The Bread of Life - Pi-oik
Ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧPioikⲠⲓⲱⲓⲕ 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-efnoutiⲁⲫϯ emeponkhⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ empikosmos.ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
has given life to the world.
وهب الحياة للعالم.
EnthoⲚ̀ⲑⲟ hoiϩⲱⲓ Mari-a:Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀:
And you too, O Mary,
وأنتِ أيضاُ يا مريم
arefaiⲁ̀ⲣⲉϥⲁⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ teneji:ⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ:
have born in your womb
حملتِ فى بطنك
empimannaⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲘⲁⲛⲛⲁ ennoⲛ̀ⲛⲟ eeton:ⲏ̀ⲧⲟⲛ:
the rational Manna,
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
enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nisherouvim:ⲛⲓⲬⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ:
the Cherubim,
الشاروبيم
nemⲛⲉⲙ niserafim:ⲛⲓⲤⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ:
and the Seraphim,
والسارافيم
se-eshnavⲥⲉϣ̀ⲛⲁⲩ erokⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ an.ⲁⲛ.
and they cannot look at You.
ولا يستطيعون أن ينظروك.
TennavⲦⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ erokⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ emmee:ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:
We behold You
ونحن ننظرك كل يوم
hijenϩⲓϫⲉⲛ pima-enershooushi:ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ̀ⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ:
upon the Altar
على المذبح،
tenchiⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ peksomaⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ nemⲛⲉⲙ pekⲡⲉⲕ esnofⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ettai-eeout.ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ.
and we partake of Your body and Your precious blood.
ونتناول من جسدك ودمك الكريم.
EthveⲈ̀ⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:
Therefore we exalt
من أجل هذا نعظمك
emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksiosⲁ̀ⲝⲓⲱⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologi-a:ϩⲁⲛⲩ̀ⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ̀:
you befittingly, with
بإستحقاق بتماجيد
emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
prophetic hymnology.
نبوية.
JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:
For they spoke of you
لانهم تكلموا من أجلك
enhanⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛ ehveeouiϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtai-eeoutⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowabⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
with great honor, O holy city of the great King.
بأعمال كريمة، أيتها المدينة المقدسة التى للملك العظيم.
TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:
We entreat and pray
نسأل ونطلب
ethrenshashniⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:
that we may win mercy
أن نفوز برحمة،
hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ni-epresi-i-a:ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲩⲓⲁ̀:
through your intercessions
بشفاعاتك
entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
with the Lover of mankind.
عند محب البشر.
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Recordings3
Cantor Farag Abdelmessih
Cantor Gad Lewis
Cantor Ibrahim Ayad
- In the library
- Communion Hymns, Melodies & Songs, 3 of 11‹ Blessed beJe Efis-maroot ›
- The text
- Added by shnoods on 17 Apr 2005; last edited by minatasgeel on 5 Oct 2026.
- The recording
- Higher Institute of Coptic Studies, Liturgy of St. Basil in Coptic.