Psalms 51 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_051

Attribution: Psalms 51 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_051, 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
51:0	ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ	ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ	èp̀gōk èvol ǹt̀m̀ntrmnhyt ǹdavid xen p̀θreḋōyk pidoumaios ì ǹtefgos ǹsaoul je a david ì èp̀yi naṡimelex	draft · highFor the end. For understanding, of David, when Doek the Idumean came and told Saoul, 'David has come to the house of Achimelech.'
51:1	ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ahrof f̀ṡouṡou m̀mof ǹje p̀ḋinatos xen t̀kakia ǹpèhoou tyrf	Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in thy mischief? All the day
51:2	ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲧⲏⲙ ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲧⲏⲙ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ	apeklas ermeletan ǹouċingons ǹte f̀ryti ǹouθok eftym akìri ǹouk̀rof	thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.
51:3	ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	akmerep̀pet·hōou èhote p̀petnanouf p̀ċingons èhote ǹsaji ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny	Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.
51:4	ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲙⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ	akmereǹsaji tyrou ǹpōms ǹoulas ǹk̀rof	Thou has loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.
51:5	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉϥⲟϭⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲕ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϥⲟϭⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ	eθve fai a f̀nouti ṡrṡōrk ṡavol efèfoċk ouoh ǹtefpoonek èvol xen pekma ǹṡōpi ouoh teknouni èvol xen p̀kahi ǹnetonx ḋiapsalma	Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.
51:6	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲥ	senanav ǹje ǹḋikeos ǹtouerhoti ǹtousōvi ehrai ègōf ǹtougos	And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,
51:7	ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ	ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲏ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ	je isourōmi empefka f̀nouti naf ǹboỳθos alla afhelpize èjen p̀àṡai ǹtefm̀ntrmmao ouoh afjemgom ehrai èjen pefpetṡouit	Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.
51:8	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	anok ḋe eioi ǹf̀ryti ǹouvō ǹgōit xa pesoutah xen p̀yi ǹf̀nouti aihelpize èp̀nevma ǹf̀nouti ṡa èneh ouoh ṡa èneh ǹèneh	But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.
51:9	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	tinaouōnh nak èvol ṡa èneh je akìri nyi ouoh tinahipomine èpekna je oux̀rystos pe ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹnekpeθouab	I will give thanks to thee for ever, for thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before the saints.

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title: Psalms 51
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_051
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Psalms 51 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_051, 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/051.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Psalms 51 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 051.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_051)
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attribution: Psalms 51 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_051, 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 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 th_resolved=3 tokens=106
file: Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/051.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Psalms 51 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 051.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Psalms 51 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_051, 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/051.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: 9 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 51:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:3, 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 51:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:4, 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 51:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:5, 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 51:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:6, 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)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 51:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:7, 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)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 51:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_051, verse 51:8, 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 51. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_051. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/051.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 51 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_051, 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.