Source and licence
share: attributionbohairicSource: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic-habakkuk", document bohairic.Habakkuk_01
Attribution: Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic-habakkuk, document bohairic.Habakkuk_01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Hany Takla, Marcion Project. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
Licence: CC-BY 4.0 (Coptic text public domain; annotations and complete files CC-BY 4.0 — meta.json)
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
The text
17 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | L1 Cairene | L2 Kemetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1 | ϯⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ . | ϯⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. | tip̀rofytià ǹte abbakoum pip̀rofytys. | The burden which the prophet Ambacum saw. |
| 1:2 | ϣⲁⲑ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲓϭⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲁⲛ . | Ϣⲁ ⲑ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲓϭⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲁⲛ. | Ṡa θ̀nav je p̀ċois tinaōṡ èvol ouoh ǹk̀nasōtem èroi an tinaōṡ èp̀ṡōi ouvyk eiċyou ǹgons ouoh k̀nanahmet an. | How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and thou wilt not hearken? how long shall I cry out to thee being injured, and thou wilt not save? |
| 1:3 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ϥ̀ϭⲓϩⲟ . | Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ϥ̀ϭⲓϩⲟ. | Eθve ou aktamoi èhanxisi nem hanm̀kavh èθrigouṡt èjen outalepōrià nem oumetàsebys afṡōpi ǹje ouhap ǹpam̀θo ouoh pireftihap f̀ċiho. | Wherefore hast thou shown me troubles and griefs to look upon, misery and ungodliness? judgment is before me, and the judge receives a reward. |
| 1:4 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϣⲁⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϥ̀ϭⲉⲡϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲛϩ . | Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϥ̀ϭⲉⲡϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲛϩ. | Eθve fai afgōr èvol ǹje ounomos ouoh ǹnouìni èvol ǹouhap ṡa èvol je piàsebys f̀ċepgōri èjen piθ̀myi eθve fai efèì èvol ǹje pihap effonh. | Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly man prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed. |
| 1:5 | ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ . | Ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ. | Ànav nikatafronitys ouoh gouṡt ouoh ariṡ̀fyri xen hanṡ̀fyri ouoh ǹtetentako je ouyi tinaìri ǹouhōb xen netenèhoou fai ètetennanahti èrof an areṡan ouai saji m̀mof. | Behold, ye despisers, and look, and wonder marvelously, and vanish: for I work a work in your days, which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you. |
| 1:6 | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏϣⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ . | Ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏϣⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. | Je ouyi hyppe ànok tinatounos nixaldeos ny etoi ǹrefti pieθnos etasiōou ouoh etenṡaṡi fy eθmoṡi hijen niouyṡsi ǹte p̀kahi èθreferklyronomin ǹhanma ǹṡōpi ènouf an pe. | Wherefore, behold, I stir up the Chaldeans, the bitter and hasty nation, that walks upon the breadth of the earth, to inherit tabernacles not his own. |
| 1:7 | ϥ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ . | Ϥ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ. | F̀oi ǹhoti ouoh f̀ouonh èvol pefhap efèṡōpi èvol ǹxytf. | He is terrible and famous; his judgment shall proceed of himself, and his dignity shall come out of himself. |
| 1:8 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩ̀ⲑⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲛⲓϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ϧⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ . | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩ̀ⲑⲟ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ϧⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ. | Ouoh evèċifei ǹje nefh̀θōr èhote niparḋalis seàsiōou èhote niouōnṡ ǹte tiarabià ouoh evèfōt ǹje niċasih̀θo hijen nih̀θōr ouoh evèti ǹpououoi hi f̀ouei ouoh evèhalai ǹf̀ryti ǹouàxōm efsevtōt èouōm. | And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hasting to eat. |
| 1:9 | ⲟⲩϧⲁⲉ̀ ⲉⲥⲉ̀ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟ . | Ⲟⲩϧⲁⲉ̀ ⲉⲥⲉ̀ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟ. | Ouxaè esèì èjen niàsebys evèti nemaf xen ouho nem oumetgaji ouoh efèθōouti èxoun ǹoux̀malōsià ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡo. | Destruction shall come upon ungodly men, resisting with their adverse front, and he shall gather the captivity as the sand. |
| 1:10 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ . | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ. | Ouoh ǹθof efèouonf xen hanourōou ouoh nitirannos hansōvi naf ne ouoh efèsōvi xen nima tyrou ettagryout ouoh efèhiouì ǹououan ouoh efèàmoni m̀mof. | And he shall be at his ease with kings, and princes are his toys, and he shall mock at every strong-hold, and shall cast a mound, and take possession of it. |
| 1:11 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ . | Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ. | Tote efèouōteb ǹje pip̀nevma ouoh efèsini ouoh efèkō èvol θai pe tigom ǹte panouti. | Then shall he change his spirit, and he shall pass through, and make an atonement, saying, This strength belongs to my god. |
| 1:12 | ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲕⲑⲁϣϥ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕⲧ ⲉ̀ⲥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ . | Ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲑⲁϣϥ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕⲧ ⲉ̀ⲥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ. | My ǹθok an pe p̀ċois panouti fy eθouab ǹtyi isjen hy ouoh ǹnenmou p̀ċois akθaṡf evhap ouoh afmonkt èsohi xen tefs̀vō. | Art not thou from the beginning, O Lord God, my Holy One? and surely we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast established it for judgment, and he has formed me to chasten with his correction. |
| 1:13 | ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲑ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲱⲙⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ . | Ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲕ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲑ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲱⲙⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ. | F̀ouab ǹje paval èṡ̀temnav èhanpet·hōou ouoh ègouṡt èjen hanxisi nem hanm̀kah ǹhyt eθve ou k̀gouṡt èjen ny etkatafronin k̀nakarōk xen p̀jinθ̀repiàsebys ōmk ǹpiθ̀myi. | His eye is too pure to behold evil doings, and to look upon grievous afflictions: wherefore dost thou look upon despisers? wilt thou be silent when the ungodly swallows up the just? |
| 1:14 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ . | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ. | Ouoh k̀naìri ǹnirōmi ǹf̀ryti ǹnitevnōouì f̀iom nem ǹf̀ryti ǹniċatfi ète m̀montouhiġoumenos. | And wilt thou make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the reptiles which have no guide? |
| 1:15 | ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲁ̀ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲕⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ . | Ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲁ̀ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲕⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ. | Ousintelià afsok·s èp̀ṡōi xen tefōimi ouoh afōṡti m̀mof xen pefṡ̀nehiouì ouoh afθouōtf xen tefàvō eθve fai efèounof ouoh efèraṡi ǹje pefhyt. | He has brought up destruction with a hook, and drawn one with a casting net, and caught another in his drags: therefore shall his heart rejoice and be glad. |
| 1:16 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲕⲉⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϧ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ . | Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲕⲉⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϧ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀. | Eθve fai efèerṡouṡōouṡi ǹpefṡ̀nehiouì ouoh efèens̀θoinoufi èh̀ryi ǹtefàvō je ǹx̀ryi ǹxytou askeni ǹje teftoi ouoh sesōtp ǹje nefx̀ryouì. | Therefore will he sacrifice to his drag, and burn incense to his casting-net, because by them he has made his portion fat, and his meats choice. |
| 1:17 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲃⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϯⲁ̀ⲥⲟ . | Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲃⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϯⲁ̀ⲥⲟ. | Eθve fai efèvōṡ ǹtefsyfi ouoh efèxōteb ǹhaneθnos ǹsyou niven ǹneftiàso. | Therefore will he cast his net, and will not spare to slay the nations continually. |
Provenance
- title
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) — bohairic-habakkuk
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic-habakkuk", document bohairic.Habakkuk_01
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0 (Coptic text public domain; annotations and complete files CC-BY 4.0 — meta.json)
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic-habakkuk, document bohairic.Habakkuk_01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Hany Takla, Marcion Project. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Habakkuk/01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold.L0.txt
- title
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) — bohairic-habakkuk — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic-habakkuk", document bohairic.Habakkuk_01)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic-habakkuk, document bohairic.Habakkuk_01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Hany Takla, Marcion Project. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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/Old Testament/Habakkuk/01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold.L1.txt
- title
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) — bohairic-habakkuk — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic-habakkuk, document bohairic.Habakkuk_01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Hany Takla, Marcion Project. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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/Old Testament/Habakkuk/01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold.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
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic-habakkuk, bohairic.Habakkuk_01 (17 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) — bohairic-habakkuk. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic-habakkuk", document bohairic.Habakkuk_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/habakkuk/01.bohairic.scriptorium-gold/. Bohairic Habakkuk 1 (Digital Edition) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic-habakkuk, document bohairic.Habakkuk_01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Hany Takla, Marcion Project. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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.