megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ιωακιμ πνοc νουηηβ μν ουηηβ νιμ εταhε ρατου μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ μν νετsμsε μπjοεισ ευcοολε νhενcοουνε εjν νευtπε νευταλο ο πε εhραι μπεcλιλ μπμουν εβολ αυω νερητ μν νετε sαρε πλαοσ τααυ hαροf
English: And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people,
Coptic: αυω νερε ουκρμσ hιjν νευcιδαρισ αυjιsκακ εβολ εhραι επjοισ hν τευcομ τηρσ εcμπsινε μπηι μπισραηλ ευπετνανουf
English: And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously.
Coptic: αυταμε ολοφερνησ παρχιστρατηγοσ ντcομ ννασσουρ jε νsηρε μπισραηλ σβτωτου εππολεμοσ αυω jε αυsωτμ ννεhιοουε ντορινη αυω αυωρj ννκοοh τηρου μπτοου ετjοσε αυω αυκω νhενσκανδαλον hν νσωsε
English: Then was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, that the children of Israel had prepared for war, and had shut up the passages of the hill country, and had fortified all the tops of the high hills and had laid impediments in the champaign countries:
Coptic: αfcωντ εματε hν ουcωντ αυω αfμουτε ενναρχων τηρου μμωαβ μν νεστρατηγοσ ναμμων μν νεσατραπησ ντπαρhαλια
English: Wherewith he was very angry, and called all the princes of Moab, and the captains of Ammon, and all the governors of the sea coast,
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jε αjισ εροι νsηρε νχανααν jε νιμ πε πειλαοσ παι ετhμοοσ hν τορινη αυω αs νε μπολισ ετουουηh νhητου αυω πμηηsε ντευcομ ερε πευαμαhτε sοοπ hν ουμντευcομ αυω νιμ πενταfτωουν εhραι εjωου ννρρο εfjιμοειτ hητf μπευμλαh
English: And he said unto them, Tell me now, ye sons of Chanaan, who this people is, that dwelleth in the hill country, and what are the cities that they inhabit, and what is the multitude of their army, and wherein is their power and strength, and what king is set over them, or captain of their army;
Coptic: αυω ετβε ου αυρατσωτμ ετμει ετωμντ εροι παραν ετουηh τηρου hν μμα νhωτπ
English: And why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhabitants of the west.
Coptic: αυω αυνουjε εβολ hατευhη μπεχαναναιοσ μν πεφαιρεζαιοσ μν πιεβουζαιοσ μν συχεμ μν νγεργεσαιοσ τηρου αυουωh νhητσ νhενhοου εναsωου
English: And they cast forth before them the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, and the Sychemite, and all the Gergesites, and they dwelt in that country many days.
Coptic: αυω εμπουρνοβε μπεμτο εβολ μπευνουτε νερε ναγαθον sοοπ νμμαυ πε ετβε jε πνουτε ετμοστε μπjινcονσ ννεfsοοπ νμμαυ πε
English: And whilst they sinned not before their God, they prospered, because the God that hateth iniquity was with them.
Coptic: ντερουσαhωου δε εβολ ντεhιη ενταfσμντσ νμμαυ αffοτου εβολ hν hαh μπολεμοσ εματε εματε αυω αυαιχμαλωτιζε μμοου ευκαh εμπωου αν πε αυω περπε μπευνουτε αfsωπε ευκαh αυω νευπολισ αυαμαhτε μμοου hιτν νευjιjεευ
English: But when they departed from the way which he appointed them, they were destroyed in many battles very sore, and were led captives into a land that was not their’s, and the temple of their God was cast to the ground, and their cities were taken by the enemies.
Coptic: τενου cε εαυκοτου επευνουτε αυει εhραι εβολ hμ πjωωρε εβολ ενταυjοορου εβολ νhητf αυαμαhτε εθιερουσαλημ πμα μπευτββο αυω αυουωh hν τορινη jε νεσο νjαιε πε
English: But now are they returned to their God, and are come up from the places where they were scattered, and have possessed Jerusalem, where their sanctuary is, and are seated in the hill country; for it was desolate.
Coptic: τενου cε πjοεισ παjοεισ εsωπε ουν μντατσοουν hμ πειλαοσ αυω σερνοβε επευνουτε τνναcμπευsινε πε jε παι ναsωπε νhητου ευjροπ αυω τνναβωκ εhραι ντνμιsε νμμαυ
English: Now therefore, my lord and governor, if there be any error against this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their ruin, and let us go up, and we shall overcome them.
Coptic: εsωπε δε μν ανομια hμ πευhεθνοσ μαρε πjοεισ σαατου μηποτε ντε πευjοεισ μιsε εhραι εjωου αυω ντε πευνουτε t εjωου ντνsωπε ευνοcνεc μπhοτ εβολ μπκαh τηρf
English: But if there be no iniquity in their nation, let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend them, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world.
Coptic: ντοκ δε αχιωρ πjαιβεκε ναμμων πενταfjω ννειsαjε hμ πεhοου μπεκjινcονσ ννεκουωh ετοοτκ εναυ επαhο jιν μποου νhοου sαν tjκβαsic μπγενοσ ννενταυει εβολ hν κημε
English: And thou, Achior, an hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt.
Coptic: αυω τοτε ερε τσηfε μπαμλαh μν ναhμhαλ ει εβολ hιτν νεκσπιροουε νγhε hν νευhατβεσ ειsανκτοι
English: And then shall the sword of mine army, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, when I return.
Coptic: ερε ναhμhαλ δε αποκαθιστα μμοκ ετορινη νσεθμσοκ hν ουει νμπολισ νμμα νβωκ εhραι
English: Now therefore my servants shall bring thee back into the hill country, and shall set thee in one of the cities of the passages:
Coptic: αυω ννεκτακο sαντουfοτκ εβολ νμμαυ
English: And thou shalt not perish, till thou be destroyed with them.
Coptic: εsjε κhελπιζε δε hραι hμ πεκhητ jε νσεναjιτου αν μπρτρεfωκμ νcι πεκhο αιsαjε αυω ννε λααυ hε εβολ hν ναsαjε
English: And if thou persuade thyself in thy mind that they shall be taken, let not thy countenance fall: I have spoken it, and none of my words shall be in vain.
Coptic: αfουεhσαhνε δε νcι ολοφερνησ ννεfhμhαλ ναι εταhερατου hν τεfσκηνη ετρευcωπε ναχιωρ αυω εαποκαθιστα μμοf εβαιτυλουα ετααf εhραι ετοοτου ννsηρε μπισραηλ
English: Then Holofernes commanded his servants, that waited in his tent, to take Achior, and bring him to Bethulia, and deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel.
Coptic: αυcοπf δε νcι νεfhμhαλ αυντf εβολ hν τπαρεμβολη ετσωsε αυτωουν εβολ hν τμητε ντπεδινη εhραι ετορινη αυει εhραι εjν μπηγη ναι ετhα πεσητ νβαιτυλουα
English: So his servants took him, and brought him out of the camp into the plain, and they went from the midst of the plain into the hill country, and came unto the fountains that were under Bethulia.
Coptic: ντερουναυ δε εροου νcι νρωμε ντπολισ νετhιjμ πκοοh μπτοου αυjι ννευhοπλον μμιsε αυει εβολ πβολ ντπολισ εjμ πκοοh μπτοου αυω ρωμε νιμ ννρεfνεj σφενδονη αυαμαhτε μπευμα νει εhραι αυνουjε εβολ εjωου νhενωνε
English: And when the men of the city saw them, they took up their weapons, and went out of the city to the top of the hill: and every man that used a sling kept them from coming up by casting of stones against them.
Coptic: αυβωκ εhουν hα πεσητ μπτοου αυμουρ ναχιωρ αυκααf εfμηρ hαρατf μπτοου αυβωκ ερατf μπευjοεισ ολοφερνησ
English: Nevertheless having gotten privily under the hill, they bound Achior, and cast him down, and left him at the foot of the hill, and returned to their lord.
Coptic: νsηρε δε μπισραηλ αυει επεσητ εβολ hν τευπολισ αυαhε ρατου hιjωf αυω αυβολf εβολ αυjιτf εhραι εβαιτυλουα αυταhοf ερατf μπεμτο εβολ νναρχων ντευπολισ
English: But the Israelites descended from their city, and came unto him, and loosed him, and brought him to Bethulia, and presented him to the governors of the city:
Coptic: παι ετsοοπ hν νεhοου ετμμαυ οζιασ πsηρε μμιχα εβολ hν τεφυλη νσυμεων μν χαβρι πsηρε νγοθονιηλ μν χαρμι πsηρε μμελχιηλ
English: Which were in those days Ozias the son of Micha, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel.
Coptic: αυω αυμουτε ενε πρεσβυτεροσ τηρου ντπολισ αυω νευhρsιρε τηρου μν νευhιομε αυπωτ hιουσοπ αυει ετσοουhσ αυταhο ερατf ναχιωρ hν τμητε μπευλαοσ τηρf αfjνουf δε νcι οζειασ επενταfsωπε
English: And they called together all the ancients of the city, and all their youth ran together, and their women, to the assembly, and they set Achior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozias asked him of that which was done.
Coptic: αfουωsβ αfjω εροου ννsαjε ντσοουhσ νολοφερνησ αυω νsαjε τηρου νταfjοου ντμητε νναρχων ννασσουρ αυω ννοc νsαjε εντα ολοφερνησ jοου εjμ πηι μπισραηλ
English: And he answered and declared unto them the words of the council of Holofernes, and all the words that he had spoken in the midst of the princes of Assur, and whatsoever Holofernes had spoken proudly against the house of Israel.
Coptic: αυω αfπαhτf νcι πλαοσ αfουωsτ μπjοεισ αυω αυjιsκακ εβολ ευjω μμοσ
English: Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God. saying,
Coptic: jε πjοεισ πνουτε ντπε cωsτ εhραι εjν νευμντjασι hητ αυω νγνα μπεθββιο μπενγενοσ νγcωsτ εjμ πhο ννενταυθββιοου νακ hμ ποου νhοου
English: O Lord God of heaven, behold their pride, and pity the low estate of our nation, and look upon the face of those that are sanctified unto thee this day.
Coptic: αυσολσλ δε ναχιωρ αυω αυταιοf εματε
English: Then they comforted Achior, and praised him greatly.
Coptic: αυω αfjιτf νcι οζειασ εβολ hν τσοουhσ επεfηι αfειρε νουνοc νhοοπ ενε πρεσβυτεροσ αυω αυεπικαλι μπνουτε μπισραηλ ευβοηθια ντευsη τηρσ ετμμαυ
English: And Ozias took him out of the assembly unto his house, and made a feast to the elders; and they called on the God of Israel all that night for help.
Coptic: jε μαρε πενjοεισ σωτμ ευsαjε jεκασ εννευουωsβ sωπε hν τεκcομ
English: Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
Coptic: πειλαοσ γαρ νsηρε μπισραηλ μευκω νhτηυ αν εjν νευμερεh αλλα εjμ πjισε νντοου ναι ντοου ετουουηh hραι hιjωου μπhωβ γαρ μοτν αν εβωκ εhραι εjν νκοοh νντουειη
English: For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.
Coptic: τενου cε πjοεισ μπρρπολεμοσ νμμαυ κατα θε εsαfsωπε νcι ουπολεμοσ νμλαh αυω μν ουρωμε νουωτ πε ναhε εβολ hμ πεκλαοσ
English: Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.
Coptic: cω εhραι εjν τεκπαρεμβολη εκhαρεh ερωμε νιμ εβολ hν τεκcομ αυω μαρε νεκhμhαλ αμαhτε εjν τπηγη μπμοου ται ετνηυ εβολ hαρατf μπτοου
English: Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain:
Coptic: ετβε jε ευμεh μοου εβολ hμ πμα ετμμαυ νcι νετουηh τηρου hν βαιτυλουα αυω σεναμου πε hα πιβε νσεt ναν ντευπολισ ανον δε μν πενλαοσ τνναβωκ εhραι εjν νκοοh νντουειη ετhην εροου ντνcω hραι hιjωου ενροεισ ετμτρε ουρωμε νουωτ ει εβολ hν τπολισ
English: For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
Coptic: αυω σεναβωλ εβολ πε hα πεκhο ντοου μν νευhιομε μν νευsηρε αυω εμπατε τσηfε ει εhραι εjωου σεναπορsου hν νεπλατια ννευμα νsωπε
English: So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
Coptic: νγτωωβε ναυ νουτωωβε εfhοου ετβε jε αυβωcε εροκ αυω μπουει εβολ ετωμντ εροκ hν ουειρηνη
English: Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.
Coptic: α νευsαjε δε ραναf μπεμτο εβολ νολοφερνησ αυω μπεμτο εβολ ννεfhμhαλ αfουεhσαhνε εειρε κατα θε ενταυsαjε
English: And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.
Coptic: α πλαοσ δε τηρf σωουh εjν οζειασ μν ναρχων ντπολισ νευhρsιρε μν νευsηρε κουι αυjιsκακ δε εβολ πεjαυ μπεμτο εβολ ννεπρεσβυτεροσ τηρου
English: Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,
Coptic: jε ερε πνουτε κρινε hν τενμητε hιουσοπ jε ατετνειρε ναν νhεννοc νjι νcονσ εμπετνsαjε hν ουιρηνη μν νsηρε ννασσουρ
English: God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur.
Coptic: τενου cε μνβοηθοσ sοοπ ναν αλλα α πεννουτε τααν εβολ εhραι ενευcιj ετρενρωhτ μπευμτο εβολ hν ουειβε μν ουνοc νhκο
English: For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction.
Coptic: τενου cε μουτε εροου ντετνt ντπολισ τηρσ ευsωλ μπλαοσ νολοφερνησ μν τεfcομ τηρσ
English: Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army.
Coptic: σσοτπ γαρ ναν ετρενsωπε ναυ ευτωρπ τνναsωπε ναυ εhενhμhαλ νσωνh νcι τενψυχη ντετμναυ επμου ννενsηρε κουι hν νενβαλ αυω νενhιομε μν νενsηρε ευsοσμ hν νευψυχη
English: For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.
Coptic: τνρμντρε νητν ντπε μν πκαh μν πεννουτε αυω πjοεισ ννενειοτε παι ετjικβα νhητν κατα νεννοβε αυω κατα ννοβε ννενειοτε ετρετμειρε ννειsαjε hμ ποου νhοου
English: We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day.
Coptic: αfsωπε δε νcι ουνοc νριμε hν τμητε ντσσοουhσsic τηρσ hι ουσοπ αυω αυjιsκακ εhραι επjοεισ πευνουτε hν ουνοc νσμη
English: Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναυ νcι οζειασ jε τωκ νhητ νασνηυ μαρενcωsτ εβολ νκεtου νhοου sαντε πjοεισ πεννουτε κτο εhραι εjων μπεfνα νfνακααν γαρ αν νσωf sαβολ
English: Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not forsake us utterly.
Coptic: ερsαν ναι δε ουεινε ντετμβοηθια ταhον τνναειρε κατα νετνsαjε
English: And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word.
Coptic: αυω αfjεερε πλαοσ εβολ εhραι ετεfπαρεμβολη αυω αυβωκ εhραι εjν νσοβτ νμπυργοσ ντευπολισ αυω νευhιομε μν νευsηρε αυjοουσου ενευηι αυω ννευsοοπ πε hν ουνοc νθββιο hραι hν τπολισ
English: And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city.
Coptic: ασσωτμ δε hν νεhοου ετμμαυ νcι ιουδειθ τsεερε νμεραρι πsηρε νωξ πsηρε νιωσηφ πsηρε νοζειηλ πsηρε νελκια πsηρε ναναναιου πsηρε νγεδεων πsηρε νhραφαειν πsηρε ναχιτωβ πsηρε νhηλιασ πsηρε νχελκιασ πsηρε νεναβ πsηρε ναθαναηλ πsηρε νσαμαηλ πsηρε νσαρασαδαι πsηρε νιεσραηλ
English: Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadal, the son of Israel.
Coptic: αυω πεσhαι πε μανασση εβολ hν τεσφυλη αυω τεσπατρια παι ενταfμου hν νεhοου μπωhσ νειωτ
English: And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in the barley harvest.
Coptic: ννεfαhε γαρ ερατf hιjν νετμουρ ννεκνααυ hν τσωsε αυsαρβα ρεhτ τεfαπε αfνκοτκ εhραι εjμ πεfcλοc αfμου hραι hν βαιτυλουα τεfπολισ αυτομσf μν νεfειοτε hν τσωsε ετhν τμητε νδωθαειμ μν βαλαμων
English: For as he stood overseeing them that bound sheaves in the field, the heat came upon his head, and he fell on his bed, and died in the city of Bethulia: and they buried him with his fathers in the field between Dothaim and Balamo.
Coptic: αυω νερε ιουδειθ hμοοσ hμ πεσηι εσο νχηρα νsομτε νρομπε μν fτοου νεβοτ
English: So Judith was a widow in her house three years and four months.
Coptic: εασταμιο νασ νουhβω hιjν τjενεπωρ μπεσηι αυω ασκω νουcοουνε hιjν τεσtπε αυω νερε νhοειτε ντεσμντχηρα το hιωωσ
English: And she made her a tent upon the top of her house, and put on sackcloth upon her loins and ware her widow’s apparel.
Coptic: ννεσνηστευε δε πε ννεhοου τηρου ντεσμντχηρα sατν νhαθη ννσαββατον αυω hαθη ννσουα μν νσουα μν νsα μν νεhοου νουνοf μπηι μπισραηλ
English: And she fasted all the days of her widowhood, save the eves of the sabbaths, and the sabbaths, and the eves of the new moons, and the new moons and the feasts and solemn days of the house of Israel.
Coptic: ννε νανουσ δε πε hμ πεσhο εματε αυω ενενεσωσ hμ πεσεινε εματε αυω α μανασση πεσhαι sωjπ νασ νουνουβ μν ουhατ αυω hενhμhαλ νhοουτ μν hενhμhαλ νσhιμε αυω hεντβνοουε μν hενσωsε αυω ασcω εhραι εjωου
English: She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and menservants and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.
Coptic: μπε λααυ ταυο εhραι εjωσ νουsαjε μπονηρον ετβε jε ννεσρhοτε hητf μπνουτε εματε
English: And there was none that gave her an ill word; ar she feared God greatly.
Coptic: αυω ασσωτεμ ενsαjε ετhοου ντε πλαοσ ενταυjοου εjμ παρχων ετβε jε αυρκουι νhητ hμ πτρε νευμοου σβηκ αυω ασσωτμ νcι ιουδειθ εsαjε νιμ ενταfjοου ναυ νcι οζειασ νθε ενταfωρκ ναυ εt ντπολισ εhραι ετοοτου ννασσυριοσ μννσα tου νhοου
English: Now when she heard the evil words of the people against the governor, that they fainted for lack of water; for Judith had heard all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and that he had sworn to deliver the city unto the Assyrians after five days;
Coptic: ασjοου ντεσhμhαλ ται ετhιjν νεσhυπαρχωντα ασμουτε εχαβρει μν χαρμει νεπρεσβυτεροσ ντεσπολισ
English: Then she sent her waitingwoman, that had the government of all things that she had, to call Ozias and Chabris and Charmis, the ancients of the city.
Coptic: αυει sαροσ πεjασ ναυ jε σωτμ εροι ναρχων νετουηh hν βαιτυλουα ετβε jε νfσουτων αν νcι πετνsαjε εντατντνταυοfsic μπεμτο εβολ μπλαοσ hμ ποου νhοου αυω ατετνταhο ερατf μπαναs εντατετνταυοf hν τετνμητε μν πνουτε αυω ατετνjοοσ εt ντπολισ εhραι ετοοτου ννενjιjεευ ερsαντμ πjοεισ κτο νουβοηθια νητν hραι hμ πειhοου
English: And they came unto her, and she said unto them, Hear me now, O ye governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you.
Coptic: τενου cε ντετν νιμ ντωτν εατετνπιραζε μπνουτε hμ ποου νhοου αυω ατετναhερατ τηυτν hα πνουτε ντμητε ννsηρε ννρωμε
English: And now who are ye that have tempted God this day, and stand instead of God among the children of men?
Coptic: εατετνhοτhτ μπjοεισ ππαντοκραδωρ εντετναειμε αν ελααυ sα ενεh
English: And now try the Lord Almighty, but ye shall never know any thing.
Coptic: ετβε jε πsικ μπhητ μπρωμε ντετναhε εροf αν αυω νsαjε μπεfhητ ντετνατhοουsic αν αυω ναs νhε τετναshετhτ πνουτε πενταfταμιε ναι τηρου αυω τετνασουν πεfhητ ντε τνειμε επεfμοκμεκ μπωρ νασνηυ μπρtνουcε μπjοεισ πεννουτε
English: For ye cannot find the depth of the heart of man, neither can ye perceive the things that he thinketh: then how can ye search out God, that hath made all these things, and know his mind, or comprehend his purpose? Nay, my brethren, provoke not the Lord our God to anger.
Coptic: jε εfsαντμουωs εβοηθι ερον hραι hμ πtου νhοου ντοf πετενουτfsic τεξουσια μμαυ εβοηθι ερον hν νεhοου ετεhναf η εfοτν εβολ μπεμτο εβολ ννενjιjεευ
English: For if he will not help us within these five days, he hath power to defend us when he will, even every day, or to destroy us before our enemies.
Coptic: ντωτν δε μπρσωsτ ννsοjνε μπjοεισ πεννουτε jε μερε πνουτε ο νθε αν νουρωμε ετρευcωντ εροf ουδε νθε αν νουsηρε νρωμε ετρευthαπ εροf
English: Do not bind the counsels of the Lord our God: for God is not as man, that he may be threatened; neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering.
Coptic: ετβε jε τνναεπικαλι μμοf ευβοηθια ναν ενcετε επουjαι πεβολ hιτοοτf αυω fνασωτμ πε επενhροου εsωπε εhναf
English: Therefore let us wait for salvation of him, and call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if it please him.
Coptic: ετβε jε μπε ουον τωουν hν τενγενεα ουδε νσεsοοπ αν hμ ποου νhοου νcι ουφυλη ουδε ουπατρια ουδε ουδημοσ ουδε ουπολισ εβολ νhητν ναι ετsμsε νhεννουτε νταμιο νcιj κατα θε εντασsωπε hν νεhοου νsορπ
English: For there arose none in our age, neither is there any now in these days neither tribe, nor family, nor people, nor city among us, which worship gods made with hands, as hath been aforetime.
Coptic: ετβε παι αυt ννενειοτε εhραι ετοοτσ ντσηfε αυω ευτωρπ αυω αυhε hν ουνοc νhτοπ μπεμτο εβολ ννευjιjεευ
English: For the which cause our fathers were given to the sword, and for a spoil, and had a great fall before our enemies.
Coptic: ανον δε μπνσουν κενουτε νβλλαf ετβε παι τνhελπιζε jε νfναοβsf αν ερον ουδε επενγενοσ
English: But we know none other god, therefore we trust that he will not dispise us, nor any of our nation.
Coptic: ετβε jε ευsανjιτν πε hιναι σεναπωρκ πε νtουδαια τηρσ αυω σεναsωλ πε μπενμα ετουααβ νfsινε νσα πευjωhμ εβολ hμ πενσνοf
English: For if we be taken so, all Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be spoiled; and he will require the profanation thereof at our mouth.
Coptic: αυω πhωβτsic ννενσνηυ μν ταιχμαλωσια μπκαh μν πsωf ντενκληρονομια fνακτοf εhραι εjν τεναπε hν νhεθνοσ ετναρhμhαλ hραι νhητου αυω τνναsωπε ευjροπ μν ουνοcνεc μπεμτο εβολ ννετναjπον ναυ
English: And the slaughter of our brethren, and the captivity of the country, and the desolation of our inheritance, will he turn upon our heads among the Gentiles, wheresoever we shall be in bondage; and we shall be an offence and a reproach to all them that possess us.
Coptic: jε ντενμντhμhαλ νασοουτν αν πε ευhμοτ αλλα πjοεισ πεννουτε νακαασ πε ευσωs
English: For our servitude shall not be directed to favour: but the Lord our God shall turn it to dishonour.
Coptic: τενου cε νεσνηυ μαρενταμε νενσνηυ ετβε jε ερε τευψυχη αsε νhητν αυω μπετουααβ μν πηι μπευθυσιαστηριον ευταjρηυ εhραι εjων
English: Now therefore, O brethren, let us shew an example to our brethren, because their hearts depend upon us, and the sanctuary, and the house, and the altar, rest upon us.
Coptic: νβλλναι τηρου μαρενsπhμοτ ντν πjοεισ πεννουτε παι ετπιραζε μμον κατα νενειοτε
English: Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers.
Coptic: αριπμεευε ννενταfααυ ναβραhαμ αυω νενταfπιραζε νισαακ νhητου μν νενταυsωπε νιακωβ hν τμεσοποταμια ντσυρια εfμοονε ννεσοου νλαβαν πσον ντεfμααυ
English: Remember what things he did to Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and what happened to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, when he kept the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother.
Coptic: jε κατα θε ενταfπιραζε ννη ευhοτhτ μπευhητ ανον hωων εfjικβα μμον αν αλλα ερε πjοεισ μαστιγου ννετhην εροf ευσβω
English: For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them.
Coptic: πεjαf δε νασ νcι οζειασ jε νενταjοου τηρου ενταjοου hν ουhητ ενανουf αυω μν πετναt ουβε νουsαjε
English: Then said Ozias to her, All that thou hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and there is none that may gainsay thy words.
Coptic: jε ερε τουσοφια ουηνh εβολ αν hμ ποου νhοου αλλα εjι νννεhοου νsορπ αfειμε νcι πλαοσ τηρf ετουμντρμνhητ κατα θε jε ουαγαθον πε πεπλασμα μπουhητ
English: For this is not the first day wherein thy wisdom is manifested; but from the beginning of thy days all the people have known thy understanding, because the disposition of thine heart is good.
Coptic: αλλα α πλαοσ ειβε εματε αυαναγκαζε μμον εειρε κατα θε εντανsαjε νμμαυ αυω αυεινε εhραι εjων νουα ναs παι ετναsπαραβα μμοf αν
English: But the people were very thirsty, and compelled us to do unto them as we have spoken, and to bring an oath upon ourselves, which we will not break.
Coptic: τενου cε σοπσ hαρον jε ντε ουσhιμε νρεfsμsε νουτε αυω πjοεισ νατννοου μπhου μπε νfτρε νενsηι μουh ντετμωjν cε
English: Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall faint no more.