Sahidic Coptic Old Testament

And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for I fear God.

Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.

And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt?

And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.

And if her vow be made in the house of her husband, or the obligation upon her soul with an oath,

Not so, but let the men go and serve God, for this ye yourselves seek; and they cast them out from the presence of Pharao.

And Sychem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall name.

Thou shalt not wear a mingled garment, woollen and linen together.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.

and said to Moses, Because there were no graves in the land of Egypt, hast thou brought us forth to slay us in the wilderness? What is this that thou hast done to us, having brought us out of Egypt?

neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother.

and to teach the children of Israel all the statutes, which the Lord spoke to them by Moses.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.

And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.

And the sons of Judas; Er, and Aunan, and Selom, and Phares, and Zara: and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

And the sons of Eliphas were Thaeman, Omar, Sophar, Gothom, and Kenez.

Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over Jordan.

For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.

Bless, Lord, his strength, and accept the works of his hands; break the loins of his enemies that have risen up against him, and let not them that hate him rise up.

And Moses charged the people on that day, saying,

houses full of all good things which thou didst not fill, wells dug in the rock which thou didst not dig, vineyards and oliveyards which thou didst not plant, then having eaten and been filled,

And the land which I gave to Abraam and Isaac, I have given it to thee; and it shall come to pass that I will give this land also to thy seed after thee.

Ye shall eat every clean bird.

Thus shall there be to the side toward the north curtains of a hundred cubits in length; and their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty of brass, and the rings and the clasps of the pillars, and their sockets overlaid with silver.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.

He that touches the dead body of any man, shall be unclean seven days.

And they shall stone him with stones, and he shall die, because he sought to draw thee away from the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

and he shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you. On the morrow of the first day the priest shall lift it up.

And this shall be to you of the first-fruits of their gifts, of all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; to thee have I given them and to thy sons and thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance; every clean person in thy house shall eat them.

Go ye, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whencesoever ye can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.

and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,

And ye drew nigh and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire up to heaven: there was darkness, blackness, and tempest.

And the sorcerers could not stand before Moses because of the sores, for the sores were on the sorcerers, and in all the land of Egypt.

And the Lord said to Moses, How long does this people provoke me? and how long do they refuse to believe me for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,

And birds came down upon the bodies, upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my soul shall not abhor you;

an oath of God shall be between both, each swearing that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbour's deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.

But the sons of Core died not.

Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.

Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.

Who is like to thee among the gods, O Lord? who is like to thee? glorified in holiness, marvellous in glories, doing wonders.

And if there be no brethren of his father, ye shall give the inheritance to his nearest relation of his tribe, to inherit his possessions; and this shall be to the children of Israel an ordinance of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.

And came to a certain place and slept there, for the sun had gone down; and he took of the stones of the place, and put it at his head, and lay down to sleep in that place,

Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked therewith.

When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable.

But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, being led with their appetite, they asked delicate meats.

So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel.

Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning. Though I was the last to wake up, yet I received their inheritance as from the beginning.

Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:

There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate.

Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy.

All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea.

Thus they went straight forth in the valley: and the first watch of the Assyrians met her,

And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as appeareth this day:

Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.

Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought: and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul.

Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.

A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.

He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore he multiplied his compassion.

And said courageously, These I had from heaven; and for his laws I despise them; and from him I hope to receive them again.

The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person.

Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.

The mourning of men is about their bodies: but an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out.

With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.

I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard:

And they came unto her, and she said unto them, Hear me now, O ye governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you.

Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off all the bark skilfully round about, and hath wrought it handsomely, and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of man's life;

Then said Judith afar off, to the watchmen at the gate, Open, open now the gate: God, even our God, is with us, to shew his power yet in Jerusalem, and his forces against the enemy, as he hath even done this day.

Wherefore set your affection upon my words; desire them, and ye shall be instructed.

For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.

Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.

But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him: yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace.

For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power.

Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found;

they shall dwell in the city; and there shall be no more any curse, and Jerusalem shall dwell securely.

And now I bend the knee of my heart, beseeching thy goodness:

For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her.

He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof: and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.

Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest she make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee ashamed before the multitude.

And the people spoiled the camp the space of thirty days: and they gave unto Judith Holofernes his tent, and all his plate, and beds, and vessels, and all his stuff: and she took it and laid it on her mule; and made ready her carts, and laid them thereon.

My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

Let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.

And now, that my lord be not defeated and frustrate of his purpose, even death is now fallen upon them, and their sin hath overtaken them, wherewith they will provoke their God to anger whensoever they shall do that which is not fit to be done:

For whoso despiseth wisdom and nurture, he is miserable, and their hope is vain, their labours unfruitful, and their works unprofitable:

Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.

For they were pricked, that they should remember thy words; and were quickly saved, that not falling into deep forgetfulness, they might be continually mindful of thy goodness.

Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.

He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments.

Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment.

For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.

In the covetousness of such as oppressed him she stood by him, and made him rich.

After this time every one returned to his own inheritance, and Judith went to Bethulia, and remained in her own possession, and was in her time honourable in all the country.

And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed.

I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men.

Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.

Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul, and breathed in a living spirit.