Psalms 126 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0126

Attribution: Psalms 126 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0126, 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.

Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0

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English: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.

ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
126:1	ⲧⲱⲇⲏ ⲛⲛⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ	ⲧ̀ⲱⲇⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ	t̀ōḋy ǹǹtōrtr ǹsolomōn èreṡtemp̀ċois ketouyi etanetkōt m̀mof xisi èp̀jinjy èreṡtemp̀ċois àreh èoupolis èta petàreh èros erouṡy ǹroeis èp̀jinjy	Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.
126:2	ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲣⲡⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ	ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ	èp̀jinjy nōten pe ṡorp θynou tōoun menensaθretenhemsi netouōm ǹoueik ǹm̀kah ǹhyt afṡanti ǹouhinyb ǹte nefmenrit	It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved.
126:3	ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲧ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	ǹṡyri is t̀k̀lyronomia ǹp̀ċois is p̀veke ǹp̀karpos ǹxytf	Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb.
126:4	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ǹf̀ryti ǹhansote xen t̀jig ǹp̀ḋinatos θai te f̀ryti ǹǹṡyri ǹnetavnoṡpou èvol	As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts.
126:5	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲉⲕⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲉⲕⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ	naiatf ǹp̀rōmi etnajekpefouōṡ èvol ǹxytou ǹsenaċiṡipi an avṡansaji nem nougaji xen ǹpily	Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.

Provenance

title: Psalms 126
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0126
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 126 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0126, 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/0126.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 126 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 0126.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0126)
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attribution: Psalms 126 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0126, 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: th_resolved=2 tokens=58
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/0126.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 126 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 0126.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Psalms 126 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0126, 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/0126.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: 5 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 126:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0126, verse 126:1, 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 126:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0126, verse 126:2, 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 126:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0126, verse 126:3, 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 126:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0126, verse 126:4, 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 126:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_0126, verse 126:5, 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)

Cite as:

Psalms 126. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_0126. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/0126.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 126 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_0126, 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.