Isaiah 20 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_20

Attribution: Isaiah 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_20, 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
20:1	ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧ︤ⲥ︥	ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲥ	xen t̀rompi èta naθan vōk èxoun eazōtos ètavouorpf èvol hitotf naernai p̀ouro ǹassirios ouoh afmiṡe nem tazōtos afċits	In the year when Tanathan came to Azotus, when he was sent by Arna king of the Assyrians, and warred against Azotus, and took it;
20:2	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲏⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲣ̄ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲧ︤ⲕ︥	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϥⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲉⲧⲕ	tote a p̀ċois saji nem ysaias efgō m̀mos je vōk ǹtekfai èvol ǹt̀ċooune xen tektipi ouoh ǹtekvōl èvol ǹpek·sanḋalion èvol xen nekoueryte ouoh ǹtekerpairyti ǹtekmoṡi ekkyk ahyv em̀mon θōoui ǹraetk	then the Lord spoke to Esaias the son of Amos, saying, Go and take the sackcloth off thy loins, and loose thy sandals from off thy feet, and do thus, going naked and barefoot.
20:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲏⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲡⲁϩ︤ⲙ︥ϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ	ouoh pejep̀ċois je ǹf̀ryti èta ysaias pavōk moṡi efkyk ahyv em̀mon θōoui ǹratf ǹṡomte ǹrompi ouon hanmyini naṡōpi nem hanṡ̀fyri xen ǹremnkymi nem neċooṡ ouoh senaemi	And the Lord said, As my servant Esaias has walked naked and barefoot three years, there shall be three years for signs and wonders to the Egyptians and Ethiopians;
20:4	ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ϩⲉⲛϩ︤ⲗ︥ⲗⲟ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲗ︤ⲡ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲕ ⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ	je θai te f̀ryti ète p̀ouro ǹnassirios naìni ǹtexmalōsia ǹkymi nem neċooṡ hanxello nem hanṡyri ṡym evkyk ahyv em̀mon laav ǹratou evċōlp èvol ǹp̀ṡipe ǹkymi	for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.
20:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛ̄ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	ouoh ǹremnkymi naċiṡipi èjen neċooṡ evkō ǹhtyou èrōou nai enavnahti èrōou ǹje ǹremnkymi nai ènouṡoop nōou nōou	And the Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed of the Ethiopians, in whom they had trusted; for they were their glory.
20:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉϣϭ︤ⲙ︥ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϩ︤ⲙ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲡ ⲉ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	ouoh senagos ǹje netouyh xen taimou je is·hyppe ànon ǹenkō ǹhtyn p èfōt èrōou èounaṡte nan ouoh m̀peoueṡjemgom enohem èvol hitotf ǹp̀ouro ǹnassirios ouoh ǹaṡ ǹryti ànon tennaougai	And they that dwell in this island shall say in that day, Behold, we trusted to flee to them for help, who could not save themselves from the king of the Assyrians: and how shall we be saved?

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title: Isaiah 20
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_20
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_20, 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/Isaiah/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Isaiah 20 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_20)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_20, 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: stroke_kept=59 stroke_unified=109 th_resolved=2 tokens=118
file: Bible/Old Testament/Isaiah/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Isaiah 20 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Isaiah 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_20, 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/Isaiah/20.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: 6 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, 23_Isaiah_20 (6 lines)

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Isaiah 20. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_20. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/isaiah/20.sahidic.scriptorium/. Isaiah 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_20, 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.