Psali for the Three Saintly Children

English Midnight Praises - 1

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O sing unto Him who was crucified, buried and resurrected for us, who trampled and abolished death, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Take off the old man, and put on the new and superior one, come closer to the greatness of mercy, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫⲏⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲁϣϥ: ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥϥ: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲣϥ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯϣⲟϣϥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲃⲱϣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲉⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲱⲗϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲕ̀ⲗⲉⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲅⲁⲉ̀ⲗⲉⲟⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

All you Christian people, the priests and the deacons, glorify the Lord for He is worthy, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Come to us O three children, whom Christ our God has lifted, and from the Devil has delivered, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀Ⲛⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ⲙⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲇⲉⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ Ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ Ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟ̀ⲗⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ Ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

For the sake of your God the Messiah, the Giver of all good things, come unto us O Hananiah, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
O Azariah the zealot, evening and morning and at noon, glorify the power of the trinity, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ Ⲙⲁⲥⲓⲁⲥ: Ⲫ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲅⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ Ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲍⲏⲗⲱⲧⲉ Ⲁ̀ⲍⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ: ⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲁⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲓ̀ ⲕⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲏⲙ ⲃ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ: ⲙⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀Ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

Behold Emmanuel, is now in our midst O Mishael, proclaim with the voice of joy, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Gather now and persevere, and proclaim with the priests, bless the Lord all his works, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥ Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ: ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⲱ̀ Ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ: ⲗⲁⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲭⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩ: ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

The heavens declare the glory, of God until this day, O you angels whom He has made, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Now all you powers of the Lord, bless His honored name, O sun and moon and all the stars, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ: ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲱ̀ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫ̀ⲫⲱⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲕⲉ ⲛⲩⲛ ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲩ: ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲓⲙⲓⲟⲩ: ⲡⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

And also O you rain and dew, sing praises unto our Savior, for He is God of our fathers, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Glorify the Lord O clouds and winds, together with the souls and the spirits, O you cold and fire and heat, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲱϯ: ⲉⲩⲫⲏⲙⲓⲥⲁ ⲧⲉ Ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϯ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲙⲁⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲱ̀ ⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲡⲓϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

You also nights and days, light and darkness and lightning, glorify the Lover of Mankind, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
You trees and all that springs on the earth, and all that moves in the waters, mountains and the forests, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲛⲩⲕⲧⲉⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲏ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ: ⲫⲱⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲥ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲁⲥⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲇⲟⲝⲁ ⲥⲓ Ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲣⲱⲡⲉ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲝⲩⲗⲁ ⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁ ⲫⲩⲟ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲁ: ⲉⲛ ⲧⲏ ⲅⲏ ⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁ ⲕⲓⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲁ: ϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇ̀ⲣⲩⲙⲟⲛⲁ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

Praise without ceasing, the Lord the King of the kings, O you rivers and seas, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
And we also seeing them, let us say with all these things, bless the Lord all you birds, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

O snow and ice, cattle and wild beasts, bless the Lord of lords, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Bless the Lord as befits Him, and not like the disobedient, all you sons of men, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲭⲓⲱⲛ: ⲕⲉ ⲕ̀ⲧⲏⲛⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲱⲛ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲧⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ: ⲱ̀ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

O Israel offer before Him, honor and glory in a joyful voice, all you priests of Emmanuel, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
You servants of the true God, the souls of the righteous, and the humble and the charitable, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲕⲉ ⲇⲟⲝⲁ ⲱ̀ Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ: ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ: ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲩ̀ⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

God my God is the One, who saved you from danger, O Sedrach Misach and Abednago, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
Hurry with great haste, O you righteous of the Lord, and all the creatures He has made, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ Ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲅⲱ: Ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϯ ⲉⲕ ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁ̀ⲅⲱ: Ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕ Ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲕ Ⲁⲃⲇⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
Ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲣⲱⲓⲥ: ⲱ̀ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙ̀Ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.

Coolness and repose without ceasing, grant unto all of us, that we may joyfully proclaim, praise Him and exalt Him above all.
And also Your poor servant Sarkis, make him without condemnation, that he may join all those and say, praise Him and exalt Him above all.

+ Ⲯⲩⲭⲟⲥ ⲕⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ: ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲑ̀ⲣⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ: ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.
+ Ⲱ̀ⲥⲁⲩⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲭⲟⲥ: Ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲁⲥϥ.