Showing posts with label Coptic Matthew translations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coptic Matthew translations. Show all posts
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Coptic Matthew 24:1-8
Sign of the End of the Age
1.ihsous de aFei ebol Hm prpe aFbwk. auTpeuouoi eroF nCi neFmaqhths etouoF epkwt mprpe
But Jesus, having departed from the temple, was proceeding (onward). And his disciples advanced toward him, to show him the ediface of the temple.
2.ntoF de aFouwSb eFJw mmos nau Je tetnnau enai throu. Hamhn TJw mmos nhtn. Je nneukaouwne HiJn ouwne mpeima mpoubolF ebol
But he said in response to them: "Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left behind a stone upon a stone in this place and not be ruined. "
3.eFHmoos de HiJm ptoou nnJoeit. auTpeuouoi eroF nCi mmaqhths nsaousa euJw mmos Je aJis eron Je erenai naSwpe tnau auw ou pe pmaein ntekparHousia mn tsunteleia mpaiwn.
But while he was sitting upon the mountain of the olive trees, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, When will these things happen? And what is the sign of your presence/arrival and the completion of the age/world order?"
4.aFouwSb nCi ihsous peJaF nau. Je CwSt mhpote nteoua plana mmwtn
Jesus answered in response: "Watch out that no one misleads you.
5.ounHaH gar nhu Hm paran euJw mmos Je anok pe pecristos. nseplana nHaH
"For there are many coming in my name, saying 'I am the Christ' and they (will) mislead many.
6.tetnnaswtm de eHenpolemos mn HenHroou mpolemos CwSt mprStortr Haps gar etreuSwpe alla mpateqah ei
"But you will hear of wars and reports of wars. Watch out that (you) are not disturbed. For it is necessary that they occur, but the end comes not yet.
7.ounouHeqnos gar natwoun eJn ouHeqnos. auw oumntrro eJn oumntrro. nseSwpe nCi HenHebwwn mn Henkmto katama
"For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will come to be bad seasons/famines and earthquakes in various places.
8.nai de throu tarch nnnaake ne
"But all these things are the beginning of the agonies/labor pains."
1.ihsous de aFei ebol Hm prpe aFbwk. auTpeuouoi eroF nCi neFmaqhths etouoF epkwt mprpe
But Jesus, having departed from the temple, was proceeding (onward). And his disciples advanced toward him, to show him the ediface of the temple.
2.ntoF de aFouwSb eFJw mmos nau Je tetnnau enai throu. Hamhn TJw mmos nhtn. Je nneukaouwne HiJn ouwne mpeima mpoubolF ebol
But he said in response to them: "Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left behind a stone upon a stone in this place and not be ruined. "
3.eFHmoos de HiJm ptoou nnJoeit. auTpeuouoi eroF nCi mmaqhths nsaousa euJw mmos Je aJis eron Je erenai naSwpe tnau auw ou pe pmaein ntekparHousia mn tsunteleia mpaiwn.
But while he was sitting upon the mountain of the olive trees, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, When will these things happen? And what is the sign of your presence/arrival and the completion of the age/world order?"
4.aFouwSb nCi ihsous peJaF nau. Je CwSt mhpote nteoua plana mmwtn
Jesus answered in response: "Watch out that no one misleads you.
5.ounHaH gar nhu Hm paran euJw mmos Je anok pe pecristos. nseplana nHaH
"For there are many coming in my name, saying 'I am the Christ' and they (will) mislead many.
6.tetnnaswtm de eHenpolemos mn HenHroou mpolemos CwSt mprStortr Haps gar etreuSwpe alla mpateqah ei
"But you will hear of wars and reports of wars. Watch out that (you) are not disturbed. For it is necessary that they occur, but the end comes not yet.
7.ounouHeqnos gar natwoun eJn ouHeqnos. auw oumntrro eJn oumntrro. nseSwpe nCi HenHebwwn mn Henkmto katama
"For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will come to be bad seasons/famines and earthquakes in various places.
8.nai de throu tarch nnnaake ne
"But all these things are the beginning of the agonies/labor pains."
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Coptic Matthew 13:18-23
Hearing the Word and bearing Kingdom fruit
18.ntwtn de swtm etparabolh mpetJo
You, therefore, hear the parable of the one who planted.
19.ouon nim etswtm epSaJe ntmntrro enFnoi mmoF an SaFei nCi pponhros nFtwrp mpentauJoF Hrai Hm peFHht. pai pentauJoF HatnteHih
Anyone who hears the word of the Kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was planted in his heart. This is the one planted along the road.
20.pentauJoF de eJn mma mpetra. pai petswtm epSaJe etJi mmoF nteunou Hn ouraSe
But the one planted upon the rocky places, this is the one who hears the Word and immediately receives it with joy.
21.mn noune de Soop Hrai nHhtF alla ouprosouoeiS pe erSanouqliyis de Swpe houdiwgmos etbe pSaJe nteunou SaFskandalize
Yet he has no root in himself, but is transitory, and when distress or persecution occurs because of the Word, immediately he is brought to a downfall.
22.pentauJoF de eJn nSonte. pai petswtm epSaJe. ereproouS mpeiaiwn mn tapath ntmntrmmao wCt mpSaJe eFSwpe aJnkarpos
The one planted among the thornbushes, this is the one who hears the Word, but anxiety for this world-order and the deceitfulness of wealth strangle the Word and it becomes unfruitful.
23.pentauJoF de eJm pkaH etnanouF pai petswtm epSaJe etnoi mmoF eFTkarpos oua men eFeire nSe ket de nse keoua de mmaab
But the one planted on the good ground, this is the one who hears the Word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, one a hundred(fold), another sixty, and another thirty.
18.ntwtn de swtm etparabolh mpetJo
You, therefore, hear the parable of the one who planted.
19.ouon nim etswtm epSaJe ntmntrro enFnoi mmoF an SaFei nCi pponhros nFtwrp mpentauJoF Hrai Hm peFHht. pai pentauJoF HatnteHih
Anyone who hears the word of the Kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was planted in his heart. This is the one planted along the road.
20.pentauJoF de eJn mma mpetra. pai petswtm epSaJe etJi mmoF nteunou Hn ouraSe
But the one planted upon the rocky places, this is the one who hears the Word and immediately receives it with joy.
21.mn noune de Soop Hrai nHhtF alla ouprosouoeiS pe erSanouqliyis de Swpe houdiwgmos etbe pSaJe nteunou SaFskandalize
Yet he has no root in himself, but is transitory, and when distress or persecution occurs because of the Word, immediately he is brought to a downfall.
22.pentauJoF de eJn nSonte. pai petswtm epSaJe. ereproouS mpeiaiwn mn tapath ntmntrmmao wCt mpSaJe eFSwpe aJnkarpos
The one planted among the thornbushes, this is the one who hears the Word, but anxiety for this world-order and the deceitfulness of wealth strangle the Word and it becomes unfruitful.
23.pentauJoF de eJm pkaH etnanouF pai petswtm epSaJe etnoi mmoF eFTkarpos oua men eFeire nSe ket de nse keoua de mmaab
But the one planted on the good ground, this is the one who hears the Word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, one a hundred(fold), another sixty, and another thirty.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Coptic Matthew 11:25-30
Finding Refreshment in Jesus
Matthew 11:25-30, Sahidic Coptic and my English translation
25. HmpeuoeiS etmmau aFouwSb nCi ihsous eFJw mmos Je Texomologei nak paeiwt pJoeis ntpe mn pkaH.Je nai akHopou ensofos mn nsabeeu akColpou de ebol nnShre Shm
At that time Jesus answered, saying, "I praise you, my Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because you hid these things from the wise and learned, and you revealed them to the children.
26. aHe paeiwt Je ntasranak nteiHe mpekmto ebol
Yes, my Father, because in this way it became pleasing in your presence.
27. auT nai mpthrF ebol HitootF mpaeiwt auw mn laau sooun mpShre ei mhti peiwt oude mn laau sooun mpeiwt eimhti pShre mn peterepShre naouwS eouwS euwnH naF ebol
All was given to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, neither does anyone know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son is willing to reveal Him.
28. amhitn Saroi ouon nim etHose auw etotp. auw anok TnaTmton nhtn
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened down, and I will set you at ease/give you rest.
29. Fi mpanaHb eHrai eJn thutn. ntetn eime ebol nHht Je angourmraS auw Tqbbihu Hm paHht. taretetnHe eumton nneyuch
Take my yoke upon you, and understand/know from me, for I am mild and humble in heart, and you will find ease/rest in (your) souls.
30. panaHb gar naHlwCF auw saswou nCi taetpw.
For my yoke is pleasant/sweet and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:25-30, Sahidic Coptic and my English translation
25. HmpeuoeiS etmmau aFouwSb nCi ihsous eFJw mmos Je Texomologei nak paeiwt pJoeis ntpe mn pkaH.Je nai akHopou ensofos mn nsabeeu akColpou de ebol nnShre Shm
At that time Jesus answered, saying, "I praise you, my Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because you hid these things from the wise and learned, and you revealed them to the children.
26. aHe paeiwt Je ntasranak nteiHe mpekmto ebol
Yes, my Father, because in this way it became pleasing in your presence.
27. auT nai mpthrF ebol HitootF mpaeiwt auw mn laau sooun mpShre ei mhti peiwt oude mn laau sooun mpeiwt eimhti pShre mn peterepShre naouwS eouwS euwnH naF ebol
All was given to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, neither does anyone know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son is willing to reveal Him.
28. amhitn Saroi ouon nim etHose auw etotp. auw anok TnaTmton nhtn
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened down, and I will set you at ease/give you rest.
29. Fi mpanaHb eHrai eJn thutn. ntetn eime ebol nHht Je angourmraS auw Tqbbihu Hm paHht. taretetnHe eumton nneyuch
Take my yoke upon you, and understand/know from me, for I am mild and humble in heart, and you will find ease/rest in (your) souls.
30. panaHb gar naHlwCF auw saswou nCi taetpw.
For my yoke is pleasant/sweet and my burden is light."
Friday, February 29, 2008
Coptic Matthew 7:21-27
What Does It Mean to Call Jesus "Lord"? Proofs of Discipleship
Matthew 7:21-27,Sahidic Coptic and my English translation
21.ouon nim an etJw mmos nai Je pJoeis pJoeis petnabwk eHoun etmntrro nmphue. alla peteire pe mpouwS mpaeiwt etHn mphue
Not everyone who calls me "Lord! Lord!" will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one who is working the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
22.ounHaH gar naJoos nai Hm peHoou etmmau Je pJoeis pJoeis mh Hrai an Hm pekran anprofhteue. auw Hrai Hm pekran anneJdaimwnion ebol. mh Hrai an Hm pekran anrHaH nCom
For there are many who will tell me on that Day, "Lord! Lord, was it not in your name that we prophesied, and in your name cast out demons? Was it not in your name that we performed wondrous acts?"
23.auw tote TnaHomologei nau Je mpeisounthutn eneH. saHethutn ebol mmoi netrHwb etanomia
And then I will confess to them, "I never knew you. Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness!"
24.ouon Ce nim etswtm enaSaJe etenai ne eFeire mmoou. eFnaeine nourwme nsabe. pai ntaFkwt mpeFhi eHrai eJn tpetra
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and is performing them will resemble a wise man that built his house upon the (solid) rock.
25.aFei epesht nCi pHwou auei nCi neierwou auneiFe nCi nthu auHioue eHoun Hm phi etmmau auw mpeFHe Je neFtaJrhu gar eHrai eJn tpetra
The rain came down, the (flood) rivers came , the winds blew (and) they beat against that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded upon the (solid) rock.
26.auw ouon nim etswtm enaSaJe etenai ne nFeire mmoou an. eFnaeine nourwme nsoC. pai ntaFkwt mpeFhi HiJm pSw
And everyone who hears these words of mine and is not performing them will resemble a stupid man that built his house upon the sand.
27.aFei epesht nCi pHwou auei nCi neierwou auneiFe nCi nthu auHioue eHoun Hm phi etmmau aFHe auw peFHe neFo nounoC
The rain came down, the (flood) rivers came, the winds blew (and) they beat against that house. It fell, and its fall was great.
Matthew 7:21-27,Sahidic Coptic and my English translation
21.ouon nim an etJw mmos nai Je pJoeis pJoeis petnabwk eHoun etmntrro nmphue. alla peteire pe mpouwS mpaeiwt etHn mphue
Not everyone who calls me "Lord! Lord!" will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one who is working the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
22.ounHaH gar naJoos nai Hm peHoou etmmau Je pJoeis pJoeis mh Hrai an Hm pekran anprofhteue. auw Hrai Hm pekran anneJdaimwnion ebol. mh Hrai an Hm pekran anrHaH nCom
For there are many who will tell me on that Day, "Lord! Lord, was it not in your name that we prophesied, and in your name cast out demons? Was it not in your name that we performed wondrous acts?"
23.auw tote TnaHomologei nau Je mpeisounthutn eneH. saHethutn ebol mmoi netrHwb etanomia
And then I will confess to them, "I never knew you. Depart from me, you workers of lawlessness!"
24.ouon Ce nim etswtm enaSaJe etenai ne eFeire mmoou. eFnaeine nourwme nsabe. pai ntaFkwt mpeFhi eHrai eJn tpetra
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and is performing them will resemble a wise man that built his house upon the (solid) rock.
25.aFei epesht nCi pHwou auei nCi neierwou auneiFe nCi nthu auHioue eHoun Hm phi etmmau auw mpeFHe Je neFtaJrhu gar eHrai eJn tpetra
The rain came down, the (flood) rivers came , the winds blew (and) they beat against that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded upon the (solid) rock.
26.auw ouon nim etswtm enaSaJe etenai ne nFeire mmoou an. eFnaeine nourwme nsoC. pai ntaFkwt mpeFhi HiJm pSw
And everyone who hears these words of mine and is not performing them will resemble a stupid man that built his house upon the sand.
27.aFei epesht nCi pHwou auei nCi neierwou auneiFe nCi nthu auHioue eHoun Hm phi etmmau aFHe auw peFHe neFo nounoC
The rain came down, the (flood) rivers came, the winds blew (and) they beat against that house. It fell, and its fall was great.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
"Jesus said to his disciples," continuing
Jesus Sayings from the Canonical Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 5
Verse 8
naiatou nnetouaab Hm peuHht Je ntoou netnanau epnoute
Divinely favored are those pure [innocent, holy] in heart, because they will behold God.
Verse 9
naiatou nnreFreirhnh Je ntoou netounamoute eroou Je nShre mpnoute
Divinely favored are the makers of peace, because they will be called sons of God.
Verse 10
naiatou nntaupwt nswou etbe tdikaiosunh Je twou te tmntrro nmphue
Divinely favored are those who have been persued (in persecution) on account of righteousness, because theirs is Heaven's kingdom.
Verse 11
naiatthutn euSanneCneCthutn. nsepwt nswtn. nseJeHwb nim eqoou eHoun erwtn euJiCol erwtn etbhht
Divinely favored are you whenever they mock you and pursue you (in persecution), and speak every (sort of) lying evil against you because of me.
Verse 12
raSe ntetn telhl Je petnbeke naSwF Hrai Hn mphue. tai gar te qe ntaupwt nsaneprofhths etHatetnHh
Rejoice, rejoice (greatly), because your wage is great in the heavens. For in this way they pursued (in persecution) the prophets who were before you.
Verse 13
ntwtn pe peHmou mpkaH erSanpeHmou de baabe eunamolHF nou. meFrSau nlaau nsanoJF ebol nseHomF Hitn nerwme
You are the salt of the earth. If the salt should become insipid, how will it be made salty? It is not useful for anything except for throwing outside, to be trampled on by people.
Verse 14
ntwtn pe pouoein mpkosmos. mn SCom noupolis eHwp eskh eHrai HiJn outoou
You are the world's light. It is impossible for a city lying upon a mountain to be hidden.
Verse 15
oude meuJereouHhbs nsekaaF HaouSi. alla nSaukaaF HiJn tlucnia nFrouoein enetSoop throu Hm phi
Nor is it customary to kindle a lamp and set it under a measure(-basket), but they set it upon the lampstand and it gives light to all those in the house.
Verse 16
tai te qe mareFrouoein nCi petnouoen mpemto ebol nnerwme Jekaas euenau enetnHbhue etnanouou nseTeoou mpetneiwt etHn mphue
In this manner, let your light shine (openly) in the presence of people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
Chapter 5
Verse 8
naiatou nnetouaab Hm peuHht Je ntoou netnanau epnoute
Divinely favored are those pure [innocent, holy] in heart, because they will behold God.
Verse 9
naiatou nnreFreirhnh Je ntoou netounamoute eroou Je nShre mpnoute
Divinely favored are the makers of peace, because they will be called sons of God.
Verse 10
naiatou nntaupwt nswou etbe tdikaiosunh Je twou te tmntrro nmphue
Divinely favored are those who have been persued (in persecution) on account of righteousness, because theirs is Heaven's kingdom.
Verse 11
naiatthutn euSanneCneCthutn. nsepwt nswtn. nseJeHwb nim eqoou eHoun erwtn euJiCol erwtn etbhht
Divinely favored are you whenever they mock you and pursue you (in persecution), and speak every (sort of) lying evil against you because of me.
Verse 12
raSe ntetn telhl Je petnbeke naSwF Hrai Hn mphue. tai gar te qe ntaupwt nsaneprofhths etHatetnHh
Rejoice, rejoice (greatly), because your wage is great in the heavens. For in this way they pursued (in persecution) the prophets who were before you.
Verse 13
ntwtn pe peHmou mpkaH erSanpeHmou de baabe eunamolHF nou. meFrSau nlaau nsanoJF ebol nseHomF Hitn nerwme
You are the salt of the earth. If the salt should become insipid, how will it be made salty? It is not useful for anything except for throwing outside, to be trampled on by people.
Verse 14
ntwtn pe pouoein mpkosmos. mn SCom noupolis eHwp eskh eHrai HiJn outoou
You are the world's light. It is impossible for a city lying upon a mountain to be hidden.
Verse 15
oude meuJereouHhbs nsekaaF HaouSi. alla nSaukaaF HiJn tlucnia nFrouoein enetSoop throu Hm phi
Nor is it customary to kindle a lamp and set it under a measure(-basket), but they set it upon the lampstand and it gives light to all those in the house.
Verse 16
tai te qe mareFrouoein nCi petnouoen mpemto ebol nnerwme Jekaas euenau enetnHbhue etnanouou nseTeoou mpetneiwt etHn mphue
In this manner, let your light shine (openly) in the presence of people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
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