megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ .
English: And the high priest rejoiced, and ascribed glory to God Who wisheth all men to have life, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲏⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡϯⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: And the high priest took them, and catechized them, and gave into their hands the Holy Mysteries of the Faith, and he baptized them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲁⲕⲏⲧⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲑⲉⲟⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ϫⲉⲁⲅⲁⲡⲓⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲑⲉⲟⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: And to Plaketas he gave the name of Eusthathius, and to his wife Theopiste; his elder son he called Agapius, and the younger Theopistus;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: and he gave them the Glorious Body and Blood of the Christ, and dismissed them,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ . ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏⲧⲛ .
English: saying, 'May God, the Christ, be with you,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: and may He graciously grant unto you His kingdom for ever.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏⲧⲛ .
English: And know that the hand of the Lord is with you,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲛⲁⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ .
English: and I earnestly beseech you that when ye shall be in Paradise ye remember the soul of John, the least of all men and the most miserable.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ .
English: And when the morning had come Eusthathius took horses,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲡⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: and he departed to the mountain, and went toward the spot wherein he had seen the vision.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ .
English: And he dismissed his soldiers, and sent them away to hunt the wild animals,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: and he remained where he was alone for a short time;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ .
English: then he moved on,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϩⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: and went nearer and nearer to the place where he had seen the figure at first.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: And he cast himself down upon his face, and he cried out, saying, 'Lord, I know that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God, and I believe in Thee and in Thy Good Father, and in the Holy Spirit.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ .
English: And now I beseech Thee,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ . ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: if I be worthy of the holy grace of Thy Godhead, declare unto me the things which Thou hast to say unto me.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲕⲏⲧⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ .
English: And straightway the Lord answered and said unto him, 'Blessed art thou, O Plaketas, because thou hast received the washing of grace,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲕϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: and hast arrayed thyself in the indestructible garment which abideth for ever.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ .
English: Now, therefore, do thou make manifest the work of thy faith.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ .
English: Since the Devil is envious of thee thou must cast him behind thee;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϥϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ .
English: and he will be zealous in setting snares of every kind for thee, and he will contend against thee.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: For thou must of necessity endure manifold temptations.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲣⲟ .
English: If thou endurest them in patience thou shalt receive the crown of victory.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ . ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ . ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ .
English: Behold, thou shalt rise very much higher in the works (or, affairs) of (this) life, and in the riches which are temporal.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲅⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ .
English: And, moreover, thou shalt become rich in spiritual excellence.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲣϭⲱⲃ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ .
English: Now be not weak, neither be thou overcome by the glory of this world, which thou didst possess originally;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ . ⲉⲕⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲁⲣⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ . ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϯϩⲉ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ . ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ⲛⲅϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ .
English: but as thou didst shew thyself to be a mighty man among men, and as thou didst wage war, and didst strive zealously to serve a king who is mortal, even so do thou strive zealously to prove thyself to be a mighty man against the Devil, and do thou keep fast hold on the faith for Me,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ .
English: for I am the Immortal King.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲃ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ 
English: For needs must that thou shouldst become a second Job, in these times, who shall vanquish the Devil in temptation.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ .
English: Take good heed to thyself lest the reasoning of blasphemy ascend in thine heart,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ .
English: and when thou shalt be in a state of humility I will come unto thee in order that I may re-establish thee in thy forever glory.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And when the Lord had said these things unto him
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ .
English: He departed into heaven,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲏ .
English: and the Lord spake unto him, saying, 'Eusthathius, there shall be unto thee as great a temptation as thou canst wish in that which thou shalt have in the last days.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧϩⲁⲏ . ⲛⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ . ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: And Eusthathius said unto Him, 'If this be the last of my days, I now beseech Thee, O my Lord, supposing that I am not able to bear the things which Thou hast appointed me, to remoe them, and not to let them come upon me, and command that our temptation return unto Thee.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲛ . ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲟⲙ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ .
English: But give us strength, O Lord, Thou God of mighty deeds, for Thou are He in Whom we trust.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
English: And the Lord said unto him, 'Fight, O Eusthathius, and My grace shall watch over what is in (thy) heart.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ
English: And Saint Eusthathius came down from the mountain,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: and he went into his house, and told his wife the things which God had said unto him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: And they knelt down together on their knees,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ 
English: and they prayed, saying, 'Let Thy will be done.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ . ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: And it came to pass, after a few days, that a pestilence broke out in the house of Eusthathius, and all his slaves died.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲛϭⲓⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲣⲡⲥⲏⲙⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ . ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲥⲣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ .
English: And when this had happened, Eusthathius perceived that there had actually come upon him the temptation (or, trial) which, according to the indications that had already been given to him, was to come upon him, and he welcomed it as such, and he rejoiced, and exhorted his wife not to lose courage.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ . ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛϥϩⲧⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: And after a little while all his horses, and cattle, and sheep died,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ .
English: and this temptation he also received with joy.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ .
English: And after these things he left his house, he, and his wife, and his sons, who knew nothing (of the reason),
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ . ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: and he departed to another place.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ . ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ .
English: And when the doers of iniquity knew that they had departed, they went by night and plundered his house,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉϫⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ .
English: and they stripped it bare, leaving nothing whatosever behind them, neither gold, nor silver, nor raiment.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲕⲁϩⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: After all these losses, and all these sorrows, they became quite destitute, for they had lost all their substance, and everything which they had.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛϯⲕⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ .
English: And all these things happened through the crafty designs of the Adversary.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲣϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲥ .
English: And it came to pass in those days that all the people were celebrating a festival, and they were rejoicing greatly because they had conquered the Persians,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲣϣⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲣⲟⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ .
English: and the Emperor was celebrating the festival with them with great heartiness,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣϣⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: but Eustathius felt that it was not seemly for him to join them in celebrating the festival.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲅⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: As, however, he was a great general among the nobles of Rome, the Emperor enquired for him, but did not find him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: And when the Emperor learned that in one hour nothing had been left to him of all his possessions,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: and that neither he nor those who were with him had anything left,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲅⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ .
English: he and all the nobles with him were exceedingly sorry on his account,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: and they marvelled at what had happened to him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: Then his wife said unto him, 'How long shall we sit here in this place?
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ . ⲛⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛϭ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ 
English: Rise up, and let us take oiur sons who are left unto us, and let us depart and leave this country, because we have become the laughing-stock of those who know us.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ .
English: And that night they took their sons and departed, and they set out for Egypt.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲏ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ .
English: And when they had been travelling for a day or two, they arrived at the sea,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ .
English: and they found a ship anchored at the quay, and they made enquiries aboiut embarking in the ship.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲁⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ 
English: And the captain of the ship was a savage and brutal man.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲱⲧ .
English: And when they had embarked in the ship they put to sea,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲁⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ
English: and the captain of the ship looked upon the wife of Eustathius, and he saw that her face was beautiful, and he loved her.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲁ . ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϯ .
English: And when the captain arrived at the shore of the sea he asked Eustathius for his passage money, but he had it not to give to him;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ .
English: and he seized the wife of Eustathius in place of the passage money,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ .
English: for he had already determined that he would not let her go with her husband.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱⲥⲕ ⲉϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ⲛϭⲓⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲁⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ .
English: And when Eustathius persevered in arguing the matter with him, and in making supplication to him, the captain made a sign to the sailors to lay hold upon him, and to throw him into the sea.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ .
English: And when Eustathius knew of their evil intentions he very unwillingly left his wife behind, and taking his two sons departed with them weeping,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ . ϫⲉⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ .
English: and he made lamentation, saying, 'Woe is me, O my sons, for your mother hath been seized by a barbarian.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: And he went away heaving sighs and shedding tears, and he came to a river of water, and owing to the heavy rain which had fallen into it
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Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: he was unable to swim across it with both of his sons at the same time.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃ .
English: And he took the one son on his neck,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: and leaving the other on this side of the river
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ . ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
English: he swam across the water, and left on the other side the son whom he had been carrying,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ .
English: and then turned back (to fetch) the other.
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Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: And it came to pass that whilst he was in the middle of the river
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ .
English: he lifted up his eyes, and saw that a lion had seized his son, and that he was dragging him along the ground and going away with him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ .
English: And his father Eustathius was in despair about him;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ .
English: but he recovered himself at length, feeling that there was hope for him, for he still had the other son left to him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ .
English: And again he looked, and saw that the other son was being carried off by a wolf.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲁϥⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱϯⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: And (when) he perceived that both his sons had been carried away into captivity by wild beasts
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲗϭ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ .
English: he tore out the hair of his head,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲓϣⲉ .
English: and wept abundantly with exceedingly great bitterness,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: and he was about to cast himself into the flood.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲃⲁⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: But the loving care of God gave strength to his heart, so that it might make him to know what was to happen to him.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Therefore, he did not do this (i.e. drown himself), but he swam across the river in order to depart into the desert.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ . ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ . ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁϫⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ
English: And when certain shepherds saw the (one) child in the jaws of the lion and that he was uninjured,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ . ϫⲉⲡⲣⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ .
English: they said with right understanding, The Providence of God is disposed to protect this boy,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲛⲟϩⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: and to help him, and it will deliver him from the wild beast.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ .
English: And they gave chase to the lion with their horses,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ .
English: and the lion was afraid.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ .
English: And by the dispensation of God the lion dropped the child from his mouth,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ . ϥⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: and fled, and the shepherds picked up the child, and they reared it as a son to them on the east of the river.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲱⲛϣ ϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: And as for the other son which the wolf had carried off
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϫⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ 
English: the good Providence of God preserved him also unharmed.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϣ ⲙⲡϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: For when certain men who were ploughing the land saw him (being carried off) they gave chase to the wolf, and took him from the beast; and the child had received no injury whatsoever.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ . ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: And the ploughmen and the shepherds were living together in the same village,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ .
English: and they took the two little children, and reared them as their own.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: Now Eustathius had no knowledge whatsoever of what had happened;
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ . ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: but he walked on his way, and he wept, and kept repeating these words, 'Woe is me!
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ .
English: I was at one time flourishing like a tree,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ .
English: but now I am dried up and withered.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ . ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ .
English: Woe is me! I, who at one time had legions of soldiers at my feet, am now left utterly to myself,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲙⲛⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ .
English: and neither my wife nor my children are permitted to be with me.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ .
English: But do not, O Lord, cast me away,
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: and be not Thou forgetful of my tears.
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ .
English: O Lord, Thou didst say unto me, 'Needs must that thou shalt be tempted as was Job.'
Text: History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And behold, do Thou look upon my sufferings which have become exceedingly severe.