megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ιωαβ δε πsηρε νσαρουειασ ντερεfειμε. jε πhητ μπρρο μοκh εjν αβησαλωμ.
English: And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.
Coptic: αfjοου νcι ιωαβ εhρηι εθεκουε. αfjι εβολ hμ πμα ετμμαυ. νουσhιμε νσοφη. αυω πεjαf νασ. jε αρι πεσμοτ μπhηβε. ντεthιωωτε νhενhοειτε νhηβε. ντετμταhσε ννεh. ντεsωπε νθε νουσhιμε εσρhηβε. εjν ουα. εαfμου ντοοτσ. εισ hνhοου εναsωου.
English: And Joab sent to Thecoe, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.
Coptic: αυω ερεβωκ ερατf μπρρο ντεsαjε μπεfεμτο εβολ. κατα πτωs μπειsαjε. ιωαβ δε αfκω ννεfsαjε hν τεσταπρο.
English: And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Coptic: αυω τεσhιμε τε εβολ hν θεκουε. ασβωκ εhουν ερατf μπρρο. ασπαhτσ εjμ πκαh. ασουωsτ ναf. αυω πεjασ jε ναhμετ πρρο ναhμετ.
English: So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, help.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο νασ jε ου πε. πουhωβ νταfταhο. ντοσ δε πεjασ jε ναμε. ανγ ουσhιμε ανοκ νχηρα. εα παhαι μου.
English: And the king said to her, What is the matter with thee?  And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
Coptic: τεκhμhαλ δε νεουντσ sηρε σναυ. αυω αυτωουν αυμιsε μν νευερηυ hν τσωsε. νεμν πετναβωκ δε ουτωου. ετρεfπολcου. α πουα δε μμοου εν τοοτf εjμ πεfσον αfραhτf. αfμοουτf.
English: And moreover thy handmaid had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one smote the other his brother, and slew him.
Coptic: α τπατρια τηρσ. η ννοc ντπολισ. αυτωουν εjν τεκhμhαλ. ευjω μμοσ νασ. jε αυεισ. αυε πενταfμεουτ πεfσον. νταρεντακοf επμα ντεψυχη μπη. παι νταfμοουτf. ντενfι ντμητε μπετνκληρονομοσ. νσεjενα νταjηβσ. η πακεουοειν νταfσεεπε ναι. hωστε ετμsωjπ επαhου μπερπμεευε μπαhαι. νουsββιω. αυω ουραν hιjμ πhο μπκαh.
English: And behold the whole family rose up against thine handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο νασ jε βωκ hν ουουjαι επουηι. αυω ανοκ tναουεhσαhνε ετβηητε.
English: And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.
Coptic: πεjε τεσhιμε. τε εβολ hν θεκουε jε παjοεισ πρρο. ερε τανομια hιjωι. αυω εjμ πηι μπαειωτ πρρο δε. αυω πεθρονοσ μπεκεοου. ουααf.
English: And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father’s house be the iniquity, and the king and his throne be guiltless.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο νασ jε νιμ πεττονh. νμμε. ανιf ερατ. αυω νfνακτοf cε αν ετοναhf μμο.
English: And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and one shall not touch him any more.
Coptic: πεjε τεσhιμε hιθη μπρρο. jε μαρε παjοεισ πρρο. ρπμεευε μπαjοεισ πεfνουτε. εταsε πετjι εhουν εροι. κατα πασνοf ετμτακοf. νσετμfι μπαsηρε ντμητε. πεjε δαδ νασ jε fονh νcι πjοεισ jε εsωπε ουεν ουβω νουωτ ντε ταπη μπουsηρε. ναhε εjμ πκαh.
English: And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, As the lord lives, not a hair of thy son shall fall to the ground.
Coptic: πεjε τεσhιμε hιθη μπρρο jε ανοκ τεκhμhαλ. μαριhε εθη νsαjε. μν παjοεισ hν ουsαjε. πεjε πρρο jε sαjε.
English: And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Coptic: πεjε τεσhιμε jε ετβε ου ακμεευε. ντειμινε. εjμ πλαοσ μπνουτε. η ντε πειsαjε ει εβολ hν ρωf μπρρο νθε νουνοβε. ντετμ πρρο κτο. μπετηπ εροf. εαυνοjf εβολ.
English: And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or is this word out of the king’s mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?
Coptic: jε ντειhε. hν ουμου. τενναμου πε. αυω νθε μπμοου. εsαfπων εjμ πκαh. ενσεναεsολf αν εhουν. ται τε θε. μπνουτε ναjι αν ντεψυχη. μπετμοκμεκ ενουjε εβολ μμοf. μπενταfερ πεfβολ.
English: For we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.
Coptic: τενου cε πsαjε νταιει ετβηητf εταυοf επαjοεισ πρρο. παι πε. πλαοσ fναναυ εροι νfsαjε. τεκhμhαλ δε. ετε ανοκ τε. μαρεσsαjε μν πρρο. jε μεsακ. ερε πρρο. ειρε μπsαjε ντεfhμhαλ.
English: And now whereas I came to speak this word to my lord the king, the reason is that the people will see me, and thy handmaid will say, Let one now speak to my lord the king, if peradventure the king will perform the request of his handmaid;
Coptic: jε πρρο εfεσωτμ. νfνουhμ ντεfhμhαλ. ντοοτf μπρωμε ετκωτε νσα θη. νβιττ μμαυ. μν πακεsηρε εβολ. hν τεκληρονομια μπνουτε.
English: for the king will hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance of God.
Coptic: πεjε τεσhιμε ον jε ερε πsαjε μπαjοεισ πρρο. sωπε ευθυσια. jε κατα θε νουαγγελοσ ντε πνουτε. ται hωωf τε θε μπαjοεισ πρρο. ετρεfσωτμ επαγαθον. αυω εππονηρον. αυω πjοεισ πεκνουτε. ναsωπε νμμακ.
English: And the woman said, If now the word of my lord the king be gracious, —well: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, to hear good and evil: and the Lord thy God shall be with thee.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfουωsβ. πεjαf ντεσhιμε. jε μπερhεπ πειsαjε εροι. παι εtναjοοf ερο ανοκ. πεjε τεσhιμε ναf jε μαρε παjοεισ πρρο sαjε.
English: And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο νασ. jε μη τοοτf νιωαβ σμοντ νμμε hμ πειsαjε. πεjε τεσhιμε hιθη μπρρο. jε τεκψυχη ονh παjοεισ πρρο. εsωπε ουν σαsic ουναμ. η νσα hβουρ. εfsοβε εβολ hν νεsαjε τηρου. ντα παjοεισ πρρο jοου. jε πεκhμhαλ ιωαβ. ντοf πε νταf. hων ετοοτ. αυω ντοf πε νταfκω hν τταπρο ντεκhμhαλ. ννειsαjε τηρου.
English: And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab in all this matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, As thy soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid.
Coptic: ετρεfαhερατf νcι πτωs μπειsαjε. παι ντα πεκhμhαλ ιωαβ ααf. ετε πειsαjε πε. αυω παjοεισ πρρο ουσοφοσ πε. νθε ντσοφια νουαγγελοσ ντε πνουτε. ετρεfσουεν hωβ νιμ ετsοοπ hμ πκαh.
English: In order that this form of speech might come about it was that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as is the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο εhουν hν ιωαβ. jε εισ hηητε αιειρε μπεκsαjε ετε παι πε. βωκ νγκτο μπsηρε sημ ετε αβησαλωμ πε.
English: And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done to thee according to this thy word: go, bring back the young man Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω ιωαβ. αfπαhτf hιθη μμοf εjμ πκαh. αfουωsτ. αυω αfσμου επρρο. πεjε ιωαβ hιθη μμοf. jε μποου α πεκhμhαλ ειμε. jε αιcεν χαρισ ναhρακ παjοεισ πρρο. jε παjοεισ πρρο. αfειρε μπsαjε μπεfhμhαλ.
English: And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, for my lord the king has performed the request of his servant.
Coptic: ιωαβ δε αfτωουν αfβωκ εhρηι εγεδσουρ αfεινε ναβησαλωμ εhρηι εθιλημ.
English: And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf νιωαβ. jε μαρεfβωκ εhρηι επεfηι. νfτεμει εhουν εhρηι. αβησαλωμ δε αfβωκ εhρηι επεfηι. αυω πhο μπρρο μπεfειορhf.
English: And the king said, Let him return to his house, and not see my face. And Abessalom returned to his house, and saw not the king’s face.
Coptic: αυω νεμν cε ρωμε hμ πιηλ τηρf νθε ναβησαλωμ. ενεσωf. η εfτηs. εματε. jιν νεειβ νρατf sα εhρηι ετεfαπε. εμν λααυ νjβιν hιωωf.
English: And there was not a man in Israel so very comely as Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Coptic: αυω ον νε hμ πτρεfsεf πεfβω. αυω ον νjινπτωs νhη. ννεhοου. ενεhοου. εfsαντωs. εsεf πεfβω. hμ πτρεfsιαι hιjωf. αυω πβω ντεfαπε εfsανsοff. sαfsιτf. νfερsητ νσατεερε νhρηsε. hν τσατεερε μπρρο.
English: And when he polled his head, (and it was at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him,)  even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ. αfjπε sομντ νsηρε ναf. μν ουsεερε επεσραν πε θημαρ. ται δε ενε ουσhιμε τε. ενεσε πεσhρβ εματε. αυω ασερσhιμε νhροβοαμ πsηρε νσολομον. ασjπο ναf ναβιαθαρ.
English: And there were born to Abessalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε. αfhμοοσ hν θιλημ νρομπε σντε νhοου. μπεfναυ επhο μπρρο.
English: And Abessalom remained in Jerusalem two full years, and he saw not the king’s face.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε αfμουτε ειωαβ. ετρεfjοουf ερατf μπρρο. αυω μπεfουωs εει ερατf. αfjοου ον μπμεhσεπ σναυ. αυω μπεfουωs εει ναf.
English: And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to the king, and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and he would not come.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ ννεfhμhαλ jε εισ τμερισ. η πεjνοου. hν τσωsε νιωαβ. εfhην εροι. ερε hνειωτ sοοπ ναf νhητf. βωκ ντετνροκhf. hν ουσατε. αυω νhμhαλ ναβησαλωμ. αυρωκh ντμερισ νιωτ hν ουσατε. νhμhαλ δε νιωαβ. αυβωκ ερατf νιωαβ. ερε νευhοειτε πηh hιωου πεjαυ μπευjοεισ. jε νhμhαλ ναβησαλωμ αυt μπκωhτ ντμερισ νιωτ.
English: And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab’s portion in the field is next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes rent, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set the field on fire.
Coptic: ιωαβ δε αfτωουν αfβωκ ερατf ναβησαλωμ. επεfηι πεjαf ναf. jε ετβε ου νεκhμhαλ. αυt πκωhτ εταμερισ. αυροκhσ.
English: And Joab arose, and came to Abessalom into the house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ νιωαβ. jε αιτννοου νακ νουσοπ αυω σναυ. ειjω μμοσ jε αμου sαροι. jε ειεjοουκ ερατf μπρρο. νγjοοσ ναf jε ετβε ου. αιει εβολ hν γεδσουρ. νε ουαγαθον ναι πε ετραcω μμαυ πε. αυω εισ hηητε sα τενου μπιναυ επhο μπρρο. εsjε ουεν αδικια δε νhητ. ειε μοουτ.
English: And Abessalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, and I will send thee to the king, saying, Why did I come out of Gedsur? it would have been better for me to have remained there: and now, behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity in me, then put me to death.
Coptic: ιωαβ δε αft μπεfουοι εhουν επρρο αfταυο εροf ννειsαjε. αυω αfμουτε εαβησαλωμ. αfβωκ εhουν sα πρρο. αfπαhτf εjμ πκαh. hιθη μπρρο. αfουωsτ ναf. αυω πρρο αftπι ερωf ναβησαλωμ.
English: And Joab went in to the king, and brought him word: and he called Abessalom, and he went in to the king, and did him obeisance, and fell upon his face to the ground, even in the presence of the king; and the king kissed Abessalom.
Coptic: μννσα ναι α αβησαλωμ. ταμιο ναf νhενhαρμα. μν hενhιππευσ. αυω αfταhο ερατf νταιου νρωμε. ετρευπωτ hιθη μμοf.
English: And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Coptic: αβησαλωμ δε αfsορπf εhτοουε. αfαhερατf. εjν τεhιη μμοοsε ντπυλη. αυω ρωμε νιμ. ετε ουντου σιcε μμαυ. ετρευει ερατf μπρρο εjιhαπ hιωωf sαρε αβησαλωμ αhερατf νουε πουα πουα. νfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε εκηπ ντοκ εαs μπολισ. πεjε πρωμε ναf jε ανγ πεκhμhαλ. ανγ ουε εβολ hν νεφυλη. ντε νεφυλοουε μπιηλ.
English: And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
Coptic: πεjε αβησαλωμ ναf jε εισ νεκsαjε ετεκjω μμοου νανουου. αυω σεσουτων. μν πετνασωτμ δε εροκ ντοοτf μπρρο.
English: And Abessalom said to him, See, thy affairs are right and clear, yet thou hast no one appointed of the king to hear thee.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ αfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ. jε νιμ πετναταhοι ερατ νκριτησ hιjμ πκαh. νσεει ερατ νcι ρωμε νιμ. εουντf σιcε μμαυ. αυω εουντf hαπ μμαυ. ντατμαιοf.
English: And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ερε πρωμε ναhων εhουν εροf. εουωsτ ναf sαfσουτν τοοτf εβολ. νfαμαhτε μμοf νftπει ερωf
English: And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ. αfειρε κατα πειsαjε μπιηλ τηρf. ννεsαυει ερατf μπρρο εjιhαπ. αυω αβησαλωμ νεffι μπhητ ννρωμε μπιηλ πεισμοτ.
English: And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσα πjωκ εβολ νhμε νρομπε. πεjε αβησαλωμ μπεfειωτ. jε tναβωκ νταt νναερητ. ναι νταιερητ μμοου μπcσ hν χεβρων.
English: And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.
Coptic: jε πεκhμhαλ ετε ανοκ πε. αιερητ νουερητ. hμ πτραουωh. hν γεδσουρ. ντε τσυρια. ειjω μμοσ. jε hν ουκτο. εfsανκτο. νcι πjοεισ. εhρηι εθιλημ νταουωsτ μπjοεισ.
English: For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναf jε βωκ hν ουειρηνη. αfτωουν δε αfβωκ εhρηι εχεβρων
English: And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.
Coptic: αυω α αβησαλωμ jοου νhενβαιsινε ενεφυλη τηρου μπιηλ εfjω μμοσ. jε hμ πτρετετνσωτμ επεhροου ντσαλπιγξ ναsταπ. ετετννεωs εβολ ετετνjω μμοσ. jε α αβεσαλωμ. αfερρρο hν χεβρων
English: And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall ye say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.
Coptic: αυω αυουαhου νσα αβησαλωμ νcι αsητ νρωμε. εβολ hν θιλημ. νταfταhμου εβολ hν τευμντhαπλουσ. ευμοοsε. εμπουειμε ελααυ νsαjε.
English: And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.
Coptic: αυω αβησαλωμ αfjοου ναχιτοφελ. πθεγωνιτησ πσυμβολοσ νδαυειδ εhρηι ετεfπολισ. εκωλα. hμ πτρεfθυσιαζε ννεfνουτε. αυω αυνοc νσοουhσ sωπε. αυω πμηηsε ετμοοsε μν αβησαλωμ. νεναsωf.
English: And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.
Coptic: ουβαιsινε δε αfι ερατf νδαδ εfjω μμοσ ναf. jε α πhητ ννρωμε μπιηλ ρικε νσα αβησαλωμ.
English: And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.
Coptic: αυω πεjε δαδ ννεfhμhαλ τηρου. ετhν θιλημ ετνμμαf εfjω μμοσ ναυ. jε τουντηυτν. ντενπωτ. jε μν ουjαι sοοπ ναν hα πhο ναβησαλωμ. μαρενταχη. jε ννεfπωτ νfταhον. αυω νfεινε εhρηι εjων ντκακια. νfπατασσε ντπολισ hν τταπρο ντσηfε.
English: And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Coptic: νhμhαλ δε μπρρο. πεjαυ μπρρο δαδ. jε hωβ νιμ ετεfνατοsν εροου νcι πενjοεισ πρρο. εισ hηητε ανον νεκhμhαλ. τεννμμακ.
English: And the king’s servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold we are thy servants.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfτωουν. αfι εβολ μν πεfηι τηρf. ευμοοsε νρατου. πρρο δε αfκω επαhου μμητε νσhιμε μπαλλακη. νταf τρευροεισsic επεfηι.
English: And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.
Coptic: αυω πρρο αfι εβολ μν νεfhμhαλ τηρου. ευμοοsε νρατου. αυω αυαhερατου hμ πηι ετουηυ.
English: And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.
Coptic: αυω νεfhμhαλ τηρου νευμοοsε hιτουωf. αυω πεχερεθι τηρf. μν ποφελεθι τηρf. αυω νκεθεοσ τηρου. αυω αυει εhρηι εjν τβω νjοειτ ετhμ πjαιε. πλαοσ δε τηρf. νεfπαραγε. αυω νετhμ πεfκωτε τηρου. ευναερ σοου νsε νρωμε. νευαhερατου hιτουωf. αυω πεχερεθι τηρf. μν ποφελεθι τηρf αυω νκεθαιοσ τηρου. ευναερ σοου νsε νρωμε. νενταυει ερατf νγεθsic ευμοοsε. αυπαραγε hωου hιθη μπρρο.
English: And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf ννετhι. πκεθαιοσ. μν νεfρωμε. jε ετβε ου ντοκ hωωκ εκναει νμμαν. κοτκ νγουωh. η. νγωπ επρρο jε ντκ ουsμμο ντοκ. αυω jε ντοκ. ντακπεενε ρατκ. εβολ hν γεθ.
English: And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why dost thou also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and thou has come forth as a sojourner out of thy place.
Coptic: αυω εsjε ντακει νσαf. μποου cε ειναποονεκ εβολ lacuna
English: Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I to-day cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and to-day shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.
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English: And Ethi answered the king and said, As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.
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English: And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.
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English: And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.
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English: And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.
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English: And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favour in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will shew me it and its beauty.
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English: But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in thee; behold, here I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.
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English: And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, thou shalt return to the city in peace, and Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
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English: Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.
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English: So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.
Coptic: lacuna ντοf νεfμοοsε ερε ρατf hιπεσητ. αυω πλαοσ τηρf ετνμμαf. α πουα πουα hωβσ ντεfαπε. αυω νευμοοsε ευριμε.
English: And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.
Coptic: αυταμε δαδ ευjω μμοσ. jε αχιτοφελ sοοπ μν νετο νsοjνε. μν αβεσαλωμ. πεjε δαυειδ. jε jωωρε εβολ. μπsοjνε ναχιδοφελ. πjοεισ πανουτε.
English: And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also is among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray thee, the counsel of Achitophel.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε νεfμοοsε sα εhρηι επτοου μπνουτε. πμα νταfουωsτ νhητf μπνουτε. αυω εισ hηητε αfει ερατf νcι χουσει. πεsβηρ ον νδαδ. ερε τεfsτην πηh hιωωf. αυω ερε τεfαπε μεh νιτν.
English: And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having rent his garment, and earth was upon his head.
Coptic: πεjε δαδ jε εκsανει νμμαι. κναsωπε hιjωι ειfι hαροκ.
English: And David said to him, If thou shouldest go over with me, then wilt thou be a burden to me;
Coptic: εκsανκτοκ δε εhρηι ετπολισ. εκεjοοσ ναβησαλωμ. jε νεκσνηυ αυπαραγε αυω πεκειωτ πρρο αfπαραγε μμοι. τενου cε ανγ πεκhμhαλ ανοκ πρρο. καατ νταωνh. νειο νhμhαλ μπεκειωτ νsορπ. τενου cε hωωf. ανγ πεκhμhαλ ανοκ. νγjωωρε εβολ ναι μπsοjνε. ναχιτοφελ.
English: but if thou shall return to the city, and shalt say to Abessalom, Thy brethren are passed over, and the king thy father is passed over after me: and now I am thy servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of thy father, and now I am thy humble servant—so shalt thou disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε fεμμαυ νμμακ νcι σαδωκ. μν αβιαθαρ νεουηηβ. αυω sαjε νιμ ετεκνασοτμου εβολ hμ πηι μπρρο. εκεjοου εσαδωκ. μν αβιαθαρ νεουηηβ.
English: And, behold, there are there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that thou shalt hear of the house of the king, thou shalt report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
Coptic: εισ hηητε ον σενμμακ νcι πευsηρε σναυ. αχιμαασ πsηρε νσαδωκ μν ιωναθαν πsηρε ναβιαθαρ. ντετνjαουsic ναι εβολ hιτοοτου. νsαjε νιμ ετετννασοτμου.
English: Behold, there are there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.
Coptic: αυω χουσει πεsβηρ νδαδ. αfβωκ εhουν ετπολισ. αβησαλωμ hωωf. εfνατααf εhουν εθιλημ.
English: So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.
Coptic: δαδ δε αfπαραγε hν τεhιη νουκουι. νhρωοσ τπολισ. αυω εισ σιβα. πhμhαλ μμεμφιβοσθε. αfι εβολ hητf. ερε ουσοειs νιω hηκ. ερε sητ νοεικ hιjωου. αυω sε νsι νελελsουωου. αυω sε νsι νβηννε. αυω ουsι νηρπ.
English: And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe came to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred cakes of dates, and bottle of wine.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο εhουν hν σιβα. jε ου νε ναι ντακεντου. πεjε σιβα hιθη μπρρο. jε νειβαιναhβ. ετβε ναπηι μπρρο. ετρευhμοοσ hιjωου. αυω νειοεικ. μν νειβηηνε. ετρε νsηρε sημ ουομου. αυω πιηρπ. ετρε νετhοσε hμ πjαιε σοοf.
English: And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said, The asses are for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναf. jε εfτων πsηρε μπεκjοεισ. πεjε σιβα hιθη μπρρο. jε εισ hηητε fhμοοσ hν θιλημ jε αfjοοσ jε μποου σενακτο εροι ντμντρρο μπαειωτ νcι ναπηι μπιηλ.
English: And the king said, And where is the son of thy master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf νσιβα. jε εισ νενκα τηρου μμεμφιβοσθε. ευεsωπε νακ. σιβα δε ντερεfουωsβsic hιθη μπρρο. πεjαf ναf jε ειεcεν χαρισ ναhροκ παjοεισ πρρο.
English: And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe’s property is thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.