1 ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱϥ .
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who trust in horses and chariots, for they are many; and in horses, which are a great multitude; and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought the Lord.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ .
Therefore he has wisely brought evils upon them, and his word shall not be frustrated; and he shall rise up against the houses of wicked men, and against their vain hope,
3 ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
even an Egyptian, a man, and not God; the flesh of horses, and there is no help in them: but the Lord shall bring his hand upon them, and the helpers shall fail, and all shall perish together.
4 ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϣⲡ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲉϧⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ .
For thus said the Lord to me, As a lion would roar, or a lion's whelp over prey which he has taken, and cry over it, until the mountains are filled with his voice, and the animals are awe-struck and tremble at the fierceness of his wrath: so the Lord of hosts shall descend to fight upon the mount Sion, even upon her mountains.
5 ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ .
As birds flying, so shall the Lord of hosts defend; he shall defend Jerusalem, and he shall rescue, and save and deliver.
6 ⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
Turn, ye children of Israel, who devise a deep and sinful counsel.
7 ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲃ .
For in that day men shall renounce their silver idols and their golden idols, which their hands made.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
And the Assyrian shall fall: not the sword of a great man, nor the sword of a mean man shall devour him; neither shall he flee from the face of the sword: but the young men shall be overthrown:
9 ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ : ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲟⲱⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ .
for they shall be compassed with rocks as with a trench, and shall be worsted; and he that flees shall be taken. Thus saith the Lord, Blesses is he that has a seed in Sion, and household friends in Jerusalem.