Turuhat of Kiahk, Bulletin de la Société d'archéologie Copte 2012

TURÛHÂT OF KÎAHK

BY

YOUHANNA NESSIM YOUSSEF

Introduction

The Coptic Church has a special rite for the month of Kîahk, es-pecially in the Psalmodia.1 The readings for the Sundays of the month of Kîahk are taken from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There is even a special lectionary for this month.2

This rite was published several times;3 the first was published by Tukhi in 1764.4 He did not adhere to the original manuscript and made some changes according to the Catholic faith. Tukhi did not publish the Turûhât. In the years 1911-1922 CLAUDIUS LABIB5 published the first Coptic Orthodox edition of this book.6 He pub-lished the first Tarh in Coptic and Arabic and the second Tarh in Arabic only. The text is slightly different from the text of the manuscript.

O.H.E. BURMESTER7 while studying the Turûrât, referred to the edition of the Psalmodia and provided the incipit.8

1 U. ZANETTI, “Bohairic Liturgical Manuscript”, Orientalia Christiana Periodica

61 (1995) 65-94; H. MALAK, "Les Livres liturgiques de l'église copte", Mélanges

Eugène Tisserant, vol. 3. Studi e Testi 233 (Vatican City 1964) pp. 1-35. 2 U. ZANETTI, Les lectionaires Coptes Annuels Basse- Égypte, Publications de

l’Institut Orientalisme de Louvain 33, Louvain-La Neuve : Institut Orientaliste 1985, p. 272-276.

3 For the different editions cf M. BROGI, La santa Salmodia. Annuale della Chiesa Copta, Studia Orientalia Christiana Aegyptiaca (Cairo 1962) p. 1-8; H. QUECKE, Un-tersuchungen zum Koptischen Stundengebet, Publication de l’Institut Orientaliste de Louvain 3 (Louvain 1970) p. 348-445.

4 RUSHDI AL-TUKHI, “Rufa’il al-Tukhi” Coptic Encyclopaedia IV, A.S. ATIYA (ed.) vol. VII, New-York: McMillan 1991, p. 2067-2068.

5 For this author cf. MUNIR BASTA, “Iqladiyus Labib 1873-1918)” Coptic Ency-clopedia IV, A.S. ATIYA (ed.) vol. IV, New-York: McMillan 1991, p. 1302.

6 C. LABIB, Kitab al-Absalmodia al-Kiyahkiah (The book of the Psalmodia of Kihak), (Cairo 1911-1922).

7O.H.E BURMESTER “Tûrûhat of the Coptic Church," Orientalia Christiana Peri-odica 3 (1937) 78-109, 505-549.

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In LABIB’s edition, there is no division between stanzas, the title has a note “تقرأ املقدمة باللحن مث ربعني او ثالثة من الطرح ايضًا”, “Read the intro-duction with tunes and then two or three stanzas”; the second text of each Sunday is entitled: “وله ايضا مع التوسيع يف الشرح”, “To him also with expanded explanation.” This infers that the tunes of Tarh were lost.

The text of LABIB provides the first Sunday from Luke 1:5-23. The second Sunday is from Luke 1:26-38, the third Sunday is from Luke 1:38:56, and the fourth Sunday is from Luke 1:57-80.

The text of LABIB is almost completely taken from the scrip-tures,9 while in our manuscript, the texts are divided into stanzas. We may notice that the stanzas of the tune Adam are shorter than the stanzas Batos. Hence the composer took some freedom with regards to the biblical text.

In our edition, we respect the division of stanzas and we also provide the Coptic text for the Tarh Adam.

The manuscript

33 Lit, Coptic Museum We will give in full the description of SIMAIKA:

TURÛHÂT OF THE FOUR ODES AND THE SEVEN THEOTOKIAS AND

THE EVENING OFFICES FOR THE MONTH OF KIAHK; TWO TARH FOR THE

PARAMONÊ OF CHRISTIMAS, FOR THE CHRISTMAS AND FOR THE FEAST

OF THE VIRGIN, COPTO-ARABIC MÎMAR OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE

VIRGIN MARY BY ANBÂ CYRIL, ARCHIBISHOP OF JERUSALEM. Arabic.

99 folios, 14-19 lines, 22x15 cm. At the beginning is a frontpiece

illuminated in colours. Titles in red. Folios mutilated and dam-

aged by moths. One folio of the Turûhât of the Theotokia is miss-

ing. The first date on folio 33(r) A.M. 1139 (A.D. 1422-1423). Dedi-

cated to the Church of Anbâ Shanûdeh at Old Cairo. Copied by the

priest Irmyâ (Jeremiah) whose name is given in Coptic. The second

is on the last folio of the Mîmar (v) 24 Bâbaeh A.M. 114 (1427).

Copied for the priest an-Tag Ishaq of Malîg, minister of this

church. Dedication is in a recent hand to the church of St.

Philotheus, which is above the aforesaid church.10

8 BURMESTER “Tûrûhat of the Coptic Church,", p. 521-525. 9 Except for few addition or omissions such as oyoà, de etc. 10 M. SIMAIKA–YASSA ABD AL-MASIH, Catalogue of the Coptic and Arabic Manu-

scripts in the Coptic Museum, the Patriarchate, the Principle Churches of Cairo and

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Here is the description of GRAF 49 (Lit. 33). 81+19 feuillets numerates. Ca. 22x 15; ca 18-19 cm, 17 et

18 lignes dans la première partie. 14 dans la deuxième. Les deux

premiers feuillets et les ff. 37-40 de la première partie manquent.

Tous les feuillets ont été rongés par les vers, principalement dans

la marge inférieure. L'écriture de la première partie est pâlie.

Titres et ponctuations en rouge. Reliure récente. Copié en 1139 M.

(= 1422-23 Ch.) pour l'église de Saint Senüdah à Fostat-Misr, f. 33 r,

Selon une note postérieure (f 41r) le livre appartient à l'église de,

Saint Philothée martyr, laquelle est bâtie au-dessus de l'église de

Saint Šenudah. La deuxième partie a été -copiée par un autre

scribe, qui termina son travail le 24 bâbeh 1144 M. (= 18 juillet 1428

Ch.) sur la demande. du prêtre اسحاق امليلجي( التاجي)الناجي , ministre de

l'église de Saint Šenudah à Misr, située au darb Bahr, pour cette

église (f. 19 v).

Psalmodie du mois de kïahk, en Copte et Arabe, If. 3r.-81r. À par-

tir du f. 36v suivent تفاسري تذاكية يوم السبت«Explications des Théotokies

du samedi" en Copte seulement, écrites par le prêtre et maître Sar-

kîs.

II. Homélie de Saint Cyrille de Jérusalem sur l'entrée de Marie

au Temple, le 3 kïahk, en Arabe, If. 2 v-19,'. Incipit:

11هلموا يا معشر املومنني باملسيح ربنا اب رمحتهونقدم ذبائح الشكر لالبن الوحيد سيدنا الذي فتح لنا ابو

The full Arabic text and the first stanzas occur in several manu-

script such as: Manchester, John Rylands Library JR.430 The Book of Psal-modia

for the Month of Kîahk fol. TO+v-TPBv.12 London, The British Library BL.OR.5284 The book of Psal-modia

for the Month of Kîahk, Modern hand, fol. KvKGv.13

Alexandria and the Monasteries of Egypt, vol. 1, Cairo: Publications of the Coptic Museum 1939, Serial number 156, p. 78-79.

11 G. GRAF, Catalogue de Manuscrits Arabes Chrétiens conservés au Caire, Studi e Testi 63, Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana 1939, Number 49, p. 20-21.

12 W.E. CRUM, Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the collection of the John Ry-lands Library= Manchester, Manchester: The University press 1909, p. 206 number 430.

13 W. E. CRUM, Catalogue of Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum, London: British Museum 1905, p. 363 number 865.


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London, The British Library BL.OR.6807(8) The book of Psalmo-dia for the Month of Kîahk, Modern hand, fol. Bv-IAv.14

Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Copt 4, The book of Psalmodia for the Month of Kîahk, modern hand, fol. Gv-IBv.

Paris Copte 146 Turûhât, fol. 98r-109 (modern pagination) con-tains only the Tarh Batos and includes the first 6 stanzas.15

Fol. MAv-MDr

syn uev With God

16

هوال طروحات حدود شهر كيهك واول

ذلك طرح على االحد االول واطس

┌These are the

Turûrât of the Sun-

days of the month of

Kîahk and the first of

that is Tarh for the

first Sunday Batos17

asévpi de ;en nieàooy `nte hrvdhs poyro ne oyon oyoyhb `ndikeos eprewran pe zaxarias

كان يف ايام هريودس امللك كاهنا صديقا

امسه زكريا

It happened in the

days of Herod the

King, there was a

righteous priest

named Zachariah.

oyoà ne oyon `ntaw `mmay `noysàimi `mpisth ;en niéhri `nte aarvn epesran pe elisabet

وكان له امراة تقية من ت هرون امسها بنا

اليصابات

And he had a faithful

wife who was of the

children of Aaron,

and her name was

Elizabeth.

ne àanumhi nem piB `na-tariki `mpemuo `mpQS oyoà ne `mmontoy éhri `mmay eube èe ne ayer;ello

وكانا االثنان بارين امام الرب ومل يكن

م كانا هلما ولدًا الهن قد عجزا

Both were righteous

and blameless in

front of the Lord and

they did not have

child[ren] for they

were old.

14 B. LAYTON, Catalogue of Coptic Manuscripts acquired after 1907 in the British Museum, London: British Museum 1987, p. 377-378 Number 239.

15 L. DELAPORTE, Catalogue sommaire des Manuscrits Coptes de la Bibliothèque Na-tionale de Paris, Première partie Manuscrits Bohairiques, Paris : Librairie A. Picard et fils 1912, p. 81 N. 97.

16 Arabic: “In the name of God”. 17 Only in Arabic.

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eti de ;en `noyai `neàooy eta pivp I ezaxarias etale suoinoywi kata tkaàs `nnioyhb

فلما كان يف احد االيام جاات نوبة ور زكريا لريفع البخ

.كعادة الكهنة

Then one day, the lot

came upon Zachariah

to offer incense ac-

cording to the tradi-

tion of the priests.

awée epierfei `nte pQS awoyvnàw erow `nèe oyaggelos aw-eroyvini18 emaév saoyinam `mpiman-erévoyéi

فصعد اىل هيكل الرب فجا له مالك مضي

.ن ميني املذبحجدًا ع

He went to the temple

of the Lord and an

angel who was ex-

ceedingly full of light

appeared on the right

of the altar

etawnay erow `nèe zaxarias awéuorter emaév oyoà oyào<as`i eèvw eube tào< `mpiaggelos

فلما راه زكريا اضطرب جدا ووقع

ب منجل عليه الرع .خوف املالك

When Zachariah saw

him, he trembled and

fear came upon him

for the fear of the

angel

peèaw naw `nèe piag-gelos èe `mpererào< zaxarias aysvtem epek<ào `mpemuo `mpQS f<

فقال له املالك ال ختف يا زكريا فقد مسعت

طلبتك امام الرب .الرب االله

The angel said to

him: “Do not fear

Zachariah, your

prayers have been

heard in front of the

Lord God.

ere teksàimi elisabet esemisi nak `noyéhri oyoà fai eweeroynié< eymoy< epewran èe IVA

وامراتك اليصابات تلد لك ابنا وهذا يكون عظيما ويدعي امسه

.يوحنا

Your wife Elizabeth

will bear for you a

son, and he will be

great and will be

called by name John.

ere oyraéi évpi nak nem oyuelhl ;en pewèinmisi ewemoà ebol;en oyPNA ewoyab isèen new;en uneèi `nte tewmay

ويكون لك فرح وهتليل مبولد وميتلي من

روح القدس وهو يف .طن امهب

Happiness and joy

will be to you in his

birth and he will be

filled with the Holy

Spirit from when he

is in the womb of his

mother.”

oyoà peèe zaxarias èe pvs fai naévpi mmoi

فاجاب زكريا كيفوانا يكون يل هذا

And Zachariah

said:19

“How can this

18 Read eweroyvini. 19 Arabic “replied”.


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anok àv nem takesàimi aneraiai ;en neneàooy

وامرايت قد طعنا يف .ايامنا

happen to me, I and

my wife are advanced

in age.

aweroyv `nèe piagge-los èe anok gabrihl etoài eratw `mpemuo f< etaytaoyo eàiéen-noywi nak

فاجاب املالك انا هو غربيال الواقف امام

بشرك اهلل ارسلت ال .هذا

The angel answered:

“I am Gabriel who

stands in the presence

of God and was sent

to announce to you;

isèen <noy ekeévpi ekxv `nrvk éa fnay eta nai évpi `mmow eube èe `mpeknaà< enasaèi nheunaèvk ebol ;en poyshoy

ومنذ االن تكون ذي صامتا اىل الوقت ال

يكون فيه هذا منجل انك مل تومن بكالمي

.الذي يكمل زمانه

And from now on,

you will be mute till

the hour that these

things will take place

for you did not be-

lieve my word.

oyoà satotw awuvm `nrvw mpewéèemèom gar esaèi ere pimhé thrw nayeréfhri èe u{ } tnié< `nte f<

وللوقت انسد فمه ومل يستطيع يتكل م وكان

اجلمع متعجبني من .عظامي اهلل

And suddenly his

mouth was shut for

he was unable to

speak, and all the

people were amazed

with the marvels of

God20

etawèvk ebol `mpewéeméi awée epewhi woi `nebo ew<voy `mpQS f< fhetiri `nàanéfhri

فلما كمل خدمه مضي اىل بيته اخرسا

ممجد للرب االله صانع .العجايب

When he accom-

plished his service, he

went to his house

being mute, glorify-

ing the Lord God

who is doing marvel-

lous things.

Fol. MDr-Mur To him also وله ايضا

epidh oymhé pason ueofile ayoyvé uroys;ai enendiakvnia

من اجل ان بكثري ايها االخ ثاوفيال ارادوا ان

.يكتبوا خدما

Forasmuch as many,

my brother Theo-

philus, wished to

write the ministry.

nem ptaèro `nnisaèi enensvoyn `mmvoy

لكالم الذي وثبات انعرفه كما اخربنا

And the might of

the words which

20 Based on the Arabic the Coptic is not clear.

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`mfrh< etaytamos `nèe niàoya<

االوايل الذين كانوا .خداما للكلمة

we knew from

those who first

instructed it.

Nhetayév21 epieyag-gelion `nrewéeméi `mpisaèi e<natamok ervoy ka< ariemi

اليت اعرفك هبا فافه م واعل م

Those [things]

which happened in

the Gospel the ser-

vant of the Word

and I will inform

you about them,

understand and

know.

asévpi de ;en pishoy `nhrvdhs poyro `nte <oydea pkaài `n<syria

كان يف زمن هريودس ملك اليهودية وارض

الشام

It happened in the

days of Herod the

King of Judea in the

land of Syria.

oy;ello `naqrhn epe-wran pe zaxarias ebol;en piéeméi `nte abia

شيخ عاقر امسه زكريا من خدمة آل ابيا

A barren elder,

whose name is

Zachariah from the

ministry of Abia.

oyon `ntaw `noysàimi epesran22 pe elisabet ebol ;en nenéhri `naarvn pioyhb

وكان له امراة امسها اليصابات من بنات

هرون الكاهن

had a wife named

Elizabeth who was

from the sons of

Aaron the priest

ne ayaiai `mpiB ;en toymet;ello eyoi natéhri `nàrhi ;en poyvn;

وكان االثنان قد طعنا يف الشيخوخة بغري ولد

يف حياهتما

Both were ad-

vanced in age being

without son in their

life

èe ne oyatqrhn `nèe elisabet `mfrh< `nsarra ;en pshoy `nabraam

وكانت اليصابات عاقر ثل سارة يف زمن

ابراهي م

For Elizabeth was

barren like Sarah in

the time of Abraam

nai àanumhi ne `mpemuo `mf< eyoi `natariki ;en nientolh

وكانا بارين قدام اهلل بغري عيب يف وصاياه

These were right-

eous in front of

God being blame-

less in the com-

mandments.

21 Read nhetayévpi. 22 Written pewran and corrected with another hand.


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awévpi ewiri `ntewme-toyhb `nàrhi ;en <tajis `nte neweàooy `néeméi

وبينما هو يصنع الكهنوت يف رتبة

خدمته

It happened doing

his priesthood (ser-

vice) according to

his rank in the days

of his ministry,

a pivp I erow etale-suoinoywi awéenaw e;oyn epierfei `nte pQS

صعدت قرعته ان يرفع البخور فصعد البخور فصعد اىل

هيكل الرب

The lot came upon

him to offer in-

cense. He entered

into the temple of

the Lord

etawée e;oyn kata tewsynhuia awoài eratw ;en piman-erévoyéi

فلما دخل كعادته وقف علي املذبح

When he entered

according to the

custom, and stood

by23 the altar

awoyonàw erow `nèe oyaggelos ;en oys-mot ewqosi ewoi `nlam-pros

ظهر له مالك مبثال .يًا جدًامض

(behold), an angel

appeared in a

bright, sublime

shape.

awoài eratw saoyinam `mmow awéuorter aw-erào< `nèe zaxarias.

فوقف عن ميينه فخاف زكريا اضطرب

He stood on his

right and Zachariah

trembled.

peèaw èe `mpererào< v zaxarias aysvtem epektvbà nem nek-proseyxh

فقال له ال ختف يا زكريا قد مسعت

صلواتك وطلباتك

He said: “Do not

fear, O Zachariah,

your demands and

your prayers have

been heard.

teksàimi elisabet esemisi nak `noyéhri oyraéi nem oyuelhl eynaévpi nak.

وامراتك اليصابات تلد لك ابنا يكون لك

رحا وهتلياًل كثريف

Your wife Elizabeth

will bring forth for

you a son, and joy

and happiness will

be to you.

oymhé eynaraéi eèen pewèinmisi wnaévpi `nnié< `mpemuo `mpQS.

يفرحون مبولده ويكون عظيما امام

الرب

Many will rejoice

with his birth. He

will be great before

the Lord.

23 Lit. “in” it seems that.

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oyhrp nem sikyra24 nnewèem<pi `mmvoy ewemoà25 ;en piPNA isèen new ;en uneèi

ال يشرب مخرًا وال مسكر ميتلئ من روح

القدس منذ البطن

Wine and strong

drink he will not

taste. He will be

filled with the Holy

Spirit from within

the womb.

oymhé ebol ;en nenéhri `nte pISL eynakotoy àa pQS è26 ebol;en pewsaèi

ويعيد كثري من بين اسراييل اىل الرب مما

.قواله

And many of the

children of Israel

shall turn back to

the Lord through

his word.

`nuow ewewréorp emoéi ;aèen pQS ;en oyèom nem oypNA `nte hlias

قدم املسري امام ويتالرب بالروح وبقوة

.ايليا

He shall go before

the Lord in the

spirit and power of

Elijah,

pàht `nàanio< wna-tasuo `noyéhri nhetoi `natuvt `nàht epiemi `nte epQS

ويرد قلوب االبا على االبنا والعصاه اىل عل م

.الرب

He shall turn the

hearts of the fathers

to the children, and

the disobedient to

the knowledge to

the Lord.

ewesob< de on `noy-laos epQS ewiri `nàanoytaà ewempéa `mpvn;

ويهي للرب شعبا يصنع مثارًا يليق باحلياة

He will prepare

people for the Lord,

producing worthy

fruits.

peèe zaxarias `mpiag-gelos etsaèi nemaw `mpairh< ewèv `mmos

فاجاب زكريا قايال 27اليسهكذا

Zachariah said to

the angel who was

talking thus:

èe `nàrhi ;en oy <naemi efai èe aykhn `nèe narompi ;en oy-met;ello

مباذا اعل م 28املالكهذا فنيت سنييت

الشيخوخة

How do I know

this? For my years

are advanced

oyoà takesàimi asaiai emaév oyàvb `mpairh<

وامرايت قد طعنت جدًا وهذا االمر ال يكون

And my wife is

well advanced.

24 Written oysykera and corrected over the line. 25 Written ewamoà and corrected over the line. 26 The word isèe is striken in the middle. 27 Striken in the middle. 28 Not in the Coptic.


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fa ni;ello an pe من املشايخ Such matters do

not belong to the

elders.

aweroyv peèaw `nèe piaggelos ewtamo `mmow `mpairh< ewèv `mmos

فاجاب املالك فخربا له :هكذا قايال

He replied thus and

so the angel in-

formed him saying:

jvoyn `mmoi an v zax-arias anok pe gabrihl piaggelos `nte pQS

اليس تعرفين يا زكريا انا غربيال مالك الرب

“You do not know

me, O Zachariah, I

am Gabriel, the

angel of the Lord.

<oài erat mpemuo `mf< awoyvrp `mmoi esaèi nemak

الواقف امام اهلل ارسلت الخاطبك

Who is standing in

front of God. He

sent me to talk to

you.

`ntaàiéennoywi nak `nnaisaèi nai nem kata pirh< etaytsaboi erow

وابشرك هذا الكالم م بهلكي نعل

And announce to

you these words

according to the

matter that I was

instructed.

àhppe xnaévpi ekoi `nebo ekoyvn `nrvk an eèv `noysaèi

هوذا االن اخرسا وال نفتح فمك نقول

.كلمه

Behold, you will be

mute and will not

open your mouth

to speak.

fai ete eunaèvk `nàrhi ;en pewshoy pairh< awuvm `nrvw `nèe pi;ello

حيت تكمل كالمي يف حينه وهكذا .انسند ف م الشيخ

Until the comple-

tion [of this matter]

in the manner

[foretold]. The

mouth of the elder

was shut.

nare pilaos thrw èoyét ebol ;aèvw `nzaxarias èe awvsk ;en pierfei

وكان مجيع الشعب ينتظرون زكريا

.وابطايه يف اهليكل

And the people

waited for Zacha-

riah, for he tarried

long in the temple.

nayoài eratoy sabol ;en pierfei nayeréfhri throy èe awvsk `n;oyn

وه م قيام خارج .متعجبني من ذلك

They were standing

outside the temple

and all marvelled

as he tarried inside.

etaw`i ebol فلما خرج مل يقدر When he came out,

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`mpewéèemèom `nsaèi ayemi èe oyuevria petawnay eros

يتكل م فعلموا انه رأي .رويا

he could not speak

to them, so they

perceived he had

seen a vision.

nawqvrem ervoy ebol;en newèiè éan-toyèvk ebol `nèe neweàooy `néeméi

فاشار اليه م بيده اىل ان كملت ايام خدمته

He beckoned to

them with his

hands until his

days of ministry

were accomplished.

awolw epewhi ewoi `nebo èe aiertasuo29 `mpsaèi aweratsvtem `nsvw

ته اخرسا فحمل اىل بيالنه رد الكالم ومل

.يطعيه

He was carried to

his house being

speechless for he

refused the word

and did not obey

him (the angel).

menensa nai loipon aserboki `nuos `nèe elisabet kata psaèi `mpiaggelos

ومن بعد هذا حبلت اليصابات كقول

املالك

After that, Eliza-

beth also conceived

according to the

word of the angel.

oyoà nasxvp `mmos `nE `nabot oyoà `n;rhi ;en pesàht30

واخفت كملها مخسة .شهور قايله يف قلبها

And she hid her-

self31 five months,

èe nai ne nhetawaitoy nemhi `nèe pQS f< `n;rhi ;en nieàooy `nte tamet;ello

ان هذا الذي صنعه معي الرب االله يف

.زمن عجزي

Saying: “These

(things) are what

the Lord God did

for me in my eld-

erly years.

awèoyét `n;rhi `n;htoy awiri `noyai32 nemhi awvli `névé ebol;en nirvmi

نظر اىل فيه ورمحيت ونزع من بني الناس

He looked upon me

and had mercy on

me. He took away

my reproach from

among men.

Fol. MUr-NAr مديح االحد الثاين Hymn for the second

29 Read awertasuo. 30 Written pekàht and corrected over the line. 31 Lit. “in her heart”. 32 Read `noynai.


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من كيهك طرح واطس

Sunday of Kîahk, Tarh

Batos

;en piabot de `mmaà + `mpièinerboki `nelisa-bet <;ello etsmar-voyt `naqrhn tsàimi `nzaxarias

ويف الشهر السادس من حبل اليصابات

العجوز املباركة العاقر امراة زكريا

In the sixth month

from Elizabeth con-

ceiving, the blessed

barren and elderly

wife of Zachariah,

ayoyvrp33 `ngabrihl piaggelos `néaà `nxrvm pilytoyrgos `nte fraéi ebolàiten f< fivt àa oyaloy `mpAUR e pesran pe mariam eoybaki ;en <galilea epesran pe nazareu

ارسل املالك امللتهب نار خادم الفرح من

عتد اهلل االب اىل فتاة عدرى امسها مرمي اىل مدينة يف

اجلليل امسها ناصرة

Gabriel, the angel, the

flame of fire, the min-

ister of joy was sent by

God the Father to a

young Virgin, whose

name is Mary to a city

in Galilee named

Nazareth.

etawée e;oyn éaros `nèe gabrihl piaggelos ewerxeretizin mmos `mpairh< ewèv `mmos

فلما دخل اليها املالك اعطاها السالم

قايال When the angel

Gabriel appeared to

her, he saluted her in

such manner saying:

èe xere kexaritomenh o KS meta soy v uheuoyab umeà `nvoy uhetsmarvoyt ;en niàiomi

افرحي ياممتلية نعمة الرب معك ايتها

القديسة اململوة جمد املباركة يف النسا

“Hail to you full of

grace, the Lord is with

you, O saint full of

glory and blessed

among women.”

etasnay erow `nèe <pAUR aséuorter `nèe34 pewsaèi oyoà nasmokmek `n;rhi `n;hts èe oy pe pai-aspasmos

فلما رأته العدرى اضطربت من كالمه

وفكرت ما هذا السالم

When the Virgin saw

him, she was troubled

at his saying, and she

thought what manner

of salutation this is

aweroyv `nèe piagge-los èe `mpererào< mariam areèimi gar `nàmot `mpemuo f< pi-pantokratvr

فاجاب املالك وقال هلا ال ختايف يا مرمي فقد وجديت نعمة

امام اهلل ضابط الكل

The angel answered:

“Do not fear Mary, for

you have found grace

in front of God the

Almighty.

oyoà àhppe teraerbaki وهوذا حتالني وتلدين And, behold, you

33 Written awoyvrp and corrected by the same hand. 34 Read eèen.

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oyoà `ntemisi `noyéhri eyemoy< epewran èe IHS péhri `mf< ;en oy-meumhi

ابنا ويدعى امسه يسوع وهو ابن اهلل

باحلقيقة shall conceive, and

bring forth a son, and

He will be called by

name Jesus, (He is)

truly the Son of God.

ewe< naw `nèe pQS f< `mpiuronos `nte DAD pewivt wnaeroyro eèen phi `niakvb éa eneà `nte pieneà

ويعطيه الرب االله كرسي داود ابيه وميلك علي بيت يعقوب اىل االبد

The Lord God shall

give Him the throne of

His father David. And

He shall reign over

the house of Jacob

forever and ever.

aseroyv `nèe <pAUR esèv `mmos mpiagge-los èe pvs fai naévpi `mmow epidh `n<svoyn `nsàai an35

فاجابت العدرى وقالت للمالك كيف

يكون يل هذا ومل اعرف رجال

The Virgin answered

the angel, saying:

“How shall this be, for

I know not a man?”

peèe mariam `mpiagge-los èe is <bvki `nte pQS eseévpi nhi kata peksaèi v piaggelos `nte pQS

فقالت مرمي للمالك هاتذا عبدة للرب يكون يل كقولك

يامالك الرب

Mary said to the angel:

“Behold (I am) the

handmaid of the Lord;

let it be to me accord-

ing to your word, O

angel of the Lord.

oyoà satotw awéenaw epévi `nèe piaggelos EUY isèen <oynoy etemmay aserboki `nèe <pAUR

وللوقت صعد عهنا املالك الطاهر ومنذ ذلك الوقت محلت

العدرى

And suddenly the

holy angel ascended.

From this time the

Virgin conceived.

ten< ne `mpixeretismos

We give salutation36 نعطيك السالم

Fol. NAv-NDr To whom also Adam وله ايضا ادام

;en piabot `mmaà + `nte elisabet <;ello `naqrhn `nte zaxarias

ويف الشهر السادس ليصابات العجوز ال

العاقر الذي لزكرياIn the sixth month of

Elizabeth’s (preg-

nancy), the barren

elder of Zachariah

35 It seems that the scribe omits a stanza containing the reply of the angel? 36 The beginning of the response of the Gospel for Kîahk.


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ayoyvrp `ngabrihl pisvtp `mwaiéenoywi oyoà piaggelos `nte pipantokratvr

ارسل جرباييل املصطفى للبشارة مالك ضابط الكل

The chosen an-

nouncer, and the An-

gel of the Almighty,

Gabriel was sent,

eoymet<iakonia ebolàiten pQS eoybaki `nte <galilea epesran pe nazareu

املوسوم للخدمة من عند الرب اىل مدينة

امسها يف اجلليل ناصرة

for a ministry by the

Lord. To a city of Gali-

lee named Nazareth.

eàrhi àa oypAUR eayvp `nsvs37 epewran pe ivshf ;en phi `nDAD

اىل عذرى خطيبة لرجل امسه يوسف

من بيت داودTo a Virgin espoused

to (a man)38 whose

name was Joseph, of

the house of David.

fran `n<paruenos etayvp `nsvs mpi;ello `mpistos pe <agia maria

واس م العذرى للشيخ املخطوبة

املومن الطاهرة مرميAnd the virgin's name

who was espoused to

the faithful elder, was

saint Mary.

etawée e;oyn éaros `nèe piaggelos awàiéennoywi nas `mpairh< ewèv `mmos

فلما دخل اليها املالك بشرها هكذا

قايال When the angel ap-

peared to her, he sa-

luted her in such

manner saying:

èe xere uheumeà `nàmot pQS éop neme aséuorter emaév `nèe <PAUR

السالم لك يا ممتلية نعمة الرب معك

فضطربت العذرى جدًا

Hail, to you full of

grace, the Lord [is]

with you. The Virgin

was very troubled.

nasmokmek ;en pesàht eàrhi eèen pewsaèi èe oyaé`nrh< pe paias-pasmos

وفكرت يف قلبها يف كالمه وبأي نوع

هذا السالمShe was thinking in

her heart about these

words and manner of

salutation.

aweroyv peèaw`nèe piaggelos ewtamos epimysthrion

فاجاب املالك قايال خمربها بالسر

The angel answered

informing her of the

mystery:

èe `mpererào< maria <oyrv areèimi `noyàmot `mpemuo `mf<

ال ختايف يا مرمي امللكة فقد وجديت

نعمة امام اهلل “Do not fear Mary the

queen, you have

found grace in front of

God.

àhppe teraerboki `ntemisi `noyéhri ey-

وهوذا حتبلني وتلدين ولدًا ويدعا يسوع

Behold you will con-

ceive and bring forth a

37 It seems that the word `noyrvmi is missed. 38 Only in Arabic, not in Coptic.

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moy<39 epewran èe IHS pirewnoàem

son who will be called املخلص

Jesus the Saviour.

fai eweernié< ;en tfe nem àièen pikaài ey-moy<40 erow èe péhri `mfhetqosi

هذا يكون عظيما ما واالرض يف الس

ويدعى ابن العلي He will be great in

Heaven and Earth and

will be called the Son

of the Highest.

oyoà ewe< naw `nèe pQS f< piuronos etqosi `nte DAD pewivt wnaeroyro eèen phi `niakvb `nne ;ae évpi `nte tewme-toyro

ويعطيه الرب االله كرسي داود ابيه

وميلك على بيت يعقوب وال يكون

مللكه انقضا

And the Lord God

will give (Him) the

sublime throne of

David His father, and

He will reign on the

house of Jacob and no

end will be to His

kingdom.”

pvs fai naévpi `mmoi anok oypAUR <soyvn `nàai an v piaggelos

كيف يل هذا انا عذرى مل اعرف رجاًل ايها املالك

“How will this be. I am

a virgin and I do not

know a man, O angel.”

svtem egabrihl pi-waiéennoywi `mmhi ewàeri ;en pewsaèi nem <alloy `mPAUR

امسعوا غربيال املبشر ارتاض يف كالمه مع العذرى الفتاة

Listen to Gabriel the

true announcer in his

speech with the young

virgin;

èe oyPNA ewoyab eunai eàrhi eèv oyèom `nte fhetqosi eun-aer;hibi ero

وقال روح القدس حيل عليك وقوة العلي تظلك انت

The Holy Spirit will

come upon you and

the power of the

Highest shall over-

shadow you.

eube fai fhetoyna-masw `n;h< toywoyab eyemoy< erow èe péhri `mf<

منجل ان املولود منك قدوس وابن

اهلل يدعىTherefore He who will

be born of you is Holy

and will be called the

Son of God.

tesvoyn `nuo `nelisa-bet etasèek ne-seàooy ;en <etaqrhn

يف انيت اليس تعراليصابات الذي

كملت ايامها عاقراEven Elizabeth in her

barrenness,

aserboki àvs ;en tes-met;ello fai pe pimaà + `nabot `nhpi

قد حبلت وهي ايضا علي كربها وهذا هو الشهر السادس ها

Also conceived in her

old-age, and she is

now in her sixth

39 Read eyemoy<. 40 Read eyemoy<.


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.month عددًا

èe `mmon àli `nsaèi ewoi `natèom oyde `nat<ma< `mpemuo `mf<

النه ليس عند اهلل كالم بغري قوة وال

موافق امامه For nothing is impos-

sible and not viable in

front of God.

etassvtem enai `nèe <pAUR `ntotw `mpagge-los aw{éuort}er `nèe pesàht

رى ملا مسعت العذهذا من املالك

ـطرب [اضـ] قلبها

When the Virgin heard

these (things) from the

angel, her heart was

troubled.

aseroyv peas `mpiag-gelos ;en oyuvt `nàht nem oynié< `nraéi

واجابت وقالت املالك بطيب قلب

وفرح عظي م She answered (and)

said to the angel with a

content heart and

great joy.

èe is àhppe anok oybvk `nte pQS ewe`iri nemhi kata pewoyvé

وهو ذا انا عبدة الرب فلتصنع معي

كارادتهBehold I am the

handmaid of the Lord,

let it be to me accord-

ing to His will.

eweévpi nhi `mfrh< etaksaèi pairh< awéenaw `nèe piagge-los

وليكن يل كقولك وهكذا انصرف

عنها املالكLet it be such accord-

ing to what you said.

The angel departed.

àiten nipresbya بشفاعات Through the

intercessions…

Fol. NDr –N+v

مديح االحد الثالث من شهر كيهك

طرح واطسA hymn for the third

Sunday for the month

of Kîahk, Tarh Batos

Astvns de `nèe mariam ;en nieàooy ete mmay oyoà aséenas ;en oy-his éa e;rhi epiantvoy

فقامت مرمي يف تلك االيام ومضت

بسرعة اىل اجلبلSo Mary arose in those

days, and went with

haste, to the mountain-

ous country.

oyoà etasée e;oyn éa phi `nzaxarias aseraspazesue `nelisabet tessyggenhs `naqrhn

ودخلت اىل بيت زكريا وسلمت على

اليصابات نسيبتها العجوز العاقر

And when she entered

into the house of

Zachariah, she saluted

Elizabeth her barren

relative.

etassvtem `nèe elisabet epaspasmos

فلما مسعت اليصابات سالم

When Elizabeth heard

the salutation of Mary,

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`mmariam awkim `nèe pimas ;en tesneèi awoyvét `mfhet;en uneèi `n<PAUR

مرمي حترك اجلنني يف بطنها وسجد للذي

يف بطن العذرى the babe moved in her

womb; and prostrated

to that who is in the

womb of the Virgin.

etasmoà ebol `nèe elisabet ;en oyPNA ewoyab oyoà asvé ;en oynié< `nsmh `mpairh< esèv `mmos

فامتالت اليصابات من الروح القدس وصرخت بصوت

عظي م قايلة

Elizabeth was filled

with the Holy Spirit

and cried out with a

loud voice and said

thus:

èe tsmarvoyt41 `nuo ;en niàiomi oyoà wsmarvoyt `nèe poy-taà `nte teneèi

هكذا مباركة انيت يف النساء ومباركة

مثرة بطنك Blessed are you among

women, and blessed is

the fruit of your womb!

fai oyeboluvn nhi pe èe umay `mpaQS `I àaroi

ان من اين يل هذا تأيت ام ريب

And what [is] this, that

the mother of my Lord

should come to me?

àhppe gar isèen etasévpi `nèe peaspasmos ;en na-maéè awkim `nèe pimas ;en taneèi awoyvét mfhetxh ;en teneèi

اىل الن هوذا ملا حصل سالمك يف

اذين حترك اجلنني يف بطين وسجد للذي

يف بطنك

For, lo, as soon as your

salutation sounded in

my ears, the babe pros-

trated to He who is

your womb.

Voyniats nuhetas-naà< èe pèvk ebol naévpi nas `nnhetay-saèi `mmvoy nas ebolàiten pQS f<

فطوبا لليت امنت ان يكون هلا متام ما قيل

هلا من قبل الربBlessed [is] she that

believed, for the ac-

complishment of those

things which were told

her from the Lord God.

oyoà peèe mariam èe a tacyxh qisi `mpQS a paPNA uelhl eysop eèen f< pasvthr

فقالت مرمي تعظ م نفسي الرب وتتهلل

روحي معا باهلل خملصي

And Mary said: “My

soul magnifies God the

Saviour

èe awèoyét e;rhi eèen puebio `nuhete uvw `mbvki isèen <noy senaermakarizin `mmoi `nèe nigenea throy

النه نظر اىل تواضع امته من االن يعطوين الطوىب مجيع االجيال

For He has regarded

the lowly state of His

handmaiden for from

henceforth all genera-

tions shall blessed me.

awiri nhi `nàanmetnié< صنع يب اهلل القوي For He who is mighty

41 Read tesmarvoyt.


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`nèe f< fhetèor woyab `nèe pewran etsmar-voyt oyoà pewnai éop éa àanèvoy

عظامي وقدوس امسه املبارك ورمحته اىل

كل االجيالhas done great things

for me; and holy is His

name and His mercy is

for generations.

awiri `noyamaài ;en pewèfoi awèvr ebol `nniqasàht oyoà awrv;t `nàanèvri ebolài àanuronos

صنع القوة بذراعه وبدد املتكربين انزل االقويا عن الكراسي

ورفع املتواضعني

He has shown strength

with His arm; He has

scattered the proud. He

has put down the

mighty from thrones.

nh de etuebihoyt asqasoy nhetàoker awtsivoy oyoà nhetoi `nramao awoyvrpoy ebol eyéoyit

اشبع اجلياع من اخلريات واالغنياء

ارسله م فرغاHe exalted the humble,

He has filled the hun-

gry and the rich He has

sent them away empty.

oyoà awerfmeyi `mpewnai kata frh< et-awsaèi nem nenio< abraam nem pewèroè éa eneà

وذكر رمحة كما قد تكل م مع اباينا

ابرهي م وزرعه اىل االبد

And He remembered

His mercy according to

what He promised

Abraham and his seed

forever.

asoài ;atots `nèe mariam nay G `nabot `nhpi oyoà askots ep-eshi es<voy `mpQS f<

واقامت مرمي عندها حنوها من ثلثة اشهر

وعادت اىل بيتها ممجدة هلل

Mary lived with her for

about three months

before returning to her

own house glorifying

the Lord God.

Fol. N+v– NUv To him also Adam ادام وله ايضا

;en oyihs astvns `nèe <PAUR uheuoyab maria <oyrv `nniàiomi

بسرعة قامت العذرى القديسة مرمي ملكة النسا

Saint Virgin Mary, the

queen of women arose

with haste

eàrhi epiantvoy oybaki `nte ioyda aséenas e;oyn ephi `nzaxarias

واىل احلبل اتت اىل مدينة يهوذا ودخلت

اىل بيت زكريا To the mountainous

country, to a city of

Judea. She entered the

house of Zachariah.

asnay elisabet <;ellv42 `naqrhn `nuos astvns `nxvlem

فلما نظرت اىل عجوز اليصابات ال

العاقر فقامت بسرعة When she saw the old,

barren Elizabeth she

arose quickly and sa-

42 Written <;ello and corrected by the same hand.

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aseraspazesue `mmos وسلمت عليها luted her.

elisabet asoyvnà `mpesào peèas ;en oynié< `nsmh eube <PAUR

فاظهرت اليصابات وجها وقالت

بصوت عظي م امام العذرى

Elizabeth revealed her

face and said in a loud

voice to the Virgin:

èe `nuo oyparuenos <svoyn `mmo painié< `nàmot areèemw euvn

انا اعرف انك عذرى من اين

وجديت هذه النعمة العظيمة

You are a Virgin, I

know you, whence did

you find this great

grace!

tesmarvoyt `nuo ;en niàiomi throy wsmar-voyt de on `nèe poy-taà `nte teneèi

مباركة انيت يف النساء ومباركة هي

مثرة بطنك Blessed are you among

all women and so

blessed also the fruit of

your womb.

uvn nhi pe paiàmot nem taieyxaristia euresi àaroi `nèe umay `mpaQS

من اين يل هذه النعمة وهذة السعادة

ان تأيت اىل ام ريب الن باحلقيقة

What is this grace and

this gratitude that the

mother of my Lord

should come to me!

etasfoà alhuvs `nèe peaspasmos e;oyn enamaéè v téeri `nnaio<

ملا بلغ يف اذين سالمك يا ابنة اباي

When your salutation

truly reached my ears,

O daughter of my par-

ents,

awkim `nèe pimas ebol;en taneèi aiemi ero èe `nuo pe umay `mf<

حترك اجلنني يف بطين و اعلمي عنك انك

ام اهلل The babe moved in my

womb and I knew that

you are the mother of

my God.

voyniats v maria mfhete pesàht uvt oyoà `ntesnaà< nhetayèotoy nas

طوبا لليت طاب قلبها وصدقت مبا قيل هلا

Blessed is she who has

a content heart and

believed what was

said to her.

eube nhetassoumoy `ntotw `mpaggelos nay43 etayqorpoy nas ebolàiten pQS

وما مسعته من املالك وما كشف هلا من

قبل الربFor what she heard

from the angel, these

were revealed to her

through the Lord.

awàeri `nèe path `n<alloy `mPAUR ass-voyn `mpévk `mpi-mysthrion

فطاب قلب الفتاة العذرى وحتقق يف

عمق السرThe heart of the young

Virgin comprehended

the depth of the mys-

tery.

43 Read nai.


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asoyvn `nrvs `nèe <paruenos aséepàmot f< `mpairh< esèv `mmos

وفتحت العذرى فاها وشكرت اهلل

هكذا قايلة And the Virgin opened

her mouth and

thanked God thus

saying:

a tacyxh qisi `mpQS a paPNA uelhl asoynow `mmow `nèe tacyxh

تعظ م نفسي الرب وتتهلل روحي

ح نفسي وتفرMy soul magnifies the

Lord and my spirit and

soul are happy,

èe awèoyét e;rhi `nèe44 pewuebio `nte tewbvki uai etasévpi para oyon niben

النه نظر اىل تواضع امته مبا كان هلا دونه

كل احدFor He looked to the

lowliness of His

handmaid so that with

everyone,

senaermakarizin `mmoi `nèe nigenea throy isèen èvoy éa èvoy nem isèen <noy

يغبطوين من االن مجيع االجيال من

جيل اىل جيل وحقه يكون من جيل اىل

جيل خلايفي امسه

For henceforth, All

generations will glorify

me from generation to

generation.

awrv;t `nàanèvri ebolài àanuronos oyoà nawqisi `nnhetuebi-hoyt

انزل االقويا عن الكراسي ورفع

املتواضعني He has put down the

mighty from thrones,

and exalted the lowly.

nhetàoker àvoy awtsio `mmvoy ;en ni-agauon `nte pewàmot

اشبع اجلياع من اخلريات نعمة

والضعفاء He has also filled the

hungry with the good

(things) of His grace,

oyoà niramaoi awoyor-poy eyéoyit èe ayqi noy<ào ebol;en nixrhma

االغنيا اصرفهمافرغا الهن م ارسله م

اخذ عزاه م بامواهل م and the rich He has

sent away empty, for

they received their

comfort45 through

wealth.

piSL de on aw<totw nemaw ew{er}fmeyi loi-pon `mpewnai `néorp

شدد اسراييل وقت وذكر رمحته اوال

He helped Israel, and

also remembered His

first mercy.

mfrh< etawsaèi nem penivt abraam piéorp `mpatriarxhs nem pewèroè éa eneà

ابينا ملثما تكل م معابراهي م الرييس

االول وزرعه اىل االبد

As He spoke with our

father Abraam the first

patriarch and his seed

forever.

asoài ;atots `nèe واقامت العذرى The Virgin dwelt with

44 Read eèen. 45 According to the Arabic the Coptic text reads “their beseech”.

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<PAUR `nG `nabot `neàooy `nhpi

عندها ثلثة اشهر عددا

her for three months to

the day,

askots epesht es<voy `mf< àiten nipresbia pQS xv nan ebol

وعادت اىل بيتها بشفاعتها يارب اغفر لنا خطايانا

And she returned back

glorifying God.

Through her interces-

sions, Lord forgive our

sins.

Fol. NUv– JBr االحد الرابع من

كيهك طرح واطسThe fourth Sunday of

Kîahk, Tarh Batos

a pishoy de moà ebol `nte elisabet eures-misi oyoà asmisi `no-yéhri kata psaèi `mpiaggelos

فلما مت زمان اليصابات لتلد

فولدت ابنًا كقول املالك

When the time of

Elizabeth came that

she would give birth,

she brought forth a

son according to the

word of the angel.

aysvtem `nèe nesueéey nem tessyngenia throy èe a pQS er pewnai `nnié< nas oyoà ayraéi nemas

جرياهنا ومجيع فسمع اقارهبا ان الرب عظ م

رمحته هلا ففرحوا معها

Her neighbours and

her all relatives heard

that the Lord had

great mercy upon her,

and they rejoiced with

her.

;en pieàooy `mmaà H ay`I èe ntoysoybhtw aymoy< epewran èe zaxarias `mfrh< `mfran `mpewivt

فلما كان يف اليوم الثامن جااوا ليختنوه فسموه زكريا كاس م

ابيه

On the eighth day,

they came to circum-

cise him [the child];

and they called him

Zachariah, after the

name of his father.

peèe tewmay èe mmon moy< mpewran èe IVA kata frh< etaw<renw `nèe piaggelos `nte pQS

فقالت امه ال بل ادعوه يوحنا كمثل ما دعاه مالك الرب

His mother said: “Not

so, for his name will

be John as the angel of

the Lord foretold.

aweroyv46 peèvoy nas èe `mpe àli ;en phi thrw `nte neio< ey-

فاجابوا وقالوا هلا ليس احدًا يف

جنسك وكل بيت They replied and said

to her: “There is none

in the whole house of

46 Read ayeroyv.


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moy< erow ;en pairan ابايك هبذا االس م your parents called by

this name.

ayeretin `ntotw `mpewivt èe akoyvé e<renw èe nim aws;ai nvoy ewèv `mmos èe IVA pe pewran

فسالوا ابيه ماذا تريد ان تسميه فكتب

قايال امسه هو يوحنا They asked his father:

“What would you call

him, and he wrote to

them saying his name

is John.

oyoà awoyvn `nrvw `noyào< ;en oyào< awsaèi `nèe pewlas awsmoy `mf< ewèv mmos

وانفتح فاه بغته وتكل م لسانه وبارك

اهلل قايالAnd suddenly his

mouth was opened

and his tongue spoke

and he blessed God

saying:

èe wsmarvoyt `nèe pQS f< `mpISL èe awèoyét awèempené-ini awtoynos oytap `nnoàem nan ;en phi `nDAD pewaloy

مبارك الرب اله اسراييل النه نظر

وافتقدناه واقام لنا قرن خالص من بيت داود عبده

“Blessed is the Lord

God of Israel for He

looked and visited us

and raised up a horn

of salvation for us in

the house of David

his son.

kata frh< etawsaèi ebol;en rvoy `nnew-profhths EUY isèen peneà nem éa eneà `nte pieneà

كما قد تكل م على افواه االنبيا القديسني من البدي واىل االبد

االبد

As he spoke by the

mouth of His holy

prophets since the

beginning and forever

and ever.

`nuok de pialoy eyemoy< erok èe piprofhths `nte fhetqosi ekemoéi ;atàh `mpào `mpQS esob< `nnewmvit ;aèvw

وانت ايها الصيب نيب العلي تدعا

وتسري امام وجه الرب لتعبد طريقه

قدامه

As for you child, you

will be called the

prophet of the Highest,

you will go before the

face of the Lord to

prepare His ways.

eube nimetéenàht `nte pennoy< fhet-awéai ebol ;en pqisi eeroyvini `nnhet;en pxaki nhetàemsi ;en t;hibi `mfmoy

من اجل حتنن اهلا الذي اشرق لنا من

العال ليضي للجلوس يف الظلمة وظالل

املوت

For the mercies of our

God shone from on

high to give light to

those who are in

darkness and sitting

in the shadow of

death.

epèinsoytvn nen- لتستقي م ارجلنا اىل To make straight our

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qalayè efmvit `nte <àirhnh eannoàem ebolàa ppetàvoy àiten newmetéenàht etoé

طريق السالمة شرير ليخلصنا من المن قبل رمحته

الكثرية

path to the way of

peace so that we will

be saved from evil

through His abundant

mercies.

pialoy de awaiai nawa-maài ;en piPNA nawxh pe ài niéawey éante-woyvnà ebol `mpiSL

واما الصيب فكان ينموا بالروح واقام

الربية اىل حني يف ظهوره السراييل

So the child grew, and

became mighty in the

spirit and was in the

deserts till he ap-

peared to Israel.

TVBà Pray….

Fol. JBr– J{E}r `nuow on adam To him also Adam

a pshoy de moà `nte elisabet isèek neseàooy 47àina `ntesmisi

وملا مت زمن اليصابات وكملت

ايامها لتلد So when the time of

Elizabeth came to

give birth,

asmisi `noyéhri `nèe <aqrhn a peséipi éenaw nem pesévé

فولدت العاقر ابنا وذهب عنها اخلزي

والفضيحةThe barren [one]

gave birth to a son,

and her shame and

contempt went

(away).

aysvtem eubhts `nèe nesueéey nem nessyggenhs nem nes-remnsvoyn

فسمع هلا جرياهنا واقارهبا واهل

معارفها Her neighbours, her

relatives and her

acquaintances heard

about her.

ayemi èe a pQS er pew-nai nemas ayuvoy< éaros ay<taio nas

ان الرب وعلمواصنع معها رمحة فاجتمعوا اليها

ليكرموها

They knew that the

Lord had mercy

upon her and they

assembled with her,

glorifying her.

`nàrhi ;en pieàooy `nte pimaà H ayi `ntoysoybe pialoy `mberi

وملا كان اليوم الثامن اتوا ليختنوا الصيب

اجلديدOn the eighth day,

they came to circum-

cise the new child.

nayoyvé e<renw èe zaxarias efran

وملا ارادوا ان يدعوه زكريا باس م ابيه النه

They were wishing

to call him Zachariah

47 Perhaps the word I is missing.


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`mpewivt èe oy;ello pe

after the name of his شيخ

father, for he was an

elder.

tewmay de peas èe pewran IVA `mfrh< et-awèos `nèe piaggelos

فقالت امه امسه يوحنا كما قال

املالك His mother said: His

name (is) John as the

angel said.

a nesremnhi aysaèi nemas èe tensvoyn mpairan an ;en te-syggenia

فقال هلا اقرهبا ليس احد يف جنسك هبذا

االس مHer relatives said to

her: “We do not

know this name in

your family.”

nayqvrem epewivt pi;ello `nebo èe an xoyvé emoy< epewran èe nim

فاشاروا اىل ابيه الشيخ االص م قايلني ماذا تريد ان تسميه

They made signs to

his elder, mute fa-

ther, saying: “What

do you want to call

his name?”

aweretin `ntotoy `noypinagis aws;ai `n;htw èe IVA pe pe-wran

فساهله م لوحا امسهوكتب فيه

يوحناHe asked for a tablet

and he wrote on it:

His name is John.

ere piuvoyts eysop ninié< nem nikoyèi ey-eréfhri throy eèen fhetawévpi

ماعة وليجيبه اجلكله م الصغار

والكبار واملعارف من الذي كان

The whole assembly,

great and young

were all amazed with

what happened.

satotw awoyvn `nrvw `noyào< ;en oyào< awoyvn `nèe pewlas pairh< awsaèi

وللوقت انفتح فاه بغته خبوف وانطلق لسانه وتكل م هكذا

Suddenly he opened

his mouth and his

tongue loosened.

Thus he spoke.

awsmoy48 ;en àanvoy awsmoy ef< awoynow awuelhl eube pèvk `mpewraéi

بارك اهلل وجمده بفرح وهتليل الجل

كمال فرحهHe blessed49 and

glorified God, he

rejoiced and was

happy50 for the ac-

complishment of his

gladness.

oynié< `nào< asévpi eèen oyon niben

وكان خوف عظي م علي كل الذين

Great fear upon them

and all those sur-

48 Written saèi and corrected over the line with another hand. The Arabic has “Blessed.”

49 Arabic “glorified”. 50 Arabic “with joy and happiness.”

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etéop mpoykv< nem nirem`nsvoyn

حيوطون ه م ومعارفون

rounding them and

their acquaintances.

zaxarias awmoà ;en piPNA EUY èe wsmar-voyt èe pQS f< `mpISL

وامتال زكريا من روح القدس وقال

مبارك الرب اله اسراييل

Zachariah became

full of the Holy Spirit

and said: “Blessed is

the Lord God of Is-

rael.”

èe awèempenéini awiri `noysv< awtoynos oytap `nnoàem nan ebol;en phi `nDAD

افتقدنا وصنع خالصا واقام قرنخالص من بيت

داود

He visited us and

gave us salvation

and raised a horn of

salvation from the

house of David.

eube nimetéenàht `nte fnai `mpennoy< ;en nai etewnaéini eron `n{ }

من اجل حتنن ورمحته اهلنا الذي

افتقدنا For our God visited

us with His tender

mercies…51

èe oyanotolh aséai ebol;en pqisi aseroy-vini emaév eèen <oikoymenh

يف الشرق واشرق من العال واضا جدًا

على املسكونة From the East, He

shone from the high-

est and greatly illu-

minated the world.

nhetàemsi ;en pxaki nem t;hibi mfmoy aw-soytvn nenqalayè efmvit `nte <àirhnh

واجلالسني يف الظلمة وظالل املوت وسهل

ارجلنا اىل سبيل السالمة

Those who were

sitting in darkness

and in the shadow of

death, He straight-

ened our way upon

the path of peace.

pialoy de nawaiai oyoà nawaéai ewamaài ;en piPNA ewtaihoyt pQS

واما الصيب فكان ينموا ويعتز بالروح

بكرامة الربAs the child grew

and became strong in

the spirit, and glorify-

ing the Lord.

nawxh ;en niéawey nem niuhrion éa pieàooy etawoyvnà `mmow éa pISL

وكان يف الربية مع الوحوش اىل يوم ظهوره السراييل

He was in the desert

with wild beasts

until the day he was

revealed to Israel.

àiten nieyxh Through the prayers

Conclusion

51 Arabic “visited”.


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The text published here for the first time, has several benefits: It provides for the reader the Coptic text which is not

available in many manuscripts; It provides the text divided into stanzas; It corrects the ideas presented in C. LABIB’s edition and

repeated by Burmester.

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