megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲛ
English: and lifted him up, and he said unto him, 'Rise up, for behold God will bestow healing upon thee graciously, if only thou wilt hearken unto me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉϣⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ . ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: And the man answered and said, ' I swear by my necessity wherefrom thy prayers have delivered me, that whether I live one year (more) or two, I will never, never again dare to be disobedient unto thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲛⲉϫⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ .
English: And my father answered and said unto him, ' What I have to lay upon thee is this—Thou hast driven thy wife out of thy house for no reason whatsoever.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ 
English: And as concerneth the offence wherewith thou hast charged her in thy mind, she and the man also are both innocent.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ .
English: But I say unto thee, supposing that thou wishest to be wholly satisfied in respect of her, and in respect of the man about whom thou hast thought evil in thy mind
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ .
English: now, my son, man looketh at the face only, but God looketh at the heart
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ . ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ .
English: when thou goest into thy house, take thy wife back into the house,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ .
English: and God shall make thee to be acceptable unto her,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲉⲉⲧ . ⲁⲏⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ .
English: and if she shall incline unto thee, and shall conceive and bring forth a man child unto thee, (thou wilt know that) the report which hath been spread abroad about her is not true.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ .
English: And believe me, for she is a free woman.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: If, however, she shall bear thee a daughter, live not with her, but cast her forth from thy house,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ .
English: for she is not innocent of the offence wherewith they have charged her, and she hath defiled her marriage (bed).
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟⲩ . ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
English: But if it be a man child which she shall bring forth, the report which hath been spread abroad about her is not true,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ . ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
English: and she is innocent of the charge of which she was thought to be guilty.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛϯⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ . ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϯϩⲉ
English: And if thou wishest to make her swear an oath I shall not attempt to prevent thee, for the law of God giveth the following command:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲃϣϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲥⲡⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲥϩⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ . ⲛϥⲧⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲱⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ . ⲛϥⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲥⲟⲟϥ .
English: If the wife of any man step out of the path, and he shall have no knowledge whatsoever of it, and another man shall lie with her and shall know her carnally, and the matter be hidden from her husband, and he knoweth nothing at all about it, and the woman herself doth not conceive, and there be no witness to stand up and testify against her, the woman shall be taken to the priest, and he shall make her take the oath, and he shall give her the water of the curse, and she shall drink it.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ . ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲃϩ .
English: If the offence wherewith she is charged hath been actually committed, that water shall make her body to become covered with burning pustules (and) leprosy.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲩⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ .
English: But if it be that she hath been accused falsely, she shall conceive a son.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲉϣⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ . ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲕⲱⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ .
English: And now, O my son, if thou art quite satisfied about the matter, (good and well); but if not, make her take the oath. I shall not attempt to prevent thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ . ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲗⲩⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲻ
English: And the man answered and said, 'From that very moment when thy fatherhood (began) to speak to me my heart hath been satisfied about the matter. And I shall never po^ again hesitate to obey thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
English: And he received a blessing from the holy man, and he came forth from his presence
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: and departed to his house with his father, glorifying God and the holy man Apa Pisentius.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ . ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: Now when he had gone into his house, he made peace with his wife, and begot a son according to the word of Apa Pisentius, who was like unto an Apostle.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And the man called the name of his son ' Pisentius ',
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ .
English: and he lived with his wife from that very day until the day of his death.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲣϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ . ⲉⲩⲟⲧⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲡϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧϩⲗⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ .
English: And the holy man performed three miracles, each of which was more wonderful than the other, and these are they: (the miracle) of the woman whom he delivered from the false accusation wherewith she had been charged; and [the miracle] of the man who was made a free man ; and the a setting free of the body of the husband of a woman, on whose navel a spell had been cast by the power of Satan,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ .
English: and the making of those who had been married to live together in peace again.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϭⲟⲙ .
English: Verily, exceedingly great is thy wonderful life, O thou angel of the Lord of Might!
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ .
English: For who is able to recount all the wonderful things which have taken place through thee, both those which belong to the period of thy youth (or, childhood), and those which have taken place during the time in which thou didst lead the life of a monk?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϭⲙⲡⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲻ
English: And as for those which took place through thy hands after thou didst become bishop, and which thou didst order, and didst wish that no man should ever gain any knowledge of them whatsoever, no man could possibly describe them completely.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ . ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ . ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ .
English: Now ye must not make the soul of the blessed man to condemn me because I have related these few matters in (my) Encomium upon him, for I think that we have not exceeded the measure in declaring merely these few unimportant matters.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ . ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ . ⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ . ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲻ
English: But let us hearken to the following commandment with which the Apostle commanded us, saying, ' Give ye unto every one such things as ye have, tribute to whom tribute is due, tax to whom tax is due, fear to whom fear is due, honour to whom honour is due/
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲕⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲱⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϯⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: Verily, (O Apa Pisentius,) thou art worthy of all honour and all glory, according to that which the Psalmist David saith, 'Bring honour and reverence unto the Lord, bring glory unto His holy Name'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲕⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: Now hearken ye unto another great and wonderful thing, and ascribe ye glory unto the Lord!
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲡϭⲱⲡϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲅⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ⲡⲁⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲃⲁⲁⲙⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And it came to pass on another occasion that a certain man came unto him, and made supplication unto him, saying, 'I beseech thee to perform an act of love, and to help me, O my lord and father. There is an obligation on me in respect of a certain man of thirty-six 'holokottinoi' they are pressing me urgently concerning them,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: and I am not able to find them to pay them P^^ to him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲫⲁⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: And I possess nothing whatsoever except a son, my only son, and him they have seized,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲗⲁⲕⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ .
English: and they have put him securely in the guard-house (i. e. prison), and they are wishing to make him a slave.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲕϣⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ
English: I beseech thy fatherhood to shew compassion upon me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϯⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: If there was any one whom thou couldst cause to give me this small sum I could go and give it to the man, and then they would let my only son go free.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ . ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲗⲁϫ .
English: Now that man was a soldier, and he was a native of the district, and he dwelt in a part (?) of the mountain of Teiladj.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ . ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ
English: And having heard of the fame of my father, and that he was a most charitable and generous bishop, he rose up
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ
English: and came to him with his wife, and he wished to find out whether he was one who gave alms freely or not.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ . ⲁϥⲕⲱⲡ ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲧⲁⲥⲉⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧϯⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ .
English: Now he put the woman again into the boat in which he brought her,^ and he hid thirty-six 'holokottinoi' in the boat . . . with her ;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ . ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ
English: now these he had carried off from a man whose blood he had shed,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ . ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲻ
English: And he came to my father wishing to try him and to see whether that which he had heard about him was true or not.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲥⲉⲛⲧⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲍⲓⲥ .
English: Now the day whereon he came to the holy bishop Apa Pisentius was that in which the bishop had gone into the holy congregation of Tsentei, and had taken part in the Catholic Synaxis,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ .
English: for it was the day of the festival of the Archbishop and Patriarch, Apa Severus, Archbishop of Antioch.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲣⲡϫⲟⲟϥ .
English: And he sat down until Apa Pisentius came out from the congregation, when he cast himself down at his feet, and informed him of the matter whereof I have already spoken.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲏⲩⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲗⲉⲩⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ . ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ
English: And when the great man had heard it, he said unto the soldier through an interpreter, 'The place of Pisentius is not a place for jesting.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲡⲙⲁⲁⲃⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧϯⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ
English: Get thee gone, and take the thirtysix {sic) six 'holokottinoi' from the hand of thy wife who is on board the boat by the place of the ferry.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛϯⲙⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ . ⲥⲉⲙⲏⲣ . ⲉⲩⲫⲁⲕⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ . ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ .
English: As for the money (?), behold, it is tied up in a bundle in her hand, and it is this which thou hast brought to tempt me therewith.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: Behold now what it was that thou didst wish to do. Because thou hadst shed the blood of a man,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲕϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ
English: and hadst taken (these moneys) out of his hand, thou didst say, 'I will take them and give them as an offering for the salvation of my soul.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϯⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁ . ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Verily I say unto thee, that if the whole world were given in alms on thy behalf then the smallest act of mercy shall never be shewn unto thee, until thine own blood hath been poured out even as thou hast poured out the blood of thy neighbour, according to that which is written. Whosoever sheddeth the blood of a I man, the blood of him that sheddeth it shall be shed in its stead, because man was made according to the image of God.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲉⲗⲩⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ . ⲙⲛϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
English: Now when the man had heard these words he marvelled exceedingly, for he thought that the matter would l)e hidden from the new Elisha, and he did not know that the Spirit which spake to the Apostles was the same as that which spake in the Prophets,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ .
English: and he did not know that the same God was the God of all of them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ . ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ . ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲱϥⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲟ ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: Now ye know, (O my beloved,) that in the beginning of this Encomium I did not fail to say that the blessed man Apa Pisentius was endowed with the gift of the Spirit,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ . ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ . ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ .
English: for one whenever any man went into his presence, as soon as he had looked into his face he knew for what purpose he had come to him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ .
English: But he hated the vain approbation of men, and he hid his manner of life so that no man whatsoever might attain to the full knowledge of the same.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ . ⲉⲧϥⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ .
English: Now it came to pass also on another occasion when he was fleeing from before the face of the Persians (that) he might lead a life of peaceful meditation in the mountain of Djeme,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ .
English: that he departed into the mountain not a little way in order that he might pray.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ . ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲏ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁ .
English: And when he had passed three or four hours in travelling, he prayed in place after place,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ
English: and there is no man who is able to estimate the number of the prayers which he made by day and by night.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϣⲁϥⲣϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ . ⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ .
English: Now, he was in the habit of praying four hundred times during the night.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: And he turned to me, and he said unto me, ' Take good heed to thyself,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϫⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ .
English: for I found a huge serpent in the mountain to-day ; and he is not very far from us at this moment.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲻⲻ
English: But I have confidence in God that He will not permit him to remain in our neighbourhood.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲡⲉ . ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ .
English: Now when the morning had come, I looked out, and at the distance of about the flight of an arrow,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉ . ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ .
English: I saw a very large number of birds and vultures gathered together upon a crag of the rock.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ .
English: And (my father) cried out to me, and said unto me, 'I think that God hath destroyed the dragon.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙϥ ⲟⲛ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲅϯⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ . ⲛⲅⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ . ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ .
English: And he spake yet again unto me and said, 'Why hast thou not given thine attention to the words of the Scriptures, and understood them, according to that which the wise man David saith: Thou hast set him that was higher than thou for a place of refuge ; The evil shall not draw nigh unto thee,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲥϯⲅⲍ ⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲧ . ⲛⲅϩⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ . ϫⲉⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ . ϯⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ .
English: neither shall the evil draw nigh to thy habitation; Thou shalt go up upon the adder and the scorpion, thou shalt tread upon the lion and the serpent; Because he hath believed in Me I will deliver him, and I will protect him because he hath known My Name;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϥⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: He shall cry out unto Me, and I will hearken unto him'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ . ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
English: And it came to pass that God wished to remove him (from this world) to the habitation of those who rejoice, the place wherefrom sorrow, and grief, and sighing have fled away, the place where are the Prophets and the Patriarchs and the Apostles,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ . ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲻⲻ
English: for he was a Patriarch like Abraham, and an Apostle like unto the Apostles, and a Prophet like unto the Prophets, even like unto Samuel, and those who came after him,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ .
English: and he was a high priest (worthy of) reverence, even as were Moses and Aaron and those who came after them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲏ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ
English: And when he had come to the end of the sickness through which he went to his rest, now it was in the month of Epep of the fifth year (?), he cried out to me on the night of the eighth day of Epep, and he said, ' John, is there any one with thee?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ . ⲙⲛⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϭⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱ .
English: And I said, 'There is no one with me save Moses, and Elisha the Elder, who have come to visit thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ϫⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ
English: And my father cried out, 'Moses, Moses, Moses.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲇⲓⲟⲣⲑⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ .
English: Be careful to make thy life exceedingly correct.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲫⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: Thou knowest in what manner thou hast been brought up by me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ . ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉϣⲁⲕⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: Take thou great care of my parchment books, for thou wilt have great need for them. And thou shalt not escape from this burden.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ . ⲛⲅⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ . ⲛⲅⲣⲧⲕⲁⲗⲉⲗⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲛⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲏⲛⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ .
English: And again he turned to Elisha the Presbyter, and said unto him, Elisha, 'Govern thou most carefully the brethren. Lay fast hold upon the things which I have commanded thee, and do thou pne summon the brethren regularly each hour in order that they may recite their offices according to the rules of the brethren, and do good to their souls through thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ . ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: Then Elisha answered and said unto him, 'My father, I have approached (the time) for going to all my fathers.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩ . ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲉ ⲁⲡϣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: If thou art going to die it is better that I should die first, for if the pillar whereon we are all firmly established shall fall, the destruction of the mountain of Tsentei will draw nigh.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲧⲱⲛ . ⲛϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ . ⲱ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ .
English: And where shall we find another who will shepherd us as thou hast done, O my lord and holy father, if thou dost depart?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ .
English: Thou hast directed and made straight the course of thy ship to the haven which is fair.