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Nick Elder

Mark 9.2-9 Coptic Translation Notes

The Iliff School of Theology

Mark 9:2 auw mnnsasoou noou aji ni ihsous mpetros nmiakwbos

nmiwannhs ajitou mmauaau ejn outoou ejose auw abt ihmmoou

And after six days Jesus took Peter with James with John; he took them, by themselves,onto a

mountain (and) he was raised up1

and he was changed2

in front of them.

3 auw neoite aumou eauouba emate. enneourat ntws

treupire inai ijmpka.

And his garments glowed, having become exceedingly white3

as no launderer is able4

to bleach

so they themselves shined.

5

4 auw aouwn eroou ni hleias nmmwushs euaje mn ihsous.

And Elijah was revealed to them to them with Moses and they were speaking6

with Jesus.

5 aouwb de ni petros ejw mmos nihsous je rabbei nanous nan

etrenw mpeima. tarntamio e nomte nskhnh ouei nak auw ouei

mmwushs auw ouei nhleias.

Peter answered saying to Jesus,7

Rabbi it is good for us for you to remain in8

this place. We will

make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

6 nesooun gar an je ejw mmos jeou. atote gar jitou

For he didnt know the things he was saying. Fear9

seized them.

1 Circumstantial Qualitative 3rd Sing.2

1

st

Perfect Reflexive ofibe31

stPerfect Cicumstantial

4Neg III future from au as a compound prefix.

5Inflected Causative Infinitive with inai Lit.: They were caused to shine upon them.

6Circumstantial

7Direct Discourse indicated by ejw mmos

8Dative m

9Lit.: The fear (atote).

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7 auw aukloole pwr ebol ejwou. ausmh de ei ebol n tekloole

je pai pe pahre pamerit swtm nsw

And a cloud spread out over them. A voice came out of10

the cloud saying, This is my bellowedSon, listen to him!

8 auw n ousne nterouiatou erai mpounau ekelaau nmmau nsa

ihsous mauaa.

All of a sudden, they were lifted up,11

and they did not see anyone else12

with them except Jesus

himself.13

Mark 9:9 eunhu de epesht ijn ptoou. awn etootou jekaas

enneutaue nentaunau eroou elaau. eimhti eranphre mprwme

twoun ebol n netmoout

And being on their way14

down the mountain15

he commanded them not to tell what he showed16

them to anyone until the son

17of man rises from the dead.

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10Lit.: out from in (ebol n)

11

Temporal 3rd

plural. While they were lifted12 Lit.: another someone (ekelaau)13 Intensive pronoun.14

Circumstantial, translates the Greek genitive absolute.15

Lit.: down from on (epesht ijn ptoou)16

Substantived relative phrase (nentaunau)17

Conditional 3rd

singular. Lit.: if.18

Lit.: From among (ebol n)