megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 056: Daniel 6
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲻ
English: and he shall disturb everyone in this place.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁϫⲓⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲻ
English: In the beginning, Abba Evagrius/Euprepius went to an old man and said to him, 'Speak to me, how shall I be saved?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲻ
English: He said to him, 'If you wish to be saved, do not be disdainful.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲁ . ⲙⲡⲣϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ϥϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ .
English: And if you should visit someone, at first do not speak, until he questions you.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃⲥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And he [Evagrius/Euprepius] was pricked by this word, and he bowed before him [the old man], saying, 'Forgive me!
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ .
English: Truly, I have read a multitude of books,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: but I have never learned wisdom.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 057: Euprepius 7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϩⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲻ
English: And he benefited and he went away.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 064
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ .
English: But now, when we gather together with one another, we descend into malicious gossip.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 064
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ . ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϭⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ . ⲻ
English: And each one continues to drive his neighbor into the abyss.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 065
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲫⲉ . ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ .
English: An elder said: If the inner human is sober, then it is possible for that person to guard the outer human.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 065
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: If this is not the case, let us guard our language from everything evil with all our strength.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 066
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ .
English: He said again: There is purpose for the spiritual work.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 066
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ .
English: That is what we came to this place to do.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 066
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ .
English: Because the one who teaches with the mouth but does not do the spiritual work is a danger to themself.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 068
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: A brother asked an Elder: 'Give me a word: In what manner will I be saved?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 068
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲏⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ . ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: And he responded, 'Let us work diligently little by little (and) we will be saved.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ .
English: Some monks from Egypt came to Scetis.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ .
English: They saw the Elders in their extreme hunger because of the(ir) ascetic practice.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ . ⲻ
English: They ate laboriously and the Egyptians were offended.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲟⲩ .
English: When the presbyter ascertained this (offense), he wished to stop them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲩⲣⲛⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲗⲕⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
English: He preached to the people of the assembly, saying, 'Fast and extend your ascetic and your religious practices, brothers.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ . ⲻ
English: The Egyptians came there (to Scetis).
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: The Egyptians desired to leave them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲻ
English: But they were detained.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲛⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩϩⲕⲟ
English: When they fasted, they were hungry on the first day.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
English: And they made them fast for two days.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲻ
English: The ones who were from Scetis extended their fast all week.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ .
English: When it was the Sabbath, the Egyptians sat to eat with the Elders.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ . ⲻ
English: The Egyptians ate hastily.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ . ⲻ
English: One of the Elders grabbed his hand, saying 'Eat mindfully like monks!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ .
English: But one of the Egyptians pushed his hand away, saying, 'Leave me, Apa! Because I died!
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲙ .
English: For a week I did not eat hot food!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ . ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: He said to them, 'If you are so exhausted in this complete way because you fasted for two days, why were you offended by the brothers who complete their ascetic practice in this way always?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 069
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ . ⲻ
English: And they apologized and learned from their practice and they left joyfully.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 070
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ .
English: A brother took the monastic habit and withdrew immediately, saying, 'I am an anchorite.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 070
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: Then the Elders heard, left, and gave hands to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 070
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ .
English: They forced him to return to the cells of his brothers, repenting and saying, 'Forgive me! I am not an anchorite.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 070
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ .
English: Rather, I am a sinful and young human.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲙ.
English: of(?)
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲱⲛⲁϩ .
English: he saw his way of life
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: and he said to him: “Is it nothing that you see from your God?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ . ⲻ
English: He said: “No”.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: He said, that is the priest: “Us, it is small liturgies that we do
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲻ
English: and the mysteries are revealed to us
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ . ⲻ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ . ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ .
English: and you, you do these toils of this sort, these nights of vigilance and these asceticisms and this silence,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: and you say: ‘we don’t have any thought that’s wicked in our heart’,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: and still (there is?) that which separates you from your God,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲛϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: as he doesn’t reveal his mysteries to you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 090: Olympius
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲟⲣϫⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And after they heard, that is the elders, they were amazed and they said: “The thoughts that are wicked truly have always separated us from God.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ
English: And the brother, he gives to him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲉϣⲁϥⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: while he became increasingly poor.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: And the brother went and told one of the elders.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And the elder said to him, If you want to obey me, don't keep giving to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: But say to him, My brother, at the time when I had (anything), I gave (it) to you.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲧϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: Now for your part, whatever you earn in your work, bring it to me.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: And whatever he brings, take it from him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ . ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ .
English: and in the place in which you know there is a stranger or a poor elder, give it to him and ask them to pray for him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ .
English: So the brother went and did these things.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ
English: he went away sad.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁϥⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: And behold, on the first day he took from the garden some vegetables to eat and gave them to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: But his brother took them and gave them to the elders
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ .
English: and asked them to pray for him, and he received a blessing and returned to his house.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉ . ⲙⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
English: After this, again he brought some vegetables to cook and three loaves of bread.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲛⲥⲟⲡ .
English: [another] time
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: When the brother saw, he was amazed and he summoned the poor brothers and set them at ease.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
English: He said to his brother, 'Do you need a little bread?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ .
English: He said, 'No, my brother.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ . ⲉϣⲁⲓⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲟϫⲛϥ .
English: For at the time when I had need and I received anything from you, I became as if I had received a fire into my house, and it destroyed it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: But when, on the other hand, I did not receive anything from you, I abounded in everything
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: and God blessed me.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: And the brother went and told the elder everything that had happened.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲡⲉ .
English: And the elder said, Don't you know that the work of a monk is a fire?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲣⲟⲕϩϥ .
English: Everywhere it goes, it burns.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥ . ϯⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: This was a benefit to him, [to make] him give charity from his labors himself, and he received the prayers of the holy ones.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 094: Anonymous Nau 286
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ .
English: This is the way that he will be blessed.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
English: An elder said, “There was a certain person who did many good things, and the evil one
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ .
English: the reward for the great good things that he did.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲉⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲙⲡⲙϫⲏ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ .
English: For when I lived a while in Pemje (Oxyrhynchus) near an elder who performed charity, a widow came to him asking him for a little grain.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓⲡⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲉ .
English: He said to her, “Go and bring a measure and I will measure it for you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲧⲥ .
English: So she brought it
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲁϥⲣⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲏⲥ
English: and he assessed (it)
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
English: saying to her, “The measure is large,” pushing it out of her hand.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲡⲉ .
English: He made the widow ashamed.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϯⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ
English: But after the widow left, I said to him, “My father and elder, Did you give grain to the widow?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: But he said, “No.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 095: Anonymous Nau 282
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲕϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲣⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲡⲉ .
English: I said to him, “If you were giving it to her in charity, why did you assess the measure and make the widow ashamed?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ .
English: An elder lived in a monastery with a brother.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ .
English: The elder gave bread to everyone who came.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ  ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ .
English: When the brother saw what was happening, he said to the elder, “Give me my portion of the bread, and however you want to act with your portion, do it.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ .
English: The elder divided the bread between himself and the brother, and he continued doing charity with his portion.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: And many were running to the elder because they heard that he gave to everyone.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
English: And God saw his zeal of heart and blessed his bread.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
English: But the brother ate his bread.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ  ϫⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ
English: And he said to the elder, “Since I have a little more bread, take [it] for yourself also, and let us share in common.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ .
English: The elder said to him, “However you wish, I will do it.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϫⲧⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ .
English: And again they combined their life with each other.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ .
English: When the time occurred, those who had need of receiving charity came.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕ
English: It happened one day [that] the brother came in and he saw that the bread had diminished.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
English: A poor brother came.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
English: The elder said, “Give him some bread.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ .
English: But he said, “There isn't any, Father.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ .
English: The elder said to him, “Go in and look.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲱϥ
English: The brother went in and he found a bread storeroom filled with it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ .
English: When he saw this, he was afraid.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
English: And he gave [it] to the poor brother.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: And he perceived the faith and virtue of the elder.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
Coptic: ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And he glorified God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ϫⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: Take me there.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ .
English: He said to him, “I will come with you for half the way.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
English: And he said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ  ϫⲉϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲡⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ .
English: He said to him, “I will come with you to the palace.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ .
English: He said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ  ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ .
English: He said to him, “I will take you to the king boldly,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ .
English: and I will speak concerning you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ .
English: They said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧϣⲟⲣⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ .
English: And he said, “The first is ascesis, which takes the road up to half of the way.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲏϩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ .
English: The second is sobriety, that which reaches up to heaven.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 097: Poemen 109
Coptic: ⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ .
English: The third is charity, that which takes them up to God boldly.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 098: Anonymous N 292
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ
English: The elders said, “God does not seek anything from novices like obedience.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϯⲙⲉ .
English: An old anchorite had a servant living in a village.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ .
English: And it happened one time that he delayed going to the elder according to his custom.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ  ⲙⲛⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ .
English: And the elder lacked all the necessities and the handiwork which he had in his cell.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧϥϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ  ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲣⲉ .
English: And it bothered him that he did not have anything to do, and he did not have food.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ .
English: And he said to his disciple, “Do you want to go and summon the one who serves us?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: And he said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ .
English: “I will do what you command.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ .
English: And yet the elder did not dare to send the disciple.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ
English: When they had continued to be constrained,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: the servant did not come to them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ
English: The elder said to the brother,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲡϯⲙⲉ .
English: “Do you want to go to the village?”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ
English: The brother said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ .
English: “I will do what you command.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ
English: The brother was afraid to go to the village because of scandal
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: And yet in order not to disobey his father,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ .
English: he determined to go.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
English: He said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
English: “Go, and I believe in God completely,”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 099: Anonymous N 293
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: in every temptation.