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Psali for the Three Saintly Children

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AripsalinⲀ̀ⲣⲓⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ efee-etavashf:ⲉ̀ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲁϣϥ:
O sing unto Him who was crucified,
e-ehreeⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ egonⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ avkosf:ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥϥ:
buried and resurrected for us,
aftonfⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ afkorfⲁϥⲕⲱⲣϥ emefmouⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ aftishoshf:ⲁϥϯϣⲟϣϥ:
who trampled and abolished death,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
VoshⲂⲱϣ empiromiⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ empaleos:ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲉⲟⲥ:
Take off the old man,
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ golhϫⲱⲗϩ empiveriⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓ evekleos:ⲉⲩⲕ̀ⲗⲉⲟⲥ:
and put on the new and superior one,
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ ekhontⲉ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ emegha-eleos:ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲅⲁⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲟⲥ:
come closer to the greatness of mercy,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ GenosⲄⲉⲛⲟⲥ enni-ekhristianos:ⲛ̀Ⲛⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ:
All you Christian people,
ni-epresviterosⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ keⲕⲉ thiakonos:ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ:
the priests and the deacons,
ma-oouⲙⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ jeϫⲉ ouhikanos:ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ:
glorify the Lord for He is worthy,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ ThevteⲆⲉⲩⲧⲉ haronϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ oⲱ̀ pishomtⲡⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ enalou:ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ:
Come to us O three children,
etaⲉ̀ⲧⲁ Pi-ekhristosⲠⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ PennotiⲠⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ olou:ⲟ̀ⲗⲟⲩ:
whom Christ our God has lifted,
afnahmouⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ haϩⲁ Pithiavolou:Ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ:
and from the Devil has delivered,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ PeknotiⲠⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ Masias:Ⲙⲁⲥⲓⲁⲥ:
For the sake of your God the Messiah,
EfreftiⲪ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ enevergesias:ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲅⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ:
the Giver of all good things,
amouⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ sharonϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ Ananias:Ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ:
come unto us O Hananiah,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
ZeeloteⲌⲏⲗⲱⲧⲉ Azarias:Ⲁ̀ⲍⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ:
O Azariah the zealot,
esperasⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲁⲥ keⲕⲉ epro-iⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲓ̀ keⲕⲉ meseemⲙⲉⲥⲏⲙ evrias:ⲃ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ:
evening and morning and at noon,
ma-oouⲙⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ enetgomⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ enti-etrias:ⲛ̀Ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ:
glorify the power of the trinity,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ EeppeⲎⲡⲡⲉ gharⲅⲁⲣ isⲓⲥ Emmanoweel:Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ:
Behold Emmanuel,
hiϩⲓ tenmeetiⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ oⲱ̀ Misaeel:Ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ:
is now in our midst O Mishael,
laliⲗⲁⲗⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ ou-esmeeⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ entheleel:ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ:
proclaim with the voice of joy,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ ThooutiⲐⲱⲟⲩϯ tinouϯⲛⲟⲩ kataⲕⲁⲧⲁ shinⲭⲓⲛ teerou:ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:
Gather now and persevere,
sajiⲥⲁϫⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ ni-epresviterou:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩ:
and proclaim with the priests,
esmouⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ nefehveeouiⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ teerou:ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:
bless the Lord all his works,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
IsⲒⲥ nifeeouiⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ sesajiⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ emepoou:ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ:
The heavens declare the glory,
emefnotiⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ shaϣⲁ ekhounⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ emfoou:ⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:
of God until this day,
oⲱ̀ niangelosⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ etafegfoou:ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫ̀ⲫⲱⲟⲩ:
O you angels whom He has made,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
KeⲔⲉ ninⲛⲩⲛ thinamisⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ touⲧⲟⲩ Kiriou:Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲩ:
Now all you powers of the Lord,
esmouⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ epefranⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ touⲧⲟⲩ timiou:ⲧⲓⲙⲓⲟⲩ:
bless His honored name,
pireeⲡⲓⲣⲏ nemⲛⲉⲙ piohⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ nemⲛⲉⲙ nisiou:ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ:
O sun and moon and all the stars,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ LoiponⲖⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ nimou-enhoouⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ nioti:ⲛⲓⲓⲱϯ:
And also O you rain and dew,
evfeemisaⲉⲩⲫⲏⲙⲓⲥⲁ teⲧⲉ Penrefsoti:Ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϯ:
sing praises unto our Savior,
jeϫⲉ enthofⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ peⲡⲉ EfnotiⲪ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nenioti:ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ:
for He is God of our fathers,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ Ma-oouⲘⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ oⲱ̀ nicheepiⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ evma:ⲉⲩⲙⲁ:
Glorify the Lord O clouds and winds,
nitheeouⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ ninifiⲛⲓⲛⲓϥⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ ni-epnevma:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ:
together with the souls and the spirits,
pigafⲡⲓϫⲁϥ nemⲛⲉⲙ pi-ekromⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ nemⲛⲉⲙ pikavma:ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ:
O you cold and fire and heat,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
NiktesⲚⲩⲕⲧⲉⲥ keⲕⲉ eemereroⲏ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱ pe:ⲡⲉ:
You also nights and days,
fosⲫⲱⲥ keⲕⲉ eskotosⲥ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲥ keⲕⲉ asetrape:ⲁⲥⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉ:
light and darkness and lightning,
jeϫⲉ thoksaⲇⲟⲝⲁ siⲥⲓ Filanethrope:Ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲣⲱⲡⲉ:
glorify the Lover of Mankind,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
KsilaⲜⲩⲗⲁ keⲕⲉ pantaⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ taⲧⲁ fi-omena:ⲫⲩⲟ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲁ:
You trees and all that springs on the earth,
enⲉⲛ teeⲧⲏ geeⲅⲏ keⲕⲉ pantaⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ taⲧⲁ kinoumena:ⲕⲓⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲁ:
and all that moves in the waters,
hiϩⲓ nimoouⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ nitoouⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ ethrimona:ⲇ̀ⲣⲩⲙⲟⲛⲁ:
mountains and the forests,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ onⲟⲛ esmouⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ enatkaroou:ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
Praise without ceasing,
e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ EpouroⲠ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ niouroou:ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
the Lord the King of the kings,
ni-amaiouⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ niaroou:ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
O you rivers and seas,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ PaireetiⲠⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ anonⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ tennavⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ eroou:ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
And we also seeing them,
marengosⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ nemⲛⲉⲙ naiⲛⲁⲓ onⲱⲛ teerou:ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:
let us say with all these things,
esmouⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ nihalatiⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ teerou:ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:
bless the Lord all you birds,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
RoⲢⲱ ennipakhneeⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲭⲛⲏ nemⲛⲉⲙ nishion:ⲛⲓⲭⲓⲱⲛ:
O snow and ice,
keⲕⲉ ekteenonⲕ̀ⲧⲏⲛⲱⲛ nemⲛⲉⲙ nitheerion:ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ:
cattle and wild beasts,
esmouⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ tonⲧⲱⲛ kirion:ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲱⲛ:
bless the Lord of lords,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
EsmouⲤ̀ⲙⲟⲩ e-epshoisⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ kataⲕⲁⲧⲁ eftomi:ⲫ̀ⲧⲱⲙⲓ:
Bless the Lord as befits Him,
erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ keⲕⲉ ouⲟⲩ meeⲙⲏ paranomi:ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ:
and not like the disobedient,
oⲱ̀ nisheeriⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ niromi:ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ:
all you sons of men,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ TimeeⲦⲓⲙⲏ keⲕⲉ thoksaⲇⲟⲝⲁ oⲱ̀ Pisraeel:Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ:
O Israel offer before Him,
iniⲓ̀ⲛⲓ nahrafⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ khenϧⲉⲛ ou-esmeeⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ entheleel:ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ:
honor and glory in a joyful voice,
nioweebⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Emmanoweel:Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ:
all you priests of Emmanuel,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ IpeeretonⲨ̀ⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲱⲛ emefnotiⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ emmee:ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
You servants of the true God,
nemⲛⲉⲙ nipsisheeⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ni-ethmee:ⲛⲓⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
the souls of the righteous,
nee-etthevieeoutⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ enrefmei:ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ:
and the humble and the charitable,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
EfnotiⲪ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ PanotiⲠⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ egho:ⲉ̀ⲅⲱ:
God my God is the One,
PetenrefsotiⲠⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϯ ekⲉⲕ tonⲧⲟⲛ agho:ⲁ̀ⲅⲱ:
who saved you from danger,
SedrakⲤⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕ MisakⲘⲓⲥⲁⲕ Abdenagho:Ⲁⲃⲇⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱ:
O Sedrach Misach and Abednago,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
KolemⲬⲱⲗⲉⲙ khenϧⲉⲛ ounishtiⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ eneshrois:ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲣⲱⲓⲥ:
Hurry with great haste,
oⲱ̀ nee-etersevesteⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ emepshois:ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:
O you righteous of the Lord,
nemⲛⲉⲙ nifisisⲛⲓⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ etafais:ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ:
and all the creatures He has made,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ PsikhosⲮⲩⲭⲟⲥ keⲕⲉ anapavsis:ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ:
Coolness and repose without ceasing,
moiⲙⲟⲓ nanⲛⲁⲛ teerenⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ khorisⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ethravsis:ⲑ̀ⲣⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ:
grant unto all of us,
ethrengoⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ khenϧⲉⲛ o-apolavsis:ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ:
that we may joyfully proclaim,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.
++ OsavtosⲰ̀ⲥⲁⲩⲧⲱⲥ pekvokⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ pi-eptokhos:ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲭⲟⲥ:
And also Your poor servant Sarkis,
SarkisⲤⲁⲣⲕⲓⲥ aritfⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲧϥ efoiⲉϥⲟⲓ enenokhos:ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ:
make him without condemnation,
esajiⲉ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ naiⲛⲁⲓ hosϩⲱⲥ metokhos:ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ:
that he may join all those and say,
hosϩⲱⲥ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ arihowoⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ chasf.ϭⲁⲥϥ.
praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Recordings1

St. Anthony Monastery, California

  1. Third Hoos Lobsh (O Sing untoEnglish Midnight Praises - 110:22
In the library
The English Translation of St. Antony Monastery, CL, 8 of 27
The text
Added by minatasgeel on 21 Aug 2006; last edited by minatasgeel on 8 Oct 2026.