ναs νhε η εμεευε ρω εροου jεhεννουτε νε
English: They are made of carpenters and goldsmiths: they can be nothing else than the workmen will have them to be.
Coptic: εhενhαμsε μνhενhαυνουβ νενταυμογκου εμνκεhωβ ναsωπε νσαπετερενρεfρ ειοπε ουωs ετρεfsωπε
English: And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods?
Coptic: αυω ντοου νετμουνγ μμοου μευρ νοc ναhε
English: For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after.
Coptic: αυω νενταυμογκου ευναμουν εβολ ναs νhε hενhωβ γαρ μμντνουj νε μνhεννοcνεc νενταυκααυ ννετναsωπε
English: For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them.
Coptic: ερεsαντ ουπολεμοσ γαρ ει εhραι εjωου μνhενπετhοου sαυsοjνε νcινουηηβ μννευερηυ jεευναhοπου νμμαυ ναs μμα
English: How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague?
Coptic: ετβεου cε ντετννααισθανε αν jεhεννουτε αν νε ενσεναs ναhμουρωμε αν ουδε hενκοουε ευπολεμοσ ουδε εhενhισε
English: For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false:
Coptic: hενειεπsε γαρ νε μνhεννουβ αυω νhατ νhεθνοσ ναειμε εροου μννσαναι jεhενμντρhαλ νε νκερρωου δε σεναουωνh εροου jεhεννουτε αν νε αλλα hενhωβ νcιj νρωμε νε μνλααυ νhωβ ννουτε νhητου
English: And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them.
Coptic: νιμ cε πετενfναειμε εροου αν jεhεννουτε αν νε
English: Who then may not know that they are no gods?
Coptic: ουρρο γαρ νσεναs cολπf αν εjνουχωρα ουδε νσεναs t hουμπε αν ννρωμε
English: For neither can they set up a king in the land, nor give rain unto men.
Coptic: ουδε νσεναs διακρινε αν νουhαπ ουδε νσεναs fι αν μμαυ νουjιcονσ μμνcομ γαρ μμοου
English: Neither can they judge their own cause, nor redress a wrong, being unable: for they are as crows between heaven and earth.
Coptic: ευο γαρ ντhε ννιαβοοκε ευουτε τπε μνπκαh και γαρ ερsανουκωh νεhσε hμπηι νhεννουτε νsε μνhεννουτε ννουβ μνhενhατ νευουηηβ μεν σεπωτ επσα εβολ νσεουjαι ντοου δε νευνουτε σεναcωπε νσερωχh ντhε νhενσοι ευjπηου
English: Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams.
Coptic: ουρρο αυω νετt νμμαυ νσεναs αhερατου αν εροου
English: Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods?
Coptic: ευναjοοσ cε εροου ναs νhε η εμεευε ρω εροου jεhεννουτε νε ουδε νσεναs ναhμου αν ετοοτου ννρεfjιουε μννσοονε εhεννουτε νε νsε hιhατ hινουβ
English: Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers.
Coptic: νετjοορε εροου ευναfι hιωου μπνουβ μνπhατ μννhοειτε νσεμοοsε ευντοοτου νσεναs βοηθει εροου αν
English: Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.
Coptic: fσοτπ cε νcιουρωμε εfναουωνh εβολ ντεfμντjωωρε αυω ουhναυ νχρησιμον εfhνουηι εfναρ χρεια μμοf νcιπενταfκααf ναf παρανεινουτε ννουj σεναοπf ον νcιουρο hνουηι εfνααρεh ννετνhητf παρανεινουτε ννουj αυω fσοτπ νcιουστυλοσ νsε hνhενβασιλειον εhουε ενεινουτε ννουj
English: Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in an house, to keep such things therein, than such false gods. or a pillar of wood in a palace, than such false gods.
Coptic: πρη γαρ μνποοh μννσιου εhενουοειν νε εfjοου μμοου νcιπενταfσοντου επhωβ ετουναααf σεσωτμ νσωf τκεεβρηcε εσsανουωνh εβολ sασουωνh εβολ καλωσ πλην πνιfε νουωτ sασνιfε hνχωρα νιμ
English: For sun, moon, and stars, being bright and sent to do their offices, are obedient.
Coptic: αυω νεκλοολε ερεsαντπνουτε ουεh σαhνε ετρευπωρs εβολ εjντοικουμενη τηρσ sαυjωκ εβολ μπhωβ ενταfουεh σαhνε μμοf ναυ
English: And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are bidden.
Coptic: πκωh hομοιωσ ευsαντννοουf εβολ hντπε ερωχh νντοου μνμμα νsην sαfειρε μπhωβ ενταυουεh σαhνε μμοf ναf ναι δε μευs ωρj ουδε νσετμτντννευσμοτ ουδε νευνομτε
English: And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these are like unto them neither in shew nor power.
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε μπετεssε αν εμεευε εροου ρω ουδε εμουτε εροου jενουτε εμνcομ μμοου εκρινε νουhαπ ουδε ερπετνανουf ννρωμε
English: Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men.
Coptic: εατετνειμε cε jεhεννουτε αν νε μπρρ hοτε hητου
English: Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not,
Coptic: αυω αυjι ναυ νhενhιομε εβολ hμπκαh μμωαβ επραν ντουι μμοου πε ορφα αυω πραν ντμεhσντε τε hρουθ αυουωh hμπμα ετμμαυ ναμητε νρομπε
English: And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpha, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.
Coptic: νοεμιν δε πεjασ ντεσsελεετ σντε jεβωκ ντετνκτετηυτν νcιτουι τουι μμωτν επηι ντεσμααυ
English: And Noemin said to her daughter-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Coptic: αυω ερεπjοεισ ειρε νουνα νμμητν κατατhε εντατετνειρε μννενταυμου αυω νμμαι hω ερεπjοεισ τωωβε νητν ντετουι τουι μμωτν cινε νουαναπαυσισ hμπηι μπεσhαι αυω ασtπι ερωου
English: The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them;
Coptic: αυfιhραυ δε εβολ αυριμε ευjω μμοσ jεεννακτον νμμε ερατf μπουλαοσ
English: and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people.
Coptic: πεjενοεμιν ναυ jεκτετηυτν ναsεερε ντετνβωκ αυω ετετνναει νμμαι ετβεου νhωβ μη ουνsηρε cε sοοπ νhητ jεευερhαι νητν
English: And Noemin said, Return now, my daughters; and why do ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb to be your husbands?
Coptic: κτετηυτν ναsεερε ντετνβωκ jεαιρhλλω ετμcμcομ εhμοοσ μνκεhαι jεαιjοοσ jεμη ουνcομ cε sοοπ ναι ετραsωπε μνκεhαι νταjπεsηρε
English: Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;
Coptic: μη ετετνναcω ετετνcωsτ hητου sαντουρνοc η ετετνναhμοοσ ετβηητου ετμjικεhαι μπωρ ναsεερε μπρcω hιναι jεαιουωλσ νhητ ετβετηυτν jετcιj μπjοεισ ασει εβολ εjωι
English: would ye wait for them till they should be grown? or would ye refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.
Coptic: hρουθ δε πεjασ νασ jεννεπαι ταhοι ετρακαατε νσωι νταβωκ νταλο hαρο jεντο πμα ετεραβωκ ροf tνηυ νμμε αυω πμα ετεραουωh νhητf tναcω νhητf νμμε πουλαοσ πε παλαοσ αυω πουνουτε πε πανουτε
English: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and wheresoever thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Coptic: ανοκ αιβωκ ειμεh πjοεισ δε αfκτοι ειsουειτ αυω ετβεου ετετνναμουτε εροι jενοεμιν αυω πjοεισ αfθββιοι αυω πhικανοσ αfθμκοι
English: I went out full, and the Lord has brought me back empty: and why call ye me Noemin, whereas the Lord has humbled me and the Mighty One has afflicted me?
Coptic: νσεναs σαhου γαρ αν εhενερρωου ουδε νσεναs σμου εροου αν
English: For they can neither curse nor bless kings:
Coptic: hενμαειν δε ον hντπε νσεναs τσαβε νhεθνοσ αν εροου ουδε νσεναs ρ ουοειν αν ντhε μπρη ουδε t ουοειν ντhε μποοh
English: Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon.