Sunday Theotokia - Fifth Part

Listen and readSt. Anthony Monastery, California · English Midnight Praises - 23:32

EnthoⲚ̀ⲑⲟ teⲧⲉ tilikhnia:ϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ:

You are the lampstand,

ennoubⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ettouveeout:ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ:

made of pure gold,

etfaiⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ khaϧⲁ Pilampas:Ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ:

carrying,

ethmohⲉⲑⲙⲟϩ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

the ever-burning Lamp.

++ EteⲈ̀ⲧⲉ EfowoiniⲪ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ empikosmos:ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ:

That is the unapproachable,

piateshkhontⲡⲓⲁⲧϣ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ erof:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:

Light of the world,

pi-evolⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ Piowoini:Ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ:

that proceeds from,

enateshkhontⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ erof.ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ.

the unapproachable Light.

PinotiⲠⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ enta-efmee:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:

The true God,

evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ OunotiⲞⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ enta-efmee:ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:

out of true God,

etafchisarksⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ enkheeti:ⲛ̀ϧⲏϯ:

who was incarnate,

khenϧⲉⲛ oumetatshivti.ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲃϯ.

of you without change.

++ HitenϨⲓⲧⲉⲛ tefparousia:ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ:

By His coming,

aferowoiniⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ eron:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ:

He gave light to us,

khaϧⲁ nee-ethemsiⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ khenϧⲉⲛ emkaki:ⲙ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ:

who were sitting in darkness,

nemⲛⲉⲙ etkheeiviⲧ̀ϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ emefmou.ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ.

and in the shadow of death.

AfsoutenⲀϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ nenchalavg:ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ:

And He guided our feet,

e-efmoitⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tihireenee:ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ:

in the path of peace,

hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ tikoinonia:ϯⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ:

through the communion,

enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ nefmisteerionⲛⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ethowab.ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

of His holy sacraments.

++ EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ o-onⲟⲩⲟⲛ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:

Wherefore everyone,

sechisiⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ emmo:ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ:

magnifies you,

tashoisⲧⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ Tithe-otokos:Ϯⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ:

O my Lady the Mother of God,

ethowabⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ enseeouⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ niven.ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

the ever-holy.

AnonⲀ̀ⲛⲟⲛ honϩⲱⲛ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:

And we also pray,

ethrenshashniⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲛⲓ evnai:ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ:

that we may win mercy,

hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ne-epresvia:ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ:

through your intercessions,

entotfⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ empimairomi.ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

with the Lover of Mankind.

++ IsosⲨ̀ⲥⲟⲥ nivenⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ etⲉⲧ khenϧⲉⲛ epchisi:ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ:

All the ranks on high,

empou-eshtenthonouⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲟⲩ ero:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ:

cannot resemble you,

oⲱ̀ tilikhniaϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ennoub:ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ:

O golden lampstand,

etfaiⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ khaϧⲁ PiowoiniⲠⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ emmee.ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ.

that carries the true Light.

TheeⲐⲏ menⲙⲉⲛ eteⲉ̀ⲧⲉ emmav:ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:

That was made of,

shavthamiosϣⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ ounoub:ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ:

pure and chosen gold,

efsotpⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ enkatharos:ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ:

and was placed,

shavkhasϣⲁⲩⲭⲁⲥ khenϧⲉⲛ ti-eskeenee.ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ.

in the tabernacle.

++ Se-erkeverniteesⲤⲉⲉⲣⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ eros:ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ:

That was managed,

hitenϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ hanjigϩⲁⲛϫⲓϫ enromi:ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ:

by the hands of men,

evtinehⲉⲩϯⲛⲉϩ ensaⲛ̀ⲥⲁ neslampas:ⲛⲉⲥⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ:

who brought oil for its lamps,

empi-ehoouⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ nemⲛⲉⲙ pi-egorh.ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϫⲱⲣϩ.

by day and by night.

Fee-etkeeⲪⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ khenϧⲉⲛ teneji:ⲧⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ:

He who dwelt in your womb,

MariaⲘⲁⲣⲓⲁ Tiparthenos:Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ:

O Virgin Mary,

aferowoiniⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ eromiⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ niven:ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:

gives light to every man,

ethneeouⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ epikosmos.ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.

who comes into the world.

++ EnthofⲚ̀ⲑⲟϥ gharⲅⲁⲣ peⲡⲉ Efree:Ⲫ̀ⲣⲏ:

For He whom you gave birth too,

enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ tithike-osinee:ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲏ:

is the Sun of righteousness,

aremasfⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲁⲥϥ aftalchon:ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲛ:

and He has healed us,

evolⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ khenϧⲉⲛ nennovi.ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

of all our sins.

EthveⲈⲑⲃⲉ faiⲫⲁⲓ tenchisi:ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ:

Wherefore we,

emmoⲙ̀ⲙⲟ aksios:ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲥ:

magnify you befittingly,

khenϧⲉⲛ hanimnologia:ϩⲁⲛⲩⲙⲛⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ:

with prophetic,

emeprofeetikon.ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.

hymnology.

++ JeϪⲉ avsajiⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ethveeti:ⲉⲑⲃⲏϯ:

For they spoke of you,

enhanehveeouiⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ evtaieeout:ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:

with great honor,

tivakiϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ethowab:ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:

O holy city,

enteⲛ̀ⲧⲉ pinishtiⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ enouro.ⲛ̀Ⲟⲩⲣⲟ.

of the great King.

TentihoⲦⲉⲛϯϩⲟ tentovh:ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ:

We entreat and pray,