1 ϯⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ .
The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw.
2 ϣⲁⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲭⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲓϭⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲁⲛ .
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and thou wilt not hearken? how long shall I cry out to thee being injured, and thou wilt not save?
3 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ϥϭⲓϩⲟ .
Wherefore hast thou shown me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward.
4 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛoⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϥϭⲉⲡϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲛϩ .
Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly man prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.
5 ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
Behold, ye despisers, and look, and wonder marvelously, and vanish: for I work a work in your days, which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.
6 ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏϣⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
Wherefore, behold, I stir up the Chaldeans, the bitter and hasty nation, that walks upon the breadth of the earth, to inherit tabernacles not his own.
7 ϥⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
He is terrible and famous; his judgment shall proceed of himself, and his dignity shall come out of himself.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϧⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hasting to eat.
9 ⲟⲩϧⲁⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ .
Destruction shall come upon ungodly men, resisting with their adverse front, and he shall gather the captivity as the sand.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
And he shall be at his ease with kings, and princes are his toys, and he shall mock at every strong-hold, and shall cast a mound, and take possession of it.
11 ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ .
Then shall he change his spirit, and he shall pass through, and make an atonement, saying, This strength belongs to my god.
12 ⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲑⲁϣϥ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕⲧ ⲉⲥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ .
Art not thou from the beginning, O Lord God, my Holy One? and surely we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast established it for judgment, and he has formed me to chasten with his correction.
13 ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲭⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉⲡⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲱⲙⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ .
His eye is too pure to behold evil doings, and to look upon grievous afflictions: wherefore dost thou look upon despisers? wilt thou be silent when the ungodly swallows up the just?
14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲛⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ .
And wilt thou make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the reptiles which have no guide?
15 ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ .
He has brought up destruction with a hook, and drawn one with a casting net, and caught another in his drags: therefore shall his heart rejoice and be glad.
16 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲛⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲕⲉⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉϥϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
Therefore will he sacrifice to his drag, and burn incense to his casting-net, because by them he has made his portion fat, and his meats choice.
17 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ .
Therefore will he cast his net, and will not spare to slay the nations continually.