Judith 1 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Judith 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 68_Judith_01, 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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1:1	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲫⲁⲝⲁⲇ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲙⲏⲇⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲇⲁⲛⲟⲥ	In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane,
1:2	ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲃⲁⲇⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ⲁϥϫⲉⲥⲧⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ	And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits:
1:3	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ	And set the towers thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits:
1:4	ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲓⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲙⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ	And he made the gates thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in array of his footmen:
1:5	ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲁⲣⲫⲁⲝⲁⲇ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛϩⲣⲁⲅⲁⲩ	Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.
1:6	ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲣⲓⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲩⲇⲁⲥⲡⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲱⲭ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲭⲉⲗⲉⲟⲩⲗ	And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the battle.
1:7	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲁⲗⲓⲁ	Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast,
1:8	ⲙⲛⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲙⲏⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ⲙⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲏⲙ	And to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom,
1:9	ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲃⲉⲇⲁⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲭⲉⲗⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲫⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲣⲁⲙⲉⲥⲥⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲅⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem,
1:10	ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲛϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ	Until ye come beyond Tanis and Memphis, and to all the inhabitants of Egypt, until ye come to the borders of Ethiopia.
1:11	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him: yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace.
1:12	ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲃⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲗⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲇⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ	Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and all Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
1:13	ⲁϥⲥⲣⲙⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲁⲣⲫⲁⲝⲁⲇ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲫⲁⲝⲁⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad in the seventeenth year, and he prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his horsemen, and all his chariots,
1:14	ⲁϥⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲇⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ	And became lord of his cities, and came unto Ecbatane, and took the towers, and spoiled the streets thereof, and turned the beauty thereof into shame.
1:15	ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲫⲁⲝⲁⲇ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲣⲁⲅⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroyed him utterly that day.
1:16	ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲁϥϣⲏ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲁϣⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ	So he returned afterward to Nineve, both he and all his company of sundry nations being a very great multitude of men of war, and there he took his ease, and banqueted, both he and his army, an hundred and twenty days.

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title: Judith 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 68_Judith_01
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Judith 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 68_Judith_01, 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/Judith/01.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: 16 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, 68_Judith_01 (16 lines)

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Judith 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 68_Judith_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/judith/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Judith 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 68_Judith_01, 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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