St. John the Short

Ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ

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AkshopiⲀⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ gharⲅⲁⲣ enoufosteer:ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ:

For you have become a star,

صرت كوكبا منيرا على

enreferowoiniⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ pikahi:ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ:

of light upon the earth,

الأرض أيها الطوباوى

oⲱ̀ pimakariosⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ethowab:ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅:

O blessed and holy one,

الطاهر سيدى

pashoisⲡⲁⲟ̅ⲥ̅ eniotⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ abbaⲁⲃⲃⲁ Yoannees.Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.

my master and father Abba John.

الآب أنبا يؤانس.

++ HosteϨⲱⲥⲧⲉ hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ pekthevi-o:ⲡⲉⲕⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ̀:

+ That through your humility,

حتى أنك من قبل تواضعك

nemⲛⲉⲙ pekviosⲡⲉⲕⲃⲓⲟⲥ enangelikon:ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ:

and angelic life,

وسيرتك الملائكية

akeshⲁⲕⲉϣ ShiheetϢⲓϩⲏⲧ teerfⲧⲏⲣϥ ensaⲛ̀ⲥⲁ pekteeb:ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲏⲃ:

you made Shiheet like the stars,

اعتبرت كل شيهات كنقطة

emefreetiⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ enouteltiliⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲧⲓⲗⲓ emmoou.ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

with your finger.

ماء فى أصبعك.

O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ akofiⲁⲕⲱ̀ϥⲓ empeksoma:ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ:

And you subdued your body,

وأقمت جسدك

khenϧⲉⲛ hanaskeesisϩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ evkhosi:ⲉⲩϧⲟⲥⲓ:

with many ascetic pains,

بنسك متعب

sha-entekshopiϣⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ enatkinthinos:ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ:

so that you may be blameless,

لتكون بغير شدة

khenϧⲉⲛ pi-ehoouⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ti-ekrisis.ϯⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ.

in the day of Judgment.

فى يوم الدينونة.

++ AkshopiⲀⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ enlimeenⲛ̀ⲗⲩⲙⲏⲛ enowougai:ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ:

+ You became a harbor of salvation,

صرت ميناء خلاص.

nirefmooutⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ aktounosou:ⲁⲕⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲟⲩ:

you have risen the dead,

أقمت الأموات.

nithemonⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ akhitouⲁⲕϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ evol:ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:

you have exorcised the demons,

وأخرجت الشياطين

nee-etshoniⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ aktalchoou.ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ.

and you have healed the sick.

وشفيت المرضى.

O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ onⲟⲛ akerepemepsha:ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲁ:

And also you were worthy,

أيضا استحققت

pashoisⲡⲁⲟ̅ⲥ̅ eniotⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ abbaⲁⲃⲃⲁ Yoannees:Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ:

O my master and father Abba John,

ياسيدى الآب أنبا

entekhemsiⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ ni-apostolos:ⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ:

to sit with the Apostles,

يؤانس أن تجلس مع الرسل

entektihapⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ entekgenea.ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.

and judge your generation.

وتدين جيلك.

++ TovhⲦⲱⲃϩ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ e-ehreeⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ eghon:ⲉ̀ⲅⲱⲛ:

+ Pray to the Lord on our behalf,

أطلب عنا ياسيدى

oⲱ̀ pashoisⲡⲁⲟ̅ⲥ̅ eniotⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ abbaⲁⲃⲃⲁ Yoannees:ⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲎⲥ:

O my master and father the hegumen,

الآب القمص أنبا

piheeghoumenosⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ enkolovos:ⲛ̀Ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ:

Abba John Colobos,

يؤانس القصير

entefⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥ kaⲭⲁ nennoviⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ nanⲛⲁⲛ evol.ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ.

that He may forgive us our sins.

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St. John the Short القديس يوحنا القصير Annual Doxologies1:49

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The text: Added by minatasgeel on 15 May 2007; last edited by minatasgeel on 8 Oct 2026.