Prayer for the Congregation | |||
Priest | |||
Again, let us ask God the Pantocrator, the Father of our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. | Ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲉ̀Ⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ: Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ Ⲡⲉⲛⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅. | وأيضا فلنسأل الله ضابط الكل أبا ربنا وإلهنا ومخلصنا يسوع المسيح. | |
We ask and entreat Thy Goodness, O Lover of mankind. | Ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ. | نسأل ونطلب من صلاحك يا محب البشر. | |
Remember, O Lord, our congregations. | Ⲁⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ̀ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ. | أذكر يا رب اجتماعاتنا. | |
The priest looks towards the west, signs the congregation with the cross and says | |||
Bless them. | Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ. | باركها. | |
Deacon | |||
Pray for this holy church and for our congregations. | Ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲝⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⲩ̀ⲡⲉⲣ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲩⲥⲉⲱⲛ ⲏ̀ⲙⲱⲛ. | صلوا من أجل هذه الكنيسة المقدسة واجتماعاتنا. | |
Congregation | |||
Lord have mercy. | Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲉ̀ ⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲏ̀ⲥⲟⲛ. | يا رب ارحم. | |
Priest | |||
Grant that they may be unto us without obstacle or hindrance, that we may hold them according to Thine holy and blessed will. | Ⲙⲏⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲉⲣⲕⲱⲗⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ. | أعط أن تكون لنا بغير مانع ولا عائق لنصنعها كمشيئتك المقدسة الطوباوية. | |
Houses of prayer, houses of purity, houses of blessing: grant them unto us, O Lord, and Thy servants who shall come after us forever. | Ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲭⲏ: ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ: ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ. | بيوت صلاة، بيوت طهارة، بيوت بركة. أنعم بها يا رب علينا ةعلى عبيدك الآتين بعدنا إلى الأبد. | |
The priest may choose to say the following prayer. He says | |||
The worship of idols utterly uproot from the world. | Ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲓ̀ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ϥⲟϫⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. | عبادة الأوثان بالكمال اقلعها من العالم. | |
Satan and his evil powers do Thou trample and humiliate under our feet speedily. | Ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲙϧⲱⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ: ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ. | الشيطان وكل قواته الشريرة اسحقهم واذلهم تحت اقدامنا سريعا. | |
All offences and their instigators do Thou abolish. May all dissensions of corrupt heresies cease. | Ⲛⲓⲥ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲟⲣϥⲟⲩ: ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ. | الشكوك وفاعليها ابطلهم. ولينقض افتراق فساد البدع. | |
The enemies of Thine Holy Church, O Lord, as at all times, now also humiliate. | Ⲛⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅: ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲱ̀ⲟⲩ. | أعداء بيعتك المقدسة يا رب مثل كل زمان والآن اذلهم. | |
Strip their vanity; show them their weakness speedily. | Ⲃⲱⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ. | حل تعاظمهم، عرفهم ضعفهم سريعا. | |
Bring to nought their envy, their intrigues, their madness, their wickedness, and their slander which they commit against us. | Ⲕⲱⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ: ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕⲁⲛⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ̀: ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ. | ابطل حسدهم وسعايتهم وجنونهم وشرهم ونميمتهم التى صنعونها فينا. | |
O Lord, bring them all to no avail; disperse their counsel, O God, Who dispersed the counsel of Ahithophel. | Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁⲣⲕⲧⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ: Ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀Ⲁ̀ⲭⲓⲧⲟⲫⲉⲗ. | يا رب اجعلهم كلهم كلا شئ وبدد مشورتهم يا الله الذى بدد مشورة اخيتوفل. | |
Congregation | |||
Lord have mercy. | Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲉ̀ ⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲏ̀ⲥⲟⲛ. | يا رب ارحم. | |
The priest offers incense three times towards the east and says | |||
Arise, O Lord God. Let all Thine enemies be scattered, and let all that hate Thine Holy Name flee before Thy face. | Ⲧⲱⲛⲕ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲫϯ: ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅. | قم أيها الرب الإله وليتفرق جميع أعدائك وليهرب من قدام وجهك كل مبغضى اسمك القدوس. | |
The priest looks towards the west and offers incense to the other priests, deacons and the congregation and says | |||
But let Thy people be in blessing; thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand doing Thy will. | Ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁⲛϣⲟ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲃⲁ ⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ. | أما شعبك فليكن بالبركة ألوف ألوف وربوات ربوات يصنعون إرادتك. | |
By the grace … | Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ... | بالنعمة ... | |
The priest looks towards the east and offers incense three times and says | |||
Through Whom … | Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ... | هذا الذى من قبله ... | |
The priest gives the censer to the deacon and the congregation says | |||
Our Father … | Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ... | أبانا الذى فى السموات ... |