1 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ .
And Sedekias the son of Josias reigned instead of Joakim, whom Nabuchodonosor appointed to reign over Juda.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ .
And he and his servants and the people of the land hearkened not to the words of the Lord, which he spoke by Jeremias.
3 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲭⲁⲗ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲗⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲥⲟⲫⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϩⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ .
And king Sedekias sent Joachal son of Selemias and Sophonias the priest son of Maasaeas to Jeremias, saying, Pray now for us to the Lord.
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ .
Now Jeremias came and went through the midst of the city: for they had not put him into the house of the prison.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ .
And the host of Pharao was come forth out of Egypt; and the Chaldeans heard the report of them, and they went up from Jerusalem.
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying,
7 ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϫⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ .
Thus said the Lord; Thus shalt thou say to the king of Juda who sent to thee, to seek me; Behold, the army of Pharao which is come forth to help you: they shall return to the land of Egypt:
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲱⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ .
and the Chaldeans themselves shall turn again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9 ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ .
For thus saith the Lord; Suppose not in your hearts, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲃⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ .
And though ye should smite the whole host of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there should be left a few wounded men, these should rise up each in his place, and burn this city with fire.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ .
And it came to pass, when the host of the Chaldeans had gone up from Jerusalem for fear of the host of Pharao,
12 ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ .
that Jeremias went forth from Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to buy thence a property in the midst of the people.