1 ⲱ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ .
O city of blood, wholly false, full of unrighteousness; the prey shall not be handled.
2 ⲧⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲑⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ ⲉϥⲁⲗⲏⲓ .
The noise of whips, and the noise of the rumbling of wheels, and of the pursuing horse, and of the bounding chariot,
3 ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓⲉⲥϯⲙⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϧⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ .
and of the mounting rider, and of the glittering sword, and of the gleaming arms, and of a multitude of slain, and of heavy falling: and there was no end to her nations, but they shall be weak in their bodies
4 ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϯϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲫⲩⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ .
because of the abundance of fornication: she is a fair harlot, and well-favoured, skilled in sorcery, that sells the nations by her fornication, and peoples by her sorceries.
5 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲱϣ .
Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord God Almighty, and I will uncover thy skirts in thy presence, and I will shew the nations thy shame, and the kingdoms thy disgrace.
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲉⲃ ⲉϫⲱⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϯ ⲉⲩⲥⲣⲁϩ .
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee according to thine unclean ways, and will make thee a public example.
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲉϥⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ .
And it shall be that every one that sees thee shall go down from thee, and shall say, Wretched Nineve! who shall lament for her? whence shall I seek comfort for her?
8 ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛϯⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲑⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲟⲃⲧ .
Prepare thee a portion, tune the chord, prepare a portion for Ammon: she that dwells among the rivers, water is round about her, whose dominion is the sea, and whose walls are water.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲫⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ .
And Ethiopia is her strength, and Egypt; and there was no limit of the flight of her enemies; and the Libyans became her helpers.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲱⲙⲥⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲇⲉⲥ ⲛϫⲓϫ .
Yet she shall go as a prisoner into captivity, and they shall dash her infants against the ground at the top of all her ways: and they shall cast lots upon all her glorious possessions, and all her nobles shall be bound in chains.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲓⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲁϫⲓ .
And thou shalt be drunken, and shalt be overlooked; and thou shalt seek for thyself strength because of thine enemies.
12 ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
All thy strong-holds are as fig-trees having watchers: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ .
Behold, thy people within thee are as women: the gates of thy land shall surely be opened to thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
14 ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲉ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃⲓ .
Draw thee water for a siege, and well secure thy strong-holds: enter into the clay, and be thou trodden in the chaff, make the fortifications stronger than brick.
15 ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϯ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲥⲉϥⲱϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϯ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϫⲱⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲣⲟⲩⲭⲟⲥ .
There the fire shall devour thee; the sword shall utterly destroy thee, it shall devour thee as the locust, and thou shalt be pressed down as a palmerworm.
16 ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϫⲉⲃⲣⲟⲩⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ .
Thou hast multiplied thy merchandise beyond the stars of heaven: the palmerworm has attacked it, and has flown away.
17 ⲁϥϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲉⲗⲁⲃⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣϫⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ .
Thy mixed multitude has suddenly departed as the grasshopper, as the locust perched on a hedge in a frosty day; the sun arises, and it flies off, and knows not its place: woe to them!
18 ⲁⲩϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
Thy shepherds have slumbered, the Assyrian king has laid low thy mighty men: thy people departed to the mountains, and there was none to receive them.
19 ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲁϥⲧϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
There is no healing for thy bruise; thy wound has rankled: all that hear the report of thee shall clap their hands against thee; for upon whom has not thy wickedness passed continually?