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Ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ
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PioikⲠⲓⲱⲓⲕ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ eponkh:ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ:
The Bread of life,
خبز الحياة
etafiⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ epeseet:ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ:
which came down
الذى نزل
nanⲛⲁⲛ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ etfe:ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ:
for us from heaven,
من السماء،
a-efnotiⲁⲫϯ emeponkhⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ empikosmos.ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
has given life to the world.
وهب الحياة للعالم.
EnthoⲚ̀ⲑⲟ hoiϩⲱⲓ Mari-a:Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀:
And you too,
وأنتِ أيضاُ
arefaiⲁ̀ⲣⲉϥⲁⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ teneji:ⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ:
O Mary,
يا مريم حملتِ فى
empimannaⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲘⲁⲛⲛⲁ ennoⲛ̀ⲛⲟ eeton:ⲏ̀ⲧⲟⲛ:
have born in your womb the rational Manna,
بطنك المن العقلى
etafiⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Efiot.Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ.
which came from the Father.
الذى أتى من الآب.
AremasfⲀ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲁⲥϥ achneⲁϭⲛⲉ tholeb:ⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ:
You have brought Him forth without blemish;
ولدته بغير دنس،
aftiⲁϥϯ nanⲛⲁⲛ empefsoma:ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ:
He gave us His body
وأعطانا جسده
nemⲛⲉⲙ pefesnofⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ettai-eeout:ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ:
and His precious blood,
ودمه الكريم
anonkhⲁⲛⲱⲛϧ shaϣⲁ eneh.ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ.
and we live forever.
فحيينا الى الأبـد.
SetoounouⲤⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ harok:ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ:
Around You stand
يقوم حولك الشاروبيم
enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nisherouvim:ⲛⲓⲬⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ:
the Cherubim,
والسارافيم
nemⲛⲉⲙ niserafim:ⲛⲓⲤⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ:
and the Seraphim,
ولا يستطيعون
se-eshnavⲥⲉϣ̀ⲛⲁⲩ erokⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ an.ⲁⲛ.
and they cannot look at You.
أن ينظروك.
TennavⲦⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ erokⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ emmee:ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
We behold You upon the Altar
ونحن ننظرك كل
hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ pima-enershooushi:ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ̀ⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ:
and we partake
يوم على المذبح،
tenchiⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ peksomaⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ nemⲛⲉⲙ pekⲡⲉⲕ esnofⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ettai-eeout.ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ.
of Your body and Your precious blood.
ونتناول من جسدك ودمك الكريم.
EthveⲈ̀ⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:
Therefore we
من أجل هذا نعظمك
emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksiosⲁ̀ⲝⲓⲱⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologi-a:ϩⲁⲛⲩ̀ⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ̀:
exalt you befittingly,
بإستحقاق بتماجيد
emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
with prophetic hymnology.
نبوية.
JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:
For they spoke of you with great honor,
لانهم تكلموا من أجلك بأعمال كريمة،
enhanⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛ ehveeouiϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtai-eeoutⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowabⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
O holy city of the great King.
أيتها المدينة المقدسة التى للملك العظيم.
TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
We entreat and pray
نسأل
ethrenshashniⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy
ونطلب أن نفوز برحمة،
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ni-epresi-i-a:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲩⲓⲁ̀:
through your intercessions
بشفاعاتك عند
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of mankind.
محب البشر.
HitenϨⲓⲧⲉⲛ ni-epresi-i-aⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲩⲓⲁ̀ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tithe-otokosϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ ethowabⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Mari-a:Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀:
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos Saint Mary,
بشفاعات والدة الاله القديسة مريم،
EpshoisⲠ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ari-ehmotⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ nanⲛⲁⲛ empikoⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲱ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nennovi.ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
O Lord, grant us the forgiveness of our sins.
يا رب أنعم لنا بغفران خطايانا.
HitenϨⲓⲧⲉⲛ ni-epresi-i-aⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲩⲓⲁ̀ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ni-arshee-angelosⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲣⲭⲏⲁ̀ⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ethowabⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ MikhaeelⲘⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ nenⲛⲉⲛ Ghabrieel:Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ:
Through the intercessions of the holy archangels Michael and Gabriel,
بشفاعات رئيسى الملائكة المقدسين ميخائيل وغبريال
EpshoisⲠ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ari-ehmotⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ nanⲛⲁⲛ empikoⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲱ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nennovi.ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
O Lord, grant us the forgiveness of our sins.
يا رب أنعم لنا بغفران خطايانا.

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