megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ . ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: Now when He had seen my very weak condition, and my want of manhood, He sent one of the Saints unto me, and was graciously pleased to grant me the healing of my body.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ . ⲡⲉⲑⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲙⲏⲗⲟⲥ
English: And I say unto thee that this very man, from whom thou didst receive a blessing, is Elijah the Tishbite, who belongeth to Mount Carmel.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲙⲧⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ .
English: It was he who was taken up into heaven in a chariot of fire and earthquake.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ 
English: I beseech thee, O my God-loving brother, not to reveal the mystery to any man until the day of my visitation. Grieve thou not for me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ . ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣϥⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: Now when the brother had heard these things, great joy came to him and consolation, and he did not reveal the mystery to any man until the day when the God-loving clergy of the Christ-loving city of Kebt (Coptos) laid hands upon him that was truly worthy of the episcopacy, that they might take him to the Holy Patriarch Apa Damianus/ the Archbishop, so that he might consecrate him bishop.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϥϫⲱⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϫⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ .
English: Know ye then, O my beloved, that him that keepeth the commandments of monasticising, and fulfilleth them without sluggishness, doth the Christ love.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧϥⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲏⲧϥ .
English: His holy ones do not speak to Him only, but they see God, each one in the vision which appeareth unto him, according to the form wherein He wisheth to make Himself manifest to them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲉⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ .
English: If it be not so (in your opinion) hearken ye to the writings of the Spirit of God, and they shall instruct thee with divine knowledge according to what is seemly, and according to the things which we have said.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ . ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ .
English: For our Lord and Father and Bishop, Apa Pisentius, whom God hath made manifest in our time, is not the protector of our district only, but of the whole country of orthodox Christians.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ . ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: But first of all come ye to the Book of Genesis, so that we may see what it saith concerning the seeing of God, and of what kind the vision is.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲩ . ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
English: Now as concerneth Jacob the Patriarch. When Rebecca had heard the words of Esau, her eldest son, who was wroth with Jacob because of the blessing wherewith Isaac had blessed him, she cried out to him, and said unto him,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ .
English: Behold thy brother (Esau) is older than thou, and the blessing wherewith Isaac, who is thy father, hath blessed thee (belongeth to him).
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ . ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: Now therefore, arise, and get thee gone into Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban my brother, and do thou abide with him until the fury of the wrath of thy brother hath turned away from thee, lest peradventure I become childless in respect of both of you at once, and on the same day
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁ .
English: And Isaac also commanded him (thus), and he came out (to) Jacob and set him on his way, saying, 'Depart into Mesopotamia'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ . ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ . ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And it came to pass that he arrived at a certain place, and he lay down (there); now the sun had set.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ . ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: And when he had placed a stone under his head, he lay down and fell asleep, and that night he dreamed a dream.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ . ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ . ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲏϩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ . ⲉⲧⲡⲉ .
English: And he saw a cloud fixed upon the earth, and the top thereof reached into the heavens;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ .
English: and the angels of God were ascending and descending upon it.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: Now God was standing upon it, and He made Himself manifest to Jacob ne on that night, and He spake with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ . ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉϥⲓⲉⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ .
English: Now when Jacob had gone into Mesopotamia of Syria, God spake again with him in the night season, saying, ' Lift up thine eyes and look with them, and thou shalt see that I will come to the white sheep,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲩϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲙⲡⲉ . ⲉⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ . ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ .
English: and the (white) sheep shall be with the goats, and they shall bring forth young of variegated colours, and they shall be in colour like ashes, and (some) sheep shall be marked with stars (i.e. spots).'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ .
English: And again God spake unto him in a vision of the night, saying, 'I am the God of Isaac; fear thou not.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲙⲉϩⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲅⲣϫⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
English: Thou shalt certainly increase and multiply, and thou shalt fill the earth, and thou shalt become the lord thereof.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ . ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: And when God had blessed him with gold, and silver, and sheep, and goats, and cattle of every kind.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ .
English: He spake again unto him, saying, 'Get thee back into thy house; I will be with thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ . ⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: Then Jacob returned with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their children, and their cattle.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ . ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲩⲛⲅⲣⲁⲫⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲁϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: And when he had arrived at the river in order that he might pass over to the other side, according to the holy words of (the Book of) Genesis, which the holy historian Moses wrote, ' A certain man met him, and wrestled with him until the dawn.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ 
English: Now when the morning had come Jacob said unto him, 'Shew me thy name.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ .
English: And the man said unto him, 'Why dost thou enquire concerning my name?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: Now this is a most wonderful thing.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ .
English: And the man said unto Jacob, 'Let me go, for the daylight is growing stronger.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And Jacob said unto him, 'I will not let thee go whilst as yet thou hast not blessed me'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲕ .
English: And the man said unto Jacob, 'What is the name which thou hast?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ .
English: And he said unto him, 'My name is Jacob'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲕϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: And the man said unto Jacob, 'They shall no more call thee Jacob, but Israel, which is the name which thou shalt have; for thou hast prevailed with God, and thou (shalt be) mighty with men'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲱϫⲕ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
English: And the man touched the side of a member of Jacob, and that member became without feeling.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟ ϩⲓϩⲟ .
English: Then Jacob said, 'I have seen God face to face.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ . ⲁⲡⲣⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: My soul is delivered.' Now the sun was rising upon him when he passed the Image of God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ .
English: And, O my beloved, it is right that for us this should suffice.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ . ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲟⲥⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ . ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϥⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ .
English: If God deemed him worthy thereof, and came down into the world, and spake unto the creature which He had fashioned concerning his restoration with salvation of soul, how very much more will He not send His saints to comfort (His servants) in their sufferings?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟϥ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ . ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲏⲥ .
English: Therefore let no man allow himself to be unbelieving concerning this matter which I have related unto him concerning the holy man Apa Pisentius the bishop, for he was worthy to see Elijah the Tishbite.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: And let not be fulfilled in him the words which are written, ' God will make blind the heart of those who believe not in this age, so that they may not see the light of the Gospel of the Christ.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧⲏⲡⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: And again, 'Walk ye not with unbelievers'; and again, 'The unbeliever is not (worth) one obolus.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲏⲣ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ .
English: Now our Lord Himself, and our God, and our Lord and our Saviour cried out in the Holy Gospel with His Divine mouth concerning the man who brought to Him his son.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: Now this son was possessed of an evil spirit, from the moment when his father begot him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ .
English: And Jesus said, 'Hath this spirit attacked him for a long time?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ .
English: (And his father) said, ' From his childhood. Many, many times he is wont to cast him into the water, and into the fire, that it may consume him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲛⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ . ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲅϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ .
English: But do Thou help us, for Thou art able to help us by what Thou canst do; have compassion upon us.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ .
English: Jesus said unto him, 'Everything is possible for him that believeth.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ . ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ .
English: And the father of the young man cried out, 'I believe. Help thou mine unbelief.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ .
English: Then straightway (Jesus) rebuked the evil spirit, and cast him out from the young man because his father believed.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϯⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲥ
English: And again it was by the might of faith that a certain woman went to Him, whose blood had been flowing from her for twelve years, and whom no man had been able to heal.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲥϫⲱϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ . ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ϭⲱ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ
English: She touched only the outer edge of His garment, and immediately her blood ceased to flow, and dried up.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉ . ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ .
English: Then He spake unto her, saying, 'It is thy faith which hath delivered thee; go in peace.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲛⲁⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϣⲗⲧⲁⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ .
English: And again He spake unto the disciples, saying, 'If ye have faith as large as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove thyself from this place to that, and it shall remove itself, and there is nothing which shall be impossible for you.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϯⲛⲱϩⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲱϭⲉ ϩⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ .
English: And again, if ye shall say to a sycamore tree. Separate thyself (from) the earth, and plant thyself in the sea, it shall hearken unto you.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ . ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ . ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: And moreover, it is said concerning the holy man Apa Pisentius, that it came to pass on a time when he was young, while he was pasturing his father's sheep, that God opened his eyes, and he saw a pillar of fire in front of him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ . ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ .
English: Now there were certain other young men who were pasturing sheep with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ . ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲏ . ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: And he said unto the other young men who were pasturing sheep with him, 'Do ye see the pillar of fire on the road in front of us?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ .
English: And they said unto him, 'We do not see it.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ 
English: Then he cried out up to heaven, saying, 'O God, open Thou the eyes of these young men, so that they may see the pillar of fire even as I see it'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ . ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And God hearkened unto his voice, and the eyes of the young men were opened, and they saw the pillar of fire
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ 
English: And observe ye now, O my beloved, that the moment when God chose Moses was when He spake unto him in his early manhood, out of a pillar of fire (which went up) out of a bush.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ .
English: Now since God came unto Apa Pisentius when he was a young man, He chose him even as He did Samuel, whose mother had given him to the temple of God according to her vow, even as the holy Psalmist saith, 'Moses, the holy man, and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among those who called upon His Name.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ . ⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: They cried out to God, and He heard them, and He spake unto them out of the pillar of cloud, and they kept His testimonies, and the ordinances which He had given unto them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲉⲛⲧⲏ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲉⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲱⲥⲕ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ .
English: Now there was in the Mountain of Tsente a certain brother who was grievously sick, and his body was in a very weak and helpless condition because his sickness had lasted a very long time.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And it came to pass on a certain day that this brother longed greatly for a little fish, and he told the holy man Apa Pisentius about his longing (now at that time he was a monk, and had not yet become a bishop), saying, 'I long greatly for a little fish'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ . ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And the holy man Apa Pisentius answered (and said unto him), 'Assuredly God will give unto thee this day.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉϫⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟϣⲕ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: Cast thy care upon the Lord, and He shall feed thee, as the Prophet said; He will never suffer the righteous to be removed.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟϩϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲉⲡⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ .
English: Then the holy man Apa Pisentius himself took his water-pot to fill it with water, for it was the time for filling (the water-pots with) water.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲓϯⲙⲁ .
English: And as the holy man Apa Pisentius was walking along, he cried out to the Lord, saying, 'O God, permit Thou not the heart of this brother to suffer grief, but, if it be Thy Will, give Thou to him his petition.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: Let him not suffer grief, O Lord.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲏⲏⲛⲉ . ⲉⲙⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And when he had gone forth on the bank near the river to fill his water-pot—now the Nile flood was very high, for God had visited the country that year—Apa Pisentius looked,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥϣ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲗⲟⲓⲗⲉ .
English: and he saw a large fish leaping about out of the water, and throwing itself about.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ . ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: O what a great miracle of God was this! At the very place where the blessed Apa Pisentius went to the river (to fill his water-pot), the fish came to the bank;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ . ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ . ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲡⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And whilst Apa Pisentius was filling his water-pot, according to what he confessed to us with his own mouth, and testified to us, he I captured the fish, and (when) he gave it to the brother he said unto him, 'God hath fulfilled thy petition
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲛϥϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ .
English: it was He Who sent the meal to Daniel, for which his heart waited.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲉⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ . ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ . ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲗⲩⲡⲏ . ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: He said, 'It is He moreover Who hath prepared the fish for thee this day by His wish, inasmuch as He would not allow thee to suffer grief in respect of that for which thou didst ask at His hand.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ .
English: Well and truly doth the Prophet say, God is nigh unto every one, and He directeth him in truth.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And He will hearken unto their supplications, and will deliver them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ 
English: God shall guard every one who loveth Him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ .
English: When the children of Israel had risen up against Moses and Aaron, they said unto him, 'What is this that thou hast done with us?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲛⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ .
English: Thou hast brought us forth from the land of Egypt.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲁϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ . ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ .
English: We used to sit down by the brazen pots of flesh, and we ate bread, and now the people have to be satisfied with manna instead of with loaves of bread and pieces of flesh.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ . ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: If not (i. e. if thou dost not give us bread and flesh) we will stone you. And the whole congregation spake the word to stone them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
English: And Moses cried out to God, saying, ' O God, where shall I find the wherewithal to give unto this people so that they may eat?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: Only a very little more and they will stone me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
English: And God spake unto Moses, saying, 'I have heard the murmurings which the children of Israel have made against you.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲁⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ . ⲁⲩⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲃϣⲁ
English: But command thou the children of Israel, saying, Prepare ye yourselves ; to-morrow ye shall eat flesh, not for two days, nor for three days, nor for ten days, but for a whole month of days shall ye eat it, even until the flesh shall come forth from your nostrils'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ 
English: And he brought over (quails) by a wind of the sea, two cubits upon the ground.