St. Maurice :: Ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ

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Maurice the strong martyr:
truly brave in the wars:
the head of the sixty-six hundred solders:
of the Thebian legion.

Ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ:
Ⲡⲓϭⲱⲟⲓϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲱⲧⲥ:
ⲡⲓⲁⲧϫⲱϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱ ⲥⲟⲟⲩϣⲉ:
ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲓⲃⲁ.

A name of pride is your name:
O our Saint Maurice:
King Maximianos was delighted:
in your victory.

Ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ:
ⲱ̀ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛ:
Ⲙⲁⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ:
ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕϭ̀ⲣⲟ.

All glory is due to you:
at all times:
for you have opposed the evil king:
and bore witness to the God of glory.

Ⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
Ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲓⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ:
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲫϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ.

Be joyful Maurice and delight:
O beloved of Emmanuel:
For you have received much great grace:
O honest father and saint.

Ⲣⲁϣⲓ Ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ:
ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ:
ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ:
ⲱ̀ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ.

Behold your soldiers also:
who suffered with you:
have receive unfading crowns:
in the year two-hundred-ninety A.D.

Ⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ:
ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ:
ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕ̀ⲗⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲑⲗⲱⲙ:
ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲉ ⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲧⲁⲩ.

Listen to the voice full of joy:
Of our Lord Jesus our God:
saying enter into the joy:
of your Lord Give of victory.

Ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ:
ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ:
ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ:
ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϣϯ.

Hail to you O Egyptian martyr:
of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Hail to you O strong leader:
and to the soldiers of your army.

ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̀ Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ:
ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ:
ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓⲁⲛϫⲱϫ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣⲓ:
ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.

Pray to the Lord on our behalf:
O Egyptian martyrs:
Saint Maurice and your soldiers:
that He may forgive us our sins.

Ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̀Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ:
ⲱ̀ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ:
Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ:
ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ.