Esther 8 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_08

Attribution: Esther 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_08, 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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ref	L0 witness	English
8:1	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ	And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochaeus was called by the king; for Esther had shewn that he was related to her.
8:2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ	And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochaeus: and Esther appointed Mardochaeus over all that had been Aman's.
8:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲥⲡⲁϩⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲟϭⲛ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ	And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and besought him to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.
8:4	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ	Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
8:5	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲛⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲗϭⲧ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲃⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ	And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favour in thy sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom.
8:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲣⲇⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡϣⲉ	And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Aman's, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?
8:8	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲟⲃϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	Write ye also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal it with my ring: for whatever orders are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.
8:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲕⲅ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲓⲃⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲇⲓⲕⲏ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲗⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲗⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ	So the scribes were called in the first-month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and orders were written to the Jews, whatever the king had commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.
8:10	ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϭⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ	And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:
8:11	ϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥϯ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲏ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ	wherein he charged them to use their own laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,
8:12	ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲣⲕⲍ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲓⲑⲓⲟⲡⲓⲁ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲟϭⲛ ⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲉϩ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲇⲩⲥⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲟⲗ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲁ ⲁⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲕⲏⲇⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲡⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲉϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟϭⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲁϫⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲡⲉⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱⲣⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar.
8:13	ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ	And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies. And the following is the copy of the letter of the orders. [The great king Artaxerxes sends greetings to the rulers of provinces in a hundred and twenty-seven satrapies, from India to Ethiopia, even to those who are faithful to our interests. Many who have been frequently honored by the most abundant kindness of their benefactors have conceived ambitious designs, and not only endeavour to hurt our subjects, but moreover, not being able to bear prosperity, they also endeavour to plot against their own benefactors. And they not only would utterly abolish gratitude from among men, but also, elated by the boastings of men who are strangers to all that is good, they supposed that they shall escape the sin-hating vengeance of the ever-seeing God. And oftentimes evil exhortation has made partakers of the guilt of shedding innocent blood, and has involved in irremediable calamities, many of those who had been appointed to offices of authority, who had been entrusted with the management of their friends' affairs; while men, by the false sophistry of an evil disposition, have deceived the simple candour of the ruling powers. And it is possible to see this, not so much from more ancient traditionary accounts, as it is immediately in your power to see it by examining what things have been wickedly perpetrated by the baseness of men unworthily holding power. And it is right to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undisturbed peace for all men, adopting needful changes, and ever judging those cases which come under our notice, with truly equitable decision. For whereas Aman, a Macedonian, the son of Amadathes, in reality an alien from the blood of the Persians, and differing widely from our mild course of government, having been hospitable entertained by us, obtained so large a share of our universal kindness, as to be called our father, and to continue the person next to the royal throne, reverenced of all; he however, overcome by the pride of his station, endeavored to deprive us of our dominion, and our life: having by various and subtle artifices demanded for destruction both Mardochaeus our deliverer and perpetual benefactor, and Esther the blameless consort of our kingdom, with their whole nation. For by these methods he thought, having surprised us in a defenceless state, to transfer the dominion of the Persians to the Macedonians. But we find that the Jews, who have been consigned to destruction by the most abominable of men, are not malefactors, but living according to the justest laws, and being the sons of the living God, the most high and mighty, who maintains the kingdom. to us as well as to our forefathers, in the most excellent order. Ye will therefore do well in refusing to obey the letter sent by Aman the son of Amadathes, because he that has done these things, has been hanged with his whole family at the gates of Susa, Almighty God having swiftly returned to him a worthy recompence, We enjoin you then, having openly published a copy of this letter in every place, to give the Jews permission to use their own lawful customs, and to strengthen them, that on the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar, on the self-same day, they may defend themselves against those who attack them in a time of affliction. For in the place of the destruction of the chosen race, Almighty God has granted them this time of gladness. Do ye therefore also, among your notable feasts, keep a distinct day with all festivity, that both now and hereafter it may be a day of deliverance to us and who are well disposed toward the Persians, but to those that plotted against us a memorial of destruction. And every city and province collectively, which shall not do accordingly, shall be consumed with vengeance by spear and fire: it shall be made not only inaccessible to men, but most hateful to wild beasts and birds for ever.] And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies.
8:14	ⲛϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ	So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.
8:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲛⲥ ⲛϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ	And Mardochaeus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw it and rejoiced.
8:16	ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲱⲥⲩⲛⲏ	And the Jews had light and gladness,
8:17	ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲉϭ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ	in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.

Provenance

title: Esther 8
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_08
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Esther 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_08, 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/08.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: 16 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_08 (16 lines)

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Esther 8. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_08. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/esther/08.sahidic.scriptorium/. Esther 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_08, 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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