megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfjοου νhενβαιsινε εjι νδαυειδ ναf πεjαυ jεfμοκh νsωνε
English: And Saul sent messengers to take David; and they say that he is sick.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfjοου νhενβαιsινε νσαδαυειδ εfjω μμοσ ναυ jεταλοf εjεμ πειcλοc ντετνντf ναι jεειεμοουτf
English: And he sends to David, saying, Bring him to me on the bed, that I may slay him.
Coptic: νβαιsινε δε αυει αυω εισ νεσμοτ ντκαισε νευhιjμ πεcλοc αυω ουhυπαρ νβααμπε νεfκη hαjωf
English: And the messengers come, and, behold, the images were on the bed, and the goat's liver at his head.
Coptic: πεjεσαουλ μμελχωλ jεετβεου αρερhαλ μμοι hιναι αυω αρκωεβολ μπαjαjε αfνουhμ πεjεμελχωλ νσαουλ πεσειωτ jεντοf πε νταfjοοσ ναι jεκαατ εβολ νταβωκ εsωπε μμον tναμοουτε
English: And Saul said to Melchol, Why hast thou thus deceived me, and suffered my enemy to depart, and he has escaped? and Melchol said to Saul, He said, let me go, and if not, I will slay thee.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfπωτ αfνουhμ αfει ερατf νσαμουηλ εαρμαθαειμ αfταυε τhε εροf νhωβ νιμ ντασαουλ ααυ ναf αυβωκ δε νcιδαυειδ μνσαμουηλ αυhμοοσ hναυαθ ντεhραμμα
English: So David fled, and escaped, and comes to Samuel to Armathaim, and tells him all that Saul had done to him: and Samuel and David went, and dwelt in Navath in Rama.
Coptic: αυταμε σαουλ ευjω μμοσ ναf jεεισδαυειδ hναυαθ ντεhραμμα
English: And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is in Navath in Rama.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfjοου νhενβαιsινε εcωπε νδαυειδ αυω αυναυ ετεκκλησια ννεπροφητησ αυω σαμουηλ νεfαhερατf hιjωου πεπνευμα δε μπνουτε αfει εjννεβαιsινε νσαουλ αυπροφητευε hωου
English: And Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw the assembly of the prophets, and Samuel stood as appointed over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesy.
Coptic: αυ ταμε σαουλ δε επενταfsωπε αfjοου νhενκεβαιsινε ντοου hωου αυπροφητευε αfουωh ετοοτf εjοου νcισαουλ μπμεhsομντ νσοπ νhενκεβαιsινε ντοου hωου ον αυπροφητευε
English: And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied: and Saul sent again a third set of messengers, and they also prophesied.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfνουcσ hνουcωντ αfβωκ hωωf εhουν εαρμαθαειμ αfι sαεhραι ετsωτε ντερjνοου ετhεν σεφιρ σαουλ δε αfsινε εfjω μμοσ jεερεσαμουηλ ντων πεjαυ ναf jεεισhηητε fhεν αυαθ ντεhραμμα
English: And Saul was very angry, and went himself also to Armathaim, and he comes as far as the well of the threshing floor that is in Sephi; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And they said, Behold, in Navath in Rama.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfβωκ εhραι εαυαθ ντεhραμμα αυω πεπνευμα μπνουτε αfι εjωf hωωf αυω νεfμοοsε εfπροφητευε sαντεfει εhραι εαυαθ ντεhραμμα
English: And he went thence to Navath in Rama: and there came the Spirit of God upon him also, and he went on prophesying till he came to Navath in Rama.
Coptic: αυω αfκααf καhηυ ννεfhοειτε αfcω εfπροφητευε μπμτο εβολ νσαμουηλ αυω αfhε εhραι εfκη καhηυ μπεhοου τηρf ετμμαυ αυω τευsη τηρσ ετβεπαι νευjω μμοσ jεενε σαουλ hωωf hννεπροφητησ
English: And he took off his clothes, and prophesied before them; and lay down naked all that day and all that night: therefore they said, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfπωτ εβολ hναυαθ ντεhραμμα αυω αfι εhουν εhραf νιωναθαν πεjαf ναf jεου πε νταιααf αυω ου πε παjινcονσ νταιααf η πανοβε ου πε μπεμτο εβολ μπεκειωτ jεfκωτε νσαταψυχη εfιτσ
English: And David fled from Navath in Rama, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what is my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life?
Coptic: πεjειωναθαν jεμπεκερ λααυ νγναμου αν εισ hηητε παειωτ νfναερ λααυ αν νsαjε ουδε ουνοc ουδε ουκουι εμπεfcολπf εναμααjε αυω cε ερεπαειωτ ναhεπ πειsαjε εροι ενfsοοπ αν ρω
English: And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not so.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ νιωναθαν jεπεκειωτ σοουν jεαιcεν χαρισ ναhρακαυω α πεκειωτ jοοσ jεμπερτρε ιωναθαν ειμε επειsαjε jεννεfταμε δαυειδ εροf αλλα πjοεισ ονh αυω τεκψυχη ονh jεκατατhε νταιjοοσ α τεfκακια jωκ εβολ hνταμητε αυω hντμητε μπμου
English: And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy father knows surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but as the Lord lives and thy soul lives, as I said, the space is filled up between me and death.
Coptic: πεjειωναθαν νδαυειδ jεου πετερε τεκψυχη ουαsf νταααf νμμακ
English: And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee.
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ νιωναθαν jεεισσουουα ραστε αυω ανοκ νtνατωs αν εhμοοσ εhραι εουωμ μνπρρο εκεjοουτ εβολ νταhοπτ sαπναυ μπεκβα hντσωsε
English: And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.
Coptic: αυω hνουsινε ερsανπεκειωτ sινε νσωι εκεjοοσ ναf jεhνουουωs αfαξιου μμοι εκααf εβωκ sαβηθλεεμ τεfπολισ jεουθυσια καταπτωs ννhοου τετναsωπε μμαυ ντεπhυλη τηρσ
English: And if thy father do in anywise enquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethleem his city, for there is there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family.
Coptic: εfsανjοοσ δε jεκαλωσ μαρεfβωκ ειε ουν ουειρηνη sοοπ μπεκhμhαλ εfναsαjε δε εfναsτ εhουν εhρακ ειε ειμε jεατκακια jωκ εβολ ντοοτf
English: If he shall say thus, Well,  all is safe for thy servant: but if he shall answer harshly to thee, know that evil is determined by him.
Coptic: νγειρε ντοκ μνπεκhμhαλ νουνα jεντακεινε εhουν μπεκhμhαλ νμμακ ευδιαθηκη ντεπjοεισ αυωεsjε ουν jινcονσ jι εhουν επεκhμhαλ μουουτ μμοι ντοκ αυω ετβεου κναjιτ ντειhε ερατf μπεκειωτ
English: And thou shalt deal mercifully with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thyself: and if there is iniquity in thy servant, slay me thyself; but why dost thou thus bring me to thy father?
Coptic: πεjειωναθαν ναf jεννεπαι sωπε μμοι jεhνουειμε ειsανειμε jεαπjινcονσ jωκ εβολ ντοοτf μπαειωτ ετρεfει εhραι εjωκ ενfsοοπ αν hννεκπολισ ανοκ tναταμοκ επαι
English: And Jonathan said, That be far from thee: for if I surely know that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, although it should not be against thy cities, I will tell thee.
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ νιωναθαν jενιμ πετναταμοι επαι ερsανπεκειωτ ταυε sαjε νακ εfναsτ
English: And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if thy father should answer roughly?
Coptic: πεjεπεjειωναθαν
English: And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field.
Coptic: πεjεπεjειωναθαν νδαυειδ jεπjοεισ πνουτε μπισραηλ σοουν jεδιανακρινε η tνατωκ εhουν επαειωτ ερsανπεουοειs sωπε ναα sομντ νσοπ αυω εsωπε αυsαjε ναγαθον sωπε ετβεδαυειδ tνατννοου μπουω νακ εβολ ετσωsε
English: And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, if good should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to thee to the field,
Coptic: ναι δε ον ερεπνουτε ααυ νιωναθαν αυω νεικοουε εfεουαhου εροι jεμπετhοου tναταμοκ εροου νταcολπου επεκμααjενταjοουκ εβολ νγβωκ hνουειρηνη ντενjοεισ sωπε νμμακ κατατhε ενfsοοπ μνπαειωτ
English: God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall also report the evil to thee, and make it known to thee, and I will let thee go; and thou shalt depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with thee, as he was with my father.
Coptic: αυω ετι ανοκ ειονh εκεειρε νμμαι νουνα hνουμου δε ον ειsανμου
English: And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,
Coptic: ννεκfι μπεκνα εβολ hμπαηι νsα ενεh αυω ερsανπjοεισ fι μμαυ ννεjαjε νδαυειδ πουα πουα εβολ hιjμπhο μπκαh
English: thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
Coptic: ννευfι μμαυ μπραν νιωναθαν εβολ hμπηι νδαυειδ αυω ερεπjοεισ κωτε ντοοτf νδαυειδ νσανεfjαjε
English: should it happen that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε ον αfουωh ετοοτf εωρκ νδαυειδ εβολ jεfμε μμοf αυω αfμερε τεψυχη μπετμε μμοf
English: And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.
Coptic: ερειωναθαν jω μμοσ ναf jεραστε πε σουουα μπεβοτ αυω σεναsινε jεσεναthτηυ ετεκκαθεδρα
English: And Jonathan said, To-morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant.
Coptic: ετρεκερ μεhsομντ εκhμοοσ εhραι εκεει εhραι επεκμα πεντακhοπκ νhητf hμπεhοου ντεργασια νγhμοοσ εhραι hατεμ πιερκαβ ετμμαυ
English: And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.
Coptic: ανοκ tναουαhμετ νsομντ νσοπ εινουjε εβολ ννεσοτε εινουjε μμοου εαρμαδδαριμ
English: And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε παhμhαλ tναουατβεf εβολ ειjω μμοσ jεαμου νγναυναι ενσοτε αυω ειsανsαjε μνπsηρε sημ ειjω μμοσ jεερεπσοτε hιπισα μμοκ αυω πεικεσα jιτσ νγει ειε τωουν νγει jετειρηνη sοοπ νακ αυω μνsαjε sοοπ εfhοου ετβηητκ εισ πjοεισ ονh
English: And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.
Coptic: νειsαjε δε ειsανjοου μπhμhαλ jεερεπσοτε hιπισα μμοκ αυω σουηυ μμοκ ειε τωουν νγβωκ jεαπjοεισ jοουκ εβωκ
English: If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow is here, and on this side of thee, take it; then come, for it is well with thee, and there is no reason for fear, as the Lord lives: but if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow is on that side of thee, and beyond; go, for the Lord hath sent thee away.
Coptic: αυω ετβεπsαjε ντανjοοf ανοκ νμμακ εισ πjοεισ ο μμετρε hνταμητε μντεκμητε νsα ενεh
English: And as for the word which thou and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is witness between me and thee for ever.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfhοπf hντσωsε hη δε μπεβοτ ντερεfsωπε πρρο αfβωκ εhουν εjντετραπεζα εουωμ
English: So David hides himself in the field, and the new month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfhμοοσ hιjντεfκαθεδρα ντhε ντsαfαασ δε μπσοπ εsαfhμοοσ hιjντκαθεδρα hατε τjο αυω ιωναθαν αfhμοοσ hιhη μμοf νσαουναμ αβεννηρ hωωf αfhμοοσ νσαhβουρ μπρρο πμα νεhμοοσ δε νδαυειδ αfthτηf εροf
English: And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abenner sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.
Coptic: αυω μπεσαουλ jελααυ νsαjε hμπεhοου ετμμαυ jενταfjοοσ jεμεsακ ουτωs νjωhμ πε νταfsωπε μμοf ετι εfsοοπ hμπjωhμ μπατfειααf εβολ
English: And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μπεfραστε μπμεhhοου σναυ μπεβοτ αυthτηυ επμα νδαυειδ πεjεσαουλ νιωναθαν πεfsηρε jεετβεου ρω μπεπsηρε νιεσσαι ει νσαf μνποου εhμοοσ ετετραπεζα εουωμ
English: And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the table?
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfρουω νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ jεδαυειδ αfαξιου μμοι ετρεfβωκ εhραι sαβηθλεεμ τεfπολισ
English: And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ ναι jεκαατ νταβωκ μπhοου jεουθυσια τετναsωπε ντεπhυλη hντπολισ αυω νασνηυ hων ετοοτετβεπαι τενου cε εsωπε αιcεν χαρισ ναhρακ ειε tνατωs εβωκ νταναυ ενασνηυ ετβεπαι μπεfhμοοσ ετετραπεζα μπρρο
English: and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfcωντ εματε hνουοργη ειωναθαν πεjαf εhουν εhραf jεπsηρε ννεhιομε ετνηj εβολ μη νtσοουν γαρ αν jεντοκ κο νsβηρ επsηρε νιεσσαι ευsιπε νακ αυω ευsιπε μπcωλπ εβολ ντεκμααυ
English: And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jessae to thy same, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Coptic: jενεhοου τηρου ερεπsηρε νιεσσαι ναααυ εfονh νhητου hιjμπκαh νγνασααhε αν ντοκ μντεκμντρρο τενου cε jοου ετρευν πsηρε sημ jεπαι ουsηρε πε εfμπsαjε μπμου
English: For so long as the son of Jessae lives upon the earth, thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.
Coptic: αυω ιωναθαν αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπεfειωτjε ετβεου εfναμου ου πε πνοβε νταfααf
English: And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done?
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αffι εhραι ντεfλογχη ενοjσ νσαιωναθαν εμοουτf ιωναθαν δε αfειμε jεατκακια jωκ εβολ ντοοτf μπεfειωτ ετρεfμουουτ νδαυειδ
English: And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to slay him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to slay David.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfανγf εhραι hιjντετραπεζα hντοργη μπεfcωντ εμπεfhμοοσ εhραι hμπεhοου ετμμαυ ετεπεσναυ πε μπεβοτ εουεμ οεικ μνπεfειωτ εβολ jεαfουωλσ νhητ εjνδαυειδ jεατκακια μπεfειωτ jωκ εβολ εjωf
English: And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined on mischief against him.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε εhτοουε μπεfραστε ιωναθαν αfβωκ εβολ ετσωsε καταπτασσε νταfτααf νδαυειδ hνουμετμντρε ερεουhμhαλ κουι νμμαf
English: And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed to do for a signal to David, and a little boy was with him.
Coptic: πεjειωναθαν μπhμhαλ jεβοcκ νγναυ ναι ενσοτε νταινουjε εβολ νhητου πhμhαλ δε αfπωτ ιωναθαν δε νεfνεj σοτε εαfπαραλασσε μμοσ
English: And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow, and sent it beyond him.
Coptic: αυω πhμhαλ αfι εhραι εjμπμα ετερεπσοτε νhητf πμα νταιωναθαν νοjσ εροf αυω ιωναθαν αfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ jεερεπσοτε hιπισα μμοκ αυω σουηυ ον μμοκ
English: And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow is on that side of thee and beyond thee.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε ον αfωs εβολ ουβε πεfhμhαλ εfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ ναfjε ταjη ανισου αυω νγτεμαhερατκ νλααυ αυω πhμhαλ νιιωναθαν αfκετf νσοτε αfεντου ερατf μπεfjοεισ
English: And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.
Coptic: πhμhαλ δε νεfσοουν αν νλααυ νhωβ νσαιωναθαν μνδαυειδ ντοου ετσοουν μπευsαjε
English: And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David knew.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε αfταλε νεfhνααυ εjεμ πεfhμhαλ πεjαf ναf jεμοοsε νγβωκ εhουν ετπολισ
English: And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city.
Coptic: πhμhαλ δε ντερεfρ πhουν ντπολισ δαυειδ αfτωουν αfει εβολ hμπμα ενεfνhητf αfπαhτf hιjμπεfhο αfουωsτ ναf νsομντ νσοπ αυω αυtπι ερεννευερηυ αυριμε ον εhουν ενευερηυ sαουνοc νκαυ
English: And when the lad went in, then David arose from the argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.
Coptic: πεjειωναθαν νδαυειδ jεβωκ hνουειρηνη αυω κατατhε ντανωρκ ννενερηυ hμπραν μπjοεισ ενjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ εfεsωπε πραν μπjοεισ ενjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ εfεsωπε μμντρε hνταμητε νμμακ αυω hντμητε μπεκσπερμα αυω hντμητε μπασπερμα νsα ενεh εfεsωπε ον εfο μμετρε
English: And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for evereven so let it be. And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfτωουν αfμοοsε ιωναθαν hωωf αfβωκ εhουν ετπολισ δαυειδ δε αfι εhραι ενοεμα ερατf ναχιμελεχ πουηηβ αχιμελεχ δε αfειωρμ ντερεfει εhουν εhραf πεjαf ναf jεετβεου εκμοοsε μαυαακ εμνcελααυ μοοsε νμμακ
English: And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ εhουν hμπουηηβ jεπρρο πε νταfουεhσαhνε ναι νουsαjε μπhοου αfjοοσ εhουν εhραι jεμπερτρε λααυ ειμε επsαjε πετιναjοουκ ανοκ ετβηητf αυω πενταιhων ετοοτκ ετβηητf αυω νsηρε sημ αιερμετρε ναυ hμπμα εsαυμουτε εροf jεππιστοσ μπνουτε φελλανιμ νεμωνιμ
English: And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, an concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni.
Coptic: τενου cε εsωπε ουεν tου νοεικ ερετοοτκ t μπετεκναhε εροf εhραι ετοοτπουηηβ
English: And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.
Coptic: ετοοτπουηηβ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ jεμνοεικ εfjαhμ ερετοοτν νσανεοεικ ετουααβ ντεπροθυσισ εsωπε cε νsηρε sημ σετββηυ εσhιμε ευεsουωμ νhητου
English: And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπουηηβ jεαhε ανσαhωων εβολ νσhιμε νjιν σαf αυω νjιν sομντ μπhοου hμπτρεντααν εβολ ετεhιη α νsηρε sημ τηρου τββοου αυω τεhιη ετεκsαjε εροσ σjαhμ μπhοου δε εσνατββο ετβενασκηυε
English: And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons.
Coptic: αυωαχιμελεχ παρχιερευσ αft ναf ννεοεικ ντεπροθεσισ εμνcεοεικ μμαυ νσανετκη εhραι hιτhη μπjοεισ ετεποεικ πε νταυfιτf hιτhη μμοf εκα κεουα εhραι εfhημ η εfροουτ μπεhοου νταfjιτου
English: So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them.
Coptic: νερε ουα δε ννεhμhαλ νσαουλ μμαυ μπεhοου ετμμαυ εfcηπ εμντf παρρησια μμαυ ναhραf μπεfjοεισ επεfραν πε δωηκ πιδουμαιοσ εfμοονε ννεμασπορκ νσαουλ
English: And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ πεjαf ναχιμελεχ jεαναυ jεουνουλογχη sοοπ hατοοτκ hμπειμα η ουσηfε jετασηfε αυω νασκηυε μπιεsεντου εβολ νμμαι εβολ jεπsαjε νταπρρο hων μμοf ετοοτfsοοπ hνουνοc νουεhσαhνε
English: And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.
Coptic: πουηηβ δε πεjαf ναf jεειστσηfε νγολιαθ παλλοφυλοσ παι ντακhοτβεf hμπειμα νεμαθ σκη εhραι μπειμα αυω σcλεμλωμ νουhοειτε εsωπε cε κουαsσ jιτσ jεμνκητε μπειμα νσαται πεjεδαυειδ ναf jεεsjε μνκητε νσαται μα ναισ
English: And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.
Coptic: αfταασ ναf δαυειδ δε αfτωουν μπεhοου ετμμαυ hαπhο νσαουλ αυω δαυειδ αfι ερατf ναχουσ πρρο νγεθ
English: And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.
Coptic: νhμhαλ δε ναχουσ πεjαυ ναf jεμπαιαν πε δαυειδ πρρο μπκαh μη μπαι αν πε δαυειδ πενταυει εβολ hατεfhη νcινεhιομε ετχορευε ευjω μμοσ jεσαουλ αfπατασσει hννεfsο δαυειδ hωωf hννεfτβα
English: And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands?
Coptic: δαυειδ αfκα νειsαjε hμπεfhητ αυω αfρhοτε εματε hατhη ναχουσ πρρο νγεθ
English: And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.
Coptic: αυω αfsιβε μπεfσμοτ μπεfμτο εβολ αfcω εfεscα cιj hιρεν νρρο ντπυλη ντπολισ εαfρ τhε ννετποsσ νhητ μπεhοου ετμμαυ αυω νεftcλα επισα μνπαι μπευεμτο εβολ εfhηυ εhραι hιρεν νρρο ντπυλη ερενεfjιh sουο εjεν τεfμορτ
English: And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
Coptic: πεjεαχουσ ννεfhμhαλ jεcωsτ ντετνναυ επειρωμε εfποsσ νhητ ετβεjεατετνντf ναι εhουν
English: And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
Coptic: η ειsαατ ανοκ νρωμε εfποsσ νhητ εβολ jεατετνεινε μπαι εhουν ναι ετρεfρ νεισμοτ ναhραι παι εfναερ πhουν αν νηι
English: Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfμοοsε εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ αfνουhμ αυω αfι εhραι επεμhααυ νοδολλαμ νεfσνηυ δε αυσωτμ μνναπηι μπεfειωτ αυω αυει ερατf μπμα ετμμαυ
English: And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
Coptic: αυσωουh εhουν εροf hμπμα ετμμαυ νcιουον νιμ ετsοοπ hνhενhωs αυω ουον νιμ εfjωουε αυω ουον νιμ ενfμτον νhητ αν αυω εfο ναπε εhραι εjωου αυsωπε νμμαf νcιαfτοου νsε νρωμε
English: And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfπωωνε εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ εhραι εμασηφα hμπκαh μμωαβ πεjαf μπρρο μμωαβ jεμαρεπαειωτ μνταμααυ cω hατηκ sαντιναυ jεερεπνουτε ναρ ου ναι
English: And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me.
Coptic: αυω πhο μπρρο μμωαβ αfσεπσωπf αfcω hατηf ννhοου τηρου νταδαυειδ ααυ εfποsσ
English: And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.
Coptic: αυω γαδ πεπροφητησ πεjαf νδαυειδ jεμπρhμοοσ hντειπεριωχη τωουν νγβωκ εhραι επκαh νιουδα δαυειδ δε αfτωουν αfμοοsε αfι αfουωh hνουπολισ jεσαριχ
English: And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfσωτμ jεαυειμε εδαυειδ μννεκερωμε ετνμμαf αυω σαουλ νεfhμοοσ hμπβουνοσ hατσεtωhε ετhνβαεμα ερετεfλογχη hντεfcιj αυω νεfhμhαλ τηρου νευαhερατου μπεfεμτο εβολ
English: And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear was in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
Coptic: πεjεσαουλ ννεfhμhαλ εταhερατου μπεfμτο εβολ jεσωτμ ενsηρε νβενιαμιν ενε ναμε fναt νητν τηρτν νcιπsηρε νιεσσαι νhενσωsε μνhενμα νελοολε αυω ντωτν τηρτν ενε fναερτηυτν νχιλιαρχοσ hιhυκατονταρχοσ
English: And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
Coptic: jεντωτν τηρτν τετνο νκροf εροι εμνλααυ μμωτν ταμο μμοι ντερεπαsηρε σμν διαθηκη μνπsηρε νιεσσαι μνλααυ νhηττηυτν jηβ νhητ εhραι εjωι ετρεfτουνιατ εβολ jεαπαsηρε τουνεσ παhμhαλ εhραι εjωι ευjαjε ντhε μπhοου νhοου
English: That ye are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as it is this day?