I Samuel 26 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_26, 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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26:1	ⲛⲥⲓⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲗⲏϫ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲭⲉⲇⲙⲁⲑ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲕϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲗⲏϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲉⲇⲙⲁⲑ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲡⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ	ǹsifaios ḋe avì èvol xen p̀kahi etrok·h èratf ǹsaoul èp̀bounos evgō m̀mos naf je isḋaviḋ lyg xen p̀bounos xen keḋmaθ p̀etmepm̀θo èvol niessemoun	And the Ziphites come out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, David hides himself with us in the hill Echela, opposite Jessemon.
26:2	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫ	saoul ḋe aftōoun afì ehrai èterymos ǹsif èreṡomt ǹṡo ǹrōmi nemaf ǹsōtp èvol xen pisrayl èθrefkōti ǹsa david xen t̀erymos ǹsif	And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and with him went three thousand men chosen out of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
26:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲭⲉⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲭⲉⲗⲗⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲙⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϭⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ	ouoh saoul aftyif ehrai èp̀bounos ǹkella p̀etmp̀m̀θo èvol niessemoun efċi ehrai èf̀mōit david ḋe nafhemsi ehrai xen t̀erymos ouoh david etafnav je saoul afì ehrai ègōf xen t̀erymos	And Saul encamped in the hill of Echela in front of Jessemon, by the way, and David dwelt in the wilderness: and David saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
26:4	ⲁⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ	ⲁⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ	adavid goou ǹhankataskopos afemi je saoul afì èvol xen keeila efsevtōt	And David sent spies, and ascertained that Saul was come prepared out of Keila.
26:5	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲛϣϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲏⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲛϣϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲏϣ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ	david aftōoun m̀patelaav emi afonṡf èxoun èp̀ma ète saoul ǹxytf efenkot ouoh nafm̀mav ǹje abennyr p̀ṡyri ǹnyr pet·hijen pefmyṡ saoul ḋe nafenkot xen taǹpyny ouoh pilaos nafforṡ èvol xen pefkōti	And David arose secretly, and goes into the place where Saul was sleeping, and there was Abenner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul was sleeping in a chariot, and the people had encamped along round about him.
26:6	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲉⲭⲉⲇⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲓⲥⲥⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲟⲩⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲉⲭⲉⲇⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲃⲓⲥⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲟⲩⲓⲁⲥ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ	david ḋe aferouō efgō m̀mos naṡimelex peṡeddaios ouoh avissa p̀ṡyri ǹsarouias p̀·son ǹiōb efgō m̀mos nōou je nim petnai nemyi èxoun èt̀paremboly èratf ǹsaoul pejeabessa naf je anok tinyou nemak	And David answered and spoke to Abimelech the Chettite, and to Abessa the son Saruia the brother of Joab, saying, Who will go in with me to Saul into the camp? And Abessa said, I will go in with thee.
26:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉϥⲟⲃϣ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲩⲟⲃϣ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉϥⲟⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲏⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲩⲟⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ	ouoh david nem abessa avgōte èxoun èpilaos ǹtevṡy ouoh is saoul efnyg efovṡ xen lampyny èreteflonṡy trtōr xen p̀kahi hagōf ouoh abennyr nem peflaos evnyg evovṡ xen pefkōti	So David and Abessa go in among the people by night: and behold, Saul was fast asleep in the chariot, and his spear was stuck in the ground near his head, and Abenner and his people slept round about him.
26:8	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲧϥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲧϥ	pejeabessa èxoun xen david je a p̀ċois ti ǹpekgaji ehrai etotk ǹfoou tinou oun tinavōk ǹtarahtf xen talonṡy ǹtagotf èp̀kahi ǹtaθre ousop ǹouōt raṡtf	And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.
26:9	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲉⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	pejedavid èxoun xen abessa jempermooutf je nim petnaentootf èjen pix̀ristos ǹp̀ċois ǹtefougai	And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless?
26:10	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲛϩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ	pejedavid on je p̀ċois onx je èreṡtemp̀ċois tisvō naf pefèhoou nai ǹtefmou ie ǹtefvōk èvol èp̀polemos ǹtourahtf nem nenkōouni	And David said, As the Lord lives, if the Lord smite him not, or his day come and he die, or he go down to battle and be added to his fathers, do not so.
26:11	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁ	anok ḋe ǹnefai ṡōpi m̀moi ǹtotf ǹp̀ċois èθraentoot èjen pix̀ristos ǹp̀ċois tinou oun fai ǹt̀lonṡy et·hagōf ouoh pehnaaiou m̀mōou ǹtenvōk ehrai èpenma	The Lord forbid it me that I should lift up my hand against the anointed of the Lord: and now take, I pray thee, the spear from his bolster, and the pitcher of water, and let us return home.
26:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ	ouoh david ètaffai ǹteflonṡy nem p̀hnav m̀moou et·hagōf avtōoun avmoṡi ǹm̀mon laav ḋe eeiōrh m̀mōou pe ouoh nam̀pe laav emi ie afnehse alla navovṡ tyrou pe èvol je ouhoti ǹte p̀ċois asì ehrai ègōou	So David took the spear, and the pitcher of water from his bolster, and they went home: and there was no one that saw, and no one that knew, and there was no one that awoke, all being asleep, for a stupor from the Lord had fallen upon them.
26:13	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲃ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ	david ḋe afouōtv èpaisa m̀mōou afaheratf èjen t̀àfe ǹp̀tōou ènaṡe f̀mōit etoutōou	So David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off, and there was a good distance between them.
26:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲓ̀ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ	ouoh david afōṡ èvol èpilaos ouoh afsaji nem abennyr efgō m̀mos naf je ǹknaerouō an èjen ì abennyr ouoh abennyr aferouō efgō m̀mos je ǹθok nim ǹθok petmouti ouvyi	And David called to the people, and spoke to Abenner, saying, Wilt thou not answer, Abenner? and Abenner answered and said, Who art thou that callest?
26:15	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	pejedavid ǹabennyr je my ǹθok ourōmi an ǹḋinatos ǹθok ie nim pe p̀keouai ǹpekryti xen pisrayl eθve ou oun ǹkrōis an èpekċois p̀ouro je a ouai èvol xen palaos gōte èxoun èmou ǹpekċois p̀ouro	And David said to Abenner, Art not thou a man? and who is like thee in Israel? Why then dost thou not guard thy lord the king? for one out of the people went in to destroy thy lord the king.
26:16	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲛϩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ	ouoh nnanoui paisaji an etakaif p̀ċois onx je ǹtetenheinrōmi evm̀pṡa ǹf̀mou ǹtetenrōis an èpetenċois p̀ouro èpix̀ristos pe ǹp̀ċois tinou oun tihtyk ǹteknav je èret̀lonṡy ǹp̀ouro ǹθōn ouoh p̀hnav m̀mōou etky hagōf	And this thing is not good which thou hast done. As the Lord lives, ye are worthy of death, ye who guard your lord the king, the anointed of the Lord: and now behold, I pray you, the spear of the king, and the cruse of water: where are the articles that should be at his head?
26:17	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲙⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	saoul ḋe afsouent̀s̀my ǹdavid pegaf je tek·s̀my te θai paṡyri david pejedavid je anok pekvōk anok pe paċois p̀ouro	And Saul recognized the voice of David, and said, Is this thy voice, son David? and David said, I am thy servant, my lord, O king.
26:18	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲏ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ	pegaf on je eθve ou paċois fyt hinai ǹsa pefvōk eθve ou je ntaiernovi ouoh ou pe paċingons etavjimi èrof èxoun èroi ie aṡ te t̀kakia	And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness has been found in me?
26:19	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲭⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲥⲙⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ	tinou ċe marepaċois p̀ouro sōtem enesaji ǹpefvōk je eṡōp men f̀nouti pettounos m̀mok ehrai ègōi efèṡōlem ètekθisia evstinouve eṡōp ḋe hanṡyri ǹrōmi n etiri ǹnai èrenaikōouni ṡōpi evs·houort ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois je avnogt èvol ǹfoou ète m̀kat èsmnt xen ǹk̀lyronomia ǹp̀ċois evgō m̀mos nyi je vōk arihmhal ǹhankenouti	And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs thee up against me, let thine offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they are cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other Gods.
26:20	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲃⲁⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ	tinou oun ǹnepas̀nof pōn èvol hijen p̀kahi ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois je afkaratf èvol ǹje p̀ouro ǹpisrayl èkōti ǹsa tapsiṡy eioi ǹf̀ryti ǹoupyi ǹouōt kata f̀ryti ète p̀vai tiouoi xen nentoueiy	And now let not my blood fall to the ground before the Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek thy life, as the night hawk pursues its prey in the mountains.
26:21	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	pejesaoul naf je aiernovi vōk paṡyri david je ǹtetinaṡrpet·hoou nak an je tapsiṡy taiyout nahrak xen p̀èhoou ǹèhoou aiṡōpi èoulaav ouoh aiṡōpi èmaṡō xen hanniṡti ǹm̀ntatsooun	And Saul said, I have sinned: turn, son David, for I will not hurt thee, because my life was precious in thine eyes; and to-day I have been foolish and have erred exceedingly.
26:22	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥϫⲓⲧⲥ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲧ̀ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲥ	david ḋe aferouō je ist̀lonky ǹp̀ouro xen paima mareouai xen nekvōk ì ǹtefċits	And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.
26:23	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲣϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲕⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲣϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ouoh p̀ċois efèkto èjen p̀ouai p̀ouai ǹtefḋikaiosiny nem tefpistis ǹf̀ryti èta p̀ċois tyik ǹfoou ehrai etootouoh m̀pirhnai eentoot èjen pix̀ristos ǹp̀ċois	And the Lord shall recompense each according to his righteousness and his truth, since the Lord delivered thee this day into my hands, and I would not lift my hand against the Lord's anointed.
26:24	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ouoh kata f̀ryti etatekpsiṡy aiai ǹfoou nahrai hinai hō èretapsiṡy aiai ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois ǹteferskepazin m̀moi ouoh ǹtefnahmet èvol xen θlipsis niven	And, behold, as thy life has been precious this very day in my eyes, so let my life be precious before the Lord, and may he protect me, and deliver me out of all affliction.
26:25	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ϫⲉⲕⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ	pejesaoul ǹdavid je k̀·s̀marōout ǹθok paṡyri ouoh xen oueire ekeìri ǹhangom ekèjemgom ouoh david afvōk ehrai èpefmōit saoul hōf afktof ehrai èpefma	And Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son; and thou shalt surely do valiantly, and surely prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 26
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_26
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_26, 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/26.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 26 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 26.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_26)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_26, 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=12 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 stroke_unified=36 th_resolved=5 tokens=527
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/26.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 26 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 26.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_26, 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/26.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: 25 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_26 (25 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 26. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_26. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/26.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_26, 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.