1 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲁⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲥϧ ⲉϥϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ .
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked and behold a flying sickle.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲥϧ ⲉϥϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲕ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲑⲉⲛ .
And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I see a flying sickle, of the length of twenty cubits, and of the breadth of ten cubits.
3 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙⲡϣⲓϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲉϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙⲡϣⲓϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ .
And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for every thief shall be punished with death on this side, and every false swearer shall be punished on that side.
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲛⲕϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲱⲛⲓ .
And I will bring it forth, saith the Lord Almighty, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that swears falsely by my name: and it shall rest in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, and the timber of it, and the stones of it.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up thine eyes, and see this that goes forth.
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the measure that goes forth. And he said, This is their iniquity in all the earth.
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲓ .
And behold a talent of lead lifted up: and behold a woman sat in the midst of the measure.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲣⲃⲉⲣ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
And he said, This is iniquity. And he cast it into the midst of the measure, and cast the weight of lead on the mouth of it.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲗϫⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲫⲉ .
And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, two women coming forth, and the wind was in their wings; and they had stork's wings: and they lifted up the measure between the earth and the sky.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲗ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ .
And I said to the angel that spoke with me, Whither do these carry away the measure?
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ .
And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Babylon, and to prepare a place for it; and they shall set it there on its own base.