1 ⲛⲧⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ
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2 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓ ⲉⲡⲱϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to thee.
3 ⲡⲉⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁϣϫ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲱϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am afflicted, incline thine ear to me: in the day when I shall call upon thee, speedily hear me.
4 ϫⲉⲛⲁⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲙⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲱϫ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲱ
For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have been parched like a stick.
5 ⲁⲓⲙⲓϣⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ
I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread.
6 ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲗⲁϫ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉϥϣⲱϥ
By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh.
7 ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁϫ ⲉϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ
I have become like a pelican of the wilderness;
8 ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲩϯϣⲱϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ
I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof.
9 ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲑⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲃⲟⲛ
All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me.
10 ⲉⲁⲕϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲣⲁϧⲧ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ
For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping;
11 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲁϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ
because of thine anger and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and dashed me down.
12 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ
My days have declined like a shadow; and I am withered like grass.
13 ϫⲉⲛⲉⲕⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲁⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ
But thou, Lord, endurest for ever, and thy memorial to generation and generation.
14 ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for it is time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come.
15 ϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ
For thy servants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall pity her dust.
16 ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥϧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ
So the nations shall fear thy name, O Lord, and all kings thy glory.
17 ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ
For the Lord shall build up Sion, and shall appear in his glory.
18 ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.
19 ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ
Let this be written for another generation; and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord.
20 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲗⲧ ⲉⲡⲱϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
For he has looked out from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord looked upon the earth from heaven;
21 ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕϩⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain;
22 ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲱⲛ ⲭⲛⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ
to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
23 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲁⲛ
when the people are gathered together, and the kings, to serve the Lord.
24 ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲣⲟϫ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ
He answered him in the way of his strength: tell me the fewness of my days.