Doxology for St.Rebecca and her children
NiⲚⲓ pistosⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ emmartiros:ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ:
The Faithful Martyrs,
etavfaiⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ khaϧⲁ nithioghmos:ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ:
who endured persecution,
ethveⲉⲑⲃⲉ piranⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ empineebⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲏⲃ Pi-ekhristos:Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅:
for the name of Christ the Lord,
YerebekkaⲒⲉⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ nemⲛⲉⲙ nessheeri.ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
Rebekah and her children.
EnavshleelⲈⲛⲁⲩ̀ϣⲗⲏⲗ afowonhⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ noou:ⲛⲱⲟⲩ:
while they were praying,
evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ epangelosⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ emepshois:ⲙ̀Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅:
the Lord's angel appeared to them,
avounofⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ emmoouⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ etafⲉⲧⲁϥ hishennoufi:ϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ:
they rejoiced when he announced,
noouⲛⲱⲟⲩ khenϧⲉⲛ tmetmartiros.ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ.
to them their martyrdom.
AvtⲀⲩⲧ ennouhiparkhonta:ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ:
They gave their wealth to the poor,
enniheekiⲛ̀ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ avteeitouⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ emefmou:ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ:
they gave up themselves to death,
empouthotⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲑⲱⲧ entowowoshtⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ enenitholon:ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ:
and refused to worship the idols,
avhitouⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ epi-ekromⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ empoumoh.ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟϩ.
they threw them into fire but did not burn.
KhenϦⲉⲛ RakotⲢⲁⲕⲟⲧ avsepsopouⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲟⲩ khen:ϧⲉⲛ:
In Alexandria they tempted them,
epshoouⲡ̀ϣⲱⲟⲩ empithoⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲟ entoukaⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁ pounout:ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧ:
with the glory of the world to deny their God,
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ averathetinⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ennoujint:ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲧ:
they rejected their offerings,
avashouⲁⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ theⲇⲉ evoi-enravnahvi.ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲃⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ.
and were crucified heads down.
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- Added by coptic Antonios on 25 Sep 2011; last edited by coptic Antonios on 8 Oct 2026.