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Attribution: Sirach 49 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_49, 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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16 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 |
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| 49:1 | ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲉⲓⲁⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟϭⲛ ϥⲛⲁϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ | The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine. |
| 49:2 | ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ | He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity. |
| 49:3 | ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ | He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God. |
| 49:4 | ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲓⲱⲥⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ [ⲁ]ⲛⲉ[ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩ]ⲇⲁⲥ ⲱϫⲛ | All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed. |
| 49:5 | ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟ[ⲥ ⲛϣ]ⲙⲙⲟ | Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation. |
| 49:6 | ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲟ[ⲗⲓⲥ ⲙ]ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ | They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias. |
| 49:7 | ϩⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲱϭⲉ | For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant. |
| 49:8 | ⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲉⲓⲛ | It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims. |
| 49:9 | ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ | For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right. |
| 49:10 | ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ | And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope. |
| 49:11 | ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲉⲥⲧⲍⲟⲣⲟⲃⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ | How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand: |
| 49:12 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲉⲧⲡⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ | So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory. |
| 49:13 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲛⲉⲛⲥⲟ[ⲃⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲙⲙ[ⲟⲭⲗ]ⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ[ⲁϥⲧ]ⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲛⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ | And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again. |
| 49:14 | ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲛⲧⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ | But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth. |
| 49:15 | ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲡⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲉⲥ | Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord. |
| 49:16 | ⲥⲏⲙ ⲙⲛⲥⲏⲑ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ | Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 49
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_49
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 49 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_49, 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/Sirach/49.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
- 16 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 71_Sirach_49 (16 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 49. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_49. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/49.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 49 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_49, 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.