megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲩ .
English: Then he started to shout out, 'Come and see a man of God, what he has done!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
English: But the old man secretly fled and left the city, so that they would not know him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 032
Coptic: ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
English: Apa Benjamin and his disciples said, 'Walk on the road of the king,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 032
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲱⲡ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲙⲓⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲁⲛ .
English: and count the miles and do not be discouraged.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 033
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ  ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲁⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ .ⲻ
English: Apa Bessarion said, 'I spent forty nights in the middle of a thornbush, standing without lying down.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ .
English: A brother living in Cellia alone was troubled,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲻ
English: and he went to Abba Theodore of Phermes (and) he told it to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲅϭⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ .ⲻ
English: And the old man said to him: “Go and humble your heart and stay with others while obeying them.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ
English: And he went and he stayed with some in the mountain
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: (and) he returned again (and) came to the old man.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲻ
English: He said: “I didn’t find repose while living with the people”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ .ⲻ
English: And the old man said to him: “If you didn’t repose alone, nor again while being with others, you won’t find repose.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ .
English: Why did you go out to become a monk?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ .
English: Not in order to stand under afflictions?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ .
English: Tell me how many years is it since you took this habit upon you?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
English: He said: “It’s been eight years.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϣϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ
English: The old man said to him: “Truly it’s been sixty years since I became a monk,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: I haven’t found repose for a single day
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
English: and you, you want to find repose in this eight years?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 035
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: One day, one of the brothers asked,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 035
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲡⲛϣⲱⲡ ϣⲁⲕⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ .
English: Father, if fear suddenly occurs, do you feel afraid?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 035
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲑⲉⲱⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ .
English: The father said to him, 'If heaven joins with the earth, Theodore will not be afraid.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 035
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲃⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ .
English: For he had entreated the Lord to take fear away from him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 036
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲛ . ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ  ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: They said about Apa Theodoros and Apa Lucius of Enaton that they spent fifty years tricking their thoughts,saying, 'When winter has passed, we will flee this place.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 036
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: And when summer came, they would say, 'When summer ends, we will flee this place.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 036
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ . ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: And this is how they spent their entire lives, these fathers who are remembered forever.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
English: Abba Macarius the Great went to Abba Antony.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: And when he had knocked at the door, he [Antony] came to him saying, “Who are you?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And he answered, saying, “I am Macarius.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ .
English: And he [Antony] shut the door, went in, and he left him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
English: When he [Antony] saw his [Macarius’s] endurance, he opened [the door] to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ
English: And he rejoiced with him, saying, “Behold, a long time I have desired to see you, for I have heard about you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ .
English: And he received him kindly and made him rest because of his great labors.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲃⲏⲧ
English: When evening came, Abba Antony soaked some small palm branches.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ
English: Abba Macarius said to him, “Allow me to soak some for myself.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲣⲡ
English: He [Antony] said, “Soak.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲟⲗ ⲛⲃⲏⲧ ⲁϥϩⲟⲡϥ .
English: And he [Macarius] created a large bundle of palms and he soaked it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ
English: And they sat and talked about what is profitable to the soul.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲃⲧⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲏⲃⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲧ .
English: From the evening hour onward, they wove, and the plaits went down from the cave through the window.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲛⲏⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ
English: In the morning, the blessed Abba Antony went in and saw the great quantity of Abba Macarius’s palms.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 038
Coptic: ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓϭⲓϫ .
English: He was amazed and he kissed Macarius’s hands, saying, “Great power comes from these hands.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 039
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ 
English: The old man Abba Macarius went one time from Scetis to Terenuthis.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 039
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
English: And he entered a small place and he slept.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: These are the ones against which a law has been established for us.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲛ . ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ .
English: But if illness makes these things powerless before us, the word is superfluous.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: And why do I say that the word is superfluous?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ . ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲱϫⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ .
English: For just as a strong medicine is very powerful in the body of illness, the labor of one who destroys sin exists.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲛⲛϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ .
English: And this is the great ascesis of supporting yourself during illnesses and of giving thanks with hymns addressed to God, so that we might lift up our eyes to him with thanksgiving.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲟϣ . ⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲱⲣⲅⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ .
English: Let us not be like those who arise with difficulty, for we have cast off from ourselves the organs of insatiability
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ . ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ .
English: and we see the glory of God as in a mirror through the eye of the heart within, even if the external eye of our body has been taken away from us.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 040: Syncletica 8 (10)
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: Even if illness possesses our whole body, yet health according to the inner man increases even more.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲗϩ ⲙⲉⲩⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ .
English: She also said, 'In the world, those who are afraid aren't thrown into prison.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ϣⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ .
English: They keep themselves from sinning.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲟⲡⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ .
English: For our part, because of our sins, let us consider ourselves alone,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: so that, by what is pleasing to our judgment we may cast away from ourselves our future punishments.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲉⲡⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ .
English: When you fast, don't find an excuse in illnesses.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲥⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ . ϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: For even the others who don't fast fall into the same difficulties.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲁⲕϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
English: You have begun to do good;
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ .
English: don't go back.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: For the enemy will put a stumbling block before you.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ϣⲁⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲗⲁⲩⲟ .
English: and they spread out their sail.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲩ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Later, the opposing wind meets them,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲏⲏⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ .
English: but the sailors don't empty out the cargo because of the multitude of winds that come against them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ϣⲁⲩϭⲣⲉϩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ
English: Rather, they rest a little
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲛⲥⲉϭⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥϭⲏⲣ .
English: and they continue struggling with the waves which come against them as they sail.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ
English: This is our method also.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ
English: If a strong wind comes against us,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲗⲁⲩⲟ ⲻ
English: let us spread out the cross in place of the sail,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 041: Syncletica 9 (11)
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁϫⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ .ⲻ
English: and let us finish the voyage without fear.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 042: Sarah
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲥⲉⲣ ⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: They said about the blessed Sarah the virgin that she spent sixty years living at the top of the river
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 042: Sarah
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ .
English: and she never set foot outside to see the river.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 043: Hyperechius
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲭⲓⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲡϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ . ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲩϭⲱϫϥ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲻ
English: Abba Hyperchius said, 'Spiritual hymns, with continual meditation shall lessen the struggles that have come upon us.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 044: Hyperechius
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϩⲟⲕⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲻ
English: Again, he said, 'We must arm ourselves against temptations.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 044: Hyperechius
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ .
English: For, they come,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 044: Hyperechius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲣⲏⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ .
English: and if in their coming they find us being watchful, we are glorified.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϥⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲻ
English: An old man said, 'If a temptation arises against someone, the trials multiply for him on all sides so that he becomes cowardly and murmurs.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: And the old man spoke in this way:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲛⲣⲓ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲻ
English: There was a brother at Kellia in whom a temptation arose.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲉϥⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ
English: And if anyone saw him, he did not speak to him or receive him in his cell.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲁⲡ ⲻ
English: And if he needed bread, no one would give him any.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲱϩⲥ . ⲙⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ . ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲻ
English: And if he came to the harvest, he was not invited nor to the other meeting as was the custom to invite for the agape meal.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲱⲱ .
English: But, one time, he came in from the heat
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ .
English: and he didn’t have bread in his cell.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲻ
English: And in all things he gave thanks to God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 045
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: And when God saw his patience, he took it away (i.e. the temptation).
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 47
Coptic: ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: The old men said, 'If temptation arises over you in the place where you are, do not leave your place at the time of the temptation.
Arabic: قال الشيوخ: إذا ما قامت عليك تجربة في المكان الذي أنت به لاتهرب من مكانك في وقت التجربة
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 47
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ .
English: Since also the place where you will go, you will find there the thing on account of which you are fleeing.
Arabic: إذا لم يوجد أيضا المكان الذي تهرب إليه لتجد به ما أنت تهرب لإجله
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ .
English: Abba Abraham said to him, 'Behold, you have not killed the passion,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲓϥⲟⲛϩ . ϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲻ
English: it is still alive but it is bound.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ . ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲉⲗϫⲉ . ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ .
English: Again, if you are walking on the road, and you see some stones and some pottery pieces and gold in their midst,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ .
English: is there power in your heart to reckon this one like those?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: He said, 'No.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϥⲓⲧϥ ⲻ
English: But I will struggle with my thought in order to not take it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The old man said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲛϩ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲙⲏⲣ .
English: 'Behold again, the passion is living but it is bound.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ .
English: Again, Abba Abraham said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ .
English: 'Behold, you heard concerning two brothers
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲻ
English: that one loves you and glorifies you,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ .
English: while the other one hates you and slanders you.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ .
English: If they come to you, will you receive them with this thought as the same?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ
English: But I will wrestle with my heart
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲻ
English: to do that which is good with the one who hates me like with the one who loves me.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ . ϫⲉϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲛⲁϩ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ .
English: Abba Abraham said to him, 'Thus, therefore, the passions are alive,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲻ
English: but they are bound by the holy ones.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ .
English: He said, that is one of our fathers:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ .
English: “There was an old man, a bearer of toil, at Cellia
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲙⲏ .
English: who was carrying a reed mat,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ
English: and he went up to Abba Ammona.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: He saw him, that is the old man,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲏ .
English: carrying the reed mat.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ
English: He said to him:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: “This won’t benefit you in anything.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ
English: And he asked him:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: “There are three thoughts that disturb me.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲏ ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ . ⲏ ⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϣⲙⲙⲟ . ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲏ ⲧⲁⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ . ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ .
English: Either that I should wander in the desert, or that I should go to a strange place where no one will know me or that I should be shut in a cell, not meet anyone and eat in the one of (every) two (days).”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: He said to him, that is Abba Ammona: “None of these three will benefit you.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ . ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: But you sit in your cell and eat a little daily and leave yourself the word of the tax-collector in your heart at all times
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: and you will be able to be saved.””
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 054: Daniel 4
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ .
English: Abba Daniel said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 054: Daniel 4
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛϩⲱⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱ .
English: 'However much the body grows,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 054: Daniel 4
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥϭⲃⲃⲉ .
English: the soul weakens.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 054: Daniel 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲱⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲃⲃⲉ .
English: And however much the body weakens,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 054: Daniel 4
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲱ .
English: the soul grows.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ .
English: They said in Scetis concerning Abba Daniel,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
English: that when the barbarians came the brothers fled
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲛϩ .
English: and the old man said, 'If God does not care about me, why live?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: But he came through the barbarians and they did not see him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ .
English: The old man said, 'Behold, God has cared for me and I did not die.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 055: Daniel 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ .
English: You, too, do what is human and run like the other fathers.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲣⲥⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ . ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲱⲃⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: Abba Daniel said, 'When Abba Arsenius was in Scetis, there was a monk there, who was stealing the belongings of the old men.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲣⲥⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ
English: But Abba Arsenius, wishing to benefit his soul, took him into his cell, and said to him, 'Everything that you desire, I will give to you, only do not steal.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥ .
English: And he gave him everything that he needed.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϩⲱⲃⲧ .
English: Still, he went and he stole.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲟ ⲉϥϩⲱⲃⲧ .
English: When the old men saw that he did not cease stealing,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ . ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲻ
English: they ran after him, saying, 'If a brother is found having a lack in himself from weakness, then it is right to bear this one until he becomes strong.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲃⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲧⲙϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: But if he steals and is taught but it does not suffice,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ .
English: then it is right to cast him out because his shall destroy his soul,