The First Hoos
AmeenⲀ̀ⲙⲏⲛ AlleelouiaⲀⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ KirieⲔⲩⲣⲓⲉ ele-eeson:ⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲏ̀ⲥⲟⲛ:
Amen Alleluia, Kerie leison,
KirieⲔⲩⲣⲓⲉ ele-eeson:ⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲏ̀ⲥⲟⲛ:
Kerie leison,
KirieⲔⲩⲣⲓⲉ ele-eeson.ⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲏ̀ⲥⲟⲛ.
Kerie lesion.
ToteⲦⲟⲧⲉ afhosⲁϥϩⲱⲥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ Mo-iseesⲘⲱⲩ̀ⲥⲏⲥ nemⲛⲉⲙ nensheeriⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ empisraeelⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ etaihotheeⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲇⲏ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ afgosⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ethrougos:ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲥ:
Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke saying,
jeϫⲉ marenhosⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ jeϫⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ o-oouⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ gharⲅⲁⲣ afchi-oou.ⲁϥϭⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ.
"Let us sing to the Lord for He has triumphed gloriously."
++ Ou-ehthoⲞⲩϩ̀ⲑⲟ nemⲛⲉⲙ ouchasi-ehthoⲟⲩϭⲁⲥⲓϩ̀ⲑⲟ afvervorouⲁϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣⲟⲩ e-efiom.ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ.
The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea,
Ouvo-eethosⲞⲩⲃⲟⲏ̀ⲑⲟⲥ nemⲛⲉⲙ ourefhovsⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲃⲥ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ higoi:ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ:
the Lord is my strength and song,
afshopiⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ neeⲛⲏⲓ enousoteeria.ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣⲓⲁ.
and He has become my salvation.
FaiⲪⲁⲓ peⲡⲉ PanotiⲠⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ tinati-oouϯⲛⲁϯⲱ̀ⲟⲩ naf:ⲛⲁϥ:
He is my God and I will glorify Him,
EfnotiⲪ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ empaiotⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ tinachasf.ϯⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.
my father's God and I will exalt Him.
++ EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ petkhomkhemⲡⲉⲧϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ennivots:ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲃⲱⲧⲥ:
The Lord is a Man of war,
EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ peⲡⲉ pefran.ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ.
the Lord is His name.
NiverechooutsⲚⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Fara-oⲪⲁⲣⲁⲱ̀ nemⲛⲉⲙ tefgomⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ teersⲧⲏⲣⲥ afvervorouⲁϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣⲟⲩ e-efiom.ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ.
Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea.
HansotpϨⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ enanavateesⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ enetristateesⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ afgolkouⲁϥϫⲟⲗⲕⲟⲩ khenϧⲉⲛ efiomⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ enshari.ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ.
His chosen captains also drowned, in the Red Sea.
++ AfhovsⲀϥϩⲱⲃⲥ e-ehreeⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ egoouⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ pimoou:ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ:
The depths have covered them,
avomsⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ e-ekhreeⲉ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ epetsheekⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ enowoni.ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲛⲓ.
they sank to the bottom like a stone.
TekouinamⲦⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ aschi-oouⲁⲥϭⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ khenϧⲉⲛ ougom.ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ.
Your right hand O Lord, has become glorious in power.
TekjigⲦⲉⲕϫⲓϫ enouinamⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ PanotiⲠⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ astakeⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲉ nekgaji.ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ.
Your right hand O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
++ KhenϦⲉⲛ epashaiⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pekoou:ⲡⲉⲕⲱ̀ⲟⲩ:
And in the greatness of Your excellence,
akkhomkhemⲁⲕϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ennee-ettiouveen:ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ:
You have overthrown those who rose against You.
akoworpⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ empekgont:ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϫⲱⲛⲧ:
You sent forth Your wrath,
afowomouⲁϥⲟⲩⲟ̀ⲙⲟⲩ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ enhanrooui.ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀.
it consumed them like stubble.
EvolⲈ̀ⲃⲟⲗ hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ pi-epnevmaⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pekemvonⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲃⲟⲛ afohiⲁϥⲟ̀ϩⲓ eratfⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ pimoou:ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ:
And with the blast of Your nostrils the waters were gathered together,
avchisiⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nimoouⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ enousovt:ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧ:
the flood stood upright like a heap,
avchosⲁⲩϭⲱⲥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nigolⲛⲓϫⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ ethmeetiⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ emefiom.ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ.
and the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
++ AfgosⲀϥϫⲟⲥ gharⲅⲁⲣ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ pigaji:ⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ:
The enemy said, "I will pursue,
jeϫⲉ tinachojiϯⲛⲁϭⲟϫⲓ entataho:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ:
I will overtake,
entafoshⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲱϣ enhanshol:ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲗ:
I will divide the spoil,
enta-etsioⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧ̀ⲥⲓⲟ entapsishee:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ:
my desire shall be satisfied on them,
entakhotebⲛ̀ⲧⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ khenϧⲉⲛ taseefiⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tajigⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ershois.ⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ.
I will draw my sword, and my hand shall destroy them."
AkoworpⲀⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ empekepnevma:ⲙ̀Ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ:
You blew with Your wind,
afhovsouⲁϥϩⲟⲃⲥⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ efiom:ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ:
the sea covered them,
avomsⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ epeseetⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ enoutathⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲧϩ khenϧⲉⲛ hanmoouϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲟⲩ evosh.ⲉⲩⲟϣ.
they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
++ NimⲚⲓⲙ etoniⲉⲧⲟ̀ⲛⲓ emmokⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ khenϧⲉⲛ ninotiⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ Epshois.Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ.
Who is like You O Lord, among the gods.
NimⲚⲓⲙ etoniⲉⲧⲟ̀ⲛⲓ emmok:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ:
Who is like You,
eavti-oouⲉ̀ⲁⲩϯⲱ̀ⲟⲩ nakⲛⲁⲕ khenϧⲉⲛ nee-ethowabⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ entak:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕ:
glorified in his saints,
evereshfeeriⲉⲩⲉⲣϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ emmokⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ khenϧⲉⲛ o-oou:ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ:
amazing in glory,
ekiriⲉⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ enhaneshfeeri.ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
performing wonders.
AksoutenⲀⲕⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ tekouinamⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ afomkouⲁϥⲟⲙⲕⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ epkahi.ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ.
You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them.
AkchimoitⲀⲕϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ khagofϧⲁϫⲱϥ empeklaosⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ oumethmee:ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ:
You in Your mercy,
faiⲫⲁⲓ etaksotpf:ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ:
have led forth the people whom You have redeemed.
aktigomⲁⲕϯϫⲟⲙ nafⲛⲁϥ khenϧⲉⲛ teknomti:ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟⲙϯ:
You have guided them in Your strength,
evmaⲉⲩⲙⲁ enemtonⲛ̀ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ efowabⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ nak.ⲛⲁⲕ.
to Your holy habitation.
++ AvsotemⲀⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ hanethnosϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ avgont:ⲁⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ:
The people will hear and be afraid,
hannakhiϩⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ avchiⲁⲩϭⲓ ennee-etshopⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ khenϧⲉⲛ Nifilistim.Ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲗⲓⲥⲧⲓⲙ.
sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Palestine.
ToteⲦⲟⲧⲉ avieesⲁⲩⲓⲏⲥ emmoouⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ niheegemonⲛⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ethom:Ⲉ̀ⲇⲱⲙ:
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed,
niarkhonⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Nimo-aviteesⲚⲓⲙⲱⲁ̀ⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ ou-esterterⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ peⲡⲉ etafchitou.ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
the mighty men of Moab trembling, will take hold of them.
++ AvvolⲀⲩⲃⲱⲗ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ o-onⲟⲩⲟⲛ nivenⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ etshopⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ khenϧⲉⲛ Khana-an:Ⲭⲁⲛⲁⲁⲛ:
All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away,
afiⲁϥⲓ̀ e-ehreeⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ egoouⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ ou-esterterⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ nemⲛⲉⲙ ouhoti.ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ.
fear and dread will fall on them.
KhenϦⲉⲛ epashaiⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pekegfoiⲡⲉⲕϫ̀ⲫⲟⲓ maroweroni:ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱ̀ⲛⲓ:
By the greatness of Your arm, they will be as still as a stone,
shatefsiniϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ peklaosⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ Epshois:Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:
till Your people pass over O Lord,
shatefsiniϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ peklaos:ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ:
till Your people pass over,
faiⲫⲁⲓ etakegfof.ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕϫ̀ⲫⲟϥ.
whom You have purchased.
++ AnitouⲀ̀ⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ekhounⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ togouⲧⲟϫⲟⲩ hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ outoouⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tekekleeronomia:ⲧⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ:
You will bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance,
nemⲛⲉⲙ ekhounⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ epekma-enshopiⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ etsevtot:ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ:
in the place O Lord,
faiⲫⲁⲓ etakerhobⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ Epshois.Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ.
which You have made for Your own dwelling.
PekmaⲠⲉⲕⲙⲁ ethowabⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ fee-etavsevtotfⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nekjig:ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ:
Your sanctuary O Lord, which Your hands have established,
EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ekoiⲉⲕⲟⲓ enouroⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ shaϣⲁ enehⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ nemⲛⲉⲙ isjenⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ epenehⲡ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ eti.ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ.
the Lord shall reign forever and ever.
++ JeϪⲉ aviⲁⲩⲓ̀ ekhounⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ e-efiomⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ ni-ehthorⲛⲓϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Fara-o:Ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ̀:
For the horses of Pharaoh,
nemⲛⲉⲙ nefverechooutsⲛⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ nemⲛⲉⲙ nefchasi-ehtho.ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲥⲓϩ̀ⲑⲟ.
went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea.
AⲀ̀ EpshoisⲠ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ enⲉⲛ pimoouⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ efiomⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ e-ehreeⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ egoou:ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ:
And the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them,
nensheeriⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ theⲇⲉ empisraeelⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ navmoshiⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ petshowoouⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ khenϧⲉⲛ ethmeetiⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ emefiom.ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ.
but the children of Israel went on dry land, in the midst of the sea.
++ AschiⲀⲥϭⲓ theⲇⲉ nasⲛⲁⲥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ MariamⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ti-eprofeeteesϯⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ etsoniⲧ̀ⲥⲱⲛⲓ ena-aronⲛ̀Ⲁ̀ⲁ̀ⲣⲱⲛ empikemkemⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ khenϧⲉⲛ nesjig:ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ:
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand,
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ aviⲁⲩⲓ̀ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ samenheesⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲥ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nihiomiⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ khenϧⲉⲛ hankemkemϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ nemⲛⲉⲙ hanhos.ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲥ.
and all the women went out after her, with timbrels and with praises.
AserheetsⲀⲥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ theⲇⲉ khagoouϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ MariamⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ esgoⲉⲥϫⲱ emmos:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:
And Miriam answered them saying,
jeϫⲉ marenhosⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ e-epshois:ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:
"Let us sing to the Lord,
jeϫⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ o-oouⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ gharⲅⲁⲣ afchi-oou.ⲁϥϭⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ.
for He has triumphed gloriously".
++ Ou-ehthoⲞⲩϩ̀ⲑⲟ nemⲛⲉⲙ ouchasi-ehtho:ⲟⲩϭⲁⲥⲓϩ̀ⲑⲟ:
The horse and its rider He has
afervorouⲁϥⲉⲣⲃⲱⲣⲟⲩ e-efiom.ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ.
thrown into the sea.
JeϪⲉ marenhosⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ e-epshois:ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:
"Let us sing to the Lord,
jeϫⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ o-oouⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ gharⲅⲁⲣ afchi-oou.ⲁϥϭⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ.
for He has triumphed gloriously."
Recordings1
St. Anthony Monastery, California
- In the library
- The English Translation of St. Antony Monastery, CL, 3 of 27‹ The Hymn for the ResurrectionThe First Hoos Lobsh ›
- The text
- Added by minatasgeel on 21 Aug 2006; last edited by minatasgeel on 8 Oct 2026.