The purpose of the project is to compare the Sam Eliot Algonquin Bible to Hebrew and Coptic. The long term intent is to prepare to receive ancient records from the Ojibwe Tribe and to be better prepared for translations.
English
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Hebrew
בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ.
Coptic
Algonquin
In
Hebrew: בְּ
Coptic: QEN. In Hieroglyphs this would be the water symbol or simply the letter N.
Algonquin: Welke (the L is questionable)
Beginning
Hebrew: רֵאשִׁית
Coptic: OvaRakaa
Algonquin: Kutchiaik?
Created
Hebrew: בָּרָא
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ
Algonquin: a ayum
God
Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים
Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Algonquin: God
Heaven
Hebrew: הַשָּׁמַיִם
Coptic: (ⲛ)ⲧⲡⲉ
Algonquin: Kefuk
And
Hebrew: וְ
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲙ
Algonquin: kah
Earth
Hebrew: הָאָרֶץ
Coptic: (ⲡ)ⲕⲁϩⲓ
Algonquin: onke