1 ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲁϥϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲇⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲫⲱⲧϩ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲧⲫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ .
Bel has fallen, Nabo is broken to pieces, their graven images are gone to the wild beasts and the cattle: ye take them packed up as a burden to the weary, exhausted, hungry, and at the same time helpless man;
2 ϥϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ .
who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led away captive.
3 ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ .
Hear me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, who are borne by me from the womb, and taught by me from infancy, even to old age:
4 ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .
I am he; and until ye shall have grown old, I am he: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you.
5 ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ .
To whom have ye compared me? see, consider, ye that go astray.
6 ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲓ ϩⲁⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕⲛϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ .
They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble.
8 ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ .
Remember ye these things, and groan: repent, ye that have gone astray, return in your heart;
9 ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
and remember the former things that were of old: for I am God, and there is none other beside me,
10 ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲁⲉⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲉⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ .
telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, all my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned:
11 ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲁⲓⲉⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ .
calling a bird from the east, and from a land afar off, for the things which I have planned: I have spoken, and brought him; I have created and made him; I have brought him, and prospered his way.
12 ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ .
Hearken to me, ye senseless ones, that are far from righteousness:
13 ⲁⲓⲧⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲓϯ ϧⲉⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ .
I have brought near my righteousness, and I will not be slow with the salvation that is from me: I have given salvation in Sion to Israel for glory.