II Maccabees 6 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: II Maccabees 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 78_II_Maccabees_06, 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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6:1	ⲙⲛϩⲛϩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛ)ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϯϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ	Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God:
6:2	ⲉϫⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲟⲗⲩⲙⲡⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲛⲕⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲝⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲡ	And to pollute also the temple in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius; and that in Garizim, of Jupiter the Defender of strangers, as they did desire that dwelt in the place.
6:3	ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ	The coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people:
6:4	ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ ϩⲓϫⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ	For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in things that were not lawful.
6:5	ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲟⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
6:6	ⲛⲉⲙⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲣⲏϩ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ	Neither was it lawful for a man to keep sabbath days or ancient fasts, or to profess himself at all to be a Jew.
6:7	ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲥⲥⲁϣ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲁⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϯϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲟⲟⲙ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ	And in the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter constraint to eat of the sacrifices; and when the fast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in procession to Bacchus, carrying ivy.
6:8	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲁⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:
6:9	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲥⲱⲛⲁⲕⲟⲛⲥⲟⲩ	And whoso would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the present misery.
6:10	ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲟϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ	For there were two women brought, who had circumcised their children; whom when they had openly led round about the city, the babes handing at their breasts, they cast them down headlong from the wall.
6:11	ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲙⲣⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ	And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.
6:12	ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲱ	Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punishments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation.
6:13	ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲉϥⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished.
6:14	ⲛⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	For not as with other nations, whom the Lord patiently forbeareth to punish, till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so dealeth he with us,
6:15	ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ	Lest that, being come to the height of sin, afterwards he should take vengeance of us.
6:16	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲁ ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲱϥ	And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and though he punish with adversity, yet doth he never forsake his people.
6:17	ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ	But let this that we at spoken be for a warning unto us. And now will we come to the declaring of the matter in a few words.
6:18	ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲧ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲱⲙⲉϥ ⲛⲣⲓⲣ	Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to open his mouth, and to eat swine's flesh.
6:19	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ	But he, choosing rather to die gloriously, than to live stained with such an abomination, spit it forth, and came of his own accord to the torment,
6:20	ⲉⲁϥϯⲧⲱⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ	As it behoved them to come, that are resolute to stand out against such things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted.
6:21	ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲁⲣⲡⲁⲓ	But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;
6:22	ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	That in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favour.
6:23	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ	But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereon was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave.
6:24	ⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲛⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	For it becometh not our age, said he, in any wise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion;
6:25	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲧⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ	And so they through mine hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable.
6:26	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲃⲟⲗ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ	For though for the present time I should be delivered from the punishment of men: yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty, neither alive, nor dead.
6:27	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ	Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth,
6:28	ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ	And leave a notable example to such as be young to die willingly and courageously for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these words, immediately he went to the torment:
6:29	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ	They that led him changing the good will they bare him a little before into hatred, because the foresaid speeches proceeded, as they thought, from a desperate mind.
6:30	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁϣⲉϩⲟⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϯϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲉⲛⲧⲕⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲧⲉ	But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him.
6:31	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲡⲁⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲡϥϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation.

Provenance

title: II Maccabees 6
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 78_II_Maccabees_06
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: II Maccabees 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 78_II_Maccabees_06, 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/II Maccabees/06.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: 31 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, 78_II_Maccabees_06 (31 lines)

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II Maccabees 6. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 78_II_Maccabees_06. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ii-maccabees/06.sahidic.scriptorium/. II Maccabees 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 78_II_Maccabees_06, 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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