megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ .
English: Thou hast prepared thyself, and thou shalt never be disturbed (or, troubled), according to the words of the gentle David, (who said,) I have prepared myself, I shall never be disturbed' (or, troubled).
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: For we shall feel the lack of thee sorely, and we shall be orphans from this day forward.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲕⲉϯⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛϫⲡϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And my father answered and said unto me, 'Verily, five days were given unto me from the third day.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ .
English: And I answered and said unto him, 'What was it that happened unto thee that thou sayest these things to me?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ . ⲁⲩⲉⲕⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ . ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And he said unto me, 'Before I spake unto thee an ecstasy came upon me, and a man of light came and stood before me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ .
English: And he said unto me, 'Pisentius, Pisentius, Pisentius!'—three times
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲉϯⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ .
English: prepare thyself, for there remain unto thee in this world five days, and then thou shalt come to me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ .
English: And when he had said these things unto me, he departed.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: And now, behold, I must depart the way of all my fathers.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ . ⲡⲣⲉϥϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ .
English: And when my father had said these things unto me, a great outcry broke forth with tears and sobs in (our) midst; ' Thus are we bereaved of our good father, the consoler of those who were in trouble, who gave penitence to the sinner, who provided the poor with food, and who made it his care to find clothing for their bodies.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ϫⲉⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ . ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ . ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲗⲃⲱⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
English: And I confess unto you, (O my beloved), here in the presence of God, that from the time when my father heard concerning the Persians, he never applied to his own use any of the things which could be of use to the poor, even to the cap upon his head, but he distributed everything, and gave it in alms to the poor.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ .
English: The things which he gave with his own hands, and the things which he commanded me to give, and the things which he sent to the faithful, village by village, and which were distributed to each man according to his need, no man can possibly know the sum thereof.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: Only God, unto Whom all praise be given, knoweth it.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲉϥϣⲟϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ .
English: And I said unto my holy father, who arrayed himself in Christ, Apa Pisentius, 'Peradventure, O my father, dost thou think that we shall not again devote ourselves (to the poor), if thou dost not bequeath any possessions which may remain to us?'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ . ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
English: My father answered and said unto me, ' We must devote ourselves to the will of God, O my son, and whatsoever thou givest—everything—to the poor,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲃ .
English: the Lord will give unto us twofold.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩ . ⲏ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ .
English: What can I say (more), or what can I relate of the valiant deeds of this just man ?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ .
English: But now let us devote ourselves to the consideration of his laying down the body.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲁϥⲣϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲓ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲓ .
English: Now he passed three days wherein he neither ate nor drank, neither did he speak unto us, nor turn from one side to the other, but he lay stretched out like a dead man in the hall of the large cell.
Text: Curse to undo sinews
Coptic: ϩⲁⲓⲟ
English: Yea!
Text: Curse to undo sinews
Coptic: ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
English: I adjure you!
Text: Curse to undo sinews
Coptic: ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ
English: I adjure your names and your amulets!
Text: Curse to undo sinews
Coptic: ϩⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲁⲓⲟ
English: Yea! Yea!
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ . ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ . ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: Then he cried out, 'John,' and I answered, 'Bless me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲗⲕ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ . ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: He said unto me, 'I have come nigh unto my departure, and I shall finish my course at the time when the sun shall set to-morrow, which shall be the thirteenth day.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ . ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲕⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: But take good heed and do not permit any man to carry my body away from the place which shall be dug for it.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁⲩ . ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ . ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲡⲁⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲡⲯⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϥ .
English: During these three days which I have just passed wherein I held no converse with you, I have been standing in the presence of God, and my speech hath been taken away since the ninth hour yesterday.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲛⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ .
English: I tell you that God will shew His mercy unto me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
English: And I said unto him, 'Do one act of grace, O my father, and partake of a very small quantity of nourishment, for behold, it is now four days since thou hast tasted anything at all.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ . ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲕⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ .
English: And my father answered and said unto me, 'My son, shall I eat anything else after (this) word?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
English: I say that I will not taste any food whatsoever belonging to this world,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϣⲁⲛⲧⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ .
English: I shall eat nothing at all until I depart to the Christ, and break my fast with Him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ . ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲱϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And it came to pass that when the light had risen on the thirteenth day of the month Epep, he said unto me—now there were also certain great men sitting by him—' John, thou knowest all my affairs, and that I have nothing left belonging to the bishopric (or) to the town of Kebt (Coptos) wherewith to bury my body.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲟⲩϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧϯⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ .
English: Nevertheless, I had one good 'holokottinos' by me, which I had kept since the day when I lived a life of contemplation in my cell and when I was a monk.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲡⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲓⲣⲟⲓⲉⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲁ ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲓ .
English: This I made to yield an increase through the work of my hands, and I have guarded it carefully until the day wherein I should have to clothe my body with the work of my hands, so that I might not leave behind me a matter of unpleasantness for those who should succeed me,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ .
English: and who would say. Thou hast broken a custom which was seemly.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲛϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲉϫⲕⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲧⲗⲉⲃⲓⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲕⲗⲉ . ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲙⲟϫⲕϥ . ⲙⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ . ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲥⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲙⲥⲧ .
English: Do thou then, O John, buy a covering for my body, and do not put on me anything except the shroud wherein I am wrapped, and my monk's dress, and my skull-cap, and my girdle, and my tunic—only these—and ye shall prepare me for burial and ye shall bury me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϭⲱⲙ . ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣϩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: And I think. Behold a garden wherein they will bury me.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ . ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲱⲛϣ . ϫⲉⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ .
English: And behold, a place full of wolves, but they will throw a wall about [me], each one working at it according to his good pleasure.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ . ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲟϥ . ϫⲉⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: But whatever each man doeth, let no man rebuke him, saying. The wall must be thrown round (the grave).'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ .
English: And when the holy father Apa Pisentius, the holy bishop, had said these things, he cried out to us, and spake words unto (each) one of us,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ . ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲡⲧⲉⲓ
English: and then he opened his mouth, and yielded up his spirit into the hands of God, at the moment when the sun was about to set on the thirteenth day of the month of Epep of this fifth year (of the Indiction).
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲏⲛⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉⲓ .
English: And we lifted up his holy coffin, and we took it into the holy chamber of the altar of the congregation of Tsentei,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲕⲥϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
English: and we made it ready for burial according to the instructions which he had given us,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲣⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲛⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ
English: and we passed the whole night in lamentation for him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ . ⲁⲛⲣⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ .
English: And afterwards we partook of the Holy Offering over him,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧⲉ .
English: and we carried him away into the mountain to the place which he had made us dig for him that he might remain in our neighbourhood.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲙⲥϥ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲏⲙⲛϥⲑ.................. 
English: And we buried him on the fourteenth day of this same month Epep. In the Peace of God. Amen. Amen.
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ . ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ
English: Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, may you watch over the men of the monastery and the animals,
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ⲛⲅⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
English: and may you bless them with the blessing of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob!
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
English: Frange writes with his hand.
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic:  ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ  ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ  ϩⲛⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ 
English: Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, may you bless the monastery with every blessing that is written in Scripture!
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ  ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ  ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ 
English: Have mercy on us in love, O Lord, Jesus Christ!
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ⲭⲙⲅ 
English: Mary bore Christ! (or: God is help!)
Text: Amulet by Frange for the protection of the monastery's monks and animals
Coptic: ϥⲑ
English: Amen!
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ϯⲥⲁⲡⲥⲡ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
English: I entreat, I invoke, I beseech you, holy martyrs!
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲟⲣⲁ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲛⲥ
English: I am Theōdora, the abused woman.
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ϯϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
English: I am making this petition concerning Pjor and his wife, prostrating myself before your goodness, so that you will pass a judgment for me against Pjor and his wife,
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
English: and you (pl.) will strike them and you (pl.) will scatter them
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲧⲉϩⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲟ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
English: so that the curse, so that the worm and the annihilation will befall them, and so that the wrath of God will befall Pjor and his wife and everything that belongs to him,
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϭ ⲛⲁϣϭⲁⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ ⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲡϭⲃⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
English: and so that a great suffering and a great outcry will be upon his house and his wife, like a blow of your hands upon [them], and so that the strong hand and the outstretched arm shall come upon them at once, he and his wife!
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
English: O holy martyrs, you (pl.) shall hasten and enact justice for me with them,
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
English: [so that they shall] see your powers and your wonders.
Text: Applied curse with judicial features for Theodora against Pjor and his wife
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟ ⲗⲟϫⲉ
English: [O] holy martyrs, you shall pass a judgement for me [against them] so that their property is taken away!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲁⲥⲁⲣⲱⲑ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ
English: I adjure you (s.), Ennaēl, he whose right hand is lifted over the chariot of the holy Father, and Asarōth, the great cherub, he who guards the tabernacle of the almighty Father!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ
English: I adjure you (s.) today, O angel of the holy altar, that you will not be free, nor will you be released to go up to God, nor ⟨to take⟩ your offering up, nor to worship the true judge, nor to meet the Lord until you have stood upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN,
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲡⲗⲉⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲟⲉⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ
English: and you have brought upon him suffering and disease and sickness and a discharge and a fever and a pain and a weariness and a dejection and a shivering and a swelling and a demon of madness and seventy diseases, each one being different,
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ
English: and you bring them down upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN for all the days of his life,
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ
English: so that neither a male magician nor a female sorcerer will be able to take pity on him, nor heal him from my hands, I NN,
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ
English: until I have mercy upon him!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ
English: Act and complete for me the entire desire of my heart, the request of my soul through your mighty power, demoniac Asmoteos!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟ
English: Yea!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
English: Quickly!
Text: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
Coptic: ⲁⲑⲉⲥ
English: Athes!
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϥⲁⲓⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ . ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ . ⲛⲥⲟⲩϫⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: [HERE BEGINNETH] THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT BIKTÔR (VICTOR), THE GENERAL AND MARTYR, THE MAN GLORIOUS IN CHRIST, THE WEARER OF THE CROWN IN VERY TRUTH, WHO COMPLETED HIS GLORIOUS STRIFE ON THE SEVEN AND TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH PHARMOUTE.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ   
English: IN THE PEACE OF GOD. MAY HIS HOLY BLESSING COME UPON US, AND MAY WE ALL BE SAVED TOGETHER. AMEN.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ . ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ . ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ .
English: And it came to pass in the kingdom (i. e. reign) of the Emperor Diocletian in the third year of his reign, in the first month, that the Devil led his heart astray from God, and made him to do the things that were not seemly.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ . ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ 
English: And Diocletian worshipped idols, and thrust the God of heaven behind his back, for the sake of [creatures made of] wood and stones, and for the sake of the vain things that were fashioned by the hands of men.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ .
English: Hearken [ye] now to [the account of] the valour of the young man [called] Victor.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ . ⲁϥⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ .
English: And the Emperor Diocletian took counsel and decided to do the things that were unseemly before God, Jesus the Christ; and this is what he did.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲁϥϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ .
English: He made seventy images of gold, and gave unto them the name of gods which they certainly were not.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲁⲃⲧⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲧⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: To thirty-five of these he gave names of gods, and to thirty-five the names of goddesses;
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲉϩⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲏⲡⲉ .
English: now the number of his other gods and goddesses amounted to one hundred and forty.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ . ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ . ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ .
English: And the Emperor Diocletian affixed a decree on the outside of the door of the Palace^ wherein it was written thus :
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ . ϯⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲗⲁⲕ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲣⲙϩⲉ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲛⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: I, the Emperor Diocletian, [hereby] command that from Romania [in the north] to Pelak (Philac) in the south, every man, whether he be eparch, or general, or count, or bishop, or elder, or deacon, or reader, or servant, or free man, or soldier, or countryman, shall worship my gods.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ . ⲉⲩⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ .
English: And any one among these who shall say, 'I am a Christian,' shall be remembered, and he shall die by the sword.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲓϯⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And as for you, O all ye noblemen of high senatorial rank, who hold office in connection with the Palace, ye shall give effect to | this decree in such a way that every man shall worship my gods ;
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲣⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ . ⲉⲩϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: for these are the gods who give us victory in battle, and it is they who are the protectors of you yourselves, and they give strength unto you and unto the whole army.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲁⲛ . ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ . ⲛⲧⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Therefore, he that doth not rise up early in the morning, and come at dawn [to me so] that we may go into the temple together and offer up sacrifices to the gods,
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ . ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲛϯⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲁϥ .
English: he, I say, that doth not come [hither] shall be cast into the sea, so that [all men] may know that I am king, and that there is no other king besides me.'
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ . ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ  
English: And it came to pass at dawn, on the first day of the month Parmoute, that the Emperor Diocletian, and all his army, and the eparchs, and the generals went into the temple.
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ . ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And the Emperor took his seat upon the throne, and he caused the herald to make a proclamation, saying,
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ .
English: O [all] ye Roman people, come ye and offer up sacrifice.'
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲃⲟⲙⲱⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ 
English: And the Emperor made an altar of silver and a vessel wherein to burn incense of gold ;
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ .
English: and he made a great pedestal of gold,
Text: Martyrdom of Victor part 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
English: and he placed it before the altar so that the [statue of] Apollo might be set upon it.