| (ⲁ︦) ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ. | (1) And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲟⲣϫϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. | (2) As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲃ̅ⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ..... | (3) He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. |
| (ⲇ︦) ...... ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ | (4) Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, |
| (ⲉ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲫⲉⲛⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ; | when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath? |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ | (5) For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ. | to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ. | (6) So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲉϣϥ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲩⲗⲓⲥⲧⲓⲉⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ. | (7) For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sunder unto this day. |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ. | (8) In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ...... ⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ..... ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ. | (9) He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁ ⲑⲁⲏ | (10) He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ | that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ: | (11) The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. | he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ̅. | (12) After him rose up a wise son, and for his sake he dwelt at large. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲁ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ | (13) Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. | that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ. | (14) How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding! |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ. | (15) Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉ ......... | (16) Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ. | (17) The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲥⲛ̅ϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲫⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁϩⲧ̅. | (18) By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲉϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ. | (19) Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲁⲕϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ | (20) Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ | so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲡⲱϣ ⲉⲁ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. | (21) So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious kingdom. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ⲛ̅ⲛⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ | (22) But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, |
| (ⲕ︦ⲑ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅. | neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: |
| (ⲗ︦) ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. | wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲁ︦) ........... ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲉϣ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ. | (23) Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲃ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲃⲟⲁⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲓⲙ. | There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin: |
| (ⲗ︦ⲅ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲁϩ. | (24) And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲇ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ. | (25) For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them. |