Numbers 23 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_23

Attribution: Numbers 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_23, 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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23:1	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲓⲗⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁϣϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲓⲗⲉ	pejebalaham ǹbarak je kōt nyi ǹpaima ǹṡaṡf ǹṡyoui ǹtek·sovti nyi ǹpaima ǹṡaṡf ǹmasi nem ṡaṡfi ǹoile	And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
23:2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ	ouoh abarak ìri kata f̀ryti èta balaham gos naf aftalo ehrai ǹoumasi nem ouoile èt̀ṡyoui	And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on every altar.
23:3	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲩⲧⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲛⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲩⲧⲛ	pejebalaham ǹbarak je aheratk èjen tekθisia tamoṡi tanav je enef̀nouti naouōnh èroi xen p̀tramoṡi ètōmnt èrof ouoh p̀·saji èt̀fnatavof èroi tinagof èrok abarak aheratf hijen tefθisia a balaham moṡi èṡanep̀ċois ouoh afmoṡi xen ousevtn	And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.
23:4	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲧ̀ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ	f̀nouti ḋe afouōnh èvol èbalaham pejebalaham naf je ist̀saṡfe ǹṡyoui aisevtōtou ouoh oumasi nem ouoile aitaloou èt̀ṡyoui	And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went straight forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on every altar.
23:5	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ	af̀nouti nouje nousaji èt̀tapro ǹbalaham ouoh pegaf naf	And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
23:6	ϫⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲛⲅϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ	je kotk ṡa balak ǹtek·saji nemaf kata pairyti	And he returned to him, and moreover he stood over his whole-burnt-offerings, and all the princes of Moab with him; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
23:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ouoh afkotf harof afjimi èrof efaheratf èjen nefholokavtōma ouoh èrenarxōn tyrou ǹmōab nemaf pip̀nevma ḋe ǹf̀nouti afṡōpi ehrai ègōf afgō ǹtefparaboly efgō m̀mos je balak p̀ouro ǹmōab afouōrp ǹsōi èvol xen t̀mesopotamia afouōrp èvol xen ǹtoueiy neman ṡa efgō m̀mos je àmou ǹtek·s·houriakōb nyi ǹtek·sahoui ǹpisrayl	And he took up his parable, and said, Balac king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel.
23:8	ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ǹaṡ ǹryti einaṡsahoui ǹpète m̀pef̀nouti sahoui m̀mof ie je eθve ou tinahōouṡ ǹpète m̀pef̀nouti hōouṡ èrof	How can I curse whom the Lord curses not? or how can I devote whom God devotes not?
23:9	ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ϯⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲁⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	je ċi ǹtapeneǹtoueiy tinagouṡt èrof ouoh ǹbounos nafaipefrōouṡ je is·hyppe is oulaos efnaouōh m̀mavatf ouoh aṡ ǹheθnos petnaṡōpi eftenθōnt èrof	For from the top of the mountains I shall see him, and from the hills I shall observe him: behold, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
23:10	ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ	je nim petafṡōpi èvol xen pek·s̀perma iakōb ie je nim petnaċi ie pe nenḋymos ǹpisrayl èretapsiṡy mou xen ǹpsixooue nenḋikeos ouoh èrepas̀perma naṡōpi ǹf̀ryti ǹpous̀perma	Who has exactly calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.
23:11	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲛⲁϫⲓⲛⲇⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲛⲁϫⲓⲛⲇⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ	pejebarak ǹbalaham je ou pe fai etakaif nyi etaimouti èrok ès·hournajinḋeeve ouoh is hyppe xen ous̀mou èrōou	And Balac said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I called thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast greatly blessed them.
23:12	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ	pejebalaham ǹbarak je ou petaiaif nak my ntaigos nak an je pète f̀nouti natyif ètatapro nai ne etnarhtor èroi èθragoou	And Balaam said to Balac, Whatsoever the Lord shall put into my mouth, shall I not take heed to speak this?
23:13	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲅⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	pejebarak naf je aitei àmou nemyi èkema fai eteǹknanav an èpilaos m̀mav alla oumeros ǹtaf peteknanav èrof pilaos ḋe tyrf ǹtekṡtemnav èrof ǹtek·s·houōrf nyi xen p̀ma ète m̀mav	And Balac said to him, Come yet with me to another place where thou shalt not see the people, but only thou shalt see a part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.
23:14	ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲉϩⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ	ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲉϩⲕⲱϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ	afċi ḋe m̀mof èjen t̀àfe ǹp̀tōou èt̀kehkōh ǹp̀ma ǹċōṡt èvol ǹt̀sōṡe ouoh afkōt m̀mav ǹṡaṡfi ǹṡyoui aftalo ǹoumasi nem ouoile èt̀ṡyoui	And he took him to a high place of the field to the top of the quarried rock, and he built there seven altars, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.
23:15	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲛⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	pejebalaham ebarak je aheratk èjen tekθisia anok tinavōk èṡanef̀nouti	And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go to enquire of God.
23:16	ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ	aftōmnt ḋe èbalaham afnouje nousaji èteftapro ouoh pegaf naf je kotk ṡa balak ouoh nai ekègoou naf	And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.
23:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ	ouoh avkotf harof ǹθof ḋe nafaheratf èjen pefholokavtōma èrenarxōn tyrou ǹmōab nemaf pejebarak naf je ou pe èta p̀ċois gof nak	And he returned to him: and he also was standing by his whole-burnt-sacrifice, and all the princes of Moab with him; and Balac said to him, What has the Lord spoken?
23:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲣ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲫⲱⲣ	ouoh afgoou ǹtefparaboly pegaf je tōoun balak ǹtek·sōtem jismy p̀meθre p̀ṡyri ǹtesefōr	And he took up his parable, and said, rise up, Balac, and hear; hearken as a witness, thou son of Sepphor.
23:19	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϯⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϯⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ǹf̀ryti an ǹourōmi pe f̀nouti èθrevtiihap èrof ouḋe ǹf̀ryti an ǹouṡyri ǹrōmi èθrevgōnt èrof ǹθof afgos my ǹfnaìri an f̀nasaji ouoh ǹteftmmoun èvol	God is not as man to waver, nor as the son of man to be threatened; shall he say and not perform? shall he speak and not keep to his word?
23:20	ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	is hyppe etavċi m̀moi ès̀mou tinas̀mou ḋe taṡtemktoi èvol	Behold, I have received commandment to bless: I will bless, and not turn back.
23:21	ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ	ǹǹxisi ṡōpi xen iakōb ouḋe ǹǹmok·hs ouōnx èvol xen pisrayl je p̀ċois f̀nouti f̀ṡop nemaf net·haeoou ǹarxōn ǹxytf je	There shall not be trouble in Jacob, neither shall sorrow be seen in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, the glories of rulers are in him.
23:22	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ	f̀nouti petafenou èvol xen kymi ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ōou ǹoumonogeros naf	It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn.
23:23	ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥	ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	mmntrefjimoeit ġar xen iakōb ouḋe m̀mon hnav ǹṡine xen pisrayl kata p̀·syou senasaji xen iakōb ouoh pisrayl	For there is no divination in Jacob, nor enchantment in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall perform.
23:24	ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲧⲃⲉⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϣⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧⲃⲉⲥ	èioulaos natōoun ǹf̀ryti ǹneimas ǹmou ouoh naṡaṡou m̀mof ǹf̀ryti ǹnai moui ǹfnaenkot an ṡatefouōm ǹoupahs ouoh f̀nasō ǹp̀·s̀nof ǹǹhatves	Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion's whelp, and shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain.
23:25	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ouoh pejebalak èxoun xen balaham je ouḋe xen ousahoui m̀pers·houōrf nyi ouḋe ek·s̀mou m̀pers̀mou èrof	And Balac said to Balaam, Neither curse the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.
23:26	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ	ouoh aferouō ǹje balaham pegaf ǹbalak je my ǹpaisaji nemak eigō m̀mos je p̀·saji ète f̀nouti nagof nai tinaaif	And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?
23:27	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓⲧⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲓⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	ouoh pejebalak ǹbalaham je àmou ǹtaċitk èkema isje f̀naranaf ǹf̀nouti ouoh ǹtek·s·houōrf nyi xen p̀ma ète m̀mav	And Balac said to Balaam, Come and I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.
23:28	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϫⲓ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉϫⲛϫⲱϥ ⲙⲫⲟⲅⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲅⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ	ouoh balak ċi ǹbalaham èjen gōf ǹfoġōr petnyou èxoun èterymos	And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, which extends to the wilderness.
23:29	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ	ouoh pejebalaham ǹbalak je kōt nyi ǹpaima ǹṡaṡfi ǹṡyoui ouoh ǹtek·sovti nyi ǹpaima ǹṡaṡf ǹmasi nem ṡaṡf ǹoeile	And Balaam said to Balac, build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.
23:30	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗⲁⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ	ouoh afiri ǹje balak kata f̀ryti ètafgos naf ǹje balaham ouoh aftalo ehrai ǹoumasi nem ouoeile èjen t̀ṡyoui	And Balac did as Balaam told him, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

Provenance

title: Numbers 23
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_23
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Numbers 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_23, 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/Numbers/23.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Numbers 23 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 23.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_23)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Numbers 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_23, 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=6 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=2 stroke_unified=18 th_resolved=8 tokens=464
file: Bible/Old Testament/Numbers/23.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Numbers 23 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 23.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Numbers 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_23, 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/Numbers/23.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: 30 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, 04_Numbers_23 (30 lines)

Cite as:

Numbers 23. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_23. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/numbers/23.sahidic.scriptorium/. Numbers 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_23, 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.