1 ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϫⲉⲑⲏⲉⲧⲗⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲛ .
Come down, sit on the ground, O virgin daughter of Babylon: sit on the ground, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and luxurious.
2 ϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲱⲓⲧ ϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲭⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲃⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲁϯ ⲁⲣⲓϫⲓⲛⲓⲟⲣ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
Take a millstone, grind meal: remove thy veil, uncover thy white hairs, make bare the leg, pass through the rivers.
3 ⲉϥⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉϣⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲉϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϯ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ .
Thy shame shall be uncovered, thy reproaches shall be brought to light: I will exact of thee due vengeance, I will no longer deliver thee to men.
4 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲓ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ .
Thy deliverer is the Lord of hosts, the Holy One of Israel is his name.
5 ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲙⲧ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϫⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ .
Sit thou down pierced with woe, go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: thou shalt no more be called the strength of a kingdom.
6 ⲁⲓⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓϫ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϯ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
I have been provoked with my people; thou hast defiled mine inheritance: I gave them into thy hand, but thou didst not extend mercy to them: thou madest the yoke of the aged man very heavy,
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲁⲉⲩ .
and saidst, I shall be a princess for ever: thou didst not perceive these things in thine heart, nor didst thou remember the latter end.
8 ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϫⲏⲛ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲑⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲣ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϯⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ .
But now hear these words, thou luxurious one, who art the one that sits at ease, that is secure, that says in her heart, I am, and there is not another; I shall not sit a widow, neither shall I know bereavement.
9 ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲧⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
But now these two things shall come upon thee suddenly in one day, the loss of children and widowhood shall come suddenly upon thee, for thy sorcery, for the strength of thine enchantments,
10 ϧⲉⲛⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϣⲫⲓⲧ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ .
for thy trusting in wickedness: for thou saidst, I am, and there is not another: know thou, the understanding of these things and thy harlotry shall be thy shame; for thou saidst in thy heart, I am, and there is not another.
11 ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲙⲓ .
And destruction shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be aware; there shall be a pit, and thou shalt fall into it: and grief shall come upon thee, and thou shalt not be able to be clear; and destruction shall come suddenly upon thee, and thou shalt not know.
12 ⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲏⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ .
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the abundance of thy sorcery, which thou hast learned from thy youth; if thou canst be profited.
13 ⲁⲣⲉϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϫⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲉⲙϯ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲁϣⲉⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱ .
Thou art wearied in thy counsels. Let now the astrologers of the heaven stand and deliver thee, let them that see the stars tell thee what is about to come upon thee.
14 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲗⲉⲃϣ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲃⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ .
Behold, they all shall be burnt up as sticks in the fire; neither shall they at all deliver their life from the flame. Because thou hast coals of fire, sit thou upon them;
15 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϫⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲁⲣⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ .
these shall be thy help. Thou hast wearied thyself with traffic from thy youth: every man has wandered to his own home, but thou shalt have no deliverance.