Exposition of the Fourth Week
Ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉⲙⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗطرح للإسبوع الرابعAⲀ piseeouⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ themohⲇⲉⲙⲟϩ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ElisabetⲈ̀ⲗⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ ethremisi:ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲙⲓⲥⲓ:
Now Elizabeth's full time came
فلما تم زمان أليصابات لتلد
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ asmisiⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ nousheeri:ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ:
for her to be delivered,
فولدت أبنا.
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ avsotemⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nee-eteⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲉ emepkoti.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲱϯ.
and she brought forth a son.
وسمع جيرانها
EmpeseeⲘ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ nessingenees:ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ:
When her neighbors
وأقرباؤها أن
jeϫⲉ EpshoisⲠⲟ̅ⲥ̅ erⲉ̀ⲣ pefnaiⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ enounishtiⲛ̀ⲟ̀ⲩⲛⲓϣϯ nemas:ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ:
and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her,
الرب قد عظم رحمته لها
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ navrashiⲛⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ nemasⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ pe.ⲡⲉ.
they rejoiced with her.
ففرحوا معها.
AsshopiⲀⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ theⲇⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ pi-eho-ouⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟ̀ⲩ emmaheshmeenⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩϣ̀ⲙⲏⲛ (eshmeen):(ⲏ̅):
So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child;
فلما كان في اليوم الثامن جاءوا ليختنوا الصبي
aviⲁⲩⲓ jeϫⲉ entousouveⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ pi-alouⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ navmoutiⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ peⲡⲉ e-efranⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ empefiotⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ Zakharias.Ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ.
and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.
وسموه باسم أبيه زكريا.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ aserowoⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ̀ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ tefmavⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ pegasⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ jeϫⲉ emmon:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ:
His mother answered and said,
فأجابت أمه
allaⲁⲗⲗⲁ moutiⲙⲟⲩϯ epefranⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ jeϫⲉ Yoannees.Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
"No;
وقالت لا بل يسمى يوحنا.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ pego-ouⲡⲉϫⲱⲟ̀ⲩ nasⲛⲁⲥ jeϫⲉ emmonⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ehliϩ̀ⲗⲓ evolkhenⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ tesingeniaⲧⲉⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ evmoutiⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ khenϧⲉⲛ pairan.ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ.
he shall be called John." But they said to her,
فقالوا لها ليس أحد في جنسك تسمى بهذا الاسم.
AvchoremⲀⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ the-epefiotⲇⲉⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ jeϫⲉ akowoshⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱ̀ϣ emoutiⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ jeϫⲉ nim.ⲛⲓⲙ.
"There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." So they made signs to his father--what he would have him called.
ثم اومأوا إلى أبيه ماذا تريد أن يسمى.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ etaferetinⲉⲧⲁϥⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ enoupinagisⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲛⲁⲅⲓⲥ afeskhaiⲁϥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ hiotsϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ efgoⲉϥϫⲱ emmosⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ jeϫⲉ YoanneesⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ peⲡⲉ pefran:ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ:
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying,
فطلب لوحا وكتب قائلا اسمه يوحنا
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ navereshfeeriⲛⲁⲩⲉ̀ⲣϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ pe.ⲡⲉ.
"His name is John." So they all marveled.
فتعجب الجميع.
AⲀ̀ rofⲣⲱϥ theⲇⲉ o-onⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲛ entihotiⲛ̀ϯϩⲟϯ khenϧⲉⲛ ouhotinemⲟⲩϩⲟϯⲛⲉⲙ peflas:ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ:
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed,
وفى الحال انفتح فاه
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ nafsajiⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ peⲡⲉ efesemouⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙ̀ⲟⲩ e-efnoti.ⲉ̀Ⲫϯ.
and he spoke, praising God.
ولسانه تكلم وبارك الله.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ asshopiⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ ouhotiⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ejenⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ o-onⲟⲩⲟ̀ⲛ nivenⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ etshopⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ empoukoti:ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ:
Then fear came on all who dwelt around them;
فوقع خوف على كل جيرانهم
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ navsajiⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ennaisajiⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ hiϩⲓ pianto-ouⲡⲓⲓⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟ̀ⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ti-ioude-a.ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉⲁ̀.
and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
وتحدث بهذه الأمور جميعها في كل جبال اليهودية.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ navmokmekⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ teerouⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ peⲡⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ pouheetⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ nee-etavsotemⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ evgoⲉⲩϫⲱ emmosⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ jeϫⲉ ouⲟⲩ haraϩⲁⲣⲁ pethnashopiⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ empaialou:ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ:
And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying,
وفكر جميع السامعين في قلوبهم قائلين. أترى ماذا يكون هذا الصبي.
keⲕⲉ gharⲅⲁⲣ nareⲛⲁⲣⲉ etjigⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ keeⲭⲏ nemafⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ pe.ⲡⲉ.
"What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.
وكانت يد الرب معه.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ ZakhariasⲌⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ pefiotⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ afmohⲁϥⲙⲟϩ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ou-epnevmaⲟⲩⲠ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ efowabⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ afereprofeetevinⲁϥⲉ̀ⲣⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ efgoⲉϥϫⲱ emmos.ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.
Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
وامتلأ زكريا أبوه من الروح القدس وتنبأ قائلا:
JeϪⲉ efesmarooutϥ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ EpshoisⲠⲟ̅ⲥ̅ EfnotiⲪϯ empisareelⲙ̀ⲡⲒⲥⲁⲣⲏ̀ⲗ jeϫⲉ afjemepshiniⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲓⲛⲓ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ afiriⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ enousotiⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲱϯ empeflaos.ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people,
مبارك الرب اله إسرائيل لأنه افتقد وصنع فداء لشعبه.
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ aftounosⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ outapⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡ ennohemⲛ̀ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ nanⲛⲁⲛ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ epeeⲡ̀ⲏⲓ endavidⲛ̀Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ pefalou.ⲡⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ.
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
وأقام لنا قرن خلاص من بيت داود فتاة.
KataⲔⲁⲧⲁ efreetiⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ etafsajiⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ro-ouⲣⲱⲟ̀ⲩ enefeprofeeteesⲛ̀ⲉϥⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ethowabⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ isjenⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ epeneh.ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ.
as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,
كما تكلم بأفواه أنبيائه القديسين الذين هم منذ الدهر.
OunohemⲞⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ nengajiⲛⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ nenjigⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ enowonⲛ̀ⲟ̀ⲩⲟ̀ⲛ nivenⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ethmostiⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ emmon.ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ.
that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
خلاص من أعدائنا ومن أيدي جميع مبغضينا.
E-iriⲈ̀ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ enounaiⲛ̀ⲟ̀ⲩⲛⲁⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ neniotiⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ e-erfmeviⲉ̀ⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ entefthiatheekeeⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ethowab.ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅.
to perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
ليصنع رحمة مع آبائنا ويذكر عهده المقدس.
Pi-anashⲠⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲁϣ eⲉ̀ taforkⲧⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ emmofⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ enabra-amⲛ̀Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ peniotⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ e-epjinteeisⲉⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ nan.ⲛⲁⲛ.
the oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
القسم الذي اقسم به لإبراهيم أبينا أن يعطينا.
EnaterhotiⲚ̀ⲁ̀ⲧⲉ̀ⲣϩⲟϯ e-annohemⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ nenjigⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nengajiⲛⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲓ eshemshiⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ emmof.ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ.
To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
إننا بلا خوف منفذين من أيدي أعدائنا نخدمه ببر
KhenϦⲉⲛ outouvoⲟ̀ⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ nemⲛⲉⲙ oumethmeeⲟ̀ⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ empefemthoⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ enneneho-ouⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟ̀ⲩ teerou.ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
might serve Him without fear,
وعدل
O-wohⲞⲩⲟϩ enthokⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ theⲇⲉ pi-alouⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ evemoutiⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ erokⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ jeϫⲉ pi-eprofeeteesⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ fee-etchosi:ⲫⲏⲈ̀ⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ:
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life and you,
وقداسة جميع أيام حياتنا.
ekna-ershorpⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲉ̀ⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ gharⲅⲁⲣ emmoshiⲙ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ empe-emthoⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ emepshoisⲙ̀Ⲡⲟ̅ⲥ̅ esevteⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ nefmoit.ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;
وأنت أيها الصبي العلى تدعى لأنك تتقدم أمام
Eti-enowemiⲈ̀ϯⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ efnohemⲫ̀ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ empeflaosⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ oukoⲟⲩⲭⲱ evolⲉⲃⲟⲗ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nounovi.ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
وجه الرب لتعد طرقه.
EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ nimetshenheetⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ efnaiⲫ̀ⲛⲁⲓ empennotiⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲚⲟⲩϯ khenϧⲉⲛ naiⲛⲁⲓ etefnashiniⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ eronⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ enkheetou:ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ:
to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God,
لتعطى شعبه معرفة الخلاص بمغفرة خطاياهم.
jeϫⲉ o-anatoleeⲟ̀ⲩⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲏ evolkhenⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ epchisi.ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ.
with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
من اجل تحنن رحمته إلهنا التي بها افتقدنا المشرق من العلاء ليضيء على الجالسين في الظلمة
E-erowoiniⲈ̀ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ̀ⲩⲱ̀ⲓⲛⲓ ennee-ethemsiⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ epkakiⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ nemⲛⲉⲙ etkheeiviⲧ̀ϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ emefmouⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ e-epjinsoutenⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ nenchalavgⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ e-efmoitⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tihireenee.ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
وظلال الموت لتقسيم أقدامنا في طريق السلام.
Pi-alouⲠⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ theⲇⲉ nafai-aiⲛⲁϥⲁⲓⲁ̀ⲓ o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ nafamahiⲛⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ peⲡⲉ khenϧⲉⲛ pi-epnevma:ⲡⲓⲠ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ:
So the child grew and became strong in spirit,
أما الصبي فكان ينمو ويتقوى بالروح.
o-wohⲟⲩⲟϩ nafkeeⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ peⲡⲉ hiϩⲓ nishafevⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ shaϣⲁ pi-eho-ouⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟ̀ⲩ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pefowonhⲡⲉϥⲟ̀ⲩⲱ̀ⲛϩ evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ shaϣⲁ pisra-eel.ⲡⲒⲥⲣⲁⲏ̀ⲗ.
and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. (Luke 1:75-80)
وكان في البراري إلى يوم ظهوره لإسرائيل. (لوقا 1 : 57 - 80)
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- Added by minatasgeel on 22 Dec 2005; last edited by minatasgeel on 8 Oct 2026.