The focal section of the paper is a presentation of the Sahidic text and its translation into English. The next part gives a list and brief characteristics of the other manuscripts containing at least some verses of Isa 42:1–44:5. The first part presents general information on the fragment of codex sa 52 (M 568) that includes the discussed text. This paper provides a critical edition and philological analysis of Isa 42:1–44:5, which were worked out on the basis of the Coptic manuscript sa 52.2 and other available manuscripts of the Sahidic dialect. Particularly noteworthy are those verses of Isa 46-48, which appear only in the manuscript sa 52.2 and have not been published anywhere so far. The last part of the article is devoted to more difficult philological issues, observed either in the Coptic text itself or in its relation to the Greek text LXX. It includes, i.a., additions and omissions in the Coptic translation, lexical changes and semantic differences. The differences noted between the Sahidic text and the Greek Septuagint, on which the Coptic translation is based, are presented in a tabular form. The most significant part of the article is the presentation of the Coptic text (in the Sahidic dialect) as well as its translation into English. This is followed by a list and a brief description of the remaining manuscripts, containing at least some verses from Isa 46-48. The first part provides general information on this fragment of the codex sa 52 (M 568), which includes the text being elaborated. The article constitutes a critical edition and a philological analysis of the text of Isa 46-48, based on the Coptic manuscript sa 52 and other available manuscripts in the Sahidic dialect. The last part of the article aims to clarify more challenging philological issues observed either in the Coptic text itself or in its relation to the Greek text of the LXX. It includes, for example, additions and omissions in the Coptic translation, lexical changes and semantic differences. The differences identified between the Sahidic text and the Greek Septuagint, on which the Coptic translation is based, are illustrated in a tabular form. The main part of the article focuses on the presentation of the Coptic text (in the Sahidic dialect) and its translation into English.

This is followed by a list and brief overview of other manuscripts featuring at least some verses from Isa 49–50. The first part outlines general information about the section of codex sa 52 (M 568) that contains the analysed text. The following article constitutes a critical edition, translation and philological analysis of Isa 49–50 based on Coptic manuscript sa 52 and other available manuscripts in the Sahidic dialect.

Coptic in 20 Lessons by Bentley Layton