Song of Songs

Song of Songs 3

(ⲁ︦) ⲉⲓϩⲓϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧ̅ⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲙ[ⲟⲩⲧⲉ] ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ]ⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.	(1) By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he hearkened not to me.	(1) Ἐπὶ κοίτην µου ἐν νυξὶν ἐζήτησα ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή µου, ἐζήτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτόν, ἐκάλεσα αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουσέν µου.	(ⲁ︦) ϩⲗⲏⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲅⲕ[ⲁⲧ ⲛ̈ⲧⲟⲩϣⲏ÷ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲱ]ϯ ⲛ̈ⲥⲁ ⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲁ[ⲧⲁⲯ]ⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲗⲗⲓⲧϥ÷ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕ[ⲱϯ. ⲛ̈ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̈ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲧ]ϥ÷
(ⲃ︦) [ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱ]ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲁ[ⲕⲱⲧⲉ] ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. [ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁ]ⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩ[ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉ]ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲕⲱⲧ[ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ] ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲓⲕⲱ[ⲧ]ⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ]ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.	(2) I will rise now, and go about in the city, in the market-places, and in the streets, and I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.	(2) ἀναστήσοµαι δὴ καὶ κυκλώσω ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις καὶ ζητήσω ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή µου· ἐζήτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτόν.	(ⲃ︦)
(ⲅ︦) ⲁⲩ[ϩ]ⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ[ⲓ] ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ[ϥ].	(3) The watchmen who go their rounds in the city found me. I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?	(3) εὕροσάν µε οἱ τηροῦντες οἱ κυκλοῦντες ἐν τῇ πόλει Μὴ ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἴδετε;	(ⲅ︦) ⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ<ⲛ> ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ. ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ[ⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲛⲧ÷ ⲙⲏ ⲡ]ⲏ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲗⲗⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩ ⲉⲗ[ⲁϥ÷]
(ⲇ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲥⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ ⲡⲉ[ⲩ]ⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ [ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ] ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲓⲁ[ⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ] ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡ[ⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϣⲁⲛ[ⲧⲁⲛⲧ]ϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏ[ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧ]ⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ[ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡ]ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ [ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ]ⲛ[ⲧ]ⲁⲥⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ	(4) It was as a little while after I parted from them, that I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and did not let him go, until I brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.	(4) ὡς µικρὸν ὅτε παρῆλθον ἀπ’ αὐτῶν, ἕως οὗ εὗρον ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή µου· ἐκράτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐκ ἀφήσω αὐτόν, ἕως οὗ εἰσήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον µητρός µου καὶ εἰς ταµιεῖον τῆς συλλαβούσης µε.	(ⲇ︦) [ⲛ̈ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲁ]ⲛ ⲛ̈ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲁ[ⲛ]ϯ ϫⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̈ⲡⲏ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁ ⲧⲁ[ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲗⲗⲓⲧϥ÷ ⲁ]ⲓ̈ⲁⲙⲉϩⲓ ⲙ̈ⲙⲁϥ [ⲛ̈]ⲛⲁⲕⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲁ[ⲗ]÷ ϣ[ⲁⲛϯ. ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ] ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲩ ⲁϩⲁ ϩⲗⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̈[ⲧⲏ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁⲥⲱ ⲙ̈ⲙⲁⲓ̈÷]
(ⲉ︦) [ⲁⲓⲧ]ⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅. [ϩⲛ̅] ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅[ⲛ]ⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̅ⲣ̅ ϩⲛⲁⲥ.	(5) I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that ye rouse not nor awake my love, until he please.	(5) ὥρκισα ὑµᾶς, θυγατέρες Ιερουσαληµ, ἐν ταῖς δυνάµεσιν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἰσχύσεσιν τοῦ ἀγροῦ, ἐὰν ἐγείρητε καὶ ἐξεγείρητε τὴν ἀγάπην, ἕως ἂν θελήσῃ.	(ⲉ︦) [ⲁ]ⲓ̈ⲧⲉⲗⲕⲁ ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̈ⲛⲓⲛϣⲏⲗⲓ ⲛ̈ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̈[ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅÷ ϩⲗⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲛ ⲛ]ⲉⲛϫⲁⲙ ⲁϩⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲁ ⲛ̈ⲧⲉ ϫⲱϣ[ⲓ ⲙ̈ⲡⲉⲗⲡⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟ]ⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̈ⲡⲉⲗⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥⲓ̈ⲗ ϩ[ⲛⲉⲥ÷]
(ⲋ︦) ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ…ⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲏⲁ….. ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ …ⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲁ….. ⲉⲧ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣ[ⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟ]ⲩ ϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯ ⲕⲁⲡⲛ[ⲟ]ⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩ]ϣⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲛ[ⲉ ⲧ]ⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲉϥⲡⲉ[ⲥ] ⲥⲟϭⲛ̅.	(6) Who is this that comes up from the wilderness as pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the perfumer?	(6) Τίς αὕτη ἡ ἀναβαίνουσα ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρήµου ὡς στελέχη καπνοῦ τεθυµιαµένη σµύρναν καὶ λίβανον ἀπὸ πάντων κονιορτῶν µυρεψοῦ;	(ⲋ︦) [ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ ⲉⲧ]ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ÷ ⲛ̈ⲑⲏ ⲛ̈ⲛⲟ[ⲩϣⲉⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ. ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟ]ⲥ. ⲛ̈ⲥⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲗⲉⲃⲉⲛⲟⲩ[ⲥ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓⲛ] ⲛⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̈ⲗⲉϥⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁϫⲉⲛ÷
(ⲍ︦) ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ. ⲉⲣⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲏ̅ⲗ̅.	(7) Behold Solomon’s bed; sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it.	(7) ἰδοὺ ἡ κλίνη τοῦ Σαλωµων, ἑξήκοντα δυνατοὶ κύκλῳ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ δυνατῶν Ισραηλ,	(ⲍ︦) ϩⲉⲓ̈ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ[ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲧ ⲛ̈ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙ]ⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲝ̅ ⲛ̈ϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲕⲱϯ. ⲉⲗⲁϥ÷ [ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲛⲓⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ] ⲛ̈ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅÷
(ⲏ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲧⲥ[ⲁⲃ]ⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲙ[ⲏ]ⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧ[ϣ]ⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.	(8) They all hold a sword, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear by night.	(8) πάντες κατέχοντες ῥοµφαίαν δεδιδαγµένοι πόλεµον, ἀνὴρ ῥοµφαία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ µηρὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ θάµβους ἐν νυξίν.	(ⲏ︦) ⲛ̈ⲧⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲗⲟⲩ ⲉ[ⲧ]ⲁⲙⲉϩϯ [ⲛ̈ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ÷ ⲛⲏ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲥ]ⲁⲃⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲉⲓϣⲓ÷ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲉ ⲧ[ⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ] ϩⲓⲛ ⲧⲉ[ϥ]ⲕⲉ[ⲗⲗ]ⲓ ⲉ[ⲧⲃⲉ ⲧ]ϩⲁϯ. ⲛ̈ⲧⲟⲩϣⲏ÷
(ⲑ︦) ⲁ ⲡ[ⲣ̅]ⲣⲟ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ [ⲧⲁⲙ]ⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ [ⲛ̅ϩ]ⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ [ⲛ̅]ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ.	(9) King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon.	(9) φορεῖον ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωµων ἀπὸ ξύλων τοῦ Λιβάνου,	(ⲑ︦) [ⲥⲟⲗ]ⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲡ[(ⲓ)ⲣⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲓ̈ⲗⲓ] ⲛ̈ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲅⲕ[ⲁⲧ] ⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲛⲓⲛϣⲏ [ⲛ̈ⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲉⲃⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥ÷]
(ⲓ︦) ⲛⲉϥⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲧ. ⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ̅ ϩⲉⲛϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲟϭⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.	(10) He made the pillars of it silver, the bottom of it gold, the covering of it scarlet, in the midst of it a pavement of love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.	(10) στύλους αὐτοῦ ἐποίησεν ἀργύριον καὶ ἀνάκλιτον αὐτοῦ χρύσεον, ἐπίβασις αὐτοῦ πορφυρᾶ, ἐντὸς αὐτοῦ λιθόστρωτον, ἀγάπην ἀπὸ θυγατέρων Ιερουσαληµ.	(ⲓ︦) [ⲛⲉϥ]ⲥⲧⲟⲩⲗⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ[ⲧ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉ÷] ⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲉϣ ϩⲉⲛϫⲉⲗⲃⲉⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈÷ ⲥⲁϩ[ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̈ⲙⲁϥ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁ(ⲙ)ⲙⲉⲓ̈ ⲛⲁ]ⲓ÷ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲛⲓⲛϣⲏⲗⲓ ⲛ̈ⲥ[ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̈ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅÷]
(ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲧ[ⲉⲫ]ⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ [ϩ]ⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϣ[ⲉ]ⲗⲉⲉⲧ. ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ[ϩ]ⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ.	(11) Go forth, ye daughters of Sion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him, in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.	(11) ἐξέλθατε καὶ ἴδετε ἐν τῷ βασιλεῖ Σαλωµων ἐν τῷ στεφάνῳ, ᾧ ἐστεφάνωσεν αὐτὸν ἡ µήτηρ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡµέρᾳ νυµφεύσεως αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν ἡµέρᾳ εὐφροσύνης καρδίας αὐτοῦ.	(ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) [ⲁⲙⲱⲓ̈ⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̈ⲧ]ⲉϯ. ⲛⲉⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲣⲁ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ÷ ⲡⲕⲗ[ⲁⲙ ⲛ̈ⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲩ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϥ ⲛⲉ]ϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲛ̈ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲗⲏⲧ÷ ⲁϩⲁ ϩⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϩ[ⲁⲟⲩ ⲙ̈ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̈ⲡⲉϥ]ϩⲏⲧ÷