Sunday Theotokia - Fifth Part
EnthoⲚ̀ⲑⲟ teⲧⲉ tilikhnia:ϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ:
You are the lampstand,
ennoubⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ettouveeout:ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ:
made of pure gold,
etfaiⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ khaϧⲁ Pilampas:Ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ:
carrying,
ethmohⲉⲑⲙⲟϩ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
the ever-burning Lamp.
++ EteⲈ̀ⲧⲉ EfowoiniⲪ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ empikosmos:ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ:
That is the unapproachable,
piateshkhontⲡⲓⲁⲧϣ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ erof:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:
Light of the world,
pi-evolⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ Piowoini:Ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ:
that proceeds from,
enateshkhontⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ erof.ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ.
the unapproachable Light.
PinotiⲠⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ enta-efmee:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
The true God,
evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ OunotiⲞⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ enta-efmee:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
out of true God,
etafchisarksⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ enkheeti:ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ:
who was incarnate,
khenϧⲉⲛ oumetatshivti.ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲃϯ.
of you without change.
++ HitenϨⲓⲧⲉⲛ tefparousia:ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ:
By His coming,
aferowoiniⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ eron:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ:
He gave light to us,
khaϧⲁ nee-ethemsiⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ emkaki:ⲙ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ:
who were sitting in darkness,
nemⲛⲉⲙ etkheeiviⲧ̀ϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ emefmou.ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ.
and in the shadow of death.
AfsoutenⲀϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ nenchalavg:ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ:
And He guided our feet,
e-efmoitⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tihireenee:ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ:
in the path of peace,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ tikoinonia:ϯⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ:
through the communion,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nefmisteerionⲛⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ethowab.ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
of His holy sacraments.
++ EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ o-onⲟⲩⲟⲛ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
Wherefore everyone,
sechisiⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ emmo:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ:
magnifies you,
tashoisⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Tithe-otokos:Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ:
O my Lady the Mother of God,
ethowabⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
the ever-holy.
AnonⲀ̀ⲛⲟⲛ honϩⲱⲛ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
And we also pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.
++ IsosⲨ̀ⲥⲟⲥ nivenⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ etⲉⲧ khenϧⲉⲛ epchisi:ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ:
All the ranks on high,
empou-eshtenthonouⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲟⲩ ero:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ:
cannot resemble you,
oⲱ̀ tilikhniaϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ennoub:ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ:
O golden lampstand,
etfaiⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ khaϧⲁ PiowoiniⲠⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ emmee.ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ.
that carries the true Light.
TheeⲐⲏ menⲙⲉⲛ eteⲉ̀ⲧⲉ emmav:ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:
That was made of,
shavthamiosϣⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ ounoub:ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ:
pure and chosen gold,
efsotpⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ enkatharos:ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ:
and was placed,
shavkhasϣⲁⲩⲭⲁⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ ti-eskeenee.ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ.
in the tabernacle.
++ Se-erkeverniteesⲤⲉⲉⲣⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ eros:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ:
That was managed,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ hanjigϩⲁⲛϫⲓϫ enromi:ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ:
by the hands of men,
evtinehⲉⲩϯⲛⲉϩ ensaⲛ̀ⲥⲁ neslampas:ⲛⲉⲥⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ:
who brought oil for its lamps,
empi-ehoouⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ pi-egorh.ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϫⲱⲣϩ.
by day and by night.
Fee-etkeeⲪⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ khenϧⲉⲛ teneji:ⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ:
He who dwelt in your womb,
MariaⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁ Tiparthenos:Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ:
O Virgin Mary,
aferowoiniⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ eromiⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:
gives light to every man,
ethneeouⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ epikosmos.ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
who comes into the world.
++ EnthofⲚ̀ⲑⲟϥ gharⲅⲁⲣ peⲡⲉ Efree:Ⲫ̀ⲣⲏ:
For He whom you gave birth too,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tithike-osinee:ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲏ:
is the Sun of righteousness,
aremasfⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲁⲥϥ aftalchon:ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲛ:
and He has healed us,
evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ nennovi.ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
of all our sins.
EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:
Wherefore we,
emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksios:ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ:
magnify you befittingly,
khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologia:ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ:
with prophetic,
emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
hymnology.
++ JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:
For they spoke of you,
enhanehveeouiⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtaieeout:ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:
with great honor,
tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:
O holy city,
enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
of the great King.
TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
We entreat and pray,
ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy,
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:
through your intercessions,
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of Mankind.
Recordings1
St. Anthony Monastery, California
- In the library
- The English Translation of St. Antony Monastery, CL, 18 of 27‹ Sunday Theotokia - Fourth PartSunday Theotokia - Sixth Part ›
- The text
- Added by minatasgeel on 21 Aug 2006; last edited by minatasgeel on 8 Oct 2026.
