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Attribution: Esther 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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| 1:1 | ϩⲛⲧⲥⲡⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲃⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟϭ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲓϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲙⲕⲟ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲏⲅⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲗⲁϣⲁⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟϫⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲓⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲓⲑⲓⲟⲡⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣⲧⲟϣ ⲣ̅ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ | [In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great king, on the first day of Nisan, Mardochaeus the son of Jarius, the son of Semeias, the son of Cisaus, of the tribe of Benjamine, a Jew dwelling in the city Susa, a great man, serving in the king's palace, saw a vision. Now he was of the captivity which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem, with Jachonias the king of Judea. And this was his dream: Behold, voices and a noise, thunders and earthquake, tumult upon the earth. And, behold, two great serpents came forth, both ready for conflict, and there came from them a great voice, and by their voice every nation was prepared for battle, even to fight against the nation of the just. And, behold, a day of darkness and blackness, tribulation and anguish, affection and tumult upon the earth. And all the righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own afflictions; and they prepared to die, and cried to God: and from their cry there came as it were a great river from a little fountain, even much water. And light and the sun arose, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the honorable. And Mardochaeus who had seen this vision and what God desired to do, having awoke, kept it in his heart, and desired by all means to interpret it, even till night. And Mardochaeus rested quiet in the palace with Gabatha and Tharrha the king's two chamberlains, eunuchs who guarded the palace. And he heard their reasoning and searched out their plans, and learnt that they were preparing to lay hands on king Artaxerxes: and he informed the king concerning them. And the king examined the two chamberlains, and they confessed, and were executed. And the king wrote these things for a memorial: also Mardochaeus wrote concerning these matters. And the king commanded Mardochaeus to attend in the palace, and gave gifts for this service. And Aman the son of Amadathes the Bugean was honourable in the sight of the king, and he endeavored to hurt Mardochaeus and his people, because of the two chamberlains of the king.] And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes, (this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India) |
| 1:2 | ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ | in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa, |
| 1:3 | ϩⲛⲧⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲏⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟϣ | in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to his friends, and the other nations, and to the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and the chief of the satraps. |
| 1:4 | ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲱⲗⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ̅ⲟ̅ | And after this, after he had shewn to them the wealth of his kingdom, and the abundant glory of his wealth during a hundred and eighty days, |
| 1:5 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲓⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ϣⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ | when, I say, the days of the marriage feast were completed, the king made a banquet to the nations who were present in the city six days, in the court of the king's house, |
| 1:6 | ϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϭⲉⲗⲃⲉⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲗⲱ ⲛϣⲛⲥ ⲛϫⲏϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛϣϭⲟⲩⲣ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲗⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲟϭⲥ ⲛⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲭⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ϩⲓⲕⲁⲙⲉ | which was adorned with hangings of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of Parian marble and stone: there were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of Parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, having roses worked round about; |
| 1:7 | ⲥⲉⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ | gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out of the value of thirty thousand talents, abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank. |
| 1:8 | ⲛⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ | And this banquet was not according to the appointed law; but so the king would have it: and he charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company. |
| 1:9 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲥⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ | Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes dwelt. |
| 1:10 | ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲑⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲃⲓⲥⲑⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲁⲣⲃⲟⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁ ⲙⲛⲁⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁ ⲙⲛⲥⲉⲑⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲭⲁⲣⲕⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ | Now on the seventh day the king, being merry, told Aman, and Bazan, and Tharrha, and Barazi, and Zatholtha, and Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of king Artaxerxes, |
| 1:11 | ⲉⲉⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ϩⲓⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲙⲟⲧ | to bring in the queen to him, to enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to shew her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations: for she was beautiful. |
| 1:12 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ | But queen Astin hearkened not to him to come with the chamberlains: so the king was grieved and angered. |
| 1:13 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ | And he said to his friends, Thus hast Astin spoken: pronounce therefore upon this case law and judgment. |
| 1:14 | ⲁⲣⲕⲉⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲍⲁⲗⲁⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲗⲏⲥⲉⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲏⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ | So Arkesaeus, and Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him, |
| 1:15 | ⲁⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ | and reported to him according to the laws how it was proper to do to queen Astin, because she had not done the things commanded of the king by the chamberlains. |
| 1:16 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ | And Muchaeus said to the king and to the princes, Queen Astin has not wronged the king only, but also all the king's rulers and princes: |
| 1:17 | ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲣⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁϥ | for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As then, said he, she refused to obey king Artaxerxes, |
| 1:18 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲏⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ | so this day shall the other ladies of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, dare in the same way to dishonour their husbands. |
| 1:19 | ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ | If then it seem good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: and let not the queen come in to him any more; and let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she. |
| 1:20 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ | And let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honour to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich. |
| 1:21 | ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ | And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchaeus had said, |
| 1:22 | ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ | and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses. |
Provenance
- title
- Esther 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_01
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Esther 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Esther/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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
- 22 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 17_Esther_01 (22 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Esther 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/esther/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Esther 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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.