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Attribution: Psalms 53 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_053, 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
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
The text
8 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 | L1 Cairene | L2 Kemetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53:0 | ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲇⲓⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲏⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ | ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϩⲏⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲛ | èp̀gōk èvol p̀psalmos ǹdavid xen p̀treǹḋifaios ì ǹtougos ǹsaoul je isḋaviḋ hyp xatotn | draft · highFor the end. The psalm of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saoul, 'Behold, David is hidden with us.' |
| 53:1 | ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ | ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ | matougoi panouti xen pekran ouoh krine m̀moi xen tekgom | Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy might. |
| 53:2 | ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲓ | ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲓ | panouti sōtem èpaṡ̀lyl jismy èǹsaji ǹrōi | O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth. |
| 53:3 | ϫⲉⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲁϩⲉⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ | ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲁϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲭⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲓⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲁ | je ahanṡemmo tōoun ehrai ègōi ahangōr ṡini ǹsa tapsiṡy m̀peoukaf̀nouti ǹpoum̀θo èvol ḋiapsalma | For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause. |
| 53:4 | ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ | ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ | is hyppe ġar f̀nouti naerboyθin èroi ouoh p̀ċois pe p̀refṡōp èrof ǹtapsiṡy | For lo! God assists me; and the Lord is the helper of my soul. |
| 53:5 | ϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉ | ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲏⲓ | f̀naktenpet·hōou ǹnagaji fotou èvol xen tekmyi | He shall return evil to mine enemies; utterly destroy them in thy truth. |
| 53:6 | ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ | ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ | tinaṡōōt nak ehnai tinaouōnh èvol ǹpekran p̀ċois je nanef | I will willingly sacrifice to thee: I will give thanks to thy name, O Lord; for it is good. |
| 53:7 | ϫⲉⲁⲕⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲉϩⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ | ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲁϩⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ | je aktougoi èvol xen θlipsis niven ouoh a paval maheiatf ǹnagaji | For thou hast delivered me out of all affliction, and mine eye has seen my desire upon mine enemies. |
Provenance
- title
- Psalms 53
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_053
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Psalms 53 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_053, 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/053.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Psalms 53 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 053.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_053)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Psalms 53 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_053, 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: lexeme_L1-S-3=1 th_resolved=1 tokens=68
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Psalms/053.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Psalms 53 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 053.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Psalms 53 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_053, 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/053.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
- 7 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851), Psalms 53:1 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:3, 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 53:2 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:4, 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 53:3 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:5, 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 53:4 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:6, 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 53:5 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:7, 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 53:6 — Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 19_Psalms_053, verse 53:8, 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)
- quoted from
- and 1 further credits
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Psalms 53. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 19_Psalms_053. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/psalms/053.sahidic.scriptorium/. Psalms 53 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 19_Psalms_053, 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.
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).
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.
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.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.