megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
English: And when the God-loving clergy had arrived in order to sojourn with our holy father Apa Pisentius, they received a blessing from his holy hand, and they seated themselves in his presence.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲥϫⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ 
English: Now it happened according to the dispensation of God that on that day there were certain great men sitting with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲏⲡ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛϩⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ . ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: And a certain man who lived in a neighbouring country, who was a shepherd and was then pasturing his flock, came into the presence of Apa Pisentius that day, in order that he might receive a blessing at his hand.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲩⲕⲁⲓⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ . ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ .
English: Now according to the favourable opportunity afforded by God, the shepherd came into the chamber as soon as he found that the door was opened, and he cast himself down at the feet of Apa Pisentius whilst the clergy who had been sent by the Patriarch Damianus were with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲟ . ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And when he was standing upright, having kissed his holy feet, he brought himself near his holy hands so that he might receive a blessing, and he gazed in his face, and he wished to draw his hands to him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲡⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ . ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ .
English: But the bishop would not give him the blessing, and he cried out, saying, ' Who is it that hath permitted this worthless and sinful fellow to enter this place, who hath allowed this man, whose head ought to be removed, (to come hither?)
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϥⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Get thee gone out of this place, O thou unclean one who art an abomination unto God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: Come hither, John, and do thou cast him forth.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ .
English: Then I John, the disciple of Apa Pisentius, laid hold of the man, and I cast him forth.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
English: And when we had gone a little way outside the door, I enquired of him, saying, ' What hast thou been doing to-day to cause the great man to be so angry with thee?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ 
English: Verily he passed the day very happily indeed, and was in a joyful mood until thou didst enter his presence ; his wrath would not have blazed up against thee unless thou hadst committed this day some very disgraceful deed.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ .
English: And besides this, the men of the Patriarch Damianus were sitting with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ . ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ . ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ 
English: Now, make thy confession to me, for it is written. Make manifest your sins to each other, and pray ye each on the other's behalf, so that your sins may be forgiven you
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲱⲥ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
English: And the shepherd answered and said, ' How did it happen that I did not die this day when I rose up from my sleep?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ . ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Now it came to pass that, whilst I was pasturing my sheep to-day among the thorn bushes, a woman passed me on the road whom I knew.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ . ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ . ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ .
English: And I laid hold upon her in the foolishness of my heart, and I lay with her, thinking that the great man would never know anything about it.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲓⲏⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϫⲉⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ .
English: But, by God, Who is the witness of my soul, immediately he looked at me, the consciousness sprang up in me that he knew what I had done.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩϣⲗϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲟ .
English: And a mighty pain smote me at once in all my body, and I came nigh falling on my face, and I should have done so if it had not been that thou didst seize me, and bring me out by the door.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲉⲥϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ . ⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ .
English: It (i.e. his look) made me powerless, and I was about to fall upon my face.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲣⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ . ⲉⲡⲟⲥⲟⲛ . ⲁⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
English: Then that shepherd brought several cheeses in wicker baskets, and he said unto me, ' I entreat thee to take these few cheeses from my hands, and to send them to these men who are with thee in thy house ; since I have brought them, be not grieved at me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲛⲁϣϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ . ⲁϫⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ . ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥϩⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: Then I answered and said unto him, ' I will not take them without the knowledge of the great man, lest if he find it out he scold me.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ . ϫⲉϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ . ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And that shepherd answered and said unto me, 'I conjure thee by God Almighty to take them from my hands, and to give them to the poor on my behalf.*
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .ⲁⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: Now when I heard (him mention) the awful Name of God, I felt afraid, and I took them from his hands on account of the oath (which he had sworn) by God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ . ⲁⲓⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲁⲗⲱⲱⲙ . ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: And I carried them and put them down along with the other cheeses which had been brought unto me that day.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ . ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ . ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ .
English: And I said in my heart, 'I will not let the great man know about my act at all'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥⲩⲭⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϯⲡⲁⲛϩⲱⲗⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ .
English: And it came to pass at the hour of evening that day, that when the time for repose and meditation had come, he (i. e. Apa Pisentius) rose up in order that he might give some cheese to the clergy.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ . ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲛϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲛⲓϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ . ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: And he said unto me, ' If cheeses have been brought unto thee this day, bring some of them hither to me so that I may send them to the clergy of the Archbishop.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲉϫⲡⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ .
English: Then I took all the cheeses, and I threw those which the shepherd had brought with them.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: And when the bishop had looked at them he said unto me, Bring hither to me a platter
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ . ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ . ⲛϥϩⲉⲃⲥⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲃⲗⲗⲉ . ⲕⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ .
English: and he uttered the following riddle, saying thus : This day, a man whose eyes were open, a man whose eyes had no darkness (in them), and who saw clearly, covered up his eyes by day and by night, and walked about like a blind man, although his eyes possessed the faculty of sight.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲟϥ ⲁⲛ . ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ . ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Would not every man who saw him rebuke him, saying, Why is it since God hath given light to thine eyes that thou lovest to adopt the guise of the blind men who walk in darkness at all times?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ
English: And I confess unto you that when my father had spoken these words to me,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: he picked out all the cheeses which the shepherd had given unto me,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲟⲣϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ . ϫⲉⲛⲉⲓϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: and he divided them from the others, and placed them on the platter and said unto me, I say unto thee that these cheeses belonged to the shepherd which I caused to be driven forth from me this day ;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲕⲛⲟϫϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: now when thou hadst thrown him out, why didst thou accept them from his hands?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ . ϫⲉⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Look now, and consider; whom dost thou resemble?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲅⲓⲉⲍⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϭⲓⲛϭⲱⲣ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ .
English: Thou resemblest Gehazi, who ministered unto Elisha, who made the man to turn back, and who took from him two talents and two changes of raiment.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ . ⲉⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲃϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲧⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: Look now also and consider in what manner Elisha cursed him—he made the leprosy of Naaman to grow in his body.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲧϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: Now therefore, rise up, and take thou the cheeses to him wheresoever thou canst find him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ . ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: Verily (even if thou hast to sit up) until midnight thou shalt not sleep in this place until thou hast given them to him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: Then I said unto Apa Pisentius, 'Forgive me, O my father.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϣ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: When I had thrown him out of the door, he swore mighty oaths to me, and I was afraid of the oath which he swore in (the Name of) God, and I took the cheeses from him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲡⲉ .
English: And Apa Pisentius answered and said, 'Do not attempt to anoint my head with the oil of the sinner.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ . ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲱϩⲙⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ . ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ . ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: It was Paul himself, the sweet-smelling tongue who spake in the Epistle which he wrote unto the Corinthians saying, I have written to you in the Epistle: Hold no converse with whoremongers, and not even with thy familiar friend, if he be a whoremonger; have no friendship with him.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And again (he saith): The whoremongers and the adulterers shall God judge.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ . ⲉϥⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ .
English: And again (he saith): Lest there be a filthy whoremonger like Esau. And again it saith : No whoremonger shall inherit the kingdom of the heavens.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ 
English: Get thee gone therefore, at once, and give the cheeses back to him, and peradventure we may be able to deliver his soul from the hand of the Devil ; indeed he is a miserable man.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ 
English: I departed therefore and I gave the cheeses to him on the evening of that same day, and I returned to my place according to the advice of my holy father.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲟ ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ  ⲉϣϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲇⲓⲏⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ 
English: Now ye must know that our righteous father Apa Pisentius was inspired by the Holy Spirit, and he was a righteous man, and if (ye imagine) that he was not, hearken ye unto the following narrative, and ye will assuredly be struck with wonder.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲕⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ . ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲏⲏⲙⲉ .
English: Now it came to pass again on a certain day that my lord and father sent me on a message, which was urgent, to a certain district of Djeme.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ 
English: Now it was very late in the day when I started to come back, and before I could get back it was dark night.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲉⲓⲥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲟ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: And when I had entered on the road which leads into (the mountain), behold, two hyenas came running after me, as I was riding my ass, and they sprang towards the ass wishing to seize her and to pull it down.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲩⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
English: In very truth their teeth were within a very little of touching my feet.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: And I cried out, saying, 'May the prayers of my father help me and keep me from the mouths of these beasts.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲗⲡ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲓ . ⲁⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: And before the words left my mouth, the animals took themselves off in another direction, and they did not do me the very least harm.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲣⲧϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲇⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϫⲗϩⲏⲥ 
English: Now by reason of the loudness of their panting it appeared to me as if they were fleeing in great haste from some one who was pursuing them
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: and they fled as soon as ever they heard the name of the great man, Apa Pisentius.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 2
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲁ
English: And when I had journeyed on a little further,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ϩⲉⲛⲱⲛϣ ϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: a number of wolves attacked me;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲓ .
English: now they ejected a lot of dung on my back, and threw up very much dust about me,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲉϯⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: and I was obliged to abandon the beast whereon I was riding.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ .
English: And again I cried out uttering prayers to God and to my holy father, Apa Pisentius, who had delivered me from the mouths of the hyenas, saying, ' Deliver thou me at this time also from these wolves.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲟⲛ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲗⲡ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲓ . ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲱⲛϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ
English: And before the words had escaped from my mouth one of the wolves let out a mighty cry,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ .
English: and they all turned away and fled in another direction, through the prayers of my holy father, Apa Pisentius.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲉⲓⲟⲥ .
English: (Now) they all turned away through the prayers of my father Apa Pisentius.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲏ . ⲉⲓϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Now as for me, I entered into the plain of the mountain of Tsente, and I ascribed glory to God because of what had happened to me, namely that He had delivered me from the mouths of (these) evil beasts.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲙⲉⲗⲏⲧⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲏⲙ .
English: And when I had entered into the heart [of the mountain], I found her (i. e. the beast he had abandoned) ; and the holy man was engaged in studying [the book of a] certain prophet.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲗⲟⲛ . ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: Then I took the beast into the shed for the animals,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϫⲟⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ .
English: and my father was looking down on me [as I did so] from the wall of the tower.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ . ⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲻ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ .
English: And he said unto me, O John; and I made answer to him, saying, 'Bless me, my father!'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲏⲧ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: And he said unto me, 'Have I not told thee that thou art not to travel by the inner road late in the day, and that thou art only to do so in the early morning?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲁⲛⲉⲑⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: A very little more and the wild beasts would have eaten thee up ; they would have done so now had it not been for the mercy of God.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉϣⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: Thus ye may see, O my beloved, that he always knew what was happening, and no matter where the place was wherein any event happened, he was always certain to know about that event.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ . ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲉ .
English: But he kept it secret, according to the habit of his life, for he did not desire to give any man cause to give to him the approbation which appertaineth to men, even as the wise man Paul spake, saying, 'I seek not the pnc glory of men, nor of yourselves, nor of others.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: Now, if I wished to tell you concerning all the works which we have seen done by the blessed old man Apa Pisentius, this discourse would become inordinately long,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛⲁ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ . ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲏⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲛϯ ⲙⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: but inasmuch as the Scriptures inform us, saying, ' The works of God are good, make thou them manifest unto every one, I will relate unto you a few more deeds, out of a very large number, concerning the splendid acts of this perfect man, and afterwards we will bring our discourse to a close.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲕⲃⲧ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲑⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲟⲧⲣϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲩⲙⲛⲟⲛ .
English: Now it came to pass on a day that a certain man came unto him from the district of Kebt (Coptos), and there was travelling with him his son, who had reached a time of life when he might, very properly, have been permitted to undergo the yoke of matrimony.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ .
English: And the two men went together into the presence of [the holy man Apa Pisentius], and they bowed low [before him], and cast themselves down at his feet.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ϫⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: And the holy man said unto the man, ' Why hast thou not taken a wife for thy son?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲕⲃⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: now that man was an inhabitant of the town of Coptos.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: And the man answered and said, 'My father, he is a mere boy, and hath not yet arrived at the proper age for marriage; and he is prudent.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ . ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉⲧⲙⲉ .
English: And the holy man answered and said, 'Verily thy son is a habitual fornicator, and if thou permittest him, he will tell [thee] the truth.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ .
English: The man said, 'If he be a fornicator, behold, I will put him into thy hands, so that thou mayest do unto him whatsoever it pleaseth thee.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϯⲙⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯⲙⲉ .
English: And the holy prophet answered and said, 'When thou goest to enter into thy village thou shalt meet a certain woman in the first street of thy village
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲉⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ . ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ . ⲛⲁⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ .
English: she is the daughter of such and such a man, and that which is inside her shall bear witness to thee that it is thy son who hath been sleeping with her.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ . ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲏⲁⲁⲧ . ⲙⲙⲟⲛ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: But do not think that I say this wholly and solely of myself, most assuredly not, for I have been informed concerning this matter by certain men who are worthy to be believed.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲥ .
English: Nevertheless, if thou wilt hearken unto me thou wilt take her for him to wife, inasmuch as he hath humiliated her;
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲓⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϩⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲧⲥ .
English: and, in truth, I shall be unable to permit him to partake of the Mysteries until he hath taken her to wife.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ . ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲡⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ . ⲛϥϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛϫⲛⲁϩ . ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ . ⲉϥⲉϯⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ .
English: For the Law commandeth : 'If a man lie with a maiden unto whom he hath not been betrothed, and he take her by force, and he be [found] with her, he shall give fifty 'crowns' to her [father], now fifty shekels is the proper price of a virgin,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϭⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲥ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲧⲉ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲻ
English: and he shall live with her, because he hath humbled her, whether she be a poor maiden or whether she be a rich maiden'