megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϯⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲩ .
English: “My father, I am very thirsty.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ
English: But the old man prayed
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: he said to me:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲗϭ .
English: “Drink at the sea and the water is sweet.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱ .
English: And I drank.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ . ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: And I put a little water into my vessel which was in my hand, saying:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲟⲛ .
English: “Lest I get thirsty again.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: But the old man after seeing (this) said to me:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: “Why did you fill water?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ
English: I said:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ .
English: “Forgive me, lest I become thirsty there.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: The old man said to me:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ .
English: “God here (of this place) is also God there.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ϩⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲕⲉⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ
English: And on another occasion, another need compelled him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ .
English: he prayed and he crossed the river which is called “that of the golden one, the pomegranate”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ .
English: walking on his foot until he went up to its bank.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And I, I was amazed (and) I prostrated myself before him:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: “How is it that you feel your feet while you walk upon the water?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: He said, that is the old man:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 217: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲕⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲧ . ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ .
English: “I feel that the water comes up to the ankles of my foot, but the bottom is firm.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 010
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲱⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ .
English: Again, he said, “The desiccated body of the monk draws up his soul from the depth of the abyss and causes pleasure to dry up through the fast.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 011
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲩϯⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲩϯⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Again, he said, “The prudent monk shall be crowned on earth and also shall be crowned in heaven in the presence of God.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 012: Hyperechius 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ . ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
English: Again he said, “The monk who does not restrain his tongue, especially at the time of anger, he does not master any passion ever.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 013
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ .
English: He said again, “Do not produce any evil word from your mouth,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 013
Coptic: ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: for the vine does not produce thorns.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 015
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϩⲟϥ ⲕⲟⲥⲕⲉⲥ ⲉⲉⲩϩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ .
English: Again he said, “As the serpent whispered to Eve until she was cast from Paradise, the one who slanders his brother is like this.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 015
Coptic: ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲥ ⲻ
English: For he destroys the soul of the one who listens and his own also he does not save.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 016
Coptic: ⲁⲩϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: There was a festival one time in Scetis and they gave a cup of wine to an old man.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 016
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ .
English: He said, “Take from me this death!”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 016
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓ
English: When the others who ate with him saw, they did not accept (any).
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 071
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The Elders said:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 071
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ϭⲉⲡⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: 'If you see a child rising up to heaven through their own desire, then grab their leg and pull them down.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 071
Coptic: ⲥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ .
English: Because it is not good for them.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother said to a noteable Elder:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ϫⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ⲻ
English: 'Apa, I desire to find an Elder in accordance with my heart and I will die with him.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ . ⲻ
English: The Elder said to him, 'Rightly you ask!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ. ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ .
English: He was confident that it was this way.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲻ
English: But really, he did not understand the teaching of the Elder.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ . ⲻ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ
English: When the Elder saw in him that this was the manner of his inner thought, as if he understood this matter correctly, he (the elder) said to him:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ
English: 'If you find an Elder according to your wish, will you desire to stay with him?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 072
Coptic: ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ . ⲻ
English: And he replied, 'Yes! Absolutely!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 091: Anonymous Nau 277
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ . ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ
English: It was said that on the Mountain of Antony seven brothers dwelt.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 091: Anonymous Nau 277
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And during the season of the dates, each one scared away the birds.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 091: Anonymous Nau 277
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ .
English: There was an old man there who, when he was guarding on his day, would cry out, 'Go away bad thoughts inside and also birds outside!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲓ ϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲏⲧ .
English: A brother at Kellia soaked his palm fronds,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: and just at the time he was sitting to weave, his thoughts said to him, 'Go to this particular old man.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ .
English: And he thought to himself, 'After a few days, I will go.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ .
English: And they [his thoughts] were saying, 'If he should die, what will you do?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲱⲙ .
English: And at the same time [you are talking], he can talk about the summer.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
English: Then he said to himself, 'But it is not time.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲕϫⲁϫϩ ⲛⲛⲥⲱ . ⲡⲥⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: And he thought to himself, 'Since you are cutting the reeds, the season is about to happen.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓϫⲉⲕⲛⲃⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ .
English: But he answered, 'Let me complete the reeds just so, then I will go.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Again he said to himself, 'But the air today is good.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲛⲃⲏⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣⲡ .
English: And immediately, he stood and he set down the soaked palm fronds.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲱⲧⲏ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ .
English: He took his sheepskin and he left.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ
English: There was an old man near him who saw rightly.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: And when he saw him running, he cried out to him, saying, 'Prisoner, come here!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ .
English: And when he had come, the old man said to him, 'Return to your cell quickly!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ .
English: And in this way the brother told him about the battle with all these thoughts that came into his heart.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ . ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲁϥϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ .
English: When he went into his cell, he prostrated himself and repented.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲉⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ
English: The demon, crying out in a great voice, said, 'You have defeated us, o monks!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲙⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ
English: And the mat that he was on became like it was on fire.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲛϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲛⲛϯϩⲉ . ⲙⲛⲛϫⲏⲣ . ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ .
English: world, as we walk in defilement and drunkenness and reveling and drinking and defiled idol worship.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ . ⲉⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ .
English: As we walk in wickedness and envy, becoming hated as we hate each other.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ . ⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ .
English: As we become disobedient and stray.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ .
English: As we walk in the vanity of our heart and become dark in our thoughts.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ  ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: As we become alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is inside us because of our obstinacy.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲛⲡⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: As we have given over to defilement and doing every impure thing.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ .
English: But now it is not in this way that we were taught.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: But rather what was taught to us is to do something for our salvation in fear and trembling.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ .
English: For God is the one who enacts the will and the fulfillment of the will.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: And indeed the children of Israel, Moses saw them at that time in the way that they hastened to forget the commandments of God.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲧⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ  ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲣⲡⲉⲩⲱⲃϣ 
English: He commanded them to make fringes at the wings of their garments so that they might see them and think of the commandments of God and not forget them.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ 
English: Now let us too place the fear of God in our heart instead of the fringes, so that we do not forget the commandments that our fathers entrusted to us.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ .
English: Therefore brothers let us turn around and repent while the opportunity is not yet lost for us, and while the light is still with us, which is the teachings of our fathers.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ . ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ . 
English: In the way that the Lord said: 'Walk as long as you have the light so that the darkness does not overtake you.'
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ  ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ .
English: And: 'As we are in the day, let us walk while we are in propriety.'
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ . ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ .
English: And: 'Those that sleep, it's at night that they sleep.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ . ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ .
English: And those that are drunk, it is at night that they are drunk.
Text: Exhortations
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲛⲏⲫⲉ . ⲉⲁⲛϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
English: But we are of the day, let us be sober as we don the armor of faith.'
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲉ .
English: It is by those who are bound and suffering that you are troubled,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 092: Anonymous Nau 278
Coptic: ϫ.. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ
English: And they became smoke and left.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ
English: It was said concerning an old man that he died at Scetis.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲁⲩϣⲁϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And the brothers surrounded his bed and set him in order.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And they laid him to rest and they cried for him greatly.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ .
English: And immediately, he opened his eyes and laughed.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ .
English: Then, he laughed again.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ .
English: Afterward, he repeated himself and laughed a third time.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲥⲱⲃⲉ .
English: And immediately, the brothers exhorted him, saying, 'Tell us, Abba, why while we are crying greatly, you are laughing?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 093: Anonymous Nau 279
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ
English: He answered and said to them, 'I am laughing because you all are afraid of death.
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ .
English: in the manner that they live on the herb of the field, because they did not find what they shall eat,
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ .
English: and in the manner that we hear
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ .
English: and those who see agree about their difficulty.
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ .
English: Hence, let us all pray, everyone who fears God, that Christ may put his blessing and that it may remain in his congregations
Text: On Lack of Food
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲕⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ 
English: and that he may not let his monasteries (lit. places) lack anything.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲧⲛⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ .
English: [Why] do you subject [yourselves] to laws in the world as the living do:
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϫⲱϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϯⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ .
English: 'Do not touch, do not taste, do not approach.' This means: we have escaped the sins of the world by leaving them behind us.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲁϩⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ .
English: Why do we now turn around and entangle us in them?
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: And he has also said, at that time you were dark, but now you are light in the Lord.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ .
English: Walk as children of the light.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ .
English: For the fruit of the light consists purely in good things, in justice and truth.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: Examine what pleases the Lord and do not take part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, which bear no fruit, but expose them instead.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ  ϩⲉⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲡⲕⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ .
English: For what they do in secret is shameful to even mention.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ .
English: But each filthy work is exposed by the light.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ .
English: For everything which is manifest is light.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟϭ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲛϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: Therefore, let us denounce our foolish notions and all inspirations by the devil, unbelief and hatred, as they inspire us to devise evil against each other, which will cause there to be no true connection among us.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ . ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ . ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ . ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ .
English: And we blame each other and not ourselves, as if our struggle were to be against each other and not against the principalities and powers, against the world rulers of darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil that are under heaven – our fight should be against them, but not against flesh and blood.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ .
English: As the Apostle said: Reach for the armor of God, so that you can resist the crafty snares of the devil, because not against flesh and blood is our fight.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ .
English: Therefore, be vigilant and let us hold onto the good, because although many are together in the flesh, they are far apart in the heart and in terms of love.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲉⲩϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ 
English: Many, however, who are not together in the flesh, they are together in the love of Christ and the Spirit and the desire for Jesus.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: But you, brethren, pay attention to yourselves and do not deviate from what we have learned.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ .
English: Then many will learn and profit from you, as he has said, your good works shall be seen, and your Father in heaven be praised.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ . ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ . ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ . ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ . ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ . ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ . ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ . ⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ .
English: For just as you have modeled yourself after all the saints through your Christian way of life, as he said: But you, you have followed my teaching, my example, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my suffering, continue to imitate them by preserving for yourselves the fruits of your efforts.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: After all, who has imperishable riches in Christ, must also assure themselves of this wealth.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ . ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ . ϣⲁⲩⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .  ⲛⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ . ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ .
English: If already those who have earthly goods, gold, silver and other possessions, are vigilant so that robbers do not carry them off in secret, then we must watch all the more so that the enemy does not secretly carry off our merits: our prayers, our fasting practices, our chastity and our steadfastness.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲓϣⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ϥⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲁϫⲉ .
English: The theft of silver and gold is not quite comparable to this, but the more respected virginity and the monastic life are, the more the enemy strives also to capture them unnoticed.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲣⲅⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ . ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ϣⲁϥⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: Who has obtained pearls or gold, stands guard.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ . ⲉⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ . ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: If even the enemy remains awake at night to commit a villainy, then the owner of the wealth will watch all the more so that they don’t fall victim to any attack.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ  ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ . ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲉⲩϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ . ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ . ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ . ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ . ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ . ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲙⲙⲟ . ⲉⲩϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ . ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: We want to remind ourselves of what our father said, brothers according to our way of life fast and pray and hold vigils, but they also lie, argue, are defiant, grumble and slander, hate, are hostile, fornicate and are devious: they commit every imaginable evil.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: Such people toil for nothing, and nothing good will happen to them.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ .
English: Their steadfastness is of no benefit to them.
Text: On Vigilance
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ  ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲉⲓⲧ .
English: As has been said: He is not a full sheaf that he could give flour.