The Orthodox Creed

Congregation

Truly we believe in one God, God the Father, the Pantocrator, Who created heaven and earth, and all things, seen and unseen.

Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ Ⲫϯ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ: ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.

بالحقيقة نؤمن بإله واحد، الله الآب، ضابط الكل، خالق السماء والأرض، ما يُرَى وما لا يرى.

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of light; true God of true God; begotten, not created; of one essence with the Father; by Whom all things were made.

Ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀Ⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ: ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲉ̀ⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ: ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ̀ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ: ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.

نؤمن برب واحد يسوع المسيح، ابن الله الوحيد، المولود من الآب قبل كل الدهور، نور من نور، إله حق من إله حق، مولود غير مخلوق، مساو للآب في الجوهر، الذى به كان كل شئ.

Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲓ.

هذا الذي من أجلنا نحن البشر، ومن أجل خلاصنا، نزل من السماء، وتجسد من الروح القدس ومن مريم العذراء، وتأنس.

And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; suffered and was buried.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲥ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲱⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ: ⲁϥϣⲉⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥϥ.

وصلب عنا على عهد بيلاطس البنطي. وتألم وقبر.

And the third day He rose from the dead, according to the scriptures.

Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲅ̀ⲣⲁⲫⲏ.

وقام من بين الأموات في اليوم الثالث كما فى الكتب.

Ascended into the heavens; He sits at the right hand of His Father.

Ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲫⲓⲱⲧ.

وصعد إلى السموات، وجلس عن يمين أبيه.

And He is coming again in His Glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end.

Ⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲧⲉ.

وأيضا يأتي في مجده ليدين الأحياء والأموات، الذي ليس لملكه انقضاء.

Yes, we believe in the holy spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giver, Who proceeds from the Father; Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets.

Ⲥⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀Ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ: ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ: ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉϯⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ: ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

نعم نؤمن بالروح القدس، الرب المحيى المنبثق من الآب. نسجد له ونمجده مع الآب والابن، الناطق في الأنبياء.

And in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Ⲉⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲛ̀ⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀.

وبكنيسة واحدة مقدسة جامعة رسولية.

We confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

Ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟ̀ⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ.

ونعترف بمعمودية واحدة لمغفرة الخطايا.

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the coming age. Amen.

Ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ϯⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ.

وننتظر قيامة الأموات وحياة الدهر الآتى. أمين.

Meanwhile, the priest proceeds to wash his hands three times. In the first time, he says

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash and I shall be whiter than snow.

Ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫϧ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲉⲛϩⲩⲥⲱⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ: ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲣⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ.

تنضح على بزوفاك فأطهر. تغسلنى فأبيض أكثر من الثلج.

In the second time, he says

Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which are broken may rejoice.

Ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲑ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ: ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏ̀ⲟⲩⲧ.

تسمعنى سرورا وفرحا فتبتهج العظام المتواضعة.

In the third time, he says

I will wash my hands in innocence, and go about Thy Alter, O Lord, to hear the voice of Thy praises. Alleluia.

Ϯⲛⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛ̀ⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ Ⲡ̀ⲟ̅ⲥ̅: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ.

أغسل يدى بالنقاوة وأطوف بمذبحك يا رب لكيما أسمع صوت تسبيحك. هللويا.

Then the priest spatters his wet hands towards the congregation. This is to tell them that they are respoonsible for their communion, and he is innocent of any inquity that anyone makes by taking the communion without right and not telling him. Then the priest dries his hand in a clean cloth.