Sunday Theotokia - Second Part

English Midnight Praises - 2

St. Anthony Monastery, California


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The ark overlaid, roundabout with gold, that was made, with wood that would not decay.

+ Ϯⲕⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟϣϫ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲑⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲉⲣϩⲟⲗⲓ.

It foretold the sign, of the God the Word, who became man, without separation.

Ⲁⲥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ: ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ Ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ: ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲫⲱⲣϫ.

One nature out of two, a holy divinity, co-essential with the Father, an incorruptible.

+ Ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲟ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ.

A holy humanity, begotten without seed, co-essential with us, according to the Economy.

Ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲥⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲟ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.

This which He has taken, from you O undefiled, He made one with Him, as a hypostasis.

+ Ⲑⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ: ⲱ̀ ϯⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ: ⲉ̀ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.

Wherefore everyone, magnifies you, O my Lady the Mother of God, the ever-holy.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ: ⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ: ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

And we also pray, that we may win mercy, through your intercessions, with the Lover of Mankind.

+ Ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

All the souls together, of the children of Israel, brought offerings unto, the tabernacle of the Lord.

Ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ: ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ.

Gold and silver, and precious stone, purple and scarlet, and fine linen.

+ Ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϯ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲩⲁ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ.

And they made an ark, of wood that would not decay, overlaid with gold, within and without.

Ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲉⲣϩⲟⲗⲓ: ⲁⲩⲗⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ: ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ.

You too O Mary, are clothed with the glory, of the divinity, within and without.

+ Ⲧⲉϫⲟⲗϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲓ: Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ: ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ.

For you have brought, unto God your Son, many people, through your purity.

Ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟϣ: ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ Ⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.

Wherefore we, magnify you befittingly, with prophetic, hymnology.

+ Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ: ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.

For they spoke of you, with great honor, O holy city, of the great King.

Ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.

We entreat and pray, that we may win mercy, through your intercessions, with the Lover of Mankind.

+ Ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.