Ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ

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Ⲥⲉϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̀Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ (ⲥⲉⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲏⲗ) ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲟⲝⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ, ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: Ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, Ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ, Ⲥⲉⲇⲁⲕⲓⲏⲗ, Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ, ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ. Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲙⲁ, ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.

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Ⲡⲓⲅ̀ⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ. Ⲁ Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ «ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ» (Ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ 8:2 (Revelation 8:2)), ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ «ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ, ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ» (Ⲧⲱⲃⲓⲧ 12:15 (Tobit 12:15)). Ⲥ̀ⲕⲁϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲣⲱ, ⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ, ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ, ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ, ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲗⲗⲁⲃⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ «ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ» — ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲗⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ, ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ.

Ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ, ⲉ̀ⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. Ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲥ̀ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ· ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲉϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ. Ϥ̀ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ, ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ (Ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ 103:20 (Psalms 103:20)), ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲓⲕⲟⲛ.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣϫ ⲉ̀Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ, ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲥ̀ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ, ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲇⲟⲝⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ. Ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣ̀ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ: ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲥ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, ⲥⲉϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̀Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ. Ⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣ̀ⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ, ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ, ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϣⲁϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲫⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀.

Ⲡⲉϥⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ. Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.

Titles

Archangel of the Lord

Of the Seven Standing Before God

Messenger of the Most High

Of the Heavenly Hosts

Servant of the Divine Presence

Doxology · salutations to the Archangel

The Hymn

A best-effort translation for meaning — not the original poetic text.

Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ Ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ, ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.

Ⲥⲉⲉⲣ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲉⲇⲁⲕⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ, ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ.

Ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ, ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ, ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.

Ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲓⲕⲟⲛ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ,

ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ.