Esther 9 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Esther 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_09, 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	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
9:1	ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ	xen p̀mehmntsnoous ġar ǹnevot ǹsoum̀ntṡomte ǹpevot ète aḋar pe ouoh ǹs̀xai èta p̀ouro s·haisou	For in the twelfth month, on the thirteenth day of the month which is Adar, the letters written by the king arrived.
9:2	ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	xen paièhoou ǹouōt ǹgaji ǹioudaios avtakoou m̀peṡlaav aheratf èrōou eferhoti hytou	In that day the adversaries of the Jews perished: for no one resisted, through fear of them.
9:3	ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ	ǹnarxōn ǹǹsatrapys nem ǹtirannos ouoh ǹbasilikos ǹġrammatevs ǹnoutmaio ġar nioudaios t̀·hoti ġar ǹmarḋoukaios ǹnes·higōou	For the chiefs of the satraps, and the princes and the royal scribes, honoured the Jews; for the fear of Mardochaeus lay upon them.
9:4	ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	p̀ouahsahni ǹp̀ouro aftahoou èθrevtavof xen t̀metouro tyrs	For the order of the king was in force, that he should be celebrated in all the kingdom.
9:5	ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲟⲩϣⲧⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲟⲩϣⲧⲛⲑⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ	narḋakserksys marḋoukaios nafoi ġar pe ǹniṡti xen p̀pallation ère pefran mouṡtnθoṡ tyrou je nafmyn pe efaiai	draft · mediumof Artaxerxes. Mardochaios, for he was great in the palace, his name going through all the provinces, for he was continually increasing.
9:6	ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲧ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲧ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	ǹioudai ḋe avpatasse ǹnougaji xen outapro ǹsyfi ouoh xen ouxōteb nem outako avìri ḋe ǹnetmosti m̀mōou kata pououōṡ netxen sousos avmevt tiou ǹṡo ǹrōmi hrai ǹxyts	And in the city Susa the Jews slew five hundred men:
9:7	ⲫⲁⲣⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲇⲉⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲫⲁⲅⲁⲛ	ⲫⲁⲣⲥⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲉⲗⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲅⲁⲛ	farsanesta ḋe nem ḋelmōn nem faġan	both Pharsannes, and Delphon and Phasga,
9:8	ⲙⲛⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲁ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲁ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲁ	nem saraθa nem barsa nem baredaa	and Pharadatha, and Barea, and Sarbaca,
9:9	ⲙⲛⲁⲣⲥⲓⲙⲁⲁ ⲙⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲣⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲑⲁ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲥⲓⲙⲁⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲟⲩⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲑⲁ	nem arsimaa nem aroufaios nem arsaios nem zabouθa	and Marmasima, and Ruphaeus, and Arsaeus, and Zabuthaeus,
9:10	ⲡⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲃⲟⲩⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ	ⲡ̀ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ	p̀myt ǹṡyri naman p̀ṡyri namaḋanθos p̀vouġaios p̀gaji ǹioudaios avmouou ouoh avhōlem ǹnouhiparxonta	the ten sons of Aman the son of Amadathes the Bugaean, the enemy of the Jews, and they plundered their property on the same day:
9:11	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	xen p̀èhoou ète m̀mav avtitype ǹp̀ouro ǹnetavmooutou xen sousos t̀polis	and the number of them that perished in Susa was rendered to the king.
9:12	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲉ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲉ ϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲉⲣⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ	pejep̀ouro nesθyr je nioudai avtake tiou ǹṡo ǹrōmi xen sousos t̀polis eieouyr avtako xen t̀xōra tyrs ouon pèteeraksioin eθvytf ǹtefṡōpi n	And the king said to Esther, The Jews have slain five hundred men in the city Susa; and how, thinkest thou, have they used them in the rest of the country? What then dost thou yet ask, that it may be done for thee?
9:13	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϯⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁϣⲧⲡⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϯⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲁϣⲧⲡⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ	pejeesθyr ǹp̀ouro je maroutip̀kerasti ǹioudaios èθrevìri hinai hōste èθrevaṡtpmyt ǹṡyri naman	And Esther said to the king, let it be granted to the Jews so to treat them tomorrow as to hand the ten sons of Aman.
9:14	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁϣⲧⲟⲩ	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ	afouahsahni èθresṡōpi hinai ouoh ǹsōma ǹǹṡyri naman avkav ǹioudaios ǹvol ǹt̀polis èθrevaṡou	And he permitted it to be so done; and he gave up to the Jews of the city the bodies of the sons of Aman to hang.
9:15	ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϣⲙⲛⲧϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲣⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲙⲛⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲑⲣⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ǹioudaios ḋe avsouōh èxoun xen sousos xen soumntafte nadar avmou ǹṡmntṡe ǹrōmi ouoh m̀peouθrp̀laav	And the Jews assembled in Susa on the fourteenth day of Adar, and slew three hundred men, but plundered no property.
9:16	ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲣⲡ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲃⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲧⲣⲡ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ	p̀kesepi ḋe nioudaios etxen t̀metouro avsouōh èxoun avmiṡe èrōou avm̀ton m̀mōou èvol xen nougaji avtako èvol ǹxytou ǹouθva ouċos ǹsoum̀ntṡomte nadar ouoh m̀peoutrp laav	And the rest of the Jews who were in the kingdom assembled, and helped one another, and obtained rest from their enemies: for they destroyed fifteen thousand of them on the thirteenth day of Adar, but took no spoil.
9:17	ⲁⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ⲁⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	avm̀ton m̀mōou ǹsoumntafte ǹpaievot ǹouōt avìri m̀mof nouèhoou ǹm̀ton hiraṡi nem ouevfrosiny	And they rested on the fourteenth of the same month, and kept it as a day of rest with joy and gladness.
9:18	ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ǹioudaios ḋe etxen sousos t̀polis avsouōh èxoun avm̀ton ǹfoou ǹp̀kesoumntafte avìri ḋe m̀pekesoumnty xen ouraṡi nem ouevfrosiny	And the Jews in the city Susa assembled also on the fourteenth day and rested; and they kept also the fifteenth with joy and gladness.
9:19	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲥⲉⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲟⲩ	eθve fai ġar nioudaios etgōre èvol xen t̀xōra seìri ǹsoumntafte nadar ǹaġaθon hievfrosiny evgoou ǹhanmeris ǹnetxaθouou netouyh ḋe xen metropolis p̀kesoumnty nadar avaif ǹèhoou ǹaġaθon hievfrosiny evgou ǹhanmeris ǹnetxaθouou	On this account then it is that the Jews dispersed in every foreign land keep the fourteenth of Adar as a holy day with joy, sending portions each to his neighbour.
9:20	ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	marḋoukaios ḋe afs̀xai èougōm ǹte naisaji afgoousou ǹnioudai etxen t̀metouro narḋakserksys net·hyn èxoun nem netouyou èvol	And Mardochaeus wrote these things in a book, and sent them to the Jews, as many as were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes, both them that were near and them that were afar off,
9:21	ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ	ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲣ	èθrevtahoou èratou ǹnaièhoou ǹhanèhoou ǹaġaθon èθrevìri ǹsoumntafte nem soumnty nadar	to establish these as joyful days, and to keep the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar;
9:22	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ	hrai ġar xen naièhoou anioudaios m̀ton m̀mōou èvol xen nougaji ouoh kata p̀evot etavs̀xai nōou èvol xen oum̀kah ǹhyt evraṡi ouoh èvol xen ouhoti èhanèhoou ǹaġaθon èθrevìri m̀mof ǹhanèhoou ǹṡelet hievfrosiny evgoou ǹhantaio ǹte nouṡ̀fyri nem ǹǹhyki	for on these days the Jews obtained rest from their enemies; and as to the month, which was Adar, in which a change was made for them, from mourning to joy, and from sorrow to a good day, to spend the whole of it in good days of feasting and gladness, sending portions to their friends, and to the poor.
9:23	ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	ǹioudaios oun avṡōp èrōou ǹf̀ryti etamarḋoukaios s̀xai nōou	And the Jews consented to this accordingly as Mardochaeus wrote to them,
9:24	ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲫⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲫⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ	aman ġar p̀ṡyri namaḋanθos p̀makedōnos ǹnefpolemi nem nioudaios ǹf̀ryti etafkō ehrai ǹoupsifisma nem ouk̀lyros ètakoou	shewing how Aman the son of Amadathes the Macedonian fought against them, how he made a decree and cast lots to destroy them utterly;
9:25	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲓϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ	ouoh ǹf̀ryti ètafì èxoun ǹp̀ouro èθrefgos naf èiṡi mmarḋoukaios naipet·hōou ḋe etafhitootf èrōou etou ègōou avì ehrai ègōf avaṡf ǹθof nem nefkeṡyri èjen ǹṡe	also how he went in to the king, telling him to hang Mardochaeus: but all the calamities he tried to bring upon the Jews came upon himself, and he was hanged, and his children.
9:26	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	eθve fai avmouti ènaièhoou je nefrourai eθve ǹk̀lyros evmouti èrōou je nefrourai xen touaspi eθve ǹsaji ǹtaiepistoly ouoh ǹxisi etavṡopou eθve nai nem netavṡōpi m̀mōou	Therefore these days were called Phrurae, because of the lots; (for in their language they are called Phrurae;) because of the words of this letter, and because of all they suffered on this account, and all that happened to them.
9:27	ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϩⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ	ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ ϩⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ ⲭⲁⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ	aftahoou èratou ouoh ǹf̀ryti etanioudai ṡopou èrōou ègōou nem pous̀perma ouoh netavtoċou èvol ehrai ègōou ǹnevìri ǹkes̀mot naihoou ḋe hanerf̀mevi ne evnagōk èvol kata geneà higeneà katam̀nteiōt kata polis hixōra	And Mardochaeus established it, and the Jews took upon themselves, and upon their seed, and upon those that were joined to them to observe it, neither would they on any account behave differently: but these days were to be a memorial kept in every generation, and city, and family, and province.
9:28	ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϫⲱⲙ	ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲫⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲙ	neihoou ḋe nefrourai senaaiou ǹpououeiṡ tyrf pourpmeeve ǹfnaōgn an èvol xen ǹgōm	And these days of the Phrurae, said they, shall be kept for ever, and their memorial shall not fail in any generation.
9:29	ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲉⲥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ	ⲉ̀ⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧ̀ⲣⲣⲱ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲉⲥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓ	èsθyr t̀rrō t̀ṡeere ǹaminadab ess̀xai mmarḋoukaios ǹnetasaiou ouoh p̀tagro ǹnepistoly ǹnefrourai	And queen Esther, the daughter of Aminadab, and Mardochaeus the Jew, wrote all that they had done, and the confirmation of the letter of Phrurae.
9:31	ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧ̀ⲣⲣⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	marḋoukaios nem esθyr t̀rrō avtahoou nōou èratou xariharoou ouoh avtahoou èratou ǹnapouougai nem nousoċni	And Mardochaeus and Esther the queen appointed a fast for themselves privately, even at that time also having formed their plan against their own health.
9:32	ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ	èsθyr astahoou èratou ǹp̀·saji ǹṡa èneh ouoh avs̀xaiou everf̀mevi	And Esther established it by a command for ever, and it was written for a memorial.

Provenance

title: Esther 9
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_09
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Esther 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_09, 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/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Esther 9 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_09)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Esther 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_09, 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)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: lexeme_L1-S-3=1 th_resolved=6 tokens=412
file: Bible/Old Testament/Esther/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Esther 9 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Esther 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_09, 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)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Esther/09.sahidic.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: 30 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 17_Esther_09 (30 lines)

Cite as:

Esther 9. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/esther/09.sahidic.scriptorium/. Esther 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_09, 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.

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).

L1 Cairene
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.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.