megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μννσα ναι πρρο αfjισε ναμαν πsηρε ναμαδανθοσ πβουκαιοσ αftεοου ναf αυω sαfβωκ εhουν νsορπ μπρρο ουτε νεfsβεερ τηρου
English: And after this king Artaxerxes highly honoured Aman son of Amadathes, the Bugaean, and exalted him, and set his seat above all his friends.
Coptic: νετhν ταυλη τηρου αυουωsτ ναf ται γαρ τε θε εντα πρρο ουεhσαhνε ετρεσsωπε μαρδοχαιοσ δε μπfουωsτ ναf
English: And all in the palace did him obeisance, for so the king had given orders to do: but Mardochaeus did not do him obeisance.
Coptic: νετhν ταυλη μπρρο αυsαjε μν μαρδοχαιοσ ευjω μμοσ jε αhροκ jε νγσωτμ αν νσα νετερε πρρο jω μμοου
English: And they in the king’s palace said to Mardochaeus, Mardochaeus, why dost thou transgress the commands of the king?
Coptic: ννευsαjε νμμαf μμηνε μπfσωτμ ναυ αυταμε αμαν jε μαρδοχαιοσ σωτμ αν νσα ννsαjε μπρρο αυταμμοf γαρ jε ουιουδαι πε
English: Thus they spoke daily to him, but he hearkened not unto them; so they represented to Aman that Mardochaeus resisted the commands of the king: and Mardochaeus had shewn to them that he was a Jew.
Coptic: α αμαν δε ειμε jε μμαρδοχαιοσ ναουωsτ ναf αν αμαν αfcωντ
English: And when Aman understood that Mardochaeus did not obeisance to him, he was greatly enraged,
Coptic: αυω αfjιsοjνε ετακο ννιουδαι τηρου ετhν τμντερο νναρδαξερξησ
English: and took counsel to destroy utterly all the Jews who were under the rule of Artaxerxes.
Coptic: hν τμεhμντσνοουσ νρομπε ερε αρδαξερξησ ο νρρο αfωs νουψυφισμα αfνουjε νουhοου εβολ hν ουhοου αυω ουεβοτ εβολ hν ουεβοτ ετακο μπγενοσ μμαρδοχαιοσ αυω πεκληροσ αfhε εhραι εjν σουμνταfτε μπεβοτ ετε αδαρπε
English: And he made a decree in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, and cast lots daily and monthly, to slay in one day the race of Mardochaeus: and the lot fell on the fourteenth day of the month which is Adar.
Coptic: αfsαjε νcι αμαν μν πρρο αρδαξερξησ μμοσ jε ουν ουhεθνοσ sοοπ εfjοορε εβολ hν ννhεθνοσ ντεκμντερο τηρσ νευνομοσ δε sοβε παρα νhεθνοσ τηρου ννομοσ μπρρο νσεσωτμ αν νσωου αυω νσρνοβρε αν μπρρο ετρεfκααυ
English: And he spoke to king Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all thy kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone.
Coptic: εsωπε cε εhνε πρρο πε μαρεfτωcε εβολ νουσhαι ετακοου αυω ανοκ tναδιαγραφε επγαζωφυλακιον μπρρο νουτβα νcι νcωρ
English: If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them: and I will remit into the king’s treasury ten thousand talents of silver.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfν πεfξουρ εβολ αfτααf εhραι ετοοτf ναμαν πετσhαι ετβε ιουδαι
English: And the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Aman, to seal the decrees against the Jews.
Coptic: αυω πεjε πρρο ναμαν jε νhομντ μεν κααυ νακ πhεθνοσ δε αριρε ναf νθε ετκουαsσ
English: And the king said to Aman, Keep the silver, and treat the nation as thou wilt.
Coptic: 131
English: And the following is the copy of the letter; The great king Artaxerxes writes thus to the rulers and inferior governors of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia, who hold authority under him.
Coptic: 132
English: Ruling over many nations and having obtained dominion over the whole world, I was minded (not elated by the confidence of power, but ever conducting myself with great moderation and gentleness) to make the lives of my subjects continually tranquil, desiring both to maintain the kingdom quiet and orderly to its utmost limits, and to restore the peace desired by all men.
Coptic: 133
English: But when I had enquired of my counsellors how this should be brought to pass. Aman, who excels in soundness of judgment among us, and has been manifestly well inclined without wavering and with unshaken fidelity, and had obtained the second post in the kingdom,
Coptic: 134
English: informed us that a certain ill-disposed people is mixed up with all the tribes throughout the world, opposed in their law to every other nation, and continually neglecting the commands of the king, so that the united government blamelessly administered by us is not quietly established.
Coptic: 136 ανουεhσαhνε δε jεκασ νετερε αμαν ναουονhου εβολ πετsοοπ εjν νεhβηυε εfο μμαhσναυ νειωτ ναν ετακοου τηρου επτηρf μν νευhιομε μν νευsηρε hν τσηfε ννευjαjε αjν να νιμ hιtσο hν σουμνταfτε μπμαhμντσνοουσ ννεβοτ ετε αδαρ πε ντειρομπε ετsοοπ
English: we signified to you in the letter written by Aman, who is set over the public affairs and is our second governor, to destroy them all utterly with their wives and children by the swords of the enemies, without pitying or sparing any, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, of the present year;
Coptic: 137 jεκασ ετετνετακοου ντετντρευβωκ τενου εhενsαfτενε νουhοου νουωτ hν ουcομ εαμντε jεκασ πουοειs ετνηυ ευεt ναν sαβολ ννεhβηυε ευσcραhτ αυω ευσμοντ
English: that the people aforetime and now ill-disposed to us having been violently consigned to death in one day, may hereafter secure to us continually a well constituted and quiet state of affairs.
Coptic: ναντιγραφον δε ννεπιστολη ννευτωcε μμοου εβολ πε κατα χωρα χωρα ευουεhσαhνε νhεθνοσ τηρου ετρευsωπε ευσβτωτ επειhοου
English: And the copies of the letters were published in every province; and an order was given to all the nations to be ready against that day.
Coptic: πουεhσαhνε δε ννεfcεπη εσουσοσ τπολισ πρρο δε μν αμαν ννευjικροf πε αυω τπολισ ενε ασsτορτρ πε
English: And the business was hastened, and that at Susa: and the king and Aman began to drink; but the city was troubled.
Coptic: μαρδοχαιοσ δε ντερεfειμε επετναjωκ εβολ αfπεh νεfhοιτε αft hιωωf νουcοουνε αfsεs κρμεσ εjωf αfπωτ επσα νβολ hιτν τεπλατια ντπολισ εfjιsκακ εβολ hν ουνοc νσμη jε σενατακε ουhεθνοσ εμπfρ λααυ νjι νcονσ
English: But Mardochaeus having perceived what was done, rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, and sprinkled dust upon himself; and having rushed forth through the open street of the city, he cried with a loud voice, A nation that has done no wrong is going to be destroyed.
Coptic: αfει sαhραι ετπυλη μπρρο αfαhερατf μπεστο γαρ ναf αν πε ετρεfβωκ εhουν εταυλη ερε ουοcοου νε hιωωf ερε ουκρμεσ hιjωf
English: And he came to the king’s gate, and stood; for it was not lawful for him to enter into the palace, wearing sackcloth and ashes.
Coptic: αυω hν νεχωρα τηρου ενταυτεc νεσhαι εβολ νhητου ουαsκακ μν ουνεhπε μν ουhηβε αυsωπε νιουδαι τηρου αυπερs hαροου νουcοουνε μν ουκρμεσ
English: And in every province where the letters were published, there was crying and lamentation and great mourning on the part of the Jews: they spread for themselves sackcloth and ashes.
Coptic: ννhμhαλ δε ντρρω αυβωκ νασ εhουν αυjιπουω νασ ασsτορτρ ντερεσσωτμ επενταfsωπε ασjοου εβολ εt νhενhοιτε hιωωf μμαρδοχαιοσ εfι ντcοουνε hιjωf ντοf δε μπfκαασ εhραι
English: And the queen’s maids and chamberlains went in and told her: and when she had heard what was done, she was disturbed; and she sent to clothe Mardochaeus, and take away his sackcloth; but he consented not.
Coptic: εσθηρ δε ασμουτε εαχραθαιοσ πεσσιουρ πεταhερατf μπεσβολ ασjοουf εειμε ντοοτf μμαρδοχαιοσ hν τεπλατια hα τεμπεριπεροι
English: So Esther called for her chamberlain Achrathaeus, who waited upon her; and she sent to learn the truth from Mardochaeus.
Coptic: μαρδοχαιοσ δε αfταμοf επενταfsωπε αυω περητ εντα αμαν ερητ μμοf μπρρο νουαγοζα νουτβα νcινcωρ jε εfετακε νιουδαι
English: And Mardochaeus shewed him what was done, and the promise which Aman had made the king of ten thousand talents to be paid into the treasury, that he might destroy the Jews.
Coptic: αυω παντιγραφον μπεσhαι ενταυτοcf εβολ hν σουσοσ ετακοου αfτααf ναf ετουοf εεσθηρ αfjοοσ ναf ετρεσβωκ εhουν sα πρρο νσπαρετι μπειhωβ βωκ cε ντεαξιου μμοf ετβε πλαοσ μν τπολισ ντερπμεευε ννεhοου μπουθββιο νθε ενταει εhραι hν ταcιj εβολ jε αμαν πετο μμαhσναυ νπρρο αfsαjε ετβηητν επμου επικαλι cε μπjοισ ετβηητν ντεαhμν εβολ hμ πμου
English: And he gave him the copy of the writing that was published in Susa concerning their destruction, to shew to Esther; and told him to charge her to go in and intreat the king, and to beg him for the people, remembering, said he, the days of thy low estate, how thou wert nursed by my hand: because Aman who holds the next place to the king has spoken against us for death. Do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king concerning us, to deliver us from death.
Coptic: αχραθαιοσ δε αfβωκ εhουν αfsαjε μν εσθηρ ννειsαjε τηρου
English: So Achrathaeus went in and told her all these words.
Coptic: εσθηρ δε πεjασ ναχραθαιοσ jε βωκ sα μαρδοχαιοσ νγjοοσ ναf
English: And Esther said to Achrathaeus, Go to Mardochaeus, and say,
Coptic: jε νννομοσ τηρου κσοουν μμοου jε ρωμε νιμ hι σhιμε ετναβωκ εhουν sα πρρο εταυλη ετhιhουν αjν τρευμουτε εροf μντfουjαι μμαυ ερsαν πρρο δε σουτν πεfcερωβ ννουβ εβολ παι fναουjαι ανοκ cε hωωτ μπουμουτε εροι εβωκ εhουν sα πρρο εισ αουεβοτ νhοου
English: All the nations of the empire know, that whoever, man or woman, shall go in to the king into the inner court uncalled, that person cannot live: only to whomsoever the king shall stretch out his golden sceptre, he shall live: and I have not been called to go into the king, for these thirty days.
Coptic: 138
English: [And he besought the Lord, making mention of all the works of the Lord;
Coptic: 139
English: and he said, Lord God, king ruling over all, for all things are in thy power, and there is no one that shall oppose thee, in thy purpose to save Israel. -
Coptic: 1310
English: For thou hast made the heaven and the earth and every wonderful thing in the world under heaven.
Coptic: 1311
English: And thou art Lord of all, and there is no one who shall resist thee Lord.
Coptic: 1312
English: Thou knowest all things: thou knowest, Lord, that it is not in insolence, nor haughtiness, nor love of glory, that I have done this, to refuse obeisance to the haughty Aman.
Coptic: 1313
English: For I would gladly have kissed the soles of his feet for the safety of Israel.
Coptic: 1315 τενου cε πjοεισ πνουτε ναβραhαμ tσο επεκλαοσ jε σεcωsτ εjων ευτακο αυω αυεπιθυμι ετακε τεκκληρονομια jιν τεhουειτε
English: And now, O Lord God, the King, the God of Abraam, spare thy people, for our enemies are looking upon us to our destruction, and they have desired to destroy thine ancient inheritance.
Coptic: 1316 μπρκω νσωκ ντεκμερισ ται εντακσοτσ εβολ hμ πκαh νκημε
English: Do not overlook thy peculiar people, whom thou hast redeemed for thyself out of the land of Egypt.
Coptic: 1317 σωτμ επατωβh νγουωνh εβολ μπεκκληροσ νγκτο μπενhηβε ευραsε jεκασ ενεσμου εροκ πjοεισ ενονh μπρτακο ντταπρο ννετσμου εροκ
English: Hearken to my prayer, and be propitious to thine inheritance, and turn our mourning into gladness, that we may live and sing praise to thy name, O Lord; and do not utterly destroy the mouth of them that praise thee, O Lord.
Coptic: 1318 αυω πισραηλ τηρf αfαsκακ εβολ hν τευcομ jε πευμου νεfhα νευβαλ
English: And all Israel cried with all their might, for death was before their eyes.
Coptic: 141 εσθηρ τρρω ασπωτ ερατf μπjοεισ hν ουhοτε μμου
English: And queen Esther betook herself for refuge to the Lord, being taken as it were in the agony of death.
Coptic: 142 ασκαασ καhηυ νθβσω μπεσεοου αυω ασt hιωωσ νhενhοιτε νhηβε hιhωj αυω επμα ννεσt νουβε μμντsουsο ασμεh τεσαπε νκρμεσ hιειτν αυω πεσσωμα ασθββιοf εματε αυω μα νιμ μπκοσμοσ μπεστεληλ ασμαhου μπεσfω ετσεhσωh
English: And having taken off her glorious apparel, she put on garments of distress and mourning; and instead of grand perfumes she filled her head with ashes and dung, and she greatly brought down her body, and she filled every place of her glad adorning with the torn curls of her hair.
Coptic: 143 αστβh πjοεισ πνουτε μπισραηλ εσjω μμοσ jε πjοεισ ντοκ μαυαακ πε παβοηθοσ βοηθι εροι τεσhιμε νουοοτσ εμντσβοηθοσ μμαυ νσαβλλακ
English: And she besought the Lord God of Israel, and said, O my Lord, thou alone art our king: help me who am destitute, and have no helper but thee,
Coptic: 144 jε πακινδυνοσ hν ταcιj
English: for my danger is near at hand.
Coptic: 145 ανοκ πjοεισ sαισωτμ ντοοτf μπαειωτ jε ντοκ ακjι πισραηλ εβολ hν ννhεθνοσ τηρου αυω πενειωτ εβολ hν νευειοτε ευκληρονομια sα ενεh αυω ακειρε ναυ ννεντακjοου εροου
English: I have heard from my birth, in the tribe of my kindred that thou, Lord, tookest Israel out of all the nations, and our fathers out of all their kindred for a perpetual inheritance, and hast wrought for them all that thou hast said.
Coptic: 146 ανρνοβε μπεκμτο εβολ αυω ακτααν εhραι ετοοτου ννενjιjιεευ
English: And now we have sinned before thee, and thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies,
Coptic: 147 εβολ jε ανtεοου ννευνουτε ντκ ουδικαιοσ πjοεισ
English: because we honoured their gods: thou art righteous, O Lord.
Coptic: 148 αυω τενου μν ουρωsε hμ ππιρασμοσ ντενμντhμhαλ αλλα αυκα νευcιj εjν νcιj ννευειδωλον
English: But now they have not been contented with the bitterness of our slavery, but have laid their hands on the hands of their idols,
Coptic: 149 ετρευfι μμαυ νντωs ντεκταπρο αυω ετακο ντεκκληρονομια εsταμ ντταπρο ννετσμου εροκ αυω εωsμ μπεοου μπεκθυσιαστηριον
English: in order to abolish the decree of thy mouth, and utterly to destroy thine inheritances, and to stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and to extinguish the glory of thine house and thine alter,
Coptic: 1410 αυω ετρεfουων ντταπρο ννhεθνοσ εhεναρετη ννετsουιτ ντε ουρρο νσαρξ ρsπηρε sα ενεh
English: and to open the mouth of the Gentiles to speak the praises of vanities, and in order that a mortal king should be admired for ever.
Coptic: 1411 πjοεισ μπρt μπεκσκηπτωρ ννετε νσεsοοπ αν αυω μπρτρευσωβε hμ πενhε αλλα κτε πευsοjνε εjωου νγτακε πενταfτωουν εjων
English: O Lord, do not resign thy scepter to them that are not, and let them not laugh at our fall, but turn their counsel, against themselves, and make an example of him who has begun to injure us.
Coptic: 1412 αριπμεευε πjοεισ ουονhκ εβολ μπουοειs ντενθλιψισ αυω ανοκ νγt τωκ ναι νhητ πανουτε πεταμαhτε εjν αρχη νιμ
English: Remember us, O Lord, manifest thyself in the time of our affliction, and  encourage me, O King of gods, and ruler of all dominion.
Coptic: 1413 t ουsαjε εfτηs εταταπρο μπεμτο εβολ μπμουι νγκτε πεfhητ εουμοστε εjμ πετt νμμαν ετεfhαη μν νετfι νμμαf
English: Put harmonious speech into my mouth before the lion, and turn his heart to hate him that fights against us, to the utter destruction of him that consent with him.
Coptic: 1414 ανον δε ναhμν hν τεκcιj νγβοηθι εροι τεσhιμε νουοτσ εμντσ λααυ νσαβλλακ πjοεισ ουντακ μμαυ μπσοουν τηρf
English: But deliver us by thine hand, and help me who am destitute, and have none but the, O Lord.
Coptic: 1415 αυω κσοουν jε αιμοστε πεοου ννανομοσ αυω tβωτε νμμαν νκοτκ νατσββε νιμ hι sμμο νιμ
English: Thou knowest all things, and knowest that I hate the glory of transgressors, and that I abhor the couch of the uncircumcised, and of every stranger.
Coptic: 1416 ντοκ ετσοουν ντααναγκη εt νhητσ jε tβωτε μπμαειν νταμντjασιhητ παι ετhιjν τααπε hμ πεhοου μπαουωνh εβολ tβωτε μμοf νθε νουτοισ νsρω αυω μειτααf εjωι hν νεhοου εtsοοπ μαυαατ
English: Thou knowest my necessity, for I abhor the symbol of my proud station, which is upon my head in the days of my splendour: I abhor it as a menstruous cloth, and I wear it not in the days of my tranquility.
Coptic: 1417 τεκhμhαλ μπιουωμ hν τετραπεζα ναμαν αυω μπιtεοου μπμα νσω νρρωου ουδε μπισω νουηρπ νουωτν εβολ
English: And thy handmaid has not eaten at the table of Aman, and I have not honoured the banquet of the king, neither have I drunk wine of libations.
Coptic: 1418 αυω τεκhμhαλ μπιευφρανε εjμ πεοου μπαsιπε sα τενου νσα hραι νhητκ πjοισ πνουτε ναβραhαμ
English: Neither has thy handmaid rejoiced since the day of my promotion until now, except in thee, O Lord God of Abraam.
Coptic: 1419 πνουτε ετcμcομ εjν ουον νιμ σωτμ επεhροου ννεντατευhελπισ ωjν νετουουωs εμοουτου αυω νγναhμν ετοοτου ννετπονηρευε ερον ναhμετ εβολ hν ταhοτε
English: O god, who has power over all, hearken to the voice of the desperate, and deliver us from the hand of them that devise mischief; and deliver me from my fear.
Coptic: 151 ασsωπε δε hμ πμαhsομντ νhοου ντερεσουω εσsληλ ασκαασ καhηυ ννhοιτε μπεσθββο ασcοολεσ μπεσεοου
English: And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel.
Coptic: 152 αυω ντερεσσα ασεπεικαλι μπετcωsτ εjν ουον νιμ πνουτε πσωτηρ ασjι τhμhαλ σντε νμμασ
English: And being splendidly arrayed, and having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids,
Coptic: 153 ουι μεν ασρακτσ εjωσ νθε ετσcοολε μμοσ
English: and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female,
Coptic: 154 κεουει δε ασουαhσ ννσωσ εσfι εhραι ντεσhοιτε
English: and the other followed bearing her train.
Coptic: 155 ντοσ hωωσ εσμορs hν τακμη μπεσσα ερε πεσhοροουτ νsουμεριτf πεσhητ δε νεfhηj πε εβολ hν θοτε
English: And she was blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face was cheerful, and it were benevolent, but her heart was straitened for fear.
Coptic: 156 αυω ντερεσβωκ εhουν hιτν νρο τηρου ασαhερατσ μπεμτο εβολ μπρρο ντοf δε πρρο ννεfhμοοσ πε hιjμ πεθρονοσ ντεfμντερο ερε θβσω τηρσ μπεfsουsου το hιωωf εσο νειε πνουβ τηρσ εναsεσουντσ εfο νhοτε εματε
English: And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, covered all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible.
Coptic: 157 αυω ντερεffι μπεfhο εhραι εfμουh hα πεοου ντακμη μπεfcωντ τρρε ασhε πεσhο αfsιβε hν ουsωσμ νhητ ασρεκτ πεσhο εjν ταπε ντhμhαλ ετμοοsε νμμασ
English: And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her.
Coptic: 159
English: and said to her, What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother; be of good cheer,
Coptic: 1510
English: thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared to thee,
Coptic: 1512
English: And having raised the golden sceptre he laid it upon her neck, and embraced her, and said, Speak to me.
Coptic: 1513
English: And she said to him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory;
Coptic: 1514
English: for thou, my lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face is full of grace.
Coptic: 1515
English: And while she was speaking, she fainted and fell.
Coptic: 1516
English: Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her.
Coptic: πεjαf μπρρο jε εsjε κουεs tεοου νουρωμε
English: and he said to the king, As for the man whom the king wishes to honour,
Coptic: μαρουεινε νουστολη νsνσ εsαρε πρρο cοολεf μμοσ αυω ουhτο εsαρε πρρο ταλο εροf
English: let the king’s servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides,
Coptic: νfτααυ νουα ννεfsβεερ μπηι νσεστολιζε μπρωμε ετερε πρρο αγαπα μμοf νfταλοf εjμ πεhτο νfκηρυσσε εβολ hιτν τεπλατια ντπολισ εfjω μμοσ jε ται τε θε ετναsωπε μν ρωμε νιμ ετερε πρρο ναtεοου ναf
English: and let him give it to one of the king’s noble friends, and let him array the man whom the king loves; and let him mount him on the horse, and proclaim through the street of the city, saying, Thus shall it be done to every man whom the king honours.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο ναμαν jε καλωσ ακsαjε αριρε hι ναι μμαρδοχαιοσ πιουδαιοσ πετsμsε hν ταυλη μπρρο αυω μπρτρε ουsαjε νουωτ hε εβολ ντοοτκ ννεντακ jοου
English: Then the king said to Aman, Thou hast well said: so do to Mardochaeus the Jew, who waits in the palace, and let not a word of what thou hast spoken be neglected.
Coptic: μαρδοχαιοσ δε αfκοτf hραι εταυλη αμαν δε αfκοτf εhραι επεfηι εfμοκh νhητ
English: And Mardochaeus returned to the palace: but Aman went home mourning, and having his head covered.
Coptic: αμαν δε αfταυε νενταυsωπε μμοf εζωσαρα τεfσhιμε μν νεfsβεερ τηρου πεjαυ ναf jε εsjε μαρδοχαιοσ ουεβολ hμ πγενοσ νιουδαι πε ακjωντ εθββιο μπεfμτο εβολ hν ουhε κναhε νκναsτωωβε αν ναf jε πνουτε ετονh νμμαf
English: And Aman related the events that had befallen him to Zosara his wife, and to his friends: and his friends and his wife said to him, If Mardochaeus be of the race of the Jews, and thou hast begun to be humbled before him, thou wilt assuredly fall, and thou wilt not be able to withstand him, for the living God is with him.
Coptic: ετι ευsαjε ισ νεσιουρ αυει ευενιγε ναμαν επhοοπ εντα εσθηρ σβτωτf
English: While they were yet speaking, the chamberlains arrived, to hasten Aman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.
Coptic: πρρο αfβωκ εhουν μν αμαν εσω μν τρρω
English: So the king and Aman went in to drink with the queen.
Coptic: ασουωsβ εσjω μμοσ jε εsjε αιcινε νουχαρισ μπεμτο εβολ μπρρο μαρουt μπααιτημα νταψυχη
English: And she answered and said, If I have found favour in the sight of the king, let my life be granted to my petition, and my people to my request.
Coptic: πεjε πρρο jε νιμ πε παι ενταfτολμα εειρε μπειhωβ
English: And the king said, Who is this that has dared to do this thing?
Coptic: πεjε εσθηρ jε αμαν πε παι πρωμε νjαjε αυω μπονηροσ αμαν δε αfsτορτρ ντοοτf μπρρο μν τρρω
English: And Esther said, the adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfτωουν εβολ hμ πμα νσω εhουν επκηποσ αμαν δε νεfσοπσπ εντρρω ννεfναυ δε εροf εfhν μπεθοου
English: And the king rose up from the banquet to go into the garden: and Aman began to intreat the queen; for he saw that he was in an evil case.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfκτοf εβολ hμ πκηποσ αμαν δε αfπαhτf εjμ πεcλοj αfαξιου μμοσ πεjε πρρο jε hωστε τακε σhιμε ερε αμαν ναjιτσ νcονσ hμ πεπεριπεροι αμαν δε ντερεfσωτμ εροf α πεfhο sιβε
English: And the king returned from the garden; and Aman had fallen upon the bed, intreating the queen. And the king said, Wilt thou even force my wife in my house? And when Aman heard it, he changed countenance.
Coptic: πεjε βουταθαν πεσιουρ μπρρο jε εισ πκεsε εντα αμαν σβτωτf εμαρδοχαιοσ πενταfsαjε ετβε πρρο hα ουπετνανουf fταhηυ ερατf hν ναμαμαν νταιου μμαhε πεjε πρρο jε μαρουσταυρου μμοf εροf
English: And Bugathan, one of the chamberlains, said to the king, Behold, Aman has also prepared a gallows for Mardochaeus, who spoke concerning the king, and a gallows of fifty cubits high has been set up in the premises of Aman. And the king said, Let him be hanged thereon.
Coptic: αυω αμαν αυαsτf εjμ πsε ενταfσβτωτf εμαρδοχαιοσ τοτε πρρο αfhροκ εβολ hμ πεfcωντ
English: So Aman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mardochaeus: and then the king’s wrath was appeased.
Coptic: 161
English: And the following is the copy of the letter of the orders.
Coptic: 162
English: The great king Artaxerxes sends greetings to the rulers of provinces in a hundred and twenty-seven satrapies, from India to Ethiopia, even to those who are faithful to our interests.
Coptic: 163
English: Many who have been frequently honored by the most abundant kindness of their benefactors have conceived ambitious designs, and not only endeavour to hurt our subjects, but moreover, not being able to bear prosperity, they also endeavour to plot against their own benefactors.
Coptic: 164
English: And they not only would utterly abolish gratitude from among men, but also, elated by the boastings of men who are strangers to all that is good, they supposed that they shall escape the sin-hating vengeance of the ever-seeing God.
Coptic: 165
English: And oftentimes evil exhortation has made partakers of the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and has involved in irremediable calamities, many of those who had been appointed to offices of authority, who had been entrusted with the management of their friends' affairs;
Coptic: 166
English: while men, by the false sophistry of an evil disposition, have deceived the simple candour of the ruling powers.
Coptic: 168 ετρετνt hτητν μννσα ναι ετρετνt ντμντερο εσcραhτ νρωμε νιμ hν ουειρηνη
English: And it is right to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undistributed peace for all men,
Coptic: 169 εντνχρω αν hν ουμνταβολη νετνηυ δε hα νενβαλ ενδιακρινε μμοου ενμην μπετναcωλπ εβολ ερον hν ουμντhαλ
English: adopting needful changes, and ever judging those cases which come under our notices, with truly equitable decision.