Zephaniah 1 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 36_Zephaniah_01

Attribution: Zephaniah 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 36_Zephaniah_01, 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
1:1	[...]	[...]	[...]
1:14	ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥ̄ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟϣ︤ϥ︥ ϥ̄ⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉϥϭ︤ⲙ︥ϭⲟⲙ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲁϣϥ ϥ̀ⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ	is hyppe afhōn èxoun ǹje p̀niṡti ǹèhoou ǹp̀ċois efhyn èxoun ouoh f̀naì ǹtiounou p̀hroou ǹpèhoou ǹp̀ċois afθaṡf f̀saṡe efnaṡt efjemgom	For the great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and very speedy; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh.
1:15	ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕ︤ⲣ︥ⲙⲉⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϭⲟⲥ︤ⲙ︥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϩⲧⲟⲙⲧ︤ⲙ︥	ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲙⲉⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϭⲟⲥ̀ⲙ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϩⲧⲟⲙⲧ̀ⲙ	ouèhoou ǹorgy pe p̀èhoou ète m̀mav ouèhoou pe ǹθ̀lipsis hiànanky ouèhoou pe ǹk̀rmes hitako ouèhoou ǹkake pe hiċos̀m ouèhoou ǹkloole pe hihtomt̀m	A mighty day of wrath is that day, a day of affliction and distress, a day of desolation and destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day of cloud and vapour,
1:16	ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ϩⲓⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϣ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ	ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ϩⲓⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϣ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ	ouèhoou ǹsalpiġks hiaṡkak pe èjen ǹniṡti ǹpolis ouoh èjen ǹθoṡ etċosi	a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the high towers.
1:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩ︤ϫ︥ϩ︤ϫ︥ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲣⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϩ̀ϫϩϫⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ̀ⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲓⲣⲉ	ouoh tinah̀ghgnrōmi ǹtoumoṡi ǹf̀ryti ǹhanvellev je avernovi èp̀ċois ouoh f̀napōh̀t èvol ǹpous̀nof ǹf̀ryti ǹoukahi ouoh nousarks ǹf̀ryti ǹhanhoire	And I will greatly afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their flesh as dung.
1:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲁⲧ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̄ϥⲛⲁϣ̄ⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ⲛⲁⲱϫ︤ⲛ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϩ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧ︤ⲣ︥ ⲉϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲉϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲱϫ̀ⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ouoh poukehat nem pounoub ǹfnaṡnahmou an xen p̀èhoou ǹtorgy ǹp̀ċois èvol je p̀kahi tyrf naōg̀n xen t̀sate ǹpefgōnt nem pefk̀rōm is p̀ċois naìri ǹousintelaia nem ouṡ̀θorter èjen ouon niven etouyh xen p̀kahi	And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to rescue them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealously; for he will bring a speedy destruction on all them that inhabit the land.

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title: Zephaniah 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 36_Zephaniah_01
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Zephaniah 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 36_Zephaniah_01, 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/Zephaniah/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Zephaniah 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 36_Zephaniah_01)
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attribution: Zephaniah 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 36_Zephaniah_01, 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_open=1 stroke_kept=47 stroke_unified=80 th_resolved=3 tokens=90
file: Bible/Old Testament/Zephaniah/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Zephaniah 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Zephaniah 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 36_Zephaniah_01, 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/Zephaniah/01.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) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 36_Zephaniah_01 (5 lines)

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Zephaniah 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 36_Zephaniah_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/zephaniah/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Zephaniah 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 36_Zephaniah_01, 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.