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| 4:1 | ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ | ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ | are polemos nyou èvol θōn ouoh aremlax nyou èvol θōn xen θynou my èvol xen nai an èvol xen netenhiḋony ny etxyk èx̀ryi xen netenmelos | Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members? |
| 4:2 | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ | tetenerepiθimin ouoh m̀mon ǹtoten tetenxōteb ouoh tetenkoh m̀mon ṡ̀gom m̀mōten èṡaṡni tetenṡċnyn tetenerpolemin ouoh m̀mon ǹtoten eθve je teteneretin an | You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask. |
| 4:3 | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ | teteneretin ouoh tetenċi an je teteneretin ǹkakōs hina èvol xen netenhiḋony ǹtetenċo èvol | You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. |
| 4:4 | ⲛⲓⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲫϯ | ⲛⲓⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ | ninōik ǹtetenemi an je timetṡfyr ǹte pikosmos oumetgaji te ǹte f̀nouti fy ḋe eθouōṡ eerṡfyr èpikosmos f̀naṡōpi efoi ǹgaji èf̀nouti | You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. |
| 4:5 | ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϥϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ | ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϥ̀ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ | ṡan tetenemi an je are tiġrafy gō m̀mos èf̀lyou ie xen ouf̀θonos f̀ċiṡṡōou ǹje pip̀nevmafy etṡop ǹxyten | Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, 'The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously'? |
| 4:6 | ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ | ϥ̀ϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϥ̀ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥ̀ϯ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲉⲛⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ | f̀ti ḋe ǹouniṡti ǹh̀mot eθve fai f̀gō m̀mos je f̀nouti f̀ti èxoun èhrenniċasihyt ny ḋe etθeviyout f̀nati nōou ǹouh̀mot | But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' |
| 4:7 | ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲇⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ | ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ | maċnegōten oun ǹf̀nouti tiḋe èxoun èh̀renpiḋiavolos efèfōt savol m̀mōten | Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. |
| 4:8 | ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥⲉϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲃ | ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲃ | xōnt èf̀nouti efèxōnt erōten matouvo ǹetenjig nirefernovi matouve netenhyt xa nihyt v | Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
| 4:9 | ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲉⲙ | ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲉⲙ | aritalepōrin ouoh àrihyvi ouoh rimi p̀etensōvi marefkotf evhyvi ouoh petenraṡi evokem | Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. |
| 4:10 | ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ . | ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϭⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ. | maθevie θynou ǹpem̀θo ǹf̀nouti hina ǹtefċes θynou. | Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. |
| 4:11 | ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ | Ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕ̀ϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ | M̀persaji ǹsa neteneryou nas̀nyou fy ġar etsaji pefson ie eftihap èpefson afsaji ǹsa pinomos ouoh aftihap èpinomos isje ḋe k̀tihap èpinomos ie ǹθok ourefiri ǹte pinomos an alla ourefti hap | Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. |
| 4:12 | ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϧⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲫⲏⲣ | ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ | ouai ġar pe pinomoθetys ouoh ǹreftihap fy ète ouon ṡ̀gom m̀mof ètougo ouoh ètako ǹθok nim ǹθok xa fy ettihap èpekṡ̀fyr | Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another? |
| 4:13 | ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ | ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ | age tinou ny etgō m̀mos je foou ie rasti tennaṡe nan ètaìpolis ǹte niri ǹourompi m̀mav ouoh ǹtenerievṡōt ouoh ǹtenjemhyou | Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.' |
| 4:14 | ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁϥⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲓⲧⲁ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ | ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁϥⲛⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲓⲧⲁ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ | ny eteǹsesōoun an je ou peθnaṡōpi ǹpefrasti aṡ pe petenōnx afnf̀ryti ǹouṡōiṡ efouonh èvol p̀ros oukouji ita ṡaftako | Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. |
| 4:15 | ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲏ | ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲏ | èf̀ma ǹtetengos je areṡan p̀ċois ouōṡ ouoh ǹtenōnx tennaer fai ie fy | For you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.' |
| 4:16 | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲡϩⲟ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲡϩⲟ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ | tinou tetenṡouṡou m̀mōten xen netenmetrefhipho ṡouṡou ḋe niven ǹpairyti sehōou | But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil. |
| 4:17 | ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ | ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ | fy etsōoun ǹoupeθnanef eaif ouoh ǹtefṡtemaif ounovi naf pe | To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin. |
Provenance
- title
- 20_James_04
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_04
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- 20_James_04 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_04, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Bible/New Testament/James/04.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- 20_James_04 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 04.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_04)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- 20_James_04 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_04, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- generated by
- tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the witness-aligned CoNLL-U segmentation, C3b; 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
- file
- Bible/New Testament/James/04.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- 20_James_04 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 04.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- 20_James_04 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_04, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Bible/New Testament/James/04.bohairic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 17 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- World English Bible (WEB) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt, 20_James_04 (17 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
20_James_04. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/new-testament/james/04.bohairic.scriptorium/. 20_James_04 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_04, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.