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Attribution: Psalms 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_038, 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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14 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: 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 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 38:0 | ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲱⲇⲏ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ | draft · highFor the end, for Idithoun. The song of David. |
| 38:1 | ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I set a guard on my mouth, while the sinner stood in my presence. |
| 38:2 | ⲁⲓⲣⲙⲡⲟ ⲁⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲓⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲥⲁϣ ⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ | I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; and my grief was renewed. |
| 38:3 | ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲟⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲁⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϫⲉ | My heart grew hot within me, and a fire would kindle in my meditation: I spoke with my tongue, |
| 38:4 | ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲁⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲟⲩ | O Lord, make me to know mine end, and the number of my days, what it is; that I may know what I lack. |
| 38:5 | ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ | Behold, thou hast made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before thee: nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause. |
| 38:6 | ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓⲅⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ | Surely man walks in a shadow; nay, he is disquieted in vain: he lays up treasures, and knows not for whom he shall gather them. |
| 38:7 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲉϥϩⲁⲧⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ | And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause. |
| 38:8 | ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲕϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ | Deliver me from all my transgressions: thou hast made me a reproach to the foolish. |
| 38:9 | ⲁⲓⲣⲙⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲉⲓ | I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for thou art he that made me. |
| 38:10 | ⲥⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲝ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲱϫⲛ | Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thine hand. |
| 38:11 | ⲁⲕⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ | Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause. |
| 38:12 | ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϭⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were. |
| 38:13 | ⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲥⲟⲧⲧ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ |
Provenance
- title
- Psalms 38
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_038
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- Psalms 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_038, 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/038.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
- 12 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:2, 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)
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- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:3, 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)
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- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:4, 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)
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- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:5, 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)
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- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:6, 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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- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 38:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_038, verse 38:7, 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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- and 6 further credits
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Psalms 38. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_038. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/038.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_038, 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
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
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).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.