The Gospel Response
Ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲓمرد الإنجيلOusiouⲞⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ afshaiⲁϥϣⲁⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ nimanshai:ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ:
A star appeared in the East,
نجم اشرق في المشارق،
animaghosⲁ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ moshiⲙⲟϣⲓ ensof:ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ:
and the wise men followed it,
المجوس تبعوه،
sha-entefenouϣⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩ eveethle-em:ⲉ̀Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ:
until it let them to Bethlehem,
حتي ادخلهم بيت لحم،
avowoshtⲁⲩⲟ̀ⲩⲱ̀ϣⲧ emepouroⲙ̀ⲡ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ enni-e-on.ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛ.
and they worshiped the King of ages.
وسجدوا لملك الدهور.
EpshoisⲠⲟ̅ⲥ̅ emepo-ouⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟ̀ⲩ avmotiⲁ̀ⲩⲙⲟϯ erofⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ eno-esheeriⲛ̀ⲟ̀Ϣ̀ⲏⲣⲓ ::
The Lord of glory was called a Son,
رب المجد دعى ولداً،
kataⲕⲁⲧⲁ epsajiⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ empeteⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉ YoanneesⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ navⲛⲁⲩ erof:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:
according to the words of John before he saw Him,
كقول يوحنا قبل أن يراه،
piloghosⲡⲓⲖⲟⲅⲟⲥ epi-e-onionⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲱ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲛ afchisarks:ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ:
the Eternal Word became flesh,
الكلمة الأزلى صار جسداً،
afiⲁ̀ϥⲓ enekhreeⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ enkheetenⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ennavⲉ̀ⲛⲛⲁⲩ erof.ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ.
and dwelt in us and we saw Him.
وحل فينا ورأيناه.
AlleelouiaⲀⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ alleelouiaⲁ̅ⲗ̅ alleelouiaⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ alleelouia:ⲁ̅ⲗ̅:
Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia,
هلليلويا هلليلويا، هلليلويا هلليلويا،
IeesousⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Pi-ekhristosⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ epsheeriⲡ̀Ϣⲏⲣⲓ emefnoti:ⲙ̀Ⲫϯ:
Jesus Christ the Son of God,
يسوع المسيح ابن الله،
fee-etavmasfⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ khenϧⲉⲛ Veethle-em.Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ.
was born in Bethlehem.
ولد في بيت لحم.
FaiⲪⲁⲓ ereⲉ̀ⲣⲉ pi-o-ouⲡⲓⲱ̀ⲟ̀ⲩ ereprepinaf:ⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁϥ:
This is He who is worthy of glory,
هذا الذي ينبغي له المجد
nemⲛⲉⲙ PefiotⲠⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ enaghathos:ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ:
with His good Father,
مع أبيه الصالح
nemⲛⲉⲙ pi-epnevmaⲡⲓⲠ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ethowab:ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅:
and the Holy Spirit,
والروح القدس من الأن
isjenⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ tinouϯⲛⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ shaϣⲁ eneh.ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ.
both now and forever.
وألي الأبد.
JeϪⲉ efesmarooutϥ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ enjeⲛ̀ϫⲉ EfiotⲪ̀ⲓⲱⲧ nemⲛⲉⲙ epsheeri:ⲡ̀Ϣⲏⲣⲓ:
Blessed be the Father and the Son,
مبارك الآب والابن،
nemⲛⲉⲙ pi-epnevmaⲡⲓⲠ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ethowab:ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅:
and the Holy Spirit,
والروح القدس،
ti-etriasϯⲦ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ etjeekⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ evol:ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:
the perfect Trinity,
الثالوث الكامل،
tenowoshtⲧⲉⲛⲟ̀ⲩⲱ̀ϣⲧ emmosⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ tenti-o-ouⲧⲉⲛϯⲱ̀ⲟ̀ⲩ nas.ⲛⲁⲥ.
we worship Him and glorify Him.
نسجد له ونمجده.
Recordings4
Cantor Farag Abdelmessih
Higher Institute of Coptic Studies (HICS)
Ibrahim Ayad
- In the library
- Liturgy, 16 of 26‹ The GospelThe Gospel Response - Arabic (Rabo) ›
- The text
- Added by marys on 4 Oct 2003; last edited by mikesl on 8 Oct 2026.
