Isaiah 21 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Isaiah 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_21, 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
21:1	ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	p̀·saji ǹte p̀gaie ǹf̀ryti ǹouhatyv hiten ougaie ǹtesi èvol xen p̀gaie esnyou èvol xen p̀kahi	THE VISION OF THE DESERT. As though a whirlwind should pass through the desert, coming from a desert, even from such a land,
21:2	ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣ︤ⲧ︥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲑⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲉⲗⲁⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲁϣ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈	ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲑⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲁⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲁϣ ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ	p̀horoma oi ǹhoti ouoh avgō nyi ǹouhōb efnaṡt peteraθetin fnaaθaitei ouoh peteranomin f̀naeranomin ǹhyt ǹelamitys nem ǹvaiṡine ǹp̀ouro ǹǹpersys nyou ehrai ègōi tinou tinaaṡ ahom taparakalei m̀moi	so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.
21:3	ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁϯⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϣ︤ⲙ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲛ︤ⲥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲁⲓ̈ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϯⲡⲓ ⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲓϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	je atatipi moh ǹtesōṡem ouoh aǹnaake tahoi ǹf̀ryti ǹtetnamisi aiċi ǹgons ǹpaisōtem aiċepy èṡtemnav èvol	Therefore are my loins filled with feebleness, and pangs have seized me as a travailing woman: I dealt wrongfully that I might not hear; I hasted that I might not see.
21:4	ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲱⲙ︤ⲥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ	ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲱⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ	apahyt p̀lana ouoh taànomia ōmōisys m̀moi atapsiṡy jimi èouhoti	My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.
21:5	ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲣⲟⲛ	ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲟⲛ	sovti ǹout̀rapeza sō ouōm tōoun ǹarxōn sovti ǹhanθyron	Prepare the table, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and prepare your shields.
21:6	ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲕ︥ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϫⲓϥ	ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁϫⲟϥ	je θai te f̀ryti èta p̀ċois gos nyi je vōk ǹtektaho nak èratf ǹouskopos ouoh petknanav èrof agof	For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for thyself, and declare whatever thou shalt see.
21:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲧⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲱ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ	ouoh ainav eanabatys s̀nav ǹhto ouoh ouanabatys naiō nem ouanabatys ǹċamoul sōtem èouniṡti ǹsaji	And I saw two mounted horsemen, and a rider on an ass, and a rider on a camel.
21:8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲡⲁⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ⲥ︥	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ouoh mouti èourias èp̀nav ǹp̀ċois ouoh pegaf je aiaherat ǹpèhoou tyrf èjen t̀parmboly anok aiaherat ǹtevṡy tyrs	Hearken with great attention, and call thou Urias to the watch-tower: the Lord has spoken. I stood continually during the day, and I stood in the camp all night:
21:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲩⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ︤ⲃ︥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛ︤ⲅ︥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓϫ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ︤ϥ︥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲩⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧ̀ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛ̀ⲅ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ̀ϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ouoh is hyppe ǹθof f̀nyou efalyi ehrai èjen oukaroukion ouoh aferouō pegaf je at̀babilōn hei ouoh nestouōt tyrou nem nesmouǹġ ǹjig tyrou avouōṡ̀f ehrai èjen p̀kahi	and, behold, he comes riding in a chariot and pair: and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all her images and her idols have been crushed to the ground.
21:10	ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕ︤ϩ︥ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥	ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲉⲡⲓ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕ̀ϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ	sōtem netsepi jismy netmok̀·h ǹhyt aisōtem èous̀my èvol hiten p̀ċois sabaōθ f̀nouti ǹpisrayl aftamoten	Hear, ye that are left, and ye that are in pain, hear what things I have heard of the Lord of hosts which the God of Israel has declared to us. THE VISION OF IDUMEA.
21:11	ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ϯⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲏⲉⲓⲣ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲓⲣ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕ̀ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ	p̀horoma ǹt̀ḋoumaia mouti nyi èvol hiten syir àgos je ahrok k̀ōṡ èvol àreh èǹma ǹroeis	Call to me out of Seir; guard ye the bulwarks.
21:12	ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ︤ⲅ︥ⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ̈	ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ	àreh èhtooue nem tevṡy akṡanṡini ṡini ǹtekouōh xatoti	I watch in the morning and the night: if thou wouldest enquire, enquire, and dwell by me.
21:13	ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲩⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧ︤ⲕ︥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲇⲁⲓⲇⲁⲛ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲇⲣⲩⲙⲟⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲓⲇⲁⲛ	xen p̀ḋrimos f̀naenkot èrouhi xen daidan	Thou mayest lodge in the forest in the evening, or in the way of Daedan.
21:14	ⲁⲛⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲱⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲱⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̄ⲑⲁⲓⲙⲁⲛ	ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲙ̀ⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲱⲙ̀ⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓⲙⲁⲛ	anine ǹoumou ètōm̀nt èpetove tōm̀nt èpetfyt nem hanōik netouyh xen t̀xōra ǹθaiman	Ye that dwell in the country of Thaeman, bring water to meet him that is thirsty;
21:15	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲣ︤ⲙ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲗ︤ⲕ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲣ̀ⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲓϯ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲗ̀ⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	eθve p̀àṡai ǹnetfyt nem p̀àṡai ǹnetsor̀m ouoh eθve p̀àṡai ǹt̀syve ouoh eθve p̀àṡai ǹǹfiti etgol̀k ouoh eθve p̀àṡai ǹnetavhei xen p̀polemos	meet the fugitives with bread, because of the multitude of the slain, and because of the multitude of them that lose their way, and because of the multitude of swords, and because of the multitude of bent bows, and because of the multitude of them that have fallen in war.
21:16	ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲏ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ⲱϫ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ	ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲱϫ̀ⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ	je θai te f̀ryti èta p̀ċois gos nyi je ètaìkerompi ǹf̀ryti ǹourompi ǹgaiveky ǹtefōg̀n ǹje p̀ṑou ǹǹṡyri ǹkyḋar	For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of an hireling, and the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail:
21:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲃⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲓϯ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲃⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲥⲁϫⲓ	ouoh p̀·sepi ǹǹfiti etgoor ǹǹṡyri ǹkyḋar senasvok je a p̀ċois f̀nouti ǹpisrayl saji	and the remnant of the strong bows of the sons of Kedar shall be small: for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.

Provenance

title: Isaiah 21
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_21
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_21, 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/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Isaiah 21 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_21)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_21, 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-3=1 lexeme_open=1 stroke_kept=89 stroke_unified=160 th_resolved=5 tokens=220
file: Bible/Old Testament/Isaiah/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Isaiah 21 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Isaiah 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_21, 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/21.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: 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 sahidic.ot, 23_Isaiah_21 (17 lines)

Cite as:

Isaiah 21. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 23_Isaiah_21. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/isaiah/21.sahidic.scriptorium/. Isaiah 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 23_Isaiah_21, 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.