megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω αfουωsβ νcιδωηκ πιδουμαιοσ πετhιjν νεμασπορκ νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ jεαιναυ επsηρε νιεσσαι εαfει εhραι ενοημα ερατf ναχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ πουηηβ
English: And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.
Coptic: αυω αfsινε μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτf αυω αft οεικ ναf αυω τσηβε νγολιαθ παλλοφυλοσ αfταασ ναf
English: And the priest enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfjοου αfμουτε εαχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ αυω νsηρε τηρου μπεfειωτ ετενεουηηβ νε ετhννοημα αυω αυει τηρου ερατf μπρρο
English: And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.
Coptic: σαουλ δε πεjαf ναf jεσωτμ εροι παsηρε πsηρε ναχιδωβ πεjαf jεεισhηητε ανοκ πjοεισ tσωτμ εροκ sαjε
English: And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I am here, speak, my lord.
Coptic: πεjεσαουλ ναf jεετβεου ντοκ ακfι μνπsηρε νιεσσαι εt νμμαι ετρεκt ναf νουοεικ μνουσηfε αυω εsινε μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτκ ετρεκτουνοσf νjαjε εhραι εjωι ντhε μπhοου νhοου
English: And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?
Coptic: πουηηβ δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ μπρρο jενιμ πε πκεουα ετο νhοτ ντhε νδαυειδ hννεκhμhαλ τηρου εαfjι ντsεερε μπρρο εfο ναρχων εjμπεfμηηsε τηρf αυω εfωει hμπεκηι τηρf
English: And he answered the king, and said, And who is there among all thy servants faithful as David, and he is a son-in-law of the king, and he is executor of all thy commands, and is honourable in thy house?
Coptic: αυω ενε μπhοου μματε πε νταιjοντ εsινε ναf μπνουτε μπερcωντ πρρο αυω μπερτρε ουsαjε ει εβολ hνρωf μπρρο εjμπεκhμhαλ αυω πηι τηρf μπαειωτ jεπεκhμhαλ ετεανοκ πε νtσοουν αν εhωβ νειμινε ουδε jινουκουι νsαjε sαουνοc
English: Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
Coptic: πρρο δε σαουλ πεjαf jεhνουμου κναμου αχιμελεχ μνπηι μπεκειωτ
English: And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
Coptic: αυω πρρο πεjαf ννεταhερατου μπεfεβολ jεtμπετενουοι εhουν ενεουηηβ μπjοεισ ντετνμοουτου jετοοτου σμοντμν δαυειδ αυω ντοου αυειμε jεfπητ ντοοταυω μπουταμοι μπουρhναυ δε νcινhμhαλ μπρρο εν τοοτου εjννεουηηβ μπjοεισ εμοοτου
English: And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω πρρο πεjαf νδωηκ πιδουμαιοσ jεβωκ ντοκ νγμουουτ ννεουηηβ δωηκ δε πσυροσ αfβωκ αfμοουτου αυω αfμουουτ μπεhοου ετμμαυ νsομτε νsε tου νρωμε ντοου δε τηρου ευfι επhουδ
English: And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.
Coptic: αυω νωημα τπολισ ννεουηηβ αfτακοσ hντταπρο ντσηfε
English: And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.
Coptic: αfουjαι νcιουsηρε νουωτ ντεαχιμελεχ πsηρε ναχιδωβ επεfραν πε αβιαθαρ αfπωτ ερατf νδαυειδ
English: And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David.
Coptic: αυω αβιαθαρ αfταμε δαυειδ jεσαουλ αfμουουτ ννεουηηβ τηρου μπjοεισ
English: And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ ναβιαθαρ jεενεισοουν μπεhοου ετμμαυ jεδωηκ πιδουμαιοσ νεfμμαυ αυω jεfναταμε σαουλ εροι ανοκ πε πεδιοσ ννεψυχη μπηι τηρf μπεκειωτ
English: And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
Coptic: hμοοσ μπειμα hαhτηι νγτεμρhοτε jεπμα εtνακωτε νσαμμα μπωτ νταψυχη εροf tνακωτε hωωf νσαουμα ντεκψυχη jεντοκ ακπωτ ερατ
English: Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place of safety for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded while with me.
Coptic: αυjι πουω δε νδαυειδ ευjω μμοσ jεεισναλλοφυλοσ σεπολεμει μνκεειλα αυω ντοου σετωρπ ννευjνοου σεhωμ μμοου ναυ
English: And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfjνε πjοεισ εfjω μμοσ jεενε ντανπωτ ερατου νναλλοφυλοσ ετραπατασσε μμοου πεjεπjοεισ νδαυειδ jεβωκ αυω κναπατασσει νναλλοφυλοσ νγτουjε τκεειλα
English: And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
Coptic: νρωμε δε νδαυειδ πεjαυ εhουν εhραf jεεισhηητε ανον ενhμ πειμα hνtουδεα τενερhοτε αυω αs τε τhε ετναsωπε μμον ενsανβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα ντεντααν εhουν ενsωλ ντεναλλοφυλοσ
English: And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
Coptic: δαυειδ ον αfουωh ετοοτf εjνε πjοεισ αυω πjοεισ αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ ναf jετωουν νγβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα jεανοκ πετναt νναλλοφυλοσ εhραι ενεκcιj
English: And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfβωκ μννεfρωμε εhραι ετκεειλα αυπολεμει μνναλλοφυλοσ ναλλοφυλοσ δε αυπωτ hατευhη δαυειδ δε αffι ννευτβνοουε αυω αfπατασσει μμοου hνουνοc μπλυγη δαυειδ δε αfτουjο ννετουηh hντκεειλα
English: So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε νcιαβιαθαρ πsηρε ναχιμελεχ ερατf νδαυειδ ντοf hωωf αfβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα μνδαυειδ ερεπεφουδ hντεfcιj
English: And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αυταμοf jεαδαυειδ ει εhραι ετκεειλα πεjεσαουλ jεαπνουτε τααf εhραι εναcιj jεαfhων εhουν ντερεfβωκ εhουν ευπολισ εσορj νρο hιμοχλουσ
English: And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
Coptic: σαουλ δε αfhων ετοοτf μπεfλαοσ τηρf εππολεμοσ ετρευβωκ εhραι ετκεειλα εcωπε νδαυειδ μννεfρωμε ετνμμαf
English: And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε ντερεfειμε jενσαουλ ναοβsf αν ετκακια ετεουενταfσε εhουν εροf πεjεδαυειδ ναβιαθαρ πουηηβ jεαυε πεφουδ μπjοεισ επειμα
English: And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω πεjεδαυειδ jεπjοεισ πνουτε μπισραηλ hνουσωτμ α πεκhμhαλ σωτμ jεσαουλ κωτε νσατhε εει εhραι ετκεειλα ετακε τπολισ ετβηητενε
English: And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
Coptic: ετβηητενε σεναταασ εhραι ετοοτf αυω τενου ενε σαουλ ναει εhραι επειμα κατατhε νταπεκhμhαλ σωτμ πjοεισ πνουτε μπισραηλ αιο ταμε πεκhμhαλ
English: Will the place be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant.
Coptic: πεjεπjοεισ jεσεναταασ
English: And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfτωουν μννεfρωμε ευναερ fτοου νsε νρωμε αυει εβολ hντκεειλα αυμοοsε επμα τουναβωκ εροf
English: And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfhμοοσ hντερημοσ hμπτοου νσιφ hμπτοου ετροκh hμπτοου ετναsταυω σαουλ νεfκωτε νσωf hνhοου νιμ μπεπjοεισ δε τααf εhραι ετοοτf
English: And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
Coptic: δαυειδ δε αfειμε jεσαουλ ναει εβολ εκωτε νσωf αυω δαυειδ νεfhν πτοου ετναsτ hμπμα νβρρε νσιφ
English: And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
Coptic: ιωναθαν δε πsηρε σαουλ αfτωουν αfβωκ ερατf νδαυειδ εhραι ετκυνη αfταjρε τοοτf νμμαf hμπjοεισ
English: And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ ναf jεμπερρhοτε ντcιj νσαουλ παειωτ ναhε εροκ αν αλλα ντοκ πετναρρρο εjμπισραηλ ανοκ hω νταsωπε νακ μμεhσναυ hιτουωκ αυω σαουλ παειωτ σοουν μπειτωs
English: And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
Coptic: ντοου δε hιουσοπ αυσμν διαθηκη μννευερηυ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ αυω δαυειδ νεfhμοοσ hντκυνη ιωναθαν δε αfβωκ εhραι επεfηι
English: So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
Coptic: νρωμε δε νσιφ αυει εhραι hμπκαh ετναsτ ερατf νσαουλ επβουνοσ ευjω μμοσ ναf jεεισδαυειδ κηπ hατην hμμασσαρα hμπμα ετhεjhωj hντκυνη hμπβουνοσ νιεχελλαδ πετσα ουναν νιεσσεμου ετεπτοου πε
English: And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
Coptic: τενου cε πουωs ντεψυχη μπρρο αριf αυω μαρεπρρο τωουν νfει νμμαν ανονγαρ νεκhμhαλ ανορβεf εhουν ετααf εhραι ετοοτf μπρρο
English: And now according to all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
Coptic: πεjεσαουλ ναυ jετετνσμαμαατ ντωτν ντοοτf μπjοεισ jεατετνεμκαh νhητ ντωτν hαροι
English: And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
Coptic: βωκ cε ντετνthτητν ντετνειμε ον επμα ταχη ερερατf σμοντ νhητf πμα ντατετνjοοσ ετβηητf μηποτε ον νfειρε νουμντκροf
English: Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
Coptic: αναυ cε ντετνειμε αυω tναει νμμητν εsωπε cε fhιjμ πκαh tναhοτhετ νσωf hννανταs τηρου ντεμμηηsε νιουδα
English: Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.
Coptic: αυω νερωμε νσιφευσ αυτωουν αυει εβολ hιτhη νσαουλ δαυειδ δε μννεfρωμε νευhν τερημοσ μμααν hμπμα νhωτπ νσαουναμ νιεσσεμουν
English: And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ μννεfρωμε αυβωκ εtουοι νσωf αυταμε δαυειδ δε αfτωουν αfβωκ εhραι ετπετρα ετhντερημοσ μμααν αυω σαουλ αfσωτμ αfτωουν αfπωτ νσαδαυειδ εhραι ετερημοσ μμααν
English: And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ μννεfρωμε νεhμ πισα μπτοου δαυειδ δε hωωf μννεfρωμε νευhμ πισα μπτοου δαυειδ δε νερε πνουτε ροεισ εροf ετρεfνουhμ επhο νσαουλ σαουλ δε μννεfρωμεαυσωρ εβολ εδαυειδ μννεfρωμε εcοπου
English: And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
Coptic: ουβαιsινε δε εαfει ερατf νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ jετωουν αμου ταχη jεναλλοφυλοσ αυτωουν εjεν πενκαh
English: And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Coptic: αυω σαουλ αfκοτf επαhου ετμπωτ νσαδαυειδ αυω σαουλ αfβωκ ερατου νναλλοφυλοσ ετβεπαι αυμουτε επραν μπμα ετμμαυ jετπετρα ντασπωρj
English: So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfι εhραι hμπμα ετμμαυ αfhμοοσ hννεμα ετhεjhωj hνγαδαι
English: And David rose up from thence, and dwelt in the narrow passes of Engaddi.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερεσαουλ κοτf εβολ hνναλλοφυλοσ αυjι πουω ναf ευjω μμοσ jεεισδαυειδ hντερημοσ νγαδδι
English: And it came to pass when Saul returned from pursuing after the Philistines, that it was reported to him, saying, David is in the wilderness of Engaddi.
Coptic: αυω αfjι νμμαf νsομτ νsο νρωμε νσωτπ εβολ hμπισραηλ τηρf αfβωκ εκωτε νσαδαυειδ μννεfρωμε ετνμμαf hραι hμπκαh νσατεμ ετεπμα πε ντcορcσ ννειουλ
English: And he took with him three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of Saddaeem.
Coptic: αfει εhραι εjνναγγελη ννεsοοσ ετhντεhιη νερε ουεμhααυ δε hμπμα ετμμαυ αυω σαουλ αfβωκ εhουν εροf εσενρατf δαυειδ δε μννεfρωμε νευhμοοσ νσαουναμ μπεμhααυ
English: And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.
Coptic: νρωμε δε νδαυειδ πεjαυ ναf jεεισπαι πε πεhοου νταπjοεισ jοοσ νακ ετβηητf jεεισhηητεανοκ tναt μπεκjαjε εhραι ενεκcιj νγειρε ναf καταπαγαθον ετναsωπε ναhροκ δαυειδ δε αfτωουν αfsωf μπταπ ντεfδιπλωεισ μπεσαουλ ειμε
English: And the men of David said to him, Behold, this is the day of which the Lord spoke to thee, that he would deliver thine enemy into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as it is good in thy sight. So David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul's garment secretly.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσαναι πhητ νδαυειδ αfμκαh εροf ετβεjεαfsωf μπταπ ντεχλαμυσ νσαουλ
English: And it came to pass after this that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.
Coptic: πεjεδαυειδ ννεfρωμε jεννεπειhωβ sωπε μμοι ντοοτf μπjοεισ ετραιρε μπειsαjε μπjοεισ μπεχριστοσ μπjοεισ
English: And David said to his men, The Lord forbid it me, that I should do this ting to my lord the anointed of the Lord, to lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfπειθε ννεfρωμε hμπειsαjε μπεft τhε ναυ ετωουν εμεουτ σαουλ σαουλ δε αfτωουν αfι εβολ ετεfhιη
English: So David persuaded his men by his words, and did not suffer them to arise and slay Saul: and Saul arose and went his way.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfι εβολ μννσωf hμπεμhααυ α δαυειδ ωs εβολ hιπαhου νσαουλ εfjω μμοσ jεπαjοεισ πρρο σαουλ δε αfκοτf επαhου αυω δαυειδ αfπαhτf εjμπεfhο εjμπκαh αfουωsτ ναf
English: And David rose up and went after him out of the cave: and David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! and Saul looked behind him, and David bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to him.
Coptic: αυω πεjεδαυειδ νσαουλ jεετβεου κσωτμ νσανεsαjε μπλαοσ ευjω μμοσ νακ jεεισδαυειδ κωτε νσατεκψυχη εfιτσ
English: And David said to Saul, Why dost thou hearken to the words of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks thy life?
Coptic: εισ hηητε cε hμπhοου νhοου α νεκβαλ ναυ ετhε νταπjοεισ ταακ ετοοτμπhοου hμπεμhααυ αυω μπιουωs εμοουτκ αλλα αιtσο εροκ εαιjοοσ jενtναεντοοτ αν εjμπαjοεισ jεπαι πjοεισ αfταhσf
English: Behold, thine eyes have seen this day how that the Lord has delivered thee this day into my hands in the cave; and I would not slay thee, but spared thee, and said, I will not lift up my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.
Coptic: αυω εισ πταπ ντεκχλαμυσ hνναcιj ανοκ αιfιτf αυω μπιμοουτκ ειμε cε νγναυ μπhοου jεμνκακια λααυ ντοοτεhουν εροκ ουδε μντsαfτε ουδε νειαhε αν εβολ εροκ εμπιρνοβε εροκ ντοκ δε εκθεμκο νταψυχη εfιτσ
English: And behold, the skirt of thy mantle is in my hand, I cut off the skirt, and did not slay thee: know then and see to-day, there is no evil in my hand, nor impiety, nor rebellion; and I have not sinned against thee, yet thou layest snares for my soul to take it.
Coptic: ερεπjοεισ thαπ ουτωκ ουτωι ντεπjοεισ ερπακβα νμμακ αυω ταcιj ναει αν εjωκ
English: The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord requite thee on thyself: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Coptic: κατατhε εsαυταυε τειπαραβολη ναρχαιον jεερεπνοβε ναει εβολ hννανομοσ αυω ταcιj ναει αν εjωκ
English: As the old proverb says, Transgression will proceed from the wicked ones: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Coptic: τενου cε ντοκ πρρο μπισραηλ εκκωτε νσανιμ αυω εκπητ ντοκ νσαουαs μμινε εκπητ ντοκ νσαουhορ εfμοουτ αυω εκπητ νσαουπηι νουωτ
English: And now after whom dost thou come forth, O king of Israel? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, and after a flea?
Coptic: πjοεισ εfεsωπε νκριτησ αυω νδικαστησ ουτωι ουτωκ πjοεισ εfεcωsτ νfκρινε μπαhαπ αυω νfhμοοσ εhραι νμμακ
English: The Lord be judge and umpire between me and thee, the Lord look upon and judge my cause, and rescue me out of thy hand.
Coptic: ντερεδαυειδ δε ουω εfταυο ννειsαjε εhουν hνσαουλ πεjεσαουλ ναf jετεκσμη τε ται παsηρε δαυειδ αυω σαουλ αffι hραf εβολ αfριμε
English: And it came to pass when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, Son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
Coptic: πεjαf νδαυειδ jεκμαιηυ ντοκ παsηρε εhουε εροι jεντοκ μεν ακτωωβε ναι νhενπετνανουου ανοκ δε αιτωωβε νακ νhενπετhοου
English: And Saul said to David, Thou art more righteous that I, for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee evil.
Coptic: μπhοου ον ακταμοι επαγαθον ντακααf ναι ντhε νταπjοεισ ταατ εhραι ενεκcιj αυω μπεκτωουν εμοουτ
English: And thou hast told me to-day what good thou hast done me, how the Lord shut me up into thy hands to-day, and thou didst not slay me.
Coptic: αυω ερsανουα hε πεfjαjε hνουθλιψισ νfουοοτf εβολ hνουhιη ενανουσ πjοεισ νατωωβε ναf νhενπετνανουου κατατhε ντοκ ντακερ ππετνανουf μπhοου
English: And if any one should find his enemy in distress, and should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, as thou has done this day.
Coptic: τενου cε εισ hηητε tσοουν jεhνουμντρρο κναρρρο αυω τμντρρο μπισραηλ νααhερατσ hννεκcιj
English: And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely reign, and the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
Coptic: τενου cε ωρκ ναι μπjοεισ jενγναβωτε εβολ αν μπασπερμα μννσωι αυω jενγνατακο αν μπαραν εβολ hμπηι μπαειωτ
English: Now then swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, that thou wilt not blot out my name from the house of my father.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfωρκ νσαουλ σαουλ δε αfβωκ εhραι επεfμα αυω δαυειδ μννεfρωμε αυβωκ εhραι εμεσσαρα τετcηυ
English: So David swore to Saul: and Saul departed to his place, and David and his men went up to the strong-hold of Messera.
Coptic: σαμουηλ δε αfμου αυω αυσωουh εροf νcιπισραηλ τηρf αυω αυτοειτ εροf αυω αυτομσf hμπεfηι hναρμαθαειμ δαυειδ δε αfβωκ εhραι ετερημοσ μμααν
English: And Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house in Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon.
Coptic: νευν ουρωμεδε hμμααν ερενεfοhε νεσοου hμπκαρμηλοσ αυω πρωμε ετμμαυ νευρμμαο εματε πε αυω παι νεουντf μααβ νsε νεσοου αυω μααβ νsε νβααμπε αυω ευναhωωκ ννεfεσοου hμπκαρμηλοσ
English: And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and he was a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.
Coptic: νε πραν δε μπρωμε ετμμαυ πε ναβαλ αυω πραν ντεfσhιμε πε αβικια τεσhιμε δε νε νανουσ hντμντρεμ νhητ αυω νε νεσε hρασ εματε πεσhαι δε νε ουρωμε πε εfναsτ αυω μπονηροσ hννεfhβηυε πρωμε δε νε ουsωσ πε εfjαjω
English: And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ αfσωτμ hντερημοσ jεναβαλ πκαρμηλοσ σεhωωκε ννεfεσοου
English: And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.
Coptic: α δαυειδ jοου μμητ νhμhαλ νταf ερεδαυειδ jω μμοσ ννεfsηρε sημ jεβωκ εhραι επκαρμηλοσ ντετνβωκ ερατf νναβαλ ντετνsαjε νμμαf hμπαραν ευειρηνη
English: And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is.
Coptic: ετετνjω μμοσ ναf jεεκεκαου αν εκεει ον επhοου ντκερομπε hνναι εκουοj ντοκ αυω ερεπεκηι τηρf ουοj αυω νκα νιμ ετεντοκ ευουοj
English: And thus shall ye say, May thou and thy house seasonably prosper, and all thine be in prosperity.
Coptic: τενου ναι ευνμμαν hντερημοσ αυω μπνναsπου εβολ hνλααυ νsαjε ουδε μπεννοjου εβολ ννεhοου τηρου ευhαhτην
English: And now, behold, I have heard that thy shepherds who were with is in the wilderness are shearing thy sheep, and we hindered them not, neither did we demand any thing from them all the time they were in Carmel.
Coptic: εsωπε αhε jνενεκhμhαλ αυω σεναταμοκ εναι τενου cε νεκhμhαλ ετεανον πε μαρουcεν χαρισ ναhροκ jεντανει νακ νουhοου ενανουf μαρετεκcιj t μπεκsηρε δαυειδ μπετεσναhε εροf
English: Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Let then thy servants find grace in thine eyes, for we are come on a good day; give we pray thee, whatsoever thy hand may find, to thy son David.
Coptic: νhμhαλ δε νδαυειδ αυταυε νειsαjε εναβαλ hμπραν νδαυειδ ναβαλ δε αfανγf εhραι
English: So the servants come and speak these words to Nabal, according to all these words in the name of David.
Coptic: αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ ννεhμhαλ νδαυειδ jενιμ πε δαυειδ αυω νιμ πε πsηρε νιεσσαι μπhοου ντανhμhαλ αsαι επητ πουα πουα μμοου hαπhο μπευjοεισ
English: And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jessae? Now-a-days there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.
Coptic: ειναfι νναοεικ μνναηρπ μνναcινουωμ νταιsαατου ννετhωωκε νναεσοου ντατααυ νhενρωμε ενtσοουν ννετhωωκε νναεσοου ντατααυ νhενρωμε ενtσοουν αν jεhενεβολ των νε νtναt αν
English: And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?
Coptic: νhμhαλ δε νδαυειδ αυκοτου ερατf νδαυειδ ντευhιη αυταουο εροf ννειsαjε τηρου
English: So the servants of David turned back, and returned, and came and reported to David according to these words.
Coptic: αυω δαυειδ πεjαfννεfρωμε jεμαρεπουα πουα μμωτν hοκf ντεfσηfε αυω αυτωουν αυουαhου νσαδαυειδ νcιαfτουsη νρωμε πκεsητ δε νρωμε αυhμοοσ hατννεσκευη
English: And David said to his men, Gird on every man his sword. And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred abode with the stuff.
Coptic: αβικια δε τhιμε ναβαλ α ουα ννεσhμhαλ ταμοσ εσjω μμοσ νασ jεεισδαυειδ αfjοου εβολ hντερημοσ νhενβαιsινε εσμου επενjοεισ αυω μπεfκοτf ρω εροου
English: And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them.
Coptic: νρωμε δε νανουου νμμαν εματε μπουνοjν εβολ νλααυ αυω μπουνοsπεν hνλααυ μμα νjιν νεhοου τηρου ενhατηυ
English: And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with them.
Coptic: αυω νhεν τσωsε νευκωτε ερον ντhε ννισοβτ ντευsη μνπεhοου hντσωsε ενμοονε ννεσοου
English: And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.
Coptic: τενου cε thτη ντεναυ ντο jεερναρ ου jεατκακια jωκ εβολ εjεμ πενjοεισ αυω εjμπεfηι παι δε ουsηρε πε νλοιμοσ εμντhε νsαjε νμμαf
English: And now do thou consider, and see what thou wilt do; for mischief is determined against our lord and against his house; and he is a vile character, and one cannot speak to him.