I Samuel 3 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_03, 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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3:1	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ouoh p̀ṡyri ṡym samouyl nafṡemṡi ǹp̀ċois ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹhyli p̀ouyb ouoh p̀·saji ǹp̀ċois naftaiyout xen ǹèhoou ète m̀mav em̀mon horasis porg èvol	And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision.
3:2	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉϥⲉϣⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲉϣⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ	asṡōpi ḋe ǹnèhoou ète m̀mav hyli nafenkot xen pefma ouoh nefval avgōnt èhroṡ èrof empafeṡeiōrh	And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
3:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭϥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲕⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭϥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲕⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	ouoh p̀xyvs ǹf̀nouti m̀patouċorċf samouyl nafenkot xen p̀erfei xen p̀ma ète t̀kibōtos ǹf̀nouti ǹxytf	And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God.
3:4	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲓ	ouoh p̀ċois afmouti èsamouyl efgō m̀mos je samouyl samouyl pegaf je is·hyppe anok aii	And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I.
3:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ	ouoh affōt èratf ǹhyli efgō m̀mos naf je is·hyppe anok aii je akmouti èroi pejehyli naf je ǹpaimouti èrok vōk ǹtekenkot afktof afvōk afenkot	And he ran to Heli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.
3:6	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ	p̀ċois ḋe afouōh etotf ǹkesop èmouti je samouyl samouyl affōt on èratf ǹhyli ǹp̀mehsep·snav efgō m̀mos naf je is·hyppe anok aii je akmouti èroi pejehyli naf je ǹpaimouti èrok vōk ǹtekenkot	And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.
3:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲙⲡⲉ]ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ouoh samouyl m̀patefsouenf̀nouti ouoh m̀pep̀·saji ǹp̀ċois ċōlp èrof	And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him.
3:8	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ	ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ	a p̀ċois ouōh etotf èmouti ǹp̀mehṡomnt ǹsop èsamouyl efgō m̀mos je samouyl aftōoun on affōt èratf ǹhyli efgō m̀mos naf je is·hyppe aii je k̀mouti èroi ouoh hyli afemi je p̀ċois petafmouti èp̀ṡyri ṡym	And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I am here, for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
3:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ	ouoh pejehyli naf je kotk ǹtekenkot paṡyri ouoh afṡanmouti èrok ekègos je p̀ċois saji pekvōk sōtem samouyl ḋe afvōk afenkot xen pefma	And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.
3:10	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	ouoh p̀ċois afì hagōf afmouti èrof ǹf̀ryti ǹt̀·houeite pejesamouyl je saji pekvōk sōtem èrok	And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.
3:11	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	pejep̀ċois ǹsamouyl je is·hyppe anok tinaìri ǹnasaji xen pisrayl hina ouon niven etnasōtem èrōou ǹte nefmaaje mouti èvol	And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I execute my words in Israel; whoever hears them, both his ears shall tingle.
3:12	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	xen p̀èhoou ète m̀mav tinaìni èjen hyli ǹsaji niven etaitavoou èjen pefyi tinahitot eaiou ǹtagokou èvol	In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.
3:13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ	ouoh aitamof je tinajikva anok xen pefyi ǹṡa èneh xen ǹċingons ǹnefṡyri je nefṡyri navjepet·hoou ǹsa f̀nouti ouoh naftisvō nōou an pe	And I have told him that I will be avenged on his house perpetually for the iniquities of his sons, because his sons spoke evil against God, and he did not admonish them.
3:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ouoh ǹnepairyti ṡōpi aiōrk èjen p̀yi ǹhyli je eṡōp einakō èvol ǹp̀ċingons ǹpyi ǹhyli xen ouṡouhyne ouoh xen hanθisia ǹṡa èneh	And it shall not go on so; I have sworn to the house of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with incense or sacrifices for ever.
3:15	ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲑⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ	ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲑⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ	samouyl ḋe afenkot ṡa htooue ouoh afṡorpf ǹpefhtooue afouōn ǹnouro ǹpyi ǹp̀ċois samouyl ḋe aferhoti ètaveθorasis èhyli	And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Heli the vision.
3:16	ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ	ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ	pejehyli èxoun xen samouyl je samouyl paṡyri pegaf je is·hyppe anok tisōtem	And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I.
3:17	ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲉⲓⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ	pejehyli naf je ou pe p̀·saji etavgof èrok m̀perhopf èroi ère f̀nouti ìri nak akṡanheipousaji èroi èvol xen ǹsaji tyrou etavgoou ènekmaaje	And he said, What was the word that was spoken to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and more also, if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee in thine ears.
3:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲓⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ouoh samouyl aftavo èhyli ǹǹsaji tyrou m̀pefheip̀laav èrof pejehyli je p̀ċois efèìri ǹθof ǹpàġaθon ǹpefm̀θo èvol	And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He is the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight.
3:19	ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	samouyl ḋe afċisi ouoh p̀ċois nafṡop nemaf em̀pe laav xen nefsaji tyrou hei èvol hijen p̀kahi	And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and there did not fall one of his words to the ground.
3:20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲇⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲃⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲇⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲃⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ouoh pisrayl tyrf avemi jinḋan ṡa versave je samouyl oupistos pe nip̀rofytys ǹf̀nouti	And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.
3:21	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲥⲏⲗⲱ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲗⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛ ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲗⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲟⲟⲩ	ouoh p̀ċois afouōh etotf ètamoou xen sylō je p̀ċois afouonhf èvol èsamouyl ouoh samouyl avtanhoutf èθreferprofytys ǹp̀ċois èpisrayl tyrf ǹċin gōf ǹp̀kahi ṡa gōf ouoh hyli nouxello èmaṡō pe ouoh nefṡyri navmoṡi hinai pe ère poumōit hoou	And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli was very old, and his sons kept advancing in wickedness, and their way was evil before the Lord.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 3
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_03
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_03, 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/I Samuel/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 3 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_03)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_03, 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: abbrev=3 lexeme_L1-S-5=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=1 stroke_unified=9 th_resolved=2 tokens=349
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 3 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_03, 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/I Samuel/03.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: 21 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, 09_I_Samuel_03 (21 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/03.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_03, 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.