1 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲟϥⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ .
Behold, the Lord is about to lay waste the world, and will make it desolate, and will lay bare the surface of it, and scatter them that dwell therein.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ : ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲡ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
And the people shall be as the priest, and the servant as the lord, and the maid as the mistress; the buyer shall be as the seller, the lender as the borrower, and the debtor as his creditor.
3 ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲣⲱϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ .
The earth shall be completely laid waste, and the earth shall be utterly spoiled: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken these things.
4 ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϫⲉϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ : ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
The earth mourns, and the world is ruined, the lofty ones of the earth are mourning.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ .
And she has sinned by reason of her inhabitants; because they have transgressed the law, and changed the ordinances, even the everlasting covenant.
6 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ .
Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, because the inhabitants thereof have sinned: therefore the dwellers in the earth shall be poor, and few men shall be left.
7 ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
The wine shall mourn, the vine shall mourn, all the merry-hearted shall sigh.
8 ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲥⲙⲏ ⲛϯⲕⲩⲑⲁⲣⲁ .
The mirth of timbrels has ceased, the sound of the harp has ceased.
9 ⲁⲩϣⲫⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲁϣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲓⲕⲓⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink it.
10 ⲁⲩϣⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
All the city has become desolate: one shall shut his house so that none shall enter.
11 ⲉϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
There is a howling for the wine everywhere; all the mirth of the land has ceased, all the mirth of the land has departed.
12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲏϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲟϫⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
And cities shall be left desolate, and houses being left shall fall to ruin.
13 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲏⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϭⲱⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
All this shall be in the land in the midst of the nations, as if one should strip an olive tree, so shall they strip them; but when the vintage is done,
14 ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲉϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲓⲟⲙ .
these shall cry aloud; and they that are left on the land shall rejoice together in the glory of the Lord: the water of the sea shall be troubled.
15 ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ .
Therefore shall the glory of the Lord be in the isles of the sea; the name of the Lord shall be glorious.
16 ⲡϭⲥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϩⲁⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
O Lord God of Israel, from the ends of the earth we have heard wonderful things, and there is hope to the godly: but they shall say, Woe to the despisers, that despise the law.
17 ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
Fear, and a pit, and a snare, are upon you that dwell on the earth.
18 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛϯϩⲟϯ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲓⲧ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁϣ ϫⲉϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,
19 ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉϥⲉϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
the earth shall be utterly confounded, and the earth shall be completely perplexed.
20 ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛϫⲓϫⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϧⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ .
It reels as a drunkard and one oppressed with wine, and the earth shall be shaken as a storehouse of fruits; for iniquity has prevailed upon it, and it shall fall, and shall not be able to rise.
21 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
And God shall bring his hand upon the host of heaven, and upon the kings of the earth.
22 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ .
And they shall gather the multitude thereof into prisons, and they shall shut them into a strong hold: after many generations they shall be visited.
23 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉϯⲧⲱⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϧⲉⲛϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
And the brick shall decay, and the wall shall fall; for the Lord shall reign from out of Sion, and out of Jerusalem, and shall be glorified before his elders.