1 ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯⲡⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
It is all over with him, he has been removed, one who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into thy presence, watch the way, strengthen thy loins, be very valiant in thy strength.
2 ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁ ⲡϭⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡϣⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ .
For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.
3 ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ .
They have destroyed the arms of their power from among men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots shall be destroyed in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ .
in the ways, and the chariots shall clash together, and shall be entangled in each other in the broad ways: their appearance is as lamps of fire, and as gleaming lightnings.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲫⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ .
And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.
6 ⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ .
and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲁⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲥⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲩϣⲧ .
And as for Nineve, her waters shall be as a pool of water: and they fled, and staid not, and there was none to look back.
9 ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲁⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ .
They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded with it upon all their pleasant vessels.
10 ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁⲗⲁⲡⲗⲉⲡⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛϯⲡⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲓⲱ .
There is thrusting forth, and shaking, and tumult, and heart-breaking, and loosing of knees, and pangs on all loins; and the faces of all are as the blackening of a pot.
11 ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯϩⲟϯ .
Where is the dwelling-place of the lions, and the pasture that belonged to the whelps? where did the lion go, that the lion's whelp should enter in there, and there was none to scare him away?
12 ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥⲱϫϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲏⲃ ⲛϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ .
The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.
13 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲙⲏϣ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϥⲱϯ ⲛⲧⲉϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up thy multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy lions; and I will utterly destroy thy prey from off the land, and thy deeds shall no more at all be heard of.