Bohairic Coptic Old Testament

Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord.

Hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judea.

and rose up before Moses, and two hundred and fifty men of the sons of Israel, chiefs of the assembly, chosen councillors, and men of renown.

And in that day God shall shine gloriously in counsel on the earth, to exalt and glorify the remnant of Israel.

We will give thanks to thee, O God, we will give thanks, and call upon thy name: I will declare all thy wonderful works.

See now! what is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together?

The Lord lives, with truth, in judgment and righteousness, then shall nations bless by him, and by him they shall praise God in Jerusalem.

Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

That ye may fear the Lord your God, keep ye all his ordinances, and his commandments, which I command thee to-day, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, all the days of thy life, that ye may live many days.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.

The Lord tends me as a shepherd, and I shall want nothing.

And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings for a sweet savour to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old without blemish.

Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in thee.

Wherefore hast thou rejected us, O God, for ever? wherefore is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture?

Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!

Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.

Now what portion has God given from above? and is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?

O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in thy holy mountain?

accordingly as the word of God came to him in the days of Josias son of Amos king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.

Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in thy mischief? All the day

For all these things are mine, saith the Lord: and to whom will I have respect, but to the humble and meek, and the man that trembles at my words?

and if thou has hast numbered the full months of their being with young, and if thou hast relieved their pangs:

O God, give thy judgment to the king, and thy righteousness to the king's son;

When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones.

To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?

And Moses called Beseleel and Eliab, and all that had wisdom, to whom God gave knowledge in their heart, and all who were freely willing to come forward to the works, to perform them.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I set a guard on my mouth, while the sinner stood in my presence.

Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways.

How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!

as wax melts before the fire; and fire shall burn up the enemies, and thy name shall be manifest among the adversaries: at thy presence the nations shall be troubled,

I have stretched forth my hands all day to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to them that walked in a way that was not good, but after their sins.

I remember the kindness of thy youth, and the love of thine espousals,

He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short lived offspring of woman.

And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and kings thy glory: and one shall call thee by a new name, which the Lord shall name.

If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

The Lord reigns; he has clothed himself with honour: the Lord has clothed and girded himself with strength; for he has established the world, which shall not be moved.

to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;

Charge the children of Israel, and thou shalt speak to them, saying, Ye shall observe to offer to me in my feasts my gifts, my presents, my burnt-offerings for a sweet-smelling savour.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me?

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.

Wherefore are thy garments red, and thy raiment as if fresh from a trodden winepress?

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.

Unto thee who dwellest in heaven have I lifted up mine eyes.

Nay, your iniquities separate between you and God, and because of your sins has he turned away his face from you, so as not to have mercy upon you.

Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.

And thou shalt make it a cubit in length, and a cubit in breadth: it shall be square; and the height of it shall be of two cubits, its horns shall be of the same piece.

O Lord, I have hoped in thee: let me never be put to shame.

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.

and the Spirit of God shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill him;

They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw nigh to God,

that thou shalt take of the first of the fruits of thy land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, and thou shalt put them into a basket, and thou shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there.

Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and there shall be gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

Draw nigh, O God, to my help.

Wherefore do ye value at the price of money, and give your labour for that which will not satisfy? hearken to me, and ye shall eat that which is good, and your soul shall feast itself on good things.

Take the sum of all the congregation of Israel according to their kindreds, according to the houses of their fathers' families, according to their number by their names, according to their heads: every male

And the Lord, said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy might.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and of thy curtains: fix the pins, spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy pins;

Blessed is the man that does these things, and the man that holds by them, and keeps the sabbaths from profaning them, and keeps his hands from doing unrighteousness.

And Moses called all the sons of Israel and said to them, Ye have seen all things that the Lord did in the land of Egypt before you to Pharao and his servants, and all his land;

I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come.

Shake off the dust and arise; sit down, Jerusalem: put off the band of thy neck, captive daughter of Sion.

We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty.

In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.

The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

Avenge the wrongs of the children of Israel on the Madianites, and afterwards thou shalt be added to thy people.

Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye peoples.

And the Gentiles shall take them, and bring them into their place: and they shall inherit them, and they shall be multiplied upon the land for servants and handmaidens: and they that took them captives shall become captives to them; and they that had lordship over them shall be under their rule.

and he has made my mouth as a sharp sword, and he has hid me under the shadow of his hand; he has made me as a choice shaft, and he has hid me in his quiver;

Son of man, write for thyself daily from this day, on which the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem, even from this day.

Why did I come, and there was no man? why did I call, and there was none to hearken? Is not my hand strong to redeem? or can I not deliver? behold, by my rebuke I will dry up the sea, and make rivers a wilderness; and their fish shall be dried up because there is no water, and shall die for thirst.

Son of man, set thy face steadfastly against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

One born of a harlot shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord.

How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?

Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him.

abandoned for ever, to be a fold and resting-place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.

Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.

What beginning or fear is hiseven he that makes all things in the highest?

Save me, O God; for the waters have come in to my soul.

I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.

maintaining also the name of the holy city, and staying themselves on the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. The former things I have already declared;

Weary I intreat; and what have I done? and strangers have stolen my goods.

Look to Abraam your father, and to Sarrha that bore you: for he was alone when I called him, and blessed him, and loved him, and multiplied him.

Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?

His burial shall be in peace: he has been removed out of the way.

Lift up thine eyes to look straight forward, and see where thou hast not been utterly defiled. Thou hast sat for them by the wayside as a deserted crow, and hast defiled the land with thy fornications and thy wickedness.

and they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and before all the congregation at the door of the tabernacle of witness, saying,

Shout unto God, all the earth.

I will go before thee, and will level mountains: I will break to pieces brazen doors, and burst iron bars.

At the going forth of Israel from Egypt, of the house of Jacob from a barbarous people,

Thus saith the Lord God that made thee, and he that formed thee from the womb; Thou shalt yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.

Praise the Lord, ye servants of his, praise, the name of the Lord.

who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led away captive.

And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?