Psalms 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_002

Attribution: Psalms 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_002, 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
2:1	ⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ	ⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ	ahroou ǹheθnos avċisi ǹhyt anilaos ermeletan ǹhanpetṡouit	Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?
2:2	ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	avaheratou ǹje nourōou ǹp̀kahi ouoh anarxōn sōouh èouma ǹouōt èti ouve p̀ċois nem pefx̀ristos ḋiapsalma	The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;
2:3	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲣⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ	marnsōlp ǹnoum̀rre ǹtetennouje ǹpounahve èvol higōn	saying, Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.
2:4	ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲙϣⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲙϣⲟⲩ	petouyh xen ǹfyouì nasōvi ǹsōou ouoh p̀ċois nakomṡou	He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.
2:5	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ	tote f̀nasaji nemaou xen teforgy ǹtefṡterθōrou xen pefgōnt	Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.
2:6	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲡ̀ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	anok ḋe avkaθista m̀moi ǹouro èvol hitotf èjen siōn p̀f̀toou eθouab	But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,
2:7	ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲡⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ	ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫ̀ⲫⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ	eigō ǹp̀ouahsahni ǹp̀ċois pejep̀ċois nyi je ǹθok pe paṡyri anok aig̀fok ǹfoou	declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.
2:8	ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	aitei m̀moi tati nak ǹhanheθnos ètekk̀lyronomia ouoh pekamahte ṡa avrygf ǹp̀kahi	Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.
2:9	ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲟϣϥⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ	ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϣϥⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ	k̀namoni m̀mōou xen ouċerōb ǹpenipe ǹtekouoṡfou ǹf̀ryti ǹhanhnav ǹkeramevs	Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.
2:10	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	tinou oun nourōou tihtyten ċisvō tyrten netkrine ǹp̀kahi	Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.
2:11	ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ	ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ	arihmhal ǹp̀ċois xen ouhoti ǹtetenθelyl naf xen oustōt	Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.
2:12	ϭⲗϫⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϭⲗϫⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ċlgtyvtn ǹt̀s̀vō mypote ǹtep̀ċois ǹouċs ǹtetenhei èvol hi f̀mōit ǹtefmeθmyi erṡanpefgōnt moh xen ouċepy naiatou ǹouon niven èt̀kō ǹhtyou èrof	Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.

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title: Psalms 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_002
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_002, 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/Psalms/002.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 002.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_002)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_002, 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=1 stroke_unified=3 th_resolved=1 tokens=110
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/002.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 002.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_002, 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/Psalms/002.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: 12 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:1, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:2, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:3, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:4, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:5, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 2:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_002, verse 2:6, re-aligned by content (PSALTER): SCRIPTORIUM attaches its Psalter English by verse number, where its Coptic divides the verses otherwise (translation/psalter_alignment.tsv: aligned · both releases) (1 lines)
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Psalms 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_002. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/002.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_002, 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.