1 ⲛⲧⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲅⲣⲁⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ
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2 ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲟⲧⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ .
Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
3 ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ .
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
4 ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲁ\'ⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ .
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
5 ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ: ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ .
Without iniquity I ran and directed my course aright: awake to help me, and behold.
6 ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ: ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ: ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲉϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ .
And thou, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw nigh to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. Pause.
7 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ .
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲡⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ .
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, say they, has heard?
9 ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ .
But thou, Lord, wilt laugh them to scorn; thou wilt utterly set at nought all the heathen.
10 ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ: ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
will keep my strength, looking to thee; for thou, O God, art my helper.
11 ϫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲛⲁϣϯ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
As for my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will shew me vengeance on mine enemies.
12 ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
Slay them not, lest they forget thy law; scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
13 ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ .
For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
14 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ: ϫⲉⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲁⲙⲫⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ .
And for their cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: they shall fall by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. Pause.
15 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ: ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣ\'ⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ: ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ .
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.