megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϣⲉⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ . ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓ 
English: and the captain said unto him, 'One hundred oboli is the passage money for my ship.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: Then John said unto him, 'I will give them to thee';
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ . ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ .
English: and when John had said this he came to the place where was the brother who was a monk,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ . ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲉⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲟⲡⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ . ϫⲉⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ .
English: and he said unto him, 'My father, the ship's fare is large, and it is meet for thee that we should depart quickly, lest some people meet us, and they recognize us, and they seize us, and we be put to shame. Therefore, let us flee secretly.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ .
English: Then John went into his house to his mother,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ . ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲣϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: and he said unto her, 'I make entreaty unto thee, O my beloved mother. I know well that thou fulfillest all my wishes,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: but there is one thing that I lack, [and which if granted] would cause us both to be praised.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲕϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And she said unto him, 'Whatsoever thou wishest ask at my hand, my son, and I will fulfill thy desire for thee.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲣⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ . ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ . ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲕⲁ 
English: And John said unto his mother, 'Thou knowest that all the youths who are with me at school have provided me with meals, and that not once, nor twice, and that I have eaten often of their provisions.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧϣⲃⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: Now there is nothing at all which I can do for them in return for what they have given unto me,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ .
English: and I am in truth ashamed to enter the school again because of this matter.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ .
English: His mother saith unto him, 'Whatsoever thou wishest I will do for thee.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ .
English: When thy father cometh into the house at the hour of noon I will make him to give it (i.e., money) to thee, so that thou and thy companions mayest do what thou wishest therewith.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ . ⲁⲥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ .
English: And when his father came into the house at the hour of noon she told him everything which John had said unto her.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And his father answered and said, 'I will give unto him everything that he wisheth for,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧϣⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ . ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ . ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: but let us set apart a servant to watch over him, for he is young, lest he squander [the money] in works of wickedness.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ .
English: And these words pleased them both, and they called their son John, and they gave him the money,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲉϣⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: and appointed a servant to attend him.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ .
English: And when John had taken the money he went to the place wherein was the monk, both he and the servant who accompanied him, and he said unto the monk, 'My lord brother, this servant whom thou seest belongeth to me.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ .
English: I beseech thee to do me an act of grace, and let him tarry with thee, whilst I go to the place where some neighbours of mine are to enquire concerning a certain person who was coming to me at this hour.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ .
English: Then the old man, the monk, understood that he was talking to him concerning the captain of the ship,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: and that he wished to go away by himself by reason of the servant who accompanied him.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ .
English: And John took the hundred oboli, and came to the place of the captain of the ship,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲛⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ .
English: I beseech thee, O my lord brother, to make ready to sail, and let us depart quickly, I and my brother.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ .
English: And when the captain heard this, [and knew] that he wished to depart secretly, he said unto him, 'I have already finished making my ship ready to sail, and I have already told you that the passage money by my ship is high.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲕϭⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲁⲗⲟⲧⲛ .
English: However, if thou wilt remain in this place until I have loaded up my vessel, I will embark thee.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉϣⲁⲓϯⲧϩⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ .
English: And John said, 'I have already told thee that I will give thee the passage money, according to what thou didst say.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And straightway he brought out the hundred oboli in his hand, rejoicing greatly,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: and he gave them to him, saying, 'Whatsoever thou informest me [is needed] more than these I will give unto thee.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲛⲅⲥⲉⲧⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ .
English: But observe now, if by the favour of God the weather be favourable for us, thou must put out to sea quickly, and we will depart secretly.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ . ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And when the captain of the ship heard these words he took the hundred oboli in his hand, and rejoiced exceedingly,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲓⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ .
English: and he said unto John, 'Go and bring thy companion, and come [back];
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ .
English: if it be the will of God I will take most excellent care of you.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: And John returned,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: and informed the brother who was a monk about everything that had happened unto him.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ . ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁⲥⲃⲧⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ .
English: And after two days John said unto the monk, 'Rise up, and let us depart by sea, because this is the day whereon I ought to make ready the meal for my fellow learners,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: and I ought to seek for some small fish for them.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And they came to the sea-shore by the will of God,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ .
English: and a favorable wind arose,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
English: and the captain embarked on the ship, and stood on the side of it,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲱⲧⲛ .
English: and he stooped down and beckoned to John and the monk, saying, 'Arise come ye and embark.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ
English: Now they were troubled, for they wished to send away the servant from them, and to leave him behind,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲧϩⲉ .
English: but they could not find any satisfactory means for doing so.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲛⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ
English: And John said unto the servant who was accompanying him, 'Rise up and go to the palace, to the scholars, and see if they have all assembled there, and then come back quickly and let me know;
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲕ .
English: behold, I will wait for thee here';
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ .
English: and the servant departed.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲩⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And they themselves went up into the ship, which set sail at once,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: and they arrived at the monastery by the will of God.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
English: And the servant returned to the sea-shore and did not find them,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: and he was disturbed exceedingly in his mind, saying, 'Shall I take to flight and not tell my master?'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Then he said, 'I am afraid that they will make search for me and that they will find me, and inflict many evils upon me;
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ .
English: so I will go and inform my masters, lest perhaps they seek him at my hands,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲙϩⲉ
English: and I shall be without anxiety and free from blame.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ .
English: And it came to pass that when his mother heard these things she rent her garments,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲉⲓⲁⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ .
English: and she scattered dust upon her head,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ . ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: and she wept with a great weeping, saying, 'Woe is me, O my beloved son John!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ .
English: What hath become of thee, O my sweet son? Woe is me, O my son! For thy face is . . . . . . . . . O John, my beloved son!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: Woe is me!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: Who hath carried away the light of my body?
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ .
English: I know not.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ 
English: Who hath carried away my beloved son, the darling of my soul?
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ .
English: O John, my beloved son!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ .
English: O light of mine eyes!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ . ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
English: Why did I send thee forth after wisdom in this manner [to meet] the fate which hath come upon thee?
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Woe be unto me, o my son, who was sweet to everyone!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Woe be unto me, my son, my sweet one, thou face full of joy!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲧⲧϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ .
English: Woe unto me, thou who resemblest the angels!
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: Woe unto me! What shall I do from this day henceforth?'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ . ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲉϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: And thus also did his father weep, with groanings, and sighings, and sorrow of heart, and he cried out, saying, What hath happened unto thee, O my beloved son?
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ .
English: I know not what hath happened unto thee suddenly.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲃⲉ . ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: And whilst the seven days of weeping were being fulfilled the whole city mourned with them.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: Then his father rose up and went into the palace, and informed the king of everything which had happened,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: and he entreated him to send out an order to every part of his kingdom, so that the people might seek for his son, and, peradventure, might find him.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ . ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲉⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And when the king heard these things he was greatly grieved, and was very sorrowful because he loved him exceedingly for his beauty and for his intelligence, and he ate with him at his table because of the greatness of his liking for him.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ 
English: Then the king sent out a command into every part [of his kingdom], and soldiers to seek after him, and they went about in every place, but they found him not; so they returned to the palace.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And [although] his parents have worn themselves out in going round about without finding him they ascribed glory to God.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: And John came to the monastery, he and the monk also who accompanied him,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: and he carried with him the Gospel of gold which his parents had made for him,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: and he (i.e., the monk) informed the head of the monastery of everything which had happened to the young man John, and about his great belief in God.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ 
English: And the Archimandrite said unto the young man, 'My son, behold, I see that thou art young in years, but exceedingly well-doing in thy works.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲧ ϣⲁⲩⲣϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲩϣⲃⲡϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ . ⲛⲥⲉϯⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ .
English: Moreover, my son, every one who wisheth to withdraw himself from this world, if he be of thine age, waiteth patiently for forty days, and after that period the hair of his head is shaved off, and then he assumeth the garb of the monk.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲃϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ .
English: And John said unto him, 'I adjure thee, O my holy father, by the Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, and by the prayers of the monastery, that thou shave my head this day, and especially, as God knoweth, my heart burneth with desire for the life of the monk, and for the garb of the angels.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ .
English: And the Archimandrite was persuaded, and straightway he prayed over him, and he placed upon him the angelic garb.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ . ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ
English: And the heart of John rejoiced within him exceedingly, and he prayed to God by day and by night with such exceedingly long prayers that his praying, and his daily contest, and his asceticism were far in excess of a very great many of those who were his neighbours.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲁϥⲣⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲛϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And for six years he led this kind of life of abstinence and ascetic excellence in the fear of God,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲣϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ .
English: and besides this he engaged in many contests of self-abnegation, and practised many habits of self-repression.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲧⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And the Archimandrite saw him, and marvelled exceedingly.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲉϣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ .
English: And the Archimandrite said unto him, 'My son, thou art a very young man, but behold, I see thee practising very many mighty works of abstinence; thou wilt thyself destroy thine own body, and wilt not be able to stand up, neither to pray, nor to fast.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: For overmuch ascetic labour exhausteth a man greatly, and maketh him weak.'
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ . ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: But John did not cease to practise the labours which he had begun to perform.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲥⲧⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉϣϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ . ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ .
English: And when the hater of what is good, that is to say, the Devil, saw him, he became angry with a very great anger, for he could not contain himself when he saw the great ascetic labours which John performed in his daily life, and the great renown (which he obtained).
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: Therefore the Devil brought into his mind the remembrance of his parents,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: and he endeavoured continually to make him remiss in his exercises. And moreover he made him to become more and more apathetic in the observance of his frequent fastings, and his vigils which lasted the whole night long.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲣϭⲱⲃ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: And the body of John became weak and infirm, and he became more and more emaciated.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: And when the Archimandrite saw him he marvelled at the weakness which had come upon him, for he was wellnigh ready to die,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ .
English: and he said unto him, ' Have I not told thee from the very beginning that God doth not demand from us anything which is beyond our strength,
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲣϭⲱⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: and yet thou hast made thyself weak and helpless through the exhaustion caused by thine excessive labours?
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲱⲃ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ . ⲙⲛⲡⲃⲱⲱⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ .
English: And John said unto him, 'Forgive me, O my lord father, it is not the excess of ascetic labour which hath increased weakness in me, but the remembrance of my parents which Satan hath cast into my heart, and the thought of the misery which is in my house.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
English: And besides there is this matter also which I do not understand.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: The (Devil) maketh me more and more apathetic so that I may depart to them.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: But I believe in Ood and in thy holy prayers : that I shall trample down all his power, and that I shall not go aside from that which is between me and God.
Text: The Life of John the Kalybites part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And, moreover, I know that God shall put him to shame.'