1 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛϯⲙⲁϩⲇ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲑ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲥⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲡⲉ .
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Darius the king, that the word of the Lord came to Zacharias on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chaseleu.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛⲃⲉⲑⲏⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲥⲁⲣⲁⲥⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲃⲉⲥⲉⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
And Sarasar and Arbeseer the king and his men sent to Bethel, and that to propitiate the Lord,
3 ϫⲉⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟϣ .
speaking to the priests that were in the house of the Lord Almighty, and to the prophets, saying, The holy offering has come in hither in the fifth month, as it has done already many years.
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
5 ϫⲉⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲍ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ .
Speak to the whole people of the land, and to the priests, saying, Though ye fasted or lamented in the fifth or seventh months (yea, behold, these seventy years) have ye at all fasted to me?
6 ⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱ .
And if ye eat or drink, do ye not eat and drink for yourselves?
7 ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϫⲟⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲉⲩⲑⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲉϣϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲣϫ .
Are not these the words which the Lord spoke by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and her cities round about her, and the hill country and the low country was inhabited?
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying,
9 ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ .
Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgment, and deal mercifully and compassionately every one with his brother:
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲉⲡϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ .
and oppress not the widow, or the fatherless, or the stranger, or the poor; and let not one of you remember in his heart the injury of his brother.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϯϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ .
But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.
12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ .
And they made their heart disobedient, so as not to hearken to my law, and the words which the Lord Almighty sent forth by his Spirit by the former prophets: so there was great wrath from the Lord Almighty.
13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ .
And it shall come to pass, that as he spoke, and they hearkened not, so they shall cry, and I will not hearken, saith the Lord Almighty.
14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
And I will cast them out among all the nations, whom they know not; and the land behind them shall be made utterly destitute of any going through or returning: yea they have made the choice land a desolation.