megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: Now therefore, since the Devil made thy son to fall in with the woman, do thou depart, and take her for him to wife.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁϥ . ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
English: Do not give him the opportunity to commit sin, because God will enquire of thee concerning the salvation of his soul.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲟⲧⲣϥ ⲉⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: For if thou wilt make him to enter into the estate of holy matrimony, and he fall afterwards into this sin, his blood by these means shall be on his own head, and on his only.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϭⲛⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲙⲛⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲩⲛⲁⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲗϣⲕϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲏⲙⲁⲛⲉ . ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲏⲗⲉⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ . ϫⲉⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲏⲗϣⲕϣ .
English: Do not give him the chance of making thee alone the excuse for his sin before the throne of the Christ, and of saying, 'My father would not take a wife for me' for then the whole danger of his sin would be upon thee, because thou hast taught him the Law of God carelessly, even as it is pointed out in the Holy Scriptures concerning Eli, the priest, saying, 'He taught his sons the Law of God carelessly.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϩⲁⲡⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Then the man answered and said, ' Every word which thou hast spoken I will truly keep,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ .
English: for he who sheweth himself disobedient to thee sheweth himself disobedient towards the Christ, because the words which come forth from thy mouth are the words of life.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏⲧⲛ . ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ .
English: Then the blessed Apa Pisentius said unto him, ' The Lord be with you; depart in peace,'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: and they came away from his presence, and they did as he had commanded them, and their hearts enjoyed great rest.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ϩⲛⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ . ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ .
English: And again it came to pass on a day that our holy father Apa Pisentius, the bishop, passed through the village to inspect his churches.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ . ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲉ . ⲉⲧⲱϥ ⲧⲉ . ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Now when he had finished he looked on them (i. e. the people), and when he was returning to the monastery, and was passing along the way by the canal, a certain husbandman brought to him an ewe which belonged to him in order that he might make the Sign of the Cross over her.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Observe ye now the power of God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲱⲗϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ϫⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲥ .
English: The Sign of the Cross which the holy man made on her with his finger sank down into her womb,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϭⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲱⲗϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: and when she brought forth her lamb they found on it the Sign of the Cross with which the holy man had marked her.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ .
English: Now the holy man made the Sign of the Cross on the outside of the ewe, and it appeared on the body of the lamb in the form of a piece of white wool, which was like unto snow.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ . ϣⲁⲩⲗⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ .
English: And in every man who was sick, no matter of what kind his sickness might be, immediately the holy man Apa Pisentius stretched out his hand over him, and made the Sign of the Cross over him, the sickness ceased.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: Come ye then, all ye whose hearts are straight in respect of God and the holy man,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ . ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ . ⲡⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ .
English: and let us make supplication unto him with tears and with repentance, in order that Apa Pisentius may entreat the Christ to shew mercy upon us when it shall come to us to meet Him face to face; for it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϩⲣϩⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϥⲥϣⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲣⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ .
English: Now if there be among you any one who shall be so bold as to waste his time in trying to refute the statement which I have dared to make to the effect that the holy man, Apa Pisentius, the bishop, is a companion of the Christ, let him come now and consider the words which are in the holy Gospel according to John, and let him hear God crying out by the mouth of His holy and beloved one John the Evangelist, saying, ' Ye are My companions when ye do the things which I have commanded you.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ . ϫⲉⲛⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ . ϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And again, 'To you whom I have called 'My friends', all the things which I have heard from My Father I have shewn unto you.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲡⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲧⲡⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
English: And again 'It is not ye who have chosen Me, but it is I who have chosen you,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲻ
English: and I have left you in order that your fruit may be abiding, and may live for ever.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ .
English: Know ye therefore, O my beloved, that he who doeth the will of God, the same is His companion and His friend, even according to what is said in the holy Gospel, ' He who shall do the will of My Father which is in the heavens, this same is My brother, and My sister, and My mother.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲩ . ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ .
English: And again it came to pass on a day that they brought unto him a certain youth who was possessed of a demon,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ .
English: and they besought the holy man, saying, 'Do an act of gracious goodness, and be pleased to make the Sign of the Cross over him, for the demon which possesseth him is exceedingly evil.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲛⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ . ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ .
English: And the holy man asked his father, saying, 'Did this calamity come upon him a very long time ago?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ . ϣⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: And the father of the youth said unto him, 'Behold, it is seven years, [since we have asked] thy prayers, O my father.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϣⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϥϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲥϩⲟϥ .
English: And the demon is in the habit of casting him on the ground, and of making him to stagger about like a camel, his eyes being filled with blood,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ .
English: and often and often this has continued until we were in despair about him, thinking that the demon would kill him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: And (sometimes) he doth not speak at all. Do an act of gracious goodness, and be pleased to help him, O my father.^
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: Then my father cried out unto me, ' John.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲗⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: And he said unto me, Go thou to the laver of the congregation, and bring hither to me a little water, so that I may sprinkle it upon this youth, for I cannot endure seeing this demon inflicting such severe suffering upon him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲛⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ
English: I went therefore into the room of the assembly, according to the command of my lord and father, the blessed Apa Pisentius, and I made Apa Elisha, the presbyter and overseer of the place (or, shrine), go into the place of the altar of sacrifice
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲙⲉϩⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: and he poured a little of the water which was there into a vessel, and I brought it to the holy man
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲛϣϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: and the holy man dipped his finger in this water, and made the Sign of the Cross on the youth in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ . ⲛⲅⲧⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲅⲡⲓⲥⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ .
English: And he gave some of the water to his father, saying unto him, 'Take thou thy son, and depart thou to thy house, and thou shalt give him to drink of this water which I have given thee from the laver of the congregation, and thou shalt believe in the Lord, and He shall heal him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲛϥⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ . ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲩⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: Now, my father acted in this way and did not himself give the youth the water to drink with his own hands, and so make the demon come out from him immediately, lest men should ascribe praise to him, and say, Apa Pisentius hath cast the demon out of the son of such and such a man, because he did not wish to receive glorifying from the children of men.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ . ϫⲉⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ .
English: And it came to pass that when the man had taken his son, that he might depart to his house, now, according to what the man himself confessed to me with his own mouth, (this happened) a few days after, whilst he was taking him back home, (and the man said), 'Whilst I was walking along with my son,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ 
English: and when I was a long way from you, the demon suddenly hurled him to the ground, and made him writhe in agony, and then cried out inside him, Pisentius, by the Sign of the Cross which thou didst make with thy finger, thou hast driven me forth from my dwelling-place'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ .
English: And immediately that the youth was purified I took him into my house with joy, and the demon never returned to him to the day of his death.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: And it came to pass that after a few days, the (father of the youth) went to the great man,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ . ϫⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ .
English: and he made obeisance to him, and he laid hold of his hand, saying, 'I tell thee that the young man is free from the demon.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: And the father of the youth confessed to him, saying, 'I tell thee, O my father, that immediately I had given him to drink of that water which thy fatherhood gave to me,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: the merciful Lord graciously bestowed healing upon my son through thy holy prayers.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
English: And Apa Pisentius answered, saying, 'Everything is possible to him that believeth; and assuredly the water which is in the chamber of the altar of sacrifice healeth every one who believeth.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲓⲧⲟ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: And do not think that this gracious healing is to be attributed to me, for assuredly it is in no way whatsoever due to me, but to the power of God which abideth in His holy shrine, and is given unto those who enter therein in sincere faith and with a heart wherein is no unbelief.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ .
English: As for me, O my son, I am the least of anything in a matter of this kind.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And when Apa Pisentius had said these words, the man departed from his presence, and ascribed glory to God, and rendered abundant thanks to my blessed father.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲱϩ ϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: And again it came to pass on a day that the spirit of jealousy invaded the heart of a certain man,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: and he became jealous about his wife.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲧⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲡⲉϭⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ .
English: And the Devil, the hater of that which is good, and who longeth to do evil to the race of mankind, cast a stumbling-block into the heart of her husband in respect of a man whom he believed to have had carnal intercourse with his wife.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲏ
English: Now the woman was innocent of that offence, and the man who was accused was himself innocent of the charge of impurity which was brought against him in respect of the woman, even as the story itself will teach us if we proceed with it to the end.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϫⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
English: So the husband cast out his wife from his house because of the evil which existed in his own heart in respect of her.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲧⲉⲩϭⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ
English: And his father and his mother both took the greatest pains, but were wholly unable to convince the mind of the husband [of his wife's innocence], and to make him to live with her;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲕⲱϩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ . ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϯⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
English: even according to that which Solomon spake, 'The heart of her husband is full of jealousy Finally the matter came to the ears of the clergy of his village, who had made him an assistant in the administration of the Holy Mysteries,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ
English: and the clergy informed my holy father concerning the matter.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲛⲧⲕ ⲛϯⲁⲡⲟⲕⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ .
English: Then my father sent a message to him, saying, 'Trouble (not) thyself : I will find for thee the defence which is necessary.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϫϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϯⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁⲉϥⲉⲍⲩⲗⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And the husband spread abroad rumours throughout the village, and he went about from place to place threatening, and saying, 'I will never again go to Pisentius;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
English: what hath Pisentius to do with my affair?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲕⲃⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: Now the man was a native of the town of Kebt (Coptos).
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲅⲣⲁⲩⲅⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ .
English: And during the time in which he was uttering (these) words he became more and more angry.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: And when the sun was about to depart to his place of sunset on that same day
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲉϫⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: now it was God Who said in [the Book of] the Prophet, ' Cast [thy] dispute upon Me, I will avenge thee,' saith the Lord
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ .
English: a certain terrible sickness came upon that man with the darkness,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲉϥϯⲧⲕⲁⲥ . ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ .
English: and he began to suffer great tortures in his inward parts, which caused him intense pain, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying, ' Take me to my father Apa Pisentius, for I tell thee that (these) pains have come upon me through him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲧⲙϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ . ⲛϯⲛⲁϭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ .
English: O my father, do a loving act, and help me, for indeed I am come into the straits of death (i.e. to the last gasp). And if thou dost not take me to him, I shall never find relief
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ .
English: And his father and his mother despaired (of his life), and thought that he would die.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲛⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲛϩ . ⲉⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ . ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲓⲧϥ
English: And they said, 'Since he saith ''Take me to Apa Pisentius, the bishop', if he is to live, let us persuade ourselves to do as he saith.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲛϥⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ
English: In any case, if we take him to him, and he make the Sign of the Cross over him, at least the tortures which he is suffering will be lessened.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: Now this took place very soon after my father Apa Pisentius had been made a bishop.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Then they took the sick man up to the mountain to my father, and they called out inside (the court), and I (John) went out to them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ . ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ . ⲛⲅⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: And the father of the man said unto me, ' John, if thou wouldst ever look upon me again, do an act of love, and inform the great man,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ .
English: for if thou dost not my son is in danger of dying, and I believe by God, that if he were to make the Sign of the Cross over my son he would find relief immediately.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ .
English: He hath entreated me, saying, 'Take me to Apa Pisentius, the bishop, in order that I may have relief from these pains by which, through his agency, I am suffering torture.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥ . ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲩⲇⲓⲱⲇⲏⲥ . ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ .
English: Now if I were to discuss the matter with the bishop in my present distracted state, I should talk like a man without understanding.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲁϣϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ . ⲛⲅϫⲓⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ .
English: And his son also cried out to me, saying, ' O John, do an act of love, take in the news of my arrival to the great man, for the straits of death have come upon me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ .
English: Behold thou seest me thyself in my necessity.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲓⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: O why did I not keep my mouth shut, and why did I not die before I repeated the report that day?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲉⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ
English: Get thee in quickly, and inform my lord and father Apa Pisentius about my sufferings.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲟ 
English: Help thou me, and do not abandon me to death on thy threshold
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ .
English: And when I had heard these things from the man and from his son, I went in and informed my father concerning (the arrival of) the man and his son.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ . ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ .
English: And he said unto me, 'Keep away from him until he maketh the petition in a proper manner, for he is not a man without education.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ . ⲛⲕⲉⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ .
English: And I answered and said unto him, 'If I leave him outside a very little longer, he will die.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟϫⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧϩⲉ . ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ .
English: The breath which is left in him at this moment is very little, and according to what I see of him he hath contracted a fatal disease
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: Then my father said unto me, ' Let him (enter) in with thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉⲓ .
English: And when he had come in with his father, he threw himself down at the feet of my father, and remained there for a long time.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓⲡⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ
English: And my father said unto him, ' Rise up, O thou boorish man/
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ
English: And my father laid hold upon the hair of his head,