megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ .
English: And he prayed and sent him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϯⲙⲉ 
English: When he went into the village,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: he went to the place where the servant lived.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
English: He found him and all his household
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
English: away from the village because of a memorial
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϣⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ .
English: except for only a young girl belonging to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ
English: When he knocked on the door,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: she replied and opened it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: He asked for her father.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ
English: But she entreated him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: and she drew him in.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ .
English: but he did not endure it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲛⲁϩ
English: But when she had compelled him by force,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: she touched him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: and drew him in.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ
English: As for him, when he realized
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲱϥ 
English: that it was for defilement that she was drawing him in,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ  ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: he groaned and cried out
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: “Lord, save me in this hour because of the prayers of my father.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ
English: And when he had said this,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲛⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ .
English: instantly he found himself beside the river going to the monastery.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ϣⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: And he was taken safely to his father.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ .
English: Two brothers according to the flesh went to a monastery.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: One of them was an ascetic.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: The other was very obedient.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ
English: If the father told him to do something,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϣⲁϥⲁⲁϥ .
English: he did it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ
English: because of his obedience.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲃⲥϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: But his ascetic brother was goaded by it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
English: He said to himself,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ
English: “I will test him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ .
English: and I will see if he is obedient.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: He made his way to his father
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: and he said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
English: “Send my brother and me
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ
English: and we will go to that place.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And the father gave them permission.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: Wishing to test him, the ascetic took him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: and he went down beside the river.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲙⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ .
English: In that place, there were many crocodiles.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ
English: And he said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲡⲉⲣⲁ .
English: “Go down to the river and pass through.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ
English: So he went
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ
English: and the crocodiles came
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲗⲱϫϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: and they crushed his body.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: And they did not hurt him at all.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: When the ascetic saw, he said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: “Come out of the river.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ
English: And as they were walking,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ .
English: they found a body lying in the road.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ
English: And the ascetic said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ
English: “If you have an [old thing]
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
English: let us throw it over him.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ 
English: The one who had obedience said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
English: “Let us pray for him instead.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 100: Anonymous N 294
Coptic: ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ
English: Perhaps he will arise.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 107: Paul the Great 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲣⲓ .
English: A brother asked him, 'To what should I pay attention to when I am sitting in my cell?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 107: Paul the Great 2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲗⲁϩⲧⲥ . ⲉⲥϣⲟⲕϩ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲻ
English: He said to him, 'I am hitherto a man in a deep pit dug up to my neck. Being full of burden I cry out, 'God have mercy on me.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 108: Poemen 41
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲱⲙϣ .
English: Again he said, 'A brother asked Apa Allonios, 'What is contempt?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 108: Poemen 41
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ .
English: The old man said, 'It is putting yourself below the animals, and knowing that these things should not be condemned.''
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 109: Poemen 55
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ .
English: Again he said: 'Once when they were sitting and eating he, namely the old man, was remaining, ministering with Apa Allonios.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 109: Poemen 55
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟϥ
English: And when they saw him they honored him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 109: Poemen 55
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: He said absolutely nothing to them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 109: Poemen 55
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: One said to him: 'Why do you not answer the old men when they glorify you?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 109: Poemen 55
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: He, namely Apa Allonios, said to him: 'If I answer them, you would also find that I rejoiced on account of the glory and that I accept it'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 110: Anonymous Nau 656
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ . ⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲻ
English: He said also: 'The land which the Lord commands on his behalf to sacrifice to him is the humility of heart.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 111: Poemen 167
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ . ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲛ .
English: He, namely the old man, also said: 'If a man minds his rank, he will not be troubled.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 112: Poemen 61
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ . ϫⲉⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲻ
English: He, namely Apa Joseph, said: When we were sitting with Apa Poimen, he called Agathon 'apa'.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 112: Poemen 61
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲻ
English: And we said to him: 'He is a young man. Why do you call him 'apa'?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 112: Poemen 61
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ . ϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ .
English: And he, namely Apa Poimen, said: 'His mouth (is) that which makes him worthy to be called 'apa'''
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 113: Poemen 105
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲱϥ .
English: They said of Apa Poemen that he never wanted to make his speeches after the speeches of any old man, but he was greater when he praised their words instead of his own.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 114: Theophilus Beta
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲱⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: One time, the blessed Abba Theophilus the archbishop went to Scetis.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 114: Theophilus Beta
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ
English: But the brothers gathered and said to Abba Pambo:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 114: Theophilus Beta
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϯϩⲏⲩ .
English: 'Tell the Father one word that he may benefit.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 114: Theophilus Beta
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The old man told them:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 114: Theophilus Beta
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉϥϯϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ . ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ .
English: 'If he does not always benefit from our silence, then if we speak he will still not benefit.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁ .
English: He, namely brother Pistus, said: 'We, being seven anchorite brothers, went out to Apa Sisoes who was staying on the island of Klysma.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: We begged for him to give us a word.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ . ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲏ .
English: And he said: 'Forgive me. I am an unlearned man, but I went to Apa Or and Apa Hatre.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
English: Apa Or was sick for eighteen years.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲻ
English: And I fell before them, (saying) 'Give me a word.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϥ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲣⲓϥ .
English: Apa Or said to me: 'What is that which I should say to you? Go do that which you see (is right).
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: God does not belong to the one who loves more, but he who does violence to himself is blessed in everything.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: Apa Or and Apa Hatre were from the same region.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲻ
English: Up until the time they left their bodies there was a great peace in their midst.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ .
English: For Apa Hatre's obedience was great and Apa Or's humility was great.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲛϣⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲓϯⲛⲉϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ .
English: I spent a few days beside them observing them, and I saw him, namely Apa Hatre, perform a great wonder.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ .
English: Someone brought a small fish to them and he, namely Apa Hatre, wanted to relieve Apa Or.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ . ϫⲉϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ .
English: He was holding the knife while cutting up the fish, and he, namely Apa Or, called him, 'Hatre, Hatre.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ
English: And Apa Hatre left the knife in the middle of the fish. He did not cut up the rest.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ .
English: He ran to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ .
English: And I marveled at his great obedience.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ .
English: Because he did not say, 'Wait until I cut the fish.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϭⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲛ .
English: But I said to Apa Hatre: 'Where did you find this great obedience?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ .
English: He said to me: 'It does not belong to me, but it belongs to the old man.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ .
English: And he took me to the old man's cell, saying: 'Come and look see the obedience.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ
English: And he cooked the small fish.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: He ruined it intentionally and served it to the old man.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡϥϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: He ate and did not speak.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: He, namely Apa Hatre, said to him: 'Is it good, Old Man?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲻ
English: He replied: 'It is very good.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: After this, I brought him a little which was good, and he said to him: 'I ruined it, Old Man.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
English: He responded: 'Yes, you have ruined it a little.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ
English: And he, namely Apa Hatre, said to me: 'You saw that obedience belongs to the old man'.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ .
English: And I went away from them and I guard that which I saw according to my strength.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ .
English: Apa Sisoes said these things.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁϫⲓⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲕ .
English: One of us entreated him, saying, 'Please, say one word to us yourself.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲡⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ .
English: He said, 'Mindful lack of consideration for yourself.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ .
English: It will fulfill all the Scriptures.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ .
English: And another of us said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: 'What is it to be a stranger, my father?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: He said, 'It is being silent and saying everywhere you go,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ .
English: I have nothing.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 116: Pistus 01
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲙⲙⲟ . ⲻ
English: This is being a stranger.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 117: Sisoes 9
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ
English: A brother went to Apa Sisoes at the mountain of Apa Antonius and they said to Apa Sisoes,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 117: Sisoes 9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ 
English: You have not yet reached the measure of Apa Antonius, father.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 117: Sisoes 9
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ .
English: He said to them, 'Where (would this come) from?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 117: Sisoes 9
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲧ .
English: If I have a single thought of Apa Antonius, I would be completely on fire.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 117: Sisoes 9
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ . ⲻ
English: However, I saw a man who had power to bear his own thought with difficulty.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 118: Sisoes 11
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ .
English: The brother asked him again,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 118: Sisoes 11
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ 
English: 'Did Satan also trouble people long ago in this way?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 118: Sisoes 11
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ .
English: Apa Sisoes said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 118: Sisoes 11
Coptic: ϫⲉϥϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ
English: 'He causes more trouble now, since his time has drawn near, and because of this he is upset.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ
English: A brother asked Apa Sisoes,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ .
English: 'I see myself,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: and my thoughts remain on God.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The monk said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: 'It is not a great thing to make your thoughts remain on God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ
English: But it is a great thing to see yourself
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ ⲍⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: as below every living thing.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: For this leads to being someone who suffers in body
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 120: Sisoes 13
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: These are the acts of humility.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 121: Syncletica 26
Coptic: ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲩⲅⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲏ
English: The blessed Syncletica said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 121: Syncletica 26
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϫⲛⲉⲓϥⲧ .
English: 'Just as a boat cannot be built without nails,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 121: Syncletica 26
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: in the same way it is not possible to be saved without humility of heart.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 122: Anonymous
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲭⲓⲟⲥ .
English: Apa Hyperechios said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 122: Anonymous
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
English: 'Humility is a tree of life running upwards.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 123: Syncletica 11
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ
English: He spoke again,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 123: Syncletica 11
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲡⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ .
English: 'Be like the tax collector,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 123: Syncletica 11
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ .
English: so that they do not condemn you with the Pharisee.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 123: Syncletica 11
Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ .
English: But also choose for yourself the gentleness of Moses,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 123: Syncletica 11
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ . ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: so that you can change your heart, like the rock, into springs of water.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣⲥⲓⲏⲥⲓ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ . ⲛⲥⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: Apa Orsisius said, 'A mud brick that is laid as a foundation by the river will not last a single day.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲉ .
English: But the one that has been baked ensures like a rock.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉoⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲕⲱⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ . ⲛϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: In the same way, the man who has his mind on worldliness is not baked in the fear of God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: If he comes upon greatness, he dissolves.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: For there are many trials, mostly of this kind, that happen in the midst of men
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ
English: But it is good that a man know his mesaure, and to avoid the burden of greatness.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 124: Orsisius 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ .
English: The things which are strenghtened in faith are unshakeable.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ
English: About the holy Joseph:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ
English: If one wants to speak about him, one would say
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
English: He was not an earthly man.