1 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲓ .
THE WORD AGAINST DAMASCUS. Behold, Damascus shall be taken away from among cities, and shall become a ruin;
2 ⲉⲥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ .
abandoned for ever, to be a fold and resting-place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.
3 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ .
And she shall no longer be a strong place for Ephraim to flee to, and there shall no longer be a kingdom in Damascus, or a remnant of Syrians; for thou art no better than the children of Israel, even than their glory; thus saith the Lord of hosts.
4 ϫⲉⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲉⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ .
There shall be in that day a failure of the glory of Jacob, and the riches of his glory shall be shaken.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϧ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱⲥϧ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲫⲟⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲧ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲣ .
And it shall be as if one should gather standing corn, and reap the grain of the ears; and it shall be as if one should gather ears in a rich valley;
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲱϫⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲃ ⲓⲉ ⲅ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲣ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲇ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ .
and as if there should be left stubble therein, or as it were the berries of an olive tree, two or three on the topmost bough, or as if four or five should be left on their branches; thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel.
7 ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲑⲏϥ ⲭⲏ ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ .
In that day a man shall trust in him that made him, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⲉⲛⲓϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲃ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲟⲩϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲉⲃ .
And they shall not at all trust in their altars, nor in the works of their hands, which their fingers made; and they shall not look to the trees, nor to their abominations.
9 ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϫⲡ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲟⲣⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲉⲩⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ .
In that day thy cities shall be deserted, as the Amorites and the Evaeans deserted theirs, because of the children of Israel; and they shall be desolate.
10 ϫⲉⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ : ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩϯ .
Because thou hast forsaken God thy Saviour, and hast not been mindful of the Lord thy helper; therefore shalt thou plant a false plant, and a false seed.
11 ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲉⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲱⲥϧ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϯⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϯⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ .
In the day wherein thou shalt plant thou shalt be deceived; but if thou sow in the morning, the seed shall spring up for a crop in the day wherein thou shalt obtain an inheritance, and as a man's father, thou shalt obtain an inheritance for thy sons.
12 ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲥⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ .
Woe to the multitude of many nations, as the swelling sea, so shall ye be confounded; and the force of many nations shall sound like water;
13 ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϫⲟⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
many nations like much water, as when much water rushes violently: and they shall drive him away, and pursue him afar, as the dust of chaff when men winnow before the wind, and as a storm whirling the dust of the wheel.
14 ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲗ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
Toward evening, and there shall be grief; before the morning, and he shall not be. This is the portion of them that spoiled you, and the inheritance to them that robbed you of your inheritance.