Sahidic Coptic Old Testament

Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness teach me thine ordinances.

And the Lord shall bring thee back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said, Thou shalt not see it again; and ye shall be sold there to your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and none shall buy you.

One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark.

And he built his sanctuary as the place of unicorns; he founded it for ever on the earth.

O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever.

One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

These are the words of the testament which the Lord commanded Moses to bestow upon the children of Israel in the land of Moab after the testament which he established with them in Choreb.

The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart.

and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law.

And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.

O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He chose David also his servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep.

And Nabuchodonosor heard them singing praises; and he wondered, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? and they said to the king, Yes, O king.

He took him from following the ewes great with young, to be the shepherd of Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance.

It is good for me that thou hast afflicted me; that I might learn thine ordinances.

And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old. This was the gift of Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols: for he shall be far from reproach.

So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

And the king said, But I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there has no harm happened to them; and the appearance of the fourth is like the Son of God.

On the eleventh day the prince of the sons of Aser, Phageel the son of Echran.

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering.

Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn thy commandments.

Then Nabuchodonosor drew near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, proceed forth, and come hither. So Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, came forth out of the midst of the fire.

Then were assembled the satraps, and captains, and heads of provinces, and the royal princes; and they saw the men, and perceived that the fire had not had power against their bodies, and the hair of their head was not burnt, and their coats were not scorched, nor was the smell of fire upon them.

One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

They that fear thee will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in thy words.

One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are righteousness, and that thou in truthfulness hast afflicted me.

And king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Wherefore I publish a decree: Every people, tribe, or language, that shall speak reproachfully against the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses shall be plundered: because there is no other God who shall be able to deliver thus.

Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.

and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

Let thy compassions come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my meditation.

And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Phageel the son of Echran.

Then the king promoted Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon, and advanced them, and gave them authority to rule over all the Jews who were in his kingdom.

Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments.

On the twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephthali, Achire the son of Aenan.

Let those that fear thee, and those that know thy testimonies, turn to me.

He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.

Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.

One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.

One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,

My soul faints for thy salvation: I have hoped in thy words.

Mine eyes failed in waiting for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.

And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Achire the son of Aenan.

For I am become as a bottle in the frost: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances.

How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment for me on them that persecute me?

This was the dedication of the altar in the day in which Moses anointed it, by the princes of the sons of Israel; twelve silver chargers, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden censers:

Transgressors told me idle tales; but not according to thy law, O Lord.

each charger of a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl of seventy shekels: all the silver of the vessels was two thousand four hundred shekels, the shekels according to the holy shekel.

All thy commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help thou me.

Twelve golden censers full of incense: all the gold of the shekels, a hundred and twenty shekels.

All the cattle for whole-burnt-offerings, twelve calves, twelve rams, twelve he-lambs of a year old, and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings: and twelve kids of the goats for sin-offering.

They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not thy commandments.

Quicken me according to thy mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.

All the cattle for a sacrifice of peace-offering, twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty ewe-lambs of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, after that Moses consecrated Aaron, and after he anointed him.

Thy word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.

When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.

Thy truth endures to all generations; thou hast founded the earth, and it abides.

The day continues by thy arrangement; for all things are thy servants.

Were it not that thy law is my meditation, then I should have perished in mine affliction.

I will never forget thine ordinances; for with them thou hast quickened me.

I am thine, save me; for I have sought out thine ordinances.

Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; but I understood thy testimonies.

have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is very broad.

How I have loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.

Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies in thy commandment; for it is mine for ever.

I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my medication.

I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out thy commandments.

I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy words.

I have not declined from thy judgments; for thou hast instructed me.

How sweet are thine oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth!

I gain understanding by thy commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.

Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.

I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of thy righteousness.

I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to thy word.

Accept, I pray thee, O Lord, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.

My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law.

Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from thy commandments.

I have inherited thy testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform thine ordinances for ever, in return for thy mercies.

I have hated transgressors; but I have loved thy law.

Thou art my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in thy words.

Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.

Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.

Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in thine ordinances continually.

Thou hast brought to nought all that depart from thine ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.

I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved thy testimonies.

Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; for I am afraid of thy judgments.

I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.

Receive thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.

Mine eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thine ordinances.